Hurling Wall Fundraising
The fundraising for the new Hurling Wall and Astro Turf pitch will continue over the coming weeks as we try to meet our target for this phase of the project. We sincerely thank all of those who have donated to date and thanks also to our team of members who have worked hard over the past number of weeks organising these donations.
With the contracts now signed for this phase of the development and the work due to commence in the coming weeks, we ask that you please continue to make your donations, all donations are greatly appreciated.
Further information on this phase of the project/fundraising can be had from Liam Heffernan, Mary Jo O’Reilly or Anne Kennedy.
Our Brochure, inserted below, provides all the information on the Development Plan and the planned phases for the different projects.

Please Support Our Community Development Funding Plan (3)


Lotto
There was no winner of tonight’s lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn this week were 6, 18, 22 & 25.
The ten supplementary draw entrants are:
1. Denis Ley
2. Deirdre Ryan
3. Michael O’Brien
4. Roger Coffey
5. Evelyn Morris
6. Michelle Madden
7. John Darcy, Grange
8. Paul Ryan
9. Susan O’Brien
10. Chris Whelan
Next week’s lotto Jackpot is €5,200.
We thank you for continuing to support our lotto and ask those that have not yet signed up or who may have cancelled their auto renew during the recent suspension of the lotto to please sign up today – the link to join is on the home page of the Club Website.

Lotto Supplementary Draw
With last week’s lotto draw being the tenth in the current cycle, the Supplementary Draw took place tonight for the 3 X €500 prizes. The three lucky winners were:
Conor O’Donovan
Pamela O’Brien
Niall Cahill
Congrats to all our winners.

Membership 
Membership for 2021 is now due and with a new deadline date of May 31st we are asking that our players and supporters please pay their membership over the coming weeks.
Foireann is the new GAA registration system and while membership should still be paid through Clubforce or to any Committee member, members must set up their own registration on Foireann.ie.
Please follow the steps below to complete this registration process:

1. Go to foireann.ie. If you have previously used the Returntoplay system from last year, your existing username and password will work. If you have not used Returntoplay, you can register a new profile.

2. You will then be sent an email by Foireann to the email address you used to register your account. Click the link in this email to verify your account.

3. This link will bring you back to Foireann where you fill in the remaining details to your account.

This must be completed by all our members ASAP but in particular by our players who will not be covered for Injury support unless they have completed this.

Follow the link below for an instructional video on how to sign up.


With all our groups now back training, it is important that all players, both juvenile and adult, look after the payment of their membership immediately.

Allianz League
Well done to Barry Heffernan and Jake Morris who both started for Tipp in the drawn league game against Cork last weekend. Both were on the scoresheet with Barry scoring two points and Jake scoring a point.
Barry’s fine performance was recognised by GAA.ie and he was named on the GAA.ie Hurling Team of the Week.



Shop Local
As businesses begin to open up after the long lay off, it is now more important than ever to support our local businesses. We have been very fortunate over the years to get great support from our local businesses and so we ask people to continue to shop local and support local.

Tipperary Draw
Congratulations to Philip Ryan who won €200 in last week’s Tipperary Draw. Our draw promoters will be collecting any outstanding monies for this year’s draw over the next few weeks. The next draw will be held on Fri June 4th.

JUVENILE NEWS
Club Development
The response from families to our fundraising initiative around the club development has been hugely positive and is going really well, everyone involved in the project have been genuinely humbled and impressed with the level positivity and eagerness of families to get behind and support the club on this significant journey. Please continue to make your donations, any amount is welcome and appreciated, reach out to your fundraising representative in order to obtain any details you may require in supporting the development.
For anyone who would like to know more about our club development ambitions please see previous weeks club notes or the club website for details on how you can support.

Lotto
We are delighted that our club lotto is back up and running a few weeks now and we are asking our juvenile families and supporters to make every effort to play our lotto online. It costs just €2 per week to play safely online and there are different payment plans available. If your not in, you cant win!
Please choose the ‘auto-renew’ option and also help family members who may not have an online presence to join. The link to join is available on the clubs web page so please sign up now and you will be included in the next draw.
The lotto has always been one of our main fundraisers and with our current club developments it is of vital importance to us now that everyone continues to row in behind our lotto and we continue to increase the online subscriptions to our club lotto. All social media shares of lotto updates are appreciated and its wonderful to see family and friends from far and wide coming through in the weekly winners. Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Membership
All families are asked to complete registration with www.Foireann.ie as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already. Details of how to complete this process have been shared via the various juvenile WhatsApp groups. Your co operation in getting these registrations complete as soon as possible is greatly appreciated and will be required in order to complete your childs Covid self certification for return to play.
Families have the option to pay membership at training which is back since last week – Hurray!
Membership must be paid to ensure that your child is covered by insurance. Paying membership at training is the preferred option for the juvenile club as the money goes directly into the juvenile arm of the club to pay the costs of running the juvenile club. For Covid reasons we ask that membership money be put into an envelope, family details written thereon and handed to the lead coach at the training session.

Return To Play
We were thrilled to welcome back to training all juvenile groups last week. The joyous sound of children having fun and enjoying training that was absent from MacDonagh park for too long this season was happily restored last week.



We would ask all parents/guardians to observe and co-operate with all the Covid protocols that will be in place in order to ensure a safe training environment for your children and family. Training slots – days and times have been issued on the various WhatsApp groups, welcome back and enjoy!
Please encourage the boys to practice when they can over the next few weeks. There are a huge number of boys nationally that struggled for motivation in all sports over the past few months and we are very conscious of this and will be very mindful of the boys. We hope every available boy will return and hope to gain extra boys as well.
We hope to link in with some of the NEO senior hurling team in the coming weeks and leverage their experience from when they were juvenile hurlers and how they developed their skills and passion for our games.
It’s a very exciting time for the club with huge developments taking place in the field at present. The physical changes around the club grounds were visible to all who returned to play last week. These changes are the initial stages of the development work and indeed the footprint of the new hurling wall and astro pitch are clear to be seen. We will all be looking on in eager anticipation of the progress that will be made over the coming weeks. Remember to transfer your donations and let your funding representative know you have done so for receipt issuing purposes.

