Nenagh Éire Óg got the defence of their minor A hurling crown off to a winning start in Newport on Sunday evening when beating Newport Gaels by four points.
Sunday, June 30th
Ger Gavin North Tipperary
Minor A Hurling Championship
Nenagh Éire Óg 1-18 Newport Gaels 0-17
Newport Gaels (a combination of Newport and Ballinahinch) dominated the opening stages of this contest and led 0-4 to no-score after six minutes. Three James Mackey points (two frees) dragged Éire Óg back into contention (0-3 to 0-4) by the 11th minute.
The sides traded points thereafter with a fabulous James Mackey effort in the 24th minute leaving just one between the sides (0-7 to 0-8). A minute later Luke Kennedy struck for a superb left-handed goal following a clever pass from Gary Howard and Éire Óg led 1-7 to 0-8. Indeed, Éire Óg maintained that two-point advantage until the break: Nenagh Éire Óg 1-8 Newport Gaels 0-9.
Points from James Mackey (two frees) and Luke Kennedy helped Éire Óg into a 1-11 to 0-9 lead immediately after the interval. Newport Gaels stuck to their task however and thanks to a series of frees closed the gap to three points (1-15 to 0-15) with ten minutes to play. Éire Óg responded well to the challenge however and closed out the game in impressive fashion out-scoring their hosts 0-3 to 0-2 when it mattered most.
Éire Óg’s next outing is against Borris-Ileigh in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Wednesday, July 3rd (8pm). During the group stage of the championship the Blues will also face Roscrea, Kildangan, Kilruane MacDonagh’s and Toomevara.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Brian Gubbins, Gavin O’Connor, Michael Collins, Brian Flynn, Conor Ryan (0-1), Barry Heffernan (0-1, 0-1 free), Aodhán Geaney, Andrew Coffey (0-1), Christopher Ryan (0-1), Ger O’Gorman (0-1), James Mackey (0-9, 0-4 frees), Luke Kennedy (1-2), Aidan Healy, Gary Howard (0-2), Philip Hickey. Subs: (46th) Jack Molumphy for Philip Hickey, (51st) Jack Sheedy for Luke Kennedy, (59th) Brian Tuite for Ger O’Gorman.
Referee: Liam Hogan (Shannon Rovers).
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A dominant Nenagh Éire Óg enjoyed a twelve-point win over a determined Mullinahone side at Boherlahan in the second round of the county senior hurling championship on Friday evening.
County Senior Hurling Championship Round Two
Nenagh Éire Óg 1-18 Mullinahone 0-9
Éire Óg struggled to get into a decent rhythm in the opening half and led by just three points (0-10 to 0-7) at the break. Kevin Tucker (free), Tommy Heffernan (two), Donnacha Quinn, Brian Quinn, Seánie Geaney (two) and three superb efforts from Michael Heffernan accounted for the Éire Óg scores while Eoin Kelly notched two from play and five frees to keep Mullinahone in touch.
The Blues spurned a handful of notable goal chances in the opening half, but upped their performance considerably after the break. Indeed, Éire Óg held Mullinahone scoreless for twenty-two minutes of the second half and in the meantime raced into a 1-16 to 0-7 lead. The crucial goal arrived in the 48th minute when Tommy Heffernan won a ball at full-forward and beat Mullinahone ‘keeper Alan Walsh with a rasping shot. In all Mullinahone’s Alan Walsh made six saves.
Michael Heffernan set the tone in the second half when converting a sideline ball in the 37th minute. Seánie Geaney (two), James Mackey, Donnacha Quinn and Tommy Heffernan added the points before Mullinahone responded through an Eoin Kelly free in the 52nd minute. A Kevin Tucker free and Donnacha Quinn’s third point closed out the scoring from an Éire Óg point of view while Eoin Kelly (free) had the final say in the matter.
Éire Óg now progress to round three of the county senior hurling championship. The draw will be made on Monday night and could see the Blues facing one of the following round two winners: Borris-Ileigh, Moycarkey-Borris, Roscrea, Toomevara, Templederry Kenyons, Burgess or Cappawhite, Upperchurch-Drombane or Holycross-Ballycahill. It is understood that since Éire Óg have already played Toomevara that the sides will not be asked to play each other in the third round.
