Naoise Kelly is the star of the club this week, heartbreak for our brave junior-As while Willie Bolger is on fire in the land down under. All of this and more, in this week’s news on the Blues

Junior-A

The 2020 Nenagh Éire Óg junior-A panel

Commiserations go to our junior-A hurlers who, after a highly entertaining clash with Toomevara, lost out in the North final, 1-19 to 0-20. In a rip-roaring contest, both sides left everything on the field of play but unfortunately, it wasn’t to be for a fantastic Éire Óg side. Congratulations to Toomevara on completing a brilliant four-in-a-row set of titles and we wish them the very best of luck in the county championship. The club wishes to thank the management team of Eddie Tucker, Paul Lillis, Derek Lillis, Bryan Darcy and Ger McCarthy for all of their hard work this year, first aid Bartley Ryan and the entire panel for their commitment. 

Junior-C

Our junior-C North semi-final against Roscrea this weekend had to be postponed following a bereavement in the Roscrea club. We extend our sympathies to all in Roscrea. This game is likely to be refixed for next weekend. Please check the fixtures section on our website for details. 

Junior & Minor Football

Training continues for both the junior and minor teams tomorrow, Monday, at 7:30pm and again on Wednesday with the time TBC. All are welcome. If you would like to start playing football for the club please contact managers Lenny Ryan, Brian Duffy and Shane Connolly or alternatively, send any of our social media channels a private message. 

Community Lotto

This week’s lotto jackpot was not won. The ten supplementary draw entrants are:

1. Nuala Lillis
2. Ann Kennedy, Tullaheady
3. Pat Meagher
4. Serena Orr
5. Fiona Corbett
6. Margaret Cawley
7. Paul Kennedy
8. Terry Grimes
9. The Blues Brothers
10. Frank Moran

Charity Cycle – Living Links

Shane Connolly, Geraldine Kyne, Majella Moyles, Ciaran Hynes and Eddie Hynes

On Saturday 8 August, Eddie Hynes, Eddie Tucker, Shane Connolly and about 50 other cyclists did a 110km/70miles lap of Lough Derg to raise money for Living Links Suicide Support. This is a wonderful charity that helps those who have been affected by suicide. Recently, a cheque for over €10,000 was handed over to the charity and we wish to congratulate all involved for their selfless work in raising these vital funds.

Shane Hennessy

Shane Hennessy

In this week’s edition of the Guardian newspaper, Shane Hennessy gave an insightful interview into his unfortunate ACL injuries and subsequent recovery which have haunted his hurling career. To read this please click here. Remember to support your local newspaper by purchasing a copy every week.

Willie Bolger’s on Fire in the Land Down Under

A few weeks back Willie Bolger scored two goals for Sarsfields Hurling Club in the county final against Shamrocks and secured an amazing five in a row set of titles for the Australian side. That was Willie’s fourth Australian county title to add to his two league medals and 7-a-side title with Sarsfields. 

Footage has just been leaked of his phenomenal two-goal exploits which single-handedly captured the title for Sarsfields. Unfortunately, the footage failed to capture Willie’s infamous fist-pumping after scoring the goals which never fails to inspire all those around him. He was, just this week, released from hospital after extensive treatment to burns on his hands which he suffered while pulling the game out of the fire for his side. There’s no doubt that after seeing the video above, a certain Mr. L. Sheedy will be making phone calls to the lower hemisphere to see if Willie will return and help the Premier retain Liam McCarthy this year. Plans are already afoot in Sarsfields for a 20-foot marble statue of Willie to be placed at the entrance of their recently renamed grounds, Bolger Perpetual Park.

Juvenile News

GAA Activity Pack for Children

The GAA activity pack for children, which promises hours of entertainment, can be downloaded here.

Under-6

Our brilliant Under six boys hosted Newport in a hurling blitz in the beautiful Autumn sunshine on Saturday morning in the Éire Óg grounds. There were over sixty players present between the two clubs and games spanning five pitches were in full swing for the morning. All of the boys were excellent and the improvements made in a few short months have been brilliant. A big thank you to Newport for making the journey. Training will continue at the same time on Saturday mornings (@ 10am) for the next 2/3 weeks, weather depending. Any new players are welcome to come along, it’s not too late to give hurling and football a try, please contact one of the management group in advance via the club’s social media sites if your child would like to join so that we can direct you to the relevant Covid protocols and registration process to ensure safe training for your child.

Under-8

Under-8 footballers

Our under eight boys, ably assisted by Maeve from the Camóg’s, switched their attention to football as they travelled to Newport on Saturday morning to play in a football blitz against our neighbors Newport. Everyone played excellently. The skill levels of all players were really impressive. Everyone has come on so much over the past few months. It was heartwarming to see such brilliant football being played and everyone enjoying themselves so much in the glorious Autumn sunshine. Well done to Maeve & all the boys, you all were brilliant during the blitz and showed excellent skill, work rate and teamwork. Keep up the practicing everyone.

Action from the under-8 football blitz against Newport

This coming week we will have hurling as the midweek training session which will be at 5.30 p.m on Wednesday evening. We expect to have a hurling blitz organised for next Saturday morning, please keep an eye on the group text for updates. New members (boys born in 2012 or 2013) are always welcome.

Under-10

New players are always welcome (boys born in 2010 or 2011), it’s not too late to come along and try out hurling or football for the year. Please note our new training structure for the coming weeks, Tuesday evening training at the slightly earlier time of 5.30 due to the evenings drawing in, this will be an all hurling session. Hurling training on Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game.

On Sunday evening the boys will take on Kilruane in Nenagh at 5.30 pm in a hurling match, good luck to all the boys playing. Next Friday evening the boys will travel to Thurles to take part in a football blitz. We are aiming to have as many boys as possible involved in this blitz as we wish to make the most of the remaining games for everyone. Keep up the practicing at home boys between matches and training.

Under-12

Under-14

The under fourteen A boys turn their attention to football for the remainder of the season. The boys kick off the quest for football glory on Sunday evening with an away match against Kilruane MacDonaghs in Cloughjordan at 5pm. Wishing the boys the best of luck in their match.

Under-16

Under sixteen football training continues each week on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.

Continued good luck to all Nenagh Éire Óg groups in this week’s matches.

This week’s juvenile fixtures are:-

Scheduled for the weekend of 10th/11th October. Times to be confirmed.

Nenagh V Borrisokane in Nenagh.

Please continue to follow all of the GAA and HSE Covid safety guidelines.

Thank you to all those who have already signed up on line to the new Nenagh Éire Óg club lotto. Please visit www.nenagheireog.com for anyone else who wishes to join.

Camogie News

Well done Naoise

We all want to say a big “well done” to young camogie star Naoise for donating fourteen inches of hair to the Rapunzel Foundation, a charity that works to improve the lives of those living with hair loss. She is also trying to help raise money for Laura Lynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice. If you would like to donate to Naoise’s worthy cause you can do so by clicking here.

Naoise shows off her superb camogie skills and long flowing hair prior to making the brave decision to have it cut for the Rapunzel Foundation and Laura Lynn.

Condolences

Under-14

Under-12

Under-10

Under-8

Under-6

Kevin Whelan watches TikTok videos on his phone midway through the second half of a recent match involving the club.

Our junior-As prepare for the North championship final, heartbreak for the under-12 camógs in their county final while the minor footballers qualify for the North final. All this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Junior-A Hurling

Conor Hennessy, mid-air, tries to get the block in, in last year’s North junior-A final against Toomevara

We wish our junior-A hurlers the very best of luck as the play Toomevara in the North final this weekend. The two sides played out a cracking game in the decider last year with the Greyhounds prevailing after extra time. Please check the fixtures section of our website for the details of this game when they become available.

Minor Football

Leon Kennedy on the attack against Silvermines on Saturday

Our minor footballers qualified for the North minor-B final on Saturday evening last following a 7-15 to 0-4 win over Silvermines in Toomevara with Josh Keller (1), Seán McNamara (1), Cian Galvin (1) and Ben West (4) getting the all-important goals. The vast improvement in performance is evident in each game with the lads training hard under the watchful eyes of Paul Ryan, Shane Connolly and Kevin Mulryan. 

