Under-21 hurlers prepare for a quarter-final clash with Roscrea while the juvenile committee is calling on those interested in becoming coaches to young players to make contact with Anne Kennedy.
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No rest for Nenagh Éire Óg – following Sunday’s dramatic county minor A final win the club now prepares for the under-21 championship and Sunday’s county junior B Camogie final.
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Following Sunday’s disappointing one-point county final defeat attention now turns to the Nenagh Éire Óg minor hurlers who take on Carrick Swans in a county semi-final on Wednesday, October 16th.
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The countdown is well and truly on to next Sunday’s Clean Ireland Recycling Tipperary county senior hurling final between Nenagh Éire Óg and Mid Tipp’s Loughmore-Castleiney in Semple Stadium, Thurles.
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All of this week’s club news, including the details of the up-coming Clean Ireland Recycling county senior hurling semi-final replay between Nenagh Éire Óg and Kildangan at Semple Stadium, Thurles.
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A big week for the Blues as the Éire Óg senior hurlers countdown to Sunday’s county semi-final and our minor hurlers collect a seventh successive north Tipp title in Cloughjordan.
SENIOR
Senior: The Nenagh Éire Óg senior hurlers, led by team captain Noel Maloney, would appreciate your support in Semple Stadium, Thurles on Sunday evening, September 29th when the Blues take on Kildangan in a Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Semi-Final (throw-in 5pm). This game will be preceded by the clash of Loughmore-Castleiney & Borris-Ileigh in their corresponding semi-final (throw-in 3.30pm). The lads have worked incredibly hard this year to represent themselves, their family and their town to the very best of their ability. So, we hope to see you all Semple Stadium!
Minor: On Sunday evening last our minor hurlers completed a seven in-a-row of north titles when they defeated Toomevara after extra time in Cloughjordan. After the sides finished level at 2-14 each Éire Óg got the upper hand in extra-time to win by 4-22 to 3-20. Well done to the panel of players and the management team. The west champions will provide the opposition in the county semi-final. The time, venue and date for that fixture will be confirmed in due course. For a full report on Sunday evening’s dramatic win over Toomevara please click here.
DR HARTY CUP
Nenagh CBS get their 2013-14 Dr Harty Cup campaign underway this week with a number of Éire Óg players expected to feature. On Wednesday, September 25th Nenagh CBS face Midleton CBS in Charleville at 1.30pm. Midleton CBS knocked Nenagh CBS out of the competition last year. So, your support would be appreciated. Nenagh CBS’ remaining group games are against Blackwater Community School (October 23rd), Rochestown (November 6th) & Dungarvan CBS (November 20th). The quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on January 15th, the semi-finals on February 1st and the final on February 23rd. Despite winning the 2012 All-Ireland A Colleges title Nenagh CBS have never won the Harty Cup.
CAMOGIE
Under-10: Our under-10 team had a fantastic challenge game last week against Ballina. Thanks very much to Ballina for playing us. The girls also played in a blitz in Puckane last Saturday against Portroe, Silvermines and the hosts Kildangan. It was an excellent day out and thanks to Kildangan for their hospitality.
Under-12C: Our under-12C team played Lorrha-Dorrha last Saturday and unfortunately came up short against a very good side.
Under-12A: The under-12A side played Kilruane on Monday in Nenagh.
Under-14: The under-14 girls were beaten by Lorrha-Dorrha by four points last Tuesday, but made up for this result defeating Shannon Rovers last Friday by the minimum of margins.
Juniors: The juniors are playing Knockavilla Kickhams in their final group game of the championship on Sunday in Dundrum at 12 noon.
Best Wishes: The Camogie club would like to wish the senior hurlers and management team the very best in their county semi-final this weekend against neighbours Kildangan.
JUVENILE
Under-8: Our under-8 blitz was a roaring success last Saturday morning with the weather helping out in a big way. The team management would like to thank all the lads, our own and visitors, for a great mornings hurling with games against Sixmilebridge, Ahane and Toomevara. Thanks to the parents for the refreshments and to the juvenile club for providing meals for all.
Under-10: More challenge matches are being planned. Further information will be available from the management team later this week.