Éire Óg’s progression to the third round also ensures the Blues’ place in tier one of the re-structured county senior hurling championship which kicks into gear in 2014. Tier one will feature: Nenagh Éire Óg, Borris-Ileigh, Moycarkey-Borris, Roscrea, Toomevara, Templederry Kenyons, Burgess or Cappawhite, Upperchurch-Drombane or Holycross-Ballycahill, Killenaule, Carrick Swans, Drom & Inch, Loughmore-Castleiney, Éire Óg Annacarty, Clonoulty-Rossmore, Silvermines and Kildangan.
Meanwhile tier two will feature: Burgess or Cappawhite, Upperchurch-Drombane or Holycross-Ballycahill, Mullinahone, Carrick Davins, JK Bracken’s, Portroe, Knockavilla Kickhams, Kilruane MacDonagh’s, Ballingarry, Borrisokane, Golden-Kilfeacle, Lorrha, Moneygall, Thurles Sarsfields, Boherlahan-Dualla and Cashel King Cormacs.
One of the following sides will be relegated this year and be replaced by the 2013 county intermediate hurling champions: Boherlahan-Dualla, Golden-Kilfeacle, Moneygall, Cashel King Cormacs or Carrick Davins.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Michael McNamara, Mark Flannery, Noel Maloney, John Brennan, Daire Quinn, Hugh Maloney, Barry Heffernan, Alan Kelly, Kevin Tucker (0-2, 0-2 frees), Seánie Geaney (0-4), Michael Heffernan (0-4, 0-1 sideline), Tommy Heffernan (1-3), Donnacha Quinn (0-3), Paddy Murphy, Brian Quinn (0-1). Subs: (40th) James Mackey (0-1) for Brian Quinn, (59th) Andrew Coffey for Donnacha Quinn, (59th) Johnny Slattery for Seánie Geaney, (60th) Adam Grattan for Barry Heffernan.
Mullinahone: Alan Walsh, Luke Mullally, AJ Cronin, Kevin Walzer, Eoin Fennelly, Paul Curran, Niall Curran, Edwin O’Meara, James Connolly, Kevin Bolger, Dónal Cody, Alan Curran, Seán Walzer, Eoin Kelly (0-9, 0-7 frees), Michael Dunne. Subs: (52nd) Eddie Carey for Michael Dunne, (52nd) Ky Vaughan for Seán Walzer, (58th) David Walzer for Alan Curran, (58th) Joe O’Meara for Kevin Bolger.
Referee: Johnny Ryan (Boherlahan-Dualla).
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An exciting week in prospect for the Blues with the Nenagh Éire Óg senior hurlers preparing for a county senior hurling championship clash with Mullinahone in Boherlahan on Friday evening!
SENIOR
County championship: Our senior hurlers have been drawn to play Mullinahone in round two of the county senior hurling championship on Friday, June 28th in Boherlahan at 7.30pm. This is a vital game for the club and your support would be appreciated in Boherlahan on Friday evening.
Junior A: Well done to our junior A hurlers who completed a three in-a-row of league titles on Sunday evening last in Dolla – Éire Óg beat Borris-Ileigh 0-13 to 0-11 in the final. The junior A hurlers will now hope to successfully defend their junior A championship title in the coming weeks. Éire Óg have been drawn in group two alongside Toomevara, Roscrea, Kilruane MacDonagh’s and Moneygall. Éire Óg campaign will start on the weekend of July 5th.
Minor A: Our minor hurlers begin the defence of their north championship on Sunday, June 30th when they travel to Newport to play Newport Gaels. This game will take place at 12 noon and your support would be appreciated.
Tipperary Minors: Best wishes to Barry Heffernan, James Mackey, Andrew Coffey, Donnacha Quinn and the Tipperary minor team which faces Limerick in a provincial semi-final at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Wednesday.
JUVENILE
Bishopstown Trip: Our under-6, under-8 and under-10 teams travelled to Cork last Saturday for what turned out to be a fantastic day of hurling and fun for all involved. Thanks to all the mentors, the parents who travelled and especially the boys whose behaviour did the club proud. Congratulations to Bishopstown GAA on hosting such a successful day for all the teams involved.