Community Lotto

This week’s lotto jackpot was not won. The ten supplementary draw entrants are:

1. Francis Burke
2. Mary Spillane
3. Niamh, Shane & Ronan Spillane
4. Roisin & Niamh Dolan
5. Brian O’Brien
6. John Kennedy
7. Leonard Ryan
8. Michelle Madden
9. Paddy Brennan
10. Niall O’Kennedy

Juvenile News

Cian Ryan clarifies with referee Peter Carroll a rule in Gaelic football at half-time of the minor football game against Silvermines. The previous evening at a blitz in Thurles Cian was harshly adjudged to have fouled his opponent by referee Niall Cahill. Peter confirmed to Cian that it was definitely no free and he would have waved play on.

Under-6

Under six training continues every Saturday morning from ten o’clock to eleven. New faces are always welcome to join, please contact one of the management group in advance via the club’s social media sites if you would like to join so that we can direct you to the relevant Covid protocols and registration process to ensure safe training for your child.

Under-8

Our Under eight boys traveled to Thurles to play Durlas Óg on Saturday morning in the beautiful Autumn sunshine. We saw some superb hurling from the boys during their three games. It is wonderful to see how much the boys have developed their skills and performances since we returned to play this year. Everyone involved with this brilliant group of boys should be immensely proud of the progress made this season. Keep up the practicing boys, you were all excellent again this week against Durlas Óg. This coming week we will have football as the midweek session in preparation for our upcoming football match next Saturday morning, please keep an eye on the group text for updates. Hurling training will continue each Saturday morning from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game. New members (boys born in 2012 or 2013) are always welcome.

Under-10

Under-10 footballers who played a blitz in Thurles recently

New players are always welcome (boys born in 2010 or 2011), it’s not too late to come along and try out hurling or football for the year. Please note our new training structure for the coming weeks, Tuesday evening training at the slightly earlier time of 5.30 due to the evenings drawing in, this will be an all hurling session. Hurling training on Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game.

On Friday evening last the Under ten boys traveled to Dr. Morris Park to participate in a county football blitz. Two teams represented the club and played really well. Their skill levels have improved hugely throughout the year. The boys played Moycarkey, JK Brackens, Seán Treacys, Ballina and Moyne. Great fun was had. We have another football blitz in two weeks’ time. We are also playing hurling against Kilruane next weekend. Keep up the practicing at home boys between matches and training.

Under-14

Club President, Jimmy Morris in MacDonagh Park with Ger ‘Snowy’ Morris and his great grand children Caelebh, Odhran and Adam Ryan at the Presidents’ Cup recently

The under fourteen boys rounded off their hurling season with a good win over Burgess in the Presidents Cup last Sunday. Many thanks to Burgess for coming in to play the game and a huge thanks to our presidents who were there on the evening to present the trophy. Also great credit to our officers for their help in organising the game in particular our secretary Catherine McTiernan. Well done to the panel of players and their families for their great efforts during the year we saw great strides made by all the players. Attention now turns to football and training has begun ahead of the championship.

Continued good luck to all Nenagh Éire Óg groups in this week’s matches.

Please keep an eye on club social media and text groups as fixtures are subject to change at short notice.

Please continue to follow all of the GAA and HSE Covid safety guidelines.

Thank you to all those who have already signed up online to the new Nenagh Éire Óg club lotto. Please visit www.nenagheireog.com for anyone else who wishes to join.

Juvenile Fixtures

Under-12 A Football

Nenagh Éire Óg V Ballina

MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

Saturday, 3 October, 5:30pm

Under-14 A Football

Kilruane MacDonaghs V Nenagh Éire Óg

MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan

Sunday, 4 October, 5pm

Camogie News

The under-12s

Under-14

Under-12

Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be our day as we came up against a very strong Cahir team.

While the result wasn’t what we had hoped, we had a fantastic lift before the game as our co-captain Grainne Beatty came to Eire Og to wish us well. She donned the blue jersey and even picked which way we were to play if we won the toss! It was great to see Grainne again and her fighting tendencies certainly inspired her teammates on the day.

After a nervy first quarter, our girls settled well but could not find the scoresheet. It was a case of both sets of backs being on top and we went in at half time 0-1 to 0-0 down.

Two goals conceded just after half time caused the Nenagh heads to drop and Cahir pulled away to win well. The Nenagh girls left nothing behind and fought to the bitter end. With the majority of these girls still under 12 again next year, the future is very bright.

The coaches would like to thank all the Nenagh 1 girls for their commitment all year and to all the parents for their support at all the games. It has been a strange year in so many ways but camogie has been a great outlet. We wish the girls moving on to under-14s all the best and thank them for all their great play over the past couple of years.

Next Sunday our great little warriors on Nenagh 2 play Burgess 2 at the Ragg in their Shield Final. We will have training on Monday and Thursday 6-7pm to prepare.

Under-10

Under-8 & Under-6

Club stalwart, Patsy Bonar, one of the main architects behind our huge success in Gaelic football in the 1980s and 1990s, enjoys the game against Silvermines on Saturday evening in Toomevara.

League heartbreak for our senior camógs, the greatest hurler in Nenagh is revealed while our footballers lose out to Portroe in the John Kissane Cup. All of this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Senior Hurling

Our senior hurlers have entered this year’s Hogan Cup and have been drawn in Group 2 alongside Ballina, Kiladangan and Roscrea. Please keep an eye on the fixtures section of the website for details of these upcoming games.

Junior-A Hurling

Our junior-A hurlers were made work all the way by a superb Kilruane MacDonaghs side in Puckane on Saturday evening in the North semi-final. Trailing for long periods of the game it took a great second-half goal from captain Bob O’Brien to give the Blues the edge before winning out. The lads now look forward to the North final where they will face Toomevara.

Junior-C Hurling

Our junior-C hurlers completed the round-robin section of the championship with a 3-9 to 3-3 win over Ballinahinch in MacDonagh Park on Sunday morning with Shane Flynn (2) and Seán McTiernan grabbing the all-important goals. Nenagh have now finished on top of the group and look forward to the semi-final.

John Kissane Cup

Due to Covid-19, it was impossible for the committee of the John Kissane football sevens to organise a competition this year so on Friday morning it was decided that the winners of Sunday evening’s junior football challenge between Nenagh Éire Óg and Portroe, clubs that he coached, would be presented with the John Kissane Cup. 

On the night Portroe prevailed and captain Kevin O’Halloran gave a lovely speech afterwards where he praised the work John Kissane put into both clubs over the years.

In the North junior-B championship, we have been drawn to play the losers of Moneygall and Burgess in the quarter-final. 

The victorious Portroe side, John Kissane Cup champions 2020

Captain Kevin O’Halloran is presented with the John Kissane Cup by Patsy Bonar and members of the Kissane family

Community Lotto

Michelle Ryan and Mary Duggan are presented with their cheques for €500 from Josephine Mackey

Juvenile coach Niall Murray with his cheque for €500 which he won in our community lotto

Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw

Congratulations to David Hackett who won either a car or €15,000 in the first Tipperary GAA Clubs’ Draw on Friday evening. The promoter was Seamus Cleary. We also wish to congratulate Gerry Robinson who won €200 in the same draw. A great start to the draw for the club.

Congratulations Willie and Martin.

Congratulations to Willie Bolger who scored two goals for Sarsfields Hurling Club in the county final against Shamrocks and secure an amazing five in a row set of titles for the Australian side last weekend. That was Willie’s fourth Australian county title to add to his two league medals and 7-a-side title with Sarsfields. Keep up the great work down under Willie

We also send our congratulations to another former player, Martin Slattery who won the Dublin junior-E championship on Sunday afternoon as Round Towers Lusk overcame the challenge of Commercials 2-13 to 2-10 in O’Toole Park. Colm and Damien O’Brien from Burgess also played for Round Towers Lusk. Well done to all involved. 

