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Tipperary Senior Hurling Team v Kilkenny All Ireland SH Final Sept 5th 2010
September 3rd, 2010
The Tipperary Senior hurling team to play Kilkenny in Sunday’s Al Ireland SH championship final is unchanged from the team which started the semi-final against Waterford.
The team is:
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
The Tipperary Senior hurling team to play Kilkenny in Sunday’s Al Ireland SH championship final is unchanged from the team which started the semi-final against Waterford.
The team is:
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
Tipperary win Tipperary Supporters Club Under 16 Hurling Tournament
August 30th, 2010
The Tipperary Supporters Club All Ireland Under 16 hurling tournament was won by Tipperary who beat Galway in the final. For more detaisl go to http://bordnanog.tipperary.gaa.ie/cgi-bin/newsdisplay.cgi?rm=viewListing;plugin_data_id=82344;site_id=1898
The Tipperary Supporters Club All Ireland Under 16 hurling tournament was won by Tipperary who beat Galway in the final. For more detaisl go to http://bordnanog.tipperary.gaa.ie/cgi-bin/newsdisplay.cgi?rm=viewListing;plugin_data_id=82344;site_id=1898
Tipperary Supporters Club Draws
August 30th, 2010
The following lucky winners won a pair of stand tickets each to the All-Ireland Hurling Final in the draws among members of the Tipperary Supporters Club:
Davy Fitzpatrick, Ballaball, Roscrea
Roger Curran from Mullinahone who lives in Dunmore Park, Kilkenny
Caitríona O'Gorman, Ballymore, Clonoulty, Cashel
Anne Doody from Skeheenarinky/Ballyporeen who lives in Monagea, Newcastle West, Co Limerick
Bernard Peters, Annerley Jewellers, O'Connell Street, Clonmel
The winner of the Star Prize of an All-Ireland Hurling Final Weekend including a pair of match tickets and two nights' accomodation for two people in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel (www.louisfitzgeraldhotel.com ) was Conor Ryan from Clonoulty who lives in Brookfield Avenue, Artane, Dublin 5.
Included in the membership fee of €30, each member receives a specially-designed Tipperary Supporters pen and car sticker. Members also receive regular news updates bv email along with team selection by text. Membership fee is €30 and can be paid on line (by credit or laser card) on www.tippsupportersclub.com , or by sending a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, PRO, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W (phone 087 9087105). Your support will help meet the expenses of the preparation of the team for the Final. In order to be included in the text of the team news on Thursday evening next please complete your membership on or before this Wednesday 1st September.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
The following lucky winners won a pair of stand tickets each to the All-Ireland Hurling Final in the draws among members of the Tipperary Supporters Club:
Davy Fitzpatrick, Ballaball, Roscrea
Roger Curran from Mullinahone who lives in Dunmore Park, Kilkenny
Caitríona O'Gorman, Ballymore, Clonoulty, Cashel
Anne Doody from Skeheenarinky/Ballyporeen who lives in Monagea, Newcastle West, Co Limerick
Bernard Peters, Annerley Jewellers, O'Connell Street, Clonmel
The winner of the Star Prize of an All-Ireland Hurling Final Weekend including a pair of match tickets and two nights' accomodation for two people in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel (www.louisfitzgeraldhotel.com ) was Conor Ryan from Clonoulty who lives in Brookfield Avenue, Artane, Dublin 5.
Included in the membership fee of €30, each member receives a specially-designed Tipperary Supporters pen and car sticker. Members also receive regular news updates bv email along with team selection by text. Membership fee is €30 and can be paid on line (by credit or laser card) on www.tippsupportersclub.com , or by sending a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, PRO, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W (phone 087 9087105). Your support will help meet the expenses of the preparation of the team for the Final. In order to be included in the text of the team news on Thursday evening next please complete your membership on or before this Wednesday 1st September.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
ALL IRELAND FINAL DRAW BONANZA
August 30th, 2010
Would you like to travel in style to the All Ireland Final, attend the gala banquet afterwards and go on holiday with the Tipperary team? You can do all this for €20 if you become the lucky winner of the Tipperary County Board All Ireland Draw Bonanza. First prize in this great draw will be 2 tickets for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final, 2 nights accommodation for 2 in the Burlington Hotel on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September, 2 tickets to the gala banquet in the Burlington Hotel on All Ireland final night and a trip for 2 on the Tipperary team holiday which will take place after Christmas. 2nd prize will be 2 tickets to the All Ireland final and 2 tickets to all Tipperary Senior Hurling championship games in 2011. 3rd to 10th prizes inclusive will be 2 tickets for the All Ireland final. Tickets at €20 each or book of 6 for €100 are on sale now through GAA clubs, from Lár na Páirce in Thurles, from County Board officials
Would you like to travel in style to the All Ireland Final, attend the gala banquet afterwards and go on holiday with the Tipperary team? You can do all this for €20 if you become the lucky winner of the Tipperary County Board All Ireland Draw Bonanza. First prize in this great draw will be 2 tickets for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final, 2 nights accommodation for 2 in the Burlington Hotel on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September, 2 tickets to the gala banquet in the Burlington Hotel on All Ireland final night and a trip for 2 on the Tipperary team holiday which will take place after Christmas. 2nd prize will be 2 tickets to the All Ireland final and 2 tickets to all Tipperary Senior Hurling championship games in 2011. 3rd to 10th prizes inclusive will be 2 tickets for the All Ireland final. Tickets at €20 each or book of 6 for €100 are on sale now through GAA clubs, from Lár na Páirce in Thurles, from County Board officials
Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under 21 All-Ireland Championship Final - Tipperary vs. Galway venue an
August 30th, 2010
Tipperary will play Galway in the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under 21 All-Ireland Championship Final on Saturday evening September 11th at 7:00pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Tipperary will play Galway in the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under 21 All-Ireland Championship Final on Saturday evening September 11th at 7:00pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Tipperary Team Banquet on Sunday 5th September
August 28th, 2010
Please note that the tickets for the All-Ireland Banquet are now fully booked.
Disco tickets are still available. Entry to the disco is subject to being over 20 years of age (I.D./evidence of age required). The charge for entry to the disco only is €10 each and right of admission is reserved. Disco tickets are available from Pat Ryan on 086 1216407.
Please note that the tickets for the All-Ireland Banquet are now fully booked.
Disco tickets are still available. Entry to the disco is subject to being over 20 years of age (I.D./evidence of age required). The charge for entry to the disco only is €10 each and right of admission is reserved. Disco tickets are available from Pat Ryan on 086 1216407.
TIPP IN ALL IRELAND UNDER 21 HURLING FINAL
August 21st, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Congratulations to the Tipperary Under 21 Hurlers and Management on reaching the All Ireland Final by defeating Antrim at O’Connor Park Tullamore on Saturday evening last. They will now play Galway in the final on Saturday, September 11th. The venue will be decided next Monday. Tipperary have won 8 All Irelands, the last being in 1995. Galway have won 9, their most recent was in 2007. Tipperary have played in 3 finals since their last win – 2004, 2006 and 2008 all three of which they lost to Kilkenny. Galway’s last appearance in the final was in 2007 when they defeated Dublin. Tipperary and Galway have met 4 times in All Ireland Under 21 finals with Galway winning 2, Tipperary 1 and 1 draw. The results were: 1978 Galway 3-15 Tipperary 2-8 ( Replay) at Limerick, 1978 Galway 3-5 Tipperary 2-8 ( Draw) at Limerick, 1979 Tipperary 2-12 Galway 1-9 at Portlaoise and 1983 Galway 0-12 Tipperary 1-6 at Tullamore. Current U-21 team manager, Ken Hogan, played in goals for the 1983 team. This will be Tipperary’s first opportunity since 1989 to win the senior and under 21 double.
From www.gaa.ie
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tipperary cruised into the final of the Bord Gais Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland U21 Championship with a 2-32 to 1-7 defeat of Antrim at Tullamore on Saturday.
John O’Dwyer’s goal on 20 minutes set them on their way to a comprehensive 1-18 to 0-1 lead at the break, with Senior star Noel McGrath supplying five first half points.
Tipperary were no less relentless in the second half, with O’Dwyer adding a second goal to his tally 48 minutes in, before Michael Armstrong grabbed a consolation goal for the Saffrons soon after.
Incredibly, Tipperary had 28 points to spare at the end, meaning their Seniors and U21s remain on course for double September success.
Meanwhile, Galway overcame Dublin by 2-14 to 1-10 in the day's other semi-final to join Tipp in the decider.
The Tribesmen led by 1-6 to 1-5 at the break, Niall Quinn's penalty for the Galway men canceling out David Quinn's early Dublin goal.
A purple patch midway through the half gave them a seven-point victory, with Bernard Burke grabbing the second half goal, while Senior star David Burke's accuracy from frees was all-important.
The All Ireland final will be played on Saturday September 11th. The venue will be decided when the participants are known. Tipperary were last in the final in 2008 when they were defeated by Kilkenny by a single point.
The Tipperary under 21 hurling team to play Antrim in the All Ireland U-21 semi-final on Saturday afternoon in Tullamore shows no change from the team which defeated Clare in the Munster final. The team is:
1. James Logue (Ballingarry)
2. Kevin O’Gorman (Thurles Sarsfields)
3. John Coghlan (Moyne-Templetuohy)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. James Barry (Upperchurch Drombane)
6. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Captain
7. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
8. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
9. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
10. Seán Carey (Moyle Rovers)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
13. Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
14. Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Éire Óg)
15. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Congratulations to the Tipperary Under 21 Hurlers and Management on reaching the All Ireland Final by defeating Antrim at O’Connor Park Tullamore on Saturday evening last. They will now play Galway in the final on Saturday, September 11th. The venue will be decided next Monday. Tipperary have won 8 All Irelands, the last being in 1995. Galway have won 9, their most recent was in 2007. Tipperary have played in 3 finals since their last win – 2004, 2006 and 2008 all three of which they lost to Kilkenny. Galway’s last appearance in the final was in 2007 when they defeated Dublin. Tipperary and Galway have met 4 times in All Ireland Under 21 finals with Galway winning 2, Tipperary 1 and 1 draw. The results were: 1978 Galway 3-15 Tipperary 2-8 ( Replay) at Limerick, 1978 Galway 3-5 Tipperary 2-8 ( Draw) at Limerick, 1979 Tipperary 2-12 Galway 1-9 at Portlaoise and 1983 Galway 0-12 Tipperary 1-6 at Tullamore. Current U-21 team manager, Ken Hogan, played in goals for the 1983 team. This will be Tipperary’s first opportunity since 1989 to win the senior and under 21 double.
From www.gaa.ie
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tipperary cruised into the final of the Bord Gais Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland U21 Championship with a 2-32 to 1-7 defeat of Antrim at Tullamore on Saturday.
John O’Dwyer’s goal on 20 minutes set them on their way to a comprehensive 1-18 to 0-1 lead at the break, with Senior star Noel McGrath supplying five first half points.
Tipperary were no less relentless in the second half, with O’Dwyer adding a second goal to his tally 48 minutes in, before Michael Armstrong grabbed a consolation goal for the Saffrons soon after.
Incredibly, Tipperary had 28 points to spare at the end, meaning their Seniors and U21s remain on course for double September success.
Meanwhile, Galway overcame Dublin by 2-14 to 1-10 in the day's other semi-final to join Tipp in the decider.
The Tribesmen led by 1-6 to 1-5 at the break, Niall Quinn's penalty for the Galway men canceling out David Quinn's early Dublin goal.
A purple patch midway through the half gave them a seven-point victory, with Bernard Burke grabbing the second half goal, while Senior star David Burke's accuracy from frees was all-important.
The All Ireland final will be played on Saturday September 11th. The venue will be decided when the participants are known. Tipperary were last in the final in 2008 when they were defeated by Kilkenny by a single point.
The Tipperary under 21 hurling team to play Antrim in the All Ireland U-21 semi-final on Saturday afternoon in Tullamore shows no change from the team which defeated Clare in the Munster final. The team is:
1. James Logue (Ballingarry)
2. Kevin O’Gorman (Thurles Sarsfields)
3. John Coghlan (Moyne-Templetuohy)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. James Barry (Upperchurch Drombane)
6. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Captain
7. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
8. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
9. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
10. Seán Carey (Moyle Rovers)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
13. Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
14. Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Éire Óg)
15. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
GOLF CLASSIC
August 19th, 2010
GOLF CLASSIC
At
Palmerstown House, Johnstown, Co. Kildare
Friday 3rd September 2010
And
Saturday 4thSeptember 2010
• Four person team
• 6 team prizes
• Longest Drive / Nearest the Pin Prizes
• Refreshments
• 4 course dinner on completion of round
• Price €660 per team (reduction of €40 on last year)
• Option for Team Sponsor to buy 2 All-Ireland Final Tickets
We ask for your support for this our Golf Classic, to coincide with our All-Ireland Final appearance. All funds will be used to defray costs for looking after the team preparation for the All-Ireland Final.
Please mail your team entry, to John Tierney, Chairman, Tipperary Supporters Club at 105 Laraghcon, Lucan Village, Co. Dublin
Name of Team:________________________________________________
Contact Name and Number:____________________________________
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GOLF CLASSIC
At
Palmerstown House, Johnstown, Co. Kildare
Friday 3rd September 2010
And
Saturday 4thSeptember 2010
• Four person team
• 6 team prizes
• Longest Drive / Nearest the Pin Prizes
• Refreshments
• 4 course dinner on completion of round
• Price €660 per team (reduction of €40 on last year)
• Option for Team Sponsor to buy 2 All-Ireland Final Tickets
We ask for your support for this our Golf Classic, to coincide with our All-Ireland Final appearance. All funds will be used to defray costs for looking after the team preparation for the All-Ireland Final.
Please mail your team entry, to John Tierney, Chairman, Tipperary Supporters Club at 105 Laraghcon, Lucan Village, Co. Dublin
Name of Team:________________________________________________
Contact Name and Number:____________________________________
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GOLF CLASSIC SPONSORSHIP FORM
At
Palmerstown House, Johnstown, Co. Kildare
Friday September 3rd 2010
And
Saturday September 4th 2010
Sponsor a Tee / Green
Name: ___________________________________________
Tel. Number: ___________________________________________
Address: ________________________________
________________________________
Name on Sign: ________________________________
Completed Form and Remittance to be sent to John Tierney, Tipperary Supporters Club, 105 Laraghcon, Lucan Village, Co. Dublin
(Tel 01 6217880 or 087 6821398)
Forms can be sent by email to John Tierney at jpt@eircom.net
Tipperary Supporters Club Draws
August 18th, 2010
Would you like to win tickets for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final and show your support for the Tipperary team? Five members of the Tipperary Supporters Club will each win a pair of stand tickets for the Final. You could also win an All-Ireland Hurling Final Weekend in Dublin including two nights’ accommodation in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel (www.louisfitzgeraldhotel.com ) plus a pair of stand tickets to the big match. In addition, included in the membership fee of €30, each member receives a specially-designed Tipperary Supporters pen and car sticker. Members also receive regular news updates bv email along with team selection by text. Membership fee is €30 and can be paid on line (by credit or laser card) on www.tippsupportersclub.com , or by sending a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, PRO, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W (phone 087 9087105) or by calling in to the premises of Tony Lowry, Main St, Tipperary Town; Jerry Moynihan, Gladstone St, Clonmel; or Noel Ryan, Parnell St, Thurles. Your support will help meet the expenses of the preparation of the team for the Final. In order to be included in these great draws please complete your membership on or before Saturday week 28th August. The draws will take place that weekend and the results will be posted on the website and send around by email on Monday 30th August.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
The full list of winners of the pairs of stand tickets in the Tipperary Supporters Club members draw for the Tipperary v Waterford Semi Final is:
Roddy Ryan, Roscrea
Colm Purcell, Prior Park, Clonmel
Mick Beston, Mitchelstown, Co Cork
Todd O'Rahilly, Main Street, Tipperary
James Hayden, Malahide, Co Dublin.
We are particularly appealing to those members of the Tipperary Supporters Club from previous years who have not yet rejoined for 2010 to be sure to be in the hat for the draws again this year.
If you are staying over in Dublin for the match, to obtain your 25% members' discount at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel just follow the link on the home page of www.tippsupportersclub.com .
Would you like to win tickets for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final and show your support for the Tipperary team? Five members of the Tipperary Supporters Club will each win a pair of stand tickets for the Final. You could also win an All-Ireland Hurling Final Weekend in Dublin including two nights’ accommodation in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel (www.louisfitzgeraldhotel.com ) plus a pair of stand tickets to the big match. In addition, included in the membership fee of €30, each member receives a specially-designed Tipperary Supporters pen and car sticker. Members also receive regular news updates bv email along with team selection by text. Membership fee is €30 and can be paid on line (by credit or laser card) on www.tippsupportersclub.com , or by sending a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, PRO, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W (phone 087 9087105) or by calling in to the premises of Tony Lowry, Main St, Tipperary Town; Jerry Moynihan, Gladstone St, Clonmel; or Noel Ryan, Parnell St, Thurles. Your support will help meet the expenses of the preparation of the team for the Final. In order to be included in these great draws please complete your membership on or before Saturday week 28th August. The draws will take place that weekend and the results will be posted on the website and send around by email on Monday 30th August.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
The full list of winners of the pairs of stand tickets in the Tipperary Supporters Club members draw for the Tipperary v Waterford Semi Final is:
Roddy Ryan, Roscrea
Colm Purcell, Prior Park, Clonmel
Mick Beston, Mitchelstown, Co Cork
Todd O'Rahilly, Main Street, Tipperary
James Hayden, Malahide, Co Dublin.
We are particularly appealing to those members of the Tipperary Supporters Club from previous years who have not yet rejoined for 2010 to be sure to be in the hat for the draws again this year.
If you are staying over in Dublin for the match, to obtain your 25% members' discount at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel just follow the link on the home page of www.tippsupportersclub.com .
TIPP IN ALL IRELAND SENIOR HURLING FINAL AND REFEREE DETAILS
August 18th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Congratulations to the Tipperary Senior Hurlers and Management on their very good victory over Munster Champions, Waterford, in the All Ireland Senior Hurling semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday last. All roads lead to Croke Park again on Sunday September 5th when Tipperary play Kilkenny in the All Ireland final. Kilkenny are seeking to achieve 5 titles in a row. Tipperary will be seeking their 26th title. It will be the 16th All Ireland final between Tipperary and Kilkenny with Tipp winning 9 and Kilkenny winning 6 of the previous 15 encounters. Tipp have won 6 of the last 8 final encounters (1937, 1945, 1950, 1964, 1971 and 1991) with Kilkenny’s wins coming in 1967 and of course in last year’s thriller. The referee has been named as Michael Wadding (Waterford). For furhter details click on http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1708101738-gaa-hurling-all-ireland-final-referees-confirmed/1/ .
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Congratulations to the Tipperary Senior Hurlers and Management on their very good victory over Munster Champions, Waterford, in the All Ireland Senior Hurling semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday last. All roads lead to Croke Park again on Sunday September 5th when Tipperary play Kilkenny in the All Ireland final. Kilkenny are seeking to achieve 5 titles in a row. Tipperary will be seeking their 26th title. It will be the 16th All Ireland final between Tipperary and Kilkenny with Tipp winning 9 and Kilkenny winning 6 of the previous 15 encounters. Tipp have won 6 of the last 8 final encounters (1937, 1945, 1950, 1964, 1971 and 1991) with Kilkenny’s wins coming in 1967 and of course in last year’s thriller. The referee has been named as Michael Wadding (Waterford). For furhter details click on http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1708101738-gaa-hurling-all-ireland-final-referees-confirmed/1/ .
POSTPONEMENT OF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
August 17th, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Following a request from the Tipperary Senior Hurling Management, the Competition Control Committee of Coiste Chontae Thiobraid Árann agreed at their meeting on Monday night August 16th to postpone the North and Mid Divisional Senior Hurling Finals plus the four Ó Riain Cup Senior Hurling Quarter Finals scheduled for this weekend. The North Board also agreed to postpone the North Intermediate Hurling semi-final involving Newport and Borrisokane. All these postponed games will now be played on week commencing Sunday September 12th. The South and West Divisional Senior Hurling Finals will go ahead as scheduled this weekend. Tipperary Co. Board and the Senior Hurling Management would like to thank the Divisional Boards and clubs for their co-operation with this request.
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Following a request from the Tipperary Senior Hurling Management, the Competition Control Committee of Coiste Chontae Thiobraid Árann agreed at their meeting on Monday night August 16th to postpone the North and Mid Divisional Senior Hurling Finals plus the four Ó Riain Cup Senior Hurling Quarter Finals scheduled for this weekend. The North Board also agreed to postpone the North Intermediate Hurling semi-final involving Newport and Borrisokane. All these postponed games will now be played on week commencing Sunday September 12th. The South and West Divisional Senior Hurling Finals will go ahead as scheduled this weekend. Tipperary Co. Board and the Senior Hurling Management would like to thank the Divisional Boards and clubs for their co-operation with this request.
Tipperary Team Banquet on Sunday 5th September
August 16th, 2010
Now that the date with the Cats – and destiny! – is set for Sunday 5th September 2010, the Tipperary Association in Dublin has announced details of the traditional Post Match Banquet on the occasion of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.
The banquet, which has the support of the County Board and the Tipperary Supporters Club, will be held in the Burlington Hotel on Sunday 5th Sept and continues a tradition lasting over 50 years, where Tipperary teams appearing in finals in Croke Park are hosted by the Association.
Dinner will begin at 8.00pm followed by music and dancing. Tickets for the function, to include the meal, dancing and entry to disco are priced at €65 each. Tables for 10 - 12 persons may be purchased, but individual tickets are also available.
This year there is also a choice of attending a disco. Those not attending the banquet will also be able to enter the disco – subject to being over 20 years of age (I.D./evidence of age required). The charge for entry to the disco only is €10 each and right of admission is reserved.
Because of the interest and excitement in the county it is expected that the event will be over subscribed and early booking is advised. Tickets must be paid for in advance. Last year's event was fully booked out well in advance and the latest date for accepting bookings is Monday 30th. August, unless previously sold out.
The Tipperary Supporters Club has reserved a number of tables and individual tickets or tables for 10 or 12 people may be purchased. Please contact the following number to reserve a ticket: 0879087105. Payment should be sent to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6w. Please make cheques payable to Tipperary Supporters Club.
The Tipperary Association has also negotiated a special rate for those attending the Banquet who wish to stay in the Burlington Hotel on that night.
Twin room (B & B) - €99 per night.
For those staying both Saturday and Sunday night (4th and 5th) the hotel will upgrade them to the best available room on check in (subject to availability).
Rooms should be booked directly with the hotel as follows ( state that you are attending the Tipperary banquet);
Email – Reservations@burlingtonhotel.ie
Telephone – 01-6185600.
Now that the date with the Cats – and destiny! – is set for Sunday 5th September 2010, the Tipperary Association in Dublin has announced details of the traditional Post Match Banquet on the occasion of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.
The banquet, which has the support of the County Board and the Tipperary Supporters Club, will be held in the Burlington Hotel on Sunday 5th Sept and continues a tradition lasting over 50 years, where Tipperary teams appearing in finals in Croke Park are hosted by the Association.
Dinner will begin at 8.00pm followed by music and dancing. Tickets for the function, to include the meal, dancing and entry to disco are priced at €65 each. Tables for 10 - 12 persons may be purchased, but individual tickets are also available.
This year there is also a choice of attending a disco. Those not attending the banquet will also be able to enter the disco – subject to being over 20 years of age (I.D./evidence of age required). The charge for entry to the disco only is €10 each and right of admission is reserved.
Because of the interest and excitement in the county it is expected that the event will be over subscribed and early booking is advised. Tickets must be paid for in advance. Last year's event was fully booked out well in advance and the latest date for accepting bookings is Monday 30th. August, unless previously sold out.
The Tipperary Supporters Club has reserved a number of tables and individual tickets or tables for 10 or 12 people may be purchased. Please contact the following number to reserve a ticket: 0879087105. Payment should be sent to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6w. Please make cheques payable to Tipperary Supporters Club.
The Tipperary Association has also negotiated a special rate for those attending the Banquet who wish to stay in the Burlington Hotel on that night.
Twin room (B & B) - €99 per night.
For those staying both Saturday and Sunday night (4th and 5th) the hotel will upgrade them to the best available room on check in (subject to availability).
Rooms should be booked directly with the hotel as follows ( state that you are attending the Tipperary banquet);
Email – Reservations@burlingtonhotel.ie
Telephone – 01-6185600.
Fans to reach new heights ahead of All-Ireland Hurling Final
August 16th, 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
16 August 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
16 August 2010
Guinness® launches competition for fans to travel to Croke Park by Helicopter
Eight lucky hurling fans are in with a chance to win and experience a unique journey to this year's GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final on Sunday 5th September.
Four fans from Kilkenny and four fans from Tipperary are in with a chance to travel up for the match in ultimate VIP-style, as they make their way to Croke Park by Helicopter, all with thanks to Guinness, official sponsor of the GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Kilkenny's Eddie Brennan and All-Ireland veteran, DJ Carey, lined out alongside Tipperary's Lar Corbett and former All-Ireland winner, Tommy Dunne, earlier today to launch the Guinness Hurling Helicopter Competition.
For the next two weeks, from Monday 16th August through to Friday 20th August, and again from Monday 30th August through to Wednesday 1st September, fans have the chance to enter the competition for themselves and three friends to travel to the final by Helicopter. Tune into The Last Word on Today FM or check out www.guinness.com for all details on how to win.
The first Sunday in September marks the culmination of the hurling calendar, and for Kilkenny and Tipperary hurling fans it doesn't get much better than the All-Ireland Sunday experience in Croke Park.
To help add to the excitement of match day, Guinness, in association with The Last Word on Today FM, will host Guinness Hurling Supporters OB Events in the lead up to the big day at GAA HQ. The first event will take place in Langtons, Kilkenny on Thursday 2nd September, followed by a similar event in Tipperary on Friday 3rd September. Joining Matt Cooper will be former legends of the game from both counties. This is a great chance to fans to get behind their county and to look forward to the big game with optimism!
Speaking about the events and the Helicopter competition, Barry Fitzpatrick, Guinness Brand Manager, said, "All-Ireland Final day is a day full of excitement and drama on the pitch. Once the teams line out in the parade, a massive sense of pride and anticipation spreads amongst the crowd - Croke Park really is the only place to be at 3.30pm! What better way to celebrate the occasion than to travel to the game by helicopter! I also hope the fans get behind their team and come along to the supporters events - it'll be a great start to the weekend. "
For further information and to register for the events check out
www.facebook.com/guinnesshurlingireland
www.todayfm.com OR email guinnesshurling@ihurling.com
Tipperary v Waterford match reports
August 16th, 2010
All action Tipp in mood for final atonement
Tipperary 3-19 Waterford 1-18
By Diarmuid O'Flynn
Monday, August 16, 2010
AFTER this, a far more comprehensive All-Ireland semi-final win than the scoreline would suggest, it can be said with certainty – Tipperary are back.
Back in another All-Ireland final and back to the kind of form they showed in almost toppling Kilkenny in last year’s decider.
Seems like a long time ago now that this same Tipperary team were suffering something of a crisis against Cork down in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the first round of the Munster championship.
Yet it was only a few months ago, May 30 to be exact, when they crashed to a 10-point defeat.
After that defeat we were left wondering which was the aberration, that startlingly poor performance, or the heights of last September? Well, now we know. In Tipperary’s subsequent All-Ireland qualifier wins over first Wexford, then Offaly, there were hints; then came the All-Ireland quarter-final and a late, late win over Galway, a victory chiselled from adversity, coming from two points behind in the final minutes to win by one. That win showed character, showed steely determination, vital ingredients in any ambitious side. This one though showed class, real class, a comprehensive beating of a Waterford team that all season had set out its stall to defend, to keep the score down and then count on the likes of their two marquee forwards, John Mullane and free-taker Eoin Kelly, to do just enough for them to win.
Mullane was superb again yesterday, scored three points from play and was fouled for three more, and Eoin contributed five points from placed balls but was well held otherwise by the tenacious Declan Fanning. With no-one else really featuring, however, against an on-fire Tipperary defence in which Paul Curran and Conor O’Mahony were superb, a dominant midfield of Brendan Maher and Shane McGrath, and a sizzling attack that was firing on all cylinders, that wasn’t even nearly enough.
A start-to-finish and front-to-back team performance, everyone contributing, this was a rallying cry for Tipperary, a real return to form.
The first quarter was a battle, the kind of dogfight Waterford wanted, the kind of dogfight they had thrived on in winning Munster, and after 17 minutes they were level, 0-5 apiece.
Already, however, the signs were there. Young Noel McGrath (hard to believe he’s still only 19) was having a field day at centre-forward for Tipp on Waterford’s outstanding defender Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh, while John O’Brien – whose selection had caught many by surprise – was causing huge problems in the corner.
All over the field there was a purpose about Tipperary’s play, and Waterford were struggling to contain the Premier men’s pace and power. When the first Tipperary goal did come, however, it was a simple affair. Another huge ball from the Tipperary half-back line by the unchallenged Padraic Maher was plucked from over the head of Waterford full-back Liam Lawlor by Lar Corbett – Clinton Hennessey was given no chance.
That strike put Tipperary five points ahead by the 23rd minute, and though Waterford fought back again, a flurry of points before the break (O’Brien, McGrath and Tipp free-taker Eoin Kelly) saw Tipp, the odds-on favourites, ahead at the break by six (1-11 to 0-8).
Waterford were in trouble and a good start to the second half was needed by the Munster champions. It came too with points from Kelly (two frees), a long-range free by Tony Browne, and a super score by Mullane bringing them back to within a goal of Tipp in the 46th minute (1-12 to 0-12).
That was their last hurrah though as points from Noel McGrath (took over the long-range frees from Eoin Kelly) and Lar before the second Tipperary goal. Battling a back injury for the last week, Eoin Kelly was now in another battle, with all the various members of the Waterford inside defence but with Noel Connors particularly. But then a moment of genius. A clever touch on a long McGrath sideline ball, a quick pounce on the break, a first-time ground shot, and Eoin had his first goal to propel Tipperary into an eight-point lead (2-14 to 0-12).
That was the end of it. Oh, there was a third Tipperary goal, Eoin Kelly again, put clear in the 60th minute by the pace and pass of Lar Corbett for an open shot, but the game was already decided.
As they had done on a few successful occasions this season Waterford brought on the cavalry, five of their starting forwards replaced, Big Dan Shanahan and the McGrath brothers, Ken and Eoin, coming in for the final 20 minutes. All too late, even if Ken (3 points) and Eoin (a goal) McGrath did suggest that they had much more to offer.
Overall, a complete team performance for Tipperary in a complete win, and it throws up the prospect of another hotly contested All-Ireland final.
Would anyone have seen that at the end of last May, however? So much can change in less than three months.
Tipperary: Brendan Cummins; Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Michael Cahill; Declan Fanning, Conor OMahony, Padraic Maher; Brendan Maher, Shane McGrath (0-1); Gearóid Ryan, Patrick Maher, John O'Brien (0-6); Noel McGrath (0-5), Eoin Kelly (2-5), Lar Corbett (1-2).
Subs: Seamus Callanan, Pa Bourke.
Waterford: Clinton Hennessy; Eoin Murphy, Liam Lawlor, Noel Connors; Tony Browne (0-3), Michael Walsh, Declan Prendergast; Shane O'Sullivan, Richie Foley (0-1); Kevin Moran (0-1), Stephen Molumphy (0-1), Eoin Kelly (0-5); John Mullane (0-3), Shane Walsh, Brian O'Halloran.
Subs: Seamus Prendergast (0-1), Ken McGrath (0-3), Tommy Ryan, Eoin McGrath (1-0).
Referee: J Sexton (Cork).
This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Monday, August 16, 2010
Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/all-action-tipp-in-mood-for-final-atonement-127947.html#ixzz0wlymPrWH
From www.rte.ie
All action Tipp in mood for final atonement
Tipperary 3-19 Waterford 1-18
By Diarmuid O'Flynn
Monday, August 16, 2010
AFTER this, a far more comprehensive All-Ireland semi-final win than the scoreline would suggest, it can be said with certainty – Tipperary are back.
Back in another All-Ireland final and back to the kind of form they showed in almost toppling Kilkenny in last year’s decider.
Seems like a long time ago now that this same Tipperary team were suffering something of a crisis against Cork down in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the first round of the Munster championship.
Yet it was only a few months ago, May 30 to be exact, when they crashed to a 10-point defeat.
After that defeat we were left wondering which was the aberration, that startlingly poor performance, or the heights of last September? Well, now we know. In Tipperary’s subsequent All-Ireland qualifier wins over first Wexford, then Offaly, there were hints; then came the All-Ireland quarter-final and a late, late win over Galway, a victory chiselled from adversity, coming from two points behind in the final minutes to win by one. That win showed character, showed steely determination, vital ingredients in any ambitious side. This one though showed class, real class, a comprehensive beating of a Waterford team that all season had set out its stall to defend, to keep the score down and then count on the likes of their two marquee forwards, John Mullane and free-taker Eoin Kelly, to do just enough for them to win.
Mullane was superb again yesterday, scored three points from play and was fouled for three more, and Eoin contributed five points from placed balls but was well held otherwise by the tenacious Declan Fanning. With no-one else really featuring, however, against an on-fire Tipperary defence in which Paul Curran and Conor O’Mahony were superb, a dominant midfield of Brendan Maher and Shane McGrath, and a sizzling attack that was firing on all cylinders, that wasn’t even nearly enough.
A start-to-finish and front-to-back team performance, everyone contributing, this was a rallying cry for Tipperary, a real return to form.
The first quarter was a battle, the kind of dogfight Waterford wanted, the kind of dogfight they had thrived on in winning Munster, and after 17 minutes they were level, 0-5 apiece.
Already, however, the signs were there. Young Noel McGrath (hard to believe he’s still only 19) was having a field day at centre-forward for Tipp on Waterford’s outstanding defender Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh, while John O’Brien – whose selection had caught many by surprise – was causing huge problems in the corner.
All over the field there was a purpose about Tipperary’s play, and Waterford were struggling to contain the Premier men’s pace and power. When the first Tipperary goal did come, however, it was a simple affair. Another huge ball from the Tipperary half-back line by the unchallenged Padraic Maher was plucked from over the head of Waterford full-back Liam Lawlor by Lar Corbett – Clinton Hennessey was given no chance.
That strike put Tipperary five points ahead by the 23rd minute, and though Waterford fought back again, a flurry of points before the break (O’Brien, McGrath and Tipp free-taker Eoin Kelly) saw Tipp, the odds-on favourites, ahead at the break by six (1-11 to 0-8).
Waterford were in trouble and a good start to the second half was needed by the Munster champions. It came too with points from Kelly (two frees), a long-range free by Tony Browne, and a super score by Mullane bringing them back to within a goal of Tipp in the 46th minute (1-12 to 0-12).
That was their last hurrah though as points from Noel McGrath (took over the long-range frees from Eoin Kelly) and Lar before the second Tipperary goal. Battling a back injury for the last week, Eoin Kelly was now in another battle, with all the various members of the Waterford inside defence but with Noel Connors particularly. But then a moment of genius. A clever touch on a long McGrath sideline ball, a quick pounce on the break, a first-time ground shot, and Eoin had his first goal to propel Tipperary into an eight-point lead (2-14 to 0-12).
That was the end of it. Oh, there was a third Tipperary goal, Eoin Kelly again, put clear in the 60th minute by the pace and pass of Lar Corbett for an open shot, but the game was already decided.
As they had done on a few successful occasions this season Waterford brought on the cavalry, five of their starting forwards replaced, Big Dan Shanahan and the McGrath brothers, Ken and Eoin, coming in for the final 20 minutes. All too late, even if Ken (3 points) and Eoin (a goal) McGrath did suggest that they had much more to offer.
Overall, a complete team performance for Tipperary in a complete win, and it throws up the prospect of another hotly contested All-Ireland final.
Would anyone have seen that at the end of last May, however? So much can change in less than three months.
Tipperary: Brendan Cummins; Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Michael Cahill; Declan Fanning, Conor OMahony, Padraic Maher; Brendan Maher, Shane McGrath (0-1); Gearóid Ryan, Patrick Maher, John O'Brien (0-6); Noel McGrath (0-5), Eoin Kelly (2-5), Lar Corbett (1-2).
Subs: Seamus Callanan, Pa Bourke.
Waterford: Clinton Hennessy; Eoin Murphy, Liam Lawlor, Noel Connors; Tony Browne (0-3), Michael Walsh, Declan Prendergast; Shane O'Sullivan, Richie Foley (0-1); Kevin Moran (0-1), Stephen Molumphy (0-1), Eoin Kelly (0-5); John Mullane (0-3), Shane Walsh, Brian O'Halloran.
Subs: Seamus Prendergast (0-1), Ken McGrath (0-3), Tommy Ryan, Eoin McGrath (1-0).
Referee: J Sexton (Cork).
This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Monday, August 16, 2010
Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/all-action-tipp-in-mood-for-final-atonement-127947.html#ixzz0wlymPrWH
From www.rte.ie
Tipperary set up a repeat of last year's All-Ireland Hurling final with a comfortable seven-point win over Waterford in Croke Park.
The scene is now set for another meeting between Liam Sheedy's in-form side and a Kilkenny outfit gunning for a fifth successive title.
Eoin Kelly smashed in two second-half goals to add to Lar Corbett's three-pointer, and Waterford, who were always chasing the game, never looked like overhauling their Munster rivals.
Now speculation will turn to the future of Waterford's more experienced players, such as Tony Browne, and whether they will have the appetite to give it another go in 2011.
For Tipp, however, there's the anticipation, and a few weeks of intense preparation for a game they firmly believe they can win.
In front of a Croke Park crowd of 49,754, there was nothing to separate the sides throughout an opening quarter which saw them level on five occasions.
Noel McGrath, John O'Brien and Eoin Kelly all hit the target for Tipp, with Richie Foley Eoin Kelly, Kevin Moran and John Mullane, with two splendid efforts, responding for the Decies.
But with Shane McGrath getting through an immense amount of work at midfield, Tipperary began to gain an edge.
McGrath steered over an inspirational long range point, and in the 23rd minute, they struck for a goal.
Pauric Maher's searching delivery arrived in the danger area, where Lar Corbett beat Liam Lawlor to possession and directed a close range shot past Clinton Hennessy.
Davy Fitzgerald's gamble, having handed a first championship start to teenager Brian O'Halloran, failed to play off, and he was forced to withdraw the youngster after 21 minutes with Tipp full-back Paul Curran having imposed himself on the personal duel.
And Liam Sheedy's men finished the half strongly, with Noel McGrath bringing his tally to four.
They led by 1-11 to 0-08 at the break, all but a point of their first half total having come from play.
Mullane drifted deeper to win possession, and steered over a long range point to add to those scored soon after the restart by Tony Browne and Eoin Kelly, both from frees.
Kelly's fifth free narrowed the gap to three after his Tipp namesake had failed to find the target from a straightforward free.
And with Michael 'Brick' Walsh driving on from centre back, Waterford looked a more potent force.
But their revival was cut short in the 53rd minute when Kelly showed his predatory instincts to smash home a game with the Decies defence failed to clear McGrath's sideline cut.
Tipp now led by eight, and turned the screw to punish a flagging Waterford defence with a third goal on the hour.
It was the intuitive Corbett who slipped the ball inside for Kelly to beat Hennessy with a crisply struck finish, and it was all over for Waterford.
Veterans Ken McGrath and Mullane refused to admit defeat, and the latter brought a wonderful save from Brendan Cummins
Substitute Eoin McGrath hit a consolation goal in the dying moments, but O'Brien set the seal on an impressive Tipp win with his sixth point from play.
Tipperary: B Cummins, P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill, D Fanning, C O'Mahony, Pauric Maher, B Maher, S McGrath (0-01), G Ryan, Patrick Maher, J O'Brien (0-06), N McGrath (0-06, 1 '65), E Kelly (2-04, 0-03f), L Corbett (1-02).
Subs; S Callanan for Ryan, P Bourke for Patrick Maher
Waterford: C Hennessy, E Murphy, L Lawlor, N Connors, T Browne (0-03, 0-02f, 0-01 '65), M Walsh, D Prendergast, S O'Sullivan, R Foley (0-01), K Moran (0-01), S Molumphy (0-01), E Kelly (0-05, 5f), J Mullane (0-03), S Walsh, B O'Halloran.
