Sunday, March 31st
Junior A Hurling League
Nenagh Éire Óg 0-20
Toomevara 0-13
Éire Óg proved too strong for Toomevara in their junior A hurling league clash at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Monday evening.
Toome stole into an early 0-2 to 0-1 lead before points from Donnacha Quinn, Davy Hackett (two frees), James Mackey (two) and Pearse Morris helped the home side into a 0-7 to 0-2 lead.
Toomevara responded with two points of their own before efforts from Adam Grattan and Gary Howard helped Éire Óg into a 0-9 to 0-4 interval lead.
Following a brilliant James Mackey point in the 37th minute Éire Óg had extended their lead to six points (0-12 to 0-6) and although Toomevara tried hard to mount a late challenge the Blues always managed to keep the Greyhounds at arm’s length.
Despite playing into the wind Éire Óg managed to out-score Toomevara 0-8 to 0-7 during the closing exchanges of this encounter. Indeed, James Mackey brought proceedings to a close in the 62nd minute when scoring his sixth point from play.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Willie Bolger, Michael Collins, John O’Donoghue, Donnacha Heffernan, Niall Madden, Niall Cahill, Eoin Fitzgibbon, Pearse Morris (0-2), Alan Kelly, Donnacha Quinn (0-1), David Hackett (0-6, 0-6 frees), Adam Grattan (0-2), Gary Howard (0-1), Brian Quinn, James Mackey (0-6). Subs: (49th) Andrew Coffey (0-1) for Donnacha Quinn, (53rd) Darragh Walsh (0-1) for Gary Howard.
Referee: Martin Griffin (Silvermines).
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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.
Saturday, March 30th
Junior B Hurling League
Nenagh Éire Óg 1-11 Kildangan 3-5
A Kildangan goal in the fifth minute of injury time denied Éire Óg a deserved win in the junior B hurling league at Puckane this afternoon.
Éire Óg shipped two goals in the opening half, but a Gary Howard point and three Darragh Walsh frees left six between them at the break – 0-4 to 2-4.
Éire Óg, who were now playing with the wind, started the second half in enterprising mood with points from Aidan Healy, Philip Hickey, Gary Howard and an absolute cracker from Darragh Walsh closing the gap to two points (0-8 to 2-4).
Éire Óg continued to dominate and Mark Higginbottom plundered a goal to present Nenagh with the lead in the 37th minute – 1-8 to 2-4.
A Philip Hickey point and a Darragh Walsh free extended the Éire Óg lead to three points (1-10 to 2-4) before Kildangan managed their first score of the second half in the 57th minute.
On the hour mark Philip Hickey struck for Éire Óg’s eleventh point, but in the fifth minute of injury time Kildangan batted in an equalising goal following a long-range free.
Éire Óg’s remaining junior B hurling league group games are against Silvermines, Borrisokane and Newport. Well done lads.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Brian Gubbins, Brian Duffy, Michael Collins, John Kelly, Eddie Darcy, Niall Madden, Aodhán Geaney, Luke Kennedy, Darragh Walsh (0-5, 0-4 frees), Christopher Ryan, Kieran Duffy (captain), Mark Higginbottom (1-0), Gary Howard (0-2), Peter Egan, Philip Hickey (0-3). Subs: (22nd) Aidan Healy (0-1) for Peter Egan, (41st) David Minogue for Mark Higginbottom, (51st) Lenny Ryan for Aodhán Geaney, (62nd) Ger O’Gorman for Luke Kennedy.
Referee: Kieran Delaney (Toomevara).
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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.
County Challenge Cup: Our senior hurlers defeated Ballingarry by four points in the County Challenge Cup on Sunday afternoon last. The final score was 0-20 to 2-10. Although Éire Óg initially lost to Upperchurch-Drombane wins over Lorrha and Ballingarry means the Blues now qualify for the semi-finals of the Dr Fogarty Cup. In the semi-final Éire Óg will face Kilruane MacDonagh’s in Cloughjordan – date TBC. The other semi-final of the Dr Fogarty Cup will see Burgess host Clonoulty-Rossmore.
JAHL: Our junior A team were due begin their league campaign last weekend against Toomevara, but this game was postponed due an unplayable pitch.
MAFC: The Éire Óg minor A footballers are in championship action this Wednesday (March 27th) when they face Newport Gaels at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh (5.30pm).
JBHL: Éire Óg launch their junior B league campaign this Saturday, March 30th at 4.30pm in Puckane when the lads take on Kildangan.
Membership: Club membership for 2013 is now overdue and should be paid to any club officer or online at www.nenagheireog.com. All players, managers and team mentors must be fully paid up club members.
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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.
