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On Tuesday March 29th, our under-16 camogie side made the trek to Newport for the opening match in this year’s championship and were unfortunately on the receiving end of a 2-11 to 1-3 score line which belies the true nature of the game.
With seven minutes left on the watch of referee Stephen Egan only three points separated the sides, however a late scoring burst from the hosts saw them rattled off 2-2 and ended any hopes Nenagh had.
The game was marred by a torrential downpour moments before throw in and it continued until mid way through the first half making the underfoot conditions impossible for the players however it failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the girls who put on an entertaining hours hurling for those present.
The home side started brightly and had four points on the board by the 17th minute and things looked like they were going to get a lot worse for the Blues when Newport created an excellent goal chance but Niamh Sheridan in the Éire Óg goal produced a magnificent save. Indeed, Sheridan had a fine game making a second solid save on 45 minutes and she looked comfortable dealing with highballs and made some excellent deliveries with her puck outs.
Nenagh’s opening score came on 23 minutes following a great run by Leah Kelly. She was fouled just outside the 21-yard line and up stepped Caroline Browne to take the resultant free. She shaped as if she were going to point it but instead blasted a low shot that gave the Newport backs on the line no chance. Newport responded with a point of their own before Leah Kelly treated the crowd to the score of the game. She raced 30 yards in what looked like the pursuit of a lost cause but eventually got to the 14-yard line right out on the sideline to spectacularly block down the Newport back before scooping up the sliothar and splitting the post from the tightest of angles. The halftime whistle sounded shortly after, leaving the scores at Newport 0-5 Nenagh Éire Óg 1-1.
Newport started to dominate the second half and shot four unanswered points to open up a five-point lead by the 47th minute. Ella Carey responded with a fine point after great work from Megan Grace. Becky McGrath won possession out near midfield and delivered an inch perfect pass to Caroline Browne who narrowed the gap to three and it looked like we were in for an exciting finish but Newport finished the game strongly, scoring 2-2 to end any Nenagh hopes.
Nenagh: Niamh Sheridan, Eva McKeogh, Abbie Sheedy, Katie Mannicle, Rachel Browne, Lily Purcell, Lily O Brien, Rachel O Connor, Megan Grace, Caroline Browne, Becky McGrath, Leah Kelly, Aisling Moran, Orlaith Kennedy, Ella Carey. Subs Orla Sheridan for Kelly, Meghan Morris for Kennedy, Saoirse Shanahan for Moran.
Referee: Stephen Egan (Portroe)
More photos are available on the Club’s Facebook Page: https://goo.gl/SNJC86
Yesterday was an historic day for our Camogie Club as, for the first time in our history, we fielded a team in a competitive match at the intermediate grade (Pictured above). Our girls acquitted themselves excellently, defeating Newport in the opening round of the league and securing progress to the Semi-Finals. We play Drom & Inch next, fixture details will be posted as soon as possible.
The club would also like to extend it’s congratulations to it’s five members of our Camogie Panel who have been called on to represent Tipperary at Minor level. We would especially like to congratulate Ruth Hassett who made her inter-county debut recently against Clare in the championship, following in the footsteps of her All-Ireland winning grandfather Matt Hassett.
The five girls from our club on the panel are, from left to right, Hazel McAuliffe, Ruth Hassett, Maeve Coffey, Sarah Quigley and Grace O Brien. Well done ladies from everyone in the club.
The Club would like to thank Dr. Fergus Heffernan and the Healthy Club Project team, who organized a health and wellbeing night in the Abbey Court Hotel on Wednesday March 23rd .
Our Senior hurlers play Kildangan in the opening group game of the 2016 County Championship on Saturday, April 9th at 6:30 p.m in Dolla. Our Junior A hurlers started the 2016 league with a 1-08 to 1-06 victory over Knochshegowna last Friday night. They play Borris-Ileigh on Friday, April 8th at 6p.m in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh. Our Junior B hurlers play Ballinahinch on Saturday, April 8th at 6p.m in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh.Our Minor A footballers play Inane Rovers on Wednesday, March 30th at 6p.m in Roscrea.
The draws for the Junior A & B Leagues and championships, Minor and Under 21 hurling were made last week and can be viewed in full on the club website. Juvenile Club Notes
Our Under-8s will have their first training session on Wednesday at 5.15pm.
Our Under-12s training is as usual this week. Next match is on Friday evening against Ballina in Ballina. Best of luck to the boys.
