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North Tipperary Community Games
Congratulations to our under-11 side who this evening defeated a fantastic Kilruane MacDonaghs side to clinch the North Tipperary Community Games title on a 4-2 to 2-2 scoreline. This side is managed by Kevin Tucker, Willie O’ Brien, Sean McTiernan, Kevin Connolly, John Kennedy and David Minogue.
Well done to both sides on skilful, sporting display and there is no doubt both clubs have many superstars in the making.
The draws have taken place this evening 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.
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 6:
Under-6 training continues on Saturday morning at 10am. We had great numbers again last week. Please keep practicing at home. New players are always welcome.
Under 8:
Under-8 hurling training continues every Wednesday at 5.30pm and Saturday at 10am.
Under-8 Gaelic football will start back Tuesday 8th May from 6pm to 7pm. New players welcome once membership is paid up. Gum shields are compulsory for training.
Under 10:
Under-10 hurling and football training continues at same times this week.
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 11th 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 6:
Training continued outside on Saturday and a great turnout of over 30 took part again. Training continues next Saturday morning at 10am. New players are always welcome.
Under 8:
Training from now on will be back in MacDonagh Park on Wednesdays 5.30pm – 6.30pm and Saturdays 10am – 11am. New players are always welcome.
Under 10:
Under-10 hurling continues every Wednesday evening at 5:15pm and Saturday morning at 10am. Football training Tuesday evening at 6pm.
Under 12:
The under-12 quarter final v Newport takes place on Monday April 23rd in Nenagh at 6.30pm. Best of luck to all our players involved.
Community Games:
Our community games team had a great win over Toomevara last Tuesday evening in the North semi-final, final score 3-3 to 0-2 points. Well done to all.
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
North Tipperary Junior A Hurling League
Knockshegowna 0-6 Nenagh Éire Óg 0-14
Well done to our Junior A hurlers who won their second match of the 2018 North Tipperary Junior A hurling league with a deserved eight-point win over Knockshegowna in Ballingarry this evening. Played in miserable conditions the team followed up their great win over Kilruane MacDonaghs with another fine performance.
The team was as follows: Dáire Gleeson, Connie O’ Reilly, Brian Tuite, Alex Jones, Conor Bonar, Brian Maxwell, Mark Flannery, Niall McKeogh, Christopher Ryan, John Cahalan, Killian Malone, Darragh Walsh, Craig Hilmi, Niall Madden, Adam Healy. Substitutions: David Cleary, Peter Folan, Thomas O’ Brien, Michael Collins.
This year the Junior A team are managed by Liam Heffernan, Derek Lillis, Cian Tucker, John O’ Donoghue and Billy Flannery.
Barry Heffernan has been selected to play wing back on Sunday in the Allianz National Hurling League Final against Kilkenny
We extend our congratulations and best wishes to Barry Heffernan who has been selected to play wing back, wearing the number five jersey, for Tipperary in Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League final against Kilkenny. Throw in is at 15.30 in Nowlan Park and the full Tipperary team is as follows: 
Senior Club Notes
Junior A Hurlers play Burgess this Friday in Kilcolman at 7:30 p.m.
Thanks to everyone in the club involved in promoting the Tipperary Club Draw, and of course to everyone who supported the club by joining the draw.
The Blues 10K & 5K Fun Run/Walk will return to the streets of Nenagh on Sunday, July 16th (10.30am). Entry to the 10K run is priced at €15, entry to the 5K run is priced at €10 and entry to the 5K for walkers is priced at €10 per family.
Juvenile Club Notes
Junior A Hurlers play Burgess this Friday in Kilcolman at 7:30 p.m.
Thanks to everyone in the club involved in promoting the Tipperary Club Draw, and of course to everyone who supported the club by joining the draw.
The Blues 10K & 5K Fun Run/Walk will return to the streets of Nenagh on Sunday, July 16th (10.30am). Entry to the 10K run is priced at €15, entry to the 5K run is priced at €10 and entry to the 5K for walkers is priced at €10 per family.