NEO Nursery
Our NEO Nursery (under 5s) will be starting in the next few weeks. Any boy born in 2016 or 2017 that would like to take part are welcome. It will take place on Saturday mornings at 10.00. More information to follow in the next few weeks.
Under 7
Under 7 boys are back training on Saturday mornings 10am-11am. Boys born in 2014 or 2015 are more than welcome to come along.
Under 9
Under 9 boys training recommenced this week with over 30 boys at training on both Tuesday and Saturday. Training continues on Tuesday evening from 6 to 7 and Saturday morning from 10 to 11. New players always welcome.
Under 11
Our Under 11 boys returned to training this week. Any boy born in 2010 or 2011 are welcome to come along. Training for hurling takes place Tuesday and Friday at 6.00 and training for football takes place every Wednesday at 5.30.
Under 13
The Under 13 boys resumed training Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, very important that we have good attendance going forward
Under 15
The Under 15 boys resumed this week and great to have the boys back on the field. Hurling training will continue every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with football due to start shortly.
Under 17
The Under 17 boys training started last Monday with a very good response from our squad. Four players were also at county minor trials during the week. Already this group had shown the determination and commitment of last year with four high tempo sessions. Training continues each Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday morning. We would also be delighted to welcome back any former of this squad who would like to hurl or play football.


Photos show our juveniles enjoying their first night back training in MacDonagh Park last week

Garda Vetting
Reminder to get your Garda vetting up to date please. You cannot be involved as a coach or mentor in any juvenile coaching set up without your GAA Garda vetting being up to date so please apply asap https://gaa.flowforma.com/Lists/Forms/NewForm.aspx?FlowId=7

Ireland Fittest Family
As we know Ireland’s Fittest Family is a competition reality show where families from all over the country compete against each other for the chance to win €15,000 and the title of ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’ all the while being mentored by our panel of respected coaches, Davy Fitzgerald, Derval O’Rourke, Anna Geary and Donncha O’Callaghan.
The show is back for the ninth year and are currently looking for families for the brand new series. Here is a flavor of the show https://fb.watch/5qfntKZ-kA/
The Allens from Tipperary were last year’s runners up in Season 8, if you think your family could go further and take home the title of Ireland’s Fittest Family, apply now by downloading the application form in this link www.rte.ie/irelandsfittestfamily

CAMOGIE NEWS


Photo above of some of the Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie players delighted to be back playing during their first session last week.

The pitches were full with all the teams back training this week and it was great to see everyone enjoying themselves and practicing again with teammates.
The committee would like to make members, mentors, parents and players aware that there’s a new arrangement agreed with St. Mary’s Secondary School to use their pitch while the club is undergoing it’s exciting development plans. The Camogie club will be using a mixture of St. Mary’s and Nenagh Éire Óg pitch for training sessions for the underages from U16s to U8s and all teams have been informed of the new timetable. Thanks to all those involved for preparing the pitch and liaising with the school.

Seniors
Our intercounty trio of Grace O’Brien (seniors) and Caroline Browne and Sarah Quigley (intermediates) were busy in action this weekend against Cork with the Rebels coming out the victors on both occasions.
The seniors train every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30p.m and on Sundays at 10a.m.

Training times for all other groups as follows:
Under14/16s
Great to see everyone back training this week. Training continues at Eire Og Mondays at 6.30pm, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 11am. Please ensure all players are registered on Foireann and complete Covid questionnaire before training.
Under 12s
We had a great turnout for training on Monday and Thursday this week, over 30 girls and more to come. It was great to see all the smiling faces again. A big thank you to all the parents for navigating their way through Foireann.
All are welcome to come along, even if you haven’t played before. The benefits of playing in a team environment were never so important as they are now. Our training times are Monday at 7pm in St Mary’s secondary school field, Thursday at 6pm in Eire Og and Saturday at 9.30am in St. Mary’s.
Under 10s
U10s training has resumed. From 6-7 at St Mary’s Convent pitch on Mondays and 6-7 in Nenagh Eire Og pitch on Thursdays. Always looking for new members. Any girls born in 2011 or 2012 are welcome to give it a try.
Under 8s
U8s are back on Thursday evenings at 6 o’clock. Any girl born in 2013/14 that wishes to try camogie contact 0876233660 for more info. New hurleys available to buy at discounted rates if anyone needs one at the sessions.
Under 6s
Anyone interested in sending their child to under 6 training can register their interest with Paul 086 469 2641 and we can add you to the WhatsApp group. We’ll be welcoming this age group to training in another few weeks. Hurleys and helmets will be available to buy at discounted rates at the first few sessions.

Membership & Covid Health Questionnaire reminder.
All players must be registered members and can sign up on www.foireann.ie selecting Nenagh Camogie. Parents please ensure you have completed the Covid health questionnaire in advance of training sessions.

Development/Fundraising Update
With the preliminary work on the new hurling wall well under way, we are also well under way with the fundraising for this phase of the project. We sincerely thank all of those who have donated to date and thanks also to our team of members who have worked hard over the past number of weeks organising these donations.
We will continue to work on this over the next number of weeks so please continue to make your donations, any amount is welcome and appreciated and hopefully the target for this phase of the project will be reached shortly.
Our Brochure, inserted below, provides all the information on the Development Plan and the planned phases for the different projects. It outlines the predicted cost and the proposed funding for each phase and gives a breakdown of how the Tax exemption scheme works. You can also get an idea of how the jigsaw puzzle due to be mounted in the Complex will look!!
Further information on this phase of the project/fundraising can be had from Liam Heffernan, Mary Jo O’Reilly or Anne Kennedy.