Juvenile News

Under-6

Under six training continues every Saturday morning from ten o’clock to eleven. New faces are always welcome to join, please contact one of the management group in advance via the clubs social media sites if you would like to join so that we can direct you to the relevant Covid protocols and registration process to ensure safe training for your child.

Under-8

Under-8 blitz against Newport

Our Under eight boys played Newport on Saturday morning in MacDonagh Park. The boys all hurled excellently and we can really see them developing their skills and confidence on the ball. Keep up the practicing boys, you all were excellent in your games against Newport. Hurling training will continue each Tuesday evening from six to seven and Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game. New members (boys born in 2012 or 2013) are always welcome. The Wednesday football training is now finished, there will be football included in the two remaining training sessions from time to time and details will issue on the group text in advance so that children can have the correct equipment with them at training.

Under-10

Under ten boys, new players are always welcome (boys born in 2010 or 2011), it’s not too late to come along and try out hurling or football for the year. Please note our new training structure for the coming weeks, Tuesday evenings from 5.45 to 7pm, this will be a combined hurling and football training with football first followed by hurling training, remember to bring hurl, helmet, gum shields and drink, If boys just want to play either code that will be fine. No training on Wednesday. Hurling training on Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game. Keep up the practicing at home boys between matches and training.

Under-14

So close and yet so far for our Under 14A boys in their Plate Final V Kilruane last Thursday evening. It was a heartbreaking defeat in MacDonagh park for this brilliant group of boys from Éire Óg as they were pipped at the post by a last minute goal from Kilruane. The Éire Óg side fought every inch of the way in what was a whole hearted effort from the boys. Nenagh got off to a good start and clocked up some fantastic scores, however, goals from Kilruane kept their side in touch. The game was level in the final minutes and momentum seemed to be with Nenagh but as the clock entered the final minute of the game another goal came for Kilruane. Nenagh battled to pull the score back but after registering a point in reply that was to be the final score for the match. Congratulations to Kilruane who never gave up. Commiserations to this fabulous group of Éire Óg boys, they are a joy to watch and give everything each time they take to the field. There is a very bright future ahead for this group, their time will come, we have no doubt.

This week’s Juvenile fixtures are:-

Nenagh Éire Óg V Ballina in Nenagh @ 6.30pm

U14A Football Fixtures scheduled for Saturday 26th September.

Kilruane MacDonaghs V Nenagh Éire Óg in Cloughjordan @ 4pm.

Please keep an eye on club social media and text groups as fixtures are subject to change at short notice.

Please continue to follow all of the GAA and HSE Covid safety guidelines.

Thank you to all those who have already signed up online to the new Nenagh Éire Óg club lotto. Please visit www.nenagheireog.com for anyone else who wishes to join.

The Presidents’ Cup

Under 14 President’s Cup 2020

The Éire Óg boys started well, grew into the game and dominated in most positions which gave the platform to build numerous attacks and rattle the Burges net on many occasions.

It was wonderful to have Éire Óg Club president Jimmy Morris on hand to make the presentation of the President’s Cup to the Nenagh joint Captains.

Jimmy was accompanied by fellow club presidents Ger Gavin, Paudie O’Kennedy and Mick Burns.

Thank you to all involved in making this evenings game a great success.

Thank you to Burges for the game.

Thank you to the management group of this great bunch of hurlers who have provided so much joy and entertainment all season. It was a delight to close this years hurling on a positive note for this team.

Camogie News

Ellie Spain on the attack against Éire Óg Annacarty

Senior

Under-12

Under-10

Under-8 & Under-6

Nenagh’s Greatest Hurler

Step aside Mick Darcy, Jack Darcy, Johnny McGrath, Mick Burns, Conor O’Donovan, John Heffernan, Michael Cleary, Hugh Maloney, Michael Heffernan, Barry Heffernan and Jake Morris. The debate on who is Nenagh’s greatest ever hurler has been decided. See the video below produced for Nenagh 800 to discover the real answer.

Our junior-Cs continue their good form, the junior-As prepare for a semi-final clash while three of our camogie sides all look forward to finals next weekend. All of this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Junior-A Hurling

Bob O’Brien and Gavin McAvinchy in action when the sides met in the group stages in Borrisokane

Our junior-A hurlers will play Kilruane MacDonaghs on Saturday in the North semi-final in Puckane at 5:30pm. Best of luck to Eddie Tucker and his team. 

Junior-C Hurling

Gavin O’Connor on the attack against Ballina

Our junior-C hurlers continued their good form on Sunday morning in Ballina making it three wins from three in the North championship with a 2-21 to 2-4 win against Ballina. Goals in either half from extreme ultra veteran Lenny Ryan and Michael Hallinan helped secure the win in a game that was in the melting pot until the final quarter when Nenagh pulled away. Our final game of the group stages is on Sunday morning at 11:30am in MacDonagh Park when Ballinahinch will provide the opposition. On another note, we wish to thank former Éire Óg hurler Brian Fitzgibbon who now plays for Ballina for his help in treating one of our injured players. 

Minor-B Football

Cian Galvin about to score Nenagh’s second goal of the game in the first minute of stoppage time before adding another two minutes later.

Our minor footballers left it very late to defeat Borrisokane on Saturday afternoon scoring 2-2 in stoppage time to beat the hosts in Gardiner Park, 3-7 to 1-5. A Josh Keller penalty and two injury-time goals from Cian Galvin sealed the win and the lads now advance to the North semi-final. 

Junior Football

Training continues for our junior football team as they prepare for the upcoming North Tipperary championship. If you would like to join the panel please contact joint managers Lenny Ryan or Brian Duffy. Alternatively, you can message any of our social media channels.

Community Lotto

If you would like to join our Community Lotto online please click here. 

Tipperary GAA Draw

“Its Our Club – Our County – Our Draw”

To be in with the chance of winning this amazing All Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2019 framed team photo just simply join the Tipp GAA Clubs Draw now. We have six photos up for grabs, one each day. All current draw members are automatically entered. One winner will be announced each day from Saturday 12th to Thursday 17th of Sept. You’ve got to be in it to win it! Join the Tipp Clubs Draw here: https://tipperary.gaa.ie/shop/tipperary-2020-2021-draw/

“Its Our Club – Our County – Our Draw”

Fantasy Football

If anyone is interested in joining our club Fantasy Football League the code is ddhsvc

Juvenile News

Under-6

Our under six hurlers had their very first blitz of the year on Saturday morning last in MacDonagh Park Nenagh. The boys played Ballina in what was a fantastic morning’s hurling for these young stars. Nenagh fielded five teams for the blitz. This blitz was the first-ever match for many of these young stars and each one hurled brilliantly. A big well done to these boys on the wonderful performances and effort they all put in at this morning’s blitz. Thanks to Ballina for traveling. Training continues next Saturday morning at ten o’clock to eleven in the park.

Under-8

Our under eight boys traveled to Thurles on Saturday morning last to take part in a blitz against teams from all over Tipperary. The boys got to play teams from Drom & Inch, Thurles Gaels, Sean Treacys, Moycarkey Borris and Portroe. The boys played very well and enjoyed the opportunity to play against the many different teams. Hurling training will continue each Tuesday evening from six to seven and Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game. New members (boys born in 2012 or 2013) are always welcome. The Wednesday football training is now finished due to school returning, there will be football included in the two remaining training sessions from time to time and details will issue on the group text in advance so that children can have the correct equipment with them at training.

Under-10

Under ten boys, this group had a very busy week with two blitzes to navigate. First blitz was a mid-week affair, the boys played Kiladangan in three very competitive games last Wednesday evening in MacDonagh Park. The boys played with great determination and effort. There were some excellent skills on display by the Nenagh boys. Thanks to Kiladangan for traveling over to play.