Prizes: €75 for the first-placed male and female competitor in the 10K, €50 for the second-placed male and female and €25 for the third-placed male and female competitors. There will also be a series of spot prizes for runners and walkers. Please contact Shane Connolly at 087 637 3830 for further information.
Juvenile Club Notes
Under 6:
The under 6’s had another blitz in Toomevara on Saturday. Our thanks to them for giving us such a warm welcome and providing refreshments afterwards. Silvermines, Templederry, Loughmore Castleiney also took part.
Under 8:
Under 8:
On Saturday we hosted Kilruane McDonaghs and again we had very good numbers with over 45 players. We played 3 very competitive and enjoyable games in very warm conditions. The practicing the kids do at home is really beginning to show with some great performances. Our thanks to the parents who contributed to and helped with the refreshments and treats for all the players after the games. Training continues as normal on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Under 10:
Under 10:
Our u10’s travelled to Cappawhite last Saturday morning and played two games each in glorious sunshine. Many thanks to Cappawhite for hosting us.
All the u10 management and players would like to congratulate the O’Farrell family on the arrival of their twins Michael & Kevin and look forward to them wearing the sky blue and navy in years to come.
Under 12:
Under 12:
Our U12 teams had mixed fortunes on Friday in Dolla v Silvermines the A squad recorded an excellent win while the D squad were narrowly beaten after a very good display training continues this week with both teams in action later in the week details to be confirmed.
Under 14:
Under 14:
Our U14 hurlers were defeated by an excellent Silvermines team in Dolla last Wednesday. We produced a very spirited second half performance on the night. Our next match sees us face North U14 A Féile hurling champions Burgess at 6.30pm in Kilcolman on Wednesday, 21st June. Well done to our captain Jamie Kennedy who has been selected on the provisional county under 14 hurling squad.
AOB:
Our annual Summer Camp takes place from July 24th to 28th from 2pm-5pm. Always a wonderful week full of fun and games, contact Catherine on 086 0855165 to reserve your place or for more information.
10k Run and Family Fun Day set for July 16th. Registration at 9am with final registration at 10am. Commencing at McDonagh Park at 10.30am. 5k Run and Walk commences at 11am. All welcome!
Nenagh Éire Óg Healthy Club Project invite you to an evening on Gambling & Addiction Awareness in the Abbey Court Hotel, Wednesday December 7th at 7.30pm.
This event is open to players from all clubs and anyone from the wider community who would be interested in attending.
Admission is free.
Justin Campbell
(Former Galway Hurler)
As a professionally trained addiction counsellor, there’s no day Justin’s not meeting people in need of help. He combines his working life and coaching hurling teams with very active membership of the GAA’s National Health and Wellbeing Committee.
Justin Campbell won an All-Ireland U-21 medal in 1991 and played for the Galway senior team from 1992 to the end of that decade. He also won an All-Ireland Club Championship title with his club Kiltormer.
“By the age of 14, I had the misfortune to lose both of my parents to cancer. This was a very difficult time for me as a teenager as I hadn’t the tools to deal with the harsh realities of life…
Alcohol made me feel normal… I eventually put my hand up and asked for help.
I found it very difficult to admit there was something wrong. Little did I know that that is where you become really powerful? It was the best decision of my life.
I changed direction in my life and after a few years I qualified from Trinity College as an Addiction Counsellor.” – Justin Campbell
Niall McNamee
(Offaly Footballer)
Niall McNamee has played 14 years inter-county football for Offaly, and has been one of the top forwards in the country from the mid-2000s. He has also enjoyed great success with his local club Rhode over the years. He is a player engagement officer for the Gaelic Players Association and also one of their mental health ambassador’s specialising in addiction recovery, specifically gambling.
“I had done a lot of things I wasn’t proud of and this was eroding away my soul and my spirit. I knew I was a good person but somewhere along the way I lost sight of the important things in life like my family and friend… When I eventually told my father what was going on and explained the trouble I was in, it was like the biggest weight imaginable was lifted off me.” – Niall McNamee
Senior Club Notes
Our Senior Hurlers were eliminated form the Senior Challenge Cup, losing on a scoreline of 2-14 to 1-13 in Drombane on Friday evening.
