Congratulations to Grace and Sam, Munster Senior Camogie Player of the Year and Munster Under-20 Hurler of the Year 2025
Annual General Meeting
The club’s annual general meeting took place on Wednesday evening last in the Abbey Court Hotel.
In front of a large attendance, outgoing chairman Tom Gleeson stepped down from his role following a very successful two-year term. A presentation was made to Tom and the club extends its sincere thanks to him for his hard work and dedication.
We also welcomed our new club chairperson, Tom Boland, to the role and wish him every success in the years ahead.
At the outset of the meeting, the club presented cheques to local charities The Order of Malta Nenagh, Nenagh Lions Club and PTSB / Milford Hospice. These funds were raised during our Walkathon last August.
A full report on the AGM can be found at the bottom of this page.
Camogie News
Well done to the St. Mary’s Senior Camogie squad and especially to the Nenagh Éire Óg contingent who have qualified for the Munster Schools Final which will be played in January.
Congratulations also to Grace O’Brien who was awarded Munster Senior Camogie Player of the Year in recognition of her outstanding performances for Tipperary. Grace has been a true trailblazer for camogie within our club and continues to inspire younger players to strive for excellence. She was presented with her award at the Annual Munster GAA Awards on 13 December in Killarney.
A stiff breeze sweeping in off Lough Derg through Dromineer added an extra edge to a thoroughly entertaining night of social ground hurling on the Astro, as a high-quality 4 v 4 contest unfolded over 30 action-packed minutes.
Played across three short periods, the game produced plenty of skill, intensity and scores, with the bibs side eventually emerging on top by 8-5. Despite the non-bibs winning the toss and opting to use the wind for the opening 20 minutes, it was the bibs who set the early tone, leading 3-2 at the first break and extending that advantage to 5-3 after the second segment.
The opening score of the night set the standard, Ger Ryan finishing in style after sharp one-touch control before delicately flicking to the net, following a well-weighted pass from Conor Hayes. The non-bibs responded with purpose and remained competitive throughout, driven by a hat-trick from Tom Bourke, with Martin Hogan, John Phelan and Eamon Moylan all contributing strongly in attack.
However, the bibs always found a response. Conor Hayes and Conor O’Donovan each struck hat-tricks, while Ryan added to his earlier major with a well-taken penalty 65. The defining performance, though, came at the other end of the pitch, where bibs goalkeeper Martin Gleeson produced a string of outstanding saves and timely clearances to deny the non-bibs at crucial moments and secure the win.
The margin might have been even tighter were it not for Bourke’s misfortune, as three separate efforts thundered off the woodwork during the contest.
Attention now turns to the final social hurling session before the Christmas break, which takes place next Wednesday at 8pm.
Lotto
The club Lotto can be played here.
No Ballot, No Mercy: Boland’s Bloodless Takeover at AGM
In dramatic scenes last Wednesday’s AGM at the Abbey Court Hotel erupted into outright mayhem as Tom Boland dramatically seized the position of club chairman from a shocked and bemused Tom Gleeson.
Boland, arriving flanked by his mysterious personal militia known only as the NEOG, stormed into the room after about five minutes and before the attendees could so much as locate their pens, Gleeson was arrested and hauled from the room by Bloand’s private army. Gleeeson was reportedly transported to a secret Gulag believed to be somewhere outside Ballinasloe, though no one has yet been brave enough to follow up.
Once absolute power had been secured, Boland stood before the bewildered crowd and announced he was to be henceforth known as Tomás Fear na gCruach. Gasps rippled through the room.
Fear na gCruach’s first act as supreme leader was to unveil his new cabinet. Ella Carey was swiftly appointed Commissar for Propaganda and Public Enlightenment, tasked with ensuring all future club communications include at least three flattering photos of the new supreme chairman. Seamus Cleary, who reportedly did not volunteer, was installed as People’s Commissar of Finance and immediately instructed to “redirect all surplus funds to appropriate bank accounts.” The esteemed role of General Secretary was handed to John Kennedy, whose duties remain unclear but are widely believed to involve nodding gravely at meetings.
Most notably, Enda Long was proclaimed Vice-Chairman, a role now officially retitled Deputy Steward of National Stability. According to onlookers, this position carries sweeping executive powers, including oversight of loyalty oaths, rationing of biscuits at meetings and the solemn responsibility of ensuring the chairman’s chair remains at its mandated elevation. Witnesses say Long accepted his appointment with the grim resolve of a man who understands that refusal was not a realistic option.
With his new hierarchy established, Fear na gCruach turned to the second item on his agenda: his new and already formidable moustache grown in the style of history’s most infamous dictator. Observers say the moustache currently has the density of a small woodland habitat and may soon require planning permission.
In his opening speech Fear na gCruach, the Supreme Commander of the People and Guardian of the Revolution, vowed to be “a strong leader” and “a much loved leader who will crush” his “opponents mercilessly with an iron fist.” The audience, hiding their terror, applauded heartily for they too did not want to join Gleeson in the Gulag.
Attendees, who worshipped the Beloved Father of the Nation, later described the AGM as “memorable,” “not ideal” and “something we really should have seen coming once the armed guards showed up.”
