Who knew Jake Morris could cook? Our under-12s qualify for the North Tipperary final while Mason Cawley, Cian Connolly and Jack McLoughlin star for Tipperary. All this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Senior Hurling

Our senior hurlers travelled to Annacarty on Sunday afternoon and recorded a 0-24 to 0-19 win. With a number of regulars missing managers Noel Maloney and John Brennan got the opportunity to look at new players and Mark O’Farrell, Cian O’Farrell, Seán Phelan, Seán Geaney, John Cahalan, Craig Hilmi and Mark Tuite gave them plenty to mull over with fine performances. We are due to play Killenaule on Saturday next, 4 May, in MacDonagh Park at 19:00. 

For some superb photographs from today’s game please click here.

Junior-B

Our junior-B side played Lorrha & Dorrha on Sunday afternoon in MacDonagh Park and were on the wrong side of a 2-13 to 6-14 scoreline. 

Minor

Our minors were defeated by Roscrea, 2-13 to 1-10, in the North Tipperary hurling league on Thursday last. We are due to play Toomevara this Thursday night at 7pm in Nenagh.

Camogie News

Come Dine With Me Fundraiser

Juvenile News

Under-8

Our under-8 boys played their first football blitz of the year on Saturday morning in Doctor Morris Park, Thurles. We had two teams on the day and both teams played against Killenaule, Moycarkey Borris and JK Brackens, Templemore. There was some great football played with the boys showing plenty of their skills. Great scores were had, wonderful interplay and tenacious tackling throughout. Gaelic Football training takes place every Tuesday in McDonagh Park from 6.00 till 7.00. Any boy interested in playing is welcome regardless of whether they play hurling or not. Hurling training continues as usual on Wednesday evenings from 5.30 till 6.30 and Saturday mornings from 10.00 till 11.00.

Want to try out hurling or Gaelic football?

Lotto

This weeks jackpot was not won.

The 5 x €50 lucky dip winners were

Mike Hogan
Kieran Young, Capparoe
Buddy Egan, Derrylavin Hights
Sine Morris, c/o HiB
Enda O’Sullivan, Gortlandroe

If you would like to join the club lotto online you can do so here.

Willie Bolger Still Has It!!!

And is recruiting new players!!

Our under-12s play in Croke Park, Sarah Quigley bags a national league medal and the Mighty Quinn is back. All this and more in this week’s edition of the news on the Blues

Junior-B Football

Our junior-B footballers opened their county championship on Sunday with a trip to Puckane where they faced Lorrha and Dorrha but unfortunately came out on the wrong side of a 2-11 to 1-4 scoreline. Captain Lenny Ryan scored Nenagh’s goal. We send our best wishes to James Morris, Aidan Healy and Eddie Brady who all picked up knocks in the match. Galtee Rovers St. Pecaun and Éire Óg Annacarty make up the rest of our championship group.

Junior-A Hurling

Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn

Our junior hurlers defeated Roscrea in an entertaining clash in MacDonagh Park on Saturday 1-18 to 0-17. Craig Hilmi scored the all important goal in the first half however for most the result pales into insignificance with the news that during the second half Donnacha Quinn came on as a second-half substitute making his first competitive appearance for Éire Óg since suffering a horrific knee injury in September 2015 in a county senior championship game against Portroe. It’s been a long and painful 1,301 days of rest, operations, recuperations, set backs and pain for Donnacha but he faced it all with determination and dignity and the entire club was delighted to finally see him back in action. Well done Donnacha. 

We also would like to wish Shane Hennessy all the best as he commences his journey back to fitness after suffering a knee injury against Burgess last weekend.

