Senior Hurling
Ben West, who scored two goals in Saturday’s win over JK Brackens, wins a second-half free against JK Brackens
Our senior hurlers recorded a 4-13 to 0-14 win over JK Brackens in MacDonagh Park in round three of the county hurling league with both Ben West and Jamie Cottrell scoring two goals each. Our next game in this competition is against Kiladangan in Puckane in two weeks’ time.
Junior-A Hurling
The Junior-A panel, North Tipperary finalists 2025
Our junior-A hurlers play Kilruane MacDonaghs this Saturday at 6pm in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh in the North junior-A league. Best of luck lads.
Under-20 Football
Tipperary
Wishing Jake, Sam, Josh and the Tipperary Senior hurling team the very best of luck this weekend as they begin their Munster Championship Campaign. They take on Cork in Semple Stadium with throw in at 4pm.
Condolences
Nenagh Eire Og extends its deepest sympathies to the family of the late Sadie Coffey. The Coffey family have had a long association with the club including Sadie’s sons Roger and Noel who were part of many successful teams and her grandchildren who were on many teams representing both the camogie and hurling clubs.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
Primary Game
Great friends Jim Cullinane (Carrig NS, Ballycommon) and Rian O’Farrell (Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan), who both played in the Primary Game, are pictured enjoying the senior game between Tipperary and Waterford.
Juvenile News
Under-8 Boys
Training takes place on Saturday mornings. Contact John on +353 87 136 5053 to join in the fun.
Under-10 Boys
Training takes place on Wednesday evenings. Contact Mike on +353 87 632 4202 to join up.
Under-12 Boys
Training has resumed. Contact Greg on +353 85 170 8133 to join up.
Under-14 Boys
The boys played Ballinahinch-Templederry last week in their football fixture. They play Newport next in Nenagh on Thursday evening. Wishing the boys the best of luck.
Féile Peil – Under-14 & Under-15 Boys
Best of luck to our Under-14 and Under-15 boys next weekend, with two teams competing in the rescheduled Féile Peil competition. Matches for the second team will take place in MacDonagh Park for anyone who wishes to support the boys.
Under-17 Boys
The boys open their hurling league campaign on Monday evening in Nenagh against Newport. Best wishes to the boys.
Camogie News
County Action
Well done to Lilly Morris who lined out with the Under-17s on Saturday, April 11th against Cork. Next up, they take on Kilkenny in the Shield Final. Best of luck Lilly.
Well done also to Grace Cleary and Carly Walsh who faced Galway in the All-Ireland Minor A Semi-Final on Saturday, April 11th. It was a hard-fought contest, with Galway emerging winners on a final scoreline of 3-11 to 2-18.
Under-14s
The Under-14s enjoyed a good workout in a challenge match against Kilruane on Sunday, April 12th. The girls now open their championship campaign against Silvermines this Tuesday at 6:45pm in Nenagh. Best of luck to all involved.
Under-16s
Our Under-16 girls lost out to Ballina in the Shield Semi-Final on Wednesday, April 8th in MacDonagh Park after a great game. Nenagh started brightly, scoring some excellent points, but Ballina closed the gap by half-time with three well-taken goals. The second half was another strong contest, with Ballina adding some fine points from distance. The Nenagh girls battled hard right to the final whistle but were unable to regain the lead. Best of luck to Ballina in the final.
Training continues as usual, and new or returning players are always very welcome. The girls are also in action in Junior C this week, with the Under-16 Championship not starting until after the Minor Championship in July.
Plenty of challenge matches are planned in the meantime as preparations continue.
Lotto
This weeks lotto jackpot was not won. The x €50 lucky dip winners were…
Anne Ryan – Online winner
Ger O Gorman – Rathnaleen
Carmel Rohan – c/o Rohans
Next weeks lotto jackpot is €5,500. If you would like to play our club lotto online you can do so here.
Social Hurling
ASTRO ARENA ERUPTS IN HURLING THRILLER FOR THE AGES
Underdogs roar back like lions to stun the numbers game
Under the floodlights last Wednesday night, the Astro turf crackled with energy as a ferocious 2 v 3 Social ‘ground’ hurling showdown unfolded, a contest as wild as a storm at sea and twice as unpredictable. The non-bibs duo of John Phelan and Conor O’Donovan squared up against the bibs trio of Jamie Kennedy, Eamon Moylan and Martin Gleeson in a forty minute clash that had everything but a referee’s whistle for mercy.
The battle began with a chaotic ten minute warm-up, balls flying end to end like missiles, two sliotars zipping through the air as if fired from cannons. It was frantic, it was fiery and it set the tone for what would become an all-out war.
When the real action kicked off, it didn’t disappoint. After the opening ten minutes, the bibs edged ahead 4-3, with Eamon and Jamie striking like twin predators while Conor single-handedly kept the non-bibs alive with a razor-sharp hat-trick.
The second period saw the tempo explode. Scores rained down like summer hailstones as the bibs stretched their lead to 11-9. Eamon was unstoppable, hammering home three goals, with Jamie and Martin chipping in with two apiece. Yet the non-bibs refused to wilt, Conor adding two more and John stepping up with four of his own, swinging his hurley like a man possessed.
With one period left, the script looked written. Three against two. Fresh legs versus fading lungs. Surely the bibs would cruise home? But this was no ordinary night. This was madness, drama and pure sporting theatre rolled into one.
In a move as bold as a last roll of the dice, the non-bibs camp threw John Phelan into attack. What followed was nothing short of explosive. Within thirty seconds of the restart, he had rattled off a hat-trick so fast it left jaws on the floor and defenders spinning like tops. It was lightning in human form.
The bibs were shell-shocked, their earlier dominance evaporating like mist in the morning sun. The non-bibs surged forward with relentless fury, overturning the deficit and storming to a sensational 16-12 victory that will echo through Social ‘ground’ hurling folklore for years to come.
Jamie and Eamon led the scoring for the beaten side with five goals each, Martin adding two, but it was all about the victors. John Phelan was the undisputed king of the Astro, smashing in nine goals, while Conor O’Donovan chipped in with a magnificent seven.
There were heroics everywhere you looked. Martin pulled off saves like a man defying gravity, Eamon threw in tackles that rattled bones, Jamie dazzled with cheeky nutmegs and Conor blocked shots like a brick wall. But one man stood above them all. John’s blistering hat-trick and towering tally crowned him the standout performer of the night.
Not everyone left smiling. Jamie Kennedy endured a night of heartbreak and splintered timber, seeing two hurleys snapped in brutal 50/50 clashes, a warrior left counting the cost of battle.
Roll on next Wednesday at 8.15pm. If it’s anything like this, expect fireworks, fury and maybe even more history to be written. New comers welcome.
Jamie Cottrell, who scored two goals on Saturday, on the attack against JK Brackens
Conor Hennessy in action against JK Brackens
Rian O’Farrell in action in the Primary Game at half time of the Tipperary V Waterford Munster senior football quarter final in Fraher Field, Dungarvan.