The second blitz for our under ten boys was Saturday morning in Thurles, the boys took on Cashel in the glorious Autumn sunshine. Our boys played three games against three Cashel King Cormacs sides and as we expected Cashel were well up for today’s challenge. Our boys were every bit equal to Cashels’ challenge and we saw some excellent skills, huge effort and determination from the Nenagh boys. Our boys produced some brilliant scores, determined hooking and blocking and excellent teamwork throughout the three games. Thank you very much to the two Under eight hurlers who stepped up and played with their Under ten club mates at the blitz, this resulted in two sets of brothers lining out for the under tens. Congratulations to these two fabulous young superstars on their under ten debut. Well done to all the boys who played against Cashel.

New players are always welcome (boys born in 2010 or 2011), it’s not too late to come along and try out hurling or football for the year. Please note our new training structure for the coming weeks, Tuesday evenings from 5.45 to 7pm, this will be a combined hurling and football training session with football first followed by hurling training, remember to bring hurl, helmet, gum shields and drink, If boys just want to play either code that will be fine. No training on Wednesday. Hurling training on Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game. Keep up the practicing at home boys between matches and training.

Under-12

Hard luck to our under twelve A Plate Final team who put in a massive effort but just couldn’t take the match from an excellent Kilruane MacDonaghs side last Saturday evening in Cloughjordan. We couldn’t be more proud of our boys though. Onward and upward only for these lads! Thank you to the management group who mentored the boys all season.

Continued good luck to all Nenagh Éire Óg groups in this week’s match(es).

This week’s Juvenile fixtures are:-

Please keep an eye on club social media and text groups as fixtures are subject to change at short notice.

Thank you to those who volunteered as Covid officers for the different age groups, without this framework and support from parents return to play would not be possible. Please be mindful of the new additional Covid procedures around return to play. Please continue to follow all of the GAA and HSE guidelines.

Camogie News

Senior Camogie

Best of luck to our senior camógs on Saturday next as they seek to capture the club’s very first county senior league title when they play Éire Óg Annacarty in The Camogie Grounds, The Ragg at 12 noon. Due to restricted attendances, the club is hoping to stream this match. Details of which will be published on our social media accounts during the week. 

Under-12 Camogie

Alanna Peters clears her lines

Team 1 played Roscrea in their county semi-final on Sunday afternoon in a Ballinahinch. Playing against a strong wind in the first half, our backs were superb, keeping the Roscrea girls scoreless. We led at half time by a point after a great run and shot from Grace Cleary.

Action from the under-12 match against Roscrea

Josh Keller on the attack against Borrisokane

Seth Shayanewako advances against Borrisokane

Max Ryan takes a break from playing with his toys at the minor football match on Saturday

Max Ryan takes a break from playing with his toys at the minor football match last Saturday

Former Éire Óg hurler Brian Fitzgibbon shares a joke with selector David Minogue.

Mixed results for our senior teams, football returns while our junior-As prepare for a North semi-final. All this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Senior Hurling

Our senior hurlers exited the championship at the semi-final stage last Saturday evening in Semple Stadium following a 1-22 to 1-12 defeat to Loughmore Castleiney. A second-half Tommy Heffernan goal wasn’t enough to spark a revival and the mid men ran out ten point winners. The club wishes to thank joint managers Noel Maloney and John Brennan for the selfless efforts as well as their diligent and hardworking management team, all of whom left no stone unturned in their efforts to win the Dan Breen. We also wish to thank the panel of players for their dedication all year. They are a tremendous bunch of lads whose commitment to the team could never be questioned. To our loyal fans, while you could not be there in the flesh your unwavering support is appreciated by everyone in Nenagh Éire Óg. 

The match programme from this weekend’s games can be downloaded here. 

Junior-A

Seán Geaney in action against Roscrea

Our junior-A hurlers were due to play Borris-Ileigh this weekend but unfortunately, our opposition was unable to field and we were awarded the game. This means that Nenagh finish top of the group in the round-robin series and advance to the semi-finals which are likely to be fixed for two weeks time. 

Junior-C

Seán Shanahan

Our junior-C hurlers are due to play their next game against Ballina on Sunday at 11:30 in Ballina.

Junior Football

Alex Jones in possession with Jimmy Hynes in support against Lorrha Dorrha in 2019

Our footballers will participate in the North junior-B championship this year and will be jointly managed by Lenny Ryan and Brian Duffy. Training begins this Monday at 7pm in MacDonagh Park. Anyone who is not on the WhatsApp group and would like to take part are invited to contact our management team, send a private message to any of our social media channels or alternatively arrive to training this Monday. Everyone is welcome to participate. 

Community Lotto

Bryan photographed with his brothers Seán and Michael and Noel Stanley after winning a club table quiz in the Dapp Inn

Last weekend everyone associated with the club was saddened to learn of the passing of Bryan Geaney. Bryan played underage for both his school and the club winning numerous championships in the process. He continued to be a great supporter of the Blues throughout his life, regularly attending games while also supporting many club table quizzes. His sons Hugh and Conor also played underage with Nenagh Éire Óg.

The Geaney family has extremely strong ties to Nenagh Éire Óg with Bryan’s three brothers Michael, Seán and Noel all donning the blue jersey as did their fathers and uncles. Bryan’s two nieces Aoibheann and Caoimhe and nephews Joe and Michael played with the club in the past while his other nephews Aodan and Seán are current players. Indeed it is a testament to the commitment of both Aodan and Seán that they togged out for their respective teams last weekend, shortly after learning of the sad news of Bryan’s passing. Bryan’s brother Michael is our former juvenile club chairman and as Healthy Club Officer, he drove this fantastic initiative for a number of years helping numerous people in our locality.

Pictured below is Bryan, his Nenagh CBS teammates and coach Brother Conroy from Wexford, after capturing the primary schools’ under-11 title in 1971. Photographs courtesy of Seamus O’Brien. 

Juvenile News

Under-6

Under-8 hurlers

Under-10

Under ten boys, new players are always welcome (boys born in 2010 or 2011), it’s not too late to come along and try out hurling or football for the year. Please note our new training structure for the coming weeks, Tuesday evenings from 5.45 to 7pm, this will be a combined hurling and football training with football first followed by hurling training, remember to bring hurl, helmet, gum shields and drink, If boys just want to play either code that will be fine. Instead of training this coming Wednesday, September 8th we will play Kiladangan in MacDonagh park, games start at 6pm so we will meet up in the field at 5.45. On Saturday, September 12th we will travel to Thurles to play Cashel. The games will start at 12 noon and will be held in the Thurles Sarsfields’ outside pitch, beside Semple Stadium.

Under-12

Under-12 D Team

Our Under twelve D team lost out to Ballinahinch on Friday evening in the North semi-final. Good luck to Ballinahinch in the final. Our boys played very well and put in a super effort. Well done in particular to the Under ten boys who featured in the Under twelve squad throughout the season. Thank you to the management group who mentored the boys all season.

Under-16

Under-16 hurlers, North Tipperary finalists 2020

Our under sixteen panel put in a tremendous effort in their North final v Toomevara last week, unfortunately, though it wasn’t to be for the Nenagh squad. The Nenagh boys attacked the game from the throw-in and were not found wanting when it came to effort and commitment. Nenagh and Toomevara traded scores early on until a goal from Toomevara put a chink of light between the teams. In the final quarter of the match, with the scoreboard not in their favor Nenagh pressed hard to rattle the Toome net and came tantalizing close on a number of occasions but never managed that much-needed goal to shore up the deficit. The Nenagh lads played with passion, tremendous commitment and great heart, they fought for the game right into the final seconds. The entire Nenagh panel and management group should be very proud of themselves. Final score Nenagh Éire Óg 0-12 Toomevara 1-15.

Continued good luck to all Nenagh Éire Óg groups in this week’s match(es).

This week’s Juvenile fixtures are:

Tuesday, September 8th

Under 12A Plate Final in Cloughjordan @ 6.30pm

Kilruane Mc Donaghs V Nenagh Éire Óg.

Please keep an eye on club social media and text groups as fixtures are subject to change at short notice.

Thank you to all the parents who encourage practicing of both codes at home between training sessions, this is central to the children developing their skills and confidence on the ball and ultimately their enjoyment of the game.