Subs: S Prendergast (0-01) for O'Halloran, K McGrath (0-03, 1f) for Kelly, D Shanahan for Moran, T Ryan for Molumphy, E McGrath (1-00) for S Walsh
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)
Tipperary Team v Waterford
August 13th, 2010
The Tipperary team to play Waterford in the All Ireland senior hurling semi-final against Waterford on Sunday shows one change from the team which defeated Galway in the quarter-final. John O’Brien returns to the team at left half forward in place of his Toomevara clubmate, David Young with Shane McGrath being named in midfield instead of Young.
The team is:
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
The Tipperary team to play Waterford in the All Ireland senior hurling semi-final against Waterford on Sunday shows one change from the team which defeated Galway in the quarter-final. John O’Brien returns to the team at left half forward in place of his Toomevara clubmate, David Young with Shane McGrath being named in midfield instead of Young.
The team is:
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
McGrath welcomes "feelgood factor"
August 12th, 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
Tipperary's Noel McGrath
12 August 2010
Noel McGrath says Tipperary's progression to the All-Ireland senior and under 21 hurling semi-finals has given rise to a "feelgood factor" in the county.
McGrath, who is a key member of both teams, is just as excited about the under 21 team's extended championship run as that of the senior team.
"We went down to Cork (Munster semi-final win) and got out by the skin of our teeth, then another titanic battle in the Munster final, against Clare. It took us a while to get going but when we did, I thought we performed very well. It was a huge match to win, against Clare - they were All-Ireland champions, and to beat them in Thurles was big," he said.
"I'm delighted with that, qualified for another All-Ireland semi-final (along with the senior) - you couldn't ask for any more at this time of the year. With so many lads on both the senior and U21 panels, winning the U21 was a big thing for us all.
"It brings momentum, and with the win over Galway (in the All-Ireland senior quarter-final), then the good win against Clare in the U21, there's a feelgood factor around the county for the last few weeks - it helps, yes."
The 2009 Young Hurler of the Year has no worries about burnout.
"It's good in a way that I'm able to play all those matches, it would be a lot worse if I was sitting at home watching on, especially at this time of the year, with the All-Ireland semi-finals coming up.
"I enjoy playing, and when you're enjoying what you're doing you don't feel tired. For me it's no problem, I'm just happy we've progressed so far, still contesting for honours at this time of the year."
McGrath has huge respect for Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final opponents Waterford.
"Waterford have been there for so long, 10 or 11 years at the very top and they're still there. They have such big players - we know it's going to be a tough task. We played them in the Munster final last year, only four points in it. They're a good team, Munster champions, they've beaten Cork. We're looking forward to it but we don't underestimate the task," he added.
From www.hoganstand.com
Tipperary's Noel McGrath
12 August 2010
Noel McGrath says Tipperary's progression to the All-Ireland senior and under 21 hurling semi-finals has given rise to a "feelgood factor" in the county.
McGrath, who is a key member of both teams, is just as excited about the under 21 team's extended championship run as that of the senior team.
"We went down to Cork (Munster semi-final win) and got out by the skin of our teeth, then another titanic battle in the Munster final, against Clare. It took us a while to get going but when we did, I thought we performed very well. It was a huge match to win, against Clare - they were All-Ireland champions, and to beat them in Thurles was big," he said.
"I'm delighted with that, qualified for another All-Ireland semi-final (along with the senior) - you couldn't ask for any more at this time of the year. With so many lads on both the senior and U21 panels, winning the U21 was a big thing for us all.
"It brings momentum, and with the win over Galway (in the All-Ireland senior quarter-final), then the good win against Clare in the U21, there's a feelgood factor around the county for the last few weeks - it helps, yes."
The 2009 Young Hurler of the Year has no worries about burnout.
"It's good in a way that I'm able to play all those matches, it would be a lot worse if I was sitting at home watching on, especially at this time of the year, with the All-Ireland semi-finals coming up.
"I enjoy playing, and when you're enjoying what you're doing you don't feel tired. For me it's no problem, I'm just happy we've progressed so far, still contesting for honours at this time of the year."
McGrath has huge respect for Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final opponents Waterford.
"Waterford have been there for so long, 10 or 11 years at the very top and they're still there. They have such big players - we know it's going to be a tough task. We played them in the Munster final last year, only four points in it. They're a good team, Munster champions, they've beaten Cork. We're looking forward to it but we don't underestimate the task," he added.
ALL IRELAND HURLING SEMI FINAL - TIPP V WATERFORD
August 12th, 2010
We wish the
Junior Members August Birthdays
August 11th, 2010
Congratulations to the following Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who celebrate their birthdays in August. Comhgháirdeas!
Alan O' Connor
Alanna Morris
Amy Gillman
Aoife Ryan
Ava Sherlock
Ben Croke
Ben Thomas Ivory
Ben Travers
Cathriona Ryan
Cian McCarthy
Ciaran Phelan
Colm O'Dwyer
Conn Bonnar
Conor Gearon
Conor Keating
Conor Kelly
Conor O'Brien
Cormac O Donnell
Daire Cantillon
Daire Duggan
Daniel Quigley
Darragh Kennedy
Darragh O'Flynn
Darragh Ryan
David Shanahan
Denis O'Connell
Derry Phelan
Dylan Sheridan
Emma Coman
Emmet Moran
Enda Sheehy
Eoghan Fogarty
Éoin Clancy
Eoin Mcintyre
Evan Grace
Evan Hynes
Gavin O'Halloran
Grace McElligiott
Jack Foran
Jack Hassett
Jack Whelton
Jack White
James Murphy
James O Connell
James O' Meara
James Walsh
Jessica Ryan
John Ryan
Judy Ryan Mulqueen
Kate Tierney
Katie Corbett
Keith Landy
Kevin Smith
Leah Byrnes
Leah Coen
Liam Ryan
Lisa Buckley
Marie McKeogh
Marie O Connell
Mark Heffernan
Matt Stapleton
Megan Timmons
Niall Molony
Niamh Hogan
Niamh Maria Coffey
Padraig O'Carroll
Padraig O'Dwyer
Richard Ronan
Rob Banaghan
Roisin McCarthy
Ross Buckley
Sam Devaney
Sarah Cunneen
Sarah Leamy
Sean Kennedy
Shane Bradshaw
Shane Daniels
Shane Enright
Shane O' Brien
Shane O' Connor
Shauna Tooher
Shelley Buckingham
Sinead Kenrick
Stacey Shaw
Stephen Ryan
Thomas Cashin Jnr
Tom Maher
Congratulations to the following Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who celebrate their birthdays in August. Comhgháirdeas!
Alan O' Connor
Alanna Morris
Amy Gillman
Aoife Ryan
Ava Sherlock
Ben Croke
Ben Thomas Ivory
Ben Travers
Cathriona Ryan
Cian McCarthy
Ciaran Phelan
Colm O'Dwyer
Conn Bonnar
Conor Gearon
Conor Keating
Conor Kelly
Conor O'Brien
Cormac O Donnell
Daire Cantillon
Daire Duggan
Daniel Quigley
Darragh Kennedy
Darragh O'Flynn
Darragh Ryan
David Shanahan
Denis O'Connell
Derry Phelan
Dylan Sheridan
Emma Coman
Emmet Moran
Enda Sheehy
Eoghan Fogarty
Éoin Clancy
Eoin Mcintyre
Evan Grace
Evan Hynes
Gavin O'Halloran
Grace McElligiott
Jack Foran
Jack Hassett
Jack Whelton
Jack White
James Murphy
James O Connell
James O' Meara
James Walsh
Jessica Ryan
John Ryan
Judy Ryan Mulqueen
Kate Tierney
Katie Corbett
Keith Landy
Kevin Smith
Leah Byrnes
Leah Coen
Liam Ryan
Lisa Buckley
Marie McKeogh
Marie O Connell
Mark Heffernan
Matt Stapleton
Megan Timmons
Niall Molony
Niamh Hogan
Niamh Maria Coffey
Padraig O'Carroll
Padraig O'Dwyer
Richard Ronan
Rob Banaghan
Roisin McCarthy
Ross Buckley
Sam Devaney
Sarah Cunneen
Sarah Leamy
Sean Kennedy
Shane Bradshaw
Shane Daniels
Shane Enright
Shane O' Brien
Shane O' Connor
Shauna Tooher
Shelley Buckingham
Sinead Kenrick
Stacey Shaw
Stephen Ryan
Thomas Cashin Jnr
Tom Maher
CROKE PARK MATCH DAY TOURS
August 11th, 2010
Sunday 15th August, 11.15 am - calling all GAA fans! Why not complete your match day experience with a unique pre-match guided tour of Croke Park? Be one of the first people in the stadium before the stiles open. Check out the dressing rooms and the players lounge, experience the stadium from pitch side via the players tunnel, take a seat in the VIP section and on Premium Level, get a bird’s eye view of Croke Park from the press media centre before you finish your visit in the newly-refurbished GAA Museum. Match Day Tour Prices (including Match Ticket) are - Adult €60, Child €15. Tickets can be purchased online at www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum . For more information please contact Joanne Clarke or Cory Monaghan on 01 819 2323 or by email at jclarke@crokepark.ie .
Sunday 15th August, 11.15 am - calling all GAA fans! Why not complete your match day experience with a unique pre-match guided tour of Croke Park? Be one of the first people in the stadium before the stiles open. Check out the dressing rooms and the players lounge, experience the stadium from pitch side via the players tunnel, take a seat in the VIP section and on Premium Level, get a bird’s eye view of Croke Park from the press media centre before you finish your visit in the newly-refurbished GAA Museum. Match Day Tour Prices (including Match Ticket) are - Adult €60, Child €15. Tickets can be purchased online at www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum . For more information please contact Joanne Clarke or Cory Monaghan on 01 819 2323 or by email at jclarke@crokepark.ie .
TIPPERARY HURLING CLUB IN BOSTON
August 11th, 2010
On Sunday, August 1st the Tipperary hurling club in Boston qualified for this years senior final with a great performance against a highly fancied Galway team on a scoreline of 2-16 to 0-13. In doing so, Tipperary have qualified for a remarkable 14th final in 16 years with 2003 and 2006 the only years they missed the final in that time. Tipperary remain undefeated this year, having already accounted for Cork, Wexford, Fr.Toms and Galway in their bid to retain their crown. Among the players involved in in this year’s squad include Tossy Lowry (Holycross-Ballycahill), Michael Gleeson (Thurles Sarsfields), Shane Bourke (JK Brackens) and Paul McGrath (Toomevara). Subs used on the day included John O’Keefe (Clonoulty-Rossmore), Patrick Leahy (Thurles Sarsfields), Tom Treacy (Cappawhite) and Michael Heelan (Knockavilla-Kickhams). Other subs included John McGrath (Knockavilla Kickhams) and Seamus Leahy (Boherlahan-Dualla). The team is managed by Kevin O Donnell (Boherlahan-Dualla), Liam Tuohy (Golden-Kilfeacle) and Des Roland (Galway). Best wishes to all concerned in the final on August 29th.
On Sunday, August 1st the Tipperary hurling club in Boston qualified for this years senior final with a great performance against a highly fancied Galway team on a scoreline of 2-16 to 0-13. In doing so, Tipperary have qualified for a remarkable 14th final in 16 years with 2003 and 2006 the only years they missed the final in that time. Tipperary remain undefeated this year, having already accounted for Cork, Wexford, Fr.Toms and Galway in their bid to retain their crown. Among the players involved in in this year’s squad include Tossy Lowry (Holycross-Ballycahill), Michael Gleeson (Thurles Sarsfields), Shane Bourke (JK Brackens) and Paul McGrath (Toomevara). Subs used on the day included John O’Keefe (Clonoulty-Rossmore), Patrick Leahy (Thurles Sarsfields), Tom Treacy (Cappawhite) and Michael Heelan (Knockavilla-Kickhams). Other subs included John McGrath (Knockavilla Kickhams) and Seamus Leahy (Boherlahan-Dualla). The team is managed by Kevin O Donnell (Boherlahan-Dualla), Liam Tuohy (Golden-Kilfeacle) and Des Roland (Galway). Best wishes to all concerned in the final on August 29th.
REFEREES ASSESSORS
August 11th, 2010
County Referees Administrator, John Lonergan, is looking to recruit suitable people to act as referees assessors for club games in Tipperary. The aim is to improve the overall standard of refereeing and to provide input and advice on the areas where most focus should be placed when referees are being trained. Clubs or individuals who are aware of suitable people for this position should contact John Lonergan on refereesadministrator.tipperary@gaa.ie or 086 2417763 with suggestions.
County Referees Administrator, John Lonergan, is looking to recruit suitable people to act as referees assessors for club games in Tipperary. The aim is to improve the overall standard of refereeing and to provide input and advice on the areas where most focus should be placed when referees are being trained. Clubs or individuals who are aware of suitable people for this position should contact John Lonergan on refereesadministrator.tipperary@gaa.ie or 086 2417763 with suggestions.
ALL IRELAND U-21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL
August 11th, 2010
Tipperary will play Antrim in the All Ireland U-21 semi-final in the first game of a double header in Tullamore on Saturday August 21st. The Tipp v Antrim game will be at 4pm and it will be followed by Galway v Dublin in the other semi-final at 5.30pm. The All Ireland final will be played on Saturday September 11th. The venue will be decided when the participants are known.
Tipperary will play Antrim in the All Ireland U-21 semi-final in the first game of a double header in Tullamore on Saturday August 21st. The Tipp v Antrim game will be at 4pm and it will be followed by Galway v Dublin in the other semi-final at 5.30pm. The All Ireland final will be played on Saturday September 11th. The venue will be decided when the participants are known.
Happy Birthday to Junior Members
August 10th, 2010
Happy Birthday to the following Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who celebrate their birthdays in August. Comhgháirdeas!
Alan O' Connor
Alanna Morris
Amy Gillman
Aoife Ryan
Ava Sherlock
Ben Croke
Ben Thomas Ivory
Ben Travers
Cathriona Ryan
Cian McCarthy
Ciaran Phelan
Colm O'Dwyer
Conn Bonnar
Conor Gearon
Conor Keating
Conor Kelly
Conor O'Brien
Cormac O Donnell
Daire Cantillon
Daire Duggan
Daniel Quigley
Darragh Kennedy
Darragh O'Flynn
Darragh Ryan
David Shanahan
Denis O'Connell
Derry Phelan
Dylan Sheridan
Emma Coman
Emmet Moran
Enda Sheehy
Eoghan Fogarty
Éoin Clancy
Eoin Mcintyre
Evan Grace
Evan Hynes
Gavin O'Halloran
Grace McElligiott
Jack Foran
Jack Hassett
Jack Whelton
Jack White
James Murphy
James O Connell
James O' Meara
James Walsh
Jessica Ryan
John Ryan
Judy Ryan Mulqueen
Kate Tierney
Katie Corbett
Keith Landy
Kevin Smith
Leah Byrnes
Leah Coen
Liam Ryan
Lisa Buckley
Marie McKeogh
Marie O Connell
Mark Heffernan
Matt Stapleton
Megan Timmons
Niall Molony
Niamh Hogan
Niamh Maria Coffey
Padraig O'Carroll
Padraig O'Dwyer
Richard Ronan
Rob Banaghan
Roisin McCarthy
Ross Buckley
Sam Devaney
Sarah Cunneen
Sarah Leamy
Sean Kennedy
Shane Bradshaw
Shane Daniels
Shane Enright
Shane O' Brien
Shane O' Connor
Shauna Tooher
Shelley Buckingham
Sinead Kenrick
Stacey Shaw
Stephen Ryan
Thomas Cashin Jnr
Tom Maher
You can join up for FREE as a Junior Member on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
Happy Birthday to the following Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who celebrate their birthdays in August. Comhgháirdeas!
Alan O' Connor
Alanna Morris
Amy Gillman
Aoife Ryan
Ava Sherlock
Ben Croke
Ben Thomas Ivory
Ben Travers
Cathriona Ryan
Cian McCarthy
Ciaran Phelan
Colm O'Dwyer
Conn Bonnar
Conor Gearon
Conor Keating
Conor Kelly
Conor O'Brien
Cormac O Donnell
Daire Cantillon
Daire Duggan
Daniel Quigley
Darragh Kennedy
Darragh O'Flynn
Darragh Ryan
David Shanahan
Denis O'Connell
Derry Phelan
Dylan Sheridan
Emma Coman
Emmet Moran
Enda Sheehy
Eoghan Fogarty
Éoin Clancy
Eoin Mcintyre
Evan Grace
Evan Hynes
Gavin O'Halloran
Grace McElligiott
Jack Foran
Jack Hassett
Jack Whelton
Jack White
James Murphy
James O Connell
James O' Meara
James Walsh
Jessica Ryan
John Ryan
Judy Ryan Mulqueen
Kate Tierney
Katie Corbett
Keith Landy
Kevin Smith
Leah Byrnes
Leah Coen
Liam Ryan
Lisa Buckley
Marie McKeogh
Marie O Connell
Mark Heffernan
Matt Stapleton
Megan Timmons
Niall Molony
Niamh Hogan
Niamh Maria Coffey
Padraig O'Carroll
Padraig O'Dwyer
Richard Ronan
Rob Banaghan
Roisin McCarthy
Ross Buckley
Sam Devaney
Sarah Cunneen
Sarah Leamy
Sean Kennedy
Shane Bradshaw
Shane Daniels
Shane Enright
Shane O' Brien
Shane O' Connor
Shauna Tooher
Shelley Buckingham
Sinead Kenrick
Stacey Shaw
Stephen Ryan
Thomas Cashin Jnr
Tom Maher
You can join up for FREE as a Junior Member on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
Interview with LIam Sheedy from Irish Examiner
August 10th, 2010
If people have enough of me, they can tell me to go"
By Diarmuid O'Flynn
Monday, August 09, 2010
LIVERPOOL FC and Tipperary senior hurling – spot the similarities.
Number of national championships, fan base, home venue, annual expectation of success – the two correspond well.
Unfortunately, however, when it comes to recent success – or lack of – there is also a match. When Liverpool won their last league championship, in 1990, they were out on their own on 18; since then, a severe drought, and compounding matters, they have been joined on that number by their fiercest rivals, Manchester United, who have won 11 titles in the meantime.
Then you look at Tipperary: in 1971, when the men from Ireland’s Premier County won their 22nd All-Ireland title they justified that sobriquet, led both Kilkenny (a mere 17) and Cork (21) in the roll of honour. Since then, just three titles (1989, 91 and 2001), as both Kilkenny (32, and counting) and Cork (30) streak ahead.
In Liverpool, manager Rafa Benitez was recently replaced by Roy Hodgson; in Tipperary Liam Sheedy is the man in position, his third season at the helm, and after a fairly serious beating by Cork in their first championship outing this season, there were murmurings in the heartland.
Now, however, Tipperary are back in another All-Ireland semi-final, against Waterford on Sunday next, their third such appearance under Sheedy, and those murmurings have abated – for the moment.
If this sturdy son of Portroe is feeling any pressure, however, he’s hiding it well. "People are entitled to their view," he says of the criticisms. "They are entitled to what they want to say – you know this going in. Even when it gets personal, that does not affect me in any way, shape or form. I will give this job my heart and soul and wherever that takes me, it takes me.
"That’s all I ever ask of the players – give it your all. I really enjoy being involved with this group and I can assure you we give 100 per cent every night I go in. I never missed a training session yet and I have no intention of missing one. I really enjoy this job and once you see the commitment and the energy and effort that the players put in – ultimately I’m only facilitating what these guys are trying to do. I don’t take anything personal.
"If people have enough of me they can tell me to go." And here he pauses for breath, has a laugh, but you know he’s serious.
"Ultimately," he continues, "Whatever sport you are in, it’s a results game. When results are going well it’s grand and when they are not going well..." Enough said.
Unlike the highly-paid Rafas of this world, there’s nothing in this for the likes of Sheedy but the satisfaction of seeing players blossom under his stewardship, the criticism that comes when they struggle.
The former keeps him going, the latter, well, as he said himself, he knew what to expect when he took the job, and the frustration of the long-suffering Tipperary hurling fans is surely understandable.
More than ever, however, that frustration is there now, because they know – Liam knows – that this particular bunch of players has the talent to make that long-awaited breakthrough. And yet, even if they do manage to get past a well-drilled and highly-motivated Waterford on Sunday, there is still no guarantee of success.
"It’s a very competitive championship. The four semi-finalists are all of a very high calibre, then you have Galway, Dublin, Clare, Wexford and Offaly – there are a lot of teams out there who on their day who can turn you over.
"For me though, you have to focus on your own performance, get the best out of your own players; if getting the best means that you come second, you know you got the best out of yourselves – if the best means you come fourth, you come fourth. All you can do is try and get the best; you can’t be looking at the opposition, you can only control what you have inside in Thurles (Tipp training) every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
"That is what we have concentrated on, trying to get the best out of this group of players. And that is all the players want is to give their best every day they go out. They have their good and bad days but I always say that you just enjoy the highs and you learn from the lows. I think the lads learnt a lot in the loss against Cork.
"When Cork came at us maybe we just did not have the strength and resolve to go with them and that is just the reality of it, but you have to get battle-hardened again, get ready. The lads have trained at an intensity that has enabled them to get the show back on the road, and it is all down to them. I could not heap enough praise on the 31 lads in terms of the effort, commitment, workrate, their discipline on and off the field, the way they have conducted themselves in the last couple of weeks.
"If anyone had any doubts about the resolve of this group and whether they really want to get back into an All-Ireland final, I think they let everyone know in no uncertain terms the last day (win over Galway in the final minutes).
"They were put to the pin of their collar and they dug out the result. But that’s a distant memory now, and that is the beauty of sport; you just move from week to week, and we have moved on. It is all about upping it a notch again and getting ready for a massive battle ahead. We are in this position again and we just have to keep going and keep going."
HE’S a realist, Liam Sheedy, knows well the folly of over-expectation but knows also – the talent is now in Tipp to deliver, and sooner rather than later.
"You just have to ensure that your team is performing to the absolute maximum that it can and delivering on potential. Everyone would agree that this team is moving in the right direction. When it is, where it is and what year it will be (that they win an All-Ireland) I’m not sure, but I do know they’re really anxious to do well. They’ve got heart, commitment, they’re enjoying their hurling and they’re giving it everything. That’s all you can ask for. Any realistic supporter that’s been watching this team over the last number of years will know these boys are trying to do the right thing for their county and that’s all anyone asks of them."
Well, not really; after last year’s All-Ireland final, and because Tipp ran Kilkenny so close, there was an assumption by many that another appearance in the final this year was only a matter of form.
"We (the team) never made that assumption. There was a lot of silly talk on the back of what last year brought but we did not buy into any of that. When you see where we are now and see where we were after May 30th (the Cork loss), it would have been a long way away trying to look forward. From that point of view it has been a very pleasing few weeks.
"There is a lot of hard work and effort that has gone in throughout the whole panel. Most days you only see 18 or 19 (players), but you have to give full credit to the 31 we have on the panel. Everyone needed to up their game – management, backroom team and players – and we took that on board.
"They were wounded animals and thankfully they have showed the right approach. We have had a slice of luck along the way, could have found ourselves out of the championship the last day and without any complaints – Galway were in pole position.
"In fairness to the lads, they showed great strength in the last couple of minutes to get the three vital scores to win the game. To win a tight game is a big plus for any team. There was a real sense of hard graft and it’s always good to graft out a result. From that point of view it is good to be back in an All-Ireland semi-final."
They’re going to have to do it all over again against Waterford, however, themselves a team who have also recently had a big win, a Munster title won against Cork, the result of a late charge, and more hard graft. Waterford too are a team on a mission, and Liam is well aware of the challenge offered: "Look, we put a lot of time into our preparation and getting things right. Every game is different too. There were loads of open spaces up there when we played Waterford in 2008 (another semi-final, won by Waterford).
"Croke Park is a place where you’ll always find the open spaces – it’s a fabulous pitch, a fabulous stadium, fabulous atmosphere. You just have to make sure that preparation between now and then gets you ready for what’s going to be a massive Waterford challenge. They played in the final in 2008 having beaten us and they’d love to get back there. We played in the final in 2009 and we’d love to get back in there. This is what hurling is all about and whoever gets to that final will have earned it."
Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/gaa/if-people-have-enough-of-me-they-can-tell-me-to-go-127315.html#ixzz0w5rRv68g
If people have enough of me, they can tell me to go"
By Diarmuid O'Flynn
Monday, August 09, 2010
LIVERPOOL FC and Tipperary senior hurling – spot the similarities.
Number of national championships, fan base, home venue, annual expectation of success – the two correspond well.
Unfortunately, however, when it comes to recent success – or lack of – there is also a match. When Liverpool won their last league championship, in 1990, they were out on their own on 18; since then, a severe drought, and compounding matters, they have been joined on that number by their fiercest rivals, Manchester United, who have won 11 titles in the meantime.
Then you look at Tipperary: in 1971, when the men from Ireland’s Premier County won their 22nd All-Ireland title they justified that sobriquet, led both Kilkenny (a mere 17) and Cork (21) in the roll of honour. Since then, just three titles (1989, 91 and 2001), as both Kilkenny (32, and counting) and Cork (30) streak ahead.
In Liverpool, manager Rafa Benitez was recently replaced by Roy Hodgson; in Tipperary Liam Sheedy is the man in position, his third season at the helm, and after a fairly serious beating by Cork in their first championship outing this season, there were murmurings in the heartland.
Now, however, Tipperary are back in another All-Ireland semi-final, against Waterford on Sunday next, their third such appearance under Sheedy, and those murmurings have abated – for the moment.
If this sturdy son of Portroe is feeling any pressure, however, he’s hiding it well. "People are entitled to their view," he says of the criticisms. "They are entitled to what they want to say – you know this going in. Even when it gets personal, that does not affect me in any way, shape or form. I will give this job my heart and soul and wherever that takes me, it takes me.
"That’s all I ever ask of the players – give it your all. I really enjoy being involved with this group and I can assure you we give 100 per cent every night I go in. I never missed a training session yet and I have no intention of missing one. I really enjoy this job and once you see the commitment and the energy and effort that the players put in – ultimately I’m only facilitating what these guys are trying to do. I don’t take anything personal.
"If people have enough of me they can tell me to go." And here he pauses for breath, has a laugh, but you know he’s serious.
"Ultimately," he continues, "Whatever sport you are in, it’s a results game. When results are going well it’s grand and when they are not going well..." Enough said.
Unlike the highly-paid Rafas of this world, there’s nothing in this for the likes of Sheedy but the satisfaction of seeing players blossom under his stewardship, the criticism that comes when they struggle.
The former keeps him going, the latter, well, as he said himself, he knew what to expect when he took the job, and the frustration of the long-suffering Tipperary hurling fans is surely understandable.
More than ever, however, that frustration is there now, because they know – Liam knows – that this particular bunch of players has the talent to make that long-awaited breakthrough. And yet, even if they do manage to get past a well-drilled and highly-motivated Waterford on Sunday, there is still no guarantee of success.
"It’s a very competitive championship. The four semi-finalists are all of a very high calibre, then you have Galway, Dublin, Clare, Wexford and Offaly – there are a lot of teams out there who on their day who can turn you over.
"For me though, you have to focus on your own performance, get the best out of your own players; if getting the best means that you come second, you know you got the best out of yourselves – if the best means you come fourth, you come fourth. All you can do is try and get the best; you can’t be looking at the opposition, you can only control what you have inside in Thurles (Tipp training) every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
"That is what we have concentrated on, trying to get the best out of this group of players. And that is all the players want is to give their best every day they go out. They have their good and bad days but I always say that you just enjoy the highs and you learn from the lows. I think the lads learnt a lot in the loss against Cork.
"When Cork came at us maybe we just did not have the strength and resolve to go with them and that is just the reality of it, but you have to get battle-hardened again, get ready. The lads have trained at an intensity that has enabled them to get the show back on the road, and it is all down to them. I could not heap enough praise on the 31 lads in terms of the effort, commitment, workrate, their discipline on and off the field, the way they have conducted themselves in the last couple of weeks.
"If anyone had any doubts about the resolve of this group and whether they really want to get back into an All-Ireland final, I think they let everyone know in no uncertain terms the last day (win over Galway in the final minutes).
"They were put to the pin of their collar and they dug out the result. But that’s a distant memory now, and that is the beauty of sport; you just move from week to week, and we have moved on. It is all about upping it a notch again and getting ready for a massive battle ahead. We are in this position again and we just have to keep going and keep going."
HE’S a realist, Liam Sheedy, knows well the folly of over-expectation but knows also – the talent is now in Tipp to deliver, and sooner rather than later.
"You just have to ensure that your team is performing to the absolute maximum that it can and delivering on potential. Everyone would agree that this team is moving in the right direction. When it is, where it is and what year it will be (that they win an All-Ireland) I’m not sure, but I do know they’re really anxious to do well. They’ve got heart, commitment, they’re enjoying their hurling and they’re giving it everything. That’s all you can ask for. Any realistic supporter that’s been watching this team over the last number of years will know these boys are trying to do the right thing for their county and that’s all anyone asks of them."
Well, not really; after last year’s All-Ireland final, and because Tipp ran Kilkenny so close, there was an assumption by many that another appearance in the final this year was only a matter of form.
"We (the team) never made that assumption. There was a lot of silly talk on the back of what last year brought but we did not buy into any of that. When you see where we are now and see where we were after May 30th (the Cork loss), it would have been a long way away trying to look forward. From that point of view it has been a very pleasing few weeks.
"There is a lot of hard work and effort that has gone in throughout the whole panel. Most days you only see 18 or 19 (players), but you have to give full credit to the 31 we have on the panel. Everyone needed to up their game – management, backroom team and players – and we took that on board.
"They were wounded animals and thankfully they have showed the right approach. We have had a slice of luck along the way, could have found ourselves out of the championship the last day and without any complaints – Galway were in pole position.
"In fairness to the lads, they showed great strength in the last couple of minutes to get the three vital scores to win the game. To win a tight game is a big plus for any team. There was a real sense of hard graft and it’s always good to graft out a result. From that point of view it is good to be back in an All-Ireland semi-final."
They’re going to have to do it all over again against Waterford, however, themselves a team who have also recently had a big win, a Munster title won against Cork, the result of a late charge, and more hard graft. Waterford too are a team on a mission, and Liam is well aware of the challenge offered: "Look, we put a lot of time into our preparation and getting things right. Every game is different too. There were loads of open spaces up there when we played Waterford in 2008 (another semi-final, won by Waterford).
"Croke Park is a place where you’ll always find the open spaces – it’s a fabulous pitch, a fabulous stadium, fabulous atmosphere. You just have to make sure that preparation between now and then gets you ready for what’s going to be a massive Waterford challenge. They played in the final in 2008 having beaten us and they’d love to get back there. We played in the final in 2009 and we’d love to get back in there. This is what hurling is all about and whoever gets to that final will have earned it."
Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/gaa/if-people-have-enough-of-me-they-can-tell-me-to-go-127315.html#ixzz0w5rRv68g
Injured Kerwick's season is over
August 4th, 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
Tipperary hurling manager Liam Sheedy is resigned to being without Pat Kerwick for the rest of the season.
The Killenaule attacker, who received an All-Star nomination last year, needs surgery to correct a groin problem which has been troubling him all season.
"He's had a niggling injury that we just can't get rid of. It's really, really disappointing for him - he played in the All-Ireland final last year and we all saw the guy had real potential. I'd say his season could be at an end. It's up in the groin area, he's had numerous scans. We don't think it's going to come right - surgery is probably the only option," Sheedy said.
The news is much better concerning Lar Corbett and Mickey Cahill, who should both be available for Sunday week's All-Ireland semi-final against Waterford.
"Lar should be okay. Obviously his shoulder is a bit sore since the quarter-final but he should be okay, and all going well he'll be back - Michael Cahill likewise. Everyone else is reasonable," the Tipp boss added.
From www.hoganstand.com
Tipperary hurling manager Liam Sheedy is resigned to being without Pat Kerwick for the rest of the season.
The Killenaule attacker, who received an All-Star nomination last year, needs surgery to correct a groin problem which has been troubling him all season.
"He's had a niggling injury that we just can't get rid of. It's really, really disappointing for him - he played in the All-Ireland final last year and we all saw the guy had real potential. I'd say his season could be at an end. It's up in the groin area, he's had numerous scans. We don't think it's going to come right - surgery is probably the only option," Sheedy said.
The news is much better concerning Lar Corbett and Mickey Cahill, who should both be available for Sunday week's All-Ireland semi-final against Waterford.
"Lar should be okay. Obviously his shoulder is a bit sore since the quarter-final but he should be okay, and all going well he'll be back - Michael Cahill likewise. Everyone else is reasonable," the Tipp boss added.
TICKET DETAILS TIPP V WATERFORD
August 3rd, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
All Stands and the Hill 16 Terrace will be open for the Tipp v Waterford All Ireland semi-final on August 15th and tickets are on sale on http://www.ticketmaster.ie/ . Stand tickets cost €45 with student and senior citizens stand costing €30 for Cusack and Davin stands only. Concession refunds are available from Block D turnstiles to rear of Cusack Stand prior to entry. No refunds are available after entry to stadium. Terrace tickets cost €30 with no concessions available. Juvenile Stand tickets cost €5. Juveniles must be accompanied by an adult. Juvenile tickets are available only for Davin Stand and designated sections of Cusack Stand. Wheelchair and Attendant Passes cost €45. Two tickets are issued for this price - one for wheelchair user, one for attendant. Group Passes cost €3 per child with 1 adult per 10 juveniles free of charge. Club Passes cost €10 per person with a maximum of 1 per club for a minimum of 15 people and a maximum of 50 people. Location of seats will be at discretion of GAA Ticket Office. Applications for a club pass must be made by the club secretary and forms have been emailed to all club secretaries. Season Tickets remain valid for this fixture. Season Ticket holders will be charged in advance. The cost is €40 for Adults and €5 for Juveniles. Season Ticket holders will be required to print their tickets at home using their Online Accounts. Seats will be in Section 305, Cusack Stand.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
All Stands and the Hill 16 Terrace will be open for the Tipp v Waterford All Ireland semi-final on August 15th and tickets are on sale on http://www.ticketmaster.ie/ . Stand tickets cost €45 with student and senior citizens stand costing €30 for Cusack and Davin stands only. Concession refunds are available from Block D turnstiles to rear of Cusack Stand prior to entry. No refunds are available after entry to stadium. Terrace tickets cost €30 with no concessions available. Juvenile Stand tickets cost €5. Juveniles must be accompanied by an adult. Juvenile tickets are available only for Davin Stand and designated sections of Cusack Stand. Wheelchair and Attendant Passes cost €45. Two tickets are issued for this price - one for wheelchair user, one for attendant. Group Passes cost €3 per child with 1 adult per 10 juveniles free of charge. Club Passes cost €10 per person with a maximum of 1 per club for a minimum of 15 people and a maximum of 50 people. Location of seats will be at discretion of GAA Ticket Office. Applications for a club pass must be made by the club secretary and forms have been emailed to all club secretaries. Season Tickets remain valid for this fixture. Season Ticket holders will be charged in advance. The cost is €40 for Adults and €5 for Juveniles. Season Ticket holders will be required to print their tickets at home using their Online Accounts. Seats will be in Section 305, Cusack Stand.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
August 3rd, 2010
All members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who have joined on or before Saturday 7th August will be in the draw for five pairs of stand tickets for the All-Ireland Hurling Semi Final v Waterford. Members also receive a car/window sticker, a special gift and regular team news by email and text. Membership fee is €30 and you can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com or by sending a cheque or postal order to John Coman, PRO, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Remember all membership money goes towards the training and preparation of the senior hurling team and support for underage hurling in Tipperary.
All members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who have joined on or before Saturday 7th August will be in the draw for five pairs of stand tickets for the All-Ireland Hurling Semi Final v Waterford. Members also receive a car/window sticker, a special gift and regular team news by email and text. Membership fee is €30 and you can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com or by sending a cheque or postal order to John Coman, PRO, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Remember all membership money goes towards the training and preparation of the senior hurling team and support for underage hurling in Tipperary.
MICHAEL FRAWLEY RIP
August 3rd, 2010
MICHAEL FRAWLEY RIP
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
It is with deep regret that we learned on Sunday of the death of former Chairman of Tipperary County Board, Michael (Mick) Frawley of Emly. Mick gave a lifetime of service to the GAA. During a long and distinguished administrative career, he served as a Trustee of the GAA, Chairman of Munster Council, Chairman of Tipperary County Board, Chairman of West Tipperary Board and Chairman of Tipperary Football Board. He was also a life President of the West Tipperary Board. Mick served as a delegate from the West Tipperary Division to Tipperary County Board and in 1968 was elected as a Tipperary delegate to Munster Council. He served as Chairman of the West Board between 1973 and 1976 and in 1978 was elected to a 3 year term as Chairman of Munster Council. He was Chairman of Tipperary County Board between 1982 and 1984 and his term of office was crowned by the staging of the All Ireland hurling final in Semple Stadium in Centenary Year. He also played a leading role in the redevelopment of Semple Stadium around that time. He was elected a Trustee of the GAA in 1985. He became Chairman of the Tipperary Football Board in 1997 and served in that role until 2004. Mick served as a senior football selector with Tipperary for many years and was a selector on the team which won the Division 2 South National Football League Final in 1971. He worked tirelessly throughout his life for Tipperary football and was totally committed to its improvement. Munster Council honoured Mick Frawley for his distinguished service in 2008. It was richly deserved. Mick Frawley will be long remembered for his extraordinary service to the GAA and on his passing, Tipperary County Board wants to acknowledge the major contribution he made to the development of the Association at club, county, provincial and national level. We also sincerely thank his family for his service. Tipperary County Board extends its deepest sympathy to his daughters Margaret, Mary, Cathriona and Anne, sons Mike and Ger, his sister Nora, his extended family, Emly GAA Club and his many GAA colleagues. Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam uasal.
MICHAEL FRAWLEY RIP
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
It is with deep regret that we learned on Sunday of the death of former Chairman of Tipperary County Board, Michael (Mick) Frawley of Emly. Mick gave a lifetime of service to the GAA. During a long and distinguished administrative career, he served as a Trustee of the GAA, Chairman of Munster Council, Chairman of Tipperary County Board, Chairman of West Tipperary Board and Chairman of Tipperary Football Board. He was also a life President of the West Tipperary Board. Mick served as a delegate from the West Tipperary Division to Tipperary County Board and in 1968 was elected as a Tipperary delegate to Munster Council. He served as Chairman of the West Board between 1973 and 1976 and in 1978 was elected to a 3 year term as Chairman of Munster Council. He was Chairman of Tipperary County Board between 1982 and 1984 and his term of office was crowned by the staging of the All Ireland hurling final in Semple Stadium in Centenary Year. He also played a leading role in the redevelopment of Semple Stadium around that time. He was elected a Trustee of the GAA in 1985. He became Chairman of the Tipperary Football Board in 1997 and served in that role until 2004. Mick served as a senior football selector with Tipperary for many years and was a selector on the team which won the Division 2 South National Football League Final in 1971. He worked tirelessly throughout his life for Tipperary football and was totally committed to its improvement. Munster Council honoured Mick Frawley for his distinguished service in 2008. It was richly deserved. Mick Frawley will be long remembered for his extraordinary service to the GAA and on his passing, Tipperary County Board wants to acknowledge the major contribution he made to the development of the Association at club, county, provincial and national level. We also sincerely thank his family for his service. Tipperary County Board extends its deepest sympathy to his daughters Margaret, Mary, Cathriona and Anne, sons Mike and Ger, his sister Nora, his extended family, Emly GAA Club and his many GAA colleagues. Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam uasal.
TIPP WIN MUNSTER U-21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
August 2nd, 2010
Congratulations to the Tipperary Under 21 hurlers and team management on winning the Munster Under 21 hurling championship by defeating Clare by 1-22 to 1-17 at Semple Stadium last Wednesday evening. Padraic Maher of Thurles Sarsfields became the first player from his famour club to lift the under 21 trophy. It was Tipperary’s 20th title and their 6th Munster title since they last won the All Ireland in 1995. Tipperary will now play Ulster champions, Antrim in the All Ireland semi-final which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 21st. The other semi-final will be between Leinster champions, Dublin and Galway.
UNIQUE UNDER 21 DOUBLE
3 Tipperary players completed an unique under 21 double last Wednesday evening. Sean Carey (Moyle Rovers), John Coghlan (Moyne Templetuohy) and Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) have now won under 21 Munster titles in both hurling and football in the one season. All three played against Kerry in Tralee in Tipperary’s first Munster under 21 championship football final victory on March 31st last. Congratulations to all three of them on this great achievement.
