Welcome!
As chairman of the Nenagh Éire Óg club I would like to welcome you to our newly-revamped club website.
In this age of ever increasing social media as a means of communication, everyone from players to officials to supporters will be well served by the changes made to our original website. We will continue to provide you with everything you need to know about the affairs of the club both past, present and future. There’s no doubt but that Nenagh people love to talk hurling and it is hoped that this website provides an additional means of communication for all people associated with the club.
We need the support of all connected with Nenagh Éire Óg and one of the most heartening aspects of the revamped site is that it will provide a vital means for those living elsewhere, especially those overseas, to remain in touch with happenings at home. In particular the integration of Facebook, Twitter and a YouTube channel with the website will enable greater engagement with a broader spectrum of supporters.
Since our original website was set up four years ago we have had nearly 40,000 unique visitors and nearly 300,000 page impressions.
This initiative is a measure of the ambition of the club in its forward thinking in relation to social media as a means of communication. Sincere thanks to Brian McDonnell and Darragh Costello for all their work in making this a reality.
I hope you enjoy your visit. Your feedback is especially welcome and you can email your comments to eireognenagh@gmail.com
Please continue to support this great club.
Jim Nagle
Chairman, Nenagh Éire Óg
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
SENIOR CLUB
Senior: Our senior hurlers begin their championship campaign this Saturday evening in Dolla when they take on Kildangan. This game will throw in at 5pm. All support welcome.
County Challenge Cup: Following wins over Lorrha and Ballingarry our senior hurlers will face Kilruane MacDonagh’s in the semi-final of the Dr Fogarty Cup. This game will take place in Cloughjordan with time and date TBC.
Junior A: Our junior A team began their league campaign on Sunday evening last with a seven-point win over Toomevara (final score: 0-20 to 0-13).
Junior B: Our junior B team began their league campaign on Saturday evening last as they shared the points with Kildangan (final score: Éire Óg 1-11 Kildangan 3-5).
Minor A: Our minor footballers play Ballina this evening Wednesday at 6.30pm in Ballina in round one of the championship.
JUVENILE CLUB
Under-6: Midweek training resumes at 5.15pm on Wednesday, April 10th.
Under-8: Midweek training resumes this Wednesday April 3rd at 5.15pm.
Under-10 & Community Games: Training this week on Wednesday from 5.30-6.30pm and Sunday from 12.30-1.45pm. Attendance is great and there is still time to come along to try out for the Community Games panel on Sundays.
Under-12: Under-12 football league matches begin this Friday, April 5th for group one and group four teams. Both teams are away to Kilruane MacDonagh’s. Best of luck to all the boys and they are reminded to have gum shields ready for training and matches.
Under-14: The under-14 football league begins on Wednesday, April 4th at home to Kilruane MacDonagh’s at 6.30pm. The players have put in a lot of work including a tough challenge match last Friday against Monaleen of Limerick and it should all stand to them in the coming weeks.
Under-16: The under-16 footballers played Borrisokane on Monday, April 1st in Nenagh and lost on a 1-2 to 1-10 scoreline. Nenagh have a bye in the second round of matches due to be held on Monday, April 8th and their next appearance will be away to Kilruane MacDonagh’s on April 15th.
Trials: Best of luck to all of our players attending North Tipperary divisional trials.
CAMOGIE CLUB
Congratulations: Congratulations to Ciara McGrath who was a member of the UL team which won the All-Ireland Freshers Camogie title with a comprehensive victory over WIT. Ciara scored an amazing personal tally of 7-5 in the final. Well done also to Alanna Morris and Aileen Duggan who were members of the Tipperary under-18 panel which defeated Derry at the weekend. They play Dublin this weekend in a Dublin venue and must win in order to progress to the next round. Good luck girls.
Junior B: Our junior B’s defeated Portroe 3-9 to 2-3 in the league on Sunday last. It was a great all-round performance and special mention must go to Alice Darcy who, without the hurley, flicked the ball around the goalkeeper, Lionel Messi-style, before kicking it into the back of the net. Well done Alice.
Under-16: Our under-16s are in action this Thursday night in Nenagh at 6.45pm when neighbours Burgess-Duharra provide the opposition in the opening round of the championship. The under-16s play Kilruane the following Thursday in Cloughjordan at 7pm. Best of luck girls.
Under-14: Our under-14s defeated Drom & Inch on Tuesday in round one of the championship. We played with a strong wind in the first half and led at half-time 1-5 to 0-3. We defended bravely in the second half and held out to win by the narrowest of margins (1-5 to 1-4). We are due to play Silvermines on Tuesday, April 9th in Nenagh at 6.45pm, then Toomevara on April 16th in Toomevara at 7pm and Newport in Nenagh at 7pm on April 23rd. The under-14s are also due to play the Féile final on Saturday, April 13th.
