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.
County SH Challenge cup: The 2016 competitive season kicks off next weekend when we play Templederry in the SH Challenge cup on Sunday morning 6th March at 11am in Templederry.
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.
Membership: A final reminder to everyone and especially all players and mentors that membership for 2016 is now overdue and must be paid to 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.
National Clubs draw: A big thanks to all our supporters who contributed to the club finances through participating in the G.A.A. National Club Draw. The draw will take place on Friday, 11th March 2016.
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 club news….
Éire Ógres: Thank you to the wonderful young stars of our month long ‘Nenagh Éire Ógres GAA For Beginners Camp’ which finished on Saturday. The kids were presented with camp training T-Shirts to help them start their hurling careers in the coming weeks. Many thanks also to the trainers and family members for their support of the kids and club. Under-6 training will commence soon. Please keep an eye on the notes for details.
Under-10: Hurling training resumes on Saturday at 10am.
Under-12: The football championship kicks off this weekend with both A and D teams hosting Newport on Sunday morning. Gum shields compulsory.
Under-14: Football training continues at the usual times. Full attendance required.
Under-16: The under-16 team play Lorrha Rovers Gaels on Saturday in Nenagh at 4pm. Please come out to support the lads.
Scór na bPaistí: Well done to our super Scór competitors who won two North Finals on Sunday with our Ballad Group and Figure Dancers being successful on the day. The best of luck to them in the next round!
Camogie News…
Intermediate: Training for 2016 commenced on Saturday last for the entire panel and will continue again on Tuesday. All players are asked to attend as the league will be starting in the next few weeks.
Under-16: Training for this panel continues on Tuesdays and Fridays. All our other underage teams will be commencing training in the next few weeks and management will be in touch with the details.
Registration: Registration is due for the coming year. If you have not already paid please do so as soon as possible or contact Caitriona Morris on 087-7776135
Tipperary: Well done to the Tipperary under-16 side which defeated Clare on Sunday. Niamh Sheridan, Rachel O Connor and Caroline Browne all played. Best of luck to this team in the Munster final in two weeks time. Also the county minor team had a good win over Dublin on Saturday with Hazel McAuliffe, Grace O Brien and Maeve Coffey featuring. Best of luck in their next game against Clare in two weeks time.
Best Wishes: We send our best wishes to Cahir Camogie Club who contest the All Ireland intermediate final on Sunday next.
County SH Challenge cup: We have been drawn to play Templederry in the SH Challenge cup and this game which is our first completive game of 2016 is scheduled to take place on the w/e of the 6th March.
Harty Cup final: A crowd in excess of 3,000 were in attendance at the weekend for the Harty cup final. Thanks to all members who helped out in preparing the grounds and facilities for the event and also to all those that helped with general stewarding and all the other activities on the day.
Congratulations: Well done to Andrew Coffey and who made his SH league debut against Kikenny at the weekend, following on from Daire Quinn’s debut the previous weekend. Best of luck for the rest of the campaign to Andrew, Daire and Barry Heffernan who are all members of the Tipperary SH panel.
Membership: A reminder to everyone and especially all players and mentors that membership for 2016 is now overdue and must be paid to 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.
National Clubs draw: A big thanks to all our supporters who contributed to the club finances through participating in the G.A.A. National Club Draw. The draw will take place on Friday, 11th March 2016.
Volunteer Appeal: With the numbers we currently cater for, there is a huge need and opportunity for more people to become more involved in the day to day running of club affairs. Whether you have skills in administration or coaching, we are actively seeking volunteers to come forward, If you are interested in getting involved in any capacity call 0872850732, contact any club officer or email eireogneneagh@gmail.com
Healthy club initiative: Our thanks to former Tipperary hurler John Leahy on giving a superb enlightening talk titled ‘Substance Awareness” last Saturday evening in the Complex. He spoke to the many teenagers in attendance and their parents about the dangers of substance abuse at a young age and also gave a fascinating insight into his own sporting life both on and off the field.