Please Support Our Community Development Funding Plan (3)


One Club Volunteers
While the preliminary work on the new hurling wall is ongoing, changes can also be seen around the inside field and on the bank at the top end of the field.
To assist in this work a group of volunteers from the adult, juvenile and camogie clubs got together last week to help with the preparation of the new viewing bank at the top end of the field. This group, which was pulled together at very short notice, did great work in clearing and preparing this area for grass seed. The club would like to thank everyone who volunteered and for all their help in getting this job done.



Volunteer group pictured above:
Derek Lillis, Conor McCarthy, James O’Dwyer, Enda Long, Caylum Fogarty, Cian Connolly, Enda Costello, Jimmy Minogue, Tom Boland, Kevin Tucker and Eanna Costello. Camera shy and hiding in the bushes were Shane Connolly and Barry Grace and all ably assisted by Club Chairman and photographer on the night John Tooher.
Well done to all.

Pictured below the work being done the behind the top goals and along the stand side of the field.




Lotto
There was no winner of tonight’s lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn this week were 6, 20, 21 & 30.
The ten supplementary draw entrants are:
1. Pat Quigley
2. Mary Spillane
3. Mary Ryan, Cormack Drive
4. Geraldine Kirwan
5. James O’Meara, Church Rd
6. Rián Lillis
7. Michael Geaney
8. Donagh Lillis
9. Eamon Brennan
10. Mike Hogan
Next week’s lotto Jackpot is €5,100
We thank you for continuing to support our lotto and ask those that have not yet signed up or who may have cancelled their auto renew during the recent suspension of the lotto to please sign up today – the link to join is on the home page of the Club Website.



Return to Play
As we are welcoming back both our adult and juvenile players to the fields this week, we ask for your support in making this as safe a return as possible. Unfortunately case numbers are still high around Nenagh so we need to be serious about our Covid measures. 
Everyone must complete their profile registration on Foireann and fill in their Covid health questionnaire on the day of training so please go to www.foireann.ie to do this.
Parents will need to do this for underage family members. Please ensure you all abide by HSE guidelines on mask wearing and follow our Covid Officer’s advice at all times. 
You are all very welcome back and here’s to a long and enjoyable summer for us all.

Membership 
Membership for 2021 is now due and with a new deadline date of May 31st we are asking that our players and supporters please pay their membership over the coming weeks.
Foireann is the new GAA registration system and while membership should still be paid through Clubforce or to any Committee member, members must set up their own registration on Foireann.ie.
Please follow the steps below to complete this registration process:

1. Go to foireann.ie. If you have previously used the Returntoplay system from last year, your existing username and password will work. If you have not used Returntoplay, you can register a new profile.

2. You will then be sent an email by Foireann to the email address you used to register your account. Click the link in this email to verify your account.

3. This link will bring you back to Foireann where you fill in the remaining details to your account.

This must be completed by all our members ASAP but in particular by our players who will not be covered for Injury support unless they have completed this.

Follow the link below for an instructional video on how to sign up.


With training for both juveniles and adults starting back this week, it is important that all players, both juvenile and adult, look after the payment of their membership immediately.

Condolences
We extend our sympathies to the Hickey family, Grange on the recent passing of Tom Hickey. Tom’s grandchildren, David, Philip and Louise have played hurling and camogie with the club.
We also extend our sympathies to Fionán Bonar and his family on the passing of Fionán’s sister Aoife.
May they both rest in peace.

Allianz League
Well done to Barry Heffernan and Jake Morris who both played full games for Tipp in the drawn League opener against Limerick on Saturday evening last. Tipp now play Cork in the second round of the League next Saturday evening.

JUVENILE NEWS

Club Development
Fundraising for our club development ambitions is going really well, everyone involved in the project have been genuinely humbled and impressed with the level positivity and eagerness of families to get behind and support the club on this pivotal journey. Please continue to make your donations, any amount is welcome and appreciated, reach out to your fundraising representative in order to obtain and details you may require around supporting the development.
For anyone who would like to know more please see below reminder and summary of our ambitions and how you can support.

We have all heard about the proposed club developments over the past few years. We are now embarking on a hugely exciting journey within the clubs history as we convert the proposed developments into reality for our members particularly our juvenile groups who are the future of our great club.

Behind the scenes club committees have worked tirelessly to progress this development journey for the club. Developments include the new hurling wall with Astro turf, new floodlit grass pitch, dressing rooms, 2.5km walking track, etc. Work has begun on Phase 1 which is the Hurling wall and Astro pitch, these new facilities will be a significant step forward in the provision of quality facilities for our future stars. Full brochure of the extended project & Phases is attached above for your information, please have a read through the information brochure to inform yourself about the wider vision for our club.

All support is very much appreciated and it will assist in ensuring our children have the best facilities available to them for years to come. There will be huge amount of grant’s available for later phases and when complete we will have a facility as good as any club in the country. Similar to other clubs that have taken on such a large development, the first phase is to look for donations from our members and supporters. As the club is a registered charity it can claim back €666 for every €1000 donated by PAYE workers. Donations in excess of €250 will qualify for this tax rebate and will also see your family name placed on a Club Development Jigsaw which will be featured in the new NEO grounds upon completion of the project. All donations big or small will go a long way to achieve this fabulous development.