Under-12: Our under-12 enjoyed a great blitz last weekend where we played Toomevara, Drom & Inch and Borris-Ileigh in The Ragg. Thanks to all who organised a most enjoyable day out. We are due to play another blitz this weekend and mentors will be in touch with the details.
Easter Walk: Our Easter Walk is this Sunday at 12 noon from the complex.
Membership: Our younger players have been excellent with paying their registration and we thank them for that. There are a number of under-16s and juniors however who have yet to pay and we encourage them to do so ASAP. Players will not be allowed to play unless this membership fee has been paid.
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
Sunday, March 31st
Junior A Hurling League
Nenagh Éire Óg 0-20
Toomevara 0-13
Éire Óg proved too strong for Toomevara in their junior A hurling league clash at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Monday evening.
Toome stole into an early 0-2 to 0-1 lead before points from Donnacha Quinn, Davy Hackett (two frees), James Mackey (two) and Pearse Morris helped the home side into a 0-7 to 0-2 lead.
Toomevara responded with two points of their own before efforts from Adam Grattan and Gary Howard helped Éire Óg into a 0-9 to 0-4 interval lead.
Following a brilliant James Mackey point in the 37th minute Éire Óg had extended their lead to six points (0-12 to 0-6) and although Toomevara tried hard to mount a late challenge the Blues always managed to keep the Greyhounds at arm’s length.
Despite playing into the wind Éire Óg managed to out-score Toomevara 0-8 to 0-7 during the closing exchanges of this encounter. Indeed, James Mackey brought proceedings to a close in the 62nd minute when scoring his sixth point from play.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Willie Bolger, Michael Collins, John O’Donoghue, Donnacha Heffernan, Niall Madden, Niall Cahill, Eoin Fitzgibbon, Pearse Morris (0-2), Alan Kelly, Donnacha Quinn (0-1), David Hackett (0-6, 0-6 frees), Adam Grattan (0-2), Gary Howard (0-1), Brian Quinn, James Mackey (0-6). Subs: (49th) Andrew Coffey (0-1) for Donnacha Quinn, (53rd) Darragh Walsh (0-1) for Gary Howard.
Referee: Martin Griffin (Silvermines).
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
Saturday, March 30th
Junior B Hurling League
Nenagh Éire Óg 1-11 Kildangan 3-5
A Kildangan goal in the fifth minute of injury time denied Éire Óg a deserved win in the junior B hurling league at Puckane this afternoon.
Éire Óg shipped two goals in the opening half, but a Gary Howard point and three Darragh Walsh frees left six between them at the break – 0-4 to 2-4.
Éire Óg, who were now playing with the wind, started the second half in enterprising mood with points from Aidan Healy, Philip Hickey, Gary Howard and an absolute cracker from Darragh Walsh closing the gap to two points (0-8 to 2-4).
Éire Óg continued to dominate and Mark Higginbottom plundered a goal to present Nenagh with the lead in the 37th minute – 1-8 to 2-4.
A Philip Hickey point and a Darragh Walsh free extended the Éire Óg lead to three points (1-10 to 2-4) before Kildangan managed their first score of the second half in the 57th minute.
On the hour mark Philip Hickey struck for Éire Óg’s eleventh point, but in the fifth minute of injury time Kildangan batted in an equalising goal following a long-range free.
Éire Óg’s remaining junior B hurling league group games are against Silvermines, Borrisokane and Newport. Well done lads.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Brian Gubbins, Brian Duffy, Michael Collins, John Kelly, Eddie Darcy, Niall Madden, Aodhán Geaney, Luke Kennedy, Darragh Walsh (0-5, 0-4 frees), Christopher Ryan, Kieran Duffy (captain), Mark Higginbottom (1-0), Gary Howard (0-2), Peter Egan, Philip Hickey (0-3). Subs: (22nd) Aidan Healy (0-1) for Peter Egan, (41st) David Minogue for Mark Higginbottom, (51st) Lenny Ryan for Aodhán Geaney, (62nd) Ger O’Gorman for Luke Kennedy.
Referee: Kieran Delaney (Toomevara).
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
County Challenge Cup: Our senior hurlers defeated Ballingarry by four points in the County Challenge Cup on Sunday afternoon last. The final score was 0-20 to 2-10. Although Éire Óg initially lost to Upperchurch-Drombane wins over Lorrha and Ballingarry means the Blues now qualify for the semi-finals of the Dr Fogarty Cup. In the semi-final Éire Óg will face Kilruane MacDonagh’s in Cloughjordan – date TBC. The other semi-final of the Dr Fogarty Cup will see Burgess host Clonoulty-Rossmore.