Thank you to those who volunteered as Covid officers for the different age groups, without this framework and support from parents return to play would not be possible. Please be mindful of the new additional Covid procedures around return to play. Please continue to follow all of the GAA and HSE guidelines.

Thank you to all those who have already signed up online to the new Nenagh Éire Óg club lotto. Please visit www.nenagheireog.com for anyone else who wishes to join.

Camogie News

A determined Zoey Gratton clears her lines against Silvermines in a rainy Ragg. 

Senior

Under-12

Under-10

Under-8

Under-6

Zoey Gratton and Grace O’Brien on Saturday evening in The Ragg

Covid officer Mary Jo O’Reilly enjoys a joke in Semple Stadium prior to the match against Loughmore Castleiney

Killian Gleeson battles under the dropping ball

Joint managers Noel Maloney and John Brennan in a discussion on Saturday evening. Both men went above and beyond the call of duty with the quantity and quality of work they put in this year with the senior team.

Paudie O’Kennedy is our new club president, three wins for our adult teams while the under-16s prepare for the North final. All of this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Senior Hurling

Dáire Quinn under pressure during the second half

Our senior hurlers qualified for the semi-final of the FBD Insurance Tipperary senior hurling championship following a 3-12 to 1-8 win over Thurles Sarsfields in Semple Stadium on Saturday last. Three first-half goals from Jake Morris helped Nenagh on their way and they now prepare for a semi-final meeting with Loughmore Castleiney while Kiladangan will play Drom & Inch on the other side of the draw.

If you would like to download the match programme from this weekend’s games please click here. 

Junior-A Hurling

Our junior-A hurlers continued their winning ways with a 0-23 to 1-13 win over Toomevara in Puckane on Sunday evening. 

Junior-C Hurling

Seán Shanahan in action on Sunday morning against Roscrea

Our junior-C team recorded a 0-22 to 0-13 win over Roscrea in MacDonagh Park on Sunday morning in round 2 of the championship. In what was a highly entertaining game, both sides worked extremely hard with Nenagh just having enough to pull away from their opponents in the end. We wish Aidan Healy a speedy recovery from a knock he picked up in the game. 

Stevie Hallinan in action on Sunday morning in the junior-C clash with Roscrea.

Tipperary Clubs’ Draw

Support your local Tipperary GAA clubs and join the Tipp Clubs’ draw for a chance to win amazing CAR and CASH prizes every three weeks.

Sign up today to be in the first BUMPER draw on the 18th of Sept with two CARS plus €25k in prizes.

€500,000 to be won through 11 draws for only €100. Up to 70% of funds goes back to your local club.  You’ve Got to Be in it to WIN it. Sign up here:  https://tipperary.gaa.ie/shop/tipperary-2020-2021-draw/  

Nenagh Éire Óg are delighted to announce that Paudie O’Kennedy is our new club president

The name O’Kennedy is synonymous with GAA in our town and Paudie O’Kennedy has given a lifetime of service to Gaelic games in Nenagh. 

From the moment he could walk Paudie was regularly to be found pucking a ball off the gable end of Ciss Fahy’s house, honing his skills before graduating to the Forge Field where many All-Ireland finals were hurled with friends and relations long into his childhood evenings. 

As there were no underage competitions at the time, Paudie had to wait until he was fifteen years old before lining out for the club’s minor side against a combination of Portroe and Ballina and his performances soon caught the eye of the county selectors as he helped the club win a North final in 1955 before eventually losing out to the famed Thurles Sarsfields side in the county final, a side littered with future stars of the game including Michael Murphy who would captain the county to All-Ireland senior glory in 1964 as well as the legendary Jimmy Doyle. Of course, our own side were not without talented hurlers as Mick Gilmartin and Mick Burns more than made their own impact on the game. 

In 1957 Paudie, along with clubmates Devere Reynolds and Paddy Kearns, won Munster and All-Ireland titles with the Blue & Gold having beaten Limerick 3-8 to 1-4 in the Munster decider before accounting for Kilkenny 4-7 to 3-7 in Croke Park. 

One of Paudie’s biggest regrets on the field of play was losing the North minor final in 1957 after a replay, a medal he’d gladly swap his All-Ireland minor for. However, his collection of medals did not end there and he was extremely successful in schools’ hurling capturing a Dean Ryan Cup, two Dr. Harty Cups as well as an All-Ireland colleges’ title as well as two coveted Fitzgibbon Cup medals with University College Dublin.

Paudie was a member of the 1957 North Tipperary senior hurling winning panel and played a starring role in the 1964 success where he contributed four points from wing forward before retiring from playing the game two years later but that did not end his involvement with Nenagh Éire Óg and he served on numerous committees over the years, putting in countless hours to ensure the continued success of the club. 

Community Lotto

There was no winner of this week’s lotto jackpot. The ten supplementary draw winners:

1.Frances Coonan
2.Tom & Ann Healy
3.D Foley
4.Lorcan O’Brien
5.O’Brien Family
6.John Spencer
7.Cathal Farrell
8.John Brennan
9.Maura Morkan
10.Eileen Slattery

Next week’s jackpot is €3,000

We are asking all of our players, members and supporters to join our Community Lotto online here.
Alternatively, paper tickets are on sale at the following businesses: JKC’s, Sheedy’s Centra, Albany Home Decor, Foley’s Spar Inver Gortlandroe, Hackett’s Butchers, A Sportsman’s Dream, Cinnamon Alley, Specsavers, O’Connor’s Kenyon Street Market, Keller’s Carry Out off-license and Cleary’s Daybreak on the Limerick Road.

Condolences

The club would like to express its sympathies to the family and friends of Ms. Nora O’Brien after her recent passing.

Ms O’Brien’s family are steeped in Éire Óg history with her late husband Billy having captained the 1957 North senior winning team while her son Donie repeated this feat in 1993. Her other sons Willie and Kieran played and coached with the club for many years while her daughter Noreen has also been heavily involved in the past while many of her grandchildren have also donned the club colours. 

To her loving family Patricia (Leo), Donie, Kieran, Noreen (Coffey), Willie and Valerie (Quinn), brothers Eddie, Pat and Micheal, grandchildren, sons in law, daughters in law, brothers in law, Stephen, Noreen and all her nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, neighbours and friends we offer our deepest sympathies.

We also extend our sympathies to the family and friends of Mr. Bryan Geaney who passed away. To his wife Margaret, children David, Conor and Hugh, brothers Michael, Seán and Noel and his relations and wide circle of friends we offer our deepest condolences.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha

Camogie News

Senior

Under-6

New Camogie Jersey available in A Sportsman’s Dream

The front of the new camogie jersey ©Paudie Bourke

Juvenile News

Under-6

Step aside Bridget Delaney! Juvenile PRO, Elaine Mc Weeney O’Brien, wife of Brian O’Brien Mc Weeney, takes a photograph during the North under-16 semi-final against Ballina.

Matt Lillis gathers up the sliothars at the Killinan End prior to the game against Thurles

The Cúl Camp is a huge success, wins for both of our junior teams while our two senior sides prepare for knock-out championship action. All this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Senior hurling

In the quarter-finals of the FBD Insurance Tipperary senior hurling championship, Nenagh Éire Óg have been drawn to play Thurles Sarsfields. This game will take place in Semple Stadium, Thurles on Saturday, 29 August, at 6pm. This is an all-ticket affair, limited to 40 people from our club including players and management, due to Covid-19 restrictions however, it will be streamed live on the County Board’s website. Further information regarding the live stream can be found here. 

The full draw is as follows:

• Nenagh Éire Óg V Thurles Sarsfields
• Clonoulty Rossmore V Loughmore Castleiney
• Drom & Inch V Borris-Ileigh
• Kiladagan V Toomevara

Junior-A

Centre half-back Seánie Geaney clears under pressure in the junior-A clash with Roscrea

On Saturday evening last in Ballingarry our junior-A team won their third-round match against Roscrea on a 3-20 to 1-10 scoreline with the goals coming courtesy of Darragh Walsh, Cian O’Farrell and captain Bob O’Brien. This win guarantees the lads their place in the knock out stages of the championship. We send our best wishes to Killian Malone, Bob O’Brien and Anthony Walsh who all picked up knocks in this game.