The overall development will cost circa €1.3m. There is huge positivity in the club that we, together, can achieve all we have set out in the planned roadmap for our club. Achieving our vision for the club will require massive support from everyone connected with the club and all groups are being asked to support as much as possible. By now you will have been contacted by a representative from the juvenile club regarding donating to this significant project for our club. The response has been hugely positive from everyone contacted so far and the club wishes to thank sincerely all the families who have pledged donations to date, you are now part of one of the most significant milestones in our great clubs history. Bank details for donations and tax rebate forms are available from any of the fundraising group – see the brochure attached for their details. Please let your fundraising representative know when you have completed the bank transfer of your donation and also ensure your signed original tax rebate form is returned to your representative in order to maximise the impact of your donation to the club on this momentous journey. Anyone considering donating please do so and touch base with your fundraising representative if you have any questions. Please reference you full name in your donation bank transfer so we may issue you with a club receipt. Your support is greatly appreciated, Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Lotto
We are delighted that our club lotto is back up and running we are asking our juvenile families and supporters to make every effort to play our lotto online. It costs just €2 per week to play safely online and there are different payment plans available. If your not in, you can’t win!
Please choose the ‘auto-renew’ option and also help family members who may not have an online presence to join. The link to join is available on the clubs web page so please sign up now and you will be included in the next draw.
The lotto has always been one of our main fundraisers and with our current club developments it is of vital importance to us now that everyone continues to row in behind our lotto and we continue to increase the online subscriptions to our club lotto. All social media shares of lotto updates are appreciated and its wonderful to see family and friends from far and wide coming through in the weekly winners. Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Membership
All families are asked to complete registration with www.Foireann.ie as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already. Details of how to complete this process have been shared via the various juvenile WhatsApp groups. Your co operation in getting these registrations complete as soon as possible is greatly appreciated and will be required in order to complete your child’s Covid self certification for return to play.
Families have the option to pay membership at training which is back this week – Hurray!
Membership must be paid to ensure that your child is covered by insurance. Paying membership at training is the preferred option for the juvenile club as the money goes directly into the juvenile arm of the club to pay the costs of running the juvenile club. For Covid reasons we ask that membership money be put into an envelope, family details written thereon and handed to the lead coach at the training session.

Return To Play


That day we have all been eagerly awaiting has at LONG last arrived with all juvenile groups returning to training this week. We would ask all parents/guardians to observe and co-operate with all the Covid protocols that will be in place in order to ensure a safe training environment for your children and family.
Training slots – days and times have been issued on the various WhatsApp groups, welcome back and enjoy!

Please encourage the boys to practice when they can over the next few weeks. There are a huge number of boys nationally that struggled for motivation in all sports over the past few months and we are very conscious of this and will be very mindful of the boys. We hope every available boy will return and hope to gain extra boys as well.

It’s a very exciting time for the club with huge developments taking place in the field at present. When the boys return to training they will see all the work going on for the hurling wall and astroturf which is anticipated will be completed by the end of June. Remember to transfer your donations and let your funding representative know you have done so for tracking purposes.

Garda Vetting
Reminder to get your Garda vetting up to date please. You cannot be involved as a coach or mentor in a any juvenile coaching set up without your GAA Garda vetting being up to date so please apply asap https://gaa.flowforma.com/Lists/Forms/NewForm.aspx?FlowId=7

CAMOGIE NEWS

Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie Returns
See training schedule below for the underages.
Under 8s will start back this Thursday and we’ll get the Under 6s back the following Thursday.



Return to play information
Everyone must complete their membership and profile registration on Foireann and fill in their Covid health questionnaire on the day of training so please go to www.foireann.ie to do this. Parents will need to do this for underage family members.
We would ask parents:
1. To wear masks
2. Not to congregate on the sidelines
3. No problem to drop and go, but for the first training please check in with the Covid officers before you leave to ensure your child is properly checked in on Foireann.
Under 6s parents will need to remain for the sessions and please ensure you are socially distancing.

Development/Fundraising Update
With the preliminary work on the new hurling wall well under way, we are also well under way with the fundraising for this phase of the project. We sincerely thank all of those who have donated to date and thanks also to our team of members who have worked hard over the past number of weeks organising these donations. We will continue to work on this over the next number of weeks and hopefully the target for this phase of the project will be reached shortly.
Our Brochure, inserted below, provides all the information on the Development Plan and the planned phases for the different projects. It outlines the predicted cost and the proposed funding for each phase and gives a breakdown of how the Tax exemption scheme works. You can also get an idea of how the jigsaw puzzle due to be mounted in the Complex will look!!
Further information on this phase of the project/fundraising can be had from Liam Heffernan, Mary Jo O’Reilly or Anne Kennedy.

Please Support Our Community Development Funding Plan (3)


Lotto
There was no winner of tonight’s lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn this week were 5, 18, 19 & 22.
The ten supplementary draw entrants are:
1. Michael Cormack
2. John Minogue
3. James Cullen
4. Enda Sheedy
5. Marian Carroll
6. David Ryan
7. Lenny Gaynor
8. Linda Ryan
9. Paddy Murphy
10. Cyril Bailey
Next week’s lotto Jackpot is €5,000
We thank you for continuing to support our lotto and ask those that have not yet signed up or who may have cancelled their auto renew during the recent suspension of the lotto to please sign up today – the link to join is on the home page of the Club Website.



Membership 
Membership for 2021 is now due and with a new deadline date of May 31st we are asking that our players and supporters please pay their membership over the coming weeks.
Foireann is the new GAA registration system and while membership should still be paid through Clubforce or to any Committee member, members must set up their own registration on Foireann.ie.
Please follow the steps below to complete this registration process:

1. Go to foireann.ie. If you have previously used the Returntoplay system from last year, your existing username and password will work. If you have not used Returntoplay, you can register a new profile.

2. You will then be sent an email by Foireann to the email address you used to register your account. Click the link in this email to verify your account.

3. This link will bring you back to Foireann where you fill in the remaining details to your account.

This must be completed by all our members ASAP but in particular by our players who will not be covered for Injury support unless they have completed this.

Follow the link below for an instructional video on how to sign up.


With the return to training for both juveniles and adults hopefully starting next week, it is important that all players, both juvenile and adult, look after the payment of their membership immediately.

Condolences
We extend our sympathies to the family of Ollie Sherlock who passed away last week. Ollie’s son David captained our Junior C hurlers who won the North title in 2010 and his late son Michael also played both juvenile hurling and football with the club. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

St Conlon’s Presentation
The Nenagh Éire Óg Healthy Club walking group recently did the Jerusalema challenge as part of their fundraiser for St Conlon’s Nursing Home in Nenagh. The group raised €2,673 for this great cause and the cheque was presented recently in the grounds of St Conlons. Well done to all concerned.