Under-16: The under-16 hurlers bowed out of the championship with honour on Saturday after losing a semi-final replay against Newport by a single point following over 140 minutes of hurling. This squad showed tremendous character and resilience throughout the year, and won huge respect for the way they represented themselves, their families, Nenagh Éire Óg and their town. This summer will stand to them as under-16s and minors over the next two years as there is huge potential in this team. We would like to thank the parents and families of the squad for all the help and support provided. The full-time score in the semi-final replay was: Nenagh Éire Óg 2-19 Newport Gaels 4-14. The juvenile club would also like to thank the management team of Michael Grey, Paudie Gleeson and Christy McLoughlin for all their hard work and enthusiasm throughout the year.
Thurles: The juvenile club are look forward to seeing all the boys in Thurles on Sunday for the senior county semi-final. Wear your jerseys proudly lads and support your club!
HANDBALL
There will be a registration night for Nenagh Handball Club on Thursday, September 26th at 8pm in the Éire Óg complex. New members welcome. Membership is free for all Nenagh Éire Óg members and is €20 for all others with a maximum of €30 per family.
We wish the best of luck to Sinéad Meagher in her All-Ireland final on Sunday in Garryhill, Co. Carlow and to Eamon Spillane and Gerry Foley as they compete in the Emerald Masters All-Ireland final in Ballina (Tipperary) on Saturday at 3pm against a Galway pairing.
CLUB NEWSLETTER
Our September edition is due out on the 30th of this month. We ask all managers of the Camogie teams to please submit photographs and reviews of how their respective teams have done so far this year. If anyone has anything that they would like to include in the newsletter please email eireognenagh@gmail.com.
The August edition of the club newsletter is now available. Thanks again to the club communications sub-committee and especially to Catherine McTiernan for pulling all the information together. Click here for the August edition of the club newsletter.
We are always looking for people to contribute to the newsletter. So, if you have any news, articles, photographs or anything else that might be of interest please email eireognenagh@gmail.com.
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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.
Another dramatic week for the Blues with the seniors battling their way into the county semi-finals, the under-13s collecting the north Tipperary plate and the under-16s going to a replay!
SENIOR
Senior: On Saturday afternoon last in Templemore our senior hurlers defeated Drom & Inch by the narrowest of margins to reach the semi-finals of the Clean Ireland Recycling county senior hurling championship – final score: 1-15 to 2-11. For a report on Saturday’s game please click here.
The draw for the semi-finals took place Monday evening and pits Nenagh Éire Óg against the winner of the quarter-final replay between Kildangan and Clonoulty-Rossmore (that replay is scheduled to take place on Saturday at 4pm in Dolla). On the other side of the draw Borris-Ileigh face Loughmore-Castleiney. Both semi-finals will take place on Sunday, September 29th with the expectation being that both games will take place in Semple Stadium, Thurles.
Minor A: Our minor hurlers take on Toomevara in the north final this weekend. See fixtures for details.
Under-21: Preparations are underway for the forthcoming north Tipperary under-21A hurling championship – a competition Éire Óg has not won since 1994. Ger Tucker will manage the fortunes of our under-21 hurlers this year. Eight teams take part in the championship which will be run on a knock-out & loser’s group basis. This coming weekend Borris-Ileigh face Burgess while Kilruane MacDonagh’s take on Roscrea. Meanwhile Lorrha will face Toomevara and Nenagh Éire Óg will take on Kildangan in the remaining opening round of games. Fixture details to be confirmed.
Congratulations: Congratulations and best wishes to former Éire Óg hurler Willie Bolger who has been named on the Western Australian state hurling team and will play in the All-Australian finals in two weeks’ time.
CAMOGIE
Under-13: The under-13 girls won their semi-final in the league against Newport and have qualified for a place in the final against Ballina. In what was a busy week for them they also made the trip to Templeogue to play in the St Jude’s All-Ireland seven-a-side competition. They were beaten in the quarter-finals by Galway side Sarsfields New Inn. The girls had a great day out and were warmly welcomed and treated by St Jude’s. We wish to thank everyone involved for the great day out and the generous and kind way that we were treated.
Under-14: The under-14C team are playing their first game of the league this Tuesday against Lorrha-Dorrha in Lorrha.
Tipperary Under-14: The Tipperary under-14 teams played in a blitz in Dublin over the weekend. Managed by Martin Ryan we had fourteen girls on the three panels. Well done girls and keep up the great work.
Sympathy: We extend our sympathies to the family of the late Frank Manning following his passing recently.