Well done to Fiachra Starr, Sean Shanahan Daniel Molamphy and Scott O’Brien who were part of the North Tipp Under-16 panel for the Garda cup on Saturday. Camogie Club Notes
The club’s Junior A team overcame a 5 point deficit to run out 1-8 to 1-6 winners over Knockshegowna in the opening round of the North Junior A League. A late goal by centre forward Mark Tuite proved the decisive score in a hard fought but sporting game.
The team lined out as follows.
1. Bryan D’Arcy
2. Séan Geaney
3. Michael Collins
4. Eoin Fitzgibbon
5. Alex Jones
6. Alan Kelly (C)
7. Aodhán Geaney
8. Adam Healy
9. Adam Carey
10. David Cleary
11. Mark Tuite
12. Willie Bolger
13. Christopher Ryan
14. Bob O’Brien
15. Aidan Healy
Subs
(HT) Darragh Walsh for Adam Healy (injured)
(HT) David Hackett for Adam Carey (injured)
(45) Craig Hilmi for Christopher Ryan
(50) Brian Tuite for David Cleary
Scorers
Mark Tuite 1-04 (4f)
Bob O’Brien 0-02
Willie Bolger 0-01
Darragh Walsh 0-01
The Camogie section will be having their annual clothes collection in Saturday April 9th between 10am and 12pm in MacDonagh Park.
Please bring all your unwanted clothes, shoes, blankets, bed linen etc to the clubhouse on the day or alternatively contact any committee member to arrange prior collection
Saturday, April 9th
Nenagh Éire Óg vs. Kildangan in Dolla @ 18:30
Killenaule vs. JK Brackens in Holycross @ 18:30
Éire Óg Annacarty vs. Roscrea in The Ragg @ 18:30
Burgess vs. Moyne/Templetuohy in Toomevara @ 18:30 (Burgess to change jerseys)
Loughmore-Castleiney vs. Borrisokane in Moneygall @ 18:30
Sunday, April 10th
Drom & Inch vs. Upperchurch Drombane in Templemore @ 14:00
Holycross vs. Toomevara in Templederry @ 14:00 (Holycross to change jerseys)
Moneygall vs. Carrick Swans in Leahy Park Cashel @ 14:00 (Moneygall to change jerseys)
Ballina vs. Silvermines in Nenagh @ 14:00 (Silvermines to change jerseys)
Thurles Sarsfields vs. Borris-Ileigh in Templemore @ 15:30
Portroe vs. Lorrha-Dorrha in Nenagh @ 15:30
Ballingarry vs. Clonakenny in Leahy Park Cashel @ 15:30
Mullinahone vs. Templederry Kenyons in Templetuohy @ 18:30
Clonoulty/ Rossmore vs. Kilruane MacDonags in Dolla @ 18:30
Healthy Club Initiative: The Healthy Club Project team are hosting a health and wellbeing night in the Abbey Court Hotel on Wednesday March 23rd at 7.30pm. The talk, which is entitled “Minding the Body, Minding the Mind”, will be given by Dr. Fergus Heffernan PhD, who is a renowned psychologist and psychotherapist and a leading educator in the area of stress management and how it relates to our mental health. Fergus has worked with the Irish Defence Forces, the United Nations and NATO. He is a visiting lecturer and Workshop Director in Trinity College Dublin, Columbia University New York and Boston University USA.
County SH Challenge Cup: Our senior hurlers ran out 1-12 to 0-13 point victors over Kildangan in the second round of the Senior Challenge Cup on Saturday.
Divisional Draws: The draws for the Junior A & B Leagues and championships, Minor and Under 21 hurling were made last week and can be viewed on the club website
Membership: A final reminder to everyone and especially all players and mentors that membership for 2016 is now overdue and must be paid to Membership secretary Derek Lillis, any club officer or online before the end of February. The cost of membership is again very reasonably priced at €25 with a family membership option A priced at €60 and an option B priced at €85.
Club Lotto: The Nenagh Éire Óg Club Lotto represents the club’s key fundraising initiative. Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online.
Camogie Club Notes
U10 , 12 and 14s training Monday and Thursday 5.30 to 6.30 all players to attend as u 14 Championship is starting Monday 5th April with a challenge match due this week tba.
U14 fixtures: Monday April 4th Nenagh v Annacarthy, April 11th Toomevara v Nenagh, April 18th Knockavilla v Nenagh, April 25th Annacarthy v Nenagh, April 29th Nenagh v Toomevara, May 9th Nenagh v Knockavilla.