Under-12: Both the groups one and four teams enjoyed victories over Kildangan in the latest round of the Go Games league. Group one’s next round is at home to Lorrha and has been brought forward to Thursday, June 27th at 6.30pm because of Friday night’s senior match. The group four team will not be in action this weekend.
Under-14: Our under-14 hurlers enjoyed a good win to kick start their north Tipperary under-14A hurling championship campaign. Against a good Borrisokane side the lads showed great focus from the start to finish and ran out winners on a scoreline of Borrisokane 1-7 Nenagh Éire Óg 2-11. The next round match is at home to Toomevara on Wednesday, June 26th at 6.30pm.
Summer Camp: The Éire Óg Summer Camp this year runs from Monday, July 22nd to Friday, July 26th (2-5pm). The cost is €40 per child and a maximum of €70 per family. It is open to boys and girls ages five to fourteen years of age. Non-members welcome. It’s a great week of fun and activity for the kids with some expert coaching on hand.
CAMOGIE
Under-12: Our under-12s head to Tralee next Saturday, June 29th for the Munster finals of the Community Games. We have organised a bus for this event which will meet in the hurling field next Saturday morning 7.15am. There is a small charge of €5 for children and €10 for adults. The first game is fixed for 11am. We would like to wish the team under the guidance of Greg, Philip, Pat and Catriona all the very best of luck.
Under-14: Our under-14s had two more challenge matches over the weekend in their final preparation for the Féile which takes place the weekend of July 5th, 6th and 7th in Killeedy, County limerick. The team are looking forward to the challenge and we would like to wish Noel, Martin, Maeve, Catherine and Mairead with the team all the very best of luck.
Presentation: On Tuesday, June 25th we are having a presentation for both groups, the Community Games and the Féile team, at MacDonagh Park after their training sessions. All are welcome to attend.
Under-16 & Minor: The under-16s and minors are training two evenings a week with the under-16s preparing for a county semi-final with the date to be confirmed. The minors are starting their championship on July 9th in Nenagh against Cashel. Keep up the good work girls.
Junior: our juniors are away this Friday, June 28th to Valley Rovers in Brinny, Cork. We are running a bus for this match meeting in the hurling field at 4.15pm. They are playing Wolf Tones (Clare) the following Wednesday, June 3rd in Nenagh.
Sympathies: we would like to express our deepest sympathy to Tom and Catherine McAuliffe’s family on the loss of Catherine’s mother.
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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.
Following a win over Borris-Ileigh in the league final the Nenagh Éire Óg junior A hurlers will now hope to successfully defend their north Tipperary junior A hurling championship title.
North Tipperary Junior A Hurling League Final
Nenagh Éire Óg 0-13 Borris-Ileigh 0-11
Nenagh Éire Óg battled their way to a two-point win over a determined Borris-Ileigh side at Dolla on Sunday evening in the north Tipperary junior A hurling league final.
Having played with the aid of a stiff breeze in the opening half Éire Óg led 0-8 to 0-3 at the break, but dug in superbly late in the second half when Borris-Ileigh closed the gap to two points. Indeed, Éire Óg were very good value for this win with captain Eoin Fitzgibbon collecting the league trophy for the third successive year.
Early points from David Hackett (free) and Paul Ryan helped Éire Óg into an early lead before Borris-Ileigh responded in kind. Two David Hackett points fired Éire Óg into a 0-4 to 0-2 lead by the 13th minute and even though Borris-Ileigh managed a response points from Brian Quinn and David Hackett (free) forced Éire Óg into a 0-6 to 0-3 lead by the 20th minute.
In the 24th minute Bob O’Brien was denied a certain goal by a superb save from the Borris-Ileigh ‘keeper. Éire Óg closed out the opening half with points from Gary Howard and Andrew Coffey to lead 0-8 to 0-3 at the break.
Pictured right is Éire Óg captain Eoin Fitzgibbon.
Two quick Borris-Ileigh points immediately after the interval closed the gap significantly before a David Hackett free settled Éire Óg in the 34th minute – 0-9 to 0-5.
A Borris-Ileigh point reduced the Blues’ lead to three points, but Éire Óg responded with two David Hackett frees to lead 0-11 to 0-6 with eighteen minutes to play.