Presentation to Elaine Flynn, Director of Nursing at St Conlon’s Nursing Home from the Nenagh Éire Óg Healthy Club Walking Group. Also in photo is Hugh McGrath, Chairman of St Conlon’s Fundraising Committee and walkers Catherine Kennedy, Martina Cahill, Anne Kennedy and Fiona Kenneally

JUVENILE NEWS

Club Development
We have all heard about the proposed club developments over the past few years. We are now embarking on a hugely exciting journey within the clubs history as we convert the proposed developments into reality for our members particularly our juvenile groups who are the future of our great club.

Behind the scenes club committees have worked tirelessly to progress this development journey for the club. Developments include the new hurling wall with Astro turf, new floodlit grass pitch, dressing rooms, 2.5km walking track, etc. As can be seen in the photo below work has begun on Phase 1 which is the Hurling wall and Astro pitch, these new facilities will be a significant step forward in the provision of quality facilities for our future stars. Full brochure of the extended project & Phases is attached above for your information, please have a read through the information brochure to inform yourself about the wider vision for our club.

All support is very much appreciated and it will assist in ensuring our children have the best facilities available to them for years to come. There will be huge amount of grant’s available for later phases and when complete we will have a facility as good as any club in the country. Similar to other clubs that have taken on such a large development, the first phase is to look for donations from our members and supporters. As the club is a registered charity it can claim back €666 for every €1000 donated by PAYE workers. Donations in excess of €250 will qualify for this tax rebate and will also see your family name placed on a Club Development Jigsaw which will be featured in the new NEO grounds upon completion of the project. All donations big or small will go a long way to achieve this fabulous development.

The overall development will cost circa €1.3m. There is huge positivity in the club that we, together, can achieve all we have set out in the planned roadmap for our club. Achieving our vision for the club will require massive support from everyone connected with the club and all groups are being asked to support as much as possible. By now you will have been contacted by a representative from the juvenile club regarding donating to this significant project for our club. The response has been hugely positive from everyone contacted so far and the club wishes to thank sincerely all the families who have pledged donations to date, you are now part of one of the most significant milestones in our great clubs history. Bank details for donations and tax rebate forms are available from any of the fundraising group – see the brochure attached for their details. Please let your fundraising representative know when you have completed the bank transfer of your donation and also ensure your signed original tax rebate form is returned to your representative in order to maximise the impact of your donation to the club on this momentous journey. Anyone considering donating please do so and touch base with your fundraising representative if you have any questions. Please reference you full name in your donation bank transfer so we may issue you with a club receipt. Your support is greatly appreciated, Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Lotto
We are delighted that our club lotto is back up and running a few weeks now and with restrictions still in place we are asking our juvenile families and supporters to make every effort to play our lotto online. It costs just €2 per week to play safely online and there are different payment plans available. If your not in, you cant win!
Please choose the ‘auto-renew’ option and also help family members who may not have an online presence to join. The link to join is available on the clubs web page so please sign up now and you will be included in the next draw.
The lotto has always been one of our main fundraisers and with our current club developments it is of vital importance to us now that everyone continues to row in behind our lotto and we continue to increase the online subscriptions to our club lotto. All social media shares of lotto updates are appreciated and its wonderful to see family and friends from far and wide coming through in the weekly winners. Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Membership
All families are asked to complete registration with www.Foireann.ie as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already. Details of how to complete this process have been shared via the various juvenile WhatsApp groups. Your co operation in getting these registrations complete as soon as possible is greatly appreciated.
The membership deadline was extended and families now have the option to pay membership at the next training session which is looking like next week – Hurray! Membership must be paid to ensure that your child is covered by insurance. Paying membership at training is the preferred option for the juvenile club as the money goes directly into the juvenile arm of the club to pay the costs of running the juvenile club. For covid reasons we ask that membership money be put into an envelope, family details written thereon and handed to the lead coach at the training session.

Return To Play
The Juvenile Committee has decided that in the interest of the safety of our younger members, there will not be a Return to Play this week for our juvenile groups. We can only imagine the enormous workload on principals, teachers and the HSE here in town but we truly appreciate their efforts on behalf of our entire community.
The whole summer is ahead for our kids and NEOg will pull out every stop to make sure that it’s an extra special and safe one for them.
We will publicise an update at the end of the week and look forward to welcoming you all back very soon. Stay safe. Nenagh Ábu!
Please encourage the boys to practice when they can over the next few weeks. There are a huge number of boys nationally that struggled for motivation in all sports over the past few months and we are very conscious of this and will be very mindful of the boys. We hope every available boy will return and hope to gain extra boys as well.
It’s a very exciting time for the club with huge developments taking place in the field at present. When the boys return to training they will see all the work going on for the hurling wall and astroturf which is anticipated will be completed by the end of June. Remember to transfer your donations and let your funding representative know you have done so for tracking purposes.

Garda Vetting
Reminder to get your Garda vetting up to date please. You cannot be involved as a coach or mentor in a any juvenile coaching set up without your GAA Garda vetting being up to date so please apply asap https://gaa.flowforma.com/Lists/Forms/NewForm.aspx?FlowId=7

CAMOGIE NEWS

Plans for Return to play
The Camogie Committee have decided to again postpone the Return to Play for camogie teams until Monday May 10th due to the current outbreak of Covid in the Nenagh area. We feel it is in the best interest of the health of our players, coaches and the wider Éire Óg family. Thank you for your understanding, Nenagh Camogie Committee.

Membership
Membership is now due and can be paid at the following link: www.foireann.ie Go to Membership, choose Nenagh Camogie, choose your Membership option.