Minor Hurling

Our minors recorded a 0-22 to 0-15 win over Ballina in the North Tipperary minor hurling league on Wednesday evening in MacDonagh Park. Our next match is away to Roscrea on Thursday evening at 19:15pm

Camogie News

Congratulations to Sarah Quigley and the Tipperary intermediate side who defeated Kilkenny 0-14 to 0-8 in the Littlewoods Ireland National League division two final on Saturday. Sarah was joined on the team by Nenagh Handball Club’s Sinéad Meagher and we congratulation all involved on this fantastic achievement. For a full match report by Brian McDonnell please click here.

Come Dine With Me 27th of April 

Juvenile News

Our under-14s were due to play Kilsheelan Kilcash in the county A Féile Peil final on Saturday afternoon in Boherlahan however no opposition showed up and in unusual scenes the referee threw in the ball with only one team on the pitch. The ball was worked up to Josh Keller who kicked it into an empty net. 

Under-12 Visit to Croke Park

Our under-12 hurlers got to visit and play Go Games in Croke Park during the week and had a wonderful time playing a number of games and meeting two of Tipperary’s finest in Johnny B and Johnny Smacks. Thanks to all who organised such a wonderful outing for the players, a day they’ll never forget.

Under-6

Our under-6 boys played their first training matches of the year on Saturday morning. For some it was their first ever match. There was great excitement among all the young boys. 

Want to try out hurling or Gaelic football?

Weekly Walk

Upcoming Fixtures

Under-12 C Football North Tipperary Quarter-Final

Nenagh Éire Óg V Portroe

MacDonagh Park, Tuesday 23 April, 19:00pm

Under-10 Camogie

Kilruane MacDonagh’s V Nenagh Éire Óg 

Ardcroney, Wednesday 24 April, 18:45pm

North Tipperary Minor Hurling League

Roscrea V Nenagh Éire Óg 

Roscrea, Thursday 24 April, 19:15pm

Under-12 County Camogie Blitz

Portroe, Saturday 27 April

North Tipperary Junior-B League

Nenagh Éire Óg V Lorrha & Dorrha

MacDonagh Park, Saturday 27 April, 19:00

County Senior Hurling League

Éire Óg Annacarty/Donohill V Nenagh Éire Óg

Annacarty, Sunday, 28 April, 12 noon

North Tipperary Minor Hurling League

Nenagh Éire Óg V Toomevara

MacDonagh Park, Wednesday, May 1st, 19:00pm

County Senior Hurling League

Nenagh Éire Óg V Killenaule 

MacDonagh Park, Sunday 5 May, 12 noon

Lotto

This weeks lotto jackpot was not won.

The €50 lucky dip winners were…..

Roisin / Niamh Dolan
Derek Lillis, Tullaheady
Mary Kennedy, c/o HiB
Teresa Peters, Kilruane

If you would like to join the club lotto online you can do so here.

Game of Thrones

In the above photograph we see two of Tipperary’s finest, Johnny B and Paul Collins, however it appears that the two men are sitting in the wrong chair. A closer inspection reveals that the chair actually belongs to our own John Heffernan and Conor O’Donovan. Luckily both Conor and John are sound out and don’t mind sharing their throne with mere mortals!

Evan Doyle defeats Johnny B in a plank competition in Croke Park! Well done Evan.

Our senior hurlers exit the North Tipperary championship, Sarah Quigley prepares for a league final while the camogie club announce details of their Come Dine With Me fundraiser

Senior Hurling

Commiserations go to our senior hurlers who were knocked out of the North Tipperary senior hurling championship on Sunday in Dolla 0-14 to 0-11. The lads have two weeks off before travelling to Annacarty to play Éire Óg Annacarty Donohill in the next round of the county league.

Junior Hurling

Both of our junior teams are in league action next weekend. Our junior-A side meet Roscrea in MacDonagh Park while the junior-B side have to travel to Borrisokane to play the home side. Please check our website for details of these fixtures. 

Junior Football

Our junior football team face Lorrha and Dorrha on Sunday next at 12 noon in Puckaun in the opening round of the county championship. Best of luck to all involved.

