Club Lotto will take place next Sunday at 12:00pm in the Old Dressing Rooms for anyone that would like to attend. Our Lotto Jackpot is now at €3,500. It continues to be our primary source of revenue to fund the day to day running of the club. 

Our Lotto can be done online by clicking on https://bunbrosnagaa.clubifyapp.com/products. Online entries must be in by 11:00am. Thank you to all who support our club lotto.

We travelled to Castletown Geoghegan on Saturday evening last to take on Kilbeggan in Round 3 of the Championship. On a bright evening for football both teams served up an entertaining battle that resulted in a five point win for Kilbeggan. The crucial score of this game came mid way through the second half when Kilbeggan scored a goal after Bun were harshly penalised for over-carrying when coming out of defence.

The first half was an entertaining battle with both teams going toe to toe. Kilbeggan opened the scoring from the throw in but Bun settled quickly with Cian Tighe getting our opening score after been set up by Barry O Mara. Darragh Lyons added a second point from a free after it was brought forward for dissent before Kilbeggan equalised straight away from play. 

Bun were starting to get on top of the kicks outs and the breaks at this point. Dave Newman, Matt Hope and Simon Moorehead all made telling turn overs. Darragh Lyons, Cian Tighe and Ronan Scally all kicked fine points from play on the back of these crucial turn overs.

Kilbeggan kept the scoreboard ticking over and a fine two point effort kept them in front as the half edged to a close. Cian Tighe and Ken Conroy again added brilliantly points from play after patient and controlled football from Bun. The half time score read Bun 0:07 Kilbeggan 0:09. 

Bun started the second half brightly and a fine Barry O Mara effort reduced the deficit to one. Kilbeggan responded with a point from play to stretch the lead before the crucial score of the game arrived. As Bun turned over the ball in they defence, they set about on an attack when they were harshly blown for over-carrying. A quick tap and go from Kilbeggan set up a goal chance for their forward to palm to the net. 

Bun responded to this set back as best they could. Darragh Lyons kicked a point after been set up by Trian Leslie. Bun put a lot of pressure on the Kilbeggan defence and were awarded with two frees which Darragh Lyons converted. Kilbeggan responded with two of their own before Andy Whitney was very unlucky to see his rasping shop just clear the crossbar when it could just as easily nestled in the back of the net. As Bun piled on the pressure, Kilbeggan broke to kick the insurance score and record a 1:14 to 0:12 win. 

Bun have many positives to take from this game. They tore into it with an intensity and commitment that matches their opponents throughout the game. They also created plenty of scoring opportunities and with a bit more luck would have converted more. Added to this, Trian, Caolan, Andy and Brian all made important contributions from the bench. Lest we forget, Tommy Murphy made a solid contribution when called on to replace the injured Alan Manning in goal for the final twenty minutes! Next up is St. Paul’s in two weeks! 

Team: Alan Manning, Conor Newman, Simon Moorehead, Ronan Scally, Matthew Hope, David Newman, Enda Newman, John Kiernan, Aidan Finnan, Luke Kiernan, Ken Conroy, Mark Donnelly, Cian Tighe, Darragh Lyons & Barry O Mara. Subs: Trian Leslie for M. Donnelly, Tommy Murphy for A. Manning, Caolan Fulham for E. Newman, Andy Whitney for C. Tighe, Brian Maguire for L. Kiernan, Finian Newman, Gavin Lyons, Eoin McGowan, Liam Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell, Gordon Medforth, William Medforth & Paul Connaughton.

Well done to our U8s & U10s for their Blitz on Saturday morning! Our U8s, despite being down a few numbers, played very well and some great performances from some of our younger players who are still getting used to playing matches and going from strength to strength!

Our U10s continued their strong development this summer and played 3 excellent games and received some fantastic compliments from the coaches of other teams. Well done all!

Well done the the Inny Shamrocks U12 team who put in a great performance in Ballinagore on Friday evening. They faced a strong Lilliput Gaels side and it was exactly the kind of tough, competitive game that brings out the best in our young players. Brilliant to see such a big turnout of our U10s getting game time and showing us all a real glimpse of the future of the club.

Thanks as always to the parents for the support on the sideline, and to Lilliput Gaels for a great contest. More of the same next week! 

Inny Shamrocks U16 vs Tubberclair on Monday 17th August in Ballynacargy at 7:00pm.

Inny Shamrocks U14 vs Milmore Gaels on Wednesday 19th August in Ballymore at 7:00pm.

Inny Shamrocks Minors vs Tyrrellspass on Thursday 20th August in Bun at 7:00pm.

Congratulations to Marie Kiernan who was awarded Hospice Coffee Morning Superhost 2026, for her fundraising & dedication  to local Hospice services. This award is richly deserved by Marie for her sterling contribution to support local community campaigns.

Well done to Cian Gilchrist who represented Ireland in the 5 Nations Tournament in Scotland at the weekend. Cian continues to go from strength to strength in the Darts world. Well done Cian.

Our G4M&O team continues to go from strength to strength this season. We have been delighted to welcome new faces over the past few weeks and encourage anyone thinking about playing to come along and give it a go.

Training takes place every Monday at 8pm on the Astro. For more info or to be added to our WhatsApp group contact Sinéad on 0877672529.

As we continue our Reeling in the Years of Bunbrosna, we take a trip back to the early 1960s with this fantastic team photograph (see attached). It captures a proud era in the history of Bunbrosna GAA and the players who represented the club with great pride, commitment and community spirit.

These photographs are more than just team pictures; they tell the story of the people who helped shape our club and laid the foundations for future generations. We are delighted to share these memories and preserve the rich history of Bunbrosna GAA as we celebrate our club’s journey through the years.

If anyone has memories of this team, the matches they played ,we’d love to hear from you. Please feel free to leave a comment below or get in touch with us. Every story, no matter how small, helps keep the history of our club alive.

We would also really appreciate any old Bunbrosna GAA photographs, match programmes, newspaper cuttings or memorabilia that you may have tucked away. 

Every photograph, story, and memory helps us preserve the rich history of our club for future generations.

If you have anything you’d like to share, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at bunbrosna125@gmail.com, contact Sinéad on 087 7672529, or simply send us a DM here.

All at Bunbrosna GAA wish to offer our sincere condolences to the Lennon and Cawley families on the recent passing of John Francis Lennon.

To all his family, relatives and friends, we wish you all our deepest sympathies at this sad time. 

Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.