An exciting week in prospect for the Blues with the Nenagh Éire Óg senior hurlers preparing for a county senior hurling championship clash with Mullinahone in Boherlahan on Friday evening!
SENIOR
County championship: Our senior hurlers have been drawn to play Mullinahone in round two of the county senior hurling championship on Friday, June 28th in Boherlahan at 7.30pm. This is a vital game for the club and your support would be appreciated in Boherlahan on Friday evening.
Junior A: Well done to our junior A hurlers who completed a three in-a-row of league titles on Sunday evening last in Dolla – Éire Óg beat Borris-Ileigh 0-13 to 0-11 in the final. The junior A hurlers will now hope to successfully defend their junior A championship title in the coming weeks. Éire Óg have been drawn in group two alongside Toomevara, Roscrea, Kilruane MacDonagh’s and Moneygall. Éire Óg campaign will start on the weekend of July 5th.
Minor A: Our minor hurlers begin the defence of their north championship on Sunday, June 30th when they travel to Newport to play Newport Gaels. This game will take place at 12 noon and your support would be appreciated.
Tipperary Minors: Best wishes to Barry Heffernan, James Mackey, Andrew Coffey, Donnacha Quinn and the Tipperary minor team which faces Limerick in a provincial semi-final at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Wednesday.
JUVENILE
Bishopstown Trip: Our under-6, under-8 and under-10 teams travelled to Cork last Saturday for what turned out to be a fantastic day of hurling and fun for all involved. Thanks to all the mentors, the parents who travelled and especially the boys whose behaviour did the club proud. Congratulations to Bishopstown GAA on hosting such a successful day for all the teams involved.
Under-12: Both the groups one and four teams enjoyed victories over Kildangan in the latest round of the Go Games league. Group one’s next round is at home to Lorrha and has been brought forward to Thursday, June 27th at 6.30pm because of Friday night’s senior match. The group four team will not be in action this weekend.
Under-14: Our under-14 hurlers enjoyed a good win to kick start their north Tipperary under-14A hurling championship campaign. Against a good Borrisokane side the lads showed great focus from the start to finish and ran out winners on a scoreline of Borrisokane 1-7 Nenagh Éire Óg 2-11. The next round match is at home to Toomevara on Wednesday, June 26th at 6.30pm.
Summer Camp: The Éire Óg Summer Camp this year runs from Monday, July 22nd to Friday, July 26th (2-5pm). The cost is €40 per child and a maximum of €70 per family. It is open to boys and girls ages five to fourteen years of age. Non-members welcome. It’s a great week of fun and activity for the kids with some expert coaching on hand.
CAMOGIE
Under-12: Our under-12s head to Tralee next Saturday, June 29th for the Munster finals of the Community Games. We have organised a bus for this event which will meet in the hurling field next Saturday morning 7.15am. There is a small charge of €5 for children and €10 for adults. The first game is fixed for 11am. We would like to wish the team under the guidance of Greg, Philip, Pat and Catriona all the very best of luck.
Under-14: Our under-14s had two more challenge matches over the weekend in their final preparation for the Féile which takes place the weekend of July 5th, 6th and 7th in Killeedy, County limerick. The team are looking forward to the challenge and we would like to wish Noel, Martin, Maeve, Catherine and Mairead with the team all the very best of luck.
Presentation: On Tuesday, June 25th we are having a presentation for both groups, the Community Games and the Féile team, at MacDonagh Park after their training sessions. All are welcome to attend.
Under-16 & Minor: The under-16s and minors are training two evenings a week with the under-16s preparing for a county semi-final with the date to be confirmed. The minors are starting their championship on July 9th in Nenagh against Cashel. Keep up the good work girls.
Junior: our juniors are away this Friday, June 28th to Valley Rovers in Brinny, Cork. We are running a bus for this match meeting in the hurling field at 4.15pm. They are playing Wolf Tones (Clare) the following Wednesday, June 3rd in Nenagh.
Sympathies: we would like to express our deepest sympathy to Tom and Catherine McAuliffe’s family on the loss of Catherine’s mother.
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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. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
Following a win over Borris-Ileigh in the league final the Nenagh Éire Óg junior A hurlers will now hope to successfully defend their north Tipperary junior A hurling championship title.
North Tipperary Junior A Hurling League Final
Nenagh Éire Óg 0-13 Borris-Ileigh 0-11
Nenagh Éire Óg battled their way to a two-point win over a determined Borris-Ileigh side at Dolla on Sunday evening in the north Tipperary junior A hurling league final.
Having played with the aid of a stiff breeze in the opening half Éire Óg led 0-8 to 0-3 at the break, but dug in superbly late in the second half when Borris-Ileigh closed the gap to two points. Indeed, Éire Óg were very good value for this win with captain Eoin Fitzgibbon collecting the league trophy for the third successive year.
