It was with great sadness that the people of Ballymacward-Gurteen and many neighbouring parishes learned of the passing of Martin Scarry yesterday morning. Martin and the Scarry family from Attyregan have been steeped in Padraig Pearses GAA club from its foundation. Martin held the positions…
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Senior C’ship, Round 1
Padraig Pearses 1-16 Athenry 1-16By Ivan Smyth, Connacht Tribune A GOAL in the third minute of injury time from Dean Reilly salvaged Pádraig Pearses a draw in a game that Athenry should have killed off before the corner-forward’s late heroics. When Conor Burke struck an…
Read MoreCentenary of Fr. Michael Griffin’s Murder
Next Friday marks the centenary of the murder of Fr. Michael Griffin, a native of Gurteen. A series of online events have been arranged to commemorate Fr. Griffin in his native Gurteen, in the Parish of Rahoon where he served, and in Barna where his…
Read MoreSilver Jubilee of 1995 Intermediate Win
2020 marks 25 years since Pádraig Pearses hurlers captured the Club’s third County Intermediate title in 1995. With the current restrictions in place the Club’s usual social gathering to mark this milestone cannot take place. Having been relegated in 1994, this victory seen Pearses become…
Read MoreUpdated G.A.A. COVID-19 Advice
Following confirmation that all 26 Counties will move to Level 3 of the Irish Government’s Plan for Living with Covid 19, the GAA’s Covid Advisory group has issued the following key updates for those involved in Gaelic Games in the 26 Counties. The Executive in…
Read MoreU13s Book County Final Place
Pearses 3-4 Ardrahan 1-4. Report by Martina Donnellan. Pearses produced a brilliant display to advance to the U13B Final with a hard fought win over Ardrahan yesterday morning and set up a Co Final showdown against Rahoon-Newcastle. This game had a bit of everything- some…
Read MoreSenior Championship, Round 3
Pádraig Pearses 3-11 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 0-19 Our Senior hurlers retained their place in the Senior hurling Championship for 2021 with a one-point win over Kilnadeema-Leitrim in Duggan Park Ballinasloe yesterday afternoon. Two goals from Dean Reilly and Tomás Flannery along with the return of Cyril Donnellan…
Read MoreU14s Go Down in Shield Final
St Thomas’s 3-6 Pearses 2-6Report by Martina Donnellan Pearses & St. Thomas’ U14s renewed their hurling rivalry in the U14B Shield Final in a rematch of their Round 2 group game when they took on St Thomas’ in their home patch this evening. St. Thomas’…
Read MoreU14s into Shield Final
Pearses 2-13 Ardrahan 2-9: Report by Martina Donnellan. Pearses reached their first U14B Shield final since the clubs history with a four point win over Ardrahan on Thursday evening. This was a tight tense semi-final for long stretches in Ballymacward but the Pearses boys ended their long wait for a shield final spot which is new territory for them this…
Read MoreU16s Bow out in Semi-Final
Moycullen 3-12 Pearses 2-8Report by Martina Donnellan. Monday evening saw the club’s U16 hurlers travel to Moycullen to play the hosts in the U16B1 Cup semi-final. There was very little between the sides in the opening exchanges with both sides exchanging early frees; Orin Burke for…
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