JUVENILE
Under-8: Our under-8 teams will welcome Ahane, Sixmilebridge and Toomevara to a blitz in Nenagh next Saturday, September 21st – more details available from the team management.
Under-10: Thanks to Kildangan for hosting an under-10 challenge match on Wednesday evening last. It was a great game boys! Keep up the good work!
Under-13: Well done to our under-13 hurlers who won the North Tipperary Plate on Friday last with a victory over neighbours Toomevara. In a competitive game of hurling Éire Óg led at the break by 1-2 to 0-4 with the goal coming from the stick of Seán Shanahan. The Blues dominated the second half with a second goal from Seán Phelan sealing the victory on a scoreline of 2-9 to 0-5. Panel: Scott O’Brien, Liam Heffernan, Rory O’Donovan, Mark Carey, Fiachra Starr, Evan Murphy, Gavin Dooley, Cian O’Farrell (0-1), Conor Hennessy, Daniel Molamphy (0-1), Barry Coffey (0-6), Seán Phelan (1-1), Stevie Hallinan, Seán Shanahan (1-0), Luke O’Carroll, Conor Sullivan, Brendan Long, Conor Malone & Cian Griffin. The team and management send best wishes to Mark Carey for a speedy recovery from an injury picked up during the game.
Under-16: The Nenagh Éire Óg under-16A hurlers drew their north semi-final (AET) against Newport in Dolla on Monday evening – 2-12 apiece. Replay TBC. In their corresponding semi-final Kilruane MacDonagh’s beat Roscrea 3-9 to 2-4.
Tipperary: Well done to Mark O’Farrell and Jake Morris who played in the Sonny Walsh Cup in Waterford for the Tipperary under-14B team. They were beaten by eventual winners Kilkenny in the semi-final by a point. Also well done to Anthony Walsh who played with Tipperary under-16B team which reached the final of their respective competition only to lose to Cork.
HANDBALL
Congratulations to Sinéad Meagher on her semi-final victory in Tyrone at the weekend. She now plays in her first All-Ireland final in two weeks’ time against Holly Hynes of Wexford in the 60×30 girls under-14 singles. Hard luck to Eamon Spillane who was defeated in his All-Ireland match in Carlow on Sunday. He is not out of the running for medals yet though as he has another All-Ireland final in two weeks’ time in the 60×30 Diamond Masters Doubles.
Nenagh Handball Club will hold a meeting at 8pm on Thursday, September 19th at the Nenagh Éire Óg complex for all players, parents and anybody interested in taking up handball. The club would especially welcome anyone who would have some time to help out in any way.
CLUB NEWSLETTER
Our September edition is due out on the 30th of this month. We ask all managers of the Camogie teams to please submit photographs and reviews of how their respective teams have done so far this year. If anyone has anything that they would like to include in the newsletter please email eireognenagh@gmail.com.
The August edition of the club newsletter is now available. Thanks again to the club communications sub-committee and especially to Catherine McTiernan for pulling all the information together. Click here for the August edition of the club newsletter.
We are always looking for people to contribute to the newsletter. So, if you have any news, articles, photographs or anything else that might be of interest please email eireognenagh@gmail.com.
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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 countdown is well and truly on for Saturday’s Clean Ireland Recycling county senior hurling quarter-final against 2012 champions Drom & Inch in Templemore. Read on for this week’s notes.
SENIOR
Senior Hurling Championship: Following Saturday evening’s draw the Blues will face Drom & Inch on Saturday, September 14th at 4.30pm in Templemore in the Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Quarter-Finals. The game will be preceded by the quarter-final clash between Killenaule and Loughmore-Castleiney at 3pm. Meanwhile on Sunday afternoon in The Ragg Kildangan face Clonoulty-Rossmore (2pm) and Éire Óg Annacarty take on Borris-Ileigh (3.30pm). Drom & Inch will enter the game as red-hot favourites. Teddy Kennedy’s men won the county title as recently as 2012 and lost last year’s final against Thurles Sarsfields. The forthcoming quarter-final will represent the Blues’ 17th appearance in the last eight (Éire Óg have won nine of their quarter-final appearances to date and lost seven – Éire Óg made their first appearance in the quarter-finals in 1982 and their most recent in 2011).