U8 training Thursday 5.30 to 6.30 new members are always welcome as are returning members to any squad its never too late,
U16 and Intermediate training will continue this week, managers will be in touch with times. The Intermediate team play Newport this Sunday in Nenagh at 12 noon in the first round of the league, opening a new chapter for the club . U16’s first round match is on the 29th all panel members must attend training in readiness for this game.
U16 fixtures March 29th Newport v Nenagh, April 5th Nenagh v Annacarthy, April 10th Nenagh v Cashel.
Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie Club flag day will be on next Saturday and we are looking for volunteers to help out in this important club fundraiser. Catriona Morris can be contacted at 087-7776135 if you want to help in any way.
Clothes recycling is on Saturday 9th April this is another important fundraiser for the club.
Congrats to Alanna Morris and the Tipperary Senior Camogie team on their second win of the campaign on Sunday away to Offaly which puts them in the reckoning for the league Quarter finals .
Congrats also to Meaghan Morris, Abbie Sheedy and Ella Carey who were on the Tipperary u14 team which played Cork on Sunday and have all made the final squad.
Registration is due and can be paid to any committee member or team manager.
Juvenile Notes
A big thank you to our juveniles and all who helped for their wonderful behaviour walking behind our banner on St. Patrick’s Day. Well done to all and congratulations to Hughie McGrath and the team once again for their great work for the town.
Our under-12 players have a bye in the football championship this week. Well done to all for their huge effort on Saturday and your training continues as usual.
The under-14 football season begins on Easter Monday when they take part in the Féile Peil, playing Ballina in the semi-final in Ballina at 2pm. The final will follow on the day.
Under-16 footballers travel to Roscrea to play Inane Rovers on Monday, March 28th.
Best of luck to the lads
Healthy club initiative: The Healthy Club Project team are hosting a health and wellbeing night in the Abbey Court Hotel on Wednesday March 23rd at 7.30pm. The talk, which is entitled “Minding the Body, Minding the Mind”, will be given by Dr. Fergus Heffernan PhD, who is a renowned psychologist and psychotherapist and a leading educator in the area of stress management and how it relates to our mental health. Fergus has worked with the Irish Defence Forces, the United Nations and NATO. He is a visiting lecturer and Workshop Director in Trinity College Dublin, Columbia University New York and Boston University USA.
County SH Challenge cup: We have been drawn to play Kiladangan in the next round of the SH Challenge cup.
Divisional draws: The draws for the Junior A & B Leagues and championships, Minor and Under 21 hurling were made last week and can be viewed on the club website
Sympathies: We extend our deepest sympathies to the Kennedy family on the passing of Willie Kennedy. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
Membership: A final reminder to everyone and especially all players and mentors that membership for 2016 is now overdue and must be paid to Membership secretary Derek Lillis, any club officer or online before the end of February. The cost of membership is again very reasonably priced at €25 with a family membershipoption A priced at €60 and an option B priced at €85.
Club Lotto: The Nenagh Éire Óg Club Lotto represents the club’s key fundraising initiative. Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online.
Juvenile:
St Patrick Say parade: In keeping a wonderful tradition alive, we invite our U6 & 8, U10 and U12 players to walk with us in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Thursday. A very special welcoming invitation to our new Éire Ógres whom we hope will wear their new shirts and walk with us also. Please meet in the C.B.S. Primary on Summerhill at 1.45pm at latest. Parents must meet their boys in the Railway Station car-park as they arrive back after the parade. We will be there with the Goodie-Bags!
Under-12: Well done to the U12 A football team on a good win away to Inane Rovers on Saturday. We play Silvermines in the next round matches on Saturday at 2pm in Nenagh.
Under-14: Football training continues on Wednesday at 5pm. Your crested gloves can be collected there on receipt of payment. Keep up the hard work lads.
Under-16: Training continues on Wednesday at 5pm. We play in our first round of the football championship against Lorrha Rovers Gaels at home on Saturday at 2pm. Please come out to support the boys.
Scór na bPáistí: Well done to our participants in the Scór County Finals. Better luck next year to our wonderful kids.
Camogie Club:
Healthy Club Initiative: The Healthy Club Project team are hosting a health and wellbeing night in the Abbey Court Hotel on Wednesday March 23rd at 7.30pm. The talk, which is entitled “Minding the Body, Minding the Mind”, will be given by Dr. Fergus Heffernan PhD, who is a renowned psychologist and psychotherapist and a leading educator in the area of stress management and how it relates to our mental health. Fergus has worked with the Irish Defence Forces, the United Nations and NATO. He is a visiting lecturer and Workshop Director in Trinity College Dublin, Columbia University New York and Boston University USA.
