SENIOR
Senior: Our final group game will take place on Sunday afternoon in Dolla at 2.30pm with Portroe providing the opposition. A win or draw in this encounter will see Éire Óg seeded as group winners for the quarter-final draw. Portroe are also guaranteed a spot in the quarter-finals while the winner of the Kildangan v Kilruane clash on Sunday will also progress.
Junior A: On Thursday evening last our junior A hurlers suffered their first defeat of the league following a five-point loss to Knockshegowna in Ballingarry (0-19 to 3-15). The next league game will be against Roscrea in Roscrea. Fixture details to be confirmed.
Junior B: Our junior B hurlers were defeated in round three of the league by Silvermines in Dolla on Friday evening last (1-7 to 0-13). The final two group games are against Newport and Borrisokane. Wins in these games are essential to reach the knock-out stages of the league. The junior Bs next league game has been provisionally fixed for Sunday, May 19th (6.30pm) against Newport at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh.
Condolences: The club was saddened by the recent passing of Jack White. We express our condolences to his family & friends.
County Board Draw: The 2013-14 Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw was officially launched last week and at this stage all our current members should have received their receipts for the 2012-13 draw in the post. Members who did not receive one should contact our club coordinator Marian Ryan. The draw is an essential source of funds for our club and without it much of the games and other development work that goes on in the club would not be possible. We ask all our loyal supporters to remain in the draw if possible and would encourage new members to join. Prizes include cars, holidays and several cash prizes every month – all for €100 per year or €10 per month.
JUVENILE
Parish League: After the third series of games on Monday last Red Rovers and Sarsfields have qualified for the A final with St Mary’s and Éire Óg set to contest the B final. The Sarsfields versus St Mary’s game was a great contest with Sarsfields coming out on top (6-7 to 4-6). Seán Phelan and Conor Hennessy had a great duel with Josh Keller doing some great scoring. There were great displays from Gavin Dooley, Cameron Spillane, Aisling Moran, Lily O’Brien, Cian Griffin, Megan, Sine and Katie Morris. Red Rovers overcame an under-strength Éire Óg with good displays from Cian O’Farrell, Liam Heffernan, Sarah Hallinan and Abbie Sheedy and for the losers Brendan Long, Jamie Cottrell and Lucy Spain were outstanding. Players will be informed via text regarding the finals – date is not yet confirmed.
Under-10 & Community Games: Nenagh open their Community Games challenge away to JK Bracken’s in Templemore on Wednesday, May 8th. The boys have trained hard and we wish them the best of luck.
Under-12: Hard luck to the group one footballers who lost out to Borrisokane in the north semi-final last Tuesday. Well done to the boys on a great league run. The team and management send best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ben West who was injured in the match. The group four footballers enjoyed a comprehensive 5-7 to 1-1 away to Toome on the same evening. They now face Inane Rovers in the north final on Monday, May 5th at 4.30pm
Under-14: The under-14 football team continued their unbeaten run in the league against Inane Rovers in Roscrea on Wednesday evening last. Nenagh finished the first half five points down (0-9 to 1-2) with the goal coming from Cian O’Brien. A huge team effort in the second half though saw Nenagh hold Inane scoreless and run out winners on a 2-6 to 0-9 scoreline. The lads are now through to the north semi-final with a provisional date of Wednesday, May 8th.
Under-16: The under-16 team and management hit the road to Kilkenny last weekend for the National League final while also taking in a challenge match against Holycross-Ballycahill on the way. Thanks to Holycross-Ballycahill for being such gracious hosts.
CAMOGIE
Under-10: Our under-10S played three games in a blitz at The Ragg last Saturday. It was a great day out. Thanks to Pat Sheridan for all his help with this.
Under-14: Our under-14s are playing in A championship semi-final this Friday against Newport in The Ragg at 7pm. We won this for the very first time last year and the girls are anxious to retain their hard-won title. We ask all supporters to please come along and support the girls.
Under-16: Our under-16s have won all their group games to date and qualified for the knock-out stage of the championship. These games won’t be played until after the Junior Certificate.
Junior B: Our junior team have qualified for our first-ever junior league final following a comprehensive victory over Kilruane MacDonagh’s in Cloughjordan on Monday last. It was a great all-round team performance with every player leaving everything on the field. We are playing Portroe this weekend in the final and we ask all supporters to come along and cheer the girls on in their quest secure league honours.
Féile na nGael: On May 31st in The Hibernian Inn the club are hosting a ‘Come Dine With Me’ fundraiser to help secure funds for our Féile na nGael team who have qualified for the All-Ireland finals for the very first time. We have secured a celebrity chef for the event and tickets are priced at €30 for two or €20 for one and are available from any committee member. The team are also seeking sponsorship from businesses and private individuals. If you are interested in supporting the team please contact any committee member.