Congratulations to the Tipperary Under 21 hurlers and team management on winning the Munster Under 21 hurling championship by defeating Clare by 1-22 to 1-17 at Semple Stadium last Wednesday evening. Padraic Maher of Thurles Sarsfields became the first player from his famour club to lift the under 21 trophy. It was Tipperary’s 20th title and their 6th Munster title since they last won the All Ireland in 1995. Tipperary will now play Ulster champions, Antrim in the All Ireland semi-final which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 21st. The other semi-final will be between Leinster champions, Dublin and Galway.
UNIQUE UNDER 21 DOUBLE
3 Tipperary players completed an unique under 21 double last Wednesday evening. Sean Carey (Moyle Rovers), John Coghlan (Moyne Templetuohy) and Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) have now won under 21 Munster titles in both hurling and football in the one season. All three played against Kerry in Tralee in Tipperary’s first Munster under 21 championship football final victory on March 31st last. Congratulations to all three of them on this great achievement.
TIPP QUALIFY FOR GAA HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL
July 27th, 2010
From Ger Ryan, Tipperary GAA Scene
Congratulations to the Tipperary senior hurling panel, the team management and backroom team on their great victory over Galway in Sunday’s titantic, nail-biting cliffhanger in Croke Park. Great credit is due to both teams for magnificent and courageous performances that combined all that is best in hurling from amazing skill to fierce determination to elementary mistakes to give us one of the most thrilling contests of recent years. While it is hard not to feel sorry for Galway, too often Tipp have lost these epic games so it is wonderful to have come out on top by that solitary point on a scoreline of 3-17 to 3-16. There is no time to rest on the laurels of this victory because worthy Munster champions, Waterford now await Tipperary in the All Ireland semi-final on August 15th. Sunday’s win was the first time Tipp defeated Galway in an All Ireland quarter final having lost their two previous encounters at this stage in 2000 and 2005. The character and commitment of the Tipperary players really shone through on Sunday and the pride, honesty, workrate and passion of these players are beyond reproach. We are fortunate to have them representing our county. Well done to all concerned and we look forward to big support from Tipperary at the semi-final.
60 NOT OUT FOR CUMMINS
A special word of congratulations to Brendan Cummins who made his 60th championship appearance for Tipperary against Galway last Sunday. It is a great milestone for the netminder from Ballybacon-Grange who has kept cleansheets in 15 of those 60 championship games.
TIPP V WATERFORD PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This will be the second semi-final encounter between the two teams in the last 3 years with Waterford winning the 2008 clash by 2 points 1-20 to 1-8. They also met in the 2006 quarter-final when Waterford also won, this time by 1-22 to 3-13. Tipp and Waterford have met 38 times in the championship with Tipp winning 27 times, Waterford 10 and 1 draw in 1933. Their last championship meeting was at Semple Stadium in 2009 when Tipp won the Munster Final by 4-14 to 2-16. Lar Corbett was Tipp’s top scorer in that match with 2-2, all from play.
TICKET DETAILS TIPP V WATERFORD
All Stands and the Hill 16 Terrace will be open for the Tipp v Waterford All Ireland semi-final on August 15th. Stand tickets cost €45 with student and senior citizens stand costing €30 for Cusack and Davin stands only. Concession refunds are available from Block D turnstiles to rear of Cusack Stand prior to entry. No refunds are available after entry to stadium. Terrace tickets cost €30 with no concessions available. Juvenile Stand tickets cost €5. Juveniles must be accompanied by an adult. Juvenile tickets are available only for Davin Stand and designated sections of Cusack Stand. Wheelchair and Attendant Passes cost €45. Two tickets are issued for this price - one for wheelchair user, one for attendant. Group Passes cost €3 per child with 1 adult per 10 juveniles free of charge. Club Passes cost €10 per person with a maximum of 1 per club for a minimum of 15 people and a maximum of 50 people. Location of seats will be at discretion of GAA Ticket Office. Applications for a club pass must be made by the club secretary and forms have been emailed to all club secretaries. Season Tickets remain valid for this fixture. Season Ticket holders will be charged in advance. The cost is €40 for Adults and €5 for Juveniles. Season Ticket holders will be required to print their tickets at home using their Online Accounts. Seats will be in Section 305, Cusack Stand.
OTHER GAA TICKET PACKAGES
Combined attendances for this year’s GAA Football and Hurling Championships will pass the one million mark this weekend with Saturday’s double header quarter-final football fixtures involving Down v Kerry and Dublin v Tyrone at Croke Park. To date 959,367 people have attended 79 senior inter-county championship matches in both codes (compared to 76 in 2009) which is a decrease of 2.0% on the figure for the same period last year. The hurling and football qualifiers combined show an increase of 13% on 2009. The GAA would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of its members and supporters in what continue to be challenging economic times and again are pleased to announce that special ticket packages that have been made available for the second year running in an effort to offer extra value to regular attendees of our games. ‘The Combo Package’ covers entry for the quarter-final and corresponding semi-final for €65 (adults) €10 (16 and under). (Section 308 or 708 for all matches). Football Feast for the All-Ireland quarter-finals and semi-finals for just €99 for adults and €20 for 16 and under. (Section 308 for all matches). ‘The Dual Package’ includes all the GAA Football and GAA Hurling quarter and semi-finals for just €150 for adults and €30 for 16s and under. (Section 308 for all matches). To purchase all GAA tickets and packages, visit www.gaa.ie .
From Ger Ryan, Tipperary GAA Scene
Congratulations to the Tipperary senior hurling panel, the team management and backroom team on their great victory over Galway in Sunday’s titantic, nail-biting cliffhanger in Croke Park. Great credit is due to both teams for magnificent and courageous performances that combined all that is best in hurling from amazing skill to fierce determination to elementary mistakes to give us one of the most thrilling contests of recent years. While it is hard not to feel sorry for Galway, too often Tipp have lost these epic games so it is wonderful to have come out on top by that solitary point on a scoreline of 3-17 to 3-16. There is no time to rest on the laurels of this victory because worthy Munster champions, Waterford now await Tipperary in the All Ireland semi-final on August 15th. Sunday’s win was the first time Tipp defeated Galway in an All Ireland quarter final having lost their two previous encounters at this stage in 2000 and 2005. The character and commitment of the Tipperary players really shone through on Sunday and the pride, honesty, workrate and passion of these players are beyond reproach. We are fortunate to have them representing our county. Well done to all concerned and we look forward to big support from Tipperary at the semi-final.
60 NOT OUT FOR CUMMINS
A special word of congratulations to Brendan Cummins who made his 60th championship appearance for Tipperary against Galway last Sunday. It is a great milestone for the netminder from Ballybacon-Grange who has kept cleansheets in 15 of those 60 championship games.
TIPP V WATERFORD PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This will be the second semi-final encounter between the two teams in the last 3 years with Waterford winning the 2008 clash by 2 points 1-20 to 1-8. They also met in the 2006 quarter-final when Waterford also won, this time by 1-22 to 3-13. Tipp and Waterford have met 38 times in the championship with Tipp winning 27 times, Waterford 10 and 1 draw in 1933. Their last championship meeting was at Semple Stadium in 2009 when Tipp won the Munster Final by 4-14 to 2-16. Lar Corbett was Tipp’s top scorer in that match with 2-2, all from play.
TICKET DETAILS TIPP V WATERFORD
All Stands and the Hill 16 Terrace will be open for the Tipp v Waterford All Ireland semi-final on August 15th. Stand tickets cost €45 with student and senior citizens stand costing €30 for Cusack and Davin stands only. Concession refunds are available from Block D turnstiles to rear of Cusack Stand prior to entry. No refunds are available after entry to stadium. Terrace tickets cost €30 with no concessions available. Juvenile Stand tickets cost €5. Juveniles must be accompanied by an adult. Juvenile tickets are available only for Davin Stand and designated sections of Cusack Stand. Wheelchair and Attendant Passes cost €45. Two tickets are issued for this price - one for wheelchair user, one for attendant. Group Passes cost €3 per child with 1 adult per 10 juveniles free of charge. Club Passes cost €10 per person with a maximum of 1 per club for a minimum of 15 people and a maximum of 50 people. Location of seats will be at discretion of GAA Ticket Office. Applications for a club pass must be made by the club secretary and forms have been emailed to all club secretaries. Season Tickets remain valid for this fixture. Season Ticket holders will be charged in advance. The cost is €40 for Adults and €5 for Juveniles. Season Ticket holders will be required to print their tickets at home using their Online Accounts. Seats will be in Section 305, Cusack Stand.
OTHER GAA TICKET PACKAGES
Combined attendances for this year’s GAA Football and Hurling Championships will pass the one million mark this weekend with Saturday’s double header quarter-final football fixtures involving Down v Kerry and Dublin v Tyrone at Croke Park. To date 959,367 people have attended 79 senior inter-county championship matches in both codes (compared to 76 in 2009) which is a decrease of 2.0% on the figure for the same period last year. The hurling and football qualifiers combined show an increase of 13% on 2009. The GAA would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of its members and supporters in what continue to be challenging economic times and again are pleased to announce that special ticket packages that have been made available for the second year running in an effort to offer extra value to regular attendees of our games. ‘The Combo Package’ covers entry for the quarter-final and corresponding semi-final for €65 (adults) €10 (16 and under). (Section 308 or 708 for all matches). Football Feast for the All-Ireland quarter-finals and semi-finals for just €99 for adults and €20 for 16 and under. (Section 308 for all matches). ‘The Dual Package’ includes all the GAA Football and GAA Hurling quarter and semi-finals for just €150 for adults and €30 for 16s and under. (Section 308 for all matches). To purchase all GAA tickets and packages, visit www.gaa.ie .
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final - Tipperary vs. Galway - Match Reports
July 27th, 2010
Tipperary defeated Galway by 3-17 to 3-16 in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final on Sunday in Croke Park.
Corbett's last coup closes out an epic
TOM HUMPHRIES At Croke Park for the Irish Times newspaper
ALL-IRELAND SHC QUARTER-FINAL Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16: STRANGE HOW gingerly some counties approach each other and how wanton other encounters are. Galway and Tipp hurl without fear of each other and in the time of their modern rivalry they seldom disappoint. In Croke Park yesterday they produced a magnificent match, the game this hurling season has been parched for. Tipperary advance by the width of a late point to an All-Ireland semi-final with Waterford. Galway finish another season with their hearts ripped out. Going into the home stretch this was a game they should have finished out. Tipp got the final three scores of the game, however, and for that feat of sang froid alone they were probably worth their victory. It is customary for us to round on referees these days for supposedly engineering draws in big games. If anything yesterday, James Owens’ refusal in the last seconds to manufacture a draw or grant us the benison of extra-time was the only unsatisfactory element of a thrilling afternoon.
A long free from Ger Farragher dropped into the Tipp square. A Galway hand (Niall Healy’s) rose as if to claim Excalibur. And promptly disappeared beneath a churning lake of blue and gold. A penalty looked a possibility. A free looked a likelihood. The referee seemed by his body language (a half-hearted spreading of the arms) to be opting for the penalty. A second or two of scrummaging ensued as we awaited the decision. Anti-climactically, the game was blown up. Anybody inclined to criticism of the referee, though, should filter their words through his contribution to a game that was passionate and intense and refereed shrewdly enough for its fluidity to be undiminished. A pity because as a tactical battle and an exhibition of hurling the game was unsurpassed this season. Galway, without Cyril Donnellan, started with Kevin Hayes in the forward line, while Tipp dropped Eoin Kelly out to centre forward, with Patrick Maher moving to the wing and Lar Corbett roving.
Early on it looked as if Tipp would overwhelm Galway. They began in the spirit they had finished in Croke Park last September, with Patrick Maher bursting through, hopping off a challenge from Tony Óg Regan and scoring a fine point. A minute later Corbett, 70 yards out on the right sideline, sent over a wonderful score. Galway were in trouble, we thought. But at four points to one down they got their first break. The puck out from an Eoin Kelly score broke through to Éanna Ryan, who pounced like a wolf after a meatball. Pádraig Maher was flailing behind but Ryan struck a lovely goal to the corner of Brendan Cummins’ net. The sides were level for the first time in play. They would be level nine more times before the end.
When Galway look back on this latest heartbreak they will perhaps compare Eoin Kelly’s blossoming season with that of Joe Canning. Zestless all summer, Canning was held scoreless from play yesterday and looks like a man in need of time and space to sort his injuries out and recover his appetite and sharpness. Club and county will surely encourage him to take the time necessary. By comparison, the graph of Eoin Kelly’s season makes happier reading and the first of his critical interventions came on 18 minutes yesterday with a goal in the style of Galway’s first. A long puck-out came to Patrick Maher, who wisely and speedily handpassed into Kelly’s path. Bang. Tipp were suddenly three points clear again. That provoked Galway’s best period. They got on top in midfield and registered six points without reply, starting with an uplifting Canning sideline and finishing with a wonder score from Iarla Tannian.
Three minutes from half-time and they led by three points. They went into the tunnel two down. Points from Brendan Maher and Kelly again were followed just at the death by a breakthrough in the tactic of putting long, high balls into Noel McGrath. He had batted one effort just wide some minutes earlier but this time moved the ball through into the Tipp square where Séamus Callanan, a newly-installed sub, stood as isolated as a lighthouse. He netted efficiently: 2-8 to 1-9 at the break. Callanan’s introduction strengthened Tipp in that Shane McGrath moved to midfield in place of David Young and Tipp got on top there gradually while their half-back line continued to shade things.
The evidence of all this would come later, however. Eoin Kelly pointed a free but then Paul Curran had to endure the humiliation of a double error which let Damien Hayes in for Galway’s second goal. Level again. Afterwards when Brendan Cummins noted “Galway got goal chances and took them . . . maybe our own fault. But with forwards like they have, they will always take them” He was speaking diplomatically about the second in particular. Six minutes after that, though, more redemption. Gearóid Ryan was put through at the other end. Bang. Tipp’s third goal. Duly they pulled away, only to be hauled back when Pádraig Maher was adjudged to have chopped at Joe Canning and a penalty was awarded.
Joe may not have been at his best but he didn’t refuse the gift. Galway clawed back to a point behind before Damien Hayes brought them level. And so it ebbed and flowed till Aonghus Callanan put Galway two points up with a couple of minutes of ordinary time remaining. Tipp had to mine their resources. They did. Substitute John O’Brien and Ryan scored points and then Pa Bourke shifted a pass to Corbett, who scored the winner with the coolness of a man practising after training.
TIPPERARY : B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill; D Fanning, C O’Mahony, P Maher; B Maher (0-2) , D Young; G Ryan (1-2), P Maher (0-1) , S McGrath; N McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-3), E Kelly (1-7, 6 frees). Subs: S Callanan (1-0) for Young (30 mins), J O’Brien (0-1) for N McGrath (53 mins), C O’Brien for Fanning (62 mins), P Bourke for P Maher (65 mins).
GALWAY : C Callanan; D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning; D Barry, T Óg Regan, D Collins; G Farragher (0-2), D Burke (0-1); E Ryan (1-1) , K Hayes, A Smith; D Hayes (1-3), J Canning (1-5, 1-0 pen, three frees, 65, one lineball), I Tannian (0-1). Subs: K Hynes (0-2) for K Hayes (51 mins), A Callanan (0-1) for Ryan (53 mins), J Lee for O Canning (67 mins), N Healy for Smith (69 mins)
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
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Croker magic as Tipp top the Tribe
Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16
By Diarmuid O'Flynn for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Monday, July 26, 2010
ONE point, one solitary, glorious point, that was all that separated these two marvellous teams at the end of this magical, mesmerising All-Ireland SHC quarter-final in Croke Park yesterday. One point, from the ice-cool stick of Tipperary’s Lar Corbett in the first minute of injury-time was the difference between life – advancing to an All-Ireland semi-final with Waterford – and sporting death, the end of your inter-county hurling season. That two teams should play so well, should combine to offer us all one of the great games of one of the great sports, it seems unfair that one reaps all the reward, the other suffers all the agony.
"There’s a very thin line between winning and losing," said a shattered John McIntyre, Tipperary in his soul but now, as manager and long-time resident, Galway in his heart. "And there is often then a presumption that on the losing team, either the management or the players were off the pace, but Tipp got the breaks in the final minutes – ah, this is tough..." Tough indeed, and very tough, that on the day the Tribesmen produced their best and most sustained 70-plus minutes of hurling for several years, their hopes should be shattered by a side which, in the end, was just that shade better.
But that’s sport, the cruelty, the glory; it’s those very vagaries that keep us all so in thrall, it’s why we come back again and again, even those who – like Galway yesterday, players, management and supporters – suffer the most. Let no-one criticise this Galway effort yesterday, let no-one question why Tipperary, and not Galway, advance. Galway gave their all, but they met a superior force – it is that simple. Oh, we had so hoped for a game like this, for a match of real quality in a season of so much disappointment. From the opening whistle the standard was set with four quality points for Tipperary (Patrick Maher and Lar Corbett with the openers, then two from Eoin Kelly), against a magnificent strike by Eanna Ryan (0-4 to 0-1).
Then came the first goal of the game, Ryan again (doing unto Tipp what his uncle of the same name had done so many times in the past) bursting onto the break of a huge Colm Callanan puckout, soloing through, and giving Brendan Cummins no chance to draw them level, (1-1 to 0-4). Soon, however, Tipperary would have a goal of their own, and it was almost a mirror image – a huge Cummins puckout, caught by the impressive Patrick Maher who parted to Eoin Kelly and again there was no chance for the keeper. A mere 19 minutes gone but at 1-6 to 1-3, the tone was set. Galway did then go on a bit of a run, probably the most dominant period for any one team in the match, hitting six points in the next 10 minutes to lead by three (1-9 to 1-6) as half-time approached. Significantly, however, they couldn’t hold that lead, and points from Kelly and midfielder Brendan Maher (brilliant again), then another goal (sub Seamus Callanan ghosting in behind the Galway defence), saw the pendulum swing back to Tipp who led by two points at the break (2-8 to 1-9). It was a fine first half, but even better was to come.
Within three minutes of the restart they were level again, the ever-alert and ever-dangerous Damien Hayes doing what he has been doing all season, making a nuisance of himself in around the danger area, forcing an error from the otherwise outstanding Paul Curran at full-back, and pouncing, to goal, tennis-style (a forehand smash) from point-blank range past the hapless and helpless Cummins. The sides were locked at 2-9 apiece. To and fro it swung for the next 30 minutes, each side adding a third goal. Gearoid Ryan had a cracker for Tipp, screaming onto a stray Patrick Maher pass before firing a pile-driver past Callanan in the 43rd minute. At the other end Joe Canning converted a penalty with a low bullet, after he had been pulled down by Padraig Maher in the 52nd minute. All the while the points continuing to flow. Three times they were level, 2-10 apiece (40th minute), 3-13 (54th), 3-14 (58th), two teams locked in mortal combat.
The reserves were called in, and as the game headed into the final 10 minutes, subs Kevin Hynes and Aongus Callanan each scored for Galway to give the men from the west a two-point advantage. As at the end of the first half, however, as in too many games over the past two barren decades, Galway couldn’t close the deal. A fine point from Tipperary sub John O’Brien, another from the flying Gearoid Ryan, and as the game went into injury-time it was all tied up once again, 3-16 apiece. Now was the moment and here the game was decided. Another Tipp sub, Pa Bourke, produced a defence-splitting run before parting to Lar Corbett, who turned, paused and drained the winner. Hero, heartbreaker. Whatever your stance, it was a privilege to witness.
Tipperary: B Cummins, P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill, D Fanning, C O'Mahony, P Maher, B Maher (0-2), D Young, G Ryan (1-2), P Maher (0-1), S McGrath, N McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-3), E Kelly (1-7 (0-6f).
Subs: S Callanan (1-0) for Young, J O’Brien (0-1) for N McGrath, C O’Brien for Fanning, P Bourke for P Maher
Galway: C Callanan, D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning, D Barry, T Og Regan, D Collins, G Farragher (0-2), D Burke (0-1), E Ryan (1-1), K Hayes, A Smith, D Hayes (1-3), J Canning (1-5, 1-0 pen, 3f, 1s/l, 1 ’65), I Tannian (0-1).
Subs: K Hynes (0-2) for K Hayes, A Callanan (0-1) for Ryan, J Lee for O Canning.
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
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Maher dictates another tale of woe for galway
By Martin Breheny for the Irish Independent newspaper
Monday July 26 2010
LIAM Sheedy wore the look of a man who just had his shoulders relieved of the heavy load which had stubbornly sat there since the last Sunday in May. That was the day that Tipperary's carefully constructed championship plans were swamped by a Leeside flood as Cork opened the sluice gates and swept all before them. It left Tipperary with the sizeable challenge of sifting through the wreckage, salvaging what they could and rebuilding their All-Ireland dreams on new foundations. The success of that operation became apparent in Croke Park as Tipperary held their nerve over the closing minutes and hit Galway for three points to secure a semi-final clash with Waterford on August 15. Tipperary's win may have been achieved by the bare minimum but, in many ways, that made it all the more satisfactory as it proved that their resolve was very much intact. "You want to be in Croke Park in mid-August," said Sheedy. "It looked a long way off for us at the end of May but thankfully we'll be there now."
It was another heartbreaking afternoon for Galway as their run without a win in Croke Park extended to five years. For the second successive year, Galway had lost a quarter-final by a point after putting themselves in a winning position. But similar to the footballers, who blew two-point leads against Sligo and Wexford, the hurlers tensed up on home stretch, failing to score from the 61st minute when sub Aongus Callanan put them two points clear. Tipperary didn't score again until the 68th minute but when sub John O'Brien pointed, it gave them a new impetus and Ger Ryan and Lar Corbett landed two more in stoppage time to edge them in front. Galway had one late stab at salvation when Ger Farragher's long-range free dropped in front of the Tipperary goal but the ensuing stalemate was all to Tipperary's advantage before referee James Owens blew the final whistle.
Galway manager John McIntyre claimed afterwards that Niall Healy had received a bang, which left him with a bloodied mouth as he became involved in a desperate tussle for the ball. Galway felt he should have got a free in but the referee saw it differently, much to Tipperary's relief. They had prevailed in a massively entertaining game which was level on no fewer than 10 occasions. The closeness of the scoring, and the manner in which the lead changed hands, provided a fascinating spectacle and while the error rate was high on both sides, it was more than compensated for by the sheer drama. The perfect conditions provided the backdrop for a high-octane encounter between two teams who tend to put up big scores against each other. And so it was again yesterday with Tipperary finally nudging home by a single score from a combined total of 39.
It left Galway with a horrible empty feeling, one which won't be helped by the evidence from the post-mortem which will inevitably take place. They restricted Tipperary to a single point between the 49th and 68th minutes, during which they helped they helped themselves to 1-4, yet failed to see the job through to a successful conclusion. The goal came in the 51st minute when Joe Canning, who was adjudged to have been held as he bore down on the Tipp goal, smacked a penalty to the net. Two points from impressive sub Kevin Hynes and one each from Damien Hayes and Aongus Callanan steered Galway into what looked to be winning territory only to lose their way on the run-in. Of course there was more to it than that. Tipperary's dogged persistence in the closing minutes prised the initiative away from Galway who made a number of mistakes which cost them dearly.
But then both defences conceded scores which they would have expected to avoid. Seamus Callanan scored a simple goal before half-time when a flick by Noel McGrath split the Galway defence and, two minutes into the second half, Damien Hayes capitalised on an error by Paul Curran to whip the ball home. It was an uncharacteristic mistake by Curran who did well in his battle with Joe Canning. Restored to free-taking duties, Canning was Galway's top scorer on 1-5, all of which came from placed balls. Once again the deliveries in his direction lacked accuracy but he also found Curran a very difficult opponent who will have been delighted to keep his vaunted opponent scoreless from play.
Damien Hayes and Eanna Ryan provided Galway's main scoring threat from open play, making and exploiting openings as they notched a total of 2-4 between them. Sub Kevin Hayes did well too. Galway lined out without injured centre-forward Cyril Donnellan whose ability to break up play was badly missed. At the other end, Ger Ryan had a very productive afternoon while Lar Corbett, Eoin Kelly and subs Seamus Callanan and John O'Brien also contributed handsomely to the victory. Shane McGrath, who started at centre-forward, moved to midfield when Callanan replaced David Young in the 31st minute and made a big impact. However, it was Tipperary's No 8 Brendan Maher who did best of all. His energy and workrate, allied to his fetching and delivering, made him a hugely significant figure and he also chipped in with a crucial point in either half.
Eanna Ryan's goal in the 10th minute was cancelled out by an Eoin Kelly strike in the 19th minute before Galway scored six unanswered points to lead by three after 32 minutes. But Tipp pared two back before Callanan pounced for their second goal just before half-time to leave them 2-8 to 1-9 ahead at the break. Ger Ryan's 43rd-minute goal came in the middle of a fertile spell for Tipperary which took them four points clear (3-13 to 2-12) after 49 minutes. Then it was Galway's turn to enjoy a period of dominance which left them well placed to claim a semi-final slot as the game ticked towards the end of normal time. When the pressure was at its most intense in the final few minutes, it was Tipperary who had the composure to score three points which sunk Galway and re-awakened their own All-Ireland ambitions in a very meaningful way.
Scorers -- Tipperary: E Kelly 1-7 (0-6f), G Ryan 1-2, S Callanan 1-0, L Corbett 0-3, B Maher 0-2, Patrick Maher, N McGrath, J O'Brien 0-1 each. Galway: J Canning 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 0-1 '65', 0-1 line ball), D Hayes 1-3, E Ryan 1-1, G Farragher, K Hynes 0-2 each, I Tannian, D Burke, A Callanan 0-1 each.
Tipperary -- B Cummins 7; P Stapleton 7, P Curran 8, M Cahill 7; D Fanning 7, C O'Mahony 8, Padraic Maher 7; Brendan Maher 9, D Young 5; G Ryan 8, Patrick Maher 6, S McGrath 7; N McGrath 5, L Corbett 7, E Kelly 7. Subs: S Callanan 7 for Young (31), J O'Brien 7 for N McGrath (54), C O'Brien for Fanning (63), P Bourke for Patrick Maher (66).
Galway -- C Callanan 7; D Joyce 7, S Kavanagh 7, O Canning 7; D Barry 7, T Og Regan 8, D Collins 6; G Farragher 7, D Burke 6; E Ryan 7, K Hayes 5, A Smith 6; D Hayes 8, J Canning 6, I Tannian 5. Subs: K Hynes 8 for K Hayes (51), A Callanan 7 for Ryan (54), J Lee for O Canning (68), N Healy for Smith (69).
REF -- J Owens (Wexford)
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Tipperary come good at the death
From the GAA.ie web site
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tipperary are through to the semi-finals of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship after hitting the last three points of the game to beat Galway by 3-17 to 3-16 in a cracking encounter at Croke Park on Sunday. Tipperary trailed by two points in the 69th minute, but points from John O’Brien and Gearóid Ryan levelled the game, before Lar Corbett hit the winner a minute into stoppage time. Galway had a late chance to force a replay when they were awarded a free inside their own half three minutes into stoppage time. Ger Farragher delivered a long ball into the area and Niall Healy won possession, but he was surrounded by blue and gold jerseys and flopped on the ground, unable to get his shot away and referee James Owens blew for full time.
It was cruel luck on the Tribesmen who had contributed so much to a superb game of hurling. Having been hit by a sucker punch just before the break – Seamus Callinan netted for Tipp on the stroke of half-time – Galway showed great resolve to come back thanks to goals from Damien Hayes and a Joe Canning penalty to lead in the final quarter. However, the Premier men came back from the death late in the game to claim their place in the semi-finals, where they will play Waterford. After a tight first half which saw Tipperary lead at the break by 2-8 to 1-9 thanks to Callanan’s late goal, the second half developed into a a real shootout between two heavyweights.
Tipperary opened up a 0-4 to 0-1 lead by the eight minute, but Galway hit back with the first of the game’s six goals when Eanna Ryan won a puck out and raced through on goal before unleashing a rocket past Brendan Cummins. Eoin Kelly, who would finish with 1-7 for Tipp, was the next to hit the back of the net, slicing through the Galway defence. His shot was low and hard, but Colm Callanan, the Galway goalkeeper, should have kept the ball out. Galway’s reaction was instant. Joe Canning sent a sideline cut over the bar and five more points in a row, including efforts from Damien Hayes, Ger Farragher and Iarla Tannian, gave the men from the west a 1-9 to 1-6 lead. Tipperary’s goal was a bolt from the blue. Ollie Canning had done a brilliant job shepherding Noel McGrath in the first half, but the youngster beat his opponent to a high ball, pulling first time to send Seamus Callanan clear on goal and the substitute, who came on for David Young seven minutes earlier, finished neatly. Having trailed for much of the half, Tipperary went into the half-time break two points to the good, 2-8 to 1-9.
Eoin Kelly extended their lead to three with a free just after the break, but it would not last long. Galway’s second came about after a series of mistakes from Tipperary full-back Paul Curran. The Mullinahone man miscontrolled the ball when came out to make a clearance and then inadvertently played it into the path of Damien Hayes when he stubbed his hurley into the ground while attempting to clear his lines the second time. Hayes, presented with a gift, gratefully accepted. The sides were level; 2-9 apiece. The early glut of scores set the tone for an entertaining second half. In keeping with the pattern of the game, Tipperary responded with a goal of their own. Patrick Maher won the ball in the Tipperary half-back line and shoveled it through to Gearóid Ryan, whose pace took him clear of the Galway defence and his shot beat Callanan. Tipperary had purposely moved Eoin Kelly out the field to make space in the full-forward line after Galway full-back Shane Kavanagh had controlled that are in the first half. The gambit had paid off.
Following a David Burke point for Galway, Tipp made a surge for the line, with Brendan Maher, Gearóid Ryan and Corbett all landing points from play to leave them 3-13 to 2-12 clear. It looked like the winning play. However, goals were never too far away in this game and the sixth of the afternoon arrived at just the right time for Galway. Padraic Maher was tackled by Joe Canning and spilled possession before he was adjudged to have – harshly it seems – fouled the Portumna man and the referee awarded the penalty. Joe Canning’s shot from was unstoppable. Kevin Hayes snapped over a point in the next play and Galway had turned the game on its head to lead by one.
Eoin Kelly levelled the game in the 58th minute from a placed ball, but it was Galway who looked the more likely winners and further scores from Kevin Hynes and Damien Hayes left them two clear with nine minutes to play. The momentum was with the Tribesmen and a place in the last four of the Championship for the first time since 2005 beckoned. The history of hurling in the west is littered with tales of heartache and near misses, and another chapter was added on Sunday, as Tipperary hit the last three points of the game to steal the victory at the death. John O’Brien and Gearóid Ryan did the initial bodywork with point from play, before Corbett delivered the knockout blow a minute into injury time.
Tipperary: B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill; D Fanning, C O'Mahony, P Maher 0-2; B Maher, D Young; G Ryan 1-3, P Maher 0-1, S McGrath; N McGrath 0-1, L Corbett 0-3, E Kelly 1-7 (0-6f).
Tipperary Subs: S Callanan 1-0 for Young ’31, J O’Brien 0-1 for McGrath ’54, C O’Brien for Fanning ’62, P Bourke for Patrick Maher ’66.
Galway: C Callanan; D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning; D Barry, T Og Regan, D Collins; G Farragher 0-2, D Burke 0-1; E Ryan 1-1, K Hayes, A Smith; D Hayes 1-3, J Canning 0-5 (0-4f), I Tannian 0-1.
Galway Subs: K Hynes 0-2 for K Hayes ’52, A Callanan 0-1 for E Ryan ’55, J Lee for O Canning ’68, N Healy for A Smith ’70,
Referee: James Owens (Loch Garman)
Attendance: 27,864
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Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16
From the RTE.ie web site
Sunday, 25 July 2010 19:34
Lar Corbett's stoppage time winner gave Tipp victory in an epic All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at Croke Park. A thrilling contest ebbed and flowed from start to finish, propelled by the passion and skill of two totally committed sides. The scores were level on nine occasions before Liam Sheedy's men pushed on in the closing stages to take the win and set up a semi-final clash with Waterford. A crowd of 27,864 was transported on a roller-coaster of twists and turns which produced half a dozen goals and heroism in spades. Eanna Ryan gave the Tribesmen a massive boost in the tenth minute when he burst through a gap in the Tipp defence to fire home a goal.
It was a much-needed score, given what had gone before, with the Munster men easing ahead with points from Patrick Maher, Lar Corbett and two from Eoin Kelly. Damien Hayes gave Galway the lead for the first time on 13 minutes, but Tipperary succeeded in keeping Joe Canning quiet, the cover provided by corner backs Paddy Stapleton and Michael Cahill largely responsible for the Portumna ace's failure to score from play in the first half. Canning did bring the sides level for the third time from a 65 midway through the first half, but Tipperary immediately struck for a goal, Kelly drilling past Colm Callinan from Maher's knock-down.
However, it was Galway who gained a fresh impetus from that score, scoring the next six points to go three clear. Canning arrowed over a superb sideline cut, and tagged on a couple of frees, with Damien Hayes, Iarla Tannion and Ger Farragher, with a huge effort, also on target. Excellent defending from Tony Óg Regan, Shane Kavanagh and David Collins kept Tipp scoreless for 16 minutes, but they finished the half with a 1-02 salvo to take a four-point advantage into the break. Kelly and Brendan Maher knocked over points, before Noel McGrath's flick sent substitute Seamus Callanan through for a stoppage time goal and a 2-08 to 1-09 lead.
Galway hit the front again with a sensational start to the second half. Damien Hayes took advantage of a rare Paul Curran error to get in for a goal, and points from Farragher and Canning made it 2-11 to 2-10. A remarkable tie quickly took yet another twist, with Gearoid Ryan showing lightning pace to dart through for Tipp's third goal on 43 minutes. Corbett gave them the relative comfort of a four-point lead, but inevitably there was to be yet another goal. Joe Canning was fouled and smashed home the penalty himself, and when Damien Hayes and Kevin Hynes tagged on points, the Connacht men were back in front. Hynes and fellow sub Aengus Callanan added further points, but Tipperary refused to surrender, and late scores from John O'Brien, Ryan and Corbett saw them win a classic contest.
Tipperary: B Cummins, P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill, D Fanning, C O'Mahony, P Maher, B Maher (0-2), D Young, G Ryan (1-2), P Maher (0-1), S McGrath, N McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-3), E Kelly (1-7).
Subs: S Callanan (1-0) for Young, J O'Brien (0-1) for N McGrath, C O'Brien for Fanning, P Bourke for P Maher
Galway: C Callanan, D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning, D Barry, T Og Regan, D Collins, G Farragher (0-2), D Burke (0-1), E Ryan (1-1), K Hayes, A Smith, D Hayes (1-3), J Canning (1-5), I Tannian (0-1).
Subs: K Hynes (0-2) for K Hayes, A Callanan (0-1) for Ryan, J Lee for O Canning.
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Tipperary defeated Galway by 3-17 to 3-16 in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final on Sunday in Croke Park.
Corbett's last coup closes out an epic
TOM HUMPHRIES At Croke Park for the Irish Times newspaper
ALL-IRELAND SHC QUARTER-FINAL Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16: STRANGE HOW gingerly some counties approach each other and how wanton other encounters are. Galway and Tipp hurl without fear of each other and in the time of their modern rivalry they seldom disappoint. In Croke Park yesterday they produced a magnificent match, the game this hurling season has been parched for. Tipperary advance by the width of a late point to an All-Ireland semi-final with Waterford. Galway finish another season with their hearts ripped out. Going into the home stretch this was a game they should have finished out. Tipp got the final three scores of the game, however, and for that feat of sang froid alone they were probably worth their victory. It is customary for us to round on referees these days for supposedly engineering draws in big games. If anything yesterday, James Owens’ refusal in the last seconds to manufacture a draw or grant us the benison of extra-time was the only unsatisfactory element of a thrilling afternoon.
A long free from Ger Farragher dropped into the Tipp square. A Galway hand (Niall Healy’s) rose as if to claim Excalibur. And promptly disappeared beneath a churning lake of blue and gold. A penalty looked a possibility. A free looked a likelihood. The referee seemed by his body language (a half-hearted spreading of the arms) to be opting for the penalty. A second or two of scrummaging ensued as we awaited the decision. Anti-climactically, the game was blown up. Anybody inclined to criticism of the referee, though, should filter their words through his contribution to a game that was passionate and intense and refereed shrewdly enough for its fluidity to be undiminished. A pity because as a tactical battle and an exhibition of hurling the game was unsurpassed this season. Galway, without Cyril Donnellan, started with Kevin Hayes in the forward line, while Tipp dropped Eoin Kelly out to centre forward, with Patrick Maher moving to the wing and Lar Corbett roving.
Early on it looked as if Tipp would overwhelm Galway. They began in the spirit they had finished in Croke Park last September, with Patrick Maher bursting through, hopping off a challenge from Tony Óg Regan and scoring a fine point. A minute later Corbett, 70 yards out on the right sideline, sent over a wonderful score. Galway were in trouble, we thought. But at four points to one down they got their first break. The puck out from an Eoin Kelly score broke through to Éanna Ryan, who pounced like a wolf after a meatball. Pádraig Maher was flailing behind but Ryan struck a lovely goal to the corner of Brendan Cummins’ net. The sides were level for the first time in play. They would be level nine more times before the end.
When Galway look back on this latest heartbreak they will perhaps compare Eoin Kelly’s blossoming season with that of Joe Canning. Zestless all summer, Canning was held scoreless from play yesterday and looks like a man in need of time and space to sort his injuries out and recover his appetite and sharpness. Club and county will surely encourage him to take the time necessary. By comparison, the graph of Eoin Kelly’s season makes happier reading and the first of his critical interventions came on 18 minutes yesterday with a goal in the style of Galway’s first. A long puck-out came to Patrick Maher, who wisely and speedily handpassed into Kelly’s path. Bang. Tipp were suddenly three points clear again. That provoked Galway’s best period. They got on top in midfield and registered six points without reply, starting with an uplifting Canning sideline and finishing with a wonder score from Iarla Tannian.
Three minutes from half-time and they led by three points. They went into the tunnel two down. Points from Brendan Maher and Kelly again were followed just at the death by a breakthrough in the tactic of putting long, high balls into Noel McGrath. He had batted one effort just wide some minutes earlier but this time moved the ball through into the Tipp square where Séamus Callanan, a newly-installed sub, stood as isolated as a lighthouse. He netted efficiently: 2-8 to 1-9 at the break. Callanan’s introduction strengthened Tipp in that Shane McGrath moved to midfield in place of David Young and Tipp got on top there gradually while their half-back line continued to shade things.
The evidence of all this would come later, however. Eoin Kelly pointed a free but then Paul Curran had to endure the humiliation of a double error which let Damien Hayes in for Galway’s second goal. Level again. Afterwards when Brendan Cummins noted “Galway got goal chances and took them . . . maybe our own fault. But with forwards like they have, they will always take them” He was speaking diplomatically about the second in particular. Six minutes after that, though, more redemption. Gearóid Ryan was put through at the other end. Bang. Tipp’s third goal. Duly they pulled away, only to be hauled back when Pádraig Maher was adjudged to have chopped at Joe Canning and a penalty was awarded.
Joe may not have been at his best but he didn’t refuse the gift. Galway clawed back to a point behind before Damien Hayes brought them level. And so it ebbed and flowed till Aonghus Callanan put Galway two points up with a couple of minutes of ordinary time remaining. Tipp had to mine their resources. They did. Substitute John O’Brien and Ryan scored points and then Pa Bourke shifted a pass to Corbett, who scored the winner with the coolness of a man practising after training.
TIPPERARY : B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill; D Fanning, C O’Mahony, P Maher; B Maher (0-2) , D Young; G Ryan (1-2), P Maher (0-1) , S McGrath; N McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-3), E Kelly (1-7, 6 frees). Subs: S Callanan (1-0) for Young (30 mins), J O’Brien (0-1) for N McGrath (53 mins), C O’Brien for Fanning (62 mins), P Bourke for P Maher (65 mins).
