Author: Pádraig Pearses

In three Senior Championship games Pearses have scored a total of 4-45, which is an average of 19 points scored per game. They have conceded 1-42, which is an average of 15 points conceded per game. Hopefully these averages are a trend that can continue…

Annaghdown 4-11 Pearses 0-9: Our Junior A hurlers played in Round 4 of the Championship on Sunday last, against Annaghdown in Abbeyknockmoy. The team was comprosed predominantly of younger players, eleven of them Under 23, so Manager Tomandamp;aacute;s Kenny is looking to the future. This…

Pearses Senior hurlers qualified for a second successive Senior Championship Quarter-Final, with a game to spare in the Group, yesterday evening in Athenry, defeating a gallant Beagh side. This was a third win from three games in this year’s Championship for John Raftery’s side and…

Our Senior hurlers lock horns with Beagh this Saturday in Athenry (6pm), in Group D, Round 2 of the Senior Championship. Pearses seen off the challenge of Kiltormer in Round 1, while Beagh defeated Tommie Larkins. A win for either side would all but guarantee…

Our U10 hurlers were unlucky to lose out in this East Galway League Semi-Finalandamp;nbsp;in Fohenagh yesterday evening. A late scoring burst, yielding 1-1, by Mountbellew-Moylough seen them through to the Final. The lads have had a great run in the League, winning 7 out of…

The Junior C hurlers went down to Clarinbridge yesterday evening in Ballymacward, despite a spirited second half performance. Ultimately though, the half-time deficit (0-13 to 0-3) was too big a lead to pull back.andamp;nbsp; The Bridge started well and opened a three point lead, aided…

Padraig Pearses Junior footballers got their first league win in bad conditions against Williamstown in the newly vested St. Kerrill’s Parkandamp;nbsp;on Fridayandamp;nbsp;evening. This was the first game played in the Grounds since the recent improvements and the management committee of the club are confident that…

Our U10 hurlers topped their Group in the East Galway League (winning 7 of their 8 games), so they have a bye straight to the Semi-Final, where they await the winners of Meelick-Eyrecourt v Mountbellew-Moylough, who play in the one of the two Quarter-Finals (this…

Our Junior A and Junior C hurlers had Championship games over the weekend. The Junior A’s were first up, with a Round 3 game in Ballinasloe on Saturday evening against Kiltormer. Manager Tomandamp;aacute;s Kenny was working from a depleted squad, as most of his absentees…

Well done to the boys of Ballymacward National School. They won the Rionn F (9-a-side) Cumann na mBunscoil Football final on Wednesday, in Loughgeorge. They defeated Claran (Headford) on a scoreline of 3-9 to 2-7. Team captain Ronan Flannery received the cup from County Board…