Junior A Hurling Championship: On Saturday evening last in Puckane our junior A hurlers were defeated in the semi-final of the championship by Knockshegowna. Éire Óg made a positive start and led by three points at half-time with goals from Paul Ryan and Conor Kirwan. Knockshegowna stormed into the second half with three goals of their own and ran out four-point winners on a score line of 3-11 to 2-10. The club would like to thank the management and players for their efforts throughout the year with the league final victory the highlight of the year. For a full report on this semi-final please click here.
Minor A Hurling Championship: Our minor hurlers will play Toomevara in this year’s north final. This game will take place in the coming weeks. Fixture details to be confirmed.
CAMOGIE
Under-10: The under-10 team are playing Kildangan at 6pm on Wednesday.
Under-13: The under-13s had a great win over Éire Óg Annacarty on Friday last in the league. They are due to play Newport on Wednesday evening in the semi-final in the Ragg at 6.30pm. They are also due to play in the St Jude’s, Templeogue seven-a-side tournament this Saturday in Dublin.
Under-14C: Under-14s are due to play Portroe Friday evening in the league in Portroe.
Under-12: The under-12s took part in a blitz at the weekend in Borrisoleigh. They played four games, winning two and drawing the other two. Thanks to the organisers of the blitz, the girls had a great day out.
Minor: Our minor team beat Clonoulty-Rossmore in Clonoulty in their final group game on Tuesday last 4-15 to 0-10. This completes the group stage of the competition and we have finished top and have qualified for the county semi-finals.
Junior: Our Junior team played Moneygall on Saturday last in their opening game in the championship. The team enjoyed a comfortable win on a scoreline of 7-15 to 0-1. Éire Óg are due to play Knockavilla Kickhams on September 29th in Dundrum in their next outing.
JUVENILE
Under-6, Under-8 & Under-10: Training continues on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Under-12: Training is on Saturdays only for the month of September.
Under-16: The under-16A championship semi-final is scheduled to take place on Monday, September16th where we will play the winners of Newport v Ballina. For further details keep an eye on our Twitter feed, please check www.nenagheireog.com or the Nenagh Éire Óg Facebook page.
Congratulations: Congratulations to Anthony Walsh who was a member of the Tipperary under-16B team which made it to the All-Ireland final recently but lost to Cork in recent weeks. Our congratulations also go to under-14s Mark Farrell and Jake Morris who played on the Tipperary under-14B team which was beaten by eventual champions Kilkenny in the semi-final of the Sonny Walsh Cup in Waterford recently.
HANDBALL
We wish the best of luck to Eamon Spillane who will take on Louth opposition in the 60×30 Emerald Masters All-Ireland Final next Saturday in Carlow. Good luck also to Sinéad meagher who competes in the under-14 singles 60×30 All-Ireland semi-final in Tyrone next weekend. Congratulations to Aaron Hogan and Eoin Meagher who won the section two Paddy Kelly Memorial Tournament in Lahorna last weekend.
FAMILY FUN DAY
The Family Fun Day was great success with everyone have great fun, food and some amazing dancing was witnessed on the dance floor. No one in the club knew Shane Connelly and Denise Morris could ‘boogie’ like that. Thanks to everyone who helped make it such a great success.
CLUB NEWSLETTER
The August edition of the club newsletter is now available. Thanks again to the club communications sub-committee and especially to Catherine McTiernan for pulling all the information together. Click here for the August edition of the club newsletter.
We are always looking for people to contribute to the newsletter. So, if you have any news, articles, photographs or anything else that might be of interest please email eireognenagh@gmail.com
‘Gathering’ and Family Fun Day.
NENAGH SPORT UNITES FOR SHANE DELANEY
Nenagh man, Shane Delaney, had an accident earlier this year in Australia and suffered damage to his spinal cord leaving him paralysed from the chest down. After having surgery in Australia Shane returned to Ireland near the end of June and has been working hard at his rehabilitation in Dun Laoghaire for the past few weeks. He is extremely positive and mentally strong and has been an inspiration to our whole community.
Shane and his family have strong links to the Nenagh Éire Óg club with both himself and his brothers, David and Liam, representing the club at juvenile level and remaining strong supporters throughout. Nenagh Éire Óg has joined together with Nenagh Ormond RFC, Nenagh AFC and Nenagh Celtic to organise a huge fundraising event for Shane on Sunday, September 14th. Tickets for the event are priced at €20 each, are now on sale for this event and are available from club officers and committee members. Please support this very worthy event!
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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.