GALWAY : C Callanan; D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning; D Barry, T Óg Regan, D Collins; G Farragher (0-2), D Burke (0-1); E Ryan (1-1) , K Hayes, A Smith; D Hayes (1-3), J Canning (1-5, 1-0 pen, three frees, 65, one lineball), I Tannian (0-1). Subs: K Hynes (0-2) for K Hayes (51 mins), A Callanan (0-1) for Ryan (53 mins), J Lee for O Canning (67 mins), N Healy for Smith (69 mins)
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
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Croker magic as Tipp top the Tribe
Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16
By Diarmuid O'Flynn for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Monday, July 26, 2010
ONE point, one solitary, glorious point, that was all that separated these two marvellous teams at the end of this magical, mesmerising All-Ireland SHC quarter-final in Croke Park yesterday. One point, from the ice-cool stick of Tipperary’s Lar Corbett in the first minute of injury-time was the difference between life – advancing to an All-Ireland semi-final with Waterford – and sporting death, the end of your inter-county hurling season. That two teams should play so well, should combine to offer us all one of the great games of one of the great sports, it seems unfair that one reaps all the reward, the other suffers all the agony.
"There’s a very thin line between winning and losing," said a shattered John McIntyre, Tipperary in his soul but now, as manager and long-time resident, Galway in his heart. "And there is often then a presumption that on the losing team, either the management or the players were off the pace, but Tipp got the breaks in the final minutes – ah, this is tough..." Tough indeed, and very tough, that on the day the Tribesmen produced their best and most sustained 70-plus minutes of hurling for several years, their hopes should be shattered by a side which, in the end, was just that shade better.
But that’s sport, the cruelty, the glory; it’s those very vagaries that keep us all so in thrall, it’s why we come back again and again, even those who – like Galway yesterday, players, management and supporters – suffer the most. Let no-one criticise this Galway effort yesterday, let no-one question why Tipperary, and not Galway, advance. Galway gave their all, but they met a superior force – it is that simple. Oh, we had so hoped for a game like this, for a match of real quality in a season of so much disappointment. From the opening whistle the standard was set with four quality points for Tipperary (Patrick Maher and Lar Corbett with the openers, then two from Eoin Kelly), against a magnificent strike by Eanna Ryan (0-4 to 0-1).
Then came the first goal of the game, Ryan again (doing unto Tipp what his uncle of the same name had done so many times in the past) bursting onto the break of a huge Colm Callanan puckout, soloing through, and giving Brendan Cummins no chance to draw them level, (1-1 to 0-4). Soon, however, Tipperary would have a goal of their own, and it was almost a mirror image – a huge Cummins puckout, caught by the impressive Patrick Maher who parted to Eoin Kelly and again there was no chance for the keeper. A mere 19 minutes gone but at 1-6 to 1-3, the tone was set. Galway did then go on a bit of a run, probably the most dominant period for any one team in the match, hitting six points in the next 10 minutes to lead by three (1-9 to 1-6) as half-time approached. Significantly, however, they couldn’t hold that lead, and points from Kelly and midfielder Brendan Maher (brilliant again), then another goal (sub Seamus Callanan ghosting in behind the Galway defence), saw the pendulum swing back to Tipp who led by two points at the break (2-8 to 1-9). It was a fine first half, but even better was to come.
Within three minutes of the restart they were level again, the ever-alert and ever-dangerous Damien Hayes doing what he has been doing all season, making a nuisance of himself in around the danger area, forcing an error from the otherwise outstanding Paul Curran at full-back, and pouncing, to goal, tennis-style (a forehand smash) from point-blank range past the hapless and helpless Cummins. The sides were locked at 2-9 apiece. To and fro it swung for the next 30 minutes, each side adding a third goal. Gearoid Ryan had a cracker for Tipp, screaming onto a stray Patrick Maher pass before firing a pile-driver past Callanan in the 43rd minute. At the other end Joe Canning converted a penalty with a low bullet, after he had been pulled down by Padraig Maher in the 52nd minute. All the while the points continuing to flow. Three times they were level, 2-10 apiece (40th minute), 3-13 (54th), 3-14 (58th), two teams locked in mortal combat.
The reserves were called in, and as the game headed into the final 10 minutes, subs Kevin Hynes and Aongus Callanan each scored for Galway to give the men from the west a two-point advantage. As at the end of the first half, however, as in too many games over the past two barren decades, Galway couldn’t close the deal. A fine point from Tipperary sub John O’Brien, another from the flying Gearoid Ryan, and as the game went into injury-time it was all tied up once again, 3-16 apiece. Now was the moment and here the game was decided. Another Tipp sub, Pa Bourke, produced a defence-splitting run before parting to Lar Corbett, who turned, paused and drained the winner. Hero, heartbreaker. Whatever your stance, it was a privilege to witness.
Tipperary: B Cummins, P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill, D Fanning, C O'Mahony, P Maher, B Maher (0-2), D Young, G Ryan (1-2), P Maher (0-1), S McGrath, N McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-3), E Kelly (1-7 (0-6f).
Subs: S Callanan (1-0) for Young, J O’Brien (0-1) for N McGrath, C O’Brien for Fanning, P Bourke for P Maher
Galway: C Callanan, D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning, D Barry, T Og Regan, D Collins, G Farragher (0-2), D Burke (0-1), E Ryan (1-1), K Hayes, A Smith, D Hayes (1-3), J Canning (1-5, 1-0 pen, 3f, 1s/l, 1 ’65), I Tannian (0-1).
Subs: K Hynes (0-2) for K Hayes, A Callanan (0-1) for Ryan, J Lee for O Canning.
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
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Maher dictates another tale of woe for galway
By Martin Breheny for the Irish Independent newspaper
Monday July 26 2010
LIAM Sheedy wore the look of a man who just had his shoulders relieved of the heavy load which had stubbornly sat there since the last Sunday in May. That was the day that Tipperary's carefully constructed championship plans were swamped by a Leeside flood as Cork opened the sluice gates and swept all before them. It left Tipperary with the sizeable challenge of sifting through the wreckage, salvaging what they could and rebuilding their All-Ireland dreams on new foundations. The success of that operation became apparent in Croke Park as Tipperary held their nerve over the closing minutes and hit Galway for three points to secure a semi-final clash with Waterford on August 15. Tipperary's win may have been achieved by the bare minimum but, in many ways, that made it all the more satisfactory as it proved that their resolve was very much intact. "You want to be in Croke Park in mid-August," said Sheedy. "It looked a long way off for us at the end of May but thankfully we'll be there now."
It was another heartbreaking afternoon for Galway as their run without a win in Croke Park extended to five years. For the second successive year, Galway had lost a quarter-final by a point after putting themselves in a winning position. But similar to the footballers, who blew two-point leads against Sligo and Wexford, the hurlers tensed up on home stretch, failing to score from the 61st minute when sub Aongus Callanan put them two points clear. Tipperary didn't score again until the 68th minute but when sub John O'Brien pointed, it gave them a new impetus and Ger Ryan and Lar Corbett landed two more in stoppage time to edge them in front. Galway had one late stab at salvation when Ger Farragher's long-range free dropped in front of the Tipperary goal but the ensuing stalemate was all to Tipperary's advantage before referee James Owens blew the final whistle.
Galway manager John McIntyre claimed afterwards that Niall Healy had received a bang, which left him with a bloodied mouth as he became involved in a desperate tussle for the ball. Galway felt he should have got a free in but the referee saw it differently, much to Tipperary's relief. They had prevailed in a massively entertaining game which was level on no fewer than 10 occasions. The closeness of the scoring, and the manner in which the lead changed hands, provided a fascinating spectacle and while the error rate was high on both sides, it was more than compensated for by the sheer drama. The perfect conditions provided the backdrop for a high-octane encounter between two teams who tend to put up big scores against each other. And so it was again yesterday with Tipperary finally nudging home by a single score from a combined total of 39.
It left Galway with a horrible empty feeling, one which won't be helped by the evidence from the post-mortem which will inevitably take place. They restricted Tipperary to a single point between the 49th and 68th minutes, during which they helped they helped themselves to 1-4, yet failed to see the job through to a successful conclusion. The goal came in the 51st minute when Joe Canning, who was adjudged to have been held as he bore down on the Tipp goal, smacked a penalty to the net. Two points from impressive sub Kevin Hynes and one each from Damien Hayes and Aongus Callanan steered Galway into what looked to be winning territory only to lose their way on the run-in. Of course there was more to it than that. Tipperary's dogged persistence in the closing minutes prised the initiative away from Galway who made a number of mistakes which cost them dearly.
But then both defences conceded scores which they would have expected to avoid. Seamus Callanan scored a simple goal before half-time when a flick by Noel McGrath split the Galway defence and, two minutes into the second half, Damien Hayes capitalised on an error by Paul Curran to whip the ball home. It was an uncharacteristic mistake by Curran who did well in his battle with Joe Canning. Restored to free-taking duties, Canning was Galway's top scorer on 1-5, all of which came from placed balls. Once again the deliveries in his direction lacked accuracy but he also found Curran a very difficult opponent who will have been delighted to keep his vaunted opponent scoreless from play.
Damien Hayes and Eanna Ryan provided Galway's main scoring threat from open play, making and exploiting openings as they notched a total of 2-4 between them. Sub Kevin Hayes did well too. Galway lined out without injured centre-forward Cyril Donnellan whose ability to break up play was badly missed. At the other end, Ger Ryan had a very productive afternoon while Lar Corbett, Eoin Kelly and subs Seamus Callanan and John O'Brien also contributed handsomely to the victory. Shane McGrath, who started at centre-forward, moved to midfield when Callanan replaced David Young in the 31st minute and made a big impact. However, it was Tipperary's No 8 Brendan Maher who did best of all. His energy and workrate, allied to his fetching and delivering, made him a hugely significant figure and he also chipped in with a crucial point in either half.
Eanna Ryan's goal in the 10th minute was cancelled out by an Eoin Kelly strike in the 19th minute before Galway scored six unanswered points to lead by three after 32 minutes. But Tipp pared two back before Callanan pounced for their second goal just before half-time to leave them 2-8 to 1-9 ahead at the break. Ger Ryan's 43rd-minute goal came in the middle of a fertile spell for Tipperary which took them four points clear (3-13 to 2-12) after 49 minutes. Then it was Galway's turn to enjoy a period of dominance which left them well placed to claim a semi-final slot as the game ticked towards the end of normal time. When the pressure was at its most intense in the final few minutes, it was Tipperary who had the composure to score three points which sunk Galway and re-awakened their own All-Ireland ambitions in a very meaningful way.
Scorers -- Tipperary: E Kelly 1-7 (0-6f), G Ryan 1-2, S Callanan 1-0, L Corbett 0-3, B Maher 0-2, Patrick Maher, N McGrath, J O'Brien 0-1 each. Galway: J Canning 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 0-1 '65', 0-1 line ball), D Hayes 1-3, E Ryan 1-1, G Farragher, K Hynes 0-2 each, I Tannian, D Burke, A Callanan 0-1 each.
Tipperary -- B Cummins 7; P Stapleton 7, P Curran 8, M Cahill 7; D Fanning 7, C O'Mahony 8, Padraic Maher 7; Brendan Maher 9, D Young 5; G Ryan 8, Patrick Maher 6, S McGrath 7; N McGrath 5, L Corbett 7, E Kelly 7. Subs: S Callanan 7 for Young (31), J O'Brien 7 for N McGrath (54), C O'Brien for Fanning (63), P Bourke for Patrick Maher (66).
Galway -- C Callanan 7; D Joyce 7, S Kavanagh 7, O Canning 7; D Barry 7, T Og Regan 8, D Collins 6; G Farragher 7, D Burke 6; E Ryan 7, K Hayes 5, A Smith 6; D Hayes 8, J Canning 6, I Tannian 5. Subs: K Hynes 8 for K Hayes (51), A Callanan 7 for Ryan (54), J Lee for O Canning (68), N Healy for Smith (69).
REF -- J Owens (Wexford)
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Tipperary come good at the death
From the GAA.ie web site
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tipperary are through to the semi-finals of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship after hitting the last three points of the game to beat Galway by 3-17 to 3-16 in a cracking encounter at Croke Park on Sunday. Tipperary trailed by two points in the 69th minute, but points from John O’Brien and Gearóid Ryan levelled the game, before Lar Corbett hit the winner a minute into stoppage time. Galway had a late chance to force a replay when they were awarded a free inside their own half three minutes into stoppage time. Ger Farragher delivered a long ball into the area and Niall Healy won possession, but he was surrounded by blue and gold jerseys and flopped on the ground, unable to get his shot away and referee James Owens blew for full time.
It was cruel luck on the Tribesmen who had contributed so much to a superb game of hurling. Having been hit by a sucker punch just before the break – Seamus Callinan netted for Tipp on the stroke of half-time – Galway showed great resolve to come back thanks to goals from Damien Hayes and a Joe Canning penalty to lead in the final quarter. However, the Premier men came back from the death late in the game to claim their place in the semi-finals, where they will play Waterford. After a tight first half which saw Tipperary lead at the break by 2-8 to 1-9 thanks to Callanan’s late goal, the second half developed into a a real shootout between two heavyweights.
Tipperary opened up a 0-4 to 0-1 lead by the eight minute, but Galway hit back with the first of the game’s six goals when Eanna Ryan won a puck out and raced through on goal before unleashing a rocket past Brendan Cummins. Eoin Kelly, who would finish with 1-7 for Tipp, was the next to hit the back of the net, slicing through the Galway defence. His shot was low and hard, but Colm Callanan, the Galway goalkeeper, should have kept the ball out. Galway’s reaction was instant. Joe Canning sent a sideline cut over the bar and five more points in a row, including efforts from Damien Hayes, Ger Farragher and Iarla Tannian, gave the men from the west a 1-9 to 1-6 lead. Tipperary’s goal was a bolt from the blue. Ollie Canning had done a brilliant job shepherding Noel McGrath in the first half, but the youngster beat his opponent to a high ball, pulling first time to send Seamus Callanan clear on goal and the substitute, who came on for David Young seven minutes earlier, finished neatly. Having trailed for much of the half, Tipperary went into the half-time break two points to the good, 2-8 to 1-9.
Eoin Kelly extended their lead to three with a free just after the break, but it would not last long. Galway’s second came about after a series of mistakes from Tipperary full-back Paul Curran. The Mullinahone man miscontrolled the ball when came out to make a clearance and then inadvertently played it into the path of Damien Hayes when he stubbed his hurley into the ground while attempting to clear his lines the second time. Hayes, presented with a gift, gratefully accepted. The sides were level; 2-9 apiece. The early glut of scores set the tone for an entertaining second half. In keeping with the pattern of the game, Tipperary responded with a goal of their own. Patrick Maher won the ball in the Tipperary half-back line and shoveled it through to Gearóid Ryan, whose pace took him clear of the Galway defence and his shot beat Callanan. Tipperary had purposely moved Eoin Kelly out the field to make space in the full-forward line after Galway full-back Shane Kavanagh had controlled that are in the first half. The gambit had paid off.
Following a David Burke point for Galway, Tipp made a surge for the line, with Brendan Maher, Gearóid Ryan and Corbett all landing points from play to leave them 3-13 to 2-12 clear. It looked like the winning play. However, goals were never too far away in this game and the sixth of the afternoon arrived at just the right time for Galway. Padraic Maher was tackled by Joe Canning and spilled possession before he was adjudged to have – harshly it seems – fouled the Portumna man and the referee awarded the penalty. Joe Canning’s shot from was unstoppable. Kevin Hayes snapped over a point in the next play and Galway had turned the game on its head to lead by one.
Eoin Kelly levelled the game in the 58th minute from a placed ball, but it was Galway who looked the more likely winners and further scores from Kevin Hynes and Damien Hayes left them two clear with nine minutes to play. The momentum was with the Tribesmen and a place in the last four of the Championship for the first time since 2005 beckoned. The history of hurling in the west is littered with tales of heartache and near misses, and another chapter was added on Sunday, as Tipperary hit the last three points of the game to steal the victory at the death. John O’Brien and Gearóid Ryan did the initial bodywork with point from play, before Corbett delivered the knockout blow a minute into injury time.
Tipperary: B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill; D Fanning, C O'Mahony, P Maher 0-2; B Maher, D Young; G Ryan 1-3, P Maher 0-1, S McGrath; N McGrath 0-1, L Corbett 0-3, E Kelly 1-7 (0-6f).
Tipperary Subs: S Callanan 1-0 for Young ’31, J O’Brien 0-1 for McGrath ’54, C O’Brien for Fanning ’62, P Bourke for Patrick Maher ’66.
Galway: C Callanan; D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning; D Barry, T Og Regan, D Collins; G Farragher 0-2, D Burke 0-1; E Ryan 1-1, K Hayes, A Smith; D Hayes 1-3, J Canning 0-5 (0-4f), I Tannian 0-1.
Galway Subs: K Hynes 0-2 for K Hayes ’52, A Callanan 0-1 for E Ryan ’55, J Lee for O Canning ’68, N Healy for A Smith ’70,
Referee: James Owens (Loch Garman)
Attendance: 27,864
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Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16
From the RTE.ie web site
Sunday, 25 July 2010 19:34
Lar Corbett's stoppage time winner gave Tipp victory in an epic All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at Croke Park. A thrilling contest ebbed and flowed from start to finish, propelled by the passion and skill of two totally committed sides. The scores were level on nine occasions before Liam Sheedy's men pushed on in the closing stages to take the win and set up a semi-final clash with Waterford. A crowd of 27,864 was transported on a roller-coaster of twists and turns which produced half a dozen goals and heroism in spades. Eanna Ryan gave the Tribesmen a massive boost in the tenth minute when he burst through a gap in the Tipp defence to fire home a goal.
It was a much-needed score, given what had gone before, with the Munster men easing ahead with points from Patrick Maher, Lar Corbett and two from Eoin Kelly. Damien Hayes gave Galway the lead for the first time on 13 minutes, but Tipperary succeeded in keeping Joe Canning quiet, the cover provided by corner backs Paddy Stapleton and Michael Cahill largely responsible for the Portumna ace's failure to score from play in the first half. Canning did bring the sides level for the third time from a 65 midway through the first half, but Tipperary immediately struck for a goal, Kelly drilling past Colm Callinan from Maher's knock-down.
However, it was Galway who gained a fresh impetus from that score, scoring the next six points to go three clear. Canning arrowed over a superb sideline cut, and tagged on a couple of frees, with Damien Hayes, Iarla Tannion and Ger Farragher, with a huge effort, also on target. Excellent defending from Tony Óg Regan, Shane Kavanagh and David Collins kept Tipp scoreless for 16 minutes, but they finished the half with a 1-02 salvo to take a four-point advantage into the break. Kelly and Brendan Maher knocked over points, before Noel McGrath's flick sent substitute Seamus Callanan through for a stoppage time goal and a 2-08 to 1-09 lead.
Galway hit the front again with a sensational start to the second half. Damien Hayes took advantage of a rare Paul Curran error to get in for a goal, and points from Farragher and Canning made it 2-11 to 2-10. A remarkable tie quickly took yet another twist, with Gearoid Ryan showing lightning pace to dart through for Tipp's third goal on 43 minutes. Corbett gave them the relative comfort of a four-point lead, but inevitably there was to be yet another goal. Joe Canning was fouled and smashed home the penalty himself, and when Damien Hayes and Kevin Hynes tagged on points, the Connacht men were back in front. Hynes and fellow sub Aengus Callanan added further points, but Tipperary refused to surrender, and late scores from John O'Brien, Ryan and Corbett saw them win a classic contest.
Tipperary: B Cummins, P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill, D Fanning, C O'Mahony, P Maher, B Maher (0-2), D Young, G Ryan (1-2), P Maher (0-1), S McGrath, N McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-3), E Kelly (1-7).
Subs: S Callanan (1-0) for Young, J O'Brien (0-1) for N McGrath, C O'Brien for Fanning, P Bourke for P Maher
Galway: C Callanan, D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning, D Barry, T Og Regan, D Collins, G Farragher (0-2), D Burke (0-1), E Ryan (1-1), K Hayes, A Smith, D Hayes (1-3), J Canning (1-5), I Tannian (0-1).
Subs: K Hynes (0-2) for K Hayes, A Callanan (0-1) for Ryan, J Lee for O Canning.
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Munster GAA Bord Gais Energy Under 21 Hurling Championship Final - Tipperary vs. Clare - Team News
July 27th, 2010
Tipperary will play Clare in the Munster GAA Bord Gais Energy Under 21 Hurling Championship Final on Wednesday July 28th at 7:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Fixture Details
WEDNESDAY JULY 28th
Bórd Gáis Energy Munster GAA Under 21 Hurling Championship Final
TIPPERARY V CLARE
At Semple Stadium, Thurles
At 7.30pm
Reiteoir – Cathal McAllister (Corcaigh)
Team News
The Tipperary under 21 hurling team to play Clare in the Munster final on Wednesday evening at Semple Stadium shows 2 changes from the team which defeated Cork in the semi-final. Sean Carey and Brian O’Meara, both of whom came on as subs against Cork start in place of Adrian Ryan and the injured Denis Maher. The team is:
1. James Logue (Ballingarry)
2. Kevin O’Gorman (Thurles Sarsfields)
3. John Coghlan (Moyne-Templetuohy)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. James Barry (Upperchurch Drombane)
6. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Captain
7. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
8. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
9. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
10. Seán Carey (Moyle Rovers)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
13. Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
14. Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Éire Óg)
15. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
MUNSTER GAA BORD GAIS ENERGY UNDER 21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 SCOREBOARD
QUARTER FINAL
Wednesday June 3rd. at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Cork 1-16 Waterford 1-3
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-6: M. O’Sullivan 1-0: C. McCarthy 0-2: S. O’Farrell 0-2: L. Farrell 0-2: M. Bowles 0-1: M. Collins 0-1: J. Nagle 0-1: P. Gould 0-1
Waterford scorers
B. O’Sullivan 1-0: M. Shanahan 0-2: S. Kearney 0-1
SEMI FINALS
Wednesday July 14th.
At Pairc na nGael, Limerick
Clare 1-15 Limerick 1-12
Clare scorers
C. McGrath 0-9: D. Honan 1-3: P. Vaughan 0-1: E. Hayes 0-1: N. O’Connell 0-1
Limerick scorers
T. O’Brien 0-5: P. Browne 0-2: S. Tobin 0-2: D. Hannon 0-1: M. Kiely 0-1: K. Owens 0-1 D. Owens 1-0
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork
Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21 (aet)
Tipperary scorers
N. McGrath 0-6: S. Hennessy 1-3: M. Heffernan 1-2: S. Casey 0-2: P. Maher 0-1: P. Murphy 0-1: J. O’Dwyer 0-1: B. Maher 0-1
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-9: M. Bowles 0-3: W. Egan 0-2: L.O’Farrell 0-2: D. Kearney 0-2: R. White 0-1: R. O’Driscoll 0-1
LEADING SCORERS TODATE
R. Clifford (Cork) 0-15
C. McGrath (Clare) 0-9
D. Honan (Clare) 1-3
N. McGrath (Tipperary) 0-6
Tipperary will play Clare in the Munster GAA Bord Gais Energy Under 21 Hurling Championship Final on Wednesday July 28th at 7:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Fixture Details
WEDNESDAY JULY 28th
Bórd Gáis Energy Munster GAA Under 21 Hurling Championship Final
TIPPERARY V CLARE
At Semple Stadium, Thurles
At 7.30pm
Reiteoir – Cathal McAllister (Corcaigh)
Team News
The Tipperary under 21 hurling team to play Clare in the Munster final on Wednesday evening at Semple Stadium shows 2 changes from the team which defeated Cork in the semi-final. Sean Carey and Brian O’Meara, both of whom came on as subs against Cork start in place of Adrian Ryan and the injured Denis Maher. The team is:
1. James Logue (Ballingarry)
2. Kevin O’Gorman (Thurles Sarsfields)
3. John Coghlan (Moyne-Templetuohy)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. James Barry (Upperchurch Drombane)
6. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Captain
7. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
8. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
9. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
10. Seán Carey (Moyle Rovers)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
12. Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
13. Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
14. Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Éire Óg)
15. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
MUNSTER GAA BORD GAIS ENERGY UNDER 21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 SCOREBOARD
QUARTER FINAL
Wednesday June 3rd. at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Cork 1-16 Waterford 1-3
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-6: M. O’Sullivan 1-0: C. McCarthy 0-2: S. O’Farrell 0-2: L. Farrell 0-2: M. Bowles 0-1: M. Collins 0-1: J. Nagle 0-1: P. Gould 0-1
Waterford scorers
B. O’Sullivan 1-0: M. Shanahan 0-2: S. Kearney 0-1
SEMI FINALS
Wednesday July 14th.
At Pairc na nGael, Limerick
Clare 1-15 Limerick 1-12
Clare scorers
C. McGrath 0-9: D. Honan 1-3: P. Vaughan 0-1: E. Hayes 0-1: N. O’Connell 0-1
Limerick scorers
T. O’Brien 0-5: P. Browne 0-2: S. Tobin 0-2: D. Hannon 0-1: M. Kiely 0-1: K. Owens 0-1 D. Owens 1-0
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork
Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21 (aet)
Tipperary scorers
N. McGrath 0-6: S. Hennessy 1-3: M. Heffernan 1-2: S. Casey 0-2: P. Maher 0-1: P. Murphy 0-1: J. O’Dwyer 0-1: B. Maher 0-1
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-9: M. Bowles 0-3: W. Egan 0-2: L.O’Farrell 0-2: D. Kearney 0-2: R. White 0-1: R. O’Driscoll 0-1
LEADING SCORERS TODATE
R. Clifford (Cork) 0-15
C. McGrath (Clare) 0-9
D. Honan (Clare) 1-3
N. McGrath (Tipperary) 0-6
THURLES MILK SPONSORSHIP OF COUNTY ACADEMY PROGRAMME
July 26th, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
The launch of the Thurles Milk sponsorship of the County Academy Programme for underage development squads in hurling and football took place on Tuseday, July 27th at Semple Stadium. Tipperary County Board is grateful to Thurles Milk for its generous sponsorship which will help enhance the Academy Programme and further the development of our young players.
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
The launch of the Thurles Milk sponsorship of the County Academy Programme for underage development squads in hurling and football took place on Tuseday, July 27th at Semple Stadium. Tipperary County Board is grateful to Thurles Milk for its generous sponsorship which will help enhance the Academy Programme and further the development of our young players.
Tipperary Team v Galway
July 22nd, 2010
The Tipperary Team to play Galway in the All-Ireland Quarter Final is as follows:
B Cummins
P Stapelton, P Curran, M Cahill
D Fanning, C O'Mahony, Padraic Maher
B Maher, D Young
G Ryan, Patrick Maher, S McGrath
N McGrath, L Corbett, E Kelly (Capt)
To view press pack for Sunday's match go to www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Up for the Match
Message from Kieran and Brian O'Meara
Go to Rody Bolands, Rathmines for the chance to win a pair of Premium Level tickets for Sunday's games. Draw on Saturday at 11.30pm approx. View all GAA games on plasma screens and enjoy discount prices.
The Tipperary Team to play Galway in the All-Ireland Quarter Final is as follows:
B Cummins
P Stapelton, P Curran, M Cahill
D Fanning, C O'Mahony, Padraic Maher
B Maher, D Young
G Ryan, Patrick Maher, S McGrath
N McGrath, L Corbett, E Kelly (Capt)
To view press pack for Sunday's match go to www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Up for the Match
Message from Kieran and Brian O'Meara
Go to Rody Bolands, Rathmines for the chance to win a pair of Premium Level tickets for Sunday's games. Draw on Saturday at 11.30pm approx. View all GAA games on plasma screens and enjoy discount prices.
Munster GAA Bord Gais Energy Under 21 Hurling Championship Final - Tipperary vs. Clare
July 22nd, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
U-21 HURLING
Congratulations to the Tipperary U-21 hurling team and management on defeating Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh by 2-17 to 0-21 after extra time. Tipperary will now play defending Munster and All Ireland U-21 champions, Clare in the Munster U-21 final at Semple Stadium on Wednesday, July 28th at 7.30pm. Tipperary and Clare have met 23 times in the Munster U-21 championship with Tipperary winning 18 times, Clare 4 and 1 draw. The six previous final meetings have been won by Tipperary, the most recent being at Cusack Park in Ennis in 2008 when Seamus Hennessy of Kilruane MacDonaghs was captain. The other 5 victories were in 1972, 1983, 1999 and 2008 (all in Ennis) and 1995 at Semple Stadium. Tipperary have played in 28 Munster U-21 finals, winning 19, losing 9 and going on to win 8 All Irelands. Clare have played in 13 Munster finals with their only win coming against Waterford in last year’s final and of course they went on to win the All Ireland title. Tipp’s last All Ireland win was in 1995 when the team was captained by Brian Horgan (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams). They defeated Kilkenny in the final at Thurles. Current Tipp u-21 team coach, Tommy Dunne played on the 1995 team.
COME EARLY FOR U-21 FINAL
We would ask supporters to come as early as possible to Semple Stadium for the Munster u-21 final. A large crowd is expected and we would ask all those who can travel early to do so in order to minimise last minute queues. It’s not fair to players to delay the start and of course supporters don’t want the game to start if they are delayed queuing. There will be plenty of stiles open at Semple Stadium but please do come in time. We would ask people to aim to be in their seats or on the terrace for 7.15pm.
TIPP AND CORK UNDERAGE RIVALRY - WE NEED MORE TIME!
The fact that the U-21 Munster Hurling semi-final between Cork and Tipperary went to extra time should have been of little surprise! In the last 13 months, Tipperary and Cork have played a total of five underage matches against each other in the Munster Minor and Under 21 Hurling Championship and four of these matches have gone to extra time and one went to a replay. Never in the history of the rivalry between Tipperary and Cork has there been such a period of unpredictable drama. For the record, Tipperary have won 3 of these encounters, Cork 1 with 1 draw. Between them, Tipperary and Cork have accounted for 23 goals and 205 points (an aggregate score of 274 points) in 380 minutes of Championship fare. 3 goals and 70 points have come from placed balls while there have been 3 pointed sideline cuts. Both teams recorded the same number of scores over this period with Tipperary scoring 7 more goals than their opponents (15 vs. 8) while Cork led the points tally by 7 (106 vs. 99). Last Wednesday’s Under 21 match was the lowest scoring game of the four drawn matches during this 13 month period. On the negative side, such have been the exploits of the counties trying to get one over on the other that to date, the winning county has yet to advance past the next round of the respective competitions. We hope that the Tipperary under 21 Hurlers can buck this trend next week in the Munster Final. For the record, the scorelines during this period of unrivalled drama are as follows – 2009 U-21HC – Tipperary 2-22 Cork 0-25; 2009 MHC – Tipperary 5-17 Cork 5-17; 2009 MHC Replay – Tipperary 2-21 Cork 1-12; 2010 MHC – Cork 2-31 Tipperary 4-22; 2010 U-21HC – Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21.
Tipperary will play Clare in the Munster GAA Bord Gais Energy Under 21 Hurling Championship Final on Wednesday July 28th at 7:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Fixture Details
WEDNESDAY JULY 28th
Bórd Gáis Energy Munster GAA Under 21 Hurling Championship Final
TIPPERARY V CLARE
At Semple Stadium, Thurles
At 7.30pm
Reiteoir – Cathal McAllister (Corcaigh)
MUNSTER GAA BORD GAIS ENERGY UNDER 21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 SCOREBOARD
QUARTER FINAL
Wednesday June 3rd. at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Cork 1-16 Waterford 1-3
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-6: M. O’Sullivan 1-0: C. McCarthy 0-2: S. O’Farrell 0-2: L. Farrell 0-2: M. Bowles 0-1: M. Collins 0-1: J. Nagle 0-1: P. Gould 0-1
Waterford scorers
B. O’Sullivan 1-0: M. Shanahan 0-2: S. Kearney 0-1
SEMI FINALS
Wednesday July 14th.
At Pairc na nGael, Limerick
Clare 1-15 Limerick 1-12
Clare scorers
C. McGrath 0-9: D. Honan 1-3: P. Vaughan 0-1: E. Hayes 0-1: N. O’Connell 0-1
Limerick scorers
T. O’Brien 0-5: P. Browne 0-2: S. Tobin 0-2: D. Hannon 0-1: M. Kiely 0-1: K. Owens 0-1 D. Owens 1-0
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork
Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21 (aet)
Tipperary scorers
N. McGrath 0-6: S. Hennessy 1-3: M. Heffernan 1-2: S. Casey 0-2: P. Maher 0-1: P. Murphy 0-1: J. O’Dwyer 0-1: B. Maher 0-1
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-9: M. Bowles 0-3: W. Egan 0-2: L.O’Farrell 0-2: D. Kearney 0-2: R. White 0-1: R. O’Driscoll 0-1
LEADING SCORERS TODATE
R. Clifford (Cork) 0-15
C. McGrath (Clare) 0-9
D. Honan (Clare) 1-3
N. McGrath (Tipperary) 0-6
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
U-21 HURLING
Congratulations to the Tipperary U-21 hurling team and management on defeating Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh by 2-17 to 0-21 after extra time. Tipperary will now play defending Munster and All Ireland U-21 champions, Clare in the Munster U-21 final at Semple Stadium on Wednesday, July 28th at 7.30pm. Tipperary and Clare have met 23 times in the Munster U-21 championship with Tipperary winning 18 times, Clare 4 and 1 draw. The six previous final meetings have been won by Tipperary, the most recent being at Cusack Park in Ennis in 2008 when Seamus Hennessy of Kilruane MacDonaghs was captain. The other 5 victories were in 1972, 1983, 1999 and 2008 (all in Ennis) and 1995 at Semple Stadium. Tipperary have played in 28 Munster U-21 finals, winning 19, losing 9 and going on to win 8 All Irelands. Clare have played in 13 Munster finals with their only win coming against Waterford in last year’s final and of course they went on to win the All Ireland title. Tipp’s last All Ireland win was in 1995 when the team was captained by Brian Horgan (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams). They defeated Kilkenny in the final at Thurles. Current Tipp u-21 team coach, Tommy Dunne played on the 1995 team.
COME EARLY FOR U-21 FINAL
We would ask supporters to come as early as possible to Semple Stadium for the Munster u-21 final. A large crowd is expected and we would ask all those who can travel early to do so in order to minimise last minute queues. It’s not fair to players to delay the start and of course supporters don’t want the game to start if they are delayed queuing. There will be plenty of stiles open at Semple Stadium but please do come in time. We would ask people to aim to be in their seats or on the terrace for 7.15pm.
TIPP AND CORK UNDERAGE RIVALRY - WE NEED MORE TIME!
The fact that the U-21 Munster Hurling semi-final between Cork and Tipperary went to extra time should have been of little surprise! In the last 13 months, Tipperary and Cork have played a total of five underage matches against each other in the Munster Minor and Under 21 Hurling Championship and four of these matches have gone to extra time and one went to a replay. Never in the history of the rivalry between Tipperary and Cork has there been such a period of unpredictable drama. For the record, Tipperary have won 3 of these encounters, Cork 1 with 1 draw. Between them, Tipperary and Cork have accounted for 23 goals and 205 points (an aggregate score of 274 points) in 380 minutes of Championship fare. 3 goals and 70 points have come from placed balls while there have been 3 pointed sideline cuts. Both teams recorded the same number of scores over this period with Tipperary scoring 7 more goals than their opponents (15 vs. 8) while Cork led the points tally by 7 (106 vs. 99). Last Wednesday’s Under 21 match was the lowest scoring game of the four drawn matches during this 13 month period. On the negative side, such have been the exploits of the counties trying to get one over on the other that to date, the winning county has yet to advance past the next round of the respective competitions. We hope that the Tipperary under 21 Hurlers can buck this trend next week in the Munster Final. For the record, the scorelines during this period of unrivalled drama are as follows – 2009 U-21HC – Tipperary 2-22 Cork 0-25; 2009 MHC – Tipperary 5-17 Cork 5-17; 2009 MHC Replay – Tipperary 2-21 Cork 1-12; 2010 MHC – Cork 2-31 Tipperary 4-22; 2010 U-21HC – Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21.
Tipperary will play Clare in the Munster GAA Bord Gais Energy Under 21 Hurling Championship Final on Wednesday July 28th at 7:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Fixture Details
WEDNESDAY JULY 28th
Bórd Gáis Energy Munster GAA Under 21 Hurling Championship Final
TIPPERARY V CLARE
At Semple Stadium, Thurles
At 7.30pm
Reiteoir – Cathal McAllister (Corcaigh)
MUNSTER GAA BORD GAIS ENERGY UNDER 21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 SCOREBOARD
QUARTER FINAL
Wednesday June 3rd. at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Cork 1-16 Waterford 1-3
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-6: M. O’Sullivan 1-0: C. McCarthy 0-2: S. O’Farrell 0-2: L. Farrell 0-2: M. Bowles 0-1: M. Collins 0-1: J. Nagle 0-1: P. Gould 0-1
Waterford scorers
B. O’Sullivan 1-0: M. Shanahan 0-2: S. Kearney 0-1
SEMI FINALS
Wednesday July 14th.
At Pairc na nGael, Limerick
Clare 1-15 Limerick 1-12
Clare scorers
C. McGrath 0-9: D. Honan 1-3: P. Vaughan 0-1: E. Hayes 0-1: N. O’Connell 0-1
Limerick scorers
T. O’Brien 0-5: P. Browne 0-2: S. Tobin 0-2: D. Hannon 0-1: M. Kiely 0-1: K. Owens 0-1 D. Owens 1-0
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork
Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21 (aet)
Tipperary scorers
N. McGrath 0-6: S. Hennessy 1-3: M. Heffernan 1-2: S. Casey 0-2: P. Maher 0-1: P. Murphy 0-1: J. O’Dwyer 0-1: B. Maher 0-1
Cork scorers
R. Clifford 0-9: M. Bowles 0-3: W. Egan 0-2: L.O’Farrell 0-2: D. Kearney 0-2: R. White 0-1: R. O’Driscoll 0-1
LEADING SCORERS TODATE
R. Clifford (Cork) 0-15
C. McGrath (Clare) 0-9
D. Honan (Clare) 1-3
N. McGrath (Tipperary) 0-6
Tipperary Association, Dublin Golf Society
July 21st, 2010
Captain's Prize (Jim O'Donovan) in Grange Golf Club, 30 July 2010. For time sheet call 016760844 during office hours. New members welcome.
Captain's Prize (Jim O'Donovan) in Grange Golf Club, 30 July 2010. For time sheet call 016760844 during office hours. New members welcome.
Tipperary Team v Offaly
July 15th, 2010
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Round 3 Qualifier - Tipperary vs. Offaly - Team News / Press Pack
18/07/2010
Tipperary will play Offaly in Round 3 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers on Sunday July 18th at 3:30pm in Portlaoise.
Fixture Details
18.07.2010 (Sun)
GAA Hurling All-Ireland Championship
Phase 3
Portlaoise 3.30pm Tiobraid Árann v Uíbh Fhailí
Referee: TBC
(E.T. if Necessary)
Team News
The Tipperary team to play Offaly in Phase 3 of the GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship qualifiers on Sunday next at Portlaoise shows 2 changes in personnel from the team which started the last game against Wexford. Paddy Stapleton and Paul Curran come into the team in place of Conor O’Brien and Seamus Callanan. There are a number of positional switches, the most notable of which see regular midfielder Shane McGrath named at centre forward and man of the match against Wexford, David Young named to replace him at midfield.
The team is
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)
9. David Young (Toomevara)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
12. Patrick Maher (Lorrha and Dorrha)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
15. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain.
To view the Press Pack for the game go to www.tipperary.gaa.ie
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Round 3 Qualifier - Tipperary vs. Offaly - Team News / Press Pack
18/07/2010
Tipperary will play Offaly in Round 3 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers on Sunday July 18th at 3:30pm in Portlaoise.
Fixture Details
18.07.2010 (Sun)
GAA Hurling All-Ireland Championship
Phase 3
Portlaoise 3.30pm Tiobraid Árann v Uíbh Fhailí
Referee: TBC
(E.T. if Necessary)
Team News
The Tipperary team to play Offaly in Phase 3 of the GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship qualifiers on Sunday next at Portlaoise shows 2 changes in personnel from the team which started the last game against Wexford. Paddy Stapleton and Paul Curran come into the team in place of Conor O’Brien and Seamus Callanan. There are a number of positional switches, the most notable of which see regular midfielder Shane McGrath named at centre forward and man of the match against Wexford, David Young named to replace him at midfield.
The team is
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)
9. David Young (Toomevara)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
12. Patrick Maher (Lorrha and Dorrha)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
15. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain.
