Club News 30th May 2022

Junior Championships

The Junior A Championship starts next weekend – we play Kilruane MacDonaghs in Round One on Fri evening, 3^rd June, at 7.45pm in Toomevara.

The Junior B Championship starts on Saturday 18^th June – we have been drawn in a group of 4 with Borrisokane, Lorrha and Knockshegowna. Our first game is due to be against Borrisokane in MacDonagh Park on Sat 18^th June. The best of luck to both groups in the Championship.

Lotto

There was no winner of tonight’s lotto jackpot . The numbers drawn were 11, 17, 20 & 28. This weeks 3 X €50 lucky dip winners are:

Michelle Enright, c/o Rohans
John Guest, Cudville Green
Bryan Seymour, Bawn

Congrats to our winners.

Next week’s lotto Jackpot will be €2,200. As our lotto continues weekly we thank everyone for your continued support of the lotto. If you have not yet joined our lotto or if your ticket has recently expired, please consider signing up again – it is our main fundraiser and contributes enormously to the day to day running of the club.

The lotto can either be played online using the link below or lotto tickets are available from any committee member – this includes the option to enter for multiple draws.

The link to play the lotto is below:

https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=292#Anchor

Our Community Friendly lotto was launched in June 2020 and since then we have donated €4,500 of our lotto funds to local charities so when you play our lotto you are also supporting local charities.

Membership

Membership for 2022 is now due and can be paid through Foireann.ie. Any queries on this please contact Enda Long at 087 221 3954. Membership can also be paid to Enda Long or any Committee member. With games now resumed for all groups players should ensure that their membership is up to date.

JUVENILE NEWS

Nenagh Éire Óg Scrap Metal Collection Fundraiser.

Nenagh Eire Og are delighted to announce that we will be running a scrap metal collection on June 9th, 10th (7pm – 9pm) & June 11th (2pm – 4 pm).

Dispose of all your unwanted scrap metal for free while supporting your local G.A.A club.

What we will accept are old bicycles (no tyres), metal pipes, old farm machinery, old gates, scrap trailer parts, sheeting, old exercise equipment. What we CANNOT accept are washing machines, TV’s, computers, timber or toys. Any questions contact Shane on 087 637 3830.

Nenagh Éire Óg Gaelic Games Youth Academy

The Nenagh Eire Og Gaelic Games Youth Academy proudly sponsored by Albany Home Decor & A Sportsmans Dream welcomes new members to the club. The next Academy event will be Player Pathway – from Teenage Player to Adult Player, keep an eye on this space for dates and times of this event which will be open to teenagers, parents and coaches within the club.

Nenagh Éire Ógres

Our 2022 Ógres camp continued last Saturday morning, the glorious sunshine was out at Nenagh Éire Óg making for a fabulous morning for all the new girls and boys to enjoy the camp where the children relished in loads of fun games and obstacle challenges.

The final morning of the camp is next Saturday morning @ 10 am on the new astro facility in McDonagh Park Nenagh. We are very excited about this final mornings fun and games as the children who participated will be presented with their free Ogres T-Shirt and goodies. New children can still join, camp details for anyone who would like to come along are on our social media sites.

Under 7

Our fabulous little Under 7 boys travelled to Puckane on Saturday morning where they played Kiladangan in the glorious sunshine. The boys were magnificent and are progressing really well with every week. Thanks to Kiladangan for hosting. New players are always welcome, come and have a go. We always like to see new faces so any boys born in the years 2015/16 please come along on Saturday mornings from 10-11am.

For further information please contact Alan on 087-7518789.

Nenagh Éire Óg U7 group who played in Puckane at the weekend.

Under 9

Our Under 9 boys played Newport in McDonagh Park on Saturday in very warm and beautiful conditions. Well done to all the boys, you were all fantastic. Football training continues on Wednesday evenings from 5.45 to 7 pm on the outside field, football match next Saturday morning, details will circulate on the group this week.

New boys born in 2013 and 2014 are always welcome to join.

Contact Cathal on 086 080 6460 or the club social media sites with any queries.

Under 11

Our Under 11’s travelled to Dúrlas Óg and Cashel last weekend to take part in the Michael Hogan Festival Of Football. There was some great battling from all the boys against strong opposition. Well done to all involved.

This week training will be hurling on Tuesday evening followed by a break for the long weekend to give the boys a well deserved rest.

New players born in 2011 and 2012 welcome to come along and give it a try. Contact 0874086439 for more details.

Under 13

Upcoming challenge match v Doora Barefield next Saturday, details will circulate on the group. Training on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.

Under 15

With attention now switching to hurling, training continues on Tuesdays from 7-8 pm, Thursday evenings at 6pm and Saturday 3 to 4 pm.

Under 17

Congratulations to the team and management on their win over Roscrea on Monday 23^rd May. The boys played JK Brackens on Monday 30th and in a good competitive game they lost out by 5 points – the score 3 – 13 to 1 – 14.

U17/19 training continues every Monday and Wednesday at 6.50 pm.

Club Membership

Membership for 2022 is now past due, any outstanding membership can be paid through Foireann.ie.

If you are already set up on Foireann simply login and select and pay your membership type here. If you do not have an account, go to Foireann.ie and choose the New user – Register option – once you have set up an account your membership can then be paid here.
Any queries on this please contact Tom O’Connor at tom.oconnor@macquarie.aero.

Membership can also be paid to Tom O’Connor or any Committee member.

Membership rates remain the same as last year.

Club Lotto

Our Club Lotto jackpot is currently at €2,200, be sure to get your entry completed in time for the next draw.

CAMOGIE NEWS

Seniors

Training Monday and Thursday 8 to 9. We are hoping to have a few friendlies in the next fortnight.

Our County players were in action over the weekend in the All Ireland Championship.

Rachel Maher played for Tipperary against Mayo in Round 2 of the Junior Championship and came away with a win.

Grace O’Brien co-captained the Tipperary team who played Dublin in Parnell Park in Round 2 of the Senior Championship that ended in a 10 point draw. Grace started in midfield and scored a point from play. The next match is next Sunday in Semple Stadium against Waterford and will be the curtain raiser prior to the Munster Hurling Final.

Grace O’Brien in action against Dublin

Under 14s

We played our final group game in the B Championship against Roscrea on Thursday evening last. The girls had to work hard but put in a solid performance throughout to come away with a big win. Thanks to all the parents for the great support.

We now have a 2 week break before the semi-finals. Training continues Monday and Thursday 7pm.

Under 14s who beat Roscrea last week.

Under 12s

Our Team 1 put in a super performance at home against a strong Newport side on Thurs evening last. Final score 5-2(11) to 2-0(6). Thanks to all who came to support the girls. Team 2 played Boherlahan away on Friday evening. They came away with 9 points which is a huge improvement on previous games but came up short against a very good home side. Training continues for all girls on Monday and Thursday at 6pm with no matches this week.

Under 10s

Training for 6 to 7 on Thursday. Some new girls have started in the last couple of weeks and are really enjoying it. Anyone that would like to give it a try is very welcome.

Under 8s

Training continues every Monday from 6-7p.m. New players are always welcome to join. Send us a message via our Facebook page if you are interested in bringing your child along.

Éire Ógres

A selection of photos below of the Éire Ógres camp last Saturday morning.