Another hectic week for the club with plenty of ups and downs – well done to the Éire Óg minor A hurlers who qualified for the north final against Toome.
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Club’s Eimear Meagher won the under-13 singles while her sister Sinéad won the under-14 singles. Sinéad Meagher is pictured fourth from the left in the back row of the above photograph while
Eimear Meagher is pictured first on the right-hand side in the back row.
SENIOR
County Senior Hurling League: Our senior hurlers were defeated by Burgess in the replayed Fr Fogarty Cup final on Sunday afternoon last in Toomevara – the final score was: 1-14 to 1-19. Click here for the match report.
Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Championship: Nenagh Éire Óg and Loughmore-Castleiney qualified for the county senior hurling championship quarter-finals with recent wins over Silvermines and Roscrea respectively. The forthcoming quarter-final will represent the Blues’ 17th appearance in the last eight (Éire Óg have won nine of their quarter-finals to date and lost seven – Éire Óg made their first appearance in the quarter-finals in 1982 and their last in 2011). Éire Óg’s opposition in the quarter-finals will be known this weekend following a draw which we expect to made on Saturday evening in Holycross following the last two games in round four of the senior championship: Borris-Ileigh v Carrick Swan (2.30pm) and Toomevara play Clonoulty-Rossmore at 4.30pm. Éire Óg will face one of the seeded divisional champions – Kildangan (north), Killenaule (south), Éire Óg Annacarty-Donohill (west) or Drom & Inch (mid).
Minor A Hurling: On Monday evening our minor hurlers saw off Borris-Ileigh (1-20 to 0-9) in the semi-final of the Ger Gavin North Tipperary minor A hurling championships in Dolla. In their respective semi-final Toomevara enjoyed a highly-impressive 1-19 to 1-10 win over Roscrea. The date, time and venue for this final is yet to be confirmed.
JUVENILE
Under-6: Both under-6 teams hosted their Roscrea counterparts in Nenagh on Saturday morning. Great fun was had by all.
Under-8: Our under-8 hurlers brought the Jack Ryan Cup home to Nenagh from Roscrea for the first time in four years last Saturday morning in what was a great day of hurling for all the teams involved. Our boys put in super performances and it was great to see how much they have all improved since the year started. Keep up the good work lads. Our thanks to Roscrea for another well run tournament and to all the parents who travelled for their continued support.
Under-10: Training continues on Wednesdays at 5.15pm and Saturdays at 11.15am. There will be challenge matches soon.
Under-12: The under-12 group one and four hurling teams welcomed Ferbane/Belmont to McDonagh Park for two competitive challenge games last Saturday. We look forward to travelling back to the Faithful County in a couple of weeks for a return fixture. With all the boys back to school this week; training will continue on Saturdays only for the month of September.
Under-14: Our under-14 hurlers put in a spirited display from first to last whistle in the north Tipperary under-14A hurling final on Wednesday last in Cloughjordan, but unfortunately fell short in the end to a strong Roscrea team. It has been a super season of sport for these great lads, winning the north football final and reaching the north hurling final. Our thanks go to manager David Minogue, Donie O’Brien and Mike Hallinan for all their hard work and to the boys themselves for the huge effort they put in all year. We wish Roscrea all the best in their county semi-final. To read a report on the heroic efforts of our under-14s please click here.
Under-16: The under-16 hurlers are through to the semi-finals of the north championship where they will play the winner of Newport versus Ballina on Monday, September 16th.
HANDBALL
Congratulations to Nenagh’s Eamon Spillane and partner Gerry Foley (Ballinahinch) on reaching the All-Ireland Final of the Emerald Masters competition when they beat the Ulster champions in Cavan on Saturday. Well done also to Cameron Spillane on being part of the Tipperary under-12/13 team which won the Munster championship in Limerick last weekend. In more good news for the club doubles partners Aaron Hogan and Eoin Meagher are through to the final of the Paddy Kelly (Lahorna) Memorial Tournament which should be played next
week. Best of luck lads.
The Munster juvenile handball finals were played over the last two weeks. Nenagh’s Eimear Meagher won the under-13 singles while her sister Sinead won the under-14 singles. The combination of Jerry Foley (Ballinahinch) and Eamonn Spillane (Nenagh) won the Emerald Master B Doubles. Nenagh’s Eamonn Spillane also won the Diamond Master B Singles.