Early points from David Hackett (free) and Paul Ryan helped Éire Óg into an early lead before Borris-Ileigh responded in kind. Two David Hackett points fired Éire Óg into a 0-4 to 0-2 lead by the 13th minute and even though Borris-Ileigh managed a response points from Brian Quinn and David Hackett (free) forced Éire Óg into a 0-6 to 0-3 lead by the 20th minute.
In the 24th minute Bob O’Brien was denied a certain goal by a superb save from the Borris-Ileigh ‘keeper. Éire Óg closed out the opening half with points from Gary Howard and Andrew Coffey to lead 0-8 to 0-3 at the break.
Pictured right is Éire Óg captain Eoin Fitzgibbon.
Two quick Borris-Ileigh points immediately after the interval closed the gap significantly before a David Hackett free settled Éire Óg in the 34th minute – 0-9 to 0-5.
A Borris-Ileigh point reduced the Blues’ lead to three points, but Éire Óg responded with two David Hackett frees to lead 0-11 to 0-6 with eighteen minutes to play.
Two Borris-Ileigh frees cut the Éire Óg lead significantly before an Andrew Coffey flick in the 47th minute bounced agonisingly wide of the Borris-Ileigh goal. A minute later Donnacha Quinn scored a vital point for Éire Óg before two Borris-Ileigh points closed the gap to a very manageable two points (0-12 to 0-10) with four minutes to play.
Éire Óg stood their ground manfully in the closing minutes with a late David Hackett effort from play forcing the Blues into a three-point lead. Borris-Ileigh did manage another point, but the Éire Óg defence refused to cough up a late goal-scoring opportunity.
Nenagh Éire Óg would like to thank all the players for their efforts during the campaign. Credit for this win also goes to the management team which consists of Martin Morris, Michael Ryan and Christy McLoughlin.
The junior A hurlers will now hope to successfully defend their north Tipperary junior A hurling title. In the championship Éire Óg have been drawn in group two alongside Toomevara, Roscrea, Kilruane MacDonagh’s and Moneygall. Group one features Borris-Ileigh, Kildangan, Knockshegowna, Lorrha and Burgess. The group winners will progress to the semi-finals while the second and third-placed teams will go through to the quarter-finals.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Kevin Flynn, Donnacha Heffernan, John O’Donoghue, Michael Collins, Adam Grattan, Niall Cahill, Eoin Fitzgibbon (captain), Alan Kelly, Andrew Coffey (0-1), David Hackett (0-8, 0-5 frees), Brian Maxwell, Paul Ryan (0-1), Gary Howard (0-1), Bob O’Brien, Brian Quinn (0-1). Subs: (38th) Darragh Walsh for Gary Howard, (38th) Donnacha Quinn (0-1) for Brian Maxwell, (51st) James Mackey for Andrew Coffey.
Referee: Anthony Sherlock (Kildangan).
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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. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
A brilliant week for the Blues – Liam Heffernan’s senior hurlers recorded a stunning win over Thurles Sarsfields while Nenagh Éire Óg were also crowned under-12A county Camogie league champions!
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SENIOR
County Senior Hurling Championship: On Sunday evening last in The Ragg our senior hurlers recorded a three-point victory (0-15 to 0-12) over Thurles Sarsfields in the first round. Following Sunday night’s draw the Blues will face Mullinahone in round two on Friday, June 28th.
Junior A Hurling League: Our junior A team take on Borris-Ileigh in this year’s league final. This game is scheduled to take place this weekend. See fixtures for details.
County Board Draw: The second monthly County Board draw for 2013-14 is being hosted by the Nenagh Éire Óg GAA Club and on Friday, June 21st in Andy’s Bar. Club winner from the first draw, Deirdre Lowney, will be presented with her prize of a car /€10,000. Aside from the normal prizes on offer there will be other confined club prizes on the night. All club members are invited to attend and food and entertainment will be provided – a reminder that people can still sign up for the draw by contacting Marion Ryan or any club officer.
GAA Healthy Club Project: The club executive would like to encourage those interested to participate in a simple questionnaire which forms a significant part of the GAA Healthy Club Porject. Should you wish to participate in the club questionnaire please do so by clicking here!
JUVENILE
Cork Trip: Our under-8, under-10 and udner-12 teams are off to Bishopstown in Cork on Saturday, June 22nd to compete in a series of blitzes. Buses will leave the Complex at 8am and boys are to wear full Éire Óg kit.
Under-12: Our group one and four hurlers both recorded wins over Ballina in the latest round of the Go Games in Nenagh last week. It’s a busy week ahead for the boys with the postponed games against Kildangan going ahead (date to be decided) and round six games away to Roscrea on Friday, June 21st for both groups.