Two Borris-Ileigh frees cut the Éire Óg lead significantly before an Andrew Coffey flick in the 47th minute bounced agonisingly wide of the Borris-Ileigh goal. A minute later Donnacha Quinn scored a vital point for Éire Óg before two Borris-Ileigh points closed the gap to a very manageable two points (0-12 to 0-10) with four minutes to play.
Éire Óg stood their ground manfully in the closing minutes with a late David Hackett effort from play forcing the Blues into a three-point lead. Borris-Ileigh did manage another point, but the Éire Óg defence refused to cough up a late goal-scoring opportunity.
Nenagh Éire Óg would like to thank all the players for their efforts during the campaign. Credit for this win also goes to the management team which consists of Martin Morris, Michael Ryan and Christy McLoughlin.
The junior A hurlers will now hope to successfully defend their north Tipperary junior A hurling title. In the championship Éire Óg have been drawn in group two alongside Toomevara, Roscrea, Kilruane MacDonagh’s and Moneygall. Group one features Borris-Ileigh, Kildangan, Knockshegowna, Lorrha and Burgess. The group winners will progress to the semi-finals while the second and third-placed teams will go through to the quarter-finals.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Kevin Flynn, Donnacha Heffernan, John O’Donoghue, Michael Collins, Adam Grattan, Niall Cahill, Eoin Fitzgibbon (captain), Alan Kelly, Andrew Coffey (0-1), David Hackett (0-8, 0-5 frees), Brian Maxwell, Paul Ryan (0-1), Gary Howard (0-1), Bob O’Brien, Brian Quinn (0-1). Subs: (38th) Darragh Walsh for Gary Howard, (38th) Donnacha Quinn (0-1) for Brian Maxwell, (51st) James Mackey for Andrew Coffey.
Referee: Anthony Sherlock (Kildangan).
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A brilliant week for the Blues – Liam Heffernan’s senior hurlers recorded a stunning win over Thurles Sarsfields while Nenagh Éire Óg were also crowned under-12A county Camogie league champions!
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SENIOR
County Senior Hurling Championship: On Sunday evening last in The Ragg our senior hurlers recorded a three-point victory (0-15 to 0-12) over Thurles Sarsfields in the first round. Following Sunday night’s draw the Blues will face Mullinahone in round two on Friday, June 28th.
Junior A Hurling League: Our junior A team take on Borris-Ileigh in this year’s league final. This game is scheduled to take place this weekend. See fixtures for details.
County Board Draw: The second monthly County Board draw for 2013-14 is being hosted by the Nenagh Éire Óg GAA Club and on Friday, June 21st in Andy’s Bar. Club winner from the first draw, Deirdre Lowney, will be presented with her prize of a car /€10,000. Aside from the normal prizes on offer there will be other confined club prizes on the night. All club members are invited to attend and food and entertainment will be provided – a reminder that people can still sign up for the draw by contacting Marion Ryan or any club officer.
GAA Healthy Club Project: The club executive would like to encourage those interested to participate in a simple questionnaire which forms a significant part of the GAA Healthy Club Porject. Should you wish to participate in the club questionnaire please do so by clicking here!
JUVENILE
Cork Trip: Our under-8, under-10 and udner-12 teams are off to Bishopstown in Cork on Saturday, June 22nd to compete in a series of blitzes. Buses will leave the Complex at 8am and boys are to wear full Éire Óg kit.
Under-12: Our group one and four hurlers both recorded wins over Ballina in the latest round of the Go Games in Nenagh last week. It’s a busy week ahead for the boys with the postponed games against Kildangan going ahead (date to be decided) and round six games away to Roscrea on Friday, June 21st for both groups.
Under-14: The under-14 hurling championship kicks off this Wednesday, June 19th away to Borrisokane at 6.45pm and runs for the next five weeks. The boys have been training hard and we wish them the best of luck. Please come out and support the team!
Bag Packing: Thank you to everybody who contributed to the success of the bag packing fundraiser in Dunnes Stores last weekend.