CAMOGIE
Under-8: Our under-8 team are training away and parents should contact mentors for details
Under-10: Our under-10 team played in the Maura Walsh Blitz in Dundrum two weeks ago and reached the semi-finals. It was a fantastic day out and was enjoyed by all the players. Thanks to Dundrum for hosting the tournament. The girls played in another fantastic blitz last Saturday in The Ragg and also played Newport in a game on Monday last.
Minor: Our minors play Clonoulty-Rossmore away on Tuesday in the championship.
Junior B: Our juniors are playing Moneygall on Saturday at 4pm in Moneygall in the championship. We wish them the very best of luck.
Skirts: Club skirts at the subsidised cost of €10 are available from Denise Morris.
Bereavement: We extend our sympathies to Louise Hickey and her family following the death of her aunt.
CLUB NEWSLETTER
The August edition of the club newsletter is now available. Thanks again to the club communications sub-committee and especially to Catherine McTiernan for pulling all the information together. Click here for the August edition of the club newsletter.
We are always looking for people to contribute to the newsletter. So, if you have any news, articles, photographs or anything else that might be of interest please email eireognenagh@gmail.com
CLOTHING RECYCLING DRIVE
A clothing recycling drive in aid of the Nenagh Éire Óg juvenile club took place on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this hugely successful event.
FAMILY FUN DAY
Nenagh Éire Óg are proud to host a 2013 ‘Gathering’ event on Sunday, September 8th (2-6pm) with all proceeds going to the Shane Delaney Trust. Entry is free and we have something for all the family with face-painting, outdoor games and lots of activities for the younger kids and live music with super band Outa Diesel. We will also be showing the All-Ireland hurling final on a giant screen. So, come and watch the match and enjoy the craic. Free refreshments will be served throughout the day and all are welcome.
NENAGH SPORT UNITES FOR SHANE DELANEY
Nenagh man, Shane Delaney, had an accident earlier this year in Australia and suffered damage to his spinal cord leaving him paralysed from the chest down. After having surgery in Australia Shane returned to Ireland near the end of June and has been working hard at his rehabilitation in Dun Laoghaire for the past few weeks. He is extremely positive and mentally strong and has been an inspiration to our whole community.
Shane and his family have strong links to the Nenagh Éire Óg club with both himself and his brothers, David and Liam, representing the club at juvenile level and remaining strong supporters throughout. Nenagh Éire Óg has joined together with Nenagh Ormond RFC, Nenagh AFC and Nenagh Celtic to organise a huge fundraising event for Shane on Sunday, September 14th. Tickets for the event are priced at €20 each, are now on sale for this event and are available from club officers and committee members. Please support this very worthy event!
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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.
Please support our under-14A hurlers who take on Roscrea in the north final on Wednesday, August 28th in MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan (throw-in 6.30pm). Come on out and support the Blues!
SENIOR
Senior: Our senior hurlers recorded a comfortable win over Silvermines in round four of the championship on Saturday evening last. The Blues now progress to the quarter-final stage where we play one of the divisional winners – final score: 1-21 to 0-8. The quarter-final draw will take place in two weeks’ time with the quarter-finals scheduled to take place on the week-ending September 14th-15th.
Éire Óg join divisional champions Kildangan (north), Éire Óg Annacarty-Donohill (west), Drom & Inch (mid) and Killenaule (south) in the last eight. Loughmore-Castleiney beat Roscrea (0-21 to 2-11) in the fourth round of the county championship on Saturday evening while there are two remaining games in round four (Borris-Ileigh v Carrick & Toomevara v Clonoulty-Rossmore). In the quarter-finals the divisional champions will be seeded.
Junior A: Our junior A team completed the group stage of their championship on Friday evening last with a 2-19 to 3-9 victory over Moneygall. As a result Éire Óg topped their group and progress straight to the semi-finals. The semi-final opposition should be known later this week. On Friday Toomevara face Kildangan in one quarter-final while on Sunday Knockshegowna take on Kilruane MacDonagh’s.
Minor A: Our minor hurlers have completed the group stage of their championship following last week’s win over Kildangan. The semi-final opposition should be known later this week – depending on result of the Roscrea-Kildangan game this week Éire Óg could face Borris-Ileigh, Newport Gaels or Kildangan at the semi-final stage. Toomevara finished second in the group and will play third-placed Roscrea in their respective semi-final.