Development Update

The preliminary work on the first phase of the redevelopment of MacDonagh Park began in the past week. This work, involving the clearing away of the bank at the town end of the field and the seating around the inside pitch, is now well under way and this will pave the way for the building of the new Hurling Wall and Astroturf pitch. We are hopeful for a completion date of June/July for this part of the project.
Similar to other clubs that have taken on such a large development, this first phase will be funded by donations from our members and supporters where donors can avail of the Tax Exemption scheme. Details of this scheme and the planned Jigsaw/Mural to be erected in the Complex are available on our development brochure below.
This phase of the fundraising is being driven by a team of club members who are contacting people associated with the club and community to seek donations.
The response to date has been terrific and we sincerely thank all the people who have pledged donations. This drive will continue over the coming weeks and anyone considering donating please contact your fundraising representative if you have any questions. You can also contact Liam Heffernan, Mary-Jo O’Reilly or Anne Kennedy if you would like further information on this phase of the development/fundraising. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Our Brochure, inserted below, provides all the information on the Development Plan and the planned phases for the different projects. It outlines the predicted cost and the proposed funding for each phase and gives a breakdown of how the Tax exemption scheme works. You can also get an idea of how the jigsaw puzzle due to be mounted in the Complex will look!!
Please Support Our Community Development Funding Plan (3)


Lotto
There was no winner of tonight’s lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn this week were 6, 7, 13 & 32.
The ten supplementary draw entrants are:
1. John Darcy, Ballywilliam
2. Michelle Madden
3. Conor McCarthy
4. Diarmuid, Liam & Ray Gavin
5. Kieran Mullarkey
6. Brendan Long
7. Aishling Kennedy
8. Mary Maher, Kilkenny
9. Linda Ryan
10. Nuala Lillis

Next week’s lotto Jackpot is €4,800.
We thank you for continuing to support our lotto and ask those that have not yet signed up or who may have cancelled their auto renew during the recent suspension of the lotto to please sign up today – the link to join is on the home page of the Club Website.

Membership 
Membership for 2021 is now due and with a new deadline date of May 31st we are asking that our players and supporters please pay their membership over the coming weeks.
Foireann is the new GAA registration system and while membership should still be paid through Clubforce or to any Committee member, members must set up their own registration on Foireann.ie.
Please follow the steps below to complete this registration process:

1. Go to foireann.ie. If you have previously used the Returntoplay system from last year, your existing username and password will work. If you have not used Returntoplay, you can register a new profile.

2. You will then be sent an email by Foireann to the email address you used to register your account. Click the link in this email to verify your account.

3. This link will bring you back to Foireann where you fill in the remaining details to your account.

This must be completed by all our members ASAP but in particular by our players who will not be covered for Injury support unless they have completed this.

Follow the link below for an instructional video on how to sign up.


With the return to training starting for juveniles at the end of April and hopefully all other groups in May, it is important that all players, both juvenile and adult, look after the paying of their membership in the coming weeks.

Condolences
We extend our sympathy to Eddie and the O’Donnell family on the passing of Michael O’Donnell last week.
Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

JUVENILE NEWS

Club Development
We have all heard about the proposed club developments over the past few years. We are now embarking on a hugely exciting journey within the clubs history as we convert the proposed developments into reality for our members particularly our juvenile groups who are the future of our great club.
Behind the scenes club committees have worked tirelessly to progress this development journey for the club. Developments include the new hurling wall with Astro turf, new floodlit grass pitch, dressing rooms, 2.5km walking track, etc.
As can be seen in the photos work has begun on Phase 1 which is the Hurling wall and Astro pitch, these new facilities will be a significant step forward in the provision of quality facilities for our future stars. Full brochure of the extended project & Phases is attached above for your information, please have a read through the information brochure to inform yourself about the wider vision for our club.



All support is very much appreciated and it will assist in ensuring our children have the best facilities available to them for years to come. There will be huge amount of grant’s available for later phases and when complete we will have a facility as good as any club in the country.
Similar to other clubs that have taken on such a large development, the first phase is to look for donations from our members and supporters. As the club is a registered charity it can claim back €666 for every €1000 donated by PAYE workers. Donations in excess of €250 will qualify for this tax rebate and will also see your family name placed on a Club Development Jigsaw which will be mounted in the clubhouse. All donations big or small will go a long way to achieve this fabulous development.

The overall development will cost circa €1.3m. There is huge positivity in the club that we, together, can achieve all we have set out in the planned roadmap for our club. Achieving our vision for the club will require massive support from everyone connected with the club and all groups are being asked to support as much as possible. By now you will have been contacted by a representative from the juvenile club regarding donating to this significant project for our club. The response has been hugely positive from everyone contacted so far and the club wishes to thank sincerely all the families who have pledged donations to date, you are now part of one of the most significant milestones in our great clubs history. Bank details for donations and tax rebate forms are available from any of the fundraising group – see the brochure attached for their details. Please let your fundraising representative know when you have completed the bank transfer of your donation and also ensure your signed original tax rebate form is returned to your representative in order to maximise the impact of your donation to the club on this momentous journey. Anyone considering donating please do so and touch base with your fundraising representative if you have any questions. Your support is greatly appreciated, Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Drone footage below of the preliminary work in MacDonagh Park



Lotto
We are delighted that our club lotto is back up and running a few weeks now and with restrictions still in place we are asking our juvenile families and supporters to make every effort to play our lotto online. It costs just €2 per week to play safely online and there are different payment plans available. If your not in, you cant win!

Please choose the ‘auto-renew’ option and also help family members who may not have an online presence to join. The link to join is available on the clubs web page so please sign up now and you will be included in the next draw.

The lotto has always been one of our main fundraisers and with our current club developments it is of vital importance to us now that everyone continues to row in behind our lotto and we continue to increase the online subscriptions to our club lotto. All social media shares of lotto updates are appreciated and its wonderful to see family and friends from far and wide coming through in the weekly winners. Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Membership
All families are asked to complete registration with www.Foireann.ie as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already. Details of how to complete this process have been shared via the various juvenile WhatsApp groups. Your co operation in getting these registrations complete as soon as possible is greatly appreciated.

The membership deadline was extended and families now have the option to pay membership at the next training session which is looking like next week – Hurray! Membership must be paid to ensure that your child is covered by insurance. Paying membership at training is the preferred option for the juvenile club as the money goes directly into the juvenile arm of the club to pay the costs of running the juvenile club. For Covid reasons we ask that membership money be put into an envelope, family details written thereon and handed to the lead coach at the training session.

