Pearses 1-14 Ballyhaunis 1-10. Report by Darren Kelly, Connacht Tribune. For the first time in their 44 year old history, Padraig Pearses claimed their first ever Connacht hurling title last Sunday when they pulled clear to defeat Ballyhaunis in the intermediate decider. Not the most…
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2010 Intermediate Final
Pearses 1-10 Killimor 1-8. Report by Darren Kelly, Connacht Tribune. Tomás Flannery played a captain’s role in helping Padraig Pearses claim the Finnerty Plant Hire Galway Intermediate hurling Championship, scoring three points late in the game to help his side see off the challenge of…
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Pearses 0-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-8. Report by Ciaran Tierney, Connacht Tribune. Pearses are back among the elite after the shortest possible period down under. Just one year after suffering the trauma of relegation, they experienced the other end of the emotional spectrum when they proved too…
Read More1991 Intermediate Final 2nd Replay
Padraig Pearses 2-6 Killimor 1-5. Report by John McIntyre, Connacht Tribune. Better late than never was the catchphrase ringing around the parish of Gurteen/Ballymacward on Sunday night after Pearses Intermediate hurlers finally claimed the 1991 County Title at the third attempt in deplorable conditions in…
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Padraig Pearses 0-8 Killimor 1-5. Report by Harry McGee, Connacht Tribune. Dublin and Meath, how are you! Killimor and Pearses will meet for a third time to decide who will claim this year’s Intermediate title, after this drawn replay in Kenny Park Athenry on Sunday….
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Padraig Pearses 0-11 Killimor 2-5. Report by John Fallon, Connacht Tribune. The exploits of these two teams in Sunday’s Intermediate Hurling Final at Loughrea did not merit such a thrilling finish, but Killimor snatched a draw with a goal four and a half minutes into…
Read More1979 Intermediate Final
Pádraig Pearses 2-6 Killimor 2-5. Report from Connacht Tribune. This County Intermediate Final, played at Duggan Park on Sunday was every bit as close as the scoreline suggests. Although Pearses had much the better of things in the second half of the game, there was…
Read More1977 Minor ‘A’ Final
Pádraig Pearses 2-10 Gort 2-9. Report from Connacht Tribune. A week ago, when these two teams qualified for this Final in Duggan Park, the hurling was undistinguished to the degree that many were wondering if the two winners were a true representation of Minor Hurling…
Read More1967 County Junior Final
Pádraig Pearses 6-4 Oranmore/Maree 2-3. Report by Connacht Tribune. Pádraig Pearses, as the score suggests, had a surprisingly easy victory over a Oranmore/Maree side in the final of the County Junior Hurling Championship, played in atrocious weather conditions in Kenny Stadium, Athenry on Sunday. After…
Read More1967 East Board Junior Final
Padraig Pearses 5-9 Tynagh 2-7. Report from Connacht Tribune. Pádraig Pearses won their first East Board title when they beat Tynagh in the Junior Hurling Final at Ballinasloe on Sunday and so brought the first championship cup to the parish of Gurteen and Ballymacward since…
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