Congratulations: Well done to Daire Quinn who made his SH league debut against Dublin at the weekend. Best of luck for the rest of the campaign to Daire, Barry Heffernan and Andrew Coffey who are also members of the Tipperary SH panel.
County Challenge Cup: Our senior hurlers have been drawn to meet Templederry in the county challenge cup. Incredibly both clubs were also drawn to meet in the county championship and in the North championship.
County SH Championship: We are drawn to meet Kiladangan in the first round of the SH championship.
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.
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.
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
Sympathy: The club offers its sympathy on their recent family bereavements to the Lillis family, Tullaheady on the passing of Michael Lillis and the Griffin Family, St Conlans Road on the passing of Michael Griffin. May they Rest in Peace.
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 camp: The Éire Ógres themed GAA camp for beginners will continue on Saturday from 10-11am. Many thanks to the kids, their families and coaches for making this such a wonderful month. Please ensure that any child participating but has not yet registered does so immediately to receive their T-Shirt.
Juvenile registration: Registration for all juveniles for 2016 will take place on Friday 19th Feb from 6pm to 7pm and Saturday mornings 20th and 27th from 10am to 11am.
Healthy club initiative: A talk by former Tipperary hurler John Leahy titled ‘Substance Awareness” has been organized for Saturday Feb 20th at 7:30pm in the Complex. While primarily targeted at u14, u16, minors players and their parents from the juvenile and camogie club, all club players and members are invited to attend. Now a qualified addiction counsellor, John works with the HSE and voluntary bodies as a drug education officer in the area of helping people overcome problems with substance abuse.
Camogie club news:
Intermediate: Our intermediate panel will be resuming training in the very near future and manager Paul Henry will be in contact soon with the details.
Under-16: Our under-16 team resume training for 2016 on Tuesday evening at 7pm.
Tipperary: Best wishes to Alanna Morris and the Tipperary senior team in their match next Sunday in the Ragg. Also good luck to the county minor side who face Kilkenny on Sunday in a Kilkenny venue and especially our players on the panel.
A big welcome and well done to our many new Nenagh Éire Ógres who started their four week camp this morning. There was great fun had and a fantastic atmosphere in the hall…..We can’t wait to have you all back next Saturday.
We have been drawn to play Templederry in the North SH championship.
Full draw
Moneygall vs Burgess
Nenagh vs Templederry
Kildangan vs Toomevara
Ballina vs Portroe
Lorrha vs Roscrea
Borrisoleigh vs Silvermines
Kilruane and Borrisokane with byes to quarter final…
The Éire Ógres are back…
Nenagh Éire Óg GAA Camp For Beginners returns for 2016 each Saturday, February 6th to 27th, at the MacDonagh Park complex from 10-11am. This programme is open to all boys born 2009-2011. Perfect for junior/senior infants and boys of the age who will start school in September to get active after the long winter, improve their hand/eye coordination and agility and make friends in a safe and fun environment. No equipment is needed, just tracksuit and trainers.
Tea/coffee/scones will be provided for parents so don’t rush your breakfast. Under-6 hurlers who enjoyed last year’s camp so much are welcome to return to catch up with their friends!
The cost is €10 for the month and the boys will be presented with a certificate and a special new design Éire Ógres t-shirt on completion of the course.
Call or text Shane on 087 6373830 or Catherine on 086 0855165 for more information or to register.
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.
Under-21A: Our U21A hurlers bowed out of the county championship last weekend when losing to a better all-round Thurles Sarsfields side. Well done to the players and team management, whom despite the inclement weather that has been associated with this campaign from the start, put in a huge effort and workload over the past few weeks which saw us secure a North title along the way. Congratulations to Thurles Sarsfields and we wish them well in the County final. This ends our 2015 activities as we now look to 2016.
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.
Juvenile:
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.
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:
Camogie:
Medal Presentation: In 2015 our camogie section reached another milestone when they captured both the county Junior-A league and championship double. This great panel of players received their hard earned medals at a function in the Hibernian Inn on Friday evening last. 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 for the year ahead. Please see our Facebook page for photographs from the night.
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.
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
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.
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
• A draw will be done per County whereby 1 Club in each County will receive a prize of €1,000.
• A draw will be done for all Counties whereby 3 Clubs will receive a prize of €5,000.
• The Club with the highest ticket sales in each Province will receive a prize of €1,000.
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!
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.
