Gort 0-19 Pádraig Pearses 3-6 (15)By Darren Kelly, Connacht Tribune This wasn’t the type of swash-buckling display they un-leashed on Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry seven days earlier, but Gort found a way on Monday evening to book their spot in the senior hurling championship preliminary quarter-finals. This was…
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Martin Scarry RIP
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…
Read MoreSenior 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 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 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 MoreSenior Championship, Round 2
Mullagh 1-14 Pádraig Pearses 0-15 It was a heart-breaking finish for our Senior hurlers in this Round 2, Senior Championship game played yesterday evening in Loughrea. An goal well into injury time from Seán Callanan, put Mullagh into the lead after they had trailed since…
Read MoreU16 Hurlers Return to Action
Kilconieron 2-14 Pearses 0-15: Report by Martina Donnellan. After a couple of training sessions in late February / early March all GAA players have spent the last few months in the wilderness as the country showed unreal solidarity whilst in lockdown as everyone played their…
Read MoreLockdown Lotto Results
After the COVID-19 enforced break, our Club Lotto returned last Monday evening at the Clubhouse. Ten draws were held for each week missed during lockdown. There is now a new ‘Match 3’ prize which replaces the original Lucky Dips and €100 is won by anyone…
Read MoreAGM 2019
The AGM of Pádraig Pearses GAA Club took place last Friday evening in Ballymacward Hall. Chairman Adrian Queeney reflected on a busy year for the Club. He commended the Club’s Senior hurlers on defeating Cappataggle to win the delayed 2018 Senior Hurling League Final. He…
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