Éire Óg enjoyed a four-point win (0-20 to 2-10) over Ballingarry in the County Senior Hurling Cup at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Sunday afternoon, March 24th.
Despite playing into an absolute gale in the opening half Éire Óg led 0-10 to 0-7 at the break with Kevin Tucker accounting for 0-6 of the Nenagh tally.
Some fine attacking play in the opening ten minutes of the second half helped Éire Óg into a 0-15 to 0-8 lead.
Ballingarry, however, struck back with two goals in the 43rd and 45th minutes to cut the deficit to the very minimum (0-15 to 2-8).
Éire Óg closed out the game impressively however out-scoring the visitors 0-5 to 0-2 in the final quarter of this encounter.
Éire Óg have been drawn against Kilruane MacDonagh’s in the semi-finals of the Dr Fogarty Cup – date/venue TBC. Burgess take on Clonoulty-Rossmore in their respective semi-final.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Willie Bolger, Mark Flannery, Noel Maloney, John Brennan, Adam Gratton, Barry Heffernan, Seán Geaney, Pearse Morris, Alan Kelly, Kevin Tucker (0-8, 0-5 frees), Paddy Murphy (0-2), Tommy Heffernan (0-6), Brian Quinn, Johnny Slattery, Killian Gleeson (0-2). Subs: (26th) Brian Maxwell for Seán Geaney, (51st) Donnacha Quinn (0-2, 0-1 sideline) for Killian Gleeson, (52nd) Andrew Coffey for Alan Kelly, (55th) James Mackey for Brian Quinn.
Referee: Philip Kelly (Ballinahinch).
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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 health and wellbeing of members was firmly placed at the heart of GAA clubs today at the launch of phase one of the new GAA Healthy Club Project in Croke Park.
Uachtarán CLG Liam Ó Néill and Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health Dr Tony Holohan jointly launched the project, reflecting its collaborative nature between the GAA and the HSE.
The project aims to assist GAA clubs in responding to the wide and varied health needs of their members while also extending that positive influence out to the wider communities they serve.
GAA clubs all over the world already provide great health benefits for their players, members and communities alike. Yet there exists continuous demand from clubs for guidance in many areas relating to health promotion including: healthy eating and diet, drug and alcohol awareness, mental well-being and resilience development, suicide prevention and response, the promotion of health and wellbeing through physical activity, activities for older and non-playing members.
“The GAA Healthy Club Project aims to highlight and re-enforce the great work already being done by clubs while assisting them in identifying and responding to the most important health issues amongst their membership and in their communities,” GAA President Liam O’Neill said at the launch.
A call for an expression of interest was issued to all clubs last December and January and just 18 clubs were selected to participate in phase one of the project which will run for 24 months, following which time it will be independently evaluated.
Five clubs in Munster were selected including Nenagh Éire Óg, Middleton (Cork), St Paul’s (Limerick), Beaufort (Kerry) and St Finbarr’s (Cork).
Nenagh Éire Óg juvenile club chairman Michael Geaney will be the project leader for this initiative in 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.
The inaugural tournament in honour of John Tucker will take place at MacDonagh Park on Saturday, March 16th at 3pm when Éire Óg host Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin. Both clubs will battle it out for the John Tucker Memorial Trophy. All Nenagh supporters are asked to make a special effort to attend this unique occasion.
The Éire Óg hurlers return to action in the County Challenge Cup when the Blues host Lorrha at MacDonagh Park on Monday, March 18th 4pm.
Club membership for 2013 is now overdue and should be paid to any club officer or online at www.nenagheireog.com. All players, managers and team mentors must be fully paid-up club members.
On Monday, March 18th the Éire Óg under-14 footballers are scheduled to take on Borrisokane in a 2013 Féile Peil quarter-final. Fixture details to be confirmed.
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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.
A club presentation event will be held on Saturday, March 9th in the Abbey Court Hotel. Tickets cost €30 and include a four-course dinner and music by Jason Fallon followed by a disco. Tickets are now available from any club officer or from any member of the organising committee – Josephine Mackey (085 710 1398), Valerie O’Brien (087 788 3434), Geraldine Quinn (086 265 8861) and Catherine Grey (089 489 9781). Tickets will also be on sale in the Complex on Monday, February 25th and Wednesday, February 27th (7-8pm) to make it convenient for people. This promises to be a great club occasion as we honour our victorious 2012 teams and look forward to the 2013 season. We would encourage people attending to get their tickets ASAP so as to help with planning on the night.
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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.