Return To Play
All our juveniles are very much looking forward to returning to training which is looking increasingly like next week – Yippie!. We will let everyone know what days we are training once it is organised with the field committee.
Please encourage the boys to practice when they can over the next few weeks. There are a huge number of boys nationally that struggled for motivation in all sports over the past few months and we are very conscious of this and will be very mindful of the boys. We hope every available boy will return and hope to gain extra boys as well.
It’s a very exciting time for the club with huge developments taking place in the field at present. When the boys return to training they will see all the work going on for the hurling wall and astroturf which is anticipated will be completed by the end of June. Remember to transfer your donations and let your funding representative know you have done so for tracking purposes.

Garda Vetting
Reminder to get your Garda vetting up to date please. You cannot be involved as a coach or mentor in any juvenile coaching set up without your GAA Garda vetting being up to date so please apply asap https://gaa.flowforma.com/Lists/Forms/NewForm.aspx?FlowId=7

CAMOGIE NEWS

Membership
As we welcome the recent government announcements which will allow the return to play for underages from the 26th of April, we are putting plans in place to welcome all our underage teams back to our pitches.
In order to prepare for this we would like to remind you that membership is due and for insurance purposes all players need to be registered members. Membership can can be paid at the following link:
www.foireann.ie Go to Membership, choose *Nenagh Tipperary Camogie* , choose your Membership option.
We hope to bring the U6s back a couple of weeks after the U8s and upwards return first.

COVID Officers
As we prepare to Return to Play we will require a number of COVID Officers for each team. Please let your Manager/mentor know of you are interested in supporting your child’s team by performing this role.

Lotto
There was no winner of the Lotto Jackpot on Tuesday 6th April. The numbers drawn were 1, 3, 12 & 22.
The ten supplementary draw entrants are:
1. Aidan Ryan
2. Ger Crotty
3. Ann Kennedy (Tullaheady)
4. Pamela Ryan
5. Christopher Ryan
6. Noreen Flynn
7. Anthony Whyte
8. Joe Ryan (Dromineer)
9. Darren Hogan
10. Michelle Ryan
Next week’s lotto Jackpot is €4,600. We thank you for continuing to support our lotto and ask those that have not yet signed up or who may have cancelled their auto renew during the recent suspension of the lotto to please sign up today – the link to join is on the home page of the Club Website.

Membership 
Membership for 2021 is now due and while the deadline has been extended past the 31st March we are asking that all our players and supporters please pay their membership now.
Foireann is the new GAA registration system and while membership should still be paid through Clubforce or to any Committee member, members must set up their own registration on Foireann.ie. Please follow the steps below to complete this registration process:

1. Go to foireann.ie. If you have previously used the Returntoplay system from last year, your existing username and password will work. If you have not used Returntoplay, you can register a new profile.

2. You will then be sent an email by Foireann to the email address you used to register your account. Click the link in this email to verify your account.

3. This link will bring you back to Foireann where you fill in the remaining details to your account.

This must be completed by all our members ASAP but in particular by our players who will not be covered for Injury support unless they have completed this.

Follow the link below for an instructional video on how to sign up.


Condolences
We extend our sympathies to the family of Michael Nagle who passed away last week. Michael was a lifelong supporter of Nenagh Eire Og who, with his family, attended Club games regularly over the years. The Nagle family have been involved in all aspects of the Club, his son Jim is a former Chairman of the senior club while his other son Noel has been involved in coaching with the camogie club. His grandchildren also played both hurling and camogie with the club. To his wife Peggy, sons Jim and Noel, daughter Marie and the extended Nagle family we offer our sincere sympathies. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Irish Life Healthy Club Donation
In recognition of our role in the GAA’s Community Response to Covid 19, we recently received a grant through the GAA’s Healthy Club Project in association with Irish Life and we acknowledge with thanks receipt of this. In the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic the club’s role as a community support system came to the fore, helping people when they needed it the most. The Healthy Club Project is supported by Healthy Ireland, the HSE, the National Office for Suicide Prevention and Irish Life. The award-winning project aims to transform clubs into hubs for health in their communities and Nenagh Eire Og are delighted to be part of this project.



Easter Draw
Following a great response to our Easter Draw last week, we are delighted to announce that the winner of the €100 voucher for JKC Toymaster is Kevin Flynn. A large number signed up to be part of our mailing list and we will keep you all up to date on the progress of the developments in MacDonagh Park over the coming months.

JUVENILE NEWS

Lotto
We are delighted that our club lotto is back up and running. With restrictions still in place, we are asking our juvenile families and supporters to make every effort to play our lotto online. It costs just €2 per week to play safely online and there are different payment plans available. If you’re not in, you can’t win!
Please choose the ‘auto-renew’ option and also help family members who may not have an online presence to join. The link to join is available on the clubs web page so please sign up now and you will be included in the next draw.
The lotto has always been one of our main fundraisers and with work on the first phase of the proposed developments in MacDonagh Park due to begin over the coming weeks it is of vital importance to us now that everyone continues to row in behind our lotto and we continue to increase the online subscriptions to our club lotto.
Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Membership
Club membership is now due and can be paid either via Clubforce or to any committee member. All families are asked to complete registration with www.Foireann.ie as soon as possible and details of how to complete this process have been shared via the various juvenile WhatsApp groups. Your co operation in getting these registrations complete is greatly appreciated.

CAMOGIE NEWS

Membership
As we welcome the recent government announcements which will allow the return to play for underages from the 26th of April, we are putting plans in place to welcome all our underage teams back to our pitches.
In order to prepare for this we would like to remind you that membership is due and for insurance purposes all players need to be registered members. Membership can can be paid at the following link:

➡️ www.foireann.ie
➡️ Membership
➡️ Nenagh Camogie
➡️ Membership option

We hope to bring the U6s back a couple of weeks after the U8s and upwards return first.

COVID Officers
As we prepare to Return to Play we will require a number of COVID Officers for each team. Please let your Manager/mentor know of you are interested in supporting your childs team by performing this role.