Junior-C

Full forward Michael Hallinan scored 0-3 against Borris-Ileigh on Sunday morning in the junior-C championship

Our junior-C hurlers opened their championship campaign on Sunday morning with an away clash with Borris-Ileigh and came away 3-21 to 0-6 winners. At half-time, the lads led 0-11 to 0-3 but a powerful second-half display, aided by goals from David Cleary, Conor Malone and Michael Hutchinson secured the win. 

Minor Hurling

Ben West in action against Ballina in the minor semi-final

Club Walking Group

Our club walking group recently climbed Moylussa near Killaloe, Co. Clare and had a very enjoyable day out. If you would like to find out more about our walking group you can contact our Healthy Club Officer, Bartley Ryan or contact us through any of our social media channels or email eireognenagh@gmail.com. Everyone is welcome to come along regardless of fitness levels or if you are from Nenagh or not.

Tipperary GAA Club Draw

The first draw for the new Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw will take place on Friday, 18th September and once again there are amazing prizes on offer including cars and prize money up to €25,000.

Those who have previously entered the draw will have already received information regarding the new draw in the post and are asked to contact their promoters as soon as possible.

Further information about the draw and how to join can be found here.

Community Lotto

There was no winner of this week’s Lotto Jackpot. The ten supplementary draw winners are:

1. Seán Fergus
2. Eamonn Spillane
3. D. Foley
4. Joe Maloney
5. Dick O’Connell
6. Seánie Geaney
7. John Gleeson
8. Niall Murray
9. Jamie Devaney
10. Andrew Coffey

Alternatively, paper tickets are on sale at the following businesses: JKC’s, Sheedy’s Centra, Albany Home Decor, Foley’s Spar Inver Gortlandroe, Hackett’s Butchers, A Sportsman’s Dream, Cinnamon Alley, Specsavers, O’Connor’s Kenyon Street Market, Keller’s Carry Out off-license and Cleary’s Daybreak on the Limerick Road.

Camogie News

Michelle Barry gathers possession in the senior championship match on Friday last

Senior

“My ball”. Ruth Hassett catches the sliothar against Clonoulty Rossmore

Under-12

The under-12 side that defeated Lorrha Dorrha on Sunday afternoon

Cúl Camp

All smiles at the Cúl Camp

Learning the correct fist-pump technique is an essential GAA skill taught at the Cúl Camp!!

Under-8

Under-6

Back of the net. Maeve Coffey scores a goal against Clonoulty Rossmore

Juvenile News

Under-6

Under six training continues every Saturday morning from ten o’clock to eleven. New faces are always welcome to join, please contact one of the management group in advance via the club’s social media sites if you would like to join so that we can direct you to the relevant Covid protocols and registration process to ensure safe training for your child.

Cúl Camp

We are delighted to have held a hugely successful Nenagh Éire Óg Cúl Camp last week in MacDonagh Park. The camp was attended by many of our juvenile members and each day smiles, laughter, fun, excitement, competition and joy abounded at MacDonagh park. Throughout the course of the week ambassadors from our senior hurling and camogie clubs helped out and we are grateful for the support and encouragement shown towards our younger stars in Éire Óg, mol an óige agus tiocfaidh siad. Thank you to senior club ambassadors Alannah Morris, Maeve Coffey, James Mackey, Shane Hennessy, Dáire Quinn, Stevie Hallinan, Conor Robinson, Brendan Long, Paul Ryan, Donnach Quinn and Philip Hickey. During the week we also had the pleasure of welcoming distinguished guests John Tooher Nenagh Éire Óg chairperson, John Devane Tipperary county board chairperson and Paudie Malone North Tipperary Games Development Officer who all dropped by to see the camp operating successfully and everyone enjoying the activities. All-Ireland winners, Tipperary and Nenagh Éire Óg senior hurlers not to mention local superstars, Barry Heffernan and Jake Morris also called into our Cúl Camp to see our future stars enjoying camp and to encourage our young players to keep up all their good work at home practicing our games. Thank you to Barry and Jake for their time and continued support towards these fabulous children at Éire Óg. We had great support from parents who helped out during the week to ensure a safe environment for the children during the course of the camp, sincere thank you to each parent who gave their time in this regard. The driving force behind the 2020 Nenagh Éire Óg Cúl Camp was Niall Cahill, sincere thank you to Niall for his hard work, focus and determination to make this year’s Cúl Camp at Éire Óg the undeniable success it was.

Under-8

Training for the under eight group is slightly different this week, there will be no training on Wednesday evening as we will play Kilruane in Cloughjordan on Thursday evening at 6.30, this will be a football-only blitz. Tuesdays training will be a football session so remember your gum shields. Saturday morning there will be a blitz, details to follow during the week. The under eight management group are aiming to have more blitzes in the near future so we look forward to these with great anticipation.

Fun at the Cúl Camp

Under-10

Under ten boys, training for the coming week will be back to the usual times, each Tuesday evening from six o’clock to seven and Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game. Under ten football training will be every Wednesday evening from half-past five to half-past six. Reminder, gum shields are compulsory for football so please make sure each child brings their own to training. If boys just want to play either code that will be fine. New players always welcome (boys born in 2010 or 2011). A few of our boys played their very first game recently and got on really well so it’s not too late to come along and try out hurling or football for the year.

Under-12

Both under twelve teams played away last week, while both of our under-12 boys battled hard neither team managed the win.

Happy boys at the Cúl Camp

Under-14

Under fourteen boys had no game last week and look forward to getting back to action.

Under-16

Our under sixteen panel had a magnificent win last week in the pouring rain over in Cloughjordan against Kiladangan. The Nenagh lads dominated in most positions and bounced right back this week with a hugely impressive final tally of 5-14 to Kilruanes’ 0-08. Congratulations to the entire squad and the management group. It is wonderful to see this group back to true form. Best wishes from everyone in the next round.

Continued good luck to all Nenagh Éire Óg groups in this week’s round of the North Tipperary hurling matches. We’re all looking forward to the games with great anticipation.

This week’s Juvenile fixtures are:

• Under-16 SF v Ballina in Toome tomorrow at 6.45p
• Under-12 A QF v Newport in Nenagh at 6.45pm Tuesday
• Under-14 QF V Ballina in Ballina on Thursday at 6.45pm.

Goalkeeper Training

Thank you to all the parents who encourage practicing of both codes at home between training sessions, this is fundamental to the children developing their skills and confidence on the ball and ultimately their enjoyment of the game. A few minutes each day practicing is invaluable to a child’s skills.

Thank you to all those who have already signed up online to the new Nenagh Éire Óg club lotto. Please visit www.nenagheireog.com for anyone else who wishes to join.

Seán McTiernan has been busy in recent times staring for the junior-C team while also streaming many of our games. Here he is videoing the junior-A clash with Roscrea on Saturday evening last while in the background Dáire Gleeson gets carried away with the excitement of the match.

Bob O’Brien, who famously scored a headed own goal in the North minor football final of 2012, in action against Roscrea

It is fair to say that Shane Connolly did a superb job with our minors this year but one of his major faults is the lack of passion he displays during matches

Mixed results for our senior teams, the camogie club unveil their new jerseys while the minors prepare for the North semi-final. All this and more in this week’s news on the Blues

Senior Hurling

Our senior hurlers recorded a 2-20 to 1-14 win over Éire Óg Annacarty Donohill in the final group game of the FBD Insurance senior hurling championship in The Ragg on Saturday evening. A first-half penalty goal by Jake Morris following a foul on Tommy Heffernan added to by a late Adam Carey three-pointer ensured the win which sees us qualify for the county quarter-finals in second place in the group. 

The draws for the knock-out stages of the county championship will take place tomorrow evening. 

Junior A Hurling

Our junior-A hurlers play Roscrea next Saturday evening. Please check our website for further details of this match when they are confirmed.