Under-14: The under-14 hurling championship kicks off this Wednesday, June 19th away to Borrisokane at 6.45pm and runs for the next five weeks. The boys have been training hard and we wish them the best of luck. Please come out and support the team!
Bag Packing: Thank you to everybody who contributed to the success of the bag packing fundraiser in Dunnes Stores last weekend.
Questionnaire: As part of the GAA Healthy Club Project we are asking club members, supporters and the wider community to fill out a questionnaire in order to help and guide us over the next number of months to ensure that our healthy club project is a success. If you have completed the questionnaire already we thank you, but if not please do so by clicking on the following link!
CAMOGIE
Under-12: Congratulations to our under-12 team who defeated Toomevara last week to claim the under-12A league title. A great achievement girls. Well done.
Under-14: Our under-14’s played three challenge games over the weekend against Silvermines, Kilkishen and the boys under-14 teams in preparation for the up-coming Féile. Thanks to all three teams who played us.
Sympathies: We wish to extend our sympathies to our club secretary Catherine Kennedy on the passing of her mother.
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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. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
The Nenagh Éire Óg senior hurlers are preparing this week for a county championship clash with champions Thurles Sarsfields at The Ragg on Sunday evening at 7.30pm. All support appreciated!
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SENIOR
Senior: Our senior hurlers play Thurles Sarsfields in the first round of the county championship on Sunday evening next. This game takes place in the Ragg at 7.30pm. The Blues’ clash with Thurles Sarsfields will form the second part of an attractive double header – at 6pm in the Ragg Boherlahan-Dualla take on Templederry Kenyons in the county senior hurling championship.
We appeal to everyone associated with the club to come out on Sunday evening and support the lads in what is sure to be a wonderful occasion. How Éire Óg progress in the county series will have implications for 2014 so it is vitally important that the efforts of the lads are supported.
The eight losers of this first round in the county championship will enter the Ó Riain Cup (which has relegation attached) while the eight winners from round one of the county championship play-off with the eight losing divisional semi-finalists. Critically, the winners of this round will be guaranteed a place in the top-tier of the 2014 county senior hurling championship. Those eight winners will join the eight divisional finalists to make up the top-sixteen in 2014.
Junior A: On Saturday last our junior A hurlers qualified for the league final courtesy of a four-point win over Burgess. Final score: 1-19 to 1-15. We now play Borris-Ileigh in the league final.
JUVENILE
Under-12: The teams in groups one and four both recorded wins against the Silvermines in the latest round of the under-12 hurling Go Games league. The next round of matches is against Kildangan in Nenagh on Friday, June 14th. Best of luck to both teams!
Bag Packing: Our annual bag packing fundraiser is on this Saturday, June 15th in Dunnes Stores. Help is needed and parents will be asked during the week to please give an hour of their time. Thanks to Dunnes Stores for all their assistance
Trip to Cork: A reminder to all parents of under-8s/10s & 12s that the trip to Bishopstown in Cork is on Saturday, June 22nd. It will be a series of well-organised fun blitzes and the boys are to wear full Éire Óg kit including their new training tops. The permission slips should be returned to trainers immediately. More details will be sent home with the boys during the week.
Date for the diary: The Juvenile Summer Camp is on July 22nd to July 26th this year. Always a very popular camp it is open to boys and girls with non-members welcome.
Congratulations: Well done to Barry Coffey who scored a great goal in the Tipperary colours on Sunday in the Primary Game at the Gaelic Grounds.
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CAMOGIE
Under-12:
The girls have a blitz in Toomevara on June 21st.Primary Games: Well done to both Rachel O’Connor and Barry Coffey who featured for Tipperary in the Primary Games at half-time during the Munster senior hurling semi-final between Tipperary and Limerick.
Community Games: Well done to the girls who beat Cashel in the county final of the Community Games last week. This is a fantastic achievement and they advance to play in the Munster finals in Tralee on June 29th. These girls will have a busy schedule as they play in the Féile na nGael on the following weekend of July 6th.
Bag packing: We will be bag packing in Dunnes Stores on the weekend of July 12th and 13th. We ask all our under-16s and junior players to please help out over the weekend and give your names to Denise Morris.
Cumann mBunscoil: Well done to St Mary’s who retained their under-13 county title after a great win over Boherlahan in Semple Stadium on Thursday last. Also well done to the under-11 team who finished runners up in their competition. We wish to thank all the teachers and coaches in St Mary’s for so generously volunteering their time to promote Camogie among the girls. St Mary’s plays a vital role in the development of our players and the teachers’ hard work is greatly appreciated by the club.
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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. We would also ask you to consider supporting Éire Óg by entering the club lotto and by paying your club membership.