Minor Hurling

Our minor hurlers defeated Kilruane MacDonagh’s in the league 2-23 to 0-16. Our next game is against Ballina on Wednesday at 7pm in MacDonagh Park. 

Good Luck Sarah!

Everyone in the club sends our best wishes to Sarah Quigley and the Tipperary intermediate camogie team as they get ready to face Kilkenny in the Littlewood’s National Camogie League division two final on Easter Sunday. Sarah has proven herself to be one of the country’s top goalkeepers and it is no surprise to anyone who has watched her progress over the years to see her don the Blue & Gold with distinction. Sarah is joined on the team by Nenagh Handball Club star Sinéad Meagher and we send our very best to all the panel and management.

Camogie News

Seniors

After a gallant effort and a huge work rate, the Senior team lost 3-9 to 1-6 to Clonoulty Rossmore with four players making their first senior starts for Éire Óg. Details of our next match against Cashel Camogie Club to be confirmed. Very well done to everyone.

Under-16

Training continues Mondays and Thursdays from 6.30pm to 7.30p.m. The final group match against Burgess Duharra is fixed for Wednesday in Kilcolman.  It is a must win game for the team to stay in the competition. Players are encouraged to make every effort to attend training. 

Under-12

The under-12s played their first full game in a challenge match on Saturday morning against Kiladangan. After an excellent first half, some of the girls had played an under-14 game the evening before and this took its toll on them unfortunately in the latter stages of the challenge match. Training continues Mondays and Thursdays at 5.30pm.

Under-10

The under-10’s training continues every week at 5.30p.m. on Monday and Thursday evenings.

Under-6 & Under-8

Under-6 and Under-8s training takes place every Thursday 6pm to 7pm. Parents are encouraged to lend a hand. New members welcome. 

Come Dine With Me 27th April

Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie Club are having their main fundraising event of the year at the Hibernian Inn on 27th of April. The ‘Come Dine With Me’ event promises to be a great evening with music and a local ‘celebrity chef’ organised. Ticket price of €20 includes a two-course meal & glass of wine. All ticket purchasers will be entered into a draw for €100 and there’ll be a large number of spot prizes to giveaway on the night. The committee would be delighted if you could come along and support this event and enjoy a social night out with other parents and members of Nenagh Éire Óg. Tickets for the night have been handed out at training and money for the tickets can be returned at next week’s training sessions. This event is open to the public and all are welcome to support the club. Tickets available from committee members also.

Juvenile News

Our under-14s qualified for the Tipperary Féile final on Saturday last after a great win over Galtee Rovers St. Pecaun in Thurles. Best of luck in the final lads.

Weekly Walk

The club’s weekly walk continues every Tuesday evening at 7pm. There are two options, a 5km and 8km walk. The is also an Easter Sunday walk leaving the complex at 10:30am. Please note this walk has been moved to Easter Monday at the same time.

Club Lotto

This weeks lotto jackpot was not won.

The 5 x €50 lucky dip winners were….

Tommy Connors,
Stephen Ryan, Choille Bheithe
Jack Dunlea, c/o Rohans
Ronan O Mears, c/o the HiB
Oisin Prout, Ardcroney

If you would like to join the club lotto online you can do so here.

Our seniors win their opening county championship match, our Féile na nGael side were unfortunate to lose the county final while Sarah Quigley looks forward to a league final. All this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Senior Hurling

Our senior hurlers recorded a 2-21 to 1-15 win over Upperchurch Drombane in the opening round of the Tipperary Water county championship on Saturday in Dolla. Jake Morris and Tommy Heffernan scored Nenagh’s goals. For a full match report from this game please click here. The lads now play neighbours Burgess at 3pm next Sunday in Dolla in the North Tipperary senior hurling championship. 

Our thanks go to Martin Ryan for the photographs from the senior match at the weekend. You can check out his other fantastic photos on Instagram (martysphotos91) or Twitter (@DammitMarty)

Minor Hurling

Our minor hurlers were defeated by Borris-Ileigh in the opening round of the North Tipperary minor hurling league on Thursday evening, 1-17 to 1-10. Their next game in this competition is on Wednesday at 19:00 in MacDonagh Park against Kilruane MacDonagh’s. 

