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…
Read MoreIt 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 MorePadraig 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 MoreOrin Burke & Cilly Fahey struck 11 points between them as Pearses U16s beat an amalgamation of Killimor & Meelick-Eyrecourt to win their second game in the U16A1 championship yesterday evening as Paul Feeney’s charges saw off a fairly spirited Fr. Joe Walsh’s challenge at…
Read MoreThere is & always will be great rivalry when you play your neighbours and Monday evenings Round 1 clash with Skehana/Mountbellew/ Moylough in the U16 A1 championship was no different. It dripped with intrigue too which added an extra edge to the rivalry plus the…
Read MoreAfter numerous ebbs and tides in 60mins of hurling, Pearses U15s convincingly beat St. Thomas’ after extra time to win the U15B Shield in Ballymacward yesterday evening. Pearses had a rollercoaster start and were 0-4 up before St. Thomas’ registered their first score on 11mins….
Read MorePearses U15s beat Ballindereen this evening in Ballymac on a scoreline 4-11 to 3-11 to book their spot in the U15B Shield Final against St. Thomas’. Pearses came into this, somewhat deflated after a big loss to Ahascragh/ Fohenagh last time out. However, they regrouped…
Read MoreIn what may have seemed a one sided but yet highly entertaining game in terms of scores, spectacular saves, individual performances, and great block-downs, Pearses U15’s lost to near neighbours Ahascragh / Fohenagh in Round 3 of the U15B championship played in Ahascragh on Monday…
Read MoreA strong Michael Cusacks team saw out the challenge from Pearses U15s with a strong final quarter and 7 points to spare in Ballymacward yesterday evening. Cillian Fahey who was firing on all cylinders grabbed the first of his 13 points, a whopper from half…
Read MorePearses travelled to St. Thomas’ yesterday evening more in hope than in confidence with just 16 players available due to injuries & players’ unavailability. However, a gutsy & feisty performance by the entire squad, with smashed hurls, great block downs, great scores & good saves…
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