To view the Press Pack for the game go to www.tipperary.gaa.ie
MUNSTER FINAL REPLAY
July 15th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The Munster Senior Hurling final replay will take place at Semple Stadium on Saturday evening, July 17th at 7pm. It will be an all ticket game with ticket prices reduced from the drawn game by €5. Stand tickets will cost €30 and €25 while terrace tickets will be €15. Terrace only student tickets cost €10. There will be a concession stile for OAPs. Well done to referee of the drawn game, Johnny Ryan (Boherlahan Dualla) and his team of umpires. Incidentally last Sunday was the first time since 1998 that Tipperary did not feature in either the senior or minor final.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The Munster Senior Hurling final replay will take place at Semple Stadium on Saturday evening, July 17th at 7pm. It will be an all ticket game with ticket prices reduced from the drawn game by €5. Stand tickets will cost €30 and €25 while terrace tickets will be €15. Terrace only student tickets cost €10. There will be a concession stile for OAPs. Well done to referee of the drawn game, Johnny Ryan (Boherlahan Dualla) and his team of umpires. Incidentally last Sunday was the first time since 1998 that Tipperary did not feature in either the senior or minor final.
VHI GAA CÚL CAMPS
July 15th, 2010
The VHI sponsored GAA Cúl Camps are well underway at this stage. Camps are taking place this week in Drom and Inch, Rosegreen, Portroe, Ballina, Silvermines and Solohead. Next week it will be the trun of Fr Sheehys, Emly, Lorrha and Dorrha, Cappawhite, Borrisokane, Shannon Rovers, Roscrea, Carrick Davins and Aherlow. Well done to all the clubs and coaches. The VHI Cúl Camp ambassador for Tipperary is inter-county senior and under 21 player Brendan Maher from Borris-Ileigh who visits the camps to speak to and encourage all the young players participating. The camps provide boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 13 with an action packed and fun filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games. The camps are structured so that a different aspect of the game is worked on each day. The programme involves coaching specific skills of the game and the opportunity for children to put into practice what they have learned through small sided games. On the last day of the camp, a “blitz” is organised to provide each child with an introduction to competitive games. For further information, visit the official VHI Cúl Camps website on www.vhiculcamps.gaa.ie
The VHI sponsored GAA Cúl Camps are well underway at this stage. Camps are taking place this week in Drom and Inch, Rosegreen, Portroe, Ballina, Silvermines and Solohead. Next week it will be the trun of Fr Sheehys, Emly, Lorrha and Dorrha, Cappawhite, Borrisokane, Shannon Rovers, Roscrea, Carrick Davins and Aherlow. Well done to all the clubs and coaches. The VHI Cúl Camp ambassador for Tipperary is inter-county senior and under 21 player Brendan Maher from Borris-Ileigh who visits the camps to speak to and encourage all the young players participating. The camps provide boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 13 with an action packed and fun filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games. The camps are structured so that a different aspect of the game is worked on each day. The programme involves coaching specific skills of the game and the opportunity for children to put into practice what they have learned through small sided games. On the last day of the camp, a “blitz” is organised to provide each child with an introduction to competitive games. For further information, visit the official VHI Cúl Camps website on www.vhiculcamps.gaa.ie
Munster GAA Under 21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final - Tipperary vs. Cork - Match Report
July 14th, 2010
14/07/2010
Tipperary defeated Cork by 2-17 to 0-21 after extra time in the Bord Gais Energy Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final on Wednesday at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Premier go the extra again to deny Rebels
Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21
By Fintan O’Toole for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Thursday, July 15, 2010
FOR the second year running extra-time was necessary to facilitate an outcome to a Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC tie between Tipperary and Cork last night in Páirc Ui Chaoimh, and once again it was Tipperary who prevailed in this semi-final after a marathon battle. There were 3,598 patrons present to witness another absorbing clash, where the excitement and quality grew in tandem as the action unfolded. The impressive manner in which they enhanced their display in extra-time entitled Tipperary to bear the mantle of victors, with their megawatt names like Noel McGrath, Seamus Hennessy and Padraig Maher shining brightly when the play was at its fiercest and most critical stage. They will look forward in expectation to a final date against Clare in a fortnight on their own Thurles turf, in a clash that will evoke vivid memories of the teams meeting in the 2008 decider that concluded in a blaze of controversy.
Cork will look back on this match with grim regrets. The win was within their grasp in normal time after a perfect scoring streak in the final quarter. They trailed 1-11 to 0-10 as the game turned towards its final straight but a run of seven points on the trot utterly transformed the complexion of this tie in favour of Ger Fitzgerald’s charges. Spurred on by sterling defensive work from James Nagle and William Egan, Cork were rampant at this stage and a listless Tipperary team seemed incapable of summoning a response. However they roused themselves in the 58th minute when Ciaran Haugh flighted a ball forward, which was gathered by Kieran Morris and after he turned to race towards goal, the Cork rearguard interrupted his movement illegally. Hennessy stood up to assume the pressure of the 20-yard free and the stark realisation that a goal was the solitary outcome that could save Tipp did not perturb him, as the Kilruane McDonagh’s player blasted to the net.
In extra-time Tipperary seemed emboldened by their last-gasp act of salvation. Noel McGrath was in sparkling form around midfield and his prominence turned the match in Tipperary’s favour. McGrath swept three points between the posts in the first-half of extra-time and coupled with a pair of points in a vibrant display by sub Sean Carey, Tipperary were 2-16 to 0-18 ahead by the 70th minute. Cork attempted to mount a rally in the closing 10 minutes but the Tipperary defensive unit were in miserly form. Robert O’Driscoll, Daniel Kearney and Ryan Clifford all split the posts with points yet it was a goal that Cork craved to ignite their challenge. Tipperary had stamped their authority on the game early as they manufactured a 0-6 to 0-4. Seamus Hennessy hit three points from open play, a ‘65 and a exquisite sideline cut. The services of Cork goalkeeper Darren McCarthy were required twice in this period and he acquitted himself superbly.
Cork’s improved as the game progressed. Eoin Keane was a tower of strength at the edge of the square, Daniel Kearney ensured they were competitive in the scraps around the middle third for possession and Ryan Clifford’s shooting from placed balls was extremely high. But it was Tipperary who edged 1-8 to 0-7 ahead at the interval with the goal supplied by their most dangerous attacker in the half, Michael Heffernan. Patrick Maher made the hard yards in along the left wing and when he off-loaded across, Heffernan’s delightful whip in the air gave Darren McCarthy no chance. Tipperary maintained that position of supremacy in the second-half and there was a sense that they were able to keep Cork at arm’s length. But Tipperary were not exactly scaling the heights in their play and with the match there to be seized, Cork took command in the final quarter. McCarthy made another inspirational save to deny O’Dwyer and Cork’s string of scores set them on course for victory. But Hennessy’s goal and Tipperary’s greater strength in extra-time ultimately proved the crucial factors.
Scorers for Tipperary: N McGrath 0-6 (0-4f), S Hennessy 1-3 (1-0f, 0-1 ‘65, 0-1 sideline), M Heffernan 1-2, S Carey 0-2, P Maher, P Murphy, J O’Dwyer, B Maher 0-1 each.
Cork: R Clifford 0-9 (0-8f), M Bowles 0-3, W Egan (0-1f, 0-1 ‘65), L O’Farrell, D Kearney 0-2 each, R White, R O’Driscoll 0-1 each.
TIPPERARY: J Logue; K O’Gorman, J Coghlan, M Cahill; J Barry, Padraig Maher, B Maher; S Hennessy, A Ryan; D Maher, Patrick Maher, P Murphy; N McGrath, J O’Dwyer, M Heffernan. Subs: T Butler for D Maher (26), S Carey for Ryan (44), K Morris for O’Dwyer (50), C Hough for Barry (55), B O’Meara for Murphy (58), J O’Neill for Morris (78)
CORK: D McCarthy; S McDonnell, E Keane, C O’Sullivan; J Nagle, W Egan, L McLoughlin; D Kearney, S O’Farrell; M Collins, D Roche, M Bowles; R White, L O’Farrell, R Clifford. Subs: P Gould for Collins (26), C Lehane for White (59), M O’Sullivan for Lehane (60), S Corry for S O’Farrell (66), F Keane for Roche (68), R O’Driscoll for Gould (70)
Referee: Ger Hoey (Clare)
Match Updates
Follow the match with live updates from 7:30pm on www.twitter.com/tipperarygaa or www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa .
Team News
The Tipperary U-21 hurling team to play Cork in the Munster U-21 hurling semi-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Wednesday night, July 14th includes 7 senior hurling team panellists and will be captained by centre back Padraic Maher:
The team is:
1. James Logue (Ballingarry)
2. Kevin O’Gorman (Thurles Sarsfields)
3. John Coghlan (Moyne Templetuohy)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. James Barry (Upperchurch Drombane)
6. Paudie Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Captain
7. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)
8. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
9. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
10. Denis Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha and Dorrha)
12. Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Éire Óg)
13. Adrian Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
14. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
15. Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
CORK : D McCarthy, S McDonnell, E Keane, C O’Sullivan, J Nagle, W Egan, L McLaughlin, D Kearney, S O’Farrell, M Collins, D Roche, M Bowles, R White, L O’Farrell, R Clifford
14/07/2010
Tipperary defeated Cork by 2-17 to 0-21 after extra time in the Bord Gais Energy Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final on Wednesday at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Premier go the extra again to deny Rebels
Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-21
By Fintan O’Toole for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Thursday, July 15, 2010
FOR the second year running extra-time was necessary to facilitate an outcome to a Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC tie between Tipperary and Cork last night in Páirc Ui Chaoimh, and once again it was Tipperary who prevailed in this semi-final after a marathon battle. There were 3,598 patrons present to witness another absorbing clash, where the excitement and quality grew in tandem as the action unfolded. The impressive manner in which they enhanced their display in extra-time entitled Tipperary to bear the mantle of victors, with their megawatt names like Noel McGrath, Seamus Hennessy and Padraig Maher shining brightly when the play was at its fiercest and most critical stage. They will look forward in expectation to a final date against Clare in a fortnight on their own Thurles turf, in a clash that will evoke vivid memories of the teams meeting in the 2008 decider that concluded in a blaze of controversy.
Cork will look back on this match with grim regrets. The win was within their grasp in normal time after a perfect scoring streak in the final quarter. They trailed 1-11 to 0-10 as the game turned towards its final straight but a run of seven points on the trot utterly transformed the complexion of this tie in favour of Ger Fitzgerald’s charges. Spurred on by sterling defensive work from James Nagle and William Egan, Cork were rampant at this stage and a listless Tipperary team seemed incapable of summoning a response. However they roused themselves in the 58th minute when Ciaran Haugh flighted a ball forward, which was gathered by Kieran Morris and after he turned to race towards goal, the Cork rearguard interrupted his movement illegally. Hennessy stood up to assume the pressure of the 20-yard free and the stark realisation that a goal was the solitary outcome that could save Tipp did not perturb him, as the Kilruane McDonagh’s player blasted to the net.
In extra-time Tipperary seemed emboldened by their last-gasp act of salvation. Noel McGrath was in sparkling form around midfield and his prominence turned the match in Tipperary’s favour. McGrath swept three points between the posts in the first-half of extra-time and coupled with a pair of points in a vibrant display by sub Sean Carey, Tipperary were 2-16 to 0-18 ahead by the 70th minute. Cork attempted to mount a rally in the closing 10 minutes but the Tipperary defensive unit were in miserly form. Robert O’Driscoll, Daniel Kearney and Ryan Clifford all split the posts with points yet it was a goal that Cork craved to ignite their challenge. Tipperary had stamped their authority on the game early as they manufactured a 0-6 to 0-4. Seamus Hennessy hit three points from open play, a ‘65 and a exquisite sideline cut. The services of Cork goalkeeper Darren McCarthy were required twice in this period and he acquitted himself superbly.
Cork’s improved as the game progressed. Eoin Keane was a tower of strength at the edge of the square, Daniel Kearney ensured they were competitive in the scraps around the middle third for possession and Ryan Clifford’s shooting from placed balls was extremely high. But it was Tipperary who edged 1-8 to 0-7 ahead at the interval with the goal supplied by their most dangerous attacker in the half, Michael Heffernan. Patrick Maher made the hard yards in along the left wing and when he off-loaded across, Heffernan’s delightful whip in the air gave Darren McCarthy no chance. Tipperary maintained that position of supremacy in the second-half and there was a sense that they were able to keep Cork at arm’s length. But Tipperary were not exactly scaling the heights in their play and with the match there to be seized, Cork took command in the final quarter. McCarthy made another inspirational save to deny O’Dwyer and Cork’s string of scores set them on course for victory. But Hennessy’s goal and Tipperary’s greater strength in extra-time ultimately proved the crucial factors.
Scorers for Tipperary: N McGrath 0-6 (0-4f), S Hennessy 1-3 (1-0f, 0-1 ‘65, 0-1 sideline), M Heffernan 1-2, S Carey 0-2, P Maher, P Murphy, J O’Dwyer, B Maher 0-1 each.
Cork: R Clifford 0-9 (0-8f), M Bowles 0-3, W Egan (0-1f, 0-1 ‘65), L O’Farrell, D Kearney 0-2 each, R White, R O’Driscoll 0-1 each.
TIPPERARY: J Logue; K O’Gorman, J Coghlan, M Cahill; J Barry, Padraig Maher, B Maher; S Hennessy, A Ryan; D Maher, Patrick Maher, P Murphy; N McGrath, J O’Dwyer, M Heffernan. Subs: T Butler for D Maher (26), S Carey for Ryan (44), K Morris for O’Dwyer (50), C Hough for Barry (55), B O’Meara for Murphy (58), J O’Neill for Morris (78)
CORK: D McCarthy; S McDonnell, E Keane, C O’Sullivan; J Nagle, W Egan, L McLoughlin; D Kearney, S O’Farrell; M Collins, D Roche, M Bowles; R White, L O’Farrell, R Clifford. Subs: P Gould for Collins (26), C Lehane for White (59), M O’Sullivan for Lehane (60), S Corry for S O’Farrell (66), F Keane for Roche (68), R O’Driscoll for Gould (70)
Referee: Ger Hoey (Clare)
Match Updates
Follow the match with live updates from 7:30pm on www.twitter.com/tipperarygaa or www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa .
Team News
The Tipperary U-21 hurling team to play Cork in the Munster U-21 hurling semi-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Wednesday night, July 14th includes 7 senior hurling team panellists and will be captained by centre back Padraic Maher:
The team is:
1. James Logue (Ballingarry)
2. Kevin O’Gorman (Thurles Sarsfields)
3. John Coghlan (Moyne Templetuohy)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. James Barry (Upperchurch Drombane)
6. Paudie Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Captain
7. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)
8. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
9. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
10. Denis Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
11. Patrick Maher (Lorrha and Dorrha)
12. Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Éire Óg)
13. Adrian Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
14. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
15. Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
CORK : D McCarthy, S McDonnell, E Keane, C O’Sullivan, J Nagle, W Egan, L McLaughlin, D Kearney, S O’Farrell, M Collins, D Roche, M Bowles, R White, L O’Farrell, R Clifford
ALL IRELAND SHC QUALIFIERS
July 9th, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Well done to the Tipperary Senior Hurlers who got back to winning ways on Saturday evening by defeating Wexford by 3-24 to 0-19 in their Phase 1 qualifier game. Tipperary will now play one of the winners of the Phase 2 games between Dublin and Clare, and Offaly and Limerick. The draw will be made live on RTE on Sunday evening July 11th after the Munster Senior Hurling final. A draw will not be necessary if Offaly defeat Limerick. Since Offaly already played Antrim, they would be kept apart and Offaly would meet Tipperary while Antrim would play the winners of Clare and Dublin. Venues for the Phase 3 games will be decided by the Central Competitions Control Committee in Croke Park. The phase 3 games are scheduled to be played on Saturday, July 17th with the winners qualifying for the All Ireland quarter finals on Sunday, July 25th. Galway having lost the Leinster final to Kilkenny are in the quarter finals where they will be joined next Sunday by the losers of the Munster Senior Hurling final between Cork and Waterford.
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Well done to the Tipperary Senior Hurlers who got back to winning ways on Saturday evening by defeating Wexford by 3-24 to 0-19 in their Phase 1 qualifier game. Tipperary will now play one of the winners of the Phase 2 games between Dublin and Clare, and Offaly and Limerick. The draw will be made live on RTE on Sunday evening July 11th after the Munster Senior Hurling final. A draw will not be necessary if Offaly defeat Limerick. Since Offaly already played Antrim, they would be kept apart and Offaly would meet Tipperary while Antrim would play the winners of Clare and Dublin. Venues for the Phase 3 games will be decided by the Central Competitions Control Committee in Croke Park. The phase 3 games are scheduled to be played on Saturday, July 17th with the winners qualifying for the All Ireland quarter finals on Sunday, July 25th. Galway having lost the Leinster final to Kilkenny are in the quarter finals where they will be joined next Sunday by the losers of the Munster Senior Hurling final between Cork and Waterford.
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
July 9th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Good luck to the Tipperary Senior Footballers who will play Dublin in the second round of the GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship qualifiers in Croke Park next Saturday evening at 6pm. Dublin will have a massive following and it is very important that as many Tipperary followers as possible attend. We would appeal in particular to Tipperary people based in Dublin to come along and support the blue and gold on Saturday evening. The game is part of an attractive double header which includes the Dublin v Clare GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship Phase 2 qualifier at 4pm. It will be a historic occasion with this being the first meeting of Tipperary and Dublin in the senior football championship since 1922 when Tipperary defeated Dublin by 1-6 to 1-2 at Croke Park in the All Ireland final of 1920, which was the last time Tipp won an All Ireland senior football championship. The players and management have worked very hard this year to build on the progress they have been making and would greatly appreciate as much support as possible on Saturday evening. So, if you can at all, do come along and support them and while the Dubs will be odds on favourites, a surprise result cannot be ruled out.
ADMISSION DETAILS – TIPP v DUBLIN
Stand tickets cost €20 (with €5 concession for OAPs and students), terrace tickets cost €15 and juvenile seated tickets cost €5. Tickets can be purchased at the GAA Office, Lar na Pairce, Thurles or by contacting the PRO of Tipperary Football Board, Hugh Coghlan on 087 0877355 or Chairman of the Friends of Tipperary Football, Joe Hannigan on 087 256615. There are also juvenile group tickets available at a cost of €3 per juvenile with 1 adult free per 10 juveniles. Please contact the GAA Office in Thurles (0504 22702) for details. The Friends of Tipperary Football are also running buses to Croke Park at a cost of €10 each – please contact Hugh or Joe on the numbers above to book a seat. For those who cannot attend, the game will be shown live on TV3 while the hurling game will be shown live on RTE.
DUBLIN V TIPPERARY Senior Football Qualifier SATURDAY JULY 10th
Message from Kieran O'Meara of Nenagh and Rody Bolands, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6.
WIN, LOSE or DRAW
Stay the weekend in Rathmines. Enjoy the atmosphere, music and craic in RODY BOLANDS until the early hours.
ACCOMODATION available locally
Uppercross House Hotel Tel: 01 4975486 €69 B&B (Twin or Double)
Travelodge Tel: 01 4911402 €70 per room
Just mention Rody Bolands when booking.
UP TIPP
CAN'T GET TO THE YOUR SUNDAY GAME ?
Enjoy yourself at Rodys, during your Sunday game, with discount prices, while GAA matches are showing, during the Summer Season (eg Pint Guinness €3.90)
View the Match on the 10FT Big Screen and multiple plasmas.
ACCOMODATION IN LOUIS FITZGERALD HOTEL
Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club can avail of a 25% discount on accomodation in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel by following the link on the Club website www.tippsupportersclub.com and quoting the passwork "Tipp".
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Good luck to the Tipperary Senior Footballers who will play Dublin in the second round of the GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship qualifiers in Croke Park next Saturday evening at 6pm. Dublin will have a massive following and it is very important that as many Tipperary followers as possible attend. We would appeal in particular to Tipperary people based in Dublin to come along and support the blue and gold on Saturday evening. The game is part of an attractive double header which includes the Dublin v Clare GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship Phase 2 qualifier at 4pm. It will be a historic occasion with this being the first meeting of Tipperary and Dublin in the senior football championship since 1922 when Tipperary defeated Dublin by 1-6 to 1-2 at Croke Park in the All Ireland final of 1920, which was the last time Tipp won an All Ireland senior football championship. The players and management have worked very hard this year to build on the progress they have been making and would greatly appreciate as much support as possible on Saturday evening. So, if you can at all, do come along and support them and while the Dubs will be odds on favourites, a surprise result cannot be ruled out.
ADMISSION DETAILS – TIPP v DUBLIN
Stand tickets cost €20 (with €5 concession for OAPs and students), terrace tickets cost €15 and juvenile seated tickets cost €5. Tickets can be purchased at the GAA Office, Lar na Pairce, Thurles or by contacting the PRO of Tipperary Football Board, Hugh Coghlan on 087 0877355 or Chairman of the Friends of Tipperary Football, Joe Hannigan on 087 256615. There are also juvenile group tickets available at a cost of €3 per juvenile with 1 adult free per 10 juveniles. Please contact the GAA Office in Thurles (0504 22702) for details. The Friends of Tipperary Football are also running buses to Croke Park at a cost of €10 each – please contact Hugh or Joe on the numbers above to book a seat. For those who cannot attend, the game will be shown live on TV3 while the hurling game will be shown live on RTE.
DUBLIN V TIPPERARY Senior Football Qualifier SATURDAY JULY 10th
Message from Kieran O'Meara of Nenagh and Rody Bolands, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6.
WIN, LOSE or DRAW
Stay the weekend in Rathmines. Enjoy the atmosphere, music and craic in RODY BOLANDS until the early hours.
ACCOMODATION available locally
Uppercross House Hotel Tel: 01 4975486 €69 B&B (Twin or Double)
Travelodge Tel: 01 4911402 €70 per room
Just mention Rody Bolands when booking.
UP TIPP
CAN'T GET TO THE YOUR SUNDAY GAME ?
Enjoy yourself at Rodys, during your Sunday game, with discount prices, while GAA matches are showing, during the Summer Season (eg Pint Guinness €3.90)
View the Match on the 10FT Big Screen and multiple plasmas.
ACCOMODATION IN LOUIS FITZGERALD HOTEL
Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club can avail of a 25% discount on accomodation in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel by following the link on the Club website www.tippsupportersclub.com and quoting the passwork "Tipp".
MUNSTER LONG PUCK FINAL
July 8th, 2010
Good luck to Shane Hassett (Drom & Inch) who will represent Tipperary in the Munster Senior Long Puck final and Paul Maher (Moyne-Templetuohy) who will represent Tipperary in the U-16 final at Thurles Racecourse on Saturday next July 10th. The u-16 final will be at 11.30am, the senior final at 12 noon and the senior camogie final at 12.30pm.
Good luck to Shane Hassett (Drom & Inch) who will represent Tipperary in the Munster Senior Long Puck final and Paul Maher (Moyne-Templetuohy) who will represent Tipperary in the U-16 final at Thurles Racecourse on Saturday next July 10th. The u-16 final will be at 11.30am, the senior final at 12 noon and the senior camogie final at 12.30pm.
TIPPERARY CLUBS DRAW
July 8th, 2010
Congtatulations to Joe McCarthy of Tralee (ticket sold by Portroe GAA club) who won €15,000 or a car in July’s Tipperary Clubs Draw held last Friday night in Coughlans Lounge, Cappawhite. Well done also to Maureen Delaney of Legion Villas Roscrea (ticket sold by Roscrea GAA Club) who won €12,000 or a car. Portroe GAA club also won a set of jerseys.
Congtatulations to Joe McCarthy of Tralee (ticket sold by Portroe GAA club) who won €15,000 or a car in July’s Tipperary Clubs Draw held last Friday night in Coughlans Lounge, Cappawhite. Well done also to Maureen Delaney of Legion Villas Roscrea (ticket sold by Roscrea GAA Club) who won €12,000 or a car. Portroe GAA club also won a set of jerseys.
LAUNCH OF GAA / LIBRARY ARCHIVE INITIATIVE
July 8th, 2010
On Saturday last at Thurles Library, a joint initiative between Tipperary Libraries and the Tipperary GAA County Board was officially launched. For over a year, John O’Gorman of Thurles Library has been working with a number of people involved with the GAA in Tipperary to find a secure and safe location for archive materials such as match programmes, minute books, scrap books, photos etc. The most renowned collector of GAA archive material in the history of the Association dating back to 1884 is Sam Melbourne, a native of the Moycarkey-Borris GAA club. Sam began collecting GAA memorabilia back in 1935 and pieces of his collection such as hurleys, balls, jersey’s, medals etc. helped to inspire GAA Museum’s such as the one in Croke Park and also Lar na Pairce in Thurles. Sam has now kindly donated a number of scrap books to Thurles Library in the knowledge that the material will be stored securely in to the future and for the enjoyment of generations to come. The launch on Saturday last was attended by Sam Melbourne and members of his family, John O’Gorman and Mary Guinan-Darmody (both Thurles Library) as well Sean Nugent (Tipperary County Board Vice-Chairman), Eamon Buckley (Tipperary County Board Treasurer), Ed Donnelly (Tipperary County Board IT Officer), Jerry Ring (West Tipperary Divisional Board Secretary) and GAA Historians PJ Maxwell, Liam O Donnchu and Cecilia Walsh. To view the archive material collected to date, visit the Tipperary Studies section of Thurles Library.
On Saturday last at Thurles Library, a joint initiative between Tipperary Libraries and the Tipperary GAA County Board was officially launched. For over a year, John O’Gorman of Thurles Library has been working with a number of people involved with the GAA in Tipperary to find a secure and safe location for archive materials such as match programmes, minute books, scrap books, photos etc. The most renowned collector of GAA archive material in the history of the Association dating back to 1884 is Sam Melbourne, a native of the Moycarkey-Borris GAA club. Sam began collecting GAA memorabilia back in 1935 and pieces of his collection such as hurleys, balls, jersey’s, medals etc. helped to inspire GAA Museum’s such as the one in Croke Park and also Lar na Pairce in Thurles. Sam has now kindly donated a number of scrap books to Thurles Library in the knowledge that the material will be stored securely in to the future and for the enjoyment of generations to come. The launch on Saturday last was attended by Sam Melbourne and members of his family, John O’Gorman and Mary Guinan-Darmody (both Thurles Library) as well Sean Nugent (Tipperary County Board Vice-Chairman), Eamon Buckley (Tipperary County Board Treasurer), Ed Donnelly (Tipperary County Board IT Officer), Jerry Ring (West Tipperary Divisional Board Secretary) and GAA Historians PJ Maxwell, Liam O Donnchu and Cecilia Walsh. To view the archive material collected to date, visit the Tipperary Studies section of Thurles Library.
MUNSTER SENIOR HURLING FINAL REFEREE AND TICKETS
July 8th, 2010
Good luck to Johnny Ryan of Boherlahan Dualla who will referee his first Munster Senior Hurling championship final on Sunday next. Johnny has been refereeing at inter-county level since 2004 and refereed the 2009 Leinster senior hurling championship final, the Munster minor hurling final in 2005, the Munster U-21 hurling final in 2007 and 2 All Ireland club semi-finals. His umpires will be JC Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane) and Seamus Manton, Willie Crosse and Michael Ferncombe (all Boherlahan Dualla). We wish them all the best for an uneventful day!
MUNSTER FINAL
The Munster Senior and Minor hurling finals will be played at Semple Stadium on Sunday next, July 11th. The minor game between Clare and either Waterford or Cork (semi-final replay on July 7th) is at 2pm and the senior game between Cork and Waterford is at 4pm. Tickets for the game will be on sale in Lár na Páirce, Thurles from Wednesday while stocks last.
Good luck to Johnny Ryan of Boherlahan Dualla who will referee his first Munster Senior Hurling championship final on Sunday next. Johnny has been refereeing at inter-county level since 2004 and refereed the 2009 Leinster senior hurling championship final, the Munster minor hurling final in 2005, the Munster U-21 hurling final in 2007 and 2 All Ireland club semi-finals. His umpires will be JC Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane) and Seamus Manton, Willie Crosse and Michael Ferncombe (all Boherlahan Dualla). We wish them all the best for an uneventful day!
MUNSTER FINAL
The Munster Senior and Minor hurling finals will be played at Semple Stadium on Sunday next, July 11th. The minor game between Clare and either Waterford or Cork (semi-final replay on July 7th) is at 2pm and the senior game between Cork and Waterford is at 4pm. Tickets for the game will be on sale in Lár na Páirce, Thurles from Wednesday while stocks last.
MUNSTER U-21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL V CORK
July 8th, 2010
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster U-21 Hurling championship semi-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday July 14th, at 7.30pm. The team will be captained by Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields). While a lot can change in 3 years, Tipperary defeated Cork twice at minor level in 2007 In the Munster Final at Semple Stadium on July 8th, Tipperary won by 0-18 to 1-11 and in the All Ireland minor final on September 2nd, Tipperary won by 3-14 to 2-11. Tipp and Cork met in the Munster U-21 Quarter Final at Semple Stadium last year with Tipp emerging winners by 3 points, 2-22 to 0-25 after extra time. A trip to play Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh is always challenging and we wish the team management and players the very best of luck for what is likely to be a close contest.
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster U-21 Hurling championship semi-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday July 14th, at 7.30pm. The team will be captained by Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields). While a lot can change in 3 years, Tipperary defeated Cork twice at minor level in 2007 In the Munster Final at Semple Stadium on July 8th, Tipperary won by 0-18 to 1-11 and in the All Ireland minor final on September 2nd, Tipperary won by 3-14 to 2-11. Tipp and Cork met in the Munster U-21 Quarter Final at Semple Stadium last year with Tipp emerging winners by 3 points, 2-22 to 0-25 after extra time. A trip to play Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh is always challenging and we wish the team management and players the very best of luck for what is likely to be a close contest.
Winners of Tickets for Tipperary v Wexford
July 2nd, 2010
These are the winners of the pairs of stand tickets for Saturday's match. The draw was made among 2010 adult members of the Tipperary Supporters Club.
Paddy Aherne, Beechwood Close, Clonmel.
Paddy Delaney, Clonpet, Tipperary Town.
Niall Denny, Lissadell Park, Carrick on Suir.
Seán O'Connor, Roscrea.
Pat Slattery, Knockane, Ballylooby, Cahir.
These are the winners of the pairs of stand tickets for Saturday's match. The draw was made among 2010 adult members of the Tipperary Supporters Club.
Paddy Aherne, Beechwood Close, Clonmel.
Paddy Delaney, Clonpet, Tipperary Town.
Niall Denny, Lissadell Park, Carrick on Suir.
Seán O'Connor, Roscrea.
Pat Slattery, Knockane, Ballylooby, Cahir.
TIPPERARY TEAM V WEXFORD AND GAA HURLING ALL IRELAND QUALIFIERS
July 1st, 2010
The Tipperary team to play Wexford in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Phase I qualifier game at Semple Stadium on Saturday shows 4 changes in personnel to the team which was defeated by Cork in the Munster SH championship on May 30th. David Young at right half back and Patrick Maher at left half forward make their championship debuts while Gearóid Ryan at right half forward makes his first championship start and Conor O’Brien returns at left corner back. Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran (both injured), Brian O’Meara (suspended) and John O’Brien are the ones to lose out. In positional switches Declan Fanning moves to full back, Padraic Maher to left half back, Noel McGrath to right corner forward and Lar Corbett to full forward. The team is:
Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
Conor O’Brien (Éire Óg Annacarty)
David Young (Toomevara)
Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
Tipperary will return from their five week break from Championship action when they take on Wexford in Round 1 of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Qualifiers on Saturday next at 3:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles. Wexford are the National Hurling League Division 2 champions and are managed by former Tipperary All-Ireland medalist Colm Bonnar. The last Championship clash between the counties saw Wexford winning by 3-10 to 1-14 in Croke Park in the 2007 All-Ireland Quarter-Final. Only 3 of the Tipperary starting line-up from that match lined out from the start in our Munster Championship defeat to Cork in May – Declan Fanning, Conor O’Mahony and Lar Corbett. By contrast, over half of the 2007 Wexford team from that occasion (8 in total) started in their 2010 Leinster Quarter-Final defeat at the hands of Galway in May.
ADMISSION DETAILS
Both stands will be open on Saturday in addition to the Town End Terrace. Patrons are encouraged to enter Semple Stadium well in advance of the 3.30pm starting time to avoid a big surge close to the throw-in. This is a non ticket match with cash accepted at the stiles, and admission to the stands is €20 with special concession price of €15 for OAP’s and Students with ID. Entry to the Terrace will cost €10 with no concession. Juveniles (U16) are free to all areas.
To read the Press Pack for the match go to www.tipperary.gaa.ie
The Tipperary team to play Wexford in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Phase I qualifier game at Semple Stadium on Saturday shows 4 changes in personnel to the team which was defeated by Cork in the Munster SH championship on May 30th. David Young at right half back and Patrick Maher at left half forward make their championship debuts while Gearóid Ryan at right half forward makes his first championship start and Conor O’Brien returns at left corner back. Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran (both injured), Brian O’Meara (suspended) and John O’Brien are the ones to lose out. In positional switches Declan Fanning moves to full back, Padraic Maher to left half back, Noel McGrath to right corner forward and Lar Corbett to full forward. The team is:
Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
Conor O’Brien (Éire Óg Annacarty)
David Young (Toomevara)
Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
Patrick Maher (Lorrha & Dorrha)
Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
Tipperary will return from their five week break from Championship action when they take on Wexford in Round 1 of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Qualifiers on Saturday next at 3:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles. Wexford are the National Hurling League Division 2 champions and are managed by former Tipperary All-Ireland medalist Colm Bonnar. The last Championship clash between the counties saw Wexford winning by 3-10 to 1-14 in Croke Park in the 2007 All-Ireland Quarter-Final. Only 3 of the Tipperary starting line-up from that match lined out from the start in our Munster Championship defeat to Cork in May – Declan Fanning, Conor O’Mahony and Lar Corbett. By contrast, over half of the 2007 Wexford team from that occasion (8 in total) started in their 2010 Leinster Quarter-Final defeat at the hands of Galway in May.
ADMISSION DETAILS
Both stands will be open on Saturday in addition to the Town End Terrace. Patrons are encouraged to enter Semple Stadium well in advance of the 3.30pm starting time to avoid a big surge close to the throw-in. This is a non ticket match with cash accepted at the stiles, and admission to the stands is €20 with special concession price of €15 for OAP’s and Students with ID. Entry to the Terrace will cost €10 with no concession. Juveniles (U16) are free to all areas.
To read the Press Pack for the match go to www.tipperary.gaa.ie
MUNSTER UNDER 21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
June 30th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary’s match with Cork in the Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship has been brought forward 24 hours and will now take place on Wednesday July 14th at 7:30pm in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary’s match with Cork in the Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship has been brought forward 24 hours and will now take place on Wednesday July 14th at 7:30pm in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
SEAMUS O RIAIN CUP AND COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
June 30th, 2010
The draw for the Seamus O’Riain Cup Senior Hurling Championship was made by the County CCC on Monday evening and is as follows - Ballingarry vs. Templederry Kenyons; Nenagh Eire Og vs. Golden-Kilfeacle; Portroe vs. Moycarkey-Borris; Roscrea vs. Cappawhite or Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys; JK Brackens vs. Cashel King Cormacs; Loughmore-Castleiney vs. Moneygall; KIlruane MacDonaghs vs. Boherlahan-Dualla; Ballybacon-Grange vs. Lorrha-Dorrha.
COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
As mentioned last week, 15 of the 16 teams are confirmed for the County Senior Hurling Championship first round. The last team will be confirmed following the remaining West Championship match between Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys and Cashel King Cormacs. A victory for the Combo will see them through to the West semi-finals against Eire Og Annacarty and with it, a place in the last 16. A Cashel win will see Cappawhite qualifying for the West semi-final and a match with Clonoulty-Rossmore. In the event of a draw between Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys and Cashel King Cormacs, score difference will be the tiebreaker used to decide on whether Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys or Cappawhite go through.
The draw for the Seamus O’Riain Cup Senior Hurling Championship was made by the County CCC on Monday evening and is as follows - Ballingarry vs. Templederry Kenyons; Nenagh Eire Og vs. Golden-Kilfeacle; Portroe vs. Moycarkey-Borris; Roscrea vs. Cappawhite or Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys; JK Brackens vs. Cashel King Cormacs; Loughmore-Castleiney vs. Moneygall; KIlruane MacDonaghs vs. Boherlahan-Dualla; Ballybacon-Grange vs. Lorrha-Dorrha.
COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
As mentioned last week, 15 of the 16 teams are confirmed for the County Senior Hurling Championship first round. The last team will be confirmed following the remaining West Championship match between Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys and Cashel King Cormacs. A victory for the Combo will see them through to the West semi-finals against Eire Og Annacarty and with it, a place in the last 16. A Cashel win will see Cappawhite qualifying for the West semi-final and a match with Clonoulty-Rossmore. In the event of a draw between Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys and Cashel King Cormacs, score difference will be the tiebreaker used to decide on whether Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacys or Cappawhite go through.
TIPPERARY GAA MEMBERS DRAW IN LOVELY CAPPAWHITE
June 30th, 2010
The July Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw will take place this Friday July 2nd in Coughlans Bar, Cappawhite at 10:00pm. On the night we will be giving away 2 Cars along with a Holiday, Flat Screen TV and numerous Cash prizes. Come along and support Cappawhite GAA Club on the night.
The July Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw will take place this Friday July 2nd in Coughlans Bar, Cappawhite at 10:00pm. On the night we will be giving away 2 Cars along with a Holiday, Flat Screen TV and numerous Cash prizes. Come along and support Cappawhite GAA Club on the night.
LONG PUCK FINAL
June 30th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The Tipperary Long Puck Final took place last weekend at Thurles Racecourse. Shane Hassett (Drom & Inch) completed the course in the least amount of shots, one ahead of Brian Delaney (Toomevara). Other participants were - Paul Lillis (Nenagh Eire Og), David O Connor (Borris-Ileigh) and John Moroney (St. Patricks). Shane will represent Tipperary in the Munster Final on Saturday 10th July at Thurles Racecourse. This will be Shane’s second appearance in a Munster Final as he represented Tipperary in the Munster Under 16 final last year. Thanks to Pierce Moloney for the use of his premises for the final.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The Tipperary Long Puck Final took place last weekend at Thurles Racecourse. Shane Hassett (Drom & Inch) completed the course in the least amount of shots, one ahead of Brian Delaney (Toomevara). Other participants were - Paul Lillis (Nenagh Eire Og), David O Connor (Borris-Ileigh) and John Moroney (St. Patricks). Shane will represent Tipperary in the Munster Final on Saturday 10th July at Thurles Racecourse. This will be Shane’s second appearance in a Munster Final as he represented Tipperary in the Munster Under 16 final last year. Thanks to Pierce Moloney for the use of his premises for the final.
VHI CUL CAMPS
June 30th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The first of the 2010 VHI Cul Camps in Tipperary gets underway this week with 50 camps in total being conducted over the next two months. Eire Og Annacarty have their camp on this week while next week, Cul Camps will take place in Arravale Rovers, St Patricks, Kilruane MacDonaghs, Holycross-Ballycahill, Templederry Kenyons, JK Brackens, Sean Treacys, Clonmel Og and Boherlahan-Dualla.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The first of the 2010 VHI Cul Camps in Tipperary gets underway this week with 50 camps in total being conducted over the next two months. Eire Og Annacarty have their camp on this week while next week, Cul Camps will take place in Arravale Rovers, St Patricks, Kilruane MacDonaghs, Holycross-Ballycahill, Templederry Kenyons, JK Brackens, Sean Treacys, Clonmel Og and Boherlahan-Dualla.
GET WELL SOON
June 30th, 2010
GET WELL SOON
Best wishes to County PRO Ger Ryan who is indisposed at present.
GET WELL SOON
Best wishes to County PRO Ger Ryan who is indisposed at present.
