As we enter the months of long evenings and sunny days, things get busier at Nenagh Éire Óg!
Here’s the latest from the month of June:
Tipperary
The month began welcoming back the Tipperary U20 All Ireland Champions to MacDonagh park after their victory over Kilkenny in Nowlan park. Club man Sam O’Farrell captained the side to glory, accompanied by his fellow club mates Mason Cawley, Jake Donnellan Houlihan, and Billy O’Brien. We had a fantastic evening hosting the squad. Thank you to everyone who made it happen and to the supporters for coming out. Tiobraid Árann Abú!
On the topic of All Ireland glory, the Tipperary Senior hurlers are edging closer to some silverware as they beat Galway in the All- Ireland Quarter- Final on a score line of 1-28 to 2-17. Senior hurler Jake Morris contributed 0-5 to the tally, while Sam also got a score. They’re now in an All- Ireland Semi- Final for the first time since 2019, a fantastic achievement! Showdown with Kilkenny will take place on Sunday, with throw in at 4pm in Croke Park.
Grace O’Brien and the Tipperary Senior Camogie team got off to a rocky start in the opening round of the All- Ireland Championship against a very strong Cork side. However, they’ve since bounced back with with 3 wins on the trot over Wexford, Limerick and Clare. Grace was awarded player of the game against Wexford, after coming a way with a whopping 3-10, while she totted up 1-4 against Limerick and 0-9 against Clare. They now face Kilkenny in the All- Ireland Quarter final, a double header in Croke Park on Sunday. Throw in is at 1.30pm. Best of luck to all.
Senior
Our Senior hurlers played Cratloe in a challenge game for The Ger Gavin Memorial Tournament. Final score was 1-22 to 0-20 to Nenagh. Well done lads!
Junior A
Off the back of a defeat to Toomevara in the North League final, the Junior A hurlers came out in force in the first round of the North Championship against Ballinahinch. The final score was 6-19 to 1-12 with goals coming from Daniel Quinn, Emmet Jones, Aodhán O’Connor, and Gary Howard. They continue their campaign against Roscrea on Friday, with throw in at 7.15pm in Borris- Ileigh. Best of luck to players and management.
Junior C
Our Junior C team were back in action with a challenge match against the Silvermines held on Saturday last. It was a very competitive game and ended up a draw, 2-11 to 0-17. Training continues Wednesday at 7pm.
U19
Our U19b Footballers play Kiladangan in the North Quarter Final on Wednesday. Throw in is at 7.15pm in Puckaun. Best of luck to players and management.
Camogie Notes
Intermediate
Our Intermediate Camogie team continue training each week ahead of Championship beginning in August. The group details have been released, Nenagh Éire Óg will face Moycarkey Borris, Borris- Ileigh, Kilruane MacDonaghs and Boherlahan Dualla.
In the last week we’ve had some fantastic news from some members of our squad.
A huge congratulations to Holly and Darragh on the birth of their baby boy Ciarán, and heartiest congratulations to Zoey and Tadhg on their recent engagement!
Minor
The Minor Camogie championship has gotten under way. The girls put up a tough battle against Moycarkey on Wednesday last. Unfortunately on this occasion they were on the side of defeat. Their next game is away to St Pats on July 11th.
U14
Congratulations to our U14 team coming back from 7 points down at halftime to win against Moycarkey-Borris in Littleton in the Plate final.
Full-time:
Nenagh Éire Óg 1-12 (15)
Moycarkey-Borris 4-2 (14)
Captain Jenny Talbot thanked Moycarkey for a great game, and gave a big shoutout to Coaches Michelle, Alannah, Cyril, Darragh, Brian & the parents for their support.
Tipperary
Congratulations to Lucyanne Cleary and the Tipperary u14 Camogie team winning the Munster Provincial Development blitz.
Tipperary were successful against Waterford, Cork and Limerick to win the Munster final.
Juvenile
Well done to Paraic & Kristers who were part of the North Tipperary U14 development team who won the U14 inter county development cup in Coolmore Morris park. The boys beat Clare and Galway to win the competition. Well done to Páraic, Kristers and the team.
Under 9 boys were out in force over the weekend as they played visitors Clonlara in a number of action packed hurling games. Very well done to the boys who battled hard and gave a great account of themselves.
Lotto
No jackpot winner this week.
A massive thank you to everyone who supports our club lotto, keep it up!
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Community Walkathon
A massive thank you to everyone who’s raised funds/ donated to our Community Walkathon so far!
Our fundraiser link can be found here:
https://nenagheireog.fundmajor.com/
We would also like to thank Figgertys Pub Nenagh for organising a table quiz to raise funds towards our Walkathon funraiser.
The club would like to thank Damien Quinlivin and Darren Griffin for organising the table quiz. Damien and Darren presenting €1200 to club Chairman Tommy Gleeson.
Healthy Club
Over the next couple of weeks The Healthy Club programme aims to transform clubs into hubs for health within their communities. See more details below.
