Bruff R.F.C go through in AIB Cup

Old Crescent's divisional advantage continued for little against Division Three champions Bruff whose consistent display helped them eek out a 19-12 victory over their Limerick rivals.

In what was the sides' first ever meeting in an AIB-sponsored competition, Bruff were well on course for a place in the third round as they had a 19-0 buffer built up by the interval. Powerful work by big Martin O'Rourke (above) made a significant difference for Bruff, including starting many of their breaks.



Prop David Horan plunged over for a 31st-minute try, which Brian Cahill converted, and Cahill fired over four penalties - after 9, 14, 38 and 40 minutes - to stretch the hosts nearly three converted scores clear.

Crescent, good winners over Naas last weekend, predictably came back with Billy Leahy and Alan Purcell both nabbing tries, with the latter adding one conversion, but Bruff controlled matters in the final quarter and will be a team to avoid in January's third round.

Another new site!

Bruff Gun Club has a new blogsite (link on left hand side bar) adding to the ever growing list of sites with info about Bruff.

Ancient Remains found on Microtherm Site

Ancient crematorium is uncovered at Bruff site

A PRE-HISTORIC archaeological find containing fragments of cremated bone has been discovered in Bruff during site clearance work for a Limerick County Council housing development.
Archaeologists from Headland Archaeology Ltd have been excavating the site of a ring barrow for the last fortnight on behalf of the council. For more information and details click here.

Local Notes from Limerick Leader

Click here Limerick Leader Local Notes.
Weekly notes about events, happenings and news from the town of Bruff, updated on a weekly basis. There is also a link on the left hand side of the this page!

Man dies in County Limerick explosion

A man has died following an explosion at a house at Lough Gur near Bruff.
Reports suggest that there was a strong smell of gas in the area after the blast occurred at approximately 1200 today.
Bord Gais have said that there are no gas pipelines in the area however.

An investigation is currently underway. The man, believed to be a foreign national, has not yet been named.
Gardai at Bruff, who are investigating today’s explosion say that the incident is not believed to be suspicious.
A gas cylinder exploding is now thought to have killed the man, said to be a Lithuanian national this morning.
The middle aged” man was a tenant at the cottage at Lough Gur for the past five to six weeks.

Historic win for Bruff!

Bruff R.F.C create history by winning the Limerick Charity Cup

Bruff 16 Ul Bohemians 15

Bruff created history for themselves today by winning the Limerick Charity Cup today in Dorradoyle today with a deserved win over the fancied Ul Bohemians side.It is also the first time a team from County Limerick ,a Third division side in the AIL also to win the Cup. Celebrations in Bruff last night

This entry was posted on Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 at 8:32

Man may have been crushed to death

Port mortem results released to Gardaí this afternoon indicate that the man whose body was found amongst waste at a recycling plant in Co. Limerick was accidentally crushed to death.

The body was found yesterday at the 'Mr Binman' facility near Ballyneety.

The State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy completed her post mortem examination at Dublin's city morgue this afternoon.

Gardaí said they believe the man had only recently arrived in Limerick, and was homeless.

Body found in skip in Grange

Monday, 17 September 2007 16:35

Gardaí in Co Limerick are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a skip.

The body was discovered by workers at a private waste facility in Grange, 13km from Limerick city, at 12.15pm this afternoon. It is understood the man was in his 30s.

Gardaí have sealed off the scene and have contacted the state pathologist's office.

The body has been brought to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick where a post mortem examination is due to be carried out this evening.

New web site for Community Council

The Bruff Grange Meanus Community Council has a new website. Click here to visit the site.

Serious Accident in Bruff

A serious road accident has taken place at around 7.00am this morning on the Limerick-Bruff Road, just a few hundred yards from the outskirts of Bruff. A private car and a lorry were the the two vehicles involved. Further details later.

Rugby season gets under way!

Saturday at 6:00 p.m. sees the first home game of the season for Bruff RFC with a combo of the J1 and J2 squads lining out to play Charleville in a friendly at Kilballyowen. Des Power is the man in charge for this opening friendly and there will be Full bar facilities during and afterwards.

