Senior Hurling: on Saturday evening last our senior hurlers opened their championship campaign with a draw again Kildangan (final score: Éire Óg 0-17 Kildangan 1-14). Round two takes place on Sunday evening when Moneygall provide the opposition. This game takes place in Cloughjordan at 5.30pm. All support appreciated.
Munster minor hurling championship: best wishes to Barry Heffernan, Shane Hennessey, Andrew Coffey and James Mackey who feature on the Tipperary minor hurling panel which takes on Waterford on Thursday evening in Walsh Park (7pm) in the first round of the championship.
Juvenile
Parish League: under-12 Parish League starts on Monday, April 15th. This is open to all boys aged ten to 12 years of age – players are to be in the field at 6pm.
Under-6 & under-8: training is on Wednesdays at 5.15pm and on Saturdays at 10am. New players welcome.
Under-10: under-10 and Community Games training is now in full swing and with challenge matches planned – all players are requested to attend training.
Under-12: our under-12 footballers had good wins in both groups one and four away to Kilruane MacDonagh’s on Friday last. There were strong performances all over the field for both of our teams and some excellent goalkeeping. The second round of matches is on Friday, April 12th at home to Toomevara for both groups. Keep up the good work.
Under-14: the under-14 footballers kicked off the league with a good win over Kilruane in Nenagh last Wednesday on a score of 4-4 to 0-7. A strong defensive display provided a great platform for the team who play their next round match away to Borrisokane on Wednesday, April 10th at 6.30pm. The team and management wish a speedy recovery to Ethan O’Brien who was injured during the match.
Under-16: the under-16 footballers received a bye into the second round of the league matches and will be in action next on Monday, April 15th (away to Kilruane MacDonagh’s).
Well done to under-14 Evan Murphy who won the Puc Fada in the Féile Skills competition on Saturday last in Kilcolman.
The juvenile club committee would like to wish the best of luck to Tipperary minors Shane, Barry, James and Andrew against Waterford on Thursday.
Camogie
Congratulations to Rachel Spillane, Rachel Maher, Aisling O’Brien, Grace O’Brien, Saoirse Gleeson and the Tipperary under-16 team who defeated Cork on Tuesday last in the Munster final. Well done girls from everyone in the club; a fantastic achievement.
Congratulations also to Alanna Morris, Aileen Duggan and the Tipperary under-18 team which defeated Dublin on Sunday last and qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final. Best of luck in the remainder of the competition.
Training for our junior team continues every Wednesday and Friday at 7pm at Nenagh CBS. We are due to play Ballingarry this Sunday morning at 12 noon away in the league. Mentors will be in touch with the details. This is the last week that our new training tops will be available at training for sizes so in order to make sure the correct size is ordered for you please attend. Thanks to Paul Henry and Pinnacle Homes for kindly sponsoring the tops.
Best of luck to our under-14s who take on Newport in the Féile na nGael final on Saturday at The Ragg (12 noon). Please come and support this terrific bunch of players.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the successful sponsored walk on Sunday last and also to everyone who so generously donated. It is a vital fundraiser for the club and thanks to everyone concerned.
A small number of players still need to pay their registration and we that they do so immediately.
Our under-16s had a fantastic win over near neighbours Burgess on a score line of 7-9 to 2-4 in the opening round of the championship. What made this win extra special was that this was the first time Éire Óg ever played a championship game at under-16 level in the A grade. Well done girls on achieving a nice piece of history.
[hr]
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 deflected Joe Gallagher goal in the fourth minute of injury denied Éire Óg a first round win in the 2013 Hibernian Inn north Tipperary senior hurling championship.
Saturday, April 6th
Hibernian Inn
North Tipperary Senior
Hurling Championship
Nenagh Éire Óg 0-17
Kildangan 1-14
A deflected Joe Gallagher goal in the fourth minute of injury denied Éire Óg a first round win in the 2013 Hibernian Inn north Tipperary senior hurling championship. Following a Donnacha Quinn point on the hour Éire Óg led 0-17 to 0-12, but Kildangan converted two late frees before Joe Gallagher’s speculative effort earned Séamus Gleeson’s men a share of the spoils.
Points from Michael Heffernan (2), Tommy Heffernan and Kevin Tucker (two, one free) helped Éire Óg into a 0-5 to 0-1 lead during the opening quarter. Kildangan responded in kind and cut the deficit to two points (0-7 to 0-5) before late first half scores from Tommy Heffernan, two Kevin Tucker frees and a monster of a point from Barry Heffernan retired the sides at the break with five between them (0-11 to 0-6). It is worth noting, however, that Éire Óg had conceded a penalty in the 29th minute following a Barry Heffernan foul on Joe Gallagher – Darragh Egan’s subsequent flew narrowly over the bar.
Éire Óg, now facing the wind, began the second half in positive fashion and led 0-13 to 0-7 following two Kevin Tucker frees. Kildangan corner-forward Tadhg Gallagher was also shown a straight red card in the 36th minute following a challenge on Barry Heffernan.
Three consecutive Kildangan frees reduced the Éire Óg lead significantly (0-13 to 0-10).
