An exciting week ahead for supporters of the Blues – the junior A Camogie team make their championship debut on Sunday and the minor hurlers play Roscrea on Wednesday evening in a crucial contest. Also on Wednesday evening the under-13 Camogie team are in county final action, on Sunday the junior B hurlers face Toomevara and on Monday next the under-16 hurlers take on Borris-Ileigh. And, last, but not least, the Éire Óg senior hurlers take on Mullinahone on Friday in Templetouhy in the final of the Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Challenge Cup. As always your support is appreciated.
SENIOR
Senior: Éire Óg will face Mullinahone in the final of the Dr Fogarty Cup on Friday, August 7th in Templetuohy at 7pm. Your support would be appreciated for this game. Liam Heffernan’s Blues will not return to championship action until the respective divisional championships reach a conclusion – Éire Óg have already qualified for the last sixteen of the Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Championship.
Junior A: Éire Óg lost out to Kilruane (3-16 to 2-20) in an entertaining clash played at Puckane on Saturday evening. For a match report from Saturday’s game please see the club website.
The Blues have completed the group stage of this year’s north Tipperary junior A hurling championship and now must wait on the results of other games to learn their fate in the competition. Kildangan, Burgess, Kilruane and Silvermines all hold games in hand over the defending champions. The Blues have already beaten Kildangan and Silvermines, but lost to Burgess. The junior A team is managed by Greg Browne (manager), Con Morris, Michael Ryan and Conor Ryan.
Junior B: On Sunday afternoon the junior B hurlers lost 1-5 to 3-15 against Ballina in Ballina. For a full match report and photos from this encounter please see the club website.
In the Watch Centre North Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship Éire Óg were drawn in group one alongside Lorrha, Toomevara, Shannon Rovers and Ballina. Moneygall, Portroe, Newport and Borrisokane make up group two. In the opening round the Blues lost to Lorrha, but are still in with a fighting chance of making the knock-out stages of the competition. Nenagh Éire Óg will complete the group stage of this year’s championship with games against Toomevara on Sunday, August 9th (in Nenagh at 12 noon) and against Shannon Rovers on Saturday, August 15th (in Nenagh at 7pm). This year the Éire Óg team is managed by Cian Tucker (manager), Mark Long, John Paul King and Paddy Flynn. The junior B team would appreciate your support.
Minor A: The Blues’ minor A hurling team recovered a twelve-point deficit to earn a draw (2-15 to 3-12) against an impressive Newport Gaels outfit at Dolla on Wednesday evening. For a full match report from this encounter please click here.
The 2015 competition is based on a two-group structure – the respective group winners progress to the semi-finals while the second and third-placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals. The Nenagh Éire Óg minor A hurling team were drawn in group one of the North Tipperary minor A hurling championship alongside Roscrea, Newport Gaels, Borris-Ileigh and Portroe. In previous rounds the Blues beat Borris-Ileigh and Portroe. Newport Gaels lead group one (three games played, plus 15 score difference) on five points. Éire Óg are second (played three, plus 11 score difference) on five points. Roscrea are third (two games played, plus one score difference) on two points. Portroe are fourth (played three, minus 18) on two points and Borris-Ileigh are fifth on zero points with three games played (minus 9). The Blues’ final group game will be against Roscrea on Wednesday, August 5th in Toomevara at 7pm. The minor hurlers would appreciate your support in Toomevara. The result of this game will determine Éire Óg’s seeding in the knock-out stages of the competition.
Meanwhile group two has come to a conclusion. Kildangan have won that group with a 100 per cent record with Toomevara second and Kilruane third. Burgess finished fourth in that group on zero points. Therefore Kildangan have qualified for the semi-finals while Toomevara and Kilruane are through to the quarter-finals.
Nenagh Éire Óg manager John Manley is joined on the management team by selectors Derek Lillis, Christy McLoughlin and Paudie Gleeson.
Golf Classic: The Nenagh Éire Óg Golf Classic, which has been kindly sponsored by Eddie Connolly Builders Nenagh Limited, will take place at Nenagh Golf Club on Friday, August 14th. A whole range of attractive prizes are on offer. The format for the competition will be a team of four scramble. The cost of entry is priced at €120 per team. Early booking is advisable to avail of the prime time slots. For the timesheet please call Eoin Fitzgibbon on 087 952 0578. For details please click here.
Fixtures: Please keep a close eye on the club website and on the club’s various social media channels for all the latest updates on fixtures and results.
LOTTO
Last week’s lotto jackpot of €2,800 was not won. €50 lucky dip winners: B Slattery (Puckane), Derek Lillis (Tullaheady), Francis Walsh (Avondale Court), Paul Lillis (Tullaheady) & Jimmy McGrath (Cormack Drive). Please support the Blues and play our club lotto online.
The Nenagh Éire Óg Club Lotto represents the club’s key fundraising initiative.
Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online: click here!
Just watch how far we can stretch your €2!
Alternatively you can also support Nenagh Éire Óg by paying your club membership. Membership for 2014 is now due and can be paid to any club officer or online. The cost of membership is priced at €25.
JUVENILE
Under-6 training resumes on August 8th. Under-8 training continues as usual on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Matches are being arranged. More from mentors.
Our under-12A boys bowed out of the championship on Friday with a loss to a strong Toomevara side. Thanks you all of the hurlers, their mentors and parents for their hard work and enthusiasm this year.
The under-14 hurlers travelled to Ferbane/Belmont of Offaly for a challenge game on Sunday evening last. Many thanks to our hosts, who had a barbeque on for the boys and parents after the game. The under-14 development squad are due to play a challenge v Ballina on Tuesday evening. The North semi-final is fixed for Saturday the 15th where our opponents will be either Roscrea or Kilruane. Well done to Cian O’Farrell and Seán Phelan who played with the county under-14 panel at the weekend in their win over Limerick.
There was no under-16 fixture this week and they play their next round match against Borris-Ileigh on August 10th in Nenagh at 7pm. Please come out to support the lads.
The juvenile club will hold a clothing recycling drive on Saturday, August 29th. For more information call Shane on 087 637 3830.
CAMOGIE
Under-13: Best of luck to our under-13 girls who face Knockavilla Kickhams in the final of the Summer League this Wednesday at 7.30pm in The Ragg.
Under-15: We face Newport-Ballinahinch this week in the final of the Summer League. Please check www.nenagheireog.com and our social media for details of this fixture.
Junior A: We face Thurles Sarsfields in the opening round of the championship in Nenagh on Sunday at twelve noon. These two sides met in the league final earlier this year and there was little to separate the sides. The panel have trained hard all summer and would really appreciate your support.
Tipperary: Well done to all our players who represented Tipperary over the weekend. In the under-16 championship Hazel, Eimer, Maeve, Caroline, Niamh and Rachel were all part of the panel that defeated Dublin 3-13 to 3-4.
Best wishes: Good luck to Sinéad Meagher in the upcoming world handball championships in Calgary, Canada.
CLUB NEWSLETTER
The Nenagh Éire Óg website has now been developed to host each and every edition of the monthly newsletter – please see here for more.
If you have any photographs, news or other information that you would like to see included please email eireognenagh@gmail.com
Thanks again to the club communications sub-committee and in particular to Catherine McTiernan and Enda O’Sullivan for pulling all of this information together.
CONTACT
If you need to contact Éire Óg please do so via our Contact page. You can also keep in touch by accessing our Facebook page or by following @nenagheireog on Twitter.