Sunday, January 10th 2016 Walsh’s of Nenagh North Tipperary
Under-21A Hurling Championship Final 2015
Nenagh Éire Óg 1-18
Kildangan 3-11
On Sunday last Nenagh Eire Og ended a long wait at this age for a divisional final when the team staged an amazing comeback to seal a memorable victory over a gallant and superb Kildangan side who had deservedly went in at the break seven points to the good having led by nine at one stage.
John Cahalan opened the scoring with a fine long range effort prior to the excellent Jack Loughnane levelling the sides and before Dan O Meara sent a blistering shot into the corner of Daire Gleeson’s goal. A pointed Shane Hennessy free and a fine Andrew Coffey effort reduced the margin to one but it was to be the closest Nenagh came to their opponents during the opening half hour.
Tadhg Gallagher and Loughnane both pointed to open the margin to a goal before James Mackey hit back with one of his own. Kildangan then benefitted from the blinding winters sun shining into the old scoreboard end when Jack Loughnane’s long range effort deceived the unfortunate Daire Gleeson for the champions second goal. The goal lifted Kildangan’s spirits and Gallagher and Johnny Horan both pointed to extend their lead.
Andrew Coffey, who was Nenagh’s best player throughout, pointed to briefly stem the Kildangan tide but full forward Paul Flynn found the unmarked Ciaran Kelly and blasted home their third goal and extend the lead to nine points. Few, if any in the large crowd could see any way back for the Blues’ at this stage. Points from Coffey, Mackey and Hennessy did offer the town side hope at the interval and with Kildangan getting one of their own, left seven between the sides at the break.
If Nenagh were to have any hope of a comeback it was vital that they get the first score of the second half but it was their opponents who struck first through Andrew Loughnane. Hennessy pointed well from a placed ball before scoring another in-between two fine efforts from Andrew Loughnane and Paul Flynn to leave eight between them in the 36th minute.
This Nenagh team have won a lot of championship honours through the age groups and have a resilience that was to stand to them for the remainder of the game. At no stage did they panic or start going for goals, instead they maturely kept picking off their points to get themselves back into contention. Shane Hennessy, Andrew Coffey, Gary Howard and super substitute Bob O Brien all pointed to reduce the margin to five, 0-14 to 3-10.
Kildangan were dealt a massive blow at this point when Tadhg Gallagher, arguable their best player up to this stage, left the field with an injury and three minutes later they received another sucker punch with a brilliant Gary Howard goal following great work from captain Barry Heffernan. Two more points from Hennessy and Coffey levelled the sides and it appeared as if Nenagh were about to, remarkably, pull this game out of the fire.
Six minutes from the end Andrew Coffey, from a tight angle, gave the Blues’ the lead and with two minutes of normal time remaining Philip Hickey doubled the margin much to the delight of their large and vocal supporters.
Kildangan did not go down easy and fought to the bitter end. Flynn reduced the margin to one and the Nenagh backs were under severe pressure but their discipline and determination held firm and time and again they cleared.
There was more drama in the 65th minute when referee Kieran Delaney awarded Kildangan a free 30 meters from goal. With their main free taker side-lined Barry Hogan was summoned from the goal but his effort went agonizingly wide.
Shortly after Delaney signalled full time much to the delight of players and fans of the Blues.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Darragh Gleeson, Gavin O’Connor, Michael Collins, Ger O’Gorman, Conor Ryan, Adam Gratton, Barry Heffernan (captain), Killian Gleeson, James Mackey (0-2), Andrew Coffey (0-6), Philip Hickey (0-1), John Cahalan (0-1), Gary Howard (1-1), Shane Hennessy (0-6, 0-4 frees), Aidan Healy. Subs: (38th) Bob O’Brien (0-1) for John Cahalan, (39th) Adam Carey for Aidan Healy, (56th) Christopher Ryan for Killian Gleeson, (62nd) Killian Gleeson for Christopher Ryan.
Kildangan: Barry Hogan, Darragh Molloy, Alan Flynn, Jim Minehan, James Quigley, Johnny Horan (0-1), Declan McGrath, Jack Loughnane (1-3), Tadhg Gallagher (captain, 0-2, 0-1 frees), Darren Moran, Dan O’Meara (1-0), Andrew Loughnane (0-2), Ciarán Kelly (1-0), Paul Flynn (0-2), Tom McLoughlin. Subs: (43rd) Darren Ryan for Tadhg Gallagher, (52nd) Cathal Hayes for Ciarán Kelly.
Referee: Kieran Delaney (Toomevara).