Efforts from Kevin Tucker, Tommy Heffernan (2) and a Donnacha Quinn point on the hour mark forced Éire Óg into a 0-17 to 0-12 lead entering injury time.
In injury time Éire Óg conceded two frees which Kildangan converted before an ambitious Joe Gallagher shot was deflected past Nenagh ‘keeper Michael McNamara.
Éire Óg face Moneygall in the second round at Cloughjordan next weekend. Fixture details to be confirmed.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Michael McNamara, Mark Flannery, Noel Maloney, John Brennan, Daire Quinn, Barry Heffernan (0-1), Billy Heffernan, Alan Kelly, Pearse Morris, Kevin Tucker (0-8, 0-7 frees), Paddy Murphy, Tommy Heffernan (0-4), Donnacha Quinn (0-2), Michael Heffernan (0-2), Killian Gleeson. Subs: (28th) James Mackey for Killian Gleeson, (50th) Brian Quinn for Paddy Murphy (blood), (58th) Andrew Coffey for Alan Kelly.
Referee: Philip Kelly (Ballinahinch).
1990 County Under-16A Hurling Final
Éire Óg 0-11 Holycross-Ballycahill 0-6
Éire Óg regained the county under-16 hurling titles after a two-year lapse when they overcame Holycross in the final at The Ragg on Saturday.
Two years ago at under-14 level Holycross suffered heavy defeats at the hands of Éire Óg in the Féile na nGael and Toomevara in the rural final, but the two years showed a marked improvement. They played with great determination and commitment throughout and overcame the loss of their wing-back Tom Moloney to stay within five points of the north champions. But they lacked penetration in the forward line and all their points came from David Burke.
Éire Óg had to line out without full-back David Creamer, bringing in Michael Loughnane in his place but had the boost of the return to wing-back of Shane Connolly. They opened the game with a flurry of points in the first five minutes, but as Holycross settled down the game becamse closely contested and at the interval Éire Óg were ahead by four points – 0-8 to 0-4.
Holycross put on a lot of pressure in the second half but their weakness in the forward line was their undoing and they shot several wides from scoreable range.
Éire Óg got off to a great start with a point after only 35 seconds by Declan O’Meara. Two minutes later he was on target again and was quickly followed onto the scoreboard by Pádraig O’Kennedy.
Robbie Tomlinson put Éire Óg four points clear after ten minutes from a free.
Holycross looked in deep difficulty as they lost Tom Moloney through injury, replacing him with Pat Doyle. But they pulled themselves together and David Burke sent over their first point after eight minutes.
Four minutes later Robbie Tomlinson sent over a point from a free. David Burke responded with a similar score for Holycross.
The sixth Éire Óg point came after eighteen minutes as John Manley doubled on a high ball from Mervyn Scanlon.
Two minutes later Burke had a point for Holycross which Éire Óg hit back for a point by Tomlinson.
Coming up to the interval Tomlinson and Burke swapped points as Éire Óg turned over 0-8 to 0-4 ahead.
The second half was remarkable for its low scoring.
Pádraig O’Kennedy gave Éire Óg the start they wanted after four minutes with a point. They nearly had a goal in the tenth minute when an effort by Liam Walsh close in was blocked superbly by James Ryan.
On the quarter hour Declan O’Meara sent over Nenagh’s tenth point.
Holycross pressed hard but sent three chances wides before David Burke pointed after 24 minutes.
John Tucker wound up the Éire Óg scoring with a point a minute later, then Burke had Holycross’ last score a point.
Two minutes from the end Christy McLoughlin brought off a fine save from Kevin O’Meara and any hope Holycross had of the title evaporated.
Christy McLoughlin had a fine game between the posts for Éire Óg. Michael Loughnane slotted in well into the full-back spot. Eddie Guerin continued to show great promise as a defender. Mervyn Scanlon was very effective at midfield. Robbie Tomlinson led the attack with his usual skill, taking his scores well. Pádraig O’Kennedy and Declan O’Meara were also impressive.
For Holycross Aidan Hassett, Philip Ryan, Paudie Lee and David Burke were best on the day.
Éire Óg: Christy McLoughlin, Declan Bailey, Michael Loughnane, Liam O’Gara, Eddie Guerin, Frank McGrath, Shane Connolly, Mervyn Scanlon, John Tucker, Pádraig O’Kennedy, Robbie Tomlinson, John Manley, Declan O’Meara, Liam Walsh, Kevin Tucker.
Holycross: T. Burke, A. Hassett, J. Ryan, J. Burke, T. Moloney, P. Ryan, M. Lee, R. Doyle, P. Lee, N. Ryan, D. Burke, K. O’Meara, J. Maher, B. Treacy, P. McGrath.
Report – Nenagh Guardian.
Welcome!
As chairman of the Nenagh Éire Óg club I would like to welcome you to our newly-revamped club website.
In this age of ever increasing social media as a means of communication, everyone from players to officials to supporters will be well served by the changes made to our original website. We will continue to provide you with everything you need to know about the affairs of the club both past, present and future. There’s no doubt but that Nenagh people love to talk hurling and it is hoped that this website provides an additional means of communication for all people associated with the club.