All-Ireland Freshers Hurling Final

Congratulations to Mark O’Farrell and the University of Limerick fresher hurlers who captured the All-Ireland final on Thursday last defeating Limerick Institute of Technology 3-17 to 1-20. Commiserations go to Adam Healy and Conor McCarthy who were part of the L.I.T. side.

Weekly Walk

Our weekly walks continue this Tuesday at 7pm from MacDonagh Park. There are two options for walkers, a 5km and 8km route and everyone is welcome to take part regardless of fitness levels or if you’re from Nenagh or not.

Juvenile News

Commiserations go to our under-14 side who were in hard luck in the county Féile na nGael final in Clonoulty over the weekend. They lost out by two-points, 2-8 to 2-6, against a superb Dúrlas Óg side and we wish Dúrlas Óg the very best of luck in the All-Ireland Féile na nGael finals.

Community Games

Hard luck to our Community Games team who put up an excellent show against Toomevara on Sunday evening but unfortunately lost out to a superb Greyhounds side. Best of luck to Toomevara in the remainder of the competition. 

Under-6

Our under-6 boys took to the fields for the first time on Saturday morning. What a wonderful turnout. We are all looking forward to the journey this team will take over the next number of years as life-long friendships are made between mentors, parents and players.

Camogie News

Seniors
In a good competitive match the senior team lost to Drom & Inch on Sunday by two points. Final score 1-9 to 0-10. Next up is Clonoulty Rossmore in Nenagh next Sunday. 
Everyone needed at training.

Under-16
The league match scheduled against Burgess did not go ahead on Friday and will be re-fixed soon. Training Monday and Thursday at 6.30.

Under-12
We played our first blitz in Portroe on Saturday where we fielded two teams. Both teams played some excellent camogie, especially the girls who were playing under-12 for the first time. Training continues on Mondays and Thursdays at 5.30pm at Éire Óg pitch. All including beginners are welcome to train.

Under-10
Under-10 training continues every week at 5.30pm on Monday and Thursday evenings.

Under-6 & Under-8
Under-6 and Under-8 training takes place every Thursday 6pm to 7pm. Parents are encouraged to lend a hand. New members welcome. 

Tipperary Intermediates
Sarah Quigley from Nenagh started in goal for the Tipperary Intermediate team who won their All-Ireland league semi-final on Sunday against Westmeath on a score of 3-9 to 1-12. 

Registrations
Some registrations are still outstanding . Can those who have not yet signed up please do so this week through your team manager. This is important to ensure players are covered from an insurance perspective.

Come Dine With Me
Tickets for the Come Dine With Me fundraising event for the camogie club on the 27th of April in the Hibernian Inn will be distributed to players in the coming days. The committee would be delighted to see a large turnout to support this event on what promises to be a great night at the end of April. 

Club Lotto

This weeks lotto jackpot was not won.

The 5 x €50 lucky dip winners were

Deirdre Lowney, Benedine
Matt Ryan, Coole
Nigel Maloney, c/o Rohans
Kayleigh Feehily, Beechwood
Siobhan O Dwyer, Ballintotty

If you would like to join the club lotto online you can do so here.

 

Sympathies

We wish to extend our sympathies to Sharon O’Farrell and family following the recent passing of her father Liam Dalton. Sharon and her husband Paul have been great supporters of the club while their children are loyal players with Éire Óg. 

The funeral details are as follows: reposing at Ryder’s Funeral Home, Headford on Tuesday 2nd April from 5pm with removal at 8pm to Church of St Patrick and St Cuana (corner chapel). Requiem Mass at 12 noon on Wednesday, 3rd April. Funeral afterwards to Kilcoona Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to Galway Hospice.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.