Questionnaire: As part of the GAA Healthy Club Project we are asking club members, supporters and the wider community to fill out a questionnaire in order to help and guide us over the next number of months to ensure that our healthy club project is a success. If you have completed the questionnaire already we thank you, but if not please do so by clicking on the following link!
CAMOGIE
Under-12: Congratulations to our under-12 team who defeated Toomevara last week to claim the under-12A league title. A great achievement girls. Well done.
Under-14: Our under-14’s played three challenge games over the weekend against Silvermines, Kilkishen and the boys under-14 teams in preparation for the up-coming Féile. Thanks to all three teams who played us.
Sympathies: We wish to extend our sympathies to our club secretary Catherine Kennedy on the passing of her mother.
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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 draw for the second round of the 2013 county senior hurling championship took place on Sunday evening and pits Nenagh Éire Óg against south Tipperary’s Mullinahone. Fixture details TBC.
County Senior Hurling Championship
Nenagh Éire Óg 0-15 Thurles Sarsfields 0-12
Éire Óg recorded a stirring win over Thurles Sarsfields – the defending county and provincial champions – at a soaking wet The Ragg in the opening round of the county senior hurling championship this evening. Indeed, a hard-working Éire Óg were superb value for this three-point win.
The game began at a frantic pace with Thurles’ Lar Corbett and Éire Óg’s Billy Heffernan shown straight red cards as early as the fourth minute. Thurles took the lead thanks to a Pa Bourke free, but Éire Óg hit back with two Tommy Heffernan points to lead 0-2 to 0-1 after eleven minutes.
Two Pa Bourke efforts (one free) and a Seánie Geaney point saw the sides locked at 0-3 apiece by the 18th minute. Stephen Cahill then gave Thurles the lead, but Éire Óg responded with a Kevin Tucker ’65 before Killian Gleeson handed the Blues a 0-5 to 0-4 advantage in the 23rd minute.
A Kevin Tucker ’65 added to the Éire Óg tally, but to their credit Thurles Sarsfields finished out the half strongly with points from Stephen Cahill and Pa Bourke retiring the sides at six points apiece.
Having played with the wind in the opening half Éire Óg were a little disappointed not to enjoy an interval lead. Three times Éire Óg had created goal-scoring opportunities, but Thurles ‘keeper Paddy McCormack denied Paddy Murphy (twice) and Seánie Geaney with a series of superb saves.
Éire Óg began the second half in positive fashion with points from Kevin Tucker (one free, one point) and Paddy Murphy helping the Blues into a 0-9 to 0-6 lead by the 34th minute.
Michael O’Brien and Paddy Murphy then traded points before a Pa Bourke brace (one free) left one between them – 0-10 to 0-9.
A Kevin Tucker free in the 43rd minute settled Éire Óg, but Thurles responded with a Pa Bourke free to leave one between them with twelve minutes to play.
Éire Óg then upped their performance level considerably with points from Kevin Tucker (two frees) and Tommy Heffernan (two) forcing the Blues five points clear (0-15 to 0-10) in a stunning six-minute spell. Thurles did manage two late points, but the Éire Óg defence was in no mood to concede a goal which could have rescued the game from a Sarsfields point of view.
The draw for the second round of the county senior hurling championship took place on Sunday evening and pits Éire Óg against Mullinahone. Fixture details to be confirmed. The full draw for the second round of the county senior hurling championship is: Nenagh Éire Óg v Mullinahone, Roscrea v Knockavilla Kickhams, Burgess or Carrick Davins v Cappawhite, Moycarkey-Borris v Portroe, Upperchurch-Drombane v Holycross-Ballycahill, Toomevara v Kilruane MacDonagh’s, Templederry Kenyons v Ballingarry & Borris-Ileigh v JK Bracken’s.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Michael McNamara, Mark Flannery, Noel Maloney, John Brennan, Daire Quinn, Hugh Maloney, Billy Heffernan, Barry Heffernan, Kevin Tucker (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-2 ’65s), Seánie Geaney (0-1), Michael Heffernan, Tommy Heffernan (0-4), Killian Gleeson (0-1), Paddy Murphy (0-2), Brian Quinn. Subs: (56th) Donnacha Quinn for Mark Flannery.
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Knockavilla Kickhams).