Tipperary Sports Partnership TikTok Challenge
Tipperary Sports Partnership have launched a new challenge with help from Tipperary native and Dancing with stars contestant Dayl Cronin.
The challenge will be a dance routine and by participating there is a chance for prizes to be won by Tipperary based schools, sports clubs and youth groups (see attached).
The challenge dance video was launched last Friday the 26th March and entries can be submitted up until the 30th April 2021.
The challenge can be completed by anyone in any format and participants can chose to follow the video or put their own style to it. The challenge can be completed in small groups if desired but we ask that when completing the challenge that participants are adhering to Covid 19 and social distancing guidelines.
The main aim of the challenge is for participants to have a bit of fun, maybe learn a few new dance moves and to spread a positive message around Tipperary.
If you have any questions or require more information please follow Tipperary Sports Partnership social media where they will be releasing more info over the coming days or visit our website www.tipperarysports.ie

Lotto
There was no winner of the Lotto Jackpot on Monday 29th March. The numbers drawn were 3, 8, 13 & 19.
The ten supplementary draw entrants are:

1. Conor O’Donovan
2. Oliver Ryan
3. Aidan Healy
4. Paul Lillis
5. Michelle Long
6. Aisling Madden
7. Maria Grace
8. Maurice Leamy
9. Sorcha Nagle
10. Michael O’Meara Jnr

Next week’s lotto Jackpot is €4,500. We thank you for continuing to support our lotto and ask those that have not yet signed up or who may have cancelled their auto renew during the recent suspension of the lotto to please sign up today – the link to join is on the home page of the Club Website.



Membership 
Membership for 2021 is now due and while the deadline has been extended past the 31st March we are asking that all our players and supporters please pay their membership now.
Foireann is the new GAA registration system and while membership should still be paid through Clubforce or to any Committee member, members must set up their own registration on Foireann.ie. Please follow the steps below to complete this registration process:

1. Go to foireann.ie. If you have previously used the Returntoplay system from last year, your existing username and password will work. If you have not used Returntoplay, you can register a new profile.

2. You will then be sent an email by Foireann to the email address you used to register your account. Click the link in this email to verify your account.

3. This link will bring you back to Foireann where you fill in the remaining details to your account.

This must be completed by all our members ASAP but in particular by our players who will not be covered for Injury support unless they have completed this.

Follow the link below for an instructional video on how to sign up.


Condolences
We extend our sympathy to the family of Connie Clear who passed away last Thursday. Connie played both hurling and football with Nenagh in the 50s and 60s and was goalie on the team of 1964 that claimed the North senior title. Connie was also a noted footballer and played in goals for Tipperary in the 1960s, an achievement he was very proud of. But it was on thee handball court where Connie truly excelled – he dominated the handball scene in North Tipperary from the late 50s to the early 70s – in a fourteen year period he was only beaten twice. He won a total of thirteen Munster medals in minor, junior and senior grades and also has four All-Ireland titles, two of which were in the senior grade. Connie was honoured in recent years by being inducted into the Tipperary Handball Hall of Fame – a great honour for himself and his family. To his wife Margaret, sons Robert, Michael and Con, daughter Geraldine and the extended Clear family we offer our sincere sympathies. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.


The late Connie Clear (centre) pictured above with his brother Tommy and Connie O’Meara.

Easter Draw
These are ‘egg-citing’ (couldn’t resist it) times at Nenagh Éire Óg!! Our development plans are ready to roll and we would like to keep you all up to date. Join our mailing list by clicking on the link below and entering your email address. You will also be in the hat for a €100 voucher from JKC Toymaster! Please SHARE to our out-of-town and country supporters. We would love them to join us on the journey.

Easter Draw

Congratulations
Congratulations to Brian Maxwell and Freda Hickey who were married last Friday. Brian is currently manager of our Junior B squad. We wish Brian and Freda every happiness for the future.

JUVENILE NEWS

Lotto
We are delighted that our club lotto is back up and running. With restrictions still in place, we are asking our juvenile families and supporters to make every effort to play our lotto online. It costs just €2 per week to play safely online and there are different payment plans available. If you’re not in, you can’t win!
Please choose the ‘auto-renew’ option and also help family members who may not have an online presence to join. The link to join is available on the clubs web page so please sign up now and you will be included in the next draw.
The lotto has always been one of our main fundraisers and with work on the first phase of the proposed developments in MacDonagh Park due to begin over the coming weeks it is of vital importance to us now that everyone continues to row in behind our lotto and we continue to increase the online subscriptions to our club lotto.
Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Membership
Club membership is now due and can be paid either via Clubforce or to any committee member. All families are asked to complete registration with www.Foireann.ie before 31st March 2021 and details of how to complete this process have been shared via the various juvenile WhatsApp groups. Your co operation in getting these registrations complete before 31st March 2021 is greatly appreciated.
Membership rates for 2021 as below:

CAMOGIE NEWS

Preparing for the year ahead
Seventeen members of the Camogie Club took part in the online Safeguarding course hosted by the Camogie Association this week. Well done to all who volunteered and thanks to Jackie Hayes, Club Secretary for organising it.

Instagram
Check out the Nenagh Éire Óg Camogie Club new Instagram page and be in with a chance to win €50.



Tipp Tik Tok Challenge
Tipperary Sports Partnership have launched a new challenge with help from Tipperary native and Dancing with stars contestant Dayl Cronin.
The challenge will be a dance routine and by participating there is a chance for prizes to be won by Tipperary based schools, sports clubs and youth groups (see attached).
The challenge dance video was launched last Friday the 26th March and entries can be submitted up until the 30th April 2021.
The challenge can be completed by anyone in any format and participants can chose to follow the video or put their own style to it. The challenge can be completed in small groups if desired but we ask that when completing the challenge that participants are adhering to Covid 19 and social distancing guidelines.
The main aim of the challenge is for participants to have a bit of fun, maybe learn a few new dance moves and to spread a positive message around Tipperary.
If you have any questions or require more information please follow Tipperary Sports Partnership social media where they will be releasing more info over the coming days or visit our website www.tipperarysports.ie