A Munster final penalty save, a injury time equalising point on his debut and the junior-B’s return to championship action. This week’s club notes are packed with news on the Blues

Aodán Ó Conchúi in action against Cork on Saturday night

Tipperary

We had a number of players involved in inter-county action this weekend.

Grace O’ Brien in action in the Munster final

Firstly, we commiserate with Sarah Quigley, Grace O’ Brien and the Tipperary senior camogie team who were defeated by Cork in the Munster final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, 0-19 to 0-6. Sarah herself had a fine game with superb puck outs and she made a dramatic first half penalty save from Aoife Murray. They now face Meath in their opening championship game in two weeks. 

Sarah Quigley makes a dramatic save from her opposite number Aoife Murray

Secondly, we congratulate Cian O’ Farrell, Seán Phelan, Rory O’ Donovan and the Tipperary minor hurlers who overcame the disappointment of last week’s loss to Limerick with a 4-15 to 1-13 win over Cork. The lads now face Waterford on Sunday next in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick.

Thirdly, we had two players involved in the Primary Schools matches over the weekend. Aodán Ó Conchúir featured at half-time of the Munster senior football semi-final on Saturday evening in Semple Stadium while Sam O’ Farrell played during the break of the Tipperary Cork Munster hurling championship game on Sunday, also in Thurles. Well done to both lads and we hope you had a wonderful experience. 

Sam O’ Farrell and the Tipperary Primary Schools’ team. Source https://twitter.com/TippCumanNamBun

Finally, Roy Race made his debut for Melchester Rovers in the popular comic magazine Roy of the Rovers and scored twice in a 3-3 draw against Elbury Wanderers and went onto become a star footballer. Today, our own Jake Morris made an equally dramatic debut for the Tipperary senior hurlers as he came off the substitutes’ bench deep in stoppage time to score a game-saving point to rescue his county from defeat against Cork in a game that finished 1-23 to 2-20. Dáire Quinn and Barry Heffernan were also part of the panel and we extend them our best wishes in the next round on Sunday against Waterford in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick at 4pm. 

Jake Morris

Adult Notes

Junior-A

Our junior-A hurlers recorded a 1-19 to 1-12 win over Kilruane MacDonaghs in the opening round of the championship on Saturday evening and must now prepare for Knockshegowna in two weeks time. Well done lads.

Junior-B

Our junior-B hurlers play the opening round of their championship on Friday evening at 7:30pm in MacDonagh Park and we wish them the very best of luck. 

Juvenile Notes

The under-8 panel who played a Gaelic football blitz in Ballina over the weekend.

The under-10 camogie team who played a fantastic blitz in Portroe on Saturday

Family Fun Run

The Nenagh Éire Óg Juvenile club 10k/5k Family Fun Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday June 17th. This year as part of the Healthy Club Project the annual run will support the worthy cause of former Tipperary hurler Seamus Hennessy who, as part of his Running for Josie campaign, is aiming to raise €200,000 for Pieta House.

Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw

We wish to thank all our promotors and everyone who purchased a ticket in this year’s Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw. Your support is appreciated by everyone in the club. 

Adam Gratton

Adam Grattan is pictured with Nenagh Éire Óg chairman, Enda Costello and Nenagh College principal, Damien Kennedy

Congratulations to our senior hurler and Nenagh College teacher Adam Gratton who recently graduated with a Certificate in Management and Leadership (Gaelic Games) from Carlow Institute of Technology. For a full report on this fantastic achievement by Adam please click here 

Jack McLoughlin plays in the Primary Game, a return to junior-B hurling and details of the annual Family Fun Run – This week’s club notes are packed with news on the Blues

Jack McLoughlin with his teacher, Tipperary senior footballer George Hannigan

Tipperary

Hard luck to Barry Heffernan, Jake Morris, Dáire Quinn and the Tipperary senior hurling team who were defeated by Limerick in the opening round of the Munster championship in the Gaelic Grounds. On what was his first championship start for the Premier, Barry is to be congratulated on a fine game at wing back. They now face Cork this Sunday in Semple Stadium. 

We also commiserate with Cian O’ Farrell, Seán Phelan and the county minor side who also suffered a defeat at the hands of Limerick in the Munster championship. Cian came on as a second-half substitute but couldn’t claw back Limerick’s lead. Best of luck to the team against Cork next weekend. 

Adult News

Senior Hurling

Our seniors were defeated by Clonoulty Rossmore in the Tipperary county league on Saturday evening 2-16 to 3-21. Hard luck lads.