Minor Hurling

Our minor hurlers were due to play Ballina last Wednesday evening in the semi-final of the North championship but due to the untimely passing of Ms. Karen Meagher the game had to be postponed. Our club sends its deepest sympathies to her husband Joe, sons Conor, Jack and Bobby, her extended family, her wide circle of friends and to the Ballina club. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

The match has been refixed for this Tuesday evening and as it is an all-ticket affair, it will be streamed live on our Facebook page for all of our supporters. The venue has been confirmed as Dolla with a 7pm throw-in.  

The Men of ’95

Our county senior final winning team of 1995 were due to be honoured at this year’s county final, however, due to the current restrictions on attendances at games the decision has been made to defer this celebration until the 2021 decider. 

Community Lotto

Alternatively, paper tickets are on sale at the following businesses: JKC’s, Sheedy’s Centra, Albany Home Decor, Foley’s Spar Inver Gortlandroe, Hackett’s Butchers, A Sportsman’s Dream, Cinnamon Alley, Specsavers, O’Connor’s Kenyon Street Market, Keller’s Carry Out off-license and Cleary’s Daybreak on the Limerick Road.

Tipperary GAA Club Draw

The first draw for the new Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw will take place on Friday, 18th September and once again there are amazing prizes on offer including cars and prize money up to €25,000.

Those who have previously entered the draw will have already received information regarding the new draw in the post and are asked to contact their promoters as soon as possible.

Further information about the draw and how to join can be found here.

Camogie News

New Camogie Jersey

Grace O’Brien strikes a point against Éire Óg Annacarty

Éire Óg camogie jerseys manufactured in Nenagh by Gaelic Armour and sponsored by front line worker Sandra Farrell

Nurses have donned the Nenagh Éire Óg camogie jersey in the past and no doubt into the future the jersey will be worn by frontline healthcare staff. The World Health Organisation has designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in honour of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. How appropriate it is then that the club received a call from well known local nurse Sandra Farrell, current Director of Ormond Healthcare, who wanted to donate a set of jerseys to the senior team of Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie Club for the upcoming season.

To tie in with Ms. Farrell’s generous offer, Nenagh Éire Óg camogie club in return wanted to express their thanks to all of the healthcare staff and nurses who have been hugely dedicated and have made many sacrifices since the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic. To do this the club have added the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife logo to their jersey this year.

Speaking at the launch of the new Jersey Ms. Farrell of Ormond Healthcare commented on the work of the frontline workers during the current pandemic and said “Our healthcare workers have placed themselves at risk to keep us safe and we’re so grateful to all of them for rising to the challenge in these unprecedented times. I am delighted to support Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie Club this year and I think it is a wonderful initiative that they have placed the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife logo on their jerseys as a way of showing their appreciation to the frontline staff.”

The jerseys will be the first set of officially licensed camogie jerseys designed and manufactured in Nenagh at Gaelic Armour’s new Irish production facility. Gaelic Armour, founded in 2016 by local businessman Billy Hayes, became Tipperary’s first officially licensed supplier to the GAA and only the fourth brand to receive the highly contested intercounty license in the history of the GAA. Gaelic Armour secured the inter-county schools and club license in early 2020 and recently opened a new state of the art facility in Stereame Business Park where they design and manufacture innovative on-field playing kit to athletes, sports teams and individuals.

Speaking at the launch of the new jersey Billy Hayes commented that “having recently relocated our entire operation to new premises in Stereame Business Park it is very satisfying to be designing and manufacturing for a local team based only a stone’s throw from the plant. It’s our aim to offer a real alternative in terms of design and technical innovation to GAA and camogie clubs. Our goal is to grow our business and supply jerseys all over the country in the coming months and years ahead”.

Cathaoirleach of Nenagh Municipal District, Councillor Seamus Morris, who is a former PRO of Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie Club in Nenagh and has been known to source sponsorship from the four corners of Ireland over the years for the camogie club, approached the current committee about placing the new Nenagh 800 Logo on the jerseys for the coming season.

This year Nenagh is celebrating 800 years marking the development of the town over the ages. Due to COVID-19 many of the celebrations have been postponed but not before the town got the opportunity to launch a new website, brand and song. The Nenagh 800 logo will be added to the jersey and the club is delighted to support this initiative and create awareness of this historic year.

Speaking at the launch of the new jerseys Cllr Morris said “It’s a historic day in more ways than one. With Nenagh 800 taking place this year I am delighted that the club has agreed to place the Nenagh 800 logo on the jersey. Sandra Farrell, former Mayor of Nenagh Town Council, and a camogie player with Nenagh at underage level has come onboard to donate a set of jerseys through her healthcare company Ormond Healthcare, a business that is providing a valuable service and supporting the local economy. We are in a fairly unique situation as the jerseys are being manufactured and supplied locally in Nenagh by Gaelic Armour who will be supporting the local economy employing a mix of staff from graphic designers to production operators at their facility in Nenagh for years to come.”

Commenting on the initiative Nenagh Municipal District Administrator Rosemary Joyce wished Nenagh Éire Óg every success in the coming season and was appreciative of the fact that the club added the Nenagh 800 logo to the jersey adding that “Nenagh 800 is a very special year for the town and we hope to proceed over the coming months and into 2021 with any events that had to be curtailed or canceled as a result of the ongoing pandemic. It’s very fitting to be at Nenagh Castle today to launch the jerseys as the castle is central and iconic to the Nenagh 800 celebrations and synonymous with Nenagh”.

Handing over the jerseys to the joint captains of the senior camogie team, Alanna Morris and Maeve Coffey, club chairman Kieran Malone thanked Ms. Farrell for sponsorship and added that “the new jersey is a great example of collaboration within Nenagh where we a have local businesswoman in Ormond Healthcare supporting the female athletes, Gaelic Armour making them locally, the opportunity to thank the frontline workers by adding the logo and finally we get to raise awareness of historic year of Nenagh 800. The club has received support from the Municipal District over the years in the form of many sports grants so it’s nice for us as a club to be able to give something back also”.

Jerseys will be available in A Sportsman’s Dream on Kenyon Street in Nenagh and available to order online in any size on www.gaelicarmour.com

Senior

Action from the senior championship against Drom & Inch

Under-14

The under-14 side

Under-12

The under-12 camógs that played Borris-Ileigh last Monday evening

The under-12 side that played Shannon Rovers

Under-10

Under-8

Juvenile News

Action from the under-14 clash with Toomevara

Under-6

Under-8

Under eight boys hosted Toomevara in MacDonagh Park on Saturday morning. The boys were divided into three teams and each team played three games against the Toomevara teams. It was a hugely successful morning and there were some excellent skills and determination on display from all the boys. At the end of the blitz, there were big smiles in abundance from the boys. The under eight management group is aiming to have more blitzes in the near future so we look forward to these with great anticipation. This week we will have our Cúl camp on the club grounds so no training for the week or next Saturday morning. Keep up the practicing at home as the blitzes will be more enjoyable for the boys the quicker they are at rising and striking which will mean they get more touches during the games making it far more enjoyable. Well done to all the boys who played Toomevara on Saturday morning, fantastic effort all around. 

Under-10

Action from the under-14 clash with Toomevara

Goalkeeper Training

Thank you to all those who have already signed up on line to the new Nenagh Éire Óg club lotto. Please visit www.nenagheireog.com for anyone else who wishes to join. 

A disappointing weekend for both of our senior teams, Eddie Hynes, Shane Connolly and Eddie Tucker cycle a loop of Lough Derg for Living Links while our minor hurlers qualify for the North semi-final. All of this and more in this week’s news on the Blues.

Senior Hurling

Our senior hurlers and management stand for a respectful minutes silence in memory of Mrs. Cissie Russell, mother of club secretary Catherine McTiernan

Our senior hurlers were beaten by an excellent Clonoulty Rossmore side in round two of the FBD Insurance Tipperary hurling championship, 1-22 to 1-16, in Semple Stadium on Sunday evening last. The lads must now beat Éire Óg Annacarty in the final game of the round robin series on Saturday next, in The Ragg at 6:30pm if they are to advance to the knock out stages of the championship. 