The Junior A hurling team were eliminated from the League this weekend in the Semi-Final stages, losing out 3-20 to 0-23 to Kiladangan after extra time.
Congratulations to Andrew Coffey and the Tipperary Intermediate Hurling team on their 3-20 to 1-15 victory over Cork on Sunday, also to Daire Quinn, Barry Heffernan and the Tipperary Senior hurlers, who beat Cork 0-22 to 0-13 in the Quarter-Final of the Munster Championship.
TIPPERARY GAA DRAW: Can all Tipperary GAA Club members draw promoters bring their 2015/16 draw accounts up to date as this draw is now closed. A new draw will be rolled out over the coming weeks for 2016/17 with another €500,000 Prize Fund. For the same subscription of €100 or €10 per month (with 2 months free), this draw includes fabulous prizes;
– 8 Skoda Cars
– 8 Renault Cars
– Flights to Australia
– Family Florida Holidays
– Family Lapland trips at Christmas
– Golf group Holidays to the Algarve
– Cheltenham Festival Trips for groups
– Bonus Draw for All Ireland SH weekend
– Bonus draw for Direct Debit members
– Cash Prizes every week and month.
All current members will receive the new brochure with your receipt in the post before the end of April, or you can contact your draw promoter in advance of that. With the club receiving 50-70% of your subscription as commission for your membership we hope you will continue to support this fundraising imitative.
In recognition of our supporters who want to become club members, contribute to our weekly lotto and also support the Tipperary GAA Club Members Draw, we have developed some very attractive combination discounted packages for 2016/17 – Contact any committee member or county draw promoters for further details.
Juvenile Club Notes
Congratulations to one of our underage hurlers, Adam Brennan, who represented Tipperary at half time of the Munster championship encounter between Tipperary and Cork on Sunday in Semple Stadium in the Primary Game.
Under 8: Great attendance at Under 8 training. Matches arranged for June. Keep up the great work boys!
Under 14: Hard luck to the Under 14 football team who were beaten in the North semi-final by Inane Rovers last Wednesday evening. That brings an end to the football for the group for this year. The club would like to thank coach Kevin Mulryan for the huge amount of work he put in with the Under 14 and Under 16 team throughout the year.
Under 16: Our Under 16 hurlers traveled to Portroe on Monday night for a challenge game. We also took part in the Holycross 7 a-side tournament on Saturday last. Training continues on Wednesday & Friday.
Camogie Club Notes
Under-8 and Under-10: Training for these teams continues as normal and all new players are always more than welcome to come and give camogie try. If your daughter is interested in taking up the sport please email us at eireognenagh@gmail.com.
Under-12: Our match against Newport Ballinahinch is expected to take place soon and mentors will be in touch with the details.
Under-14: We defeated Knockavilla Kickhams last week and now face Toomevara this Monday at 7pm in MacDonagh Park.
Training: Training continues for our minor, under-16 and intermediate teams. Please contact Paul Henry for further details.
Club Walk: Our annual club walk has been re-fixed for Sunday, May 29th at 11am in MacDonagh Park. Best of luck to all concerned.
File na nGael: We have the honour of hosting HWH Bunclody in this year’s Féile na nGael competition and the entire panel are really excited about welcoming their new friends from Wexford. The Féile na nGael committee visited Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan last Thursday and talked to the pupils about the upcoming competition and to promote hurling and camogie in the school. Thanks to the staff for accommodating us and Maria Sheedy and Alanna Morris for representing the club.
Race Night: We will be hosting a race night in The Hibernian Inn on June 17th. This is a social occasion for everyone in the club and we invite you all to attend what promises to be an enjoyable occasion. Committee members are selling tickets for the night.
Ours thanks go to the club communications sub-committee, in particular we would like to thank Catherine McTiernan and Enda O’Sullivan for piecing together this terrific publication.
If you have any photographs, news or other information that you would like to see included in future newsletters, please email: eireognenagh@gmail.com.