Junior-A Hurling

Our junior-A side face Kilruane MacDonaghs on Saturday evening at 17:30 in the opening round of the championship. Best of luck to all involved. 

Junior B Hurling

The club have decided to enter a junior-B team into the championship after a gap of a few years. Anyone interested in playing is asked to contact 083 334 3347 ASAP. 

Juvenile News

Under 6:

Jamie Cottrell advances against Kilruane MacDonaghs in the Holycross seven-a-side tournament

Family Fun Run

The Nenagh Éire Óg Juvenile club 10k/5k Family Fun Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday June 17th. This year as part of the Healthy Club Project the annual run will support the worthy cause of former Tipperary hurler Seamus Hennessy who, as part of his Running for Josie campaign, is aiming to raise €200,000 for Pieta House.

Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw

The 2018 Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw has recently been launched and once again there are amazing prizes on offer for lucky winners including the Skoda Karoq and Renault Megane and a prize fund of a whopping €500,000.

With the purchase of our new grounds at Streame and the expensive day to day running of the club your support is needed more than ever. 

There are three payment options:

1. A one off payment of €100
2. Two payments of €50
3. A month direct debit payment of €10 for the next ten month

If you are interested in joining please contact Derek Lillis on 086 861 4863 or any committee member.

Jack McLoughlin

The Tipperary primary school’s team featuring Jack McLoughlin

We extend our congratulations to Jack McLoughlin who played in the full-back line for the Tipperary primary school’s game at half-time of the Munster senior quarter-final between Tipperary and Waterford on Saturday evening. Jack had a fine game in the full-back line showing off the many great skills of Gaelic football to the large crowd. Jack got his photograph taken afterwards with many of the players including Michael Quinlivan and Alan Campbell. A special thanks goes to Jack’s teacher George Hannigan who nominated Jack to play on the team. 

Blues Abroad

Congratulations to the Flynn brothers, Paddy and Kevin, on winning the Boston seven-a-side tournament over the weekend with Fr. Tom Burkes’. They played and won five matches on their way to the final where they defeated Tipperary. Well done lads. 

Barry Coffey

We commiserate with Barry Coffey and the Irish under-17 soccer team who were beaten in extraordinary circumstances in the quarter-finals of the European Championship by the Netherlands on Tuesday last. Barry had a fine tournament cementing his growing reputation as an up and coming soccer player. 

Cian Powell and Aaron McLoughlin are totally engrossed in the action in Semple Stadium at the Munster senior football quarter-final

A North title won, a senior inter-county debut and a player of the year accolade, there is plenty of news in this week’s club notes

North Tipperary Community Games Champions 2018

Tipperary

Congratulations to both Grace O’ Brien and Sarah Quigley who played for the Tipperary senior team yesterday evening in their 1-24 to 1-13 win over Limerick in the Munster semi-final. Indeed, it was a memorable evening for the Nenagh ladies as Grace scored Tipperary’s goal while Sarah was making her senior championship debut. The team now face Cork in the provincial decider and we wish them the very best of luck.

Hard luck to Hazel McAuliffe and Ruth Hassett who were part of the Tipperary intermediate side defeated by Cork in the Munster championship.

Tipperary senior goalkeeper Sarah Quigley with her biggest fan Conor Quigley

Grace O’ Brien in action in the Munster semi-final against Limerick

We also extend our best wishes to Callan Scully and the Tipperary minor footballers who face Clare in the Munster semi-final this Tuesday evening in Semple Stadium at 7pm. A Premier win will not only see the team advance to the Munster final but also guarantee football throughout the summer as they will also qualify for the All-Ireland series. Callan has been simply outstanding in his three championship matches to date and it would be fantastic to see a large crowd from the club there to support him this Tuesday.

Callan Scully

Shane Connolly

One man that has more than made his mark on the club is Shane Connolly. Shane was part of an extremely successful underage team in Nenagh Éire Óg and he has passed on his vast knowledge of the game to numerous boys and girls over the years through coaching and managing various hurling, Gaelic football and camogie sides. In recent times he has been involved with the North and Mid Tipperary side in the Celtic Challenge and he spoke to http://www.gaa.ie You can read Shane’s interview in the Twitter link below: 

Congratulations Ruth Hassett

One camogie player who has been setting the world alight in recent times is Ruth Hassett. Winner of an All-Ireland under-18 title in 2016 with Tipperary she has carried her exceptional form into colleges camogie where she now plays for the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and her performances have been acknowledged as she was recently awarded their fresher camogie player of the year award. Congratulations Ruth from everyone in the club.

Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw

The 2018 Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw has recently been launched and once again there are amazing prizes on offer for lucky winners including the Skoda Karoq and Renault Megane and a prize fund of a whopping €500,000.

With the purchase of our new grounds at Streame and the expensive day to day running of the club your support is needed more than ever. 

There are three payment options:

1. A one off payment of €100
2. Two payments of €50
3. A month direct debit payment of €10 for the next ten month

If you are interested in joining please contact Derek Lillis on 086 861 4863 or any committee member.

This is with out a doubt the clubs biggest fundraiser of the year, so we would in courage as many people as possible to join especially those that are involved in the club please.

Sympathies

The club would like to express its condolences to Catherine McTiernan and family following the recent passing of her brother Noel Russell, Carrick Swan. Noel was an exceptional hurler with his club winning many South under-21 and senior medals and was also a highly regarded coach mentoring various Tipperary minor and under-21 sides where a number of Nenagh Éire Óg players benefited from his knowledge of the game. 

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Adult News

Senior

The draws have taken place for the Hibernian Inn North Tipperary senior hurling semi-finals.

Nenagh Éire Óg V Kiladangan

Toomevara V Kilruane MacDonaghs

These games will not be played until after Tipperary’s interest in the senior inter-county season ends. 

Junior-A

The junior-A side are due to play Toomevara on Friday evening in the league quarter-final at 19.00 in MacDonagh Park. Best of luck to all concerned. 

Juvenile News

Action from the under-12 D Gaelic football final

Under-8 hurling continues every Wednesday and Saturday at the usual times.

Under 10:

Under-10 hurling and football training continues same times during the week.

Under 12:

North Tipperary under-12 D Gaelic football finalists, 2018

Our under-12 D football team lost the North Final to a very strong Kilruane MacDonaghs last Saturday in Templederry. Our lads battled bravely to the end with an excellent second half performance. Well done to all the players and thanks to all the supporters who turned up on the day. 

Under-12 hurling training continues same times during the week.

Community Games:

Our community games hurling team had a very exciting win again Kilruane MacDonaghs last Wednesday evening in Cloughjordan in the North final. Great skill on both sides was evident on a fine evening for the large attendance of supporters. Thanks to all our supporters for cheering on the lads on the evening. The county final takes place this Saturday in Holycross at 4pm v Fethard. All support appreciated. 

Family Fun Run:

Nenagh Éire Og Juvenile club Family Fun Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday June 17th.

Camogie News 

Action from the senior league match against Drom & Inch

Senior

Our senior camogie team had mixed results this week. On Thursday evening they travelled to The Ragg to take on Drom & Inch and were missing a large number of players due to exam and inter-county commitments and were beaten however those that played deserve huge credit for their performances as they battled all the way to the full-time whistle. The team had much better luck however on Saturday evening as they overcame the challenge poised by Clonoulty Rossmore in MacDonagh Park, 1-11 to 0-8, a result that ensures the side have qualified for the league semi-finals. They have one match left to play against Éire Óg Annacarty and this is expected to take place next weekend. 

Under-16

Our under-16 side qualified for the C county final today after a 4-7 to 1-2 win over Borris-ileigh. They await the winners of Drom & Inch and Boherlahan and this game is due to take place next weekend. Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 17:30.

Team: N. Bourke, A. Sheehy, C. Connolly, N. McCloone, Michelle Barry, Sarah Seymour, Emma Gavin, Sarah Hallinan (0-1), Meghan Morris (0-2), Lilly O’ Brien (0-1), Ellie Spain (3-3), Orla Sheridan, Avril Dooley, Ciara Morris, Chloe McAuliffe, Ciara Sherlock (1-0), Eabha O’ Brien, Lauren Spain. 

Under-14

We played out a thrilling draw with neighbours Kiladangan, 1-4 apiece, on Wednesday evening in MacDonagh Park. This is no fixture this week and training continues at the usual times. 

Under-12

Training continues at 6pm on Tuesdays and 5.30pm on Thursdays. We play our final group match away to Portroe at 7pm on Wednesday evening.  

Come Dine With Me

Michael Cleary

The Nenagh Éire Óg camogie club are thrilled to reveal the celebrity chef for this year’s Come Dine With Me fundraiser in the Hibernian Inn on Friday 11^th May.

Winner of two All-Ireland titles, four Munster medals, two National hurling leagues and four All Star awards with Tipperary, as well as a county senior hurling championship with Nenagh Éire Óg, Michael Cleary is going to be the head chef for the evening.

