{"id":3696,"date":"2015-05-31T21:39:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T21:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/?p=3696"},"modified":"2015-05-31T21:39:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T21:39:31","slug":"six-point-defeat-to-templederry-knocks-eire-og-out-of-the-north-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/index.php\/six-point-defeat-to-templederry-knocks-eire-og-out-of-the-north-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-point defeat to Templederry knocks \u00c9ire \u00d3g out of the north championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A superb performance from the Templederry Kenyons at Dolla brought the Blues\u2019 reign as north Tipperary senior hurling champions to an end on Sunday evening.
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\nHibernian Inn North Tipperary
\nSenior Hurling Championship
\nNenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g 0-18
\nTemplederry Kenyons 2-18<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c9ire \u00d3g played into a strong wind in the opening half and took the lead in the second minute thanks to a Michael Heffernan point. Templederry hit back with a Pio Kennedy goal before a Donnacha Quinn free in the third minute left one between them (0-2 to 1-0).<\/p>\n

\u00c9anna Murray and Donnacha Quinn then traded points before a Donnacha Quinn \u201965 tied the game (0-4 to 1-1) in the ninth minute. In the 11th minute Donnacha Quinn\u2019s smartly-taken free found an unmarked Tommy Heffernan and the centre-forward handed \u00c9ire \u00d3g a narrow advantage.<\/p>\n

To their credit Templederry hit back in great style with points from \u00c9anna Murray (two frees), Brian Stapleton and Adrian Ryan forcing the Kenyons into a 1-5 to 0-5 lead by the 15th minute.<\/p>\n

Paddy Murphy and Andrew Coffey responded for \u00c9ire \u00d3g to reduce the margin to one while Philip Hickey was left cursing his luck in the 23rd minute when Kenyons \u2018keeper Mathew Ryan saved well from the Blues\u2019 corner-forward.<\/p>\n

Gear\u00f3id Ryan and Michael Heffernan then traded points from play before Michael McNamara got down well to save from the raiding P\u00e1draig O\u2019Leary in the 25th minute. Templederry, however, closed out the half impressively when two \u00c9anna Murray frees helped the Kenyons into a 1-8 to 0-8 interval lead.<\/p>\n

\u00c9anna Murray (free) struck once more in the opening minute of the second half and Templederry now led by four. \u00c9ire \u00d3g responded through Donnacha Quinn (free), but a series of wides frustrated the efforts of the Blues somewhat.<\/p>\n

Adrian Ryan and Michael Heffernan then traded scores and with twenty minutes to play Templederry led by three (1-10 to 0-10).<\/p>\n

A converted Donnacha Quinn \u201965 was soon cancelled out by \u00c9anna Murray (free). Two Donnacha Quinn frees added to the \u00c9ire \u00d3g tally, but those efforts were cancelled out by a Gear\u00f3id Ryan point and two \u00c9anna Murray strikes (one free, one \u201965) during a busy spell for match referee John Cleary.<\/p>\n

Entering the final ten minutes Templederry led by four and stretched their advantage to five in the 51st minute when Darragh Carey landed a point from play (1-15 to 0-13).<\/p>\n

Points from Michael Heffernan and Donnacha Quinn (free) cut the margin to three before Adrian Ryan hit back with a point from play for Templederry in the 55th minute.<\/p>\n

\u00c9ire \u00d3g desperately charged forward in search of late scores and found three consecutive points which came courtesy of Tommy Heffernan, Michael Heffernan and D\u00e1ire Quinn. With the gap now reduced to one (0-18 to 1-16) the game was up for grabs.<\/p>\n

Despite playing into the wind Templederry saw out the game impressively with points from Gear\u00f3id Ryan and Darragh Carey preceding an \u00c9anna Murray goal in the first minute of injury time.<\/p>\n

The Blues tried to engineer late goals, but Templederry held on for a second successive championship victory over \u00c9ire \u00d3g.<\/p>\n

The Blues have already qualified for the last sixteen of the Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Championship. The concluding stages of the county senior hurling championship will not take place until the respective divisional championships have been played.<\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g would like to wish the Templederry Kenyons all the very best in the quarter-finals of the Hibernian Inn North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship and in their quest to win a first-ever north title.<\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g:<\/strong> Michael McNamara, Mark Flannery, John Brennan, Conor Ryan, D\u00e1ire Quinn (0-1), Hugh Maloney, Barry Heffernan, Billy Heffernan, Killian Gleeson, Donnacha Quinn (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-2 \u201865s), Tommy Heffernan (0-2), Andrew Coffey (0-1), Michael Heffernan (0-5), Paddy Murphy (0-1), Philip Hickey. Subs: (36th) Paul Ryan for Killian Gleeson, (51st) John Cahalan for Philip Hickey.<\/p>\n

Templederry Kenyons:<\/strong> Mathew Ryan, P\u00e1draig Hogan, Christy Coughlan, Johnny Harkin, Thomas Stapleton, Brian Stapleton (0-1), P\u00e1draig Ryan, Adrian Ryan (0-3), Timmy Minogue, Pio Kennedy (1-0), \u00c9anna Murray (1-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 \u201865), P\u00e1draig O\u2019Leary, Mathew Hogan, D\u00f3nal McGrath, Gear\u00f3id Ryan (0-3). Subs: (40th) Tom Ryan for D\u00f3nal McGrath, (46th) Darragh Carey (0-2) for Pio Kennedy.<\/p>\n

Referee:<\/strong> John Cleary (Knockshegowna).<\/p>\n

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The Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g Club Lotto represents the club\u2019s key fundraising initiative.<\/p>\n

Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online: click here!<\/a><\/p>\n

Just watch how far we can stretch your \u20ac2!<\/p>\n

Alternatively you can also support Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g by paying your club membership<\/a>. Membership for 2015 is now due and can be paid to any club officer or online<\/a>. The cost of membership is priced at \u20ac25.<\/p>\n

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