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
Éire Ógres camp: Our Éire Ógres GAA for Beginners camp finishes on Saturday. All registered members will be presented with a cert and a special t-shirt as a reward on the day.
Juvenile registration: Juvenile registration will take place on Saturday morning, February 27th from 10am-11am. Membership costs €25 for the year and we will have subsidised helmets and hurleys for sale on the day.
Under-12: Training continues at 6.30pm on Monday evenings. Gum shields are compulsory. The first football championship match will be on March 5th.
Under-14 & under-16: football training continues this week. More from mentors by text during the week.
Scór na bPaistí : The best of luck to our team who will compete in the figure dancing, ballad group and recitation in the North final on Sunday from all in the club.
CAMOGIE:
Tipperary: Sunday was a very proud day for the club as Alanna Morris became the second player from Nenagh Éire Óg (Ciara McGrath being the first) to play a competitive game for the county senior side as she came on at corner back in the league game on Sunday in The Ragg against Galway. We hope this will be the beginning of many appearances in the senior set up from Alanna. We also send our congratulations to the county minor side who won against Kilkenny, the reigning all Ireland champions, by two points. Grace O Brien and Hazel McAuliffe both played and had fine games while we also had three more players on the panel, Ruth Hassett, Maeve Coffey and Sarah Quigley.
Under 16: Training continues for this panel every Tuesday evening in the complex in MacDonagh Park at 7pm in the hall.
County SH Championship 2016: Our senior hurlers have been drawn to play Kiladangan, Templederry Kenyon’s and Mullinahone in the group stages of the 2016 County SH championship.
North Board Presentation: The annual divisional awards will be presented in The Thatch, Ballycommon on Sunday 31st January commencing at 6pm. Congratulations to Andrew Coffey who will receive the player of the year award in U21 hurling.
National Clubs draw: The Nenagh Éire Óg club is participating in the 2016 national club draw which features some sensational prizes. The top prize is an Opel Corsa and the other prizes include a trip for 2 with the All Stars next year, All Ireland Hurling and Football Final Packages for 2 (including premium level tickets, overnight accommodation and an evening meal) and travel vouchers. In total there are 14 prizes. This year, the GAA is introducing a specific draw for all clubs who record, account for and sell a minimum of 200 tickets whereby one club in each county will receive a prize of €1,000. A draw will also be take place for all Counties whereby 3 clubs will receive a prize of €5,000 and the Club with the highest ticket sales in each Province will receive a prize of €1,000. Furthermore there will also be a confined draw for €500 specifically for people who enter the draw through the Nenagh Éire Óg club. Tickets are priced at €10 and available from draw coordinator Derek Lillis any officer of the club or committee member. Please support the Blues in this fundraising initiative!
Membership: A reminder to everyone that membership for 2016 is now due and can be paid to any club officer or online. All players and mentors must have membership paid up by the commencement of the playing season. 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.
Volunteer Appeal: With the numbers we currently cater for, there is a huge need and opportunity for more people to become more involved in the day to day running of club affairs so that fresh faces can bring fresh ideas forward. Whether you are currently involved or on the periphery, whether you have skills in administration or coaching, we are actively seeking volunteers to come forward, If you are interested in getting involved in any capacity call 0872850732, contact any club officer or email eireogneneagh@gmail.com
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 Club News:
Winter training for juveniles continues on Tuesdays at the running track and Fridays in the complex. Please keep up the good work.
The Éire Ógres beginners camp returns this year for the four Saturdays in February from 10-11am in the complex. Again, no hurleys or helmets needed as the boys will focus on fun, fitness and hand-eye coordination. For more information or to register, contact Shane on 087 637 3830 or Catherine on 086 0855165.