JAHL: Our junior A team were due begin their league campaign last weekend against Toomevara, but this game was postponed due an unplayable pitch.
MAFC: The Éire Óg minor A footballers are in championship action this Wednesday (March 27th) when they face Newport Gaels at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh (5.30pm).
JBHL: Éire Óg launch their junior B league campaign this Saturday, March 30th at 4.30pm in Puckane when the lads take on Kildangan.
Membership: Club membership for 2013 is now overdue and should be paid to any club officer or online at www.nenagheireog.com. All players, managers and team mentors must be fully paid up club members.
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
Éire Óg enjoyed a four-point win (0-20 to 2-10) over Ballingarry in the County Senior Hurling Cup at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Sunday afternoon, March 24th.
Despite playing into an absolute gale in the opening half Éire Óg led 0-10 to 0-7 at the break with Kevin Tucker accounting for 0-6 of the Nenagh tally.
Some fine attacking play in the opening ten minutes of the second half helped Éire Óg into a 0-15 to 0-8 lead.
Ballingarry, however, struck back with two goals in the 43rd and 45th minutes to cut the deficit to the very minimum (0-15 to 2-8).
Éire Óg closed out the game impressively however out-scoring the visitors 0-5 to 0-2 in the final quarter of this encounter.
Éire Óg have been drawn against Kilruane MacDonagh’s in the semi-finals of the Dr Fogarty Cup – date/venue TBC. Burgess take on Clonoulty-Rossmore in their respective semi-final.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Willie Bolger, Mark Flannery, Noel Maloney, John Brennan, Adam Gratton, Barry Heffernan, Seán Geaney, Pearse Morris, Alan Kelly, Kevin Tucker (0-8, 0-5 frees), Paddy Murphy (0-2), Tommy Heffernan (0-6), Brian Quinn, Johnny Slattery, Killian Gleeson (0-2). Subs: (26th) Brian Maxwell for Seán Geaney, (51st) Donnacha Quinn (0-2, 0-1 sideline) for Killian Gleeson, (52nd) Andrew Coffey for Alan Kelly, (55th) James Mackey for Brian Quinn.
Referee: Philip Kelly (Ballinahinch).
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
The health and wellbeing of members was firmly placed at the heart of GAA clubs today at the launch of phase one of the new GAA Healthy Club Project in Croke Park.
Uachtarán CLG Liam Ó Néill and Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health Dr Tony Holohan jointly launched the project, reflecting its collaborative nature between the GAA and the HSE.
The project aims to assist GAA clubs in responding to the wide and varied health needs of their members while also extending that positive influence out to the wider communities they serve.
GAA clubs all over the world already provide great health benefits for their players, members and communities alike. Yet there exists continuous demand from clubs for guidance in many areas relating to health promotion including: healthy eating and diet, drug and alcohol awareness, mental well-being and resilience development, suicide prevention and response, the promotion of health and wellbeing through physical activity, activities for older and non-playing members.
“The GAA Healthy Club Project aims to highlight and re-enforce the great work already being done by clubs while assisting them in identifying and responding to the most important health issues amongst their membership and in their communities,” GAA President Liam O’Neill said at the launch.
A call for an expression of interest was issued to all clubs last December and January and just 18 clubs were selected to participate in phase one of the project which will run for 24 months, following which time it will be independently evaluated.
Five clubs in Munster were selected including Nenagh Éire Óg, Middleton (Cork), St Paul’s (Limerick), Beaufort (Kerry) and St Finbarr’s (Cork).
Nenagh Éire Óg juvenile club chairman Michael Geaney will be the project leader for this initiative in the club.
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
The inaugural tournament in honour of John Tucker will take place at MacDonagh Park on Saturday, March 16th at 3pm when Éire Óg host Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin. Both clubs will battle it out for the John Tucker Memorial Trophy. All Nenagh supporters are asked to make a special effort to attend this unique occasion.
The Éire Óg hurlers return to action in the County Challenge Cup when the Blues host Lorrha at MacDonagh Park on Monday, March 18th 4pm.
Club membership for 2013 is now overdue and should be paid to any club officer or online at www.nenagheireog.com. All players, managers and team mentors must be fully paid-up club members.
On Monday, March 18th the Éire Óg under-14 footballers are scheduled to take on Borrisokane in a 2013 Féile Peil quarter-final. Fixture details to be confirmed.
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If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
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CLUB NEWSLETTER
Each and every month the communications committee, led by Enda O’Sullivan (Camogie club PRO) and Catherine McTiernan (juvenile club PRO), publish a club newsletter.
To download the latest issue of the newsletter, download previous issues or contact the Nenagh Éire Óg communications committee please click on the following link.
