Gaelic Grounds hosts inter-pros

The Gaelic Grounds will host an inviting inter-provincial football semi-final between Munster and Connacht on Saturday night next under lights (throw-in 7.30pm) while the final will be held in Ruislip, London a fortnight later (November 8, 2pm).
The corresponding semi-final will be held in Crossmaglen on Saturday which sees Ulster face Leinster.


The Munster team is managed by Gerry O’Sullivan (Cork) while Sean McAuliffe (Hospital-Herbertstown) is a selector with the provincial side. It is hoped that a number of Limerick players will feature on the Munster team this Saturday evening.
Munster have only won the inter-provincial series three times since 1982, but enter this year’s competition as the reigning champions since they claimed their first title in nine years at Portlaoise last November with victory over Connacht.
Meanwhile the GAA and RTÉ have confirmed that the draw for the 2010 GAA football and hurling championships will be screened live on RTÉ on Thursday (October 22) evening at 8.25pm.

All Stars
Although three Limerick players (Seamus Hickey, Mark Foley & Gavin O’Mahony) were nominated for hurling All Star awards not one of that trio made the final selection.
Both John Galvin and Johnny McCarthy were nominated for football All Stars, but, unfortunately, neither made the final team.

25-Year Teams
The Gala Ceremony to mark Limerick’s 25-year teams will take place on Friday, November 6 in the Strand Hotel - festivities begin at 7pm.
A four-course meal will be served to those in attendance while music will be provided by Nightfall. Tickets for the event cost €30 (all profits in aid of Milford Hospice) and are available from Helen Cross at the Gaelic Grounds - Monday to Friday (9.30am to 5.30pm).

GAA Yearbook
Limerick GAA will this year publish a yearbook on the happenings for the year past.
The book will feature many articles of interest to both the young and old. Material for the publication is currently being assembled and the County Board are seeking contributions from Limerick gaels.
In particular the yearbook editors are looking for photographs of club or county teams, action shots or old GAA pictures that will add character to the publication.
Since 2009 represents the 125th anniversary of the GAA quite an emphasis has been placed on producing the book.
It will contain a number of articles of historical interest while the Limerick GAA year will also be reviewed. The editors are expecting that the book, which will be published in full colour throughout, will reach well over 250 pages.
All the clubs of the county have already been asked to make a contribution on their clubs activities for the year gone and to also submit photos, one old and three current pictures. But if you feel you that you have a photograph that would be of interest to the editors, whether it be current or from years of the past, then please send them onto limerickgaayearbook09@gmail.com
If you have any questions or queries on the publication or if you wish to help out in anyway then contact this email address or get in contact with Liam Lenihan, chairperson of Limerick GAA.
The deadline for the submission of photographs and articles is November 1. The yearbook will be ready and on general sale to the public for Friday, December 4.

Clarification
Leader Sport would like to clarify that a recent Football Board meeting was not cancelled as direct result of Billy Lee’s decision to turn down the opportunity to manage the under-21 football team.
The meeting in question was convened to allow club delegates the opportunity to ratify Mickey Ned O’Sullivan and his management team for a fifth consecutive year.
The Football Board plan to include the under-21 football manager on the senior management team as a selector - since the board did not have an individual to nominate as under-21 manager they then did not have a senior management team to bring before the football board delegates and the meeting was called off.

Brian McDonnell