Conor Hennessy shoots over a first-half point in Semple Stadium

Junior-A Hurling

Niall McKeogh scores a point against Knockshegowna

Our junior-A hurlers had a comfortable 3-18 to 0-11 win over Knockshegowna on Saturday evening in Borrisokane with Darragh Walsh (2) and Cian O’Farrell scoring the Nenagh goals. The team was Shane Hennessy, Mark O’Farrell, Mark Carey, Mark Tuite, Alex Jones, Seán Geaney, Mark Flannery, Niall McKeogh, Niall Madden, John Cahalan, Bob O’Brien, Killian Malone, Darragh Walsh, Anthony Walsh, Cian O’Farrell. Substitutes Rory O’Donovan for Flannery and Dan O’Donovan for Walsh. 

Our third round match of the junior-A championship, against Borris-Ileigh, has been pushed back to the weekend of the 21/22 August. 

Cian O’Farrell’s goal-bound shot is spectacularly blocked by the Knockshegowna full-back

Junior-C Hurling

The first round of the junior-C championship has been pushed back to the weekend of the 29/30 August.

Minor Hurling

Seth Shayanewako on the attack in the opening minutes against Toomevara

Our minor hurlers defeated Toomevara, 7-16 to 0-8, in the quarter-final of the North Tipperary championship on Wednesday evening last in Portroe. The goals were scored by Taurai Shayanewako (2), Aaron McLoughlin, Jamie Cottrell, Cian Galvin and Jack McLoughlin. They have now advanced to play Ballina in the semi-final. This game is on Wednesday evening in  Portroe at 7pm. 

Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the North Tipperary Board has decided to make this an all-ticket affair with only 200 people, including players and officials allowed to attend. We appeal to all of our supporters that if you do not have a ticket, please do not attend. 

Tour of the Lake for Living Links suicide support

Shane Connolly, Eddie Hynes and Eddie Tucker following their 70-mile cycle around Lough Derg

Community Lotto

Alternatively, paper tickets are on sale at the following businesses: JKC’s, Sheedy’s Centra, Albany Home Decor, Foley’s Spar Inver Gortlandroe, Hackett’s Butchers, A Sportsman’s Dream, Cinnamon Alley, Specsavers, O’Connor’s Kenyon Street Market, Keller’s Carry Out off-license and Cleary’s Daybreak on the Limerick Road.

Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw

The first draw for the new Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw will take place on Friday, 18th September and once again there are amazing prizes on offer including cars and prize money up to €25,000.

Those who have previously entered the draw will have already received information regarding the new draw in the post and are asked to contact their promoters as soon as possible.

Further information about the draw and how to join can be found here.

Club Walking Group

Our club walking group about to set off up to the Millennium Cross

Our club walking group climbed up to the Millennium Cross at Laghtea near Portroe last weekend and enjoyed the wonderful views looking out across the Shannon towards Clare, Galway and across North Tipperary and back towards Tountinna. They then continued the hike towards Garrykennedy where they enjoyed freshly baked homemade scones and jam all made and provided by our Healthy Club Officer Bartley Ryan. Happily and surprisingly, there were no reported cases of food poisoning afterwards. 

If you would like further information on our walking group please contact Bartley Ryan, message any of our social media sites or email eireognenagh@gmail.com

“We made it”, smiles all around as members of our walking group pose at the Millennium Cross

First-ever GAA National Inclusive Fitness Day launched

The GAA recently announced their first-ever national inclusive fitness day which will take place on September 23. The event falls during the European Week of Sport (23rd – 30th September) and aims to promote sport and physical activity to everyone regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, or fitness level.

Healthy Club Officer Bartley Ryan is currently working behind the scenes organising our club’s activities which will be revealed in the coming weeks. If you would like to know more please click here. 

Sympathies

We extend our sympathies to the family and friends of the late Cissie Russell, Carrick-on-Suir. Mrs. Russell’s daughter, Catherine McTiernan, is well known to everyone in our club for her tireless work as club secretary while her sons Seán and Dermot, and daughter Tara all play for our club while Catherine’s husband Pauric is a great supporter of our club.

Carrick Swan GAA club wrote the following lovely tribute to Mrs. Russell this morning.

All in Carrick Swan GAA Club are deeply saddened this morning to hear of the passing of our esteemed vice-president Cissie Russell.

To many people in the club Cissie was a mother figure who loved the club deeply and who travelled to all our games when able to offer what could be termed as vociferous support with her late brother Sean and late sisters Peggy, May and Kathleen and God help anyone that had a bad word to say about the Swan or their players if you were close to that enclave!

To Catherine, Pauric, Seán, Dermot and Tara we in Nenagh Éire Óg offer our deepest sympathies.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam

Kyoto Love Hotel

Former club hurler Joe Geaney and niece of Ellen Tooher, club chairman John’s wife, have released this electric pop single, Machine, which we are sure you’ll enjoy. Together, they recently were interviewed by RTÉ and that can be accessed here. More of their music can be accessed on Spotify and YouTube. 

Camogie News

Senior

Joint-captains Maeve Coffey and Alanna Morris model our stunning new jerseys made by Gaelic Armour. More about this next week.

Under-16

No quarter was asked for nor given in the senior camogie championship last Friday evening.

Under-14

Under-12

Éire Óg Annacarty were delighted with their win last Friday evening

Under-10

Under-8

Under-6

Grace O’Brien strikes a point against Éire Óg Annacarty

Juvenile News

Keelan Rice and Mason Cawley under the dropping ball in the under-16 championship against Silvermines

Under-6

Under-8

The under-8 boys traveled to Roscrea on Saturday morning where they played their first match of this year. The boys were divided into three teams and each team played three great games against Roscrea. The sun beamed down on the boys and the hurling was fabulous to watch. There were lots of very happy faces after the matches which was great to see from the boys. Thanks to Roscrea for hosting us this week, next Saturday we play Toomevara. Keep up the practicing at home between training and well done to all the boys. Hurling training will continue each Tuesday evening from six to seven and Saturday mornings from ten o’clock to eleven unless we have a game. New members (boys born in 2012 or 2013) are always welcome. Under eight boys football training is held every Wednesday evening from half-past five to half-past six, everyone welcome, a reminder that gum shields are compulsory for football so please make sure each child brings their own to training.  

Under-10

Action from the under-12 clash with Ballina

 

Both under-12 teams were at home to Ballina last week. In difficult conditions, our D team came away with a hard-fought draw finishing 1-03 to Ballina’s 0-06. Our under 12A team were a little less fortunate, the boys fought hard but in the end lost to Ballina on a final scoreline of 3-05 to 5-08. Both teams play Kilruane MacDonaghs next Tuesday night in Cloughjordan.  

Under-12 action against Ballina

Under-14

 

Our under-14 hurlers defeated Kilruane MacDonaghs in Cloughjordan on Sunday morning in a rescheduled fixture. Well done lads.

Under-16

Mason Cawley clears his lines against Silvermines in the under-16 championship

The under-16 team produced another solid performance against Silvermines running out winners by 3-16 to 0-10. Our goalkeeper and six backs have only conceded one goal in three outings which was crucial to this win. Midfielders and forwards are getting on the scoresheet with some excellent teamwork. With a strong spine and good hurlers on the flanks, this young team is progressing well and is training very hard.

Continued good luck to all Nenagh Éire Óg groups in this week’s round of the North Tipperary hurling matches. We’re all looking forward to the games with great anticipation. 

Goalkeeper Training

Thank you to all those who have already signed up on line to the new Nenagh Éire Óg club lotto. Please visit www.nenagheireog.com for anyone else who wishes to join. 

Job done! A relaxed group of under-16 hurlers following their win over Silvermines

Greg Browne is the personification of serenity, peace and tranquility, a state of nirvana, at half time of the senior camogie clash with Éire Óg Annacarty

Supreme athletes! Our walking group relaxes in Garrykennedy after making the hike down from Tountinna. The smiles quickly disappeared when it dawned on them that they would have to walk back up to the Graves of the Leinstermen to collect their cars.