Training: All our teams are now back training in preparation for the 2016 season. We always welcome new players and those who may have played in the past and are thinking of coming out of retirement are always welcome back. If you would like to play camogie with us for the year please contact eireognenagh@gmail.com. Training for under-8, under-10, under-12 and under-14 is from 17:30 to 18:30 every Monday in MacDonagh Park.
Tipperary: Hard luck to both the A and B Tipperary under-16 teams who were defeated in their Munster finals in Puckane on Saturday last. The club was well represented on both panels with Niamh Sheridan, Caroline Browne, Rachel Browne and Lily Purcell all involved. Also Greg Browne was part of the management team. Well done to Grace O Brien and Ruth Hassett who were part of the county minor side who had a great win over Clare at the weekend.
Clothes Recycling: We will be having our annual clothes collection on April 9th in the complex in MacDonagh Park. If you are having a Spring clean and would like to get rid of old clothes, curtains, bed sheets, shoes etc please contact any member of the committee and we will be delighted to take them off your hands. Alternatively you can bring them to the hurling field on that particular date.
Flag Day: We are having our annual flag day on March 26th and we need volunteers to do just one hour at various locations around the town. If you are will to donate one hour of your time to help us raise badly needed funds please contact Caitriona Morris 087 777 6135.
Intermediates: We will be facing Drom and Inch in our very first competitive game at the intermediate grade soon. Please check social media and our website www.nenagheireog.com for details of this historical fixture for our club.
North Junior A Hurling League
9 Teams – 2 groups – Top 2 from each group to Semi Finals.
Kiladangan, Burgess, Silvermines, Toomevara, Borris-Ileigh, Kilruane, Templederry, Nenagh Éire Óg, Knochshegowna.
Group 2 Rd1
Knochshegowna v Nenagh Éire Óg
Borris-Ileigh V Kilruane McDonaghs
North Junior B Hurling league
13 Teams 3 groups 2 X 4 – 1 X 5 top team from group 1 & 2 and top 2 from group 3 to Semi Finals
Moneygall, Lorrha, Shannon Rovers, Nenagh Éire Óg, Ballinahinch, Borris-Ileigh, Roscrea, Ballina, Portroe, Kiladangan, Borrisokane, Newport, Toomevara
Group 1 Rd1
Kiladangan v Lorrha
Nenagh Éire Óg v Ballinahinch
Roscrea a bye
Minor A Football Championship – Commencing March 23rd
5 Teams 4 Rds. Top 2 to Final
Rd 1
Kiladangan v Newport
Moneygall / Clonakenny v Inane Rovers
Nenagh Éire Óg a bye
Minor A Hurling Championship
Top 2 Teams to semi 2nd & 3rd teams to quarter finals.
Roscrea, Nenagh Éire Óg, Toomevara, Kilruane McDonaghs, Newport, Moneygall, Borris-Ileigh, Kiladangan
Group 1 Rd1
Roscrea v Nenagh Éire Óg
Toomevara v Kilruane
North Junior A Hurling Championship
Group of 7 – Top 4 to Semi Finals
Nenagh Éire Óg, Kiladangan. Borris-Ileigh, Toomevara, Kilruane McDonaghs, Knochshegowna, Burgess.
Rd 1
Nenagh Éire Óg v Kiladangan
North Junior B Hurling Championship.
15 Teams 3 groups of 5. Top 3 to open draw with 2 going to semi-finals with the 3rd with runner up teams to quarter final (1 V 4, 2 V 3)
Moneygall, Lorrha, Templederry, Shannon Rovers, Nenagh Éire Óg, Ballinahinch, Borris-Ileigh, Roscrea, Ballina, Portroe, Kiladangan, Borrisokane, Newport, Toomevara, Silvermines
Group 1 Rd1
Moneygall v Lorrha
S/Rovers v Templederry
Nenagh Éire Óg a bye
U 21 A Hurling Championship
9 teams 3 groups of 3
Top 3 to open draw with 2 going to semi-final remaining team to play with runners up in quarter final.
Nenagh Éire Óg. Borris-Ileigh, Toomevara, Kilruane, Kiladangan, Newport, Ballina, Moneygall/Clonakenny, Roscrea a bye.
Group 1 Rd1
Nenagh Éire Óg v Borris-Ileigh
Toomevara a bye