Hard Luck: We extend our commiserations to former Éire Óg stalwart John Flannery who was a member of the Shannon Rovers panel which lost the north Tipperary intermediate hurling final to Ballina on Sunday evening.
Thanks: Unfortunately the Nenagh Éire Óg junior B team has been withdrawn from the championship. The club would like to thank manager Derek Lillis and all the players for their fantastic efforts this year.
JUVENILE
Under-14: Our under-14 team defeated Toomevara on Thursday evening last in the north semi-final – the final score was 3-9 to 2-9. Our boys now qualify for the north final against Roscrea. This game takes place on Wednesday, August 28th at 6.30pm in MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan. Please come out and support the team. Also, best wishes to Jake Morris and Mark O’Farrell who travel to Waterford with the Tipperary under-14 team which will participate in the Tony Forristal tournament on Saturday, August 31st.
The Nenagh Éire Óg under-14A hurlers who beat Toomevara on Thursday evening last: Scott O’Brien, Fiachra Starr, Evan Murphy, Ethan O’Brien, Conor Bonnar, Jake Morris, Mark Carey, Peter Folen, Mark O’Farrell, Barry Coffey, Killian Malone, Daniel O’Donovan, Daniel Molamphy, Conor McCarthy, Seánie McTiernan. Subs: Fiachra Carey for Carey, Shane Flynn for Molamphy.
Under-8: The under-8 team welcomed Borris-Ileigh to Nenagh for a fun and entertaining challenge match on Saturday morning. A great time was had by all.
Under-10: Our thanks to the Silvermines club for hosting an under-10 challenge match on Thursday last. There will be a slight change in training times this Wednesday to enable the boys to go to the under-14 north final. Training will be from 5pm to 6pm.
Under-16: The re-scheduled Roscrea fixture will not now go ahead and Nenagh have been handed a walk-over. There is still the final league match against Kilruane to be played with no date set as yet.
Recycling Drive: Please bring your unwanted clothing, bedding, curtains and shoes to the clubhouse on Saturday, August 31st from 10-4pm to take part in our Recycling Fundraising Drive. All proceeds go to the juvenile club and in turn back to the boys.
CAMOGIE
Minor: The minor team defeated Kilruane MacDonagh’s 2-16 to 0-08 last Monday in the championship. They play Silvermines this Thursday at 7pm in Nenagh.
HANDBALL
Congratulations to Sinéad Meagher who is the new Munster under-13 singles champion. She beat Cork opponents in the 60 x 30 competition last Saturday. She now joins her sister, Eimear Meagher, who recently won the Munster under-14 singles 60 x 30 title. This is a great achievement for the club and these very talented girls. Hard luck to Aaron Hogan and Eoin Meagher who reached the Munster semi-finals of the under-17 doubles before losing out to Limerick opponents.
We all wish the very best of luck to Munster representatives, Nenagh coach Eamon Spillane and partner Gerry Foley of Ballinahinch as they take on Monaghan and Ulster winners in the All-Ireland semi-final of the Emerald Masters competition in Cavan on Saturday.
CLUB NEWSLETTER
The August edition of the club newsletter is out this week. Check our Facebook page for the link to it or email eireognenagh@gmail.com for your copy. We are always looking for articles, photographs or other pieces of interest for the newsletter. If you have anything you would like to contribute please email eireognenagh@gmail.com.
CLOTHING RECYCLING DRIVE
There will be a clothing recycling drive in aid of the Nenagh Éire Óg juvenile club on Saturday, August 31st at the GAA Complex – please drop off all items between 1pm and 3pm. Please donate all your clean unwanted clothes including bed linen, towels, curtains, shoes, bags, belts and soft toys. Wearable clothes will be recycled and re-used and other items will be recycled for items, such as, industrial wipes or soundproofing. Laptops (must be intact with lead) will also be accepted along with mobile phones. No household bric-a-brac.
If you can’t make it to the club house on the day please contacts Shane Connolly on 087 637 3830 or Ger McCarthy on 087 653 9229 before August 31st to make arrangement for the collection of items. Thank you for your support and for taking the time and effort to support our fundraising drive.
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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 Éire Óg Lotto is the club’s key fundraising initiative. Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online: click here. Just watch how far we can stretch your €2!
The Blues 10K & Fun Run/Walk will return to the streets of Nenagh on Sunday, June 17th (10.30am). For details please click here.