Handball:
Recent Under-10 Boys Double North Finalists, winners Charlie Grace and Eoin Burke (Ballina) Runners-up Eoin Garrigan and Billy O Brien (Nenagh)
Camogie Club News:
Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan: Our players visited the Gaelscoil in Nenagh during the week with the trophies that we captured during 2015 and were warmly received by students and staff. We wish to thank the whole school community who made us feel so welcome during our stay. If there are any boys or girls in the school who wish to take up camogie or hurling
please email us at eireogenagh@gmail.com
Winter Training: Our winter training continues for all our teams. On Tuesday in the running complex in Ballygraigue there is a session for our under-10, under-12 and under-14 teams from 19:20 – 20:00, for under-14, under-16, under-18 and intermediate from 19:50 to 20:30. There is also a strength and conditioning session on Friday evenings in the complex in MacDonagh Park. Times for this session will be relayed to the players on Tuesday evening. A cost of €2 will cover both sessions. All our teams will be back training soon and mentors will be in contact with the details.
National Club Draw: The club are currently selling tickets for the National Club Draw at a cost of €10. There are fabulous prizes on offer including an Opel Corsa and everyone who purchases a ticket through the club will be entered into a separate draw for €500. Tickets can be purchased through any committee member or by contacting draw co-ordinator Derek Lillis 086-8614863
Registration Night: We will be having our registration night on January 29th in MacDonagh Park, 6-8pm. We ask all our players to please make a special effort to register on the night.
In 2015 our camogie section reached another milestone when they captured both the Junior-A league and championship double. The great panel of players received their hard earned medals at a function in the Hibernian Inn on Friday evening. We wish to thank Martin Morris and his staff for the warm welcome and hospitality, Caitriona Morris and the camogie committee for organising the event and all who showed up on the night to share with the ladies their great success. We also wish to thank Collin’s Bakery Nenagh for kindly baking a cake to celebrate our promotion to the intermediate ranks. The players will be back training shortly in preparation for 2016 and we wish them and their new manager Paul Henry the very best of luck.
Our Junior A Camogie team had a phenomenal year in 2015 when they won both the county league and championship. You are invited to join with us in celebrating these wonderful achievements in The Hibernian Inn on Friday evening at 7:30pm. In particular we wish to invite all our former players, mentors, committee members and supporters for what promises to be a great night of food, music and craic.
Please read on for all the latest news, photos, reports and fixtures!
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SENIOR
Under-21A: Greg Browne’s under-21A hurling team made an encouraging start to their championship campaign recently when beating Roscrea by sixteen points. The team is now awaiting a semi-final fixture. This year the under-21A hurling team is managed by Greg Browne (manager), Con Morris and Michael McNamara.
Congratulations: Well done to Nenagh Éire Óg’s Tommy and Barry Heffernan who were presented with University of Limerick GAA High Performance Scholarships at a ceremony in the Castletroy Park Hotel recently – on the evening both players received Bank of Ireland High Performance Scholarships and Munster Bursaries.
Cúil Iomána na Bliana 2015: Michael Heffernan’s goal against Thurles Sarsfields in the recent county senior hurling final at Semple Stadium, Thurles is in the running for the prestigious TG4 GAA Beo Cúil Iomána na Bliana 2015 award. Mikey’s brilliant strike is up against goals from Séamus Callanan (Tipperary), Aaron Cunningham (Clare), Joe Canning (Galway), Maurice Shanahan (Waterford), David O’Callaghan (Dublin), TJ Reid (Kilkenny), John O’Dwyer (Tipperary) and Shane Bennett (Waterford). The competition will be decided by a public vote. To watch Mikey’s goal please click here. You can show your support for Mikey by clicking on the ‘Votáil don cúl seo/Vote for this goal’ button directly under the video. Your support is always appreciated.
Newsletter: The October edition of the Nenagh Éire Óg monthly newsletter is now available to download. This latest edition celebrates the achievements of the senior hurling team and the junior A Camogie team while also highlighting the recent Dermot Early Leadership Initiative hosted by the club. This edition also takes a look back at the 2008 county minor A hurling final success. Our thanks go to the club communications sub-committee, in particular to Catherine McTiernan and Enda O’Sullivan, for pulling all of this publication together. To download your copy of the October edition of the monthly newsletter please see the club website.
