Pearses 1-15 Gort 1-4. Report by Martina Donnellan. Bouyed up by their performance yesterday evening against Turloughmore; Pearses youngsters were queuing for the Gort pitch entrance gates to open this morning at 10.10am, such was their eagerness to continue on from where they left off…
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Toddie Byrne Cup Round 2
Turloughmore 2-7; Pearses 2-1: Report by Martina Donnellan. Gallant, valiant, lion-hearted, courageous, brave are all words that spring to mind in Pearses gutsy and dogged performance against All-Ireland Feile Champions Turloughmore in Round 2 of the Toddie Byrne Cup played in Turloughmore this evening. Eddie…
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Report by Martina Donnellan. Probably, one of the youngest teams fielding for the Galway Feile endured a tough baptism before a small crowd of die-hards in a wet Ballymacward pitch this evening. Pearses young charges fell to a 15-point loss to a slicker-moving Clarinbridge unit…
Read MoreNational Féile, Semi-Final
Roscommon Gaels 1-10 Pearses 1-5. Report by Martina Donnellan. I’m sure it’s the place where many great players both past and present would have made a name for themselves: The National Feile Competition. The semi-final against Roscommon Gaels played in Kiltormer today was dream stuff…
Read MoreNational Féile, Quarter-Final
Pearses: 3-5 Naomh Moninne (Louth) 1-1: Report by Martina Donnellan. Our U14s advanced to the Semi Final of the National Feile with a stroll in the park againstNaomh Moninne of Louth in the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, Bekan this afternoon. From the word go,…
Read MoreNational Féile, Day 1
Report by Martina Donnellan. Our Feile feast of hurling began this evening in Ballymacward and even with no electricity, rain for the first time in a while and the thunder and lightening failed to dampen the spirits of three evenly matched teams. Being pitted against…
Read MoreFéile Wrap-up
Pearses matches today saw them pitted against neighbours Skehana first, followed by Killimor and then Ballygar in Group A of the Toddie Byrne Shield. The Skehana match was a pure hurling epic in every sense of the word as a battling and sporting performance by…
Read MorePearses Claim Feile Title
With three group wins in a row (over Ballina, Eoghan Ruadh and Abbeyknockmoy) and a Semi-Final victory over Buncrana, Pearses powered their way to the 2011 Féile Division 4 final. Their third final in three weeks (including two Galway finals). Pearses overcame Abbeyknockmoy for a…
Read MorePearses Reach Feile Final
Pearses have qualified for the Feile Division 4 final tomorrow. They had 3 games today. In the first game they defeated Ballina on a scoreline of 6-4 to 0-2. In the second game they defeated tomorrows opponents Abbeyknockmoy on a scoreline of 4-7 to 1-1,…
Read MoreWinning Start at Feile
Pearses have got off to a winning start at Féile 2011 defeating visitors Eoghan Ruadh (Tyrone) in Ballymacward on a scoreline of 2-6 to 2-3. Eoghan Ruadh led at half time on a scoreline of 1-3 to 0-2. However, in spite of the conditions, the…
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