The Nenagh Éire Óg senior hurlers are preparing this week for a county championship clash with champions Thurles Sarsfields at The Ragg on Sunday evening at 7.30pm. All support appreciated!
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SENIOR
Senior: Our senior hurlers play Thurles Sarsfields in the first round of the county championship on Sunday evening next. This game takes place in the Ragg at 7.30pm. The Blues’ clash with Thurles Sarsfields will form the second part of an attractive double header – at 6pm in the Ragg Boherlahan-Dualla take on Templederry Kenyons in the county senior hurling championship.
We appeal to everyone associated with the club to come out on Sunday evening and support the lads in what is sure to be a wonderful occasion. How Éire Óg progress in the county series will have implications for 2014 so it is vitally important that the efforts of the lads are supported.
The eight losers of this first round in the county championship will enter the Ó Riain Cup (which has relegation attached) while the eight winners from round one of the county championship play-off with the eight losing divisional semi-finalists. Critically, the winners of this round will be guaranteed a place in the top-tier of the 2014 county senior hurling championship. Those eight winners will join the eight divisional finalists to make up the top-sixteen in 2014.
Junior A: On Saturday last our junior A hurlers qualified for the league final courtesy of a four-point win over Burgess. Final score: 1-19 to 1-15. We now play Borris-Ileigh in the league final.
JUVENILE
Under-12: The teams in groups one and four both recorded wins against the Silvermines in the latest round of the under-12 hurling Go Games league. The next round of matches is against Kildangan in Nenagh on Friday, June 14th. Best of luck to both teams!
Bag Packing: Our annual bag packing fundraiser is on this Saturday, June 15th in Dunnes Stores. Help is needed and parents will be asked during the week to please give an hour of their time. Thanks to Dunnes Stores for all their assistance
Trip to Cork: A reminder to all parents of under-8s/10s & 12s that the trip to Bishopstown in Cork is on Saturday, June 22nd. It will be a series of well-organised fun blitzes and the boys are to wear full Éire Óg kit including their new training tops. The permission slips should be returned to trainers immediately. More details will be sent home with the boys during the week.
Date for the diary: The Juvenile Summer Camp is on July 22nd to July 26th this year. Always a very popular camp it is open to boys and girls with non-members welcome.
Congratulations: Well done to Barry Coffey who scored a great goal in the Tipperary colours on Sunday in the Primary Game at the Gaelic Grounds.
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CAMOGIE
Under-12:
The girls have a blitz in Toomevara on June 21st.Primary Games: Well done to both Rachel O’Connor and Barry Coffey who featured for Tipperary in the Primary Games at half-time during the Munster senior hurling semi-final between Tipperary and Limerick.
Community Games: Well done to the girls who beat Cashel in the county final of the Community Games last week. This is a fantastic achievement and they advance to play in the Munster finals in Tralee on June 29th. These girls will have a busy schedule as they play in the Féile na nGael on the following weekend of July 6th.
Bag packing: We will be bag packing in Dunnes Stores on the weekend of July 12th and 13th. We ask all our under-16s and junior players to please help out over the weekend and give your names to Denise Morris.
Cumann mBunscoil: Well done to St Mary’s who retained their under-13 county title after a great win over Boherlahan in Semple Stadium on Thursday last. Also well done to the under-11 team who finished runners up in their competition. We wish to thank all the teachers and coaches in St Mary’s for so generously volunteering their time to promote Camogie among the girls. St Mary’s plays a vital role in the development of our players and the teachers’ hard work is greatly appreciated by 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.
Despite trailing 0-2 to 1-6 after nine minutes Nenagh Éire Óg recovered to register a fine four-point junior A league semi-final win over Burgess at a sunny Cloughjordan this evening.
Saturday, June 8th
North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Semi-Final
Nenagh Éire Óg 1-19 Burgess 1-15
Despite trailing 0-2 to 1-6 after nine minutes Éire Óg recovered to register a fine four-point junior A league semi-final win over Burgess at a sunny Cloughjordan this evening.
Éire Óg started very poorly with Burgess taking full advantage. Burgess led 0-5 to 0-2 after seven minutes when a long-range free found the Éire Óg net. Burgess added to their tally a minute later and Éire Óg looked in real trouble – 0-2 to 1-6.