Night at the Dogs: A huge thank you goes out to everyone who contributed in any way to the combined juvenile and Camogie club ‘Night at the Dogs’ club fundraiser on Saturday night at the Thurles Greyhound Stadium. The event was deemed a huge success.
AGM: The Nenagh Éire Óg Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday, December 16th at 8pm in the MacDonagh Park Complex. Nomination forms and forms for notices of motion are available from the club secretary Anne Kennedy – email secretary.nenagheireog.tipperary@gaa.ie. Nomination forms and notices of motion should be returned no later than 9pm on Friday, December 4th.
LOTTO
Last week’s lotto jackpot of €1,200 was not won. The €50 lucky dip winners were: David Ryan (c/o Nenagh Guardian), Paudie O’Kennedy (Church Road), Shane Brophy (c/o Nenagh Guardian), Pauline Delaney (Knockanpierce) & Roisín Whelan (Ormond Keep). Please support the Blues and play our 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: click here!
Just watch how far we can stretch your €2!
Alternatively you can also support Nenagh Éire Óg by paying your club membership. Membership for 2014 is now due and can be paid to any club officer or online. The cost of membership is priced at €25.
“We all identify with our own place. My place is Nenagh and I respect every man who is from every parish in Ireland who is identifying with his home. That’s the breeding since the world was made. I see the club as nothing only a way of giving our locality an airing on the public stage. It gives the youth of our town an opportunity to play our games. That’s what I see our club as” – Jimmy Minogue
CAMOGIE
AGM: The Camogie club AGM is due to take place on Thursday, November 26th in the clubhouse at 7pm – if you are interested in getting involved in the club in any way or if you have any motions or nominations please contact any committee member or email us at eireognenagh@gmail.com.
Strength & Conditioning: Our strength and conditioning training continues on Tuesday nights when we train in the running track at Ballygreigue. Under-10s and under-12s train from 7.30pm to 8pm while all players from under-14 upwards train from 8pm to 8.30pm. On Friday evenings we are training in the complex in MacDonagh Park from 7pm to 7.30pm for under-10s and under-12s while everyone from under-14 up trains from 8pm to 8.30pm. It costs €2 per evening and is run in conjunction with the juvenile club.
Night at the Dogs: In conjunction with the adult and juvenile club we held a very successful ‘Night at the Dogs’ event on Saturday evening last in Thurles. We wish to thank all our ticket sellers, those who helped organise the event and those who showed up to support the event.
JUVENILE
A huge thank you to everybody who contributed to the success of the club’s ‘Night at the Dogs’. Your contribution to the club is very much appreciated and we hope that you had a great night out!
Strength and conditioning continues at the usual times.
NENAGH HANDBALL CLUB
Nenagh Handball Club will host an open night on Friday, November 27th at 7pm in the Éire Óg complex. We would especially like to see boys and girls born 2003/04/05, but all are welcome to come along, have a go and see what it’s all about. Refreshments will be served on the night.
Hard luck to Sinéad Meagher who lost out in a very close Munster semi-final representing St. Mary’s Convent Secondary.
CLUB NEWSLETTER
The Nenagh Éire Óg website has now been developed to host each and every edition of the monthly newsletter – please see here for more.
If you have any photographs, news or other information that you would like to see included please email eireognenagh@gmail.com.
Thanks again to the club communications sub-committee and in particular to Catherine McTiernan and Enda O’Sullivan for pulling all of this information together.
CONTACT
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.
Commiserations to the Nenagh Éire Óg minor A Camogie team which exited at the semi-final stage of the championship following a defeat suffered at the hands of Newport-Ballinahinch on Sunday afternoon. There has been more encouraging news, however, with a goal by Michael Heffernan nominated for the Cúil Iomána na Bliana 2015 award. Please read on for all the latest news, photos, reports and fixtures!
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