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND QUALIFIERS
June 30th, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Well done to the Tipperary Senior Football team on their exciting one point victory over Laois on Sunday last at Semple Stadium Thurles. This was the second consecutive year which the Premier County has been successful in the first round of the qualifiers following their victory over Louth last year. The draw for the second round of the All-Ireland Qualifiers sees us travelling to Croke Park to take on the Dubs at 6:00pm on Saturday week July 10th. The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Qualifier between Dublin and Clare will be the curtain-raiser starting at 4:00pm. This will be the fourth time that Tipperary and Dublin will be drawn to meet each other in Championship action. In the GAA’s first All-Ireland Championship in 1887, Tipperary received a walkover from Dublin in a first round game scheduled for Mountrath. In the 1902 All-Ireland Home Final (played in July 1904 at Kilkenny), Dublin defeated Tipperary by 0-6 to 0-5. Their last Championship meeting came in the 1920 All-Ireland Final (played in 1922) when Croke Park was the venue for Tipperary’s 1-6 to 1-2 victory.
LEINSTER FOOTBALL OPPOSITION
Meath and Louth have qualified for the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Final. Both counties have been defeated by Tipperary in the last year. Louth lost to Tipperary in both the 2009 National Football League and 2009 Championship while Meath lost to Tipperary in the 2010 National Football League on March 14th at Semple Stadium. Since John Evans took over as Tipperary Senior Football manager, the Premier County have faced Leinster opposition on 15 occasions in either the National Football League or the Championship, winning 8. During that period, Tipperary have secured victories over Kilkenny, Laois, Louth (twice), Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow. The only Leinster counties which Tipperary have not played since 2008 are Dublin and Wexford (runners-up to Tipperary in the 2005 Tommy Murphy Cup Final).
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Well done to the Tipperary Senior Football team on their exciting one point victory over Laois on Sunday last at Semple Stadium Thurles. This was the second consecutive year which the Premier County has been successful in the first round of the qualifiers following their victory over Louth last year. The draw for the second round of the All-Ireland Qualifiers sees us travelling to Croke Park to take on the Dubs at 6:00pm on Saturday week July 10th. The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Qualifier between Dublin and Clare will be the curtain-raiser starting at 4:00pm. This will be the fourth time that Tipperary and Dublin will be drawn to meet each other in Championship action. In the GAA’s first All-Ireland Championship in 1887, Tipperary received a walkover from Dublin in a first round game scheduled for Mountrath. In the 1902 All-Ireland Home Final (played in July 1904 at Kilkenny), Dublin defeated Tipperary by 0-6 to 0-5. Their last Championship meeting came in the 1920 All-Ireland Final (played in 1922) when Croke Park was the venue for Tipperary’s 1-6 to 1-2 victory.
LEINSTER FOOTBALL OPPOSITION
Meath and Louth have qualified for the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Final. Both counties have been defeated by Tipperary in the last year. Louth lost to Tipperary in both the 2009 National Football League and 2009 Championship while Meath lost to Tipperary in the 2010 National Football League on March 14th at Semple Stadium. Since John Evans took over as Tipperary Senior Football manager, the Premier County have faced Leinster opposition on 15 occasions in either the National Football League or the Championship, winning 8. During that period, Tipperary have secured victories over Kilkenny, Laois, Louth (twice), Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow. The only Leinster counties which Tipperary have not played since 2008 are Dublin and Wexford (runners-up to Tipperary in the 2005 Tommy Murphy Cup Final).
DUBLIN V TIPPERARY Senior Football Qualifier SAT JULY 10th
June 30th, 2010
DUBLIN V TIPPERARY Senior Football Qualifier SATURDAY JULY 10th
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ALL IRELAND SHC and SFC QUALIFIERS
June 25th, 2010
ALL IRELAND SHC QUALIFIERS
The details of the Tipperary v Wexford GAA Hurling championship qualifier game have been confirmed. It will take place at Semple Stadium on Saturday July 3rd at 3.30pm and will be refereed by James McGrath of Westmeath, who incidentally also refereed the last senior hurling championship match between Tipperary and Wexford, the 2007 All Ireland quarter final on July 28th 2007. This will be the 11th championship meeting between Tipperary and Wexford with Tipp winning 6 of the 10 previous encounters, Wexford winning 3 and 1 draw. The previous meetings have included 6 All Ireland finals, 3 semi-finals and 1 quarter-final. This will be the first time the 2 counties meet in the qualifier series.
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND QUALIFIERS
Good luck to the Tipperary Senior Footballers who will take on Laois in the All Ireland GAA Senior Football championship qualifiers next Sunday, June 27th at Semple Stadium at 3.30pm. In the last 11 years Tipperary have played 10 All-Ireland Qualifiers, winning 2 and losing the remainder including a concession to Fermanagh in 2004. Their most recent victory was last year against Louth when they won by 2-10 to 0-12 at Drogheda on Saturday July 4th. We hope to have a big turnout of supporters at Semple Stadium on Sunday to cheer for our footballers. A lot of effort has been put in by players and management to preparing for this year’s championship and the team acquitted themselves well in the Munster Championship first round game against a great Kerry team. Laois will start as favourites but that will deter neither the determination nor chances of the Tipperary lads. The referee for Sunday’s game will be Michael Collins of Cork.
ALL IRELAND SHC QUALIFIERS
The details of the Tipperary v Wexford GAA Hurling championship qualifier game have been confirmed. It will take place at Semple Stadium on Saturday July 3rd at 3.30pm and will be refereed by James McGrath of Westmeath, who incidentally also refereed the last senior hurling championship match between Tipperary and Wexford, the 2007 All Ireland quarter final on July 28th 2007. This will be the 11th championship meeting between Tipperary and Wexford with Tipp winning 6 of the 10 previous encounters, Wexford winning 3 and 1 draw. The previous meetings have included 6 All Ireland finals, 3 semi-finals and 1 quarter-final. This will be the first time the 2 counties meet in the qualifier series.
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND QUALIFIERS
Good luck to the Tipperary Senior Footballers who will take on Laois in the All Ireland GAA Senior Football championship qualifiers next Sunday, June 27th at Semple Stadium at 3.30pm. In the last 11 years Tipperary have played 10 All-Ireland Qualifiers, winning 2 and losing the remainder including a concession to Fermanagh in 2004. Their most recent victory was last year against Louth when they won by 2-10 to 0-12 at Drogheda on Saturday July 4th. We hope to have a big turnout of supporters at Semple Stadium on Sunday to cheer for our footballers. A lot of effort has been put in by players and management to preparing for this year’s championship and the team acquitted themselves well in the Munster Championship first round game against a great Kerry team. Laois will start as favourites but that will deter neither the determination nor chances of the Tipperary lads. The referee for Sunday’s game will be Michael Collins of Cork.
Westside column - June 26th 2010
June 25th, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
A busy weekend on the club scene has left three of the four divisions with semi-finalists in place. The exception is the West where Cappawhite and the combo’ play their crucial tie next weekend to decide the fourth team.
Meanwhile Tipperary continue their build up to the Wexford match with a challenge against Waterford this Tuesday evening at the Stadium. Last week the seniors hammered the U21s in a similar tie. Elsewhere the Kilkenny drive-for-five is underway as the Dubs are mauled and Galway dice with danger against Offaly.
First a glance at the local club scene, a scene that has made much progress in recent weeks but now slips into the background as the focus switches to the qualifiers. North and Mid tidied up their affairs at the weekend with tightly-fought quarter-finals. In the Mid we had two one-pointers as Drom and Holycross got through by the minimum while up North Toomevara haven’t gone away, you know, following a seven-point verdict over Moneygall. Burgess put out Kilruane in the second tie.
The Mid has been competitive all year and typically the quarter-finals were real toss up affairs at the weekend. I didn’t get to Templetuohy on Saturday evening where Drom and Loughmore squared up. Neither side has been enjoying the best of seasons so it was interesting to see which of them would improve most now that the championship is down to knock-outs. Loughmore were without both Micheal Webster and Derek Bourke and their combined loss must have been significant in a one-point outcome.
It seems Loughmore squandered quite a lot of chances before trailing by two at the break. David Butler had a first-half goal for Drom but it was a Noel McGrath special that sparked a Loughmore rally, one that ultimately fell just one short. At two-down it seems they had a real chance when Evan Sweeney raced through but got too much elevation on the shot. Drom survived and now face Upperchurch in one of the semis, a game that will be a repeat of last year’s rain-soaked final.
The second Mid semi will feature Holycross and Sarsfields after the former edged past Moycarkey in an exciting quarter final at Boherlahan on Sunday. I was at this one and while the quality may have been below par the closeness and excitement managed to compensate. It all came down to a knife-edge finish where Holycross just managed to get through.
Moycarkey can feel unlucky in this one. They lost centre forward, David Sheppard, to injury in the first half. He’s been the engine-room of their attack all season and his absence was sorely felt in that second half when they got hit for two rapid-fire goals and needed some saving scores in response.
Moycarkey still looked to be in pole position at half time when leading by four, 1-8 to
0-7. Kieran Clohessy hit the goal. But it was a pair of Brian Barrett goals for Holycross that turned the tide in the third quarter. The first was a real peach of a score as a deft little flick from Liam Dwan put Barrett through for the finish. The second, however, was a stroke of luck as a Barrett shot from outfield took a vicious bounce off the bone-hard surface and hit the roof of the net.
Even with those scores it all came down to the tightest of finishes. Michael Doyle did a fine marking job on Kieran Morris, Moycarkey’s main score-source all year. With Morris subdued and David Sheppard out injured Moycarkey’s attack was noticeably blunted. And when your luck is out it’s really out: at one stage they hit the post in the final quarter and had the rebound saved. With a few breaks going their way and playing a spirited game throughout Holycross just about got over the line, though few will fancy their chances now against Sarsfields in the semi.
Up North the scene was also clarified over the weekend. Toomevara trailed by three to Moneygall at half time but then appeared to up the ante considerably in the second period. John O’Brien had a goal and with Kenny Dunne finding the range impressively they eventually won by seven. Joey McLoughney, former All Ireland winning minor captain, was sent off for the ‘greyhounds’.
In the second quarter-final Burgess, qualifiers through that strange system referred to last week, managed to go a step further when putting out Kilruane. Aided by a fortuitous first-half goal Burgess led by four at the break and eventually went six-up on resuming. Kilruane hit back with a Diarmuid Cahill goal and might have had another when Mark O’Leary was denied by a fine save from Niall McGrath. A Brian O’Meara goal eventually brought Kilruane to within a point of the leaders but Burgess held their nerve and two late frees saw them safely through.
Underage success has still to reap senior reward for Kilruane who now enter the Seamus O’Riain Cup, a competition that is becoming something of a minefield with the likes of Loughmore and Nenagh also in the mix. The North semi-final pairings now involve Toomevara against Kildangan and Borrisoleigh facing Burgess.
In the West there’s still an outstanding issue, one that should be resolved next weekend when Cappawhite play the combo’ for the right to join Clonoulty, Eire Og and Kickhams in the semis. The pairings too have to be resolved with the top team playing the fourth and the second against the third.
Strangely the South appears to be having an open draw to decide the semi-final pairings. The two Carrick sides are through as are Mullinahone and Killenaule but it appears that the four will now be drawn to decide semi-final line-ups. It seems strange that you go through an entire round of fixtures to eliminate just two teams and then effectively ignore all previous results when you put the four into the hat for semi-final placings. It’s not how the system works in other divisions and surely methods should be standardised throughout the county.
Anyway with club activity due to take a break next weekend I assume the divisional semi-finals will have to await the county’s progress in the qualifiers. The wrong result against Wexford and we’ll have the entire summer to play our club championship – hopefully not.
All of which leads on nicely to the inter-county scene and events at the weekend where, surely, Kilkenny’s position was enhanced. When you combine their drubbing of Dublin with Galway’s difficulties against Offaly then it tends to solidify Kilkenny’s status as unbackable favourites to win that five-in-a-row. Cork too looked mediocre against Limerick and given our stumble in the opening round it seems that all the main contenders have problems while the ‘cats’ do what they’ve been doing irrestibly for the past four years.
As ever Brian Cody will talk up the opposition – one of these days he might actually say something meaningful in an after-match interview. The truth is that Kilkenny were in a different league to Dublin. But for some ring-rustiness they’d have been home and hosed at half time. What other team can introduce substitutes of the calibre of Eoin Larkin and Aidan Fogarty and Derek Lyng? They won by nineteen at the end – it could have been double that figure.
Like most hurling pundits I share the desire that Dublin become championship contenders, yet the reality is that they are not in the hunt. Dublin is the media capital of the country and one of the problems that the GAA in that county faces if that even a whiff of progress is inflated into wild expectations. Their footballers have long been victims of such hysteria. The problem with great expectations is that if you write up a side and it fails to match the hype then the disappointment is correspondingly large.
As for Kilkenny they remain firmly on course for that high-five at a time when their main challengers are all struggling.
Which brings me to Galway and their escape against Offaly. I admire John McIntyre’s forthright assessment afterwards when he admitted that his side got out of jail. Other managers would waffle and bluster their way through meaningless platitudes but McIntyre called it as it was. Galway were lucky against a rejuvenated Offaly side, one that recalled memories of the county’s finer years, which we had assumed were over.
Shane Dooley’s last-gasp leveller was poetic justice for a team that had defied the odds to take the game to Galway at a time when the previews of a Kilkenny\Galway Leinster final were already being written. Offaly’s three goals revealed a brittleness in Galway’s defence, a most unlikely vulnerability where even the stalwart Ollie Canning was left flailing at shadows. A man down and getting no breaks Offaly somehow refused to be cowed and in the end got their just desserts.
The replay goes on at Portlaoise this Saturday. The team that hurts most from the draw often wins the replay and from that perspective I expect Galway to emerge. They’ll hardly leak such goals again and without that haemorrhage you’d expect that they’ll have enough to cope with Offaly. Still it has dented the perception that the league champions might be the ones to rattle Kilkenny’s cage. On this form they won’t, so we await evidence of something stronger from the Tribesmen.
Cork’s stock won’t have risen either after a limp enough display against Limerick’s novelty side. However, in their case there was the excuse that they were playing a team without championship hope and were never likely to be tested. Forget the end margin of thirteen points. This was a Cork side going through the motions against a Limerick fifteen that was game and gallant but never likely to trouble the hurling universe. Stronger counties than Limerick couldn’t put out a second fifteen and expect to be competitive, so anyone who takes comfort from the fact that the end margin was only thirteen points is being deluded. Enough on that sad saga.
Meanwhile Tipperary continue preparations for the visit by Wexford on Saturday week. Ryan O’Dwyer and Pa Bourke have been reintroduced to the side, though on a trial basis rather than being co-opted onto the panel. Their call-in at this stage indicates that the management is still trawling for potential panellists. Otherwise the mood in the camp is said to be improving. Team selection for the Wexford game should reflect the fall out from the Cork defeat. Matter for next week.
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From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
A busy weekend on the club scene has left three of the four divisions with semi-finalists in place. The exception is the West where Cappawhite and the combo’ play their crucial tie next weekend to decide the fourth team.
Meanwhile Tipperary continue their build up to the Wexford match with a challenge against Waterford this Tuesday evening at the Stadium. Last week the seniors hammered the U21s in a similar tie. Elsewhere the Kilkenny drive-for-five is underway as the Dubs are mauled and Galway dice with danger against Offaly.
First a glance at the local club scene, a scene that has made much progress in recent weeks but now slips into the background as the focus switches to the qualifiers. North and Mid tidied up their affairs at the weekend with tightly-fought quarter-finals. In the Mid we had two one-pointers as Drom and Holycross got through by the minimum while up North Toomevara haven’t gone away, you know, following a seven-point verdict over Moneygall. Burgess put out Kilruane in the second tie.
The Mid has been competitive all year and typically the quarter-finals were real toss up affairs at the weekend. I didn’t get to Templetuohy on Saturday evening where Drom and Loughmore squared up. Neither side has been enjoying the best of seasons so it was interesting to see which of them would improve most now that the championship is down to knock-outs. Loughmore were without both Micheal Webster and Derek Bourke and their combined loss must have been significant in a one-point outcome.
It seems Loughmore squandered quite a lot of chances before trailing by two at the break. David Butler had a first-half goal for Drom but it was a Noel McGrath special that sparked a Loughmore rally, one that ultimately fell just one short. At two-down it seems they had a real chance when Evan Sweeney raced through but got too much elevation on the shot. Drom survived and now face Upperchurch in one of the semis, a game that will be a repeat of last year’s rain-soaked final.
The second Mid semi will feature Holycross and Sarsfields after the former edged past Moycarkey in an exciting quarter final at Boherlahan on Sunday. I was at this one and while the quality may have been below par the closeness and excitement managed to compensate. It all came down to a knife-edge finish where Holycross just managed to get through.
Moycarkey can feel unlucky in this one. They lost centre forward, David Sheppard, to injury in the first half. He’s been the engine-room of their attack all season and his absence was sorely felt in that second half when they got hit for two rapid-fire goals and needed some saving scores in response.
Moycarkey still looked to be in pole position at half time when leading by four, 1-8 to
0-7. Kieran Clohessy hit the goal. But it was a pair of Brian Barrett goals for Holycross that turned the tide in the third quarter. The first was a real peach of a score as a deft little flick from Liam Dwan put Barrett through for the finish. The second, however, was a stroke of luck as a Barrett shot from outfield took a vicious bounce off the bone-hard surface and hit the roof of the net.
Even with those scores it all came down to the tightest of finishes. Michael Doyle did a fine marking job on Kieran Morris, Moycarkey’s main score-source all year. With Morris subdued and David Sheppard out injured Moycarkey’s attack was noticeably blunted. And when your luck is out it’s really out: at one stage they hit the post in the final quarter and had the rebound saved. With a few breaks going their way and playing a spirited game throughout Holycross just about got over the line, though few will fancy their chances now against Sarsfields in the semi.
Up North the scene was also clarified over the weekend. Toomevara trailed by three to Moneygall at half time but then appeared to up the ante considerably in the second period. John O’Brien had a goal and with Kenny Dunne finding the range impressively they eventually won by seven. Joey McLoughney, former All Ireland winning minor captain, was sent off for the ‘greyhounds’.
In the second quarter-final Burgess, qualifiers through that strange system referred to last week, managed to go a step further when putting out Kilruane. Aided by a fortuitous first-half goal Burgess led by four at the break and eventually went six-up on resuming. Kilruane hit back with a Diarmuid Cahill goal and might have had another when Mark O’Leary was denied by a fine save from Niall McGrath. A Brian O’Meara goal eventually brought Kilruane to within a point of the leaders but Burgess held their nerve and two late frees saw them safely through.
Underage success has still to reap senior reward for Kilruane who now enter the Seamus O’Riain Cup, a competition that is becoming something of a minefield with the likes of Loughmore and Nenagh also in the mix. The North semi-final pairings now involve Toomevara against Kildangan and Borrisoleigh facing Burgess.
In the West there’s still an outstanding issue, one that should be resolved next weekend when Cappawhite play the combo’ for the right to join Clonoulty, Eire Og and Kickhams in the semis. The pairings too have to be resolved with the top team playing the fourth and the second against the third.
Strangely the South appears to be having an open draw to decide the semi-final pairings. The two Carrick sides are through as are Mullinahone and Killenaule but it appears that the four will now be drawn to decide semi-final line-ups. It seems strange that you go through an entire round of fixtures to eliminate just two teams and then effectively ignore all previous results when you put the four into the hat for semi-final placings. It’s not how the system works in other divisions and surely methods should be standardised throughout the county.
Anyway with club activity due to take a break next weekend I assume the divisional semi-finals will have to await the county’s progress in the qualifiers. The wrong result against Wexford and we’ll have the entire summer to play our club championship – hopefully not.
All of which leads on nicely to the inter-county scene and events at the weekend where, surely, Kilkenny’s position was enhanced. When you combine their drubbing of Dublin with Galway’s difficulties against Offaly then it tends to solidify Kilkenny’s status as unbackable favourites to win that five-in-a-row. Cork too looked mediocre against Limerick and given our stumble in the opening round it seems that all the main contenders have problems while the ‘cats’ do what they’ve been doing irrestibly for the past four years.
As ever Brian Cody will talk up the opposition – one of these days he might actually say something meaningful in an after-match interview. The truth is that Kilkenny were in a different league to Dublin. But for some ring-rustiness they’d have been home and hosed at half time. What other team can introduce substitutes of the calibre of Eoin Larkin and Aidan Fogarty and Derek Lyng? They won by nineteen at the end – it could have been double that figure.
Like most hurling pundits I share the desire that Dublin become championship contenders, yet the reality is that they are not in the hunt. Dublin is the media capital of the country and one of the problems that the GAA in that county faces if that even a whiff of progress is inflated into wild expectations. Their footballers have long been victims of such hysteria. The problem with great expectations is that if you write up a side and it fails to match the hype then the disappointment is correspondingly large.
As for Kilkenny they remain firmly on course for that high-five at a time when their main challengers are all struggling.
Which brings me to Galway and their escape against Offaly. I admire John McIntyre’s forthright assessment afterwards when he admitted that his side got out of jail. Other managers would waffle and bluster their way through meaningless platitudes but McIntyre called it as it was. Galway were lucky against a rejuvenated Offaly side, one that recalled memories of the county’s finer years, which we had assumed were over.
Shane Dooley’s last-gasp leveller was poetic justice for a team that had defied the odds to take the game to Galway at a time when the previews of a Kilkenny\Galway Leinster final were already being written. Offaly’s three goals revealed a brittleness in Galway’s defence, a most unlikely vulnerability where even the stalwart Ollie Canning was left flailing at shadows. A man down and getting no breaks Offaly somehow refused to be cowed and in the end got their just desserts.
The replay goes on at Portlaoise this Saturday. The team that hurts most from the draw often wins the replay and from that perspective I expect Galway to emerge. They’ll hardly leak such goals again and without that haemorrhage you’d expect that they’ll have enough to cope with Offaly. Still it has dented the perception that the league champions might be the ones to rattle Kilkenny’s cage. On this form they won’t, so we await evidence of something stronger from the Tribesmen.
Cork’s stock won’t have risen either after a limp enough display against Limerick’s novelty side. However, in their case there was the excuse that they were playing a team without championship hope and were never likely to be tested. Forget the end margin of thirteen points. This was a Cork side going through the motions against a Limerick fifteen that was game and gallant but never likely to trouble the hurling universe. Stronger counties than Limerick couldn’t put out a second fifteen and expect to be competitive, so anyone who takes comfort from the fact that the end margin was only thirteen points is being deluded. Enough on that sad saga.
Meanwhile Tipperary continue preparations for the visit by Wexford on Saturday week. Ryan O’Dwyer and Pa Bourke have been reintroduced to the side, though on a trial basis rather than being co-opted onto the panel. Their call-in at this stage indicates that the management is still trawling for potential panellists. Otherwise the mood in the camp is said to be improving. Team selection for the Wexford game should reflect the fall out from the Cork defeat. Matter for next week.
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SH challenge: Tipp get back to winning ways
June 25th, 2010
23 June 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
From www.hoganstand.com
Tipperary warmed up for Saturday week's All-Ireland qualifier against Wexford with a five-point victory over Munster finalists Waterford in a senior hurling challenge at Semple Stadium last night.
Tipperary 2-25
Waterford 1-23
Substitutes Noel McGrath and Patrick Maher bagged second half goals to give Liam Sheedy's a morale-boosting win following last month's disastrous Munster SHC exit at the hands of Cork. All six of the home side's starting forwards got on the scoresheet in the first half as Tipp took a 0-15 to 0-13 lead into the break. Free-taker Eoin Kelly accounted for most of Waterford's first half tally, while Seamus Prendergast and Richie Foley scored 0-2 each.
Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald introduced the McGrath and Shanahan brothers in the second half, but despite Eoin McGrath finding the net, Tipp's goals prove decisive.
Scorers - Tipperary: E Kelly 0-6 (4f), N McGrath 1-1 (0-1f), S McGrath & D Young 0-3 each, Patrick Maher 1-0, G Ryan, B Maher & P Bourke 0-2 each, Padraic Maher, J O'Brien, T Hammersley, L Corbett, D Egan & S Hennessy 0-1 each. Waterford: E Kelly 0-7 (5f), E McGrath 1-2, S O'Sullivan 0-3 (1f, 1 65), M Shanahan 0-3 (1f), R Foley, S Prendergast & J Mullane 0-2 each, S Walsh & D Shanahan 0-1 each.
Tipperary: B Cummins; P Stapleton, D Fanning, M Cahill; D Young, S Maher, C O'Brien; B Maher, S McGrath; G Ryan, Padraic Maher, J O'Brien; T Hammersley, E Kelly, L Corbett.
Subs: S Hennessy for Ryan (h/t), N McGrath for Hammersley (h/t), D Gleeson for Cummins (h/t), Patrick Maher for J O'Brien (49), D Egan for Kelly (60), M Heffernan for Corbett (64), P Bourke for Young (66).
Waterford: C Hennessy; J Maher, M O'Brien, N Connors; S Fives, M Walsh, D Prendergast; S O'Sullivan, R Foley; K Moran, S Prendergast, E Kelly; J Mullane, S Walsh, S Molumphy.
Subs: E Murphy for Maher (h/t), E McGrath for Foley (h/t), K McGrath for S Prendergast (h/t), D Shanahan for Moran (h/t), M Shanahan for Kelly (h/t), S Casey for Mullane (61).
Referee: John Sexton (Cork).
COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
June 24th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The semi-finalists for the senior hurling championship are finalised in 3 divisions while the final place in the West semi-finals is still to be decided between Cappawhite and the Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacy’s combination team. This means 15 of the 16 teams for the Seamus Ó Riain Cup are now known. They are: North - Kilruane MacDonaghs, Lorrha and Dorrha, Moneygall, Nenagh Éire Óg, Portroe, Roscrea and Templederry Kenyons; Mid - Boherlahan Dualla, J.K.Brackens, Loughmore Castleiney and Moycarkey Borris; West - Golden Kilfeacle, Cashel King Cormacs; South – Ballingarry and Ballybacon Grange. The first round draw will be made on Monday night next June 28th at the Competitions Control Committee meeting. No repeat pairings will be allowed from the Divisional championships. The divisional semi-finalists will go straight to the Dan Breen Cup. The championship will run on the following basis from here on:
Stage 1: Divisional semi-finals will be played and the Ó Riain Cup Round 1 will be played.
Stage 2: The Divisional finals and the Ó Riain Cup quarter finals will be played. Again no repeat pairings will be allowed in the quarter-finals.
Stage 3: The first round of the Dan Breen Cup and the Ó Riain Cup semi-finals (no repeat pairings if possible) will be played. There will be 12 teams in the Dan Breen Cup 1st round comprising the 8 defeated Divisional semi-finalists and the 4 Divisional finals runners-up. There will be an open draw with no repeat pairings from the divisional championships.
Stage 4: There will be 8 teams – 6 winners from the Dan Breen 1st round and 2 Ó Riain Cup finalists. Again it will be an open draw with no repeat pairings if possible.
Stage 5: The Dan Breen Cup Quarter Finals – 4 Divisional Champions and 4 winners from Dan Breen Cup 2nd round. The Divisional Champions will be kept apart and there will be no repeat pairings if possible.
Stage 6: The Dan Breen Cup Semi-Finals
Stage 7: Dan Breen Cup Final and Ó Riain Cup Final.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The semi-finalists for the senior hurling championship are finalised in 3 divisions while the final place in the West semi-finals is still to be decided between Cappawhite and the Galtee Rovers / Sean Treacy’s combination team. This means 15 of the 16 teams for the Seamus Ó Riain Cup are now known. They are: North - Kilruane MacDonaghs, Lorrha and Dorrha, Moneygall, Nenagh Éire Óg, Portroe, Roscrea and Templederry Kenyons; Mid - Boherlahan Dualla, J.K.Brackens, Loughmore Castleiney and Moycarkey Borris; West - Golden Kilfeacle, Cashel King Cormacs; South – Ballingarry and Ballybacon Grange. The first round draw will be made on Monday night next June 28th at the Competitions Control Committee meeting. No repeat pairings will be allowed from the Divisional championships. The divisional semi-finalists will go straight to the Dan Breen Cup. The championship will run on the following basis from here on:
Stage 1: Divisional semi-finals will be played and the Ó Riain Cup Round 1 will be played.
Stage 2: The Divisional finals and the Ó Riain Cup quarter finals will be played. Again no repeat pairings will be allowed in the quarter-finals.
Stage 3: The first round of the Dan Breen Cup and the Ó Riain Cup semi-finals (no repeat pairings if possible) will be played. There will be 12 teams in the Dan Breen Cup 1st round comprising the 8 defeated Divisional semi-finalists and the 4 Divisional finals runners-up. There will be an open draw with no repeat pairings from the divisional championships.
Stage 4: There will be 8 teams – 6 winners from the Dan Breen 1st round and 2 Ó Riain Cup finalists. Again it will be an open draw with no repeat pairings if possible.
Stage 5: The Dan Breen Cup Quarter Finals – 4 Divisional Champions and 4 winners from Dan Breen Cup 2nd round. The Divisional Champions will be kept apart and there will be no repeat pairings if possible.
Stage 6: The Dan Breen Cup Semi-Finals
Stage 7: Dan Breen Cup Final and Ó Riain Cup Final.
TIPPERARY HURLING TEAM IN NEW YORK
June 24th, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
In the New York Senior Hurling championship Tipperary drew with Offaly last Sunday on a scoreline of 2-17 to 4-11. The Tipperary team included former county senior hurling panellists John Devane (Clonoulty Rossmore) and Diarmaid Fitzgerald (Roscrea) who both played prominent roles in the game with Devane scoring 4 points. Damien Murray, the former Offaly player, took the scoring honours on the day with a total of 2-10 for the faithful county.
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
In the New York Senior Hurling championship Tipperary drew with Offaly last Sunday on a scoreline of 2-17 to 4-11. The Tipperary team included former county senior hurling panellists John Devane (Clonoulty Rossmore) and Diarmaid Fitzgerald (Roscrea) who both played prominent roles in the game with Devane scoring 4 points. Damien Murray, the former Offaly player, took the scoring honours on the day with a total of 2-10 for the faithful county.
COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 TO 2015
June 24th, 2010
As part of the GAA’s development plans, all counties are preparing strategic plans to cover the period 2010 to 2015. The purpose of the plan is to identify priority areas for action in the county over the next 5 years and how to address those priority areas. The plan will focus on 6 main areas: 1) Games Development & Urbanisation; 2) Games Scheduling; 3) Planning and Infrastructure; 4) Funding Opportunities and Financial Excellence 5) Communications and Officer Support; and 6) Club Culture, Community, Inclusion, Integration and Volunteers. Work groups have been appointed to prepare discussion papers on all these areas and submissions have also been sought from clubs in the county. We also welcome suggestions from our many supporters. You should send any ideas or queries you have to Tim Floyd, County Secretary by email at secretary.tipperary@gaa.ie or by post at Lár na Páirce, Slievenamon Road, Thurles. In preparing a Strategic Plan it is important to recognise all the good work that is being done at club and county level in Tipperary and to seek to build on that. It is also important to remember though that we must seek to improve standards at all levels and to ask if our level of success is what it should or could be for a county of our size and tradition. We must seek to break new ground every year as was done this year with our Under 21 footballers winning their first ever Munster championship. On the hurling front, here are a few stark statistics on our record since 1970 – 4 All Ireland Senior Hurling championships (last in 2001), 6 All Ireland U-21 Hurling championships (last in 1995); 6 All Ireland Minor hurling championships (last in 2007); and 3 All Ireland club hurling championships (last in 1987).
As part of the GAA’s development plans, all counties are preparing strategic plans to cover the period 2010 to 2015. The purpose of the plan is to identify priority areas for action in the county over the next 5 years and how to address those priority areas. The plan will focus on 6 main areas: 1) Games Development & Urbanisation; 2) Games Scheduling; 3) Planning and Infrastructure; 4) Funding Opportunities and Financial Excellence 5) Communications and Officer Support; and 6) Club Culture, Community, Inclusion, Integration and Volunteers. Work groups have been appointed to prepare discussion papers on all these areas and submissions have also been sought from clubs in the county. We also welcome suggestions from our many supporters. You should send any ideas or queries you have to Tim Floyd, County Secretary by email at secretary.tipperary@gaa.ie or by post at Lár na Páirce, Slievenamon Road, Thurles. In preparing a Strategic Plan it is important to recognise all the good work that is being done at club and county level in Tipperary and to seek to build on that. It is also important to remember though that we must seek to improve standards at all levels and to ask if our level of success is what it should or could be for a county of our size and tradition. We must seek to break new ground every year as was done this year with our Under 21 footballers winning their first ever Munster championship. On the hurling front, here are a few stark statistics on our record since 1970 – 4 All Ireland Senior Hurling championships (last in 2001), 6 All Ireland U-21 Hurling championships (last in 1995); 6 All Ireland Minor hurling championships (last in 2007); and 3 All Ireland club hurling championships (last in 1987).
TIPPERARY REFEREES
June 24th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Well done to Johnny Ryan of Boherlahan Dualla who refereed the drawn Leinster Senior Hurling championship semi-final between Galway and Offaly at Croke Park last Sunday. Congratulations also to Johnny on his well deserved appointment to referee the Munster Senior Hurling final between Cork and Waterford at Semple Stadium on Sunday, July 11th. Good luck to Tommy Ryan of Kildangan who will referee the Munster Minor Hurling championship semi-final between Cork and Waterford on Saturday next, June 26th at 7.30pm in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Well done to Johnny Ryan of Boherlahan Dualla who refereed the drawn Leinster Senior Hurling championship semi-final between Galway and Offaly at Croke Park last Sunday. Congratulations also to Johnny on his well deserved appointment to referee the Munster Senior Hurling final between Cork and Waterford at Semple Stadium on Sunday, July 11th. Good luck to Tommy Ryan of Kildangan who will referee the Munster Minor Hurling championship semi-final between Cork and Waterford on Saturday next, June 26th at 7.30pm in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
June 17th, 2010
Sheedy drafts in duo
From www.hoganstand.com
Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy has added attackers Pa Bourke and Ryan O'Dwyer to his squad ahead of the All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Wexford on July 3.
Former underage star Bourke was one of six players dropped by the under pressure manager in April, but he has been restored to the squad on the back of some impressive showings for county champions Thurles Sarsfields of late.
Dual star O'Dwyer was involved with the squad last year, but didn't feature in any of their championship games. The Cashel clubman will continue to make his services available to the Tipp footballers, who are preparing for an All-Ireland qualifier against either Meath or Laois on the weekend after next.
Sheedy drafts in duo
From www.hoganstand.com
Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy has added attackers Pa Bourke and Ryan O'Dwyer to his squad ahead of the All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Wexford on July 3.
Former underage star Bourke was one of six players dropped by the under pressure manager in April, but he has been restored to the squad on the back of some impressive showings for county champions Thurles Sarsfields of late.
Dual star O'Dwyer was involved with the squad last year, but didn't feature in any of their championship games. The Cashel clubman will continue to make his services available to the Tipp footballers, who are preparing for an All-Ireland qualifier against either Meath or Laois on the weekend after next.
ALL IRELAND SHC and SFC QUALIFIERS
June 17th, 2010
ALL IRELAND SHC QUALIFIERS
Tipperary will play Wexford at Semple Stadium at 3.30pm on Saturday, July 3rd in Phase 1 of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifier games. The game will be shown live on RTE. The winner of the Carlow v Laois preliminary round game will play Antrim in the second Phase 1 game which is also on Saturday July 3rd. The two winners from July 3rd will go straight to the Phase 3 games which are scheduled to be played on Saturday July 17th. They will be joined in Phase 3 by the two winners from the Phase 2 games scheduled to be played on Saturday July 10th. The teams in Phase 2 will be the losing provincial semi-finalists. These are Clare, and the losers of Kilkenny v Dublin, Galway v Offaly and Cork v Limerick. The winners of Phase 3 will qualify for the All Ireland SHC quarter finals where they will be joined by the losers of the Munster and Leinster SHC finals. Incidentally this is the first year since 1994 that Tipperary did not play a senior hurling championship game in June. Over the past 40 years they didn’t play in June six times….1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982 and 1994. Only in 1982 and 1994 were they finished following the 1st Round game in May. They played in July on the other 4 occasions and of course also in September in 1971 when they won the All Ireland final.
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND QUALIFIERS
Tipperary have been drawn at home to play Laois or Meath in the first round of the GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship qualifiers. Laois and Meath drew after extra time in the Leinster Football championship last weekend and the losers of the replay will play Tipperary. If against Meath, the game will be played at Semple Stadium on Saturday June 26th at 7pm. If against Laois, it will be played as Semple Stadium at 3.30pm on Sunday June 27th. This would be to avoid a clash with the hurling qualifier between Laois and Carlow in Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow on Saturday 26th at 7pm. Laois and Meath were both in Division 2 of the Allianz GAA Football League this year along with Tipperary. Laois defeated Tipperary by 1-13 to 1-11 in O’Moore Park Portlaoise in the first round on Saturday February 6th. Tipp defeated Meath by 1-9 to 0-10 at Semple Stadium on Sunday, March 14th. Whichever team Tipp face, they will be presented with a tough challenge but certainly one that can be surmounted. In last year’s qualifier series, Tipperary defeated Louth by 2-10 to 1-12 in Round 1 but were defeated by Sligo by 1-13 to 1-12 in Round 2 in a tightly contested game at Semple Stadium.
ALL IRELAND SHC QUALIFIERS
Tipperary will play Wexford at Semple Stadium at 3.30pm on Saturday, July 3rd in Phase 1 of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifier games. The game will be shown live on RTE. The winner of the Carlow v Laois preliminary round game will play Antrim in the second Phase 1 game which is also on Saturday July 3rd. The two winners from July 3rd will go straight to the Phase 3 games which are scheduled to be played on Saturday July 17th. They will be joined in Phase 3 by the two winners from the Phase 2 games scheduled to be played on Saturday July 10th. The teams in Phase 2 will be the losing provincial semi-finalists. These are Clare, and the losers of Kilkenny v Dublin, Galway v Offaly and Cork v Limerick. The winners of Phase 3 will qualify for the All Ireland SHC quarter finals where they will be joined by the losers of the Munster and Leinster SHC finals. Incidentally this is the first year since 1994 that Tipperary did not play a senior hurling championship game in June. Over the past 40 years they didn’t play in June six times….1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982 and 1994. Only in 1982 and 1994 were they finished following the 1st Round game in May. They played in July on the other 4 occasions and of course also in September in 1971 when they won the All Ireland final.
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND QUALIFIERS
Tipperary have been drawn at home to play Laois or Meath in the first round of the GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship qualifiers. Laois and Meath drew after extra time in the Leinster Football championship last weekend and the losers of the replay will play Tipperary. If against Meath, the game will be played at Semple Stadium on Saturday June 26th at 7pm. If against Laois, it will be played as Semple Stadium at 3.30pm on Sunday June 27th. This would be to avoid a clash with the hurling qualifier between Laois and Carlow in Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow on Saturday 26th at 7pm. Laois and Meath were both in Division 2 of the Allianz GAA Football League this year along with Tipperary. Laois defeated Tipperary by 1-13 to 1-11 in O’Moore Park Portlaoise in the first round on Saturday February 6th. Tipp defeated Meath by 1-9 to 0-10 at Semple Stadium on Sunday, March 14th. Whichever team Tipp face, they will be presented with a tough challenge but certainly one that can be surmounted. In last year’s qualifier series, Tipperary defeated Louth by 2-10 to 1-12 in Round 1 but were defeated by Sligo by 1-13 to 1-12 in Round 2 in a tightly contested game at Semple Stadium.
Young Stars Light Up Epic Tipperary Cumann Na mBunscol Finals
June 17th, 2010
The annual Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Hurling and Camogie Finals took place in Semple Stadium Thurles, over two days on Thursday, 10th June and Friday, 11th June. Played in perfect conditions, these finals exhibited all that is good in our native games. The matches provided great entertainment for the large attendance on both days. The young stars of tomorrow illuminated a sun-drenched Semple Stadium with their vast array of skills and talent. The levels of skill that were on display were of a very high standard. The Under 13 F Hurling Final between Clonoulty and Drom will live long in the memory. Extra time could not even separate these two gallant teams and it was agreed that they would share the title. Powerstown achieved their first hurling victory in their illustrious history. St. Mary’s Nenagh achieved a camogie double which more than makes up for the disappointment of falling at the final hurdle last year. Cashel were another notable team making a return to the top table after a long absence. Thanks are due to Semple custodian Philly Butler for the warm welcome he showed to all the schools and to Jimmy Purcell, Jim Max and Andy O’ Gorman for ensuring that everything ran smoothly. A special thanks is due to our referees Michael Jordan and Christy McLoughlin plus our very capable umpires Oisín Jordan, Shane Hennessey and Andrew Coffey. Special praise is also due to Cumann na mBunscol Secretary Aodán Wrenn and Chairman Paddy Kelly for organising such a successful two days. DVDs of the 2010 Hurling Finals are available from Michael Trehy Video Productions and all orders will be taken on 086 2755805. Teachers of the different schools can place their orders with Michael. Prices: Single Match: €20. Double Match Box Set: €25. All match reports and photos of the Finals are on the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol website http://cnmb.tipperary.gaa.ie . For further information on all matters relating to Cumann na mBunscol please email pro.cnmb.tipperary@gaa.ie . Chairman, Paddy Kelly would like to extend his thanks to Tipperary’s County Board and of course to all those at Semple Stadium who contributed to making the Finals so successful. (Detailed Finals Match Reports to follow next week).