Éire Óg responded to the challenge with points from Donnacha Quinn, David Hackett (two frees), Darragh Walsh and Brian Maxwell reducing the deficit to three points by the 20th minute. Burgess hit back with a point of their own, but Éire Óg were hurling much the better now and deservedly hit the net in the 22nd minute when Gary Howard grabbed Davy Hackett’s delivery and beat the Burgess ‘keeper with a rasper – 1-7 apiece.
The sides traded points prior to half-time and retired all square – Éire Óg 1-9 Burgess 1-9.
It was tit-for-tat in the opening minutes of the second half and even though Éire Óg now looked the better side they struggled to shake off the challenge of a dogged Burgess outfit.
In the 44th minute a Niall Madden free from long-range handed Éire Óg a 1-13 to 1-12 lead, but the Blues then fired five consecutive wides. In the meantime Burgess stole in for two points which helped them into a 1-14 to 1-13 lead by the 50th minute.
Two minutes later a David Hackett free levelled it while a Paul Ryan point with five minutes to play handed Éire Óg the lead. To their credit Burgess responded with a point (1-15 apiece), but Éire Óg would not be denied and surged toward the final whistle with points from Alan Kelly, Andrew Coffey, Brian Maxwell and David Hackett (free) sealing this win in emphatic terms.
Éire Óg will face Borris-Ileigh in the final – Borris-Ileigh saw off Toomevara in their respective semi-final this evening.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Kevin Flynn, Donnacha Heffernan, John O’Donoghue, Michael Collins, Niall Madden (0-1, 0-1 free), Niall Cahill, Eoin Fitzgibbon, Alan Kelly (0-1), Darragh Walsh (0-1), Bob O’Brien, Brian Maxwell (0-4), David Hackett (0-8, 0-7 frees, 0-1 ‘65), Donnacha Quinn (0-1), Gary Howard (1-0), Brian Quinn. Subs: (HT) Andrew Coffey (0-2) for Darragh Walsh, (37th) James Mackey for Donnacha Quinn, (42nd) Paul Ryan (0-1) for Bob O’Brien, (54th) Philip Hickey for Gary Howard, (61st) Conor Ryan for Brian Quinn.
Referee: Dan Darcy.
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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 North Tipperary junior B league campaign ended in disappointing defeat for Nenagh Éire Óg, but the lads are now looking forward to the north Tipperary junior B hurling championship.
Thursday, June 6th
North Tipperary Junior B Hurling League
Borrisokane 5-13 Nenagh Éire Óg 1-10
Éire Óg’s north Tipperary junior B hurling league campaign came to a disappointing end in Borrisokane on Thursday evening when the home side won with five goals to spare.
Borrisokane, who needed a win to force their way into the semi-finals, started well and led 1-2 to no-score before Éire Óg got off the mark thanks to a Kieran Duffy free in the 13th minute. A second Borrisokane goal in the 23rd minute helped the home side into a 2-6 to 0-5 interval lead.
Borrisokane began the second half in positive fashion and hit Éire Óg with a third goal before Aidan Healy managed the first of his four second half points. Éire Óg scored a goal of their own when Kieran Duffy buried a free from 23 yards in the 50th minute. Unfortunately Borrisokane added two further goals to their tally.
In the up-coming junior B hurling championship Éire Óg have been drawn in a group featuring Newport, Ballinahinch, Ballina and Portroe with the top two qualifying for the semi-finals.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Brian Gubbins, John Kelly, Leonard Ryan, Brian Duffy, Aodhán Geaney, Niall Madden, Jack Sheedy, Kieran Duffy (1-4, 1-4 frees), Darragh Walsh (0-1), Paul Slattery, Kevin Kennedy, Ger O’Gorman, Aidan Healy (0-4), Peter Egan, John Donnellan. Subs: Luke Kennedy (0-1) for Ger O’Gorman, James Gallagher for Peter Egan, Paddy Harrington for Darragh Walsh, Brian Flynn for John Donnellan, Stephen Nagle for Kevin Kennedy, Niall O’Gorman for Brian Duffy (blood).
Referee: Dan Darcy.
Your guide to all the comings and goings at MacDonagh Park this week!