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The North Tipperary GAA draws which affect Nenagh Éire Óg:-
Hibernian Inn Senior Hurling Championship
*Top two in each group through to the quarter-finals. Third placed team in group three also go through to the quarter-finals while the third placed teams in group one and two play off for the final quarter-final spot. Possible dates for games: April 7th, April 14th, April 21st, April 24th, May 5th, May 12th, May 19th, May 26th, June 2nd, June 9th & June 16th.
Group One: Toomevara v Roscrea, Burgess v Silvermines
Group Two: Templederry v Lorrha, Borris-Ileigh v Borrisokane
Group Three: Kilruane MacDonagh’s v Moneygall, Nenagh Éire Óg v Kildangan, bye Portroe
Watch Centre Junior A Hurling Championship
*Two groups, top teams into semi-finals and second and third placed teams through to the quarter-finals.
Group one: Borris-Ileigh v Kildangan, Knockshegowna v Lorrha, bye Burgess
Group two: Toomevara v Roscrea, Nenagh Éire Óg v Kilruane MacDonagh’s, bye Moneygall
Junior A Hurling League
*Two groups, top two into the semi-finals.
Group one: Knockshegowna v Kildangan, Nenagh Éire Óg v Toomevara
Group two: Burgess v Moneygall, Lorrha v Borris-Ileigh, bye Kilruane MacDonagh’s
Watch Centre Junior B Hurling Championship
*Two groups, top two teams in each group go through to the semi-finals.
Group one: Templederry v Toomevara, Kildangan v Silvermines, bye Borrisokane
Group two: Newport v Ballinahinch, Ballina v Nenagh Éire Óg, bye Portroe
Junior B Hurling League
*Two groups, top two into the semi-finals.
Group one: Kilruane MacDonagh’s v Toomevara, Portroe v Templederry, Ballinahinch v Ballina
Group two: Nenagh Éire Óg v Kildangan, Silvermines v Borrisokane, bye Newport
Walsh’s of Nenagh Under-21A Hurling Championship
*Knock-out plus loser’s group.
Draw: Borris-Ileigh v Burgess, Kilruane MacDonagh’s v Roscrea, Lorrha v Toomevara, Nenagh Éire Óg v Kildangan
Ger Gavin’s Minor A Hurling Championship
*Two groups, top two into the semi-finals
Group one: Roscrea v Kildangan, Kilruane MacDonagh’s v Nenagh Éire Óg
Group two: Toomevara v Newport Gaels, bye Borris-Ileigh
Here are the North Tipperary adult hurling 2013 gradings which will effect Éire Óg:-
Senior Hurling: Nenagh Éire Óg, Burgess, Borris-Ileigh, Borrisokane, Kildangan, Kilruane MacDonagh’s, Lorrha, Moneygall, Portroe, Roscrea, Silvermines, Templederry & Toomevara.
Junior A Hurling: Nenagh Éire Óg, Burgess, Borris-Ileigh, Kilruane MacDonagh’s, Kildangan, Knockshegowna, Lorrha, Moneygall, Roscrea & Toomevara.
Junior B Hurling: Nenagh Éire Óg, Ballina, Ballinahinch, Borrisokane, Kildangan, Newport, Portroe, Silvermines, Templederry & Toomevara.
Under-21A Hurling: Nenagh Éire Óg, Borris-Ileigh, Burgess, Kildangan, Kilruane MacDonagh’s, Lorrha, Roscrea & Toomevara.
Minor A Hurling: Nenagh Éire Óg, Ballina, Borris-Ileigh, Kildangan, Kilruane MacDonagh’s, Newport Gaels, Roscrea & Toomevara.
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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.
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The 2013 Nenagh Éire Óg Sports Prediction Quiz has now just been launched. This year we have twenty-five sporting events to predict with 50% of all entry fees as prize money up for grabs.
Similar to last year entrants must predict the winner of various sporting events throughout the course of 2013 and the quiz will continue until late into the year. The cost of entry is still just €10 and the closing date for this year’s competition is February 1st 2013.
To enter, simply guess who you think the winner of each of the twenty-five sporting events outlined will be this year and return the form to any club officer or member of the organising committee by February 1st along with the entry fee of €10. Email entries can be emailed to eireognenagh@gmail.com provided the entry fee has been paid by February 1st.
A leader board will be circulated via email at the end of each month and will also be maintained on the club website.
Any questions please contact Brian McDonnell, Paul Lillis or Mark Long.
Best of luck!!!
The following are the results of the 2012 Sports Prediction Quiz – thanks to everyone who supported the club in this venture last year. The prizes will be given out at the up-coming club presentation event and the winners were: 1st Noel Coffey €250, 2nd Tom Seymour €200, 3rd Brian McDonnell €140, 4th Morgan Mooney €30, 5th Willie Bolger €30.
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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.