Michael has been hugely successful in management leading Tipperary to their very first All-Ireland camogie title in 1999 and two more successes in 2000 and 2001 and there is no doubt that he will use these leadership skills in the kitchen as he puts his own unique stamp on the menu.

A hugely successful business man, he owns and operates JKC’s in Nenagh and it is fitting that he has teamed up with another local success story, Nenagh Éire Óg camogie club, to deliver what promises to be a wonderful evening of food, drink and lots of fun.

Music on the night will be provided by the brilliant Dufrane and the eight players who won county junior-B, junior-A and intermediate medals with the club will be honoured.

Tickets cost €20 or three for the amazing price of €50 and can be purchased from any committee member. 

Isn’t my mammy just the best? Eimer Ryan receives treatment from her mother Noreen following the senior match against Clonoulty Rossmore

Our senior hurlers qualified for the North Tipperary semi-final while this week we have two North finals to look forward to

Action from the under-12 D semi-final V Toomevara

Senior

Our senior hurlers qualified for the Hibernian Inn North Tipperary senior hurling semi-final following a 2-23 to 0-9 win over neighbours Burgess in St Michael’s Park, Toomevara this evening. John Fitzgerald’s outfit were in super form throughout and had first-half goals on the board from Jake Morris and Michael Heffernan. Our next championship game is likely to take place in late August or September when the Tipperary senior hurlers and footballers’ interest ends in the 2018 championships. However, the team will still have plenty of hurling to look forward to over the summer with the county league. Well done to all concerned. 

Junior-A

Bob O’ Brien on the attack against Toomevara

Our junior-A side recorded a 2-25 to 2-20 win over Toomevara in St Michael’s Park on Friday evening in the final round of the group stage of the North Tipperary junior-A league and have completed this stage of the league with a 100% success rate. The team now advance to a play-off with Toomevara with the winners going forward to the league semi-final. This play-off match is expected to take place on May 11th. 

Under-21

Our under-21 hurling side kick off their North Tipperary campaign on Saturday evening next at 7pm in Dolla against Toomevara.

Tipperary

Congratulations to Callan Scully and the Tipperary minor footballers who defeated Waterford in Lemybrien on Wednesday last 2-11 to 2-6. The side now face Clare in Semple Stadium on Tuesday May 8th at 7pm. Callan himself gave an assured display and could not be faulted for the two Déise goals. Well done Callan from everyone in the club. 

1998 All-Ireland Junior Football Champions

It is coming up to the twentieth anniversary of the All-Ireland junior football triumph when Tipperary defeated Offaly in Portlaoise and our own Kevin Coonan became the first North Tipperary man to captain a Premier side to All-Ireland football glory. This team featured four Nenagh Éire Óg men, players Jim McAuliffe, Chris Bonar and the aforementioned Kevin Coonan while Martin Healy was a selector. The Friends of Tipperary Football have published an article celebrating this team and if you would like to read it please click here.

Fixtures

All of the club’s fixtures for the next seven days have been published to our website. Please click here or click the Fixtures tab at the top of this page.

Juvenile

Under 12 :

 

Under-12 D second team have reached the North Tipperary football final after a great win over Toomevara last Friday evening with a score line of 2-6 to 1-7. Well done to team and management and to all who supported on the night. The final is next Saturday V Kilruane in Templederry and your support would be appreciated.

 

Community Games:

 

Our community games hurling team play Kilruane in the North final next Wednesday evening in Cloughjordan at 7pm. All support appreciated. 

Darkness into Light: 

 

The Darkness into Light walk in aid of Pieta House takes place on Saturday May 12th at 4.15 a.m. Nenagh Éire Og are helping provide some stewards for the event. Any member/coach/parent who would be willing to volunteer please send your name to David Minogue 0871257739.

Camogie 

under-10 camogie

Under-6 and under-8.

The girls had their first outdoor training session last Thursday week and over 40 girls trained. They had great fun thanks to the wonderful help from the parents who have really bought into the whole set up. Training continues every Thursday from 6pm to 7pm. New players are always more than welcome.

Under-10 

The under-10s had their first outing of the season when they took part in a well run blitz in Borrisoleigh on Saturday morning. Well done to all the girls who had a great day out. Training continues Mondays at 5.30pm and Thursdays at 6 pm. Newcomers are always made very welcome.

Under-12

Training continues Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 o clock. We have a match away to Roscrea at 7pm this Thursday.

Under-14

We have a match at home against Kiladangan this Tuesday at 7pm.