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SENIOR
Senior: Last Thursday night the draw took place for the first round of the county senior hurling championship. Éire Óg have been drawn against Thurles Sarsfields with the game scheduled to take place on June 15th-16th. On Sunday afternoon last we defeated Kilruane MacDonagh’s in the Dr Fogarty Cup semi-final (County Senior Hurling Challenge Cup) – 2-22 to 2-17 in Cloughjordan. Éire Óg now face Burgess in the final – in their respective semi-final Burgess beat Clonoulty-Rossmore 2-17 to 1-11.
Junior A: On Saturday evening last our junior A hurlers defeated Roscrea in the last group game of the league. The final score was: Éire Óg 2-25 Roscrea 0-16. This win has qualified Éire Óg for the knock-out stages of the league. Éire Óg face Burgess in the junior A league semi-final in Cloughjordan on Saturday, June 8th (7pm).
Junior B: Our junior B team conclude their league campaign this Thursday evening when they take on Borrisokane. This game takes place in Borrisokane at 7.30pm.
Inter-county: Best wishes to Michael Heffernan and the Tipperary panel against Limerick on Sunday in the Gaelic Grounds.
County Board Draw: Congratulations to Deirdre Lowney on winning a car in the first draw on Friday night last which took place in Templemore. Thanks to all the promoters and supporters of this year’s County Board Draw.
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JUVENILE
Under-10 & Community Games: Our Community Games team lost out to Roscrea on Wednesday last in the North-Mid final in Nenagh. Well done to these lovely young hurlers for getting this far in the competition and good luck to Roscrea as they progress.
Under-12 Go Games: Our group one hurlers got their campaign off to a start with a victory over Borrisokane on Friday last. In an exciting game Dylan Murphy made a number of excellent saves in goal while Barry Coffey & Cian Griffin got the Éire Óg goals. Our group four team came from behind to snatch a late draw in the first round game against Templederry. There were fine performances from Cameron Spillane & Cian Galvin while Dylan Noonan-Kelly & Adam Ryan scored the two goals. Both teams were due to play Silvermines in the next round on Bank Holiday Monday.
Under-14 Football: Our under-14s won the North Tipperary football title on Monday, May 27th. The team was led by captain Peter Folan and recorded a 3-8 to 1-2 victory over Borrisokane. Congratulations to Peter and the team on a fantastic victory. On Saturday last the team contested the county semi-final against Galtee Rovers which they narrowly lost on a scoreline of 5-5 to 4-5. The team showed great fight and determination to claw back a seven-point deficit at half time. Jake Morris struck three goals in the second half and the score was level with five minutes to go. Unfortunately the team couldn’t get ahead and suffered a narrow defeat following a brave performance. Attention now turns to the hurling championship and full attendance is required at training on Monday and Fridays. A challenge match will take place against Patrickswell on Wednesday. Full attendance required.
Under-16: Preparations are underway for the hurling championship. Full attendance at all training sessions is required.
Guess the Score: The juvenile club are running a ‘Guess the Score’ competition for the Tipperary v Limerick match which the boys are selling at €2 a line. Please support the players.
Congratulations: Congratulations to Éire Óg’s Barry Coffey who has been selected to play in the Primary Game against Limerick at Páirc na nGael on Sunday, June 9th.
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CAMOGIE
Community Games: Congratulations to our Community Games team who won the North final last week defeating an excellent Burgess team by seven points.
Junior: Our juniors played Newport on Monday in the opening round of the Munster League. Check Facebook for the result of this fixture. Éire Óg are also due to play Burgess, Valley Rovers (Cork) and Wolfe Tones (Clare).
Civic Reception: On Friday last Nenagh Town Council recognised the club’s achievements last year and awarded us a civic reception where we were presented with a framed certificate. We wish to thank the council for their kindness and the wonderful refreshments provided on the night.
Come Dine With Me: On Friday last over one hundred people attended our ‘Come Dine With Me’ fundraiser in the Hibernian Inn with celebratory guest on the night being former Munster, Leinster and Irish rugby player Trevor Hogan. We wish to thank everyone who helped out on the night including DJ Mickey Mac, the staff of the Hibernian Inn and Trevor Hogan for so generously volunteering his time.
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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.