Bruff gets talked about at the Rose of Tralee

Melanie Carroll, The Limerick Rose, spoke about appearing at the Bruff Summer Festival as one of her good experiences in the run up to the Tralee Festival. Melanie was interviewed by Ray Darcy; she recalled being driven down the Main Street, in Bruff and mentioned that Irish International Rugby Star, Alan Quinlan was also one of the Parade Marshal's.

Road Accident Fatality

Woman killed in Bruff collision

Friday, 17 August 2007 19:06
Carmel O'Brien dies in road accident.

A woman has died following a road accident in BruffThe woman, a cyclist in her 40s, was hit by a car on the Bruff to Kilmallock Road, near Uregare at 6.50am.Her body has been removed to Limerick Regional Hospital.The road, which was closed for most ofthe day, has reopened after a technical examination. Gardaí have named the woman who was killed in the crash.49-year-old Carmel O’Brien from Sheerin’s Cross, Kilmallock died after her bike was struck by a car shortly before seven am.Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to contact Bruff Garda Station on 061-382940.

Bruff Partnership Meeting

There is a meeting of Bruff Partnership at 4.00 pm today in the Meeting Room in Clancy's Pub. Scroll down for details of the formation of an An Taisce group in Bruff.

An Taisce in Bru Na Deise

An Taisce - 'The Store House, or Treasury' is The National Trust For Ireland.

Established in 1948, it is the most influential environmental body in Ireland.

"All our policies reflect our core belief that a high quality environment is central to Ireland achieving a successful and sustainable economy, as well as a high quality of life. This is based on the view that prevention is better than cure, partnership and dialogue are better than conflict and monologue, and strategic planning surpasses reactive expediency"

There is a small group in Bruff who have started a branch of An Taisce. Make contact through this site (e mail) if you are interested in joining them.

Bruff RFC Fixtures announcement

Naas And Bruff Away In Division Three Openers 1 August 2007 Naas, the winners of last season's AIB League Round Robin series, will begin their return to the Division Three ranks with an away fixture against Queen's University. The new AIB League fixtures were released today - read on for more. Bruff were the winners of last season's AIB League Division Three final The new AIB League Division Three campaign kicks off on Saturday, October 27. Last season's Division Three final winners Bruff, who beat the promoted Wanderers in the decider, will start the season away to City of Derry, while beaten semi-finalists Instonians are also away from home in their first game, having been pencilled in for a trip to Old Wesley.

Bruff Summer Festival Poster click on poster to zoom in

Shannon Development are supporters of the Bruff Festival

Check out the Bruff Summer Festival site

Andy Fitzgerald

THE death of a 10-year old Andy from Grange, who was killed when goalposts at his summer soccer camp collapsed on him, has led the Department of Education to provide funding to replace unsafe physical education equipment.

The Department is allocating 2,000 euro for each primary school and 4,000 euro for every secondary school to help them renew sports equipment, with goalposts identified as a priority.

Andrew Fitzgerald, Grange, Kilmallock, had been attending a soccer camp in Bruff in August 2004, when an FAI-approved target net fixed to a portable goalpost was caught in a gust of wind, pulling it down on top of him.

He was the only child of Miriam and Patrick Fitzgerald, who have campaigned to get unsafe and unsecured goalposts replaced nationwide, following a number of injuries and fatalities.

The National Standards Authority of Ireland is also working on new standards for portable goalposts for sports such as soccer, Gaelic games and rugby. Schools have been issued with draft guidelines on ensuring goalposts comply with the highest safety levels, in the interim period

Press Launch

The Press launch for the Bruff Summer Festival took place last night in the Istabraq Restaurant in Bruff. It was well attended. Ed Myers introduced this year's contestants in the Morning Star Rose Contest. The three area TD's were present: John Cregan, Dan Neville and Nial Collins.

Bruff Summer Festival

Bruff Cultural and Arts Society have announced the dates of this year's... click here to visit Summer festival site> Summer Festival; 1st-6th August. Visit the Summer Festival Site to keep in touch with the latest news. We are grateful to Cusack-O'Connor and Hegarty Developers for the opportunity to use the Microtherm site to re-create the Old Bruff Fair Day on Monday 6th August.
Picture:
Edel McEniry Morning Star Rose 2006/2007 at the Press launch for the Limerick Rose.


We are delighted to announce that Ed Myers from limericklive95fm will be our guest compere at this year's Festival