The annual Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Hurling and Camogie Finals took place in Semple Stadium Thurles, over two days on Thursday, 10th June and Friday, 11th June. Played in perfect conditions, these finals exhibited all that is good in our native games. The matches provided great entertainment for the large attendance on both days. The young stars of tomorrow illuminated a sun-drenched Semple Stadium with their vast array of skills and talent. The levels of skill that were on display were of a very high standard. The Under 13 F Hurling Final between Clonoulty and Drom will live long in the memory. Extra time could not even separate these two gallant teams and it was agreed that they would share the title. Powerstown achieved their first hurling victory in their illustrious history. St. Mary’s Nenagh achieved a camogie double which more than makes up for the disappointment of falling at the final hurdle last year. Cashel were another notable team making a return to the top table after a long absence. Thanks are due to Semple custodian Philly Butler for the warm welcome he showed to all the schools and to Jimmy Purcell, Jim Max and Andy O’ Gorman for ensuring that everything ran smoothly. A special thanks is due to our referees Michael Jordan and Christy McLoughlin plus our very capable umpires Oisín Jordan, Shane Hennessey and Andrew Coffey. Special praise is also due to Cumann na mBunscol Secretary Aodán Wrenn and Chairman Paddy Kelly for organising such a successful two days. DVDs of the 2010 Hurling Finals are available from Michael Trehy Video Productions and all orders will be taken on 086 2755805. Teachers of the different schools can place their orders with Michael. Prices: Single Match: €20. Double Match Box Set: €25. All match reports and photos of the Finals are on the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol website http://cnmb.tipperary.gaa.ie . For further information on all matters relating to Cumann na mBunscol please email pro.cnmb.tipperary@gaa.ie . Chairman, Paddy Kelly would like to extend his thanks to Tipperary’s County Board and of course to all those at Semple Stadium who contributed to making the Finals so successful. (Detailed Finals Match Reports to follow next week).
CROKE PARK GAA MUSEUM NEWS
June 11th, 2010
The GAA Museum recently unveiled an exciting refurbishment which includes a magnificent new trophy display area for the Sam Maguire and Liam MacCarthy All-Ireland trophies, updated match footage, a new temporary exhibition area, a new museum café, a new Club Wall and a new activity room. Also, the museum's popular games area received a significant upgrade using the latest technology for visitors to test their hurling and football skills. A new exhibition, The Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820 to Present, has been lauched at the museum. In association with the Irish Arts Center in New York, this exhibition tells the story of Irish emigration and assimilation to eventual success and world wide acclaim through the sport of boxing. It features an array of robes, gloves, boxing bags, prints, photographs, paintings and film footage of Celtic prizefighters from 1820 to the present day. It ends on August 31st. There is a GAA Club Special Offer of €5 to take the GAA Museum and Croke Park Stadium Tour! GAA clubs will follow in the footsteps of GAA Legends on All-Ireland Final Day as they explore the dressing rooms, players lounge, pitch side & media centre of the fourth largest stadium in Western Europe. Instil further the pride and passion of the game in your players as they discover the unique history and heritage of Gaelic Games and the GAA. Why not organise your club prize giving ceremony at the Presentation Stand in Hogan Stand of Croke Park during your visit!
The GAA Museum recently unveiled an exciting refurbishment which includes a magnificent new trophy display area for the Sam Maguire and Liam MacCarthy All-Ireland trophies, updated match footage, a new temporary exhibition area, a new museum café, a new Club Wall and a new activity room. Also, the museum's popular games area received a significant upgrade using the latest technology for visitors to test their hurling and football skills. A new exhibition, The Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820 to Present, has been lauched at the museum. In association with the Irish Arts Center in New York, this exhibition tells the story of Irish emigration and assimilation to eventual success and world wide acclaim through the sport of boxing. It features an array of robes, gloves, boxing bags, prints, photographs, paintings and film footage of Celtic prizefighters from 1820 to the present day. It ends on August 31st. There is a GAA Club Special Offer of €5 to take the GAA Museum and Croke Park Stadium Tour! GAA clubs will follow in the footsteps of GAA Legends on All-Ireland Final Day as they explore the dressing rooms, players lounge, pitch side & media centre of the fourth largest stadium in Western Europe. Instil further the pride and passion of the game in your players as they discover the unique history and heritage of Gaelic Games and the GAA. Why not organise your club prize giving ceremony at the Presentation Stand in Hogan Stand of Croke Park during your visit!
VHI GAA CÚL CAMPS
June 11th, 2010
An all time high figure of more than 1,000 VHI Cúl Camps will be staged across the country in the coming weeks as juvenile footballers and hurlers mark the end of the school year by working on their skills in a fun, friendly and sporting environment. An extensive list of top ambassadors will visit the camps passing on tips and skills and 300 lucky children will also get the chance to take part in a VHÍ Cúl Day out which will bring them to Croke Park for an action packed activity day and a run out on the Croke Park pitch. Full details about camps in your area can be accessed through the Cúl Camps website from the home page of www.gaa.ie .
An all time high figure of more than 1,000 VHI Cúl Camps will be staged across the country in the coming weeks as juvenile footballers and hurlers mark the end of the school year by working on their skills in a fun, friendly and sporting environment. An extensive list of top ambassadors will visit the camps passing on tips and skills and 300 lucky children will also get the chance to take part in a VHÍ Cúl Day out which will bring them to Croke Park for an action packed activity day and a run out on the Croke Park pitch. Full details about camps in your area can be accessed through the Cúl Camps website from the home page of www.gaa.ie .
ALL IRELAND SHC QUALIFIERS
June 11th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Tipperary will play Wexford at Semple Stadium on Saturday, July 3rd in Phase 1 of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifier games. Carlow and Laois play a preliminary round game on Saturday June 26th and the winner of that game will play Antrim in the second Phase 1 game on Saturday July 3rd. The two winners from July 3rd will go straight to the Phase 3 games which will be played on Saturday July 17th. They will be joined in Phase 3 by the two winners from the Phase 2 games played on Saturday July 10th. The teams in Phase 2 will be the losing provincial semi-finalists. These are Clare, and the losers of Kilkenny v Dublin, Galway v Offaly and Cork v Limerick. The winners of Phase 3 will qualify for the All Ireland SHC quarter finals where they will be joined by the losers of the Munster and Leinster SHC finals.
From Tipperary GAA Scene www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Tipperary will play Wexford at Semple Stadium on Saturday, July 3rd in Phase 1 of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifier games. Carlow and Laois play a preliminary round game on Saturday June 26th and the winner of that game will play Antrim in the second Phase 1 game on Saturday July 3rd. The two winners from July 3rd will go straight to the Phase 3 games which will be played on Saturday July 17th. They will be joined in Phase 3 by the two winners from the Phase 2 games played on Saturday July 10th. The teams in Phase 2 will be the losing provincial semi-finalists. These are Clare, and the losers of Kilkenny v Dublin, Galway v Offaly and Cork v Limerick. The winners of Phase 3 will qualify for the All Ireland SHC quarter finals where they will be joined by the losers of the Munster and Leinster SHC finals.
Hurling draw: Tipp to play Wexford
June 7th, 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
The draw for the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers has pitched Tipperary and Wexford together, while the Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher round 2 ties are now also known.
Thurles will host the game between the two heavy weights, who last met in a 2007 All-Ireland quarter-final.
Carlow will face Laois in a repeat of their Leinster championship game of a few weeks ago in the preliminary round with the winners of that game facing Antrim in Phase 1 proper.
The CCCC will confirm venues and times of all the games next Tueday.
Hurling Qualifiers
Preliminary Round
Carlow v Laois
Phase One
Tipperary v Wexford
Antrim v Carlow or Laois
From www.hoganstand.com
The draw for the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers has pitched Tipperary and Wexford together, while the Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher round 2 ties are now also known.
Thurles will host the game between the two heavy weights, who last met in a 2007 All-Ireland quarter-final.
Carlow will face Laois in a repeat of their Leinster championship game of a few weeks ago in the preliminary round with the winners of that game facing Antrim in Phase 1 proper.
The CCCC will confirm venues and times of all the games next Tueday.
Hurling Qualifiers
Preliminary Round
Carlow v Laois
Phase One
Tipperary v Wexford
Antrim v Carlow or Laois
O'Meara hit with four-week ban
June 6th, 2010
Tipperary have been left reeling by the news that Brian O'Meara has been hit with a four-week suspension.
The full forward, who made his Munster SHC debut against Cork last Sunday, was booked for an early second half challenge on opponent Shane O'Neill, but it has since emerged that the yellow card has been upgraded to red.
After being highlighted on 'The Sunday Game', the incident was studied by the CCCC who subsequently asked referee Barry Kelly to review his original call. And the Westmeath official concluded that he should have sent off the Kilruane McDonagh's player for "behaving in a manner dangerous to an opponent".
The 20-year-old will now miss Tipperary's first game in the All-Ireland qualifiers, which will be a preliminary round match on June 26 or a first round tie proper on July 3.
And even though the July 3 tie would fall outside the four-week ban, the player must serve a one-match suspension. Tipperary aren't expected to appeal against the suspension.
Tipperary have been left reeling by the news that Brian O'Meara has been hit with a four-week suspension.
The full forward, who made his Munster SHC debut against Cork last Sunday, was booked for an early second half challenge on opponent Shane O'Neill, but it has since emerged that the yellow card has been upgraded to red.
After being highlighted on 'The Sunday Game', the incident was studied by the CCCC who subsequently asked referee Barry Kelly to review his original call. And the Westmeath official concluded that he should have sent off the Kilruane McDonagh's player for "behaving in a manner dangerous to an opponent".
The 20-year-old will now miss Tipperary's first game in the All-Ireland qualifiers, which will be a preliminary round match on June 26 or a first round tie proper on July 3.
And even though the July 3 tie would fall outside the four-week ban, the player must serve a one-match suspension. Tipperary aren't expected to appeal against the suspension.
Munster Council in venue U-turn
June 5th, 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
Munster Council officials did a dramatic U-turn last night on the proposed venue for next moth's provincial hurling final if Waterford and Cork are involved.
The provincial body has announced that a Waterford-Cork final will take place in Semple Stadium and not Pairc Ui Chaoimh as had been agreed on earlier this week. This decision sparked fierce opposition from Waterford, who are preparing for a Munster semi-final against Clare on Monday.
Last night's decision, which was taken at a meeting of the Munster Council's CCC in Limerick, means that unless Cork and Clare win their respective semi-finals, this year's Munster final will take place in Thurles on Sunday, July 11 as that is the venue chosen for the other three possible pairings.
A statement from the Munster Council read: "The decision was taken to revert to the original venue for Semple Stadium, Thurles should both Waterford and Cork qualify for the final on July 11."
From www.hoganstand.com
Munster Council officials did a dramatic U-turn last night on the proposed venue for next moth's provincial hurling final if Waterford and Cork are involved.
The provincial body has announced that a Waterford-Cork final will take place in Semple Stadium and not Pairc Ui Chaoimh as had been agreed on earlier this week. This decision sparked fierce opposition from Waterford, who are preparing for a Munster semi-final against Clare on Monday.
Last night's decision, which was taken at a meeting of the Munster Council's CCC in Limerick, means that unless Cork and Clare win their respective semi-finals, this year's Munster final will take place in Thurles on Sunday, July 11 as that is the venue chosen for the other three possible pairings.
A statement from the Munster Council read: "The decision was taken to revert to the original venue for Semple Stadium, Thurles should both Waterford and Cork qualify for the final on July 11."
FACEBOOK UPDATE
June 4th, 2010
Tipperary GAA’s venture into the world of social networking through Facebook is doing well. There are now over 2,500 followers registered as “friends” of Tipperary GAA on Facebook. The new Facebook site is www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa .
Tipperary GAA’s venture into the world of social networking through Facebook is doing well. There are now over 2,500 followers registered as “friends” of Tipperary GAA on Facebook. The new Facebook site is www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa .
U-21 MUNSTER HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
June 3rd, 2010
Tipperary’s interest in Munster championships is reduced to the U-21 hurlers now following the exit of the senior and intermediate hurlers last Sunday. The U-21s are scheduled to play Cork on Thursday, July 15th. The game will be played in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. There are 9 under 21 players on the senior hurling panel. The U-21 management team is Ken Hogan (Lorrha – Manager), Tommy Dunne (Toomevara – coach) and selectors TJ Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs) and William Maher (Ballingarry). Most of the current u-21 panel won an All Ireland minor hurling championship in 2007.
Tipperary’s interest in Munster championships is reduced to the U-21 hurlers now following the exit of the senior and intermediate hurlers last Sunday. The U-21s are scheduled to play Cork on Thursday, July 15th. The game will be played in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. There are 9 under 21 players on the senior hurling panel. The U-21 management team is Ken Hogan (Lorrha – Manager), Tommy Dunne (Toomevara – coach) and selectors TJ Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs) and William Maher (Ballingarry). Most of the current u-21 panel won an All Ireland minor hurling championship in 2007.
TIPPERARY V CORK MUNSTER SENIOR & INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
June 3rd, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Losing to Cork in the Munster championship can never be described as a surprise but most people were shocked at the margin of victory Cork enjoyed in their 3-15 to 0-14 win over Tipperary in the Munster championship quarter final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Sunday. However, all is not lost and Tipperary now have the qualifier route to follow in the quest for All Ireland success. Support and encouragement for the team will be important for the team in the weeks ahead and we hope that the loyalty of Tipperary supporters will remain steadfast. Tipperary’s first game in the qualifiers will be on either Saturday June 26th or Sunday July 3rd. Tipperary are in a group with the four first round losers in Leinster – Antrim, Carlow, Wexford and the losers of next Sunday’s game between Laois and Dublin. There will be one preliminary round game between the first 2 drawn – this game will be played on Saturday June 26th. The winners of that game and the other three teams will go into the hat to be drawn for 2 games to be played on Saturday, July 3rd. The winners of those 2 games will go into the draw for the games on Saturday, July 17th. They will be joined by the winners of the two games played between the losing semi-finalists in Leinster and Munster on Saturday July 10th. Draws will determine all pairings with repeat pairings avoided where possible. This will be Tipperary’s first time in the qualifiers since 2007 when they won through for a place in the quarter finals but were defeated by Wexford.
TIPPERARY V CORK MUNSTER INTERMEDIATE HURLING C/SHIP
Hard luck to the Tipperary Intermediate hurlers who were defeated by Cork in their Munster Championship quarter final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Thanks to the players and team management for all their work in recent months preparing for this game.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Losing to Cork in the Munster championship can never be described as a surprise but most people were shocked at the margin of victory Cork enjoyed in their 3-15 to 0-14 win over Tipperary in the Munster championship quarter final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Sunday. However, all is not lost and Tipperary now have the qualifier route to follow in the quest for All Ireland success. Support and encouragement for the team will be important for the team in the weeks ahead and we hope that the loyalty of Tipperary supporters will remain steadfast. Tipperary’s first game in the qualifiers will be on either Saturday June 26th or Sunday July 3rd. Tipperary are in a group with the four first round losers in Leinster – Antrim, Carlow, Wexford and the losers of next Sunday’s game between Laois and Dublin. There will be one preliminary round game between the first 2 drawn – this game will be played on Saturday June 26th. The winners of that game and the other three teams will go into the hat to be drawn for 2 games to be played on Saturday, July 3rd. The winners of those 2 games will go into the draw for the games on Saturday, July 17th. They will be joined by the winners of the two games played between the losing semi-finalists in Leinster and Munster on Saturday July 10th. Draws will determine all pairings with repeat pairings avoided where possible. This will be Tipperary’s first time in the qualifiers since 2007 when they won through for a place in the quarter finals but were defeated by Wexford.
TIPPERARY V CORK MUNSTER INTERMEDIATE HURLING C/SHIP
Hard luck to the Tipperary Intermediate hurlers who were defeated by Cork in their Munster Championship quarter final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Thanks to the players and team management for all their work in recent months preparing for this game.
Rody Bolands Dublin Venue for Tipp Supporters
May 28th, 2010
Two Tipperary Supporters Club members in Dublin enquired about a venue in the Capital where Tipp fans who cannot get to the match could get together to watch the game on Sunday.
In response Kieran O'Meara of Rody Bolands, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 has come up with this offer.
Rody Bolands will be showing Down v Donegal @ 2pm and essentially Cork v Tipp at 4pm, on our Big Screen and throughout the pub on our Large Plazmas.
Wear your County Colours and avail of discounts on your drinks making prices similar to your local back home, be it Newport, Clonoulty, Roscrea, Clonakilty, Bundoran or Newry (eg Guinness €3.90).
We also offer an extensive food menu at reasonable prices from 12 pm to 9pm Sundays and every other day.
I believe this offer could be extended throughout the Season and made available for all Sunday Games.
Regards Kieran O'Meara
agus Tiobraid Árann Abú
Two Tipperary Supporters Club members in Dublin enquired about a venue in the Capital where Tipp fans who cannot get to the match could get together to watch the game on Sunday.
In response Kieran O'Meara of Rody Bolands, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 has come up with this offer.
Rody Bolands will be showing Down v Donegal @ 2pm and essentially Cork v Tipp at 4pm, on our Big Screen and throughout the pub on our Large Plazmas.
Wear your County Colours and avail of discounts on your drinks making prices similar to your local back home, be it Newport, Clonoulty, Roscrea, Clonakilty, Bundoran or Newry (eg Guinness €3.90).
We also offer an extensive food menu at reasonable prices from 12 pm to 9pm Sundays and every other day.
I believe this offer could be extended throughout the Season and made available for all Sunday Games.
Regards Kieran O'Meara
agus Tiobraid Árann Abú
Read comments from Lar Corbett, Brendan Maher and Séamus Callinan
May 28th, 2010
To read comments from Lar Corbett, Brendan Maher and Séamus Callinan and Cork's Ger Cunningham go to http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/
To read comments from Lar Corbett, Brendan Maher and Séamus Callinan and Cork's Ger Cunningham go to http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/
Tipperary SH and IH Teams v Cork
May 27th, 2010
Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields) and Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) will make their senior hurling championship debuts for Tipperary against Cork in Sunday’s Munster Championship quarter final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Otherwise, it is a very experienced side with the other 13 players all among the starting 15 in last year’s All Ireland SH final. The team is:
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
4. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
11. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling team to play Cork on Sunday next is:
1. Bill McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields)
2. Alan Byrnes (Shannon Rovers)
3. George Hannigan (Shannon Rovers)
4. Lee Mackey (Carrick Davins) Captain
5. Evan Hanley (Lattin Cullen)
6. Niall Teehan (Gortnahoe / Glengoole)
7. Ronan Sherlock (Silvermines)
8. Willie O’Dwyer (Carrick Davins)
9. John Coghlan (Moyne / Templetuohy)
10. Martin Dunne (Moyle Rovers)
11. Philip Austin (Borrisokane)
12. Pat Buckley (Emly)
13. Seán Carey (Moyle Rovers)
14. Cathal Dillon (Aherlow)
15. Pat Murnane (Galtee Rovers)
Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields) and Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) will make their senior hurling championship debuts for Tipperary against Cork in Sunday’s Munster Championship quarter final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Otherwise, it is a very experienced side with the other 13 players all among the starting 15 in last year’s All Ireland SH final. The team is:
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
4. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
11. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling team to play Cork on Sunday next is:
1. Bill McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields)
2. Alan Byrnes (Shannon Rovers)
3. George Hannigan (Shannon Rovers)
4. Lee Mackey (Carrick Davins) Captain
5. Evan Hanley (Lattin Cullen)
6. Niall Teehan (Gortnahoe / Glengoole)
7. Ronan Sherlock (Silvermines)
8. Willie O’Dwyer (Carrick Davins)
9. John Coghlan (Moyne / Templetuohy)
10. Martin Dunne (Moyle Rovers)
11. Philip Austin (Borrisokane)
12. Pat Buckley (Emly)
13. Seán Carey (Moyle Rovers)
14. Cathal Dillon (Aherlow)
15. Pat Murnane (Galtee Rovers)
TIPPERARY GAA MERCHANDISE SHOP RENOVATION
May 26th, 2010
The newly renovated Tipperary GAA Merchandise shop was officially opened by Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain, Eoin Kelly on Saturday last. Also present were Tipp senior hurling panellists Larry Corbett, Shane McGrath, Brian O’Meara and Paddy Stapleton. Well done to all involved with the renovations. Thanks in particular to Marian Graham, who worked so hard to get the shop renovated, to the ladies who run the shop with her - Carmel Finn and Mags Meighan, to Tim Floyd for all his work, and to the Molumby Brothers, Thurles who did the renovation work. Michael Molumby sang Sliabh na mBan outside the shop at the official opening. Michael recently produced a CD “Circling the Square” sales of which enable him to raise €20,000 for North Tipp Hospice. Well done Michael on all your good work. Shop Online at http://www.tippgaashop.com
The newly renovated Tipperary GAA Merchandise shop was officially opened by Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain, Eoin Kelly on Saturday last. Also present were Tipp senior hurling panellists Larry Corbett, Shane McGrath, Brian O’Meara and Paddy Stapleton. Well done to all involved with the renovations. Thanks in particular to Marian Graham, who worked so hard to get the shop renovated, to the ladies who run the shop with her - Carmel Finn and Mags Meighan, to Tim Floyd for all his work, and to the Molumby Brothers, Thurles who did the renovation work. Michael Molumby sang Sliabh na mBan outside the shop at the official opening. Michael recently produced a CD “Circling the Square” sales of which enable him to raise €20,000 for North Tipp Hospice. Well done Michael on all your good work. Shop Online at http://www.tippgaashop.com
Westside on Championship v Cork
May 26th, 2010
Long awaited, finally arrives. When the fixtures were made back in the depths of an arctic winter, May 30th seemed an age - and a different climate - away. But, as they say, tide and time waits for no man, so here we are previewing another campaign opener. Tipperary and Cork in Munster championship is always a glamour event with plenty of historical precedent to encourage present participants. Tipperary may be marginal favourites this time but most see it as delicately poised and inevitably down to the form and fortune of the day.
Elsewhere the club scene keeps ticking away with Kickhams being caught by Golden in the West and Boherlahan becoming the first side to drop to the Seamus O’Riain Cup following an eventful game with Moycarkey.
So, here we go, the sun shining, the preliminaries over and it’s off to Cork for what promises to be the mother of all battles. Tipperary chase four-in-a-row over the Rebels, a statistic that surely sends a shiver up Cork spines. Apart from the bragging rights the more tangible prize is a place in the Munster semi against Limerick and with it, surely, a final slot given Shannonside woes. The stakes are high then, the battle lines drawn and the stage set for what promises to be a seismic collision.
For Tipperary the game holds obvious importance given last year’s events. Most pundits still see us as second in the queue to Kilkenny though Sunday could easily alter that perception. For Cork too this is a critical occasion. The league final damaged prior notions of a rebel resurgence; a championship knock now would be even more hurtful to self-esteem. In the circumstances it has all the ingredients for a mighty tussle.
Tipperary’s likely line out is a widely discussed topic wherever hurling folk gather these days, the speculation set to continue until a Thursday night team announcement. Realistically only a few spots are up for grabs, which in a sense is a healthy scenario with most of the team having that settled look. Brendan Cummins faces into another season having cemented his status as our finest goalie since Reddin.
Defensively much of the recent debate has centred on Padraic Maher and his likely role. Even the mentors seemed to waver on the issue posting him to half back in some recent encounters before restoring him to his Allstar role at number three in last week’s friendly with Clare. The latest vibe appears to be that the Sarsfields’ man will start on the edge of the ‘square’ between Paddy Stapleton and Paul Curran. That would leave a likely half line of Fanning, O’Mahony and Michael Cahill with Shane Maher losing out after slipping down the rankings in recent times. If Padraig Maher was sent to the half line then Curran would go full with Cahill in the corner, a position that many see as his best given his man-marking capabilities.
Midfield looks automatic with Shane McGrath set to partner Brendan Maher. The attack is the zone of most debate. Callanan, Corbett, Eoin Kelly and Noel McGrath are automatic starters, though their positioning might depend on other factors. The recent arrival of Brian O’Meara has generated quite a buzz and there appears to be now a strong possibility that he’ll make a championship debut at full forward. If he does it will represent one of the most spectacular promotions for many years. O’Meara’s inclusion would release Corbett for the half line where again his speed onto the breaks is seen as a major asset.
That would leave a final position to be filled at wing where Seamus Hennessy, John O’Brien and Gearoid Ryan are the chief contenders. Effectively it looks like a contest between Hennessy and O’Brien with the latter having a major edge in experience against Hennessy who would be making his first championship start. Either way I suspect both players will see action at some stage on Sunday.
Inevitably the half forward line will attract much attention with Callanan defending the record against critics in a newspaper interview. I suppose the best defence of all would be a sterling performance on Sunday.
On the Cork side there’s some uncertainty also about a starting fifteen. Eoin Cadogan looks set to return at full back to position himself between Shane O’Neill and Kieran Murphy. It’s a strong line. That long-serving half line looks formidable too, though Sean Og has been struggling recently with his form; nonetheless it would be a huge decision to omit him from the starting fifteen.
Midfield is slightly problematic for Cork also where Jerry O’Connor has been labouring. One source suggests that O’Connor will start beside Cathal Naughton. Tom Kenny is reportedly out of the frame, though one is always wary of injury announcements in the lead up to crucial championship games. Lorcan McLoughlin was midfield when we played them in the final league round.
For attack Michael Cussen is again reported to be out injured, though being sceptical by nature I wouldn’t discount his appearance either on Sunday. It’s a Cork attack that has had its difficulties finding a settled formation, despite steady progress through the league. One Cork source I heard suggested that Niall McCarthy will be centre forward with Aisake O’Hailpin and Ben O’Connor on the wings and Paudie O’Sullivan at full between Pat Horgan and Kieran (Fraggy) Murphy. It will be interesting to see how they line up on the day.
Cork’s league campaign was steady and consistent until the final where it all unravelled against Galway. Mind you on their day Galway are capable of doing that to any opposition so maybe we shouldn’t take too much comfort from Cork’s discomfort. It’s tempting to see some of the older Cork warriors as showing signs of the years but again they’re capable of answering the doubters on a given occasion even if the legs aren’t up to a full-length All Ireland campaign.
From a Tipperary perspective the league gave mixed signals. A poor start against Dublin ultimately was our undoing but there were impressive days against Kilkenny and Galway as well as that frustrating near miss against Cork. Overall there was enough to suggest that the momentum of ’09 is still with us.
Undoubtedly the team’s main focus was this championship opener so Sunday is a big day for all concerned. Mind you we’re not without our worries. Apart from uncertainty about Padraic Maher’s role we haven’t yet this year seen the best from players like Conor O’Mahony and Declan Fanning. Sunday would be a useful time to rebound and they tend to be big-day players.
We’ll look for big things too from Shane McGrath at midfield whose form has been a little patchy so far this season. In terms of the younger players improving on last year I expect great things from Brendan Maher who is showing evidence of developing into the player many predicted from his minor days.
In attack we’d like to see that half forward line working full throttle – even if they’re not winning clean possession let’s pressurise the Cork clearances. Once again much will depend on the father figures, Corbett and Kelly, to deliver scores and give the lead for the younger element like Callanan and McGrath.
Overall it’s shaping up to be a titanic struggle between these old foes. On the form of recent years we’re deserving of slight favouritism but I can see Cork really bursting a gut to pull off this one. You can’t ignore our poor record in championship games Leeside either even if that particular hoodoo was lifted two years ago. It’s all set then for what promises to be an early season highlight. Avoiding the qualifiers has to be a top priority. Let’s go for it.
On the local scene the Mid put on a crunch tie on Sunday evening at Holycross where the stakes were high between Boherlahan and Moycarkey. And it developed into quite an eventful game of swings and roundabouts with, crucially, Moycarkey having the final say when it mattered most.
Imagine the scene twenty minutes in with the scoreboard reading 2-6 to 0-2 for Moycarkey. It was a nightmare phase for Boherlahan who were hit by two Kieran Morris goals and looked to be heading for a whitewash. Moycarkey were dominant all over at this stage and even when Ger Flanagan set up Darragh Hickey for a Boherlahan goal just before the break it seemed no more than damage limitation. The gap was still seven at break time.
On resuming Seamie Leahy hit an instant Boherlahan goal and suddenly the runaway was halted. The gap was four points now and back up to five on another Kieran Morris point. But then the contest really exploded into life when Boherlahan hit two rapid-fire goals from Brian Maher and Darragh Hickey. A great solo point from Fionn McCullagh followed and incredibly Boherlahan had gone from ten-down to two-up. What a turnaround! Could they sustain it?
After the dismally on-sided first half this was altogether more entertaining, real heat in the exchanges now. Kieran Morris frees drew them level with a quarter of the game still to play but then the match turned on a few decisions. A harsh free against the Boherlahan defence gave Kieran Morris the lead point once more and then an even more critical decision when Darragh Hickey was sent off on a second yellow card, presumably for something verbal because there didn’t seem to be a hurling offence involved. It was a controversial call by the referee and effectively swung this game Moycarkey’s way. With the Boherlahan attack now minus a key player their scoring dried up while Moycarkey tacked on the winning points in the final ten minutes. Kieran Morris scored
2-12 of their total, 2-4 from play. In fairness he’s doing this in all their games. Brian Moran hit a few crucial scores for the winners also.
This result means that the final game of the group is now for positions only. Drom need to beat Sarsfields to make it a three-way tie in which score difference will decide the order. For Boherlahan the O’Riain Cup beckons.
Long awaited, finally arrives. When the fixtures were made back in the depths of an arctic winter, May 30th seemed an age - and a different climate - away. But, as they say, tide and time waits for no man, so here we are previewing another campaign opener. Tipperary and Cork in Munster championship is always a glamour event with plenty of historical precedent to encourage present participants. Tipperary may be marginal favourites this time but most see it as delicately poised and inevitably down to the form and fortune of the day.
Elsewhere the club scene keeps ticking away with Kickhams being caught by Golden in the West and Boherlahan becoming the first side to drop to the Seamus O’Riain Cup following an eventful game with Moycarkey.
So, here we go, the sun shining, the preliminaries over and it’s off to Cork for what promises to be the mother of all battles. Tipperary chase four-in-a-row over the Rebels, a statistic that surely sends a shiver up Cork spines. Apart from the bragging rights the more tangible prize is a place in the Munster semi against Limerick and with it, surely, a final slot given Shannonside woes. The stakes are high then, the battle lines drawn and the stage set for what promises to be a seismic collision.
For Tipperary the game holds obvious importance given last year’s events. Most pundits still see us as second in the queue to Kilkenny though Sunday could easily alter that perception. For Cork too this is a critical occasion. The league final damaged prior notions of a rebel resurgence; a championship knock now would be even more hurtful to self-esteem. In the circumstances it has all the ingredients for a mighty tussle.
Tipperary’s likely line out is a widely discussed topic wherever hurling folk gather these days, the speculation set to continue until a Thursday night team announcement. Realistically only a few spots are up for grabs, which in a sense is a healthy scenario with most of the team having that settled look. Brendan Cummins faces into another season having cemented his status as our finest goalie since Reddin.
Defensively much of the recent debate has centred on Padraic Maher and his likely role. Even the mentors seemed to waver on the issue posting him to half back in some recent encounters before restoring him to his Allstar role at number three in last week’s friendly with Clare. The latest vibe appears to be that the Sarsfields’ man will start on the edge of the ‘square’ between Paddy Stapleton and Paul Curran. That would leave a likely half line of Fanning, O’Mahony and Michael Cahill with Shane Maher losing out after slipping down the rankings in recent times. If Padraig Maher was sent to the half line then Curran would go full with Cahill in the corner, a position that many see as his best given his man-marking capabilities.
Midfield looks automatic with Shane McGrath set to partner Brendan Maher. The attack is the zone of most debate. Callanan, Corbett, Eoin Kelly and Noel McGrath are automatic starters, though their positioning might depend on other factors. The recent arrival of Brian O’Meara has generated quite a buzz and there appears to be now a strong possibility that he’ll make a championship debut at full forward. If he does it will represent one of the most spectacular promotions for many years. O’Meara’s inclusion would release Corbett for the half line where again his speed onto the breaks is seen as a major asset.
That would leave a final position to be filled at wing where Seamus Hennessy, John O’Brien and Gearoid Ryan are the chief contenders. Effectively it looks like a contest between Hennessy and O’Brien with the latter having a major edge in experience against Hennessy who would be making his first championship start. Either way I suspect both players will see action at some stage on Sunday.
Inevitably the half forward line will attract much attention with Callanan defending the record against critics in a newspaper interview. I suppose the best defence of all would be a sterling performance on Sunday.
On the Cork side there’s some uncertainty also about a starting fifteen. Eoin Cadogan looks set to return at full back to position himself between Shane O’Neill and Kieran Murphy. It’s a strong line. That long-serving half line looks formidable too, though Sean Og has been struggling recently with his form; nonetheless it would be a huge decision to omit him from the starting fifteen.
Midfield is slightly problematic for Cork also where Jerry O’Connor has been labouring. One source suggests that O’Connor will start beside Cathal Naughton. Tom Kenny is reportedly out of the frame, though one is always wary of injury announcements in the lead up to crucial championship games. Lorcan McLoughlin was midfield when we played them in the final league round.
For attack Michael Cussen is again reported to be out injured, though being sceptical by nature I wouldn’t discount his appearance either on Sunday. It’s a Cork attack that has had its difficulties finding a settled formation, despite steady progress through the league. One Cork source I heard suggested that Niall McCarthy will be centre forward with Aisake O’Hailpin and Ben O’Connor on the wings and Paudie O’Sullivan at full between Pat Horgan and Kieran (Fraggy) Murphy. It will be interesting to see how they line up on the day.
Cork’s league campaign was steady and consistent until the final where it all unravelled against Galway. Mind you on their day Galway are capable of doing that to any opposition so maybe we shouldn’t take too much comfort from Cork’s discomfort. It’s tempting to see some of the older Cork warriors as showing signs of the years but again they’re capable of answering the doubters on a given occasion even if the legs aren’t up to a full-length All Ireland campaign.
From a Tipperary perspective the league gave mixed signals. A poor start against Dublin ultimately was our undoing but there were impressive days against Kilkenny and Galway as well as that frustrating near miss against Cork. Overall there was enough to suggest that the momentum of ’09 is still with us.
Undoubtedly the team’s main focus was this championship opener so Sunday is a big day for all concerned. Mind you we’re not without our worries. Apart from uncertainty about Padraic Maher’s role we haven’t yet this year seen the best from players like Conor O’Mahony and Declan Fanning. Sunday would be a useful time to rebound and they tend to be big-day players.
We’ll look for big things too from Shane McGrath at midfield whose form has been a little patchy so far this season. In terms of the younger players improving on last year I expect great things from Brendan Maher who is showing evidence of developing into the player many predicted from his minor days.
In attack we’d like to see that half forward line working full throttle – even if they’re not winning clean possession let’s pressurise the Cork clearances. Once again much will depend on the father figures, Corbett and Kelly, to deliver scores and give the lead for the younger element like Callanan and McGrath.
Overall it’s shaping up to be a titanic struggle between these old foes. On the form of recent years we’re deserving of slight favouritism but I can see Cork really bursting a gut to pull off this one. You can’t ignore our poor record in championship games Leeside either even if that particular hoodoo was lifted two years ago. It’s all set then for what promises to be an early season highlight. Avoiding the qualifiers has to be a top priority. Let’s go for it.
On the local scene the Mid put on a crunch tie on Sunday evening at Holycross where the stakes were high between Boherlahan and Moycarkey. And it developed into quite an eventful game of swings and roundabouts with, crucially, Moycarkey having the final say when it mattered most.
Imagine the scene twenty minutes in with the scoreboard reading 2-6 to 0-2 for Moycarkey. It was a nightmare phase for Boherlahan who were hit by two Kieran Morris goals and looked to be heading for a whitewash. Moycarkey were dominant all over at this stage and even when Ger Flanagan set up Darragh Hickey for a Boherlahan goal just before the break it seemed no more than damage limitation. The gap was still seven at break time.
On resuming Seamie Leahy hit an instant Boherlahan goal and suddenly the runaway was halted. The gap was four points now and back up to five on another Kieran Morris point. But then the contest really exploded into life when Boherlahan hit two rapid-fire goals from Brian Maher and Darragh Hickey. A great solo point from Fionn McCullagh followed and incredibly Boherlahan had gone from ten-down to two-up. What a turnaround! Could they sustain it?
After the dismally on-sided first half this was altogether more entertaining, real heat in the exchanges now. Kieran Morris frees drew them level with a quarter of the game still to play but then the match turned on a few decisions. A harsh free against the Boherlahan defence gave Kieran Morris the lead point once more and then an even more critical decision when Darragh Hickey was sent off on a second yellow card, presumably for something verbal because there didn’t seem to be a hurling offence involved. It was a controversial call by the referee and effectively swung this game Moycarkey’s way. With the Boherlahan attack now minus a key player their scoring dried up while Moycarkey tacked on the winning points in the final ten minutes. Kieran Morris scored
2-12 of their total, 2-4 from play. In fairness he’s doing this in all their games. Brian Moran hit a few crucial scores for the winners also.
This result means that the final game of the group is now for positions only. Drom need to beat Sarsfields to make it a three-way tie in which score difference will decide the order. For Boherlahan the O’Riain Cup beckons.
Munster Senior Hurling Championship - Tipperary vs. Cork - Ticket Details/Referee/TV Coverage
May 26th, 2010
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final on Sunday May 30th at 4:00pm in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Ticket Details
Click www.munstergaa.ie to purchase terrace tickets for Tipperary vs. Cork
CORK V TIPPERARY
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday May 30th. 2010.
TICKET SALES
Tickets for the Cork v Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship game at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday May 30th. will be on sale from the MUNSTER GAA TICKET VAN at the following Centra Stores in Cork
TUESDAY MAY 25th.
11.00am to 12.30pm Lane’s Centra, Newmarket
2.30pm to 4.00pm Coleman’s Centra, Millstreet
6.00pm to 7.30pm Herlihy’s Centra, Main St. Mallow
WEDNESDAY MAY 26th.
11.00am to 12.30pm Ahern’s Centra, Carrigtwohill
2.30pm to 4.00pm Down’s Centra, Ballincollig
5.30pm to 7.00pm White’s Centra, Togher, Cork
Terrace Tickets for the Cork v Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship game at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday Next May 30th. will be on sale from the MUNSTER GAA TICKET VAN at the following Centra Stores in Tipperary
THURSDAY MAY 27th.
10.30am to 12.00noon Ryan’s Centra, Newport
2.00pm to 4.00pm O’Connor’s Centra, Templemore
6.00pm to 7.30pm Sheedy’s Centra, Nenagh
Fixture Details
MUNSTER GAA HURLING SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL
CORK V TIPPERARY
@ Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork at 4.00pm
Reiteoir – Barry Kelly (Iar Mhí)
Match Coverage
This match will be shown live on RTE TV.
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final on Sunday May 30th at 4:00pm in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Ticket Details
Click www.munstergaa.ie to purchase terrace tickets for Tipperary vs. Cork
CORK V TIPPERARY
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday May 30th. 2010.
TICKET SALES
Tickets for the Cork v Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship game at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday May 30th. will be on sale from the MUNSTER GAA TICKET VAN at the following Centra Stores in Cork
TUESDAY MAY 25th.
11.00am to 12.30pm Lane’s Centra, Newmarket
2.30pm to 4.00pm Coleman’s Centra, Millstreet
6.00pm to 7.30pm Herlihy’s Centra, Main St. Mallow
WEDNESDAY MAY 26th.