Under-16

We are playing our county quarter-final against Gortnahoe Glengoole in Nenagh at 7pm on Monday evening.

Senior

Matches this week are away to Drom & Inch at 7.15pm on Thursday and home to Clonoulty Rossmore on  Saturday at 6.45pm.

Come Dine With Me

Our club social outing this year is our famous Come Dine With Me at the Hibernian Inn on Friday May 11^th at 8pm. Music is by the wonderfully talented Dufrane who would have a smidgen of blue blood in their veins. Tickets are 20 euro each or 50 euro for three for a wonderful night with a very special guest to be announced soon. 

Eight players who were on our junior-B, junior-A and intermediate county winning sides will be honoured as will one of the club’s pioneers. It will be also a night to fete our major sponsors. It promises to be a great night. Tickets can be purchased from any manager or committee member. They are selling well and it’s limited to 110 so be quick or you’ll miss out the social event of the year.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Rachel Maher and Maeve Coffey who won the league with their college Limerick Institute of Technology last week. 

Christopher Ryan fires over a first-half point against Toomevara

Our Senior Hurlers Have Qualified for the North Tipperary Quarter-Final While Volunteers are Sought for Darkness into Light

Darragh Ryan makes a stunning second-half penalty save against Kilruane MacDonaghs

Senior

Well done to our senior hurlers who recorded a comprehensive 4-24 to 0-14 win over Ballina in Newport on Saturday evening. Paddy Murphy was on fire scoring three second-half goals while James Mackey set the tone for the night scoring the games first score, a goal following a long Shane Hennessy puck out. We have been drawn to face neighbours Burgess in the quester final and this game is expected to take place in Toomevara on Sunday at 18:45.

The full round of games are as follows:

Newport v Kilruane MacDonaghs Sunday 2pm Dolla

Kiladangan v Borris-ileigh Sunday 3.30pm Dolla

Nenagh Éire Óg v Burgess Sunday 6.45pm Toomevara

Toomevara v Portroe Saturday 6.45pm Nenagh

Jake Morris fires over a point against Ballina

Junior-A

Hard luck to our junior-A side who were defeated by Templederry this evening 2-20 to 2-18.

Derek Lillis issuing the instructions during the junior-A league game

Tipperary

Congratulations to Callan Scully and the Tipperary minor football side who overcame the challenge of Limerick in Newcastlewest during the week 2-12 to 1-11. Once again Callan gave an assured performance in the goals. They now play Waterford in Leamybrien at 18:30 on Wednesday evening and we wish Callan and the team the very best of luck. 

Juvenile News

Under 14:

Our under-14 footballers recorded a good win over Toomevara on Wednesday. Round three takes us away to Ballina on Wednesday, 25th at 6.45pm. Best of luck to the lads.

Under-16

Our under-16 footballers were unfortunately beaten by a superb Kilruane MacDonaghs side on Friday evening Nenagh 6-6 to 2-2. A notable mention must go to Darragh Ryan who produced a stunning second half penalty save. In a tremendous act of sportsmanship, the lad who missed the penalty, went out of his way to congratulate Darragh on his fine save during the next break in play. A fantastic young ambassador for the Kilruane MacDonaghs club. The lads now face Ballina in Ballina on Monday at 7pm and your support would be appreciated.

Action from the under-16 game against Kilruane MacDonaghs

Camogie

Our senior camogie team are expecting to play Drom & Inch in their second league game of the year on Sunday in MacDonagh Park. Please keep an eye on social media for updated details of this fixture. 

Come Dine With Me

On Friday May 11th the camogie club are hosting a Come Dine With Me evening in The Hibernian Inn with a special guest celebrity chef. For €20 you will receive a two-course meal and a complimentary glass of wine while being entertained by the marvellous Dufrane. They do say ‘three’s a crowd’ but not on this occasion as three tickets are priced at the amazing €50! There will be spot prizes on the night and if you would like to sponsor one or purchase tickets please contact Seamie Morris, camogie club PRO on 087 285 9125. Tables are extremely limited so early booking is advised. 

Darkness into Light

The annual Darkness into Light walk, in aid of Pieta House, takes place on Saturday May 12th at 4:15am. Nenagh Éire Óg juvenile club will provide a number of stewards on the night and it is a wonderful opportunity for us as a club to help support a worth while cause and participate in a community event. If you would like to participate please contact David Minogue 087 125 7739 

Michael Heffernan scores a second-half point against Ballina

Nenagh’s greatest supporters made a lot of noise on Saturday evening