We need the support of all connected with Nenagh Éire Óg and one of the most heartening aspects of the revamped site is that it will provide a vital means for those living elsewhere, especially those overseas, to remain in touch with happenings at home. In particular the integration of Facebook, Twitter and a YouTube channel with the website will enable greater engagement with a broader spectrum of supporters.
Since our original website was set up four years ago we have had nearly 40,000 unique visitors and nearly 300,000 page impressions.
This initiative is a measure of the ambition of the club in its forward thinking in relation to social media as a means of communication. Sincere thanks to Brian McDonnell and Darragh Costello for all their work in making this a reality.
I hope you enjoy your visit. Your feedback is especially welcome and you can email your comments to eireognenagh@gmail.com
Please continue to support this great club.
Jim Nagle
Chairman, Nenagh Éire Óg
[hr]
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.
SENIOR CLUB
Senior: Our senior hurlers begin their championship campaign this Saturday evening in Dolla when they take on Kildangan. This game will throw in at 5pm. All support welcome.
County Challenge Cup: Following wins over Lorrha and Ballingarry our senior hurlers will face Kilruane MacDonagh’s in the semi-final of the Dr Fogarty Cup. This game will take place in Cloughjordan with time and date TBC.
Junior A: Our junior A team began their league campaign on Sunday evening last with a seven-point win over Toomevara (final score: 0-20 to 0-13).
Junior B: Our junior B team began their league campaign on Saturday evening last as they shared the points with Kildangan (final score: Éire Óg 1-11 Kildangan 3-5).
Minor A: Our minor footballers play Ballina this evening Wednesday at 6.30pm in Ballina in round one of the championship.
JUVENILE CLUB
Under-6: Midweek training resumes at 5.15pm on Wednesday, April 10th.
Under-8: Midweek training resumes this Wednesday April 3rd at 5.15pm.
Under-10 & Community Games: Training this week on Wednesday from 5.30-6.30pm and Sunday from 12.30-1.45pm. Attendance is great and there is still time to come along to try out for the Community Games panel on Sundays.
Under-12: Under-12 football league matches begin this Friday, April 5th for group one and group four teams. Both teams are away to Kilruane MacDonagh’s. Best of luck to all the boys and they are reminded to have gum shields ready for training and matches.
Under-14: The under-14 football league begins on Wednesday, April 4th at home to Kilruane MacDonagh’s at 6.30pm. The players have put in a lot of work including a tough challenge match last Friday against Monaleen of Limerick and it should all stand to them in the coming weeks.
Under-16: The under-16 footballers played Borrisokane on Monday, April 1st in Nenagh and lost on a 1-2 to 1-10 scoreline. Nenagh have a bye in the second round of matches due to be held on Monday, April 8th and their next appearance will be away to Kilruane MacDonagh’s on April 15th.
Trials: Best of luck to all of our players attending North Tipperary divisional trials.
CAMOGIE CLUB
Congratulations: Congratulations to Ciara McGrath who was a member of the UL team which won the All-Ireland Freshers Camogie title with a comprehensive victory over WIT. Ciara scored an amazing personal tally of 7-5 in the final. Well done also to Alanna Morris and Aileen Duggan who were members of the Tipperary under-18 panel which defeated Derry at the weekend. They play Dublin this weekend in a Dublin venue and must win in order to progress to the next round. Good luck girls.
Junior B: Our junior B’s defeated Portroe 3-9 to 2-3 in the league on Sunday last. It was a great all-round performance and special mention must go to Alice Darcy who, without the hurley, flicked the ball around the goalkeeper, Lionel Messi-style, before kicking it into the back of the net. Well done Alice.
Under-16: Our under-16s are in action this Thursday night in Nenagh at 6.45pm when neighbours Burgess-Duharra provide the opposition in the opening round of the championship. The under-16s play Kilruane the following Thursday in Cloughjordan at 7pm. Best of luck girls.
Under-14: Our under-14s defeated Drom & Inch on Tuesday in round one of the championship. We played with a strong wind in the first half and led at half-time 1-5 to 0-3. We defended bravely in the second half and held out to win by the narrowest of margins (1-5 to 1-4). We are due to play Silvermines on Tuesday, April 9th in Nenagh at 6.45pm, then Toomevara on April 16th in Toomevara at 7pm and Newport in Nenagh at 7pm on April 23rd. The under-14s are also due to play the Féile final on Saturday, April 13th.
Under-12: Our under-12 enjoyed a great blitz last weekend where we played Toomevara, Drom & Inch and Borris-Ileigh in The Ragg. Thanks to all who organised a most enjoyable day out. We are due to play another blitz this weekend and mentors will be in touch with the details.
Easter Walk: Our Easter Walk is this Sunday at 12 noon from the complex.
Membership: Our younger players have been excellent with paying their registration and we thank them for that. There are a number of under-16s and juniors however who have yet to pay and we encourage them to do so ASAP. Players will not be allowed to play unless this membership fee has been paid.
[hr]
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.
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).
[hr]
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).
[hr]
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.
[hr]
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).
[hr]
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.
[hr]
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.