11.00am to 12.30pm Ahern’s Centra, Carrigtwohill
2.30pm to 4.00pm Down’s Centra, Ballincollig
5.30pm to 7.00pm White’s Centra, Togher, Cork
Terrace Tickets for the Cork v Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship game at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday Next May 30th. will be on sale from the MUNSTER GAA TICKET VAN at the following Centra Stores in Tipperary
THURSDAY MAY 27th.
10.30am to 12.00noon Ryan’s Centra, Newport
2.00pm to 4.00pm O’Connor’s Centra, Templemore
6.00pm to 7.30pm Sheedy’s Centra, Nenagh
Fixture Details
MUNSTER GAA HURLING SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL
CORK V TIPPERARY
@ Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork at 4.00pm
Reiteoir – Barry Kelly (Iar Mhí)
Match Coverage
This match will be shown live on RTE TV.
Brief Video Interview with Séamus Callinan
May 24th, 2010
To view a recent video interview with Séamus Callinan go to:
http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/video-room/video/1/30429/
To view a recent video interview with Séamus Callinan go to:
http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/video-room/video/1/30429/
Cadogan and Cussen on track to face Tipp
May 24th, 2010
From www.gaa.ie
Eoin Cadogan and Michael Cussen remain on course to play for Cork in next Sunday’s Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh after coming through a trial game unscathed over the weekend.
However, the likelihood of midfielder Tom Kenny featuring looks remote as the Grenagh man failed to take any part in an A v B game in Clonakilty.
Kenny damaged a hamstring while on duty with his Club in the PIFC the weekend before last and a major question mark remains over his availability for the highly-anticipated clash.
However, the news surrounding Cussen – who was resigned to missing the game a fortnight ago – is much more positive. The giant Sarsfields man has made a speedy recovery from a broken bone in his hand and featured prominently in the inter-squad game, as the Rebels spent the weekend in Roscarberry in preparation for their Munster Championship opener.
Speaking at last week’s press night, Cork boss Denis Walsh expressed his surprise at Cussen’s dramatic recovery.
“I can't understand it. The medical people were telling me that he was out because of x-rays, this and that, but it’s one of those things that seems to have healed,” he said.
Cadogan, the Rebels’ first choice full-back, is another ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from injury. The Douglas man sustained a foot injury in a league game last month and was expected to be out of action for up to eight weeks.
However, he was back in action in a challenge game against the Cork Intermediate team last Monday and again featured over the weekend.
Meanwhile, the Cork footballers also have injury concerns over the fitness of forward Ciarán Sheehan, who missed challenge games against Kildare and Leitrim over the weekend with a shoulder injury.
From www.gaa.ie
Eoin Cadogan and Michael Cussen remain on course to play for Cork in next Sunday’s Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh after coming through a trial game unscathed over the weekend.
However, the likelihood of midfielder Tom Kenny featuring looks remote as the Grenagh man failed to take any part in an A v B game in Clonakilty.
Kenny damaged a hamstring while on duty with his Club in the PIFC the weekend before last and a major question mark remains over his availability for the highly-anticipated clash.
However, the news surrounding Cussen – who was resigned to missing the game a fortnight ago – is much more positive. The giant Sarsfields man has made a speedy recovery from a broken bone in his hand and featured prominently in the inter-squad game, as the Rebels spent the weekend in Roscarberry in preparation for their Munster Championship opener.
Speaking at last week’s press night, Cork boss Denis Walsh expressed his surprise at Cussen’s dramatic recovery.
“I can't understand it. The medical people were telling me that he was out because of x-rays, this and that, but it’s one of those things that seems to have healed,” he said.
Cadogan, the Rebels’ first choice full-back, is another ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from injury. The Douglas man sustained a foot injury in a league game last month and was expected to be out of action for up to eight weeks.
However, he was back in action in a challenge game against the Cork Intermediate team last Monday and again featured over the weekend.
Meanwhile, the Cork footballers also have injury concerns over the fitness of forward Ciarán Sheehan, who missed challenge games against Kildare and Leitrim over the weekend with a shoulder injury.
Munster Senior Hurling Championship - Tipperary vs. Cork - Press Pack
May 24th, 2010
Press Pack for Tipperary Senior Hurling Panel
2010 Munster SH Championship QF
Tipperary V Cork
In Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday, May 30th 2010 at 4:00pm
Team Announcement
The team will be announced by email and local radio at 9pm on Thursday May 27th. It will be posted on the Tipperary GAA website and on the Tipperary Supporters Club website shortly after 9pm.
Player Profiles
A full list of player profiles can be found on the Tipperary GAA web site – click on the following link to view this information - http://tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html
New Players on panel for 2010
Jody Brennan (Upperchurch Drombane) - forward
Paddy Fanning (Moneygall) - forward
Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore) – forward
Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg) – forward
Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) – forward
John O’Neill (Clonoulty Rossmore) – forward (injured)
David Young (Toomevara) – forward
Injured Players
Pat Kerwick – groin problem – doubtful for game v Cork
Benny Dunne – chipped ulna (wrist) – 4 week absence
John O’Neill – torn cruciate, long-term absence
Paul Kelly – broken leg, long-term absence
James Woodlock – broken leg, long-term absence
Management Profiles
Liam Sheedy (Portroe), Eamon O’Shea (Kilruane MacDonaghs) and Michael Ryan (Upperchurch-Drombane) are in their third season in charge of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team.
Liam Sheedy who is team manager, was previously a senior hurling selector in 2003 and was Manager of the Tipperary Minor Hurling team in 2005 and 2006, winning an All-Ireland title in 2006. He also served as Manager of the Intermediate Hurling team. He played 7 senior hurling championship games for Tipperary between 1997 and 1999. He won Munster and All Ireland U-21 hurling championships in 1989, a Munster U-21 hurling championship in 1990 and a Munster minor hurling championship in 1987. He won a NHL title in 1999. He also won Munster and All-Ireland junior hurling championship medals in 1989 and 1991.
Eamon O’Shea who is team coach, played 5 senior hurling championship games for Tipperary between 1979 and 1986. He also played senior inter-county hurling with Dublin. He won Munster and All-Ireland minor hurling championships with Tipperary in 1976, Munster and All-Ireland U-21 hurling championships in 1979, a Munster U-21 hurling championship in 1978 and a NHL title in 1979. He won 4 County SH championships with Kilruane MacDonaghs and won an All-Ireland club title with them in the 1985/86 season.
Michael Ryan played 24 senior hurling championship games for Tipperary in a senior inter-county career that started in 1991 versus Limerick and ended with his retirement in 2000. He won Munster and All-Ireland SH championships in 1991. He won Munster and All Ireland U-21 hurling championships in 1989, a Munster U-21 hurling championship in 1990 and a Munster minor hurling championship in 1987. He also won two NHL titles in 1994 and 1999.
Trainer
Dr. Cian O’Neill from the Moorefield Club in Kildare and a lecturer and course director in Sports Science in University of Limerick (UL) is the team trainer. He has extensive experience training club, colleges and inter-county teams including the Limerick senior footballers.
NHL 2010
Results
Sunday February 28th in Dublin Dublin 1-21 Tipperary 1-12
Sunday March 7th in Thurles Tipperary 1-14 Kilkenny 0-13
Sunday March 14th in Thurles Tipperary 2-17 Galway 0-14
Sunday March 21st in Limerick Tipperary 2-23 Limerick 0-8
Sunday March 28th in Thurles Tipperary 1-19 Waterford 2-16
Sunday April 4th in Cork Cork 1-16 Tipperary 1-15
Sunday April 18th in Tullamore Tipperary 1-18 Offaly 2-14
Appearances
32 players lined out for Tipperary during the 7 matches
Scorers
20 players scored during the NHL led by Eoin Kelly (2-35), Timmy Hammersley (1-12), Lar Corbett (0-11), Seamus Callanan (1-8)
Tipperary V Cork: Previous Championship Meetings
Total Times Played: 79 Cork won 36, Tipp won 35, Draws 7, Abandoned 1
Last 20 meetings: Cork won 12, Tipp won 6, Draws 2
13/06/1976 Munster S/F at Limerick Cork 4-10 Tipperary 2-15
03/06/1979 Munster S/F at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-14 Tipperary 2-10
22/06/1980 Munster S/F at Semple Stadium Cork 2-17 Tipperary 1-12.
30/05/1982 Munster Q/Fat Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-19 Tipperary 2-8
15/07/1984 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 4-15 Tipperary 3-14
07/07/1985 Munster Final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 4-17 Tipperary 4-11
12/07/1987 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Tipperary 1-18 Cork 1-18
(Draw)
19/07/1987 Munster Final at Killarney Tipperary 4-22 Cork 1-22
(Replay aet)
17/07/1988 Munster Final at Limerick Tipperary 2-19 Cork 1-13
15/07/1990 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 4-16 Tipperary 2-14
070/7/1991 Munster Final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Tipperary 2-16 Cork 4-10 (Draw)
21/07/1991 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Tipperary 4-19 Cork 4-15 (Replay)
07/06/1992 Munster S/F at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 2-12 Tipperary 1-12
02/07/2000 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 0-23 Tipperary 3-12
17/07/2004 All Ireland Qualifier at Killarney Cork 2-19 Tipperary 1-16
26/06/2005 Munster Final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-21 Tipperary 1-16
25/06/2006 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 2-14 Tipperary 1-14
14/07/2007 All Ireland Qualifier at Semple Stadium Tipperary 2-16 Cork 1-18
08/06/2008 Munster S/F at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Tipperary 1-19 Cork 1-13
31/05/2009 Munster Q/F at Semple Stadium Tipperary 1-19 Cork 0-19
Tipperary Team and Scorers v Cork 31/5/09:
Brendan Cummins; Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Conor O’Brien; Declan Fanning, Padriac Maher, Conor O’Mahony (capt); James Woodlock, Shane McGrath; Lar Corbett, Seamus Callanan, John O’Brien; Noel McGrath, Micheál Webster, Eoin Kelly.
Subs: Pat Kerwick for Webster (51 mins), Brendan Maher for O’Mahony (54 mins), Gearoid Ryan for N McGrath (63 mins), Benny Dunne for Woodlock (65 mins), Paul Kelly for Callanan (67 mins).
Scorers for Tipperary: S. Callanan 1-3; E. Kelly 0-5 (0-4 frees); L. Corbett 0-3; N. McGrath 0-3; S. McGrath 0-2 (0-1 sideline); B. Dunne 0-2; J. O’Brien 0-1.
Tipperary Team and Scorers v Cork 8/6/08:
Brendan Cummins; Eamonn Buckley, Paul Curran, Conor O’Brien; Eamonn Corcoran, Conor O’Mahony, Shane Maher; James Woodlock, Shane McGrath; Seamus Butler, Seamus Callanan, Ryan O’Dwyer; Eoin Kelly (capt), Lar Corbett, Willie Ryan.
Subs: Pat Kerwick for O’Dwyer (32nd minute); Benny Dunne for Woodlock (45th); Micheál Webster for Butler (46th); John O’Brien for Ryan (54th); Darragh Egan for Callanan (73rd).
Scorers for Tipperary: E. Kelly 1-7 (0-5 frees); L. Corbett 0-4; S. Callanan 0-3; E. Corcoran, S. McGrath, W. Ryan, P. Kerwick and M. Webster 0-1 each.
Previous Munster Championship Round 1 (Quarter Final) meetings
27/05/1888 at Buttevant Tipperary 2-1 Cork 0-0
04/11/1901 at Dungarvan Tipperary 0-12 Cork 0-9 (1900 Championship)
10/10/1904 at The Markets Field, Limk Cork 4-6 Tipperary 1-10 (1903 Championship).
20/06/1915 at Dungarvan Cork 4-0 Tipperary 3-1
02/06/1918 at Thurles Tipperary 7-3 Cork 6-1
10/06/1934 at Waterford Cork 7-5 Tipp 5-6
02/06/1940 at Thurles Cork 6-3 Tipp 2-6
29/05/1949 at Limerick Tipperary 3-10 Cork 3-10 (Draw)
26/06/1949 at Limerick Tipperary 2-8 Cork 1-9 (Replay)
30/05/1982 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-19 Tipp 2-8
31/05/2009 at Semple Stadium Tipperary 1-19 Cork 0-19
Previous Tipp v Cork Championship Games played in Co. Cork
1888 at Buttevant Tipp won 2-1 to 0-0
1895 at Charleville Cork won 3-4 to 1-2
1898 at Cork Cork won 4-16 to 0-2
1908 at Fermoy Tipp won 2-11 to 3-7
1919 at Athletic Grds Cork won 2-4 to 2-3
1923 at Athletic Grds. Tipp won 6-2 to 3-2
1926 at Athletic Grds Tipp leading 1-2 to 0-0 (Match abandoned).
1929 at Athletic Grds Cork won 3-4 to 2-1
1942 at Athletic Grds. Cork won 4-15 to 4-1
1979 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 1-14 to 2-10
1982 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 1-19 to 2-8
1985 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 4-17 to 4-11
1991 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 4-10 Tipp 2-16 (Draw)
1992 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 2-12 to 1-12
2005 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 1-21 to 1-16
2008 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Tipp won 1-19 to 1-13
Snippets
Score 1-19 to win!
1-19 was the winning score on the last 2 occasions Tipp and Cork met in Munster quarter finals with Tipp winning in 2009 and Cork in 1982. Incidentally the 1982 game was also played on May 30th in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
7 in a row
2010 will be the 7th year in a row that Tipperary and Cork will meet in the Senior Hurling Championship. The 2000 Munster Final was their previous meeting before 2004 and prior to 2000 their last meeting was in 1992.
U-21s on Tipp panel
There are 9 U-21 players on the Tipperary SH panel. They are Michael Cahill, Michael Heffernan, Seamus Hennessy, Brendan Maher, Padraic Maher, Patrick Maher, Noel McGrath, Brian O’Meara and John O’Neill
Pat Fox – The Equaliser
Pat Fox has the distinction of levelling the scores in two Munster Hurling Finals, between Tipperary and Cork. In 1987 his late free into the Killinan end, at Semple Stadium, levelled the game at 1-18 each. Tipp went on to win the replay after extra time, (4-22 to 1-22) in Killarney and lift the Munster title, for the first time since 1971.Pat scored 0-11 in that game, to exceed his 0-9 in the drawn encounter. In 1991 Pat again brought joy to many people when he fired over a late point from play at the City end of Pairc Ui Chaoimh to level an enthralling final, in which Tipp twice trailed by eight points. Tipp won the replay two weeks later ,in Semple Stadium ,where, despite being without the injured Nicky English ,they scored 4-19 to Cork’s 4-15 to win the day, having been nine points down, twelve minutes into the second half.Pat contributed 1-3 in the drawn match and 1-5 in the replay.
Last time in Cork
The most recent championship clash at Pairc Ui Chaoimh was the semi final meeting on June 8th, 2008. Cork started impressively and led by 1-8 to 0-4 after 23 minutes. However, Eoin Kelly’s wonder goal brought Tipp back into the match and they eventually prevailed, by 1-19 to 1-13. Eoin Kelly was Tipp’s top scorer with 1-7 (5 frees), while Ben O’ Connor with 1-3 (2 frees), topped the Cork returns.
Blanks
Cork’s failure to score a goal against Tipperary in last year’s championship meeting was only the eight occasion this occurred. Those championship years were; 1888, 1900,1906, 1911, 1961, 1965, 2000 and 2009. The only time that Cork beat Tipp without scoring a goal, was the 2000 final, when Joe Deane’s ten points helped them to a narrow 0-23 to 3-12 victory, at Semple Stadium. Cork’s worst day scoring wise was on May 27th 1888, when they failed to raise any flag and Tipp won by 2-1 to nil.
Rare events
Last year’s meeting was the first time that a Cork v.Tipp championship game produced one goal. The counties failed to produce a goal between them only once, in the 1900 championship opener played at Dungarvan on November 4th 1901. Tipperary won by 0-12 to 0-9.
Consistency
Tipperary have beaten Cork in their last three championship meetings, scoring a combined tally of twenty two points on each occasion. They registered 2-16 in the 2007 Qualifier clash, and 1-19 in the Munster Championship meetings of 2008 and 2009.
Dominance
Tipperary’s dominant era, in rivalry with Cork, extended from the Munster Semi Final on June 22nd 1958 to the Munster final on July 21st 1968. During that decade, Tipperary won all seven championship meetings between the counties. The Premier county also won the All Ireland title on five occasions during that time.
Cork had their longest run of supremacy between the Munster semi final on June 13th 1976 and the Provincial final on July 7th 1985, during which they had won all six games. During that run, they won four All Ireland titles.
Sharpshooters
Tipperary’s top scorers in their last ten championship meetings with Cork were;
2009 Seamus Callanan 1-3
2008 Eoin Kelly 1-7
2007 Willie Ryan 2-3
2006 Eoin Kelly 0-7
2005 Paul Kelly 0-7
2004 Eoin Kelly 0-9
2000 Eugene O’ Neill 1-5
1992 Declan Ryan 1-1
1991 Michael Cleary 1-7 ( Replay)
1991 Michael Cleary 0-8 (Draw)
Changing times
Forty years ago, a new arrangement was introduced for Provincial finals, All Ireland Semi finals and All Ireland finals. In 1970 those fixtures at senior inter county level were played over eighty minutes, while all other senior inter county games remained at sixty minutes. So when Tipp and Cork met in that year’s Munster final, there was an expectation of high scoring. Various factors combined to ensure that wasn’t the case and Cork eventually won, by 3-10 to 3-8. If John Flanagan’s late ground shot had been slightly to his left, the result may have been different! That scoring return was not the highest in championship meetings between the counties but it was the only time that they played a championship game over eighty minutes. The 70 minutes playing time, for all senior championship games was introduced in 1975 and has remained in place ever since.
Top scoring games:
Over 60 minutes: 1960 Munster Final at Thurles Sportsfield, Tipp 4-13 Cork 4-11.
Over 70 minutes: 1991 Munster Final replay, at Semple Stadium, Tipp 4-19 Cork 4-15.
Long wait for Eoin
Tipperary’s captain Eoin Kelly made his senior championship debut, as a substitute in the 2000 All Ireland quarter final loss to Galway at Croke Park. He didn’t face Cork in the Championship until his 20th – the 2004 qualifier meeting at Killarney. To date Eoin has played against Cork in the championship on 5 occasions and recorded a total of 1-34, for a splendid match average of 7.4 points per game. Eoin’s overall championship record claims 43 appearances and a return of 14-283, for an impressive average of 7.558 points per game.
Drawing the crowds
People talk of Tipp v. Cork Munster championship games with a great sense of expectation. This has resulted from their intense rivalry and the great players who have been involved in the many legendary epics, throughout the decades. It is only to be expected that this traditional pairing, which tops the Munster Final clashes with 33 meetings at that stage, has held its position as the biggest championship fixture in Hurling. Not surprisingly the crowds have followed their meetings with great loyalty, producing an official attendance record (62,175) for the 1961 Munster final, at Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds. However, it is also acknowledged that several thousand more gained free entry, on a day when many left the venue to escape from the oppressive heat. The smallest attendance, in the modern era, was an official 12,902 for the Qualifier clash, at Semple Stadium on July 14th 2007. However, there was a feeling at full time that the crowd had swelled during the second half, as news of the Premier’s rally reached the town and locals made their way to the open gates at the Field of Legends to witness Tipp’s first Championship win over Cork since 1991.
Fifty years ago
The Munster final at Thurles Sportsfield on July 31st 1960 was considered by many hurling followers to have been the toughest ever played. Tipperary, captained by Tony Wall at centre back, led Joe Twomey’s Cork, by 3-4 to 2-4 at half time and won by 4-13 to 4-11. Scorers for Tipp were- Jimmy Doyle 1-8 , 4 frees, Sean Mc Loughlin 2-1, Liam Connolly 1-0, Liam Devaney , Tom Moloughney, Donie Nealon and Tony Wall ,free, 0-1 each.Cork’s marksmen were- Christy Ring 0-6 , 3 frees, Paddy Barry 2-0, Mick Quane 1-2,Liam Dowling 1-0 Terry Kelly, Phil Duggan and Joe Twomey 0-1 each.
Next game
The winners of the Tipperary v Cork game will play Limerick in the Munster SH Championship semi-final on Sunday June 20th. The losers go to the qualifiers.
Feel free to use any of this information as appropriate.
Ger Ryan
PRO, Tipperary County Board
Email: pro.tipperary@gaa.ie
Press Pack for Tipperary Senior Hurling Panel
2010 Munster SH Championship QF
Tipperary V Cork
In Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday, May 30th 2010 at 4:00pm
Team Announcement
The team will be announced by email and local radio at 9pm on Thursday May 27th. It will be posted on the Tipperary GAA website and on the Tipperary Supporters Club website shortly after 9pm.
Player Profiles
A full list of player profiles can be found on the Tipperary GAA web site – click on the following link to view this information - http://tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html
New Players on panel for 2010
Jody Brennan (Upperchurch Drombane) - forward
Paddy Fanning (Moneygall) - forward
Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore) – forward
Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg) – forward
Brian O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) – forward
John O’Neill (Clonoulty Rossmore) – forward (injured)
David Young (Toomevara) – forward
Injured Players
Pat Kerwick – groin problem – doubtful for game v Cork
Benny Dunne – chipped ulna (wrist) – 4 week absence
John O’Neill – torn cruciate, long-term absence
Paul Kelly – broken leg, long-term absence
James Woodlock – broken leg, long-term absence
Management Profiles
Liam Sheedy (Portroe), Eamon O’Shea (Kilruane MacDonaghs) and Michael Ryan (Upperchurch-Drombane) are in their third season in charge of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team.
Liam Sheedy who is team manager, was previously a senior hurling selector in 2003 and was Manager of the Tipperary Minor Hurling team in 2005 and 2006, winning an All-Ireland title in 2006. He also served as Manager of the Intermediate Hurling team. He played 7 senior hurling championship games for Tipperary between 1997 and 1999. He won Munster and All Ireland U-21 hurling championships in 1989, a Munster U-21 hurling championship in 1990 and a Munster minor hurling championship in 1987. He won a NHL title in 1999. He also won Munster and All-Ireland junior hurling championship medals in 1989 and 1991.
Eamon O’Shea who is team coach, played 5 senior hurling championship games for Tipperary between 1979 and 1986. He also played senior inter-county hurling with Dublin. He won Munster and All-Ireland minor hurling championships with Tipperary in 1976, Munster and All-Ireland U-21 hurling championships in 1979, a Munster U-21 hurling championship in 1978 and a NHL title in 1979. He won 4 County SH championships with Kilruane MacDonaghs and won an All-Ireland club title with them in the 1985/86 season.
Michael Ryan played 24 senior hurling championship games for Tipperary in a senior inter-county career that started in 1991 versus Limerick and ended with his retirement in 2000. He won Munster and All-Ireland SH championships in 1991. He won Munster and All Ireland U-21 hurling championships in 1989, a Munster U-21 hurling championship in 1990 and a Munster minor hurling championship in 1987. He also won two NHL titles in 1994 and 1999.
Trainer
Dr. Cian O’Neill from the Moorefield Club in Kildare and a lecturer and course director in Sports Science in University of Limerick (UL) is the team trainer. He has extensive experience training club, colleges and inter-county teams including the Limerick senior footballers.
NHL 2010
Results
Sunday February 28th in Dublin Dublin 1-21 Tipperary 1-12
Sunday March 7th in Thurles Tipperary 1-14 Kilkenny 0-13
Sunday March 14th in Thurles Tipperary 2-17 Galway 0-14
Sunday March 21st in Limerick Tipperary 2-23 Limerick 0-8
Sunday March 28th in Thurles Tipperary 1-19 Waterford 2-16
Sunday April 4th in Cork Cork 1-16 Tipperary 1-15
Sunday April 18th in Tullamore Tipperary 1-18 Offaly 2-14
Appearances
32 players lined out for Tipperary during the 7 matches
Scorers
20 players scored during the NHL led by Eoin Kelly (2-35), Timmy Hammersley (1-12), Lar Corbett (0-11), Seamus Callanan (1-8)
Tipperary V Cork: Previous Championship Meetings
Total Times Played: 79 Cork won 36, Tipp won 35, Draws 7, Abandoned 1
Last 20 meetings: Cork won 12, Tipp won 6, Draws 2
13/06/1976 Munster S/F at Limerick Cork 4-10 Tipperary 2-15
03/06/1979 Munster S/F at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-14 Tipperary 2-10
22/06/1980 Munster S/F at Semple Stadium Cork 2-17 Tipperary 1-12.
30/05/1982 Munster Q/Fat Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-19 Tipperary 2-8
15/07/1984 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 4-15 Tipperary 3-14
07/07/1985 Munster Final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 4-17 Tipperary 4-11
12/07/1987 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Tipperary 1-18 Cork 1-18
(Draw)
19/07/1987 Munster Final at Killarney Tipperary 4-22 Cork 1-22
(Replay aet)
17/07/1988 Munster Final at Limerick Tipperary 2-19 Cork 1-13
15/07/1990 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 4-16 Tipperary 2-14
070/7/1991 Munster Final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Tipperary 2-16 Cork 4-10 (Draw)
21/07/1991 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Tipperary 4-19 Cork 4-15 (Replay)
07/06/1992 Munster S/F at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 2-12 Tipperary 1-12
02/07/2000 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 0-23 Tipperary 3-12
17/07/2004 All Ireland Qualifier at Killarney Cork 2-19 Tipperary 1-16
26/06/2005 Munster Final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-21 Tipperary 1-16
25/06/2006 Munster Final at Semple Stadium Cork 2-14 Tipperary 1-14
14/07/2007 All Ireland Qualifier at Semple Stadium Tipperary 2-16 Cork 1-18
08/06/2008 Munster S/F at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Tipperary 1-19 Cork 1-13
31/05/2009 Munster Q/F at Semple Stadium Tipperary 1-19 Cork 0-19
Tipperary Team and Scorers v Cork 31/5/09:
Brendan Cummins; Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Conor O’Brien; Declan Fanning, Padriac Maher, Conor O’Mahony (capt); James Woodlock, Shane McGrath; Lar Corbett, Seamus Callanan, John O’Brien; Noel McGrath, Micheál Webster, Eoin Kelly.
Subs: Pat Kerwick for Webster (51 mins), Brendan Maher for O’Mahony (54 mins), Gearoid Ryan for N McGrath (63 mins), Benny Dunne for Woodlock (65 mins), Paul Kelly for Callanan (67 mins).
Scorers for Tipperary: S. Callanan 1-3; E. Kelly 0-5 (0-4 frees); L. Corbett 0-3; N. McGrath 0-3; S. McGrath 0-2 (0-1 sideline); B. Dunne 0-2; J. O’Brien 0-1.
Tipperary Team and Scorers v Cork 8/6/08:
Brendan Cummins; Eamonn Buckley, Paul Curran, Conor O’Brien; Eamonn Corcoran, Conor O’Mahony, Shane Maher; James Woodlock, Shane McGrath; Seamus Butler, Seamus Callanan, Ryan O’Dwyer; Eoin Kelly (capt), Lar Corbett, Willie Ryan.
Subs: Pat Kerwick for O’Dwyer (32nd minute); Benny Dunne for Woodlock (45th); Micheál Webster for Butler (46th); John O’Brien for Ryan (54th); Darragh Egan for Callanan (73rd).
Scorers for Tipperary: E. Kelly 1-7 (0-5 frees); L. Corbett 0-4; S. Callanan 0-3; E. Corcoran, S. McGrath, W. Ryan, P. Kerwick and M. Webster 0-1 each.
Previous Munster Championship Round 1 (Quarter Final) meetings
27/05/1888 at Buttevant Tipperary 2-1 Cork 0-0
04/11/1901 at Dungarvan Tipperary 0-12 Cork 0-9 (1900 Championship)
10/10/1904 at The Markets Field, Limk Cork 4-6 Tipperary 1-10 (1903 Championship).
20/06/1915 at Dungarvan Cork 4-0 Tipperary 3-1
02/06/1918 at Thurles Tipperary 7-3 Cork 6-1
10/06/1934 at Waterford Cork 7-5 Tipp 5-6
02/06/1940 at Thurles Cork 6-3 Tipp 2-6
29/05/1949 at Limerick Tipperary 3-10 Cork 3-10 (Draw)
26/06/1949 at Limerick Tipperary 2-8 Cork 1-9 (Replay)
30/05/1982 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-19 Tipp 2-8
31/05/2009 at Semple Stadium Tipperary 1-19 Cork 0-19
Previous Tipp v Cork Championship Games played in Co. Cork
1888 at Buttevant Tipp won 2-1 to 0-0
1895 at Charleville Cork won 3-4 to 1-2
1898 at Cork Cork won 4-16 to 0-2
1908 at Fermoy Tipp won 2-11 to 3-7
1919 at Athletic Grds Cork won 2-4 to 2-3
1923 at Athletic Grds. Tipp won 6-2 to 3-2
1926 at Athletic Grds Tipp leading 1-2 to 0-0 (Match abandoned).
1929 at Athletic Grds Cork won 3-4 to 2-1
1942 at Athletic Grds. Cork won 4-15 to 4-1
1979 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 1-14 to 2-10
1982 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 1-19 to 2-8
1985 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 4-17 to 4-11
1991 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 4-10 Tipp 2-16 (Draw)
1992 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 2-12 to 1-12
2005 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork won 1-21 to 1-16
2008 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Tipp won 1-19 to 1-13
Snippets
Score 1-19 to win!
1-19 was the winning score on the last 2 occasions Tipp and Cork met in Munster quarter finals with Tipp winning in 2009 and Cork in 1982. Incidentally the 1982 game was also played on May 30th in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
7 in a row
2010 will be the 7th year in a row that Tipperary and Cork will meet in the Senior Hurling Championship. The 2000 Munster Final was their previous meeting before 2004 and prior to 2000 their last meeting was in 1992.
U-21s on Tipp panel
There are 9 U-21 players on the Tipperary SH panel. They are Michael Cahill, Michael Heffernan, Seamus Hennessy, Brendan Maher, Padraic Maher, Patrick Maher, Noel McGrath, Brian O’Meara and John O’Neill
Pat Fox – The Equaliser
Pat Fox has the distinction of levelling the scores in two Munster Hurling Finals, between Tipperary and Cork. In 1987 his late free into the Killinan end, at Semple Stadium, levelled the game at 1-18 each. Tipp went on to win the replay after extra time, (4-22 to 1-22) in Killarney and lift the Munster title, for the first time since 1971.Pat scored 0-11 in that game, to exceed his 0-9 in the drawn encounter. In 1991 Pat again brought joy to many people when he fired over a late point from play at the City end of Pairc Ui Chaoimh to level an enthralling final, in which Tipp twice trailed by eight points. Tipp won the replay two weeks later ,in Semple Stadium ,where, despite being without the injured Nicky English ,they scored 4-19 to Cork’s 4-15 to win the day, having been nine points down, twelve minutes into the second half.Pat contributed 1-3 in the drawn match and 1-5 in the replay.
Last time in Cork
The most recent championship clash at Pairc Ui Chaoimh was the semi final meeting on June 8th, 2008. Cork started impressively and led by 1-8 to 0-4 after 23 minutes. However, Eoin Kelly’s wonder goal brought Tipp back into the match and they eventually prevailed, by 1-19 to 1-13. Eoin Kelly was Tipp’s top scorer with 1-7 (5 frees), while Ben O’ Connor with 1-3 (2 frees), topped the Cork returns.
Blanks
Cork’s failure to score a goal against Tipperary in last year’s championship meeting was only the eight occasion this occurred. Those championship years were; 1888, 1900,1906, 1911, 1961, 1965, 2000 and 2009. The only time that Cork beat Tipp without scoring a goal, was the 2000 final, when Joe Deane’s ten points helped them to a narrow 0-23 to 3-12 victory, at Semple Stadium. Cork’s worst day scoring wise was on May 27th 1888, when they failed to raise any flag and Tipp won by 2-1 to nil.
Rare events
Last year’s meeting was the first time that a Cork v.Tipp championship game produced one goal. The counties failed to produce a goal between them only once, in the 1900 championship opener played at Dungarvan on November 4th 1901. Tipperary won by 0-12 to 0-9.
Consistency
Tipperary have beaten Cork in their last three championship meetings, scoring a combined tally of twenty two points on each occasion. They registered 2-16 in the 2007 Qualifier clash, and 1-19 in the Munster Championship meetings of 2008 and 2009.
Dominance
Tipperary’s dominant era, in rivalry with Cork, extended from the Munster Semi Final on June 22nd 1958 to the Munster final on July 21st 1968. During that decade, Tipperary won all seven championship meetings between the counties. The Premier county also won the All Ireland title on five occasions during that time.
Cork had their longest run of supremacy between the Munster semi final on June 13th 1976 and the Provincial final on July 7th 1985, during which they had won all six games. During that run, they won four All Ireland titles.
Sharpshooters
Tipperary’s top scorers in their last ten championship meetings with Cork were;
2009 Seamus Callanan 1-3
2008 Eoin Kelly 1-7
2007 Willie Ryan 2-3
2006 Eoin Kelly 0-7
2005 Paul Kelly 0-7
2004 Eoin Kelly 0-9
2000 Eugene O’ Neill 1-5
1992 Declan Ryan 1-1
1991 Michael Cleary 1-7 ( Replay)
1991 Michael Cleary 0-8 (Draw)
Changing times
Forty years ago, a new arrangement was introduced for Provincial finals, All Ireland Semi finals and All Ireland finals. In 1970 those fixtures at senior inter county level were played over eighty minutes, while all other senior inter county games remained at sixty minutes. So when Tipp and Cork met in that year’s Munster final, there was an expectation of high scoring. Various factors combined to ensure that wasn’t the case and Cork eventually won, by 3-10 to 3-8. If John Flanagan’s late ground shot had been slightly to his left, the result may have been different! That scoring return was not the highest in championship meetings between the counties but it was the only time that they played a championship game over eighty minutes. The 70 minutes playing time, for all senior championship games was introduced in 1975 and has remained in place ever since.
Top scoring games:
Over 60 minutes: 1960 Munster Final at Thurles Sportsfield, Tipp 4-13 Cork 4-11.
Over 70 minutes: 1991 Munster Final replay, at Semple Stadium, Tipp 4-19 Cork 4-15.
Long wait for Eoin
Tipperary’s captain Eoin Kelly made his senior championship debut, as a substitute in the 2000 All Ireland quarter final loss to Galway at Croke Park. He didn’t face Cork in the Championship until his 20th – the 2004 qualifier meeting at Killarney. To date Eoin has played against Cork in the championship on 5 occasions and recorded a total of 1-34, for a splendid match average of 7.4 points per game. Eoin’s overall championship record claims 43 appearances and a return of 14-283, for an impressive average of 7.558 points per game.
Drawing the crowds
People talk of Tipp v. Cork Munster championship games with a great sense of expectation. This has resulted from their intense rivalry and the great players who have been involved in the many legendary epics, throughout the decades. It is only to be expected that this traditional pairing, which tops the Munster Final clashes with 33 meetings at that stage, has held its position as the biggest championship fixture in Hurling. Not surprisingly the crowds have followed their meetings with great loyalty, producing an official attendance record (62,175) for the 1961 Munster final, at Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds. However, it is also acknowledged that several thousand more gained free entry, on a day when many left the venue to escape from the oppressive heat. The smallest attendance, in the modern era, was an official 12,902 for the Qualifier clash, at Semple Stadium on July 14th 2007. However, there was a feeling at full time that the crowd had swelled during the second half, as news of the Premier’s rally reached the town and locals made their way to the open gates at the Field of Legends to witness Tipp’s first Championship win over Cork since 1991.
Fifty years ago
The Munster final at Thurles Sportsfield on July 31st 1960 was considered by many hurling followers to have been the toughest ever played. Tipperary, captained by Tony Wall at centre back, led Joe Twomey’s Cork, by 3-4 to 2-4 at half time and won by 4-13 to 4-11. Scorers for Tipp were- Jimmy Doyle 1-8 , 4 frees, Sean Mc Loughlin 2-1, Liam Connolly 1-0, Liam Devaney , Tom Moloughney, Donie Nealon and Tony Wall ,free, 0-1 each.Cork’s marksmen were- Christy Ring 0-6 , 3 frees, Paddy Barry 2-0, Mick Quane 1-2,Liam Dowling 1-0 Terry Kelly, Phil Duggan and Joe Twomey 0-1 each.
Next game
The winners of the Tipperary v Cork game will play Limerick in the Munster SH Championship semi-final on Sunday June 20th. The losers go to the qualifiers.
Feel free to use any of this information as appropriate.
Ger Ryan
PRO, Tipperary County Board
Email: pro.tipperary@gaa.ie
Injury worries for Premier after challenge defeat of Clare
May 22nd, 2010
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Injury worries for Premier after challenge defeat of Clare
Thursday, May 20, 2010
TIPPERARY are nursing a number of injury concerns ahead of the Munster SHC quarter-final showdown with Cork on Sunday week following a low key challenge outing against Clare in Thurles last night.
Midfielder Gearóid Ryan returned to action following a lay-off with a broken finger but lasted just 13 minutes before coming off with apparent damage to his other hand.
And wing forward Pat Kerwick appears highly unlikely to make the Cork clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh after suffering yet another recurrence of his groin injury.
Killenaule clubman Kerwick came off against Dublin in a Nenagh challenge last Monday week and pulled up again last night after scoring a 44th minute point.
Kerwick was substituted just three minutes later and it got worse for Tipperary as Allstar centre back Conor O’Mahony and wing forward John O’Brien were also taken off in the second-half after suffering hand injuries.
Team medics were assessing the injuries last night and a fresh injury bulletin should be forthcoming from the camp later today.
Of the four, O’Mahony is the only guaranteed starter for the Cork crunch, if free from injury, with Ryan battling for a place in midfield or in the half-forward line, where Kerwick and O’Brien are also rivals.
On the plus side, skipper Eoin Kelly came through another 70 minutes and showed no ill-effects of the hamstring injury which he sustained during the final round of the National League against Offaly.
Lar Corbett did not feature but the Allstar attacker bagged three goals against Laois last Friday night in another workout and is being kept fresh for the Leeside visit.
Brian O’Meara strengthened his claims for a start with another solid outing in a tie that lacked any real championship spark.
Clare arrived with a depleted panel and carried just four subs but Tipp manager Liam Sheedy did get the chance to run the rule over his squad as he introduced a host of substitutes.
Tipp were left hanging on for a one-point victory at the finish as Clare sub Mark Flaherty added to his four second half frees with a well-taken goal two minutes from time.
The home side had been in complete control from the first whistle and established an early 1-2 to 0-1 advantage, with O’Meara supplying 1-1.
The Kilruane McDonaghs clubman, a recent call-up to the Tipp senior squad, has made quite an impact in recent challenge outings and showed his footballing skills when he kicked home a sixth minute goal.
At half-time, Tipp led by 1-7 to 0-7 and although Clare got back to within a point eight minutes after the restart, the hosts took control again and were coasting until a late Banner County rally.
Scorers for Tipperary: E Kelly 0-7 (2f, 2 65s), B O’Meara 1-1, M Heffernan & S McGrath 0-2 each, N McGrath, S Callanan, P Kerwick & T Hammersley 0-1 each.
Clare scorers: M Flaherty 1-4 (0-4f), C Ryan 0-4 (2f), J Clancy & S Collins 0-3 each, P Donnellan 0-1.
TIPPERARY: D Gleeson; C O’Brien, Pádraic Maher, P Curran, D Fanning, C O’Mahony, M Cahill; G Ryan, B Maher; N McGrath, S Callanan, J O’Brien; E Kelly, B O’Meara, T Hammersley.
Subs: H Maloney for Ryan (13), S McGrath for B Maher, S Maher for Cahill, P Kerwick for N McGrath, D Egan for Hammersley, D Young for Fanning (all half-time), S Hennessy for O’Meara (45), J Brennan for Kerwick (47), Patrick Maher for Callanan (55), M Heffernan for O’Mahony (52), P Stapleton for Young (56), P Fanning for J O’Brien (57).
CLARE: D Touhy; P Vaughan, C Dillon, C Cooney; B Bugler, D McMahon, P Donnellan; B O’Connell, J Clancy; S Collins, J Conlon, C O’Donovan; M ‘Ogie’ Murphy, F Lynch, C Ryan.
Subs: M Flaherty for O’Donovan (half-time), E Glynn for Vaughan (42), M Scanlan for Lynch (45).
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly).
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Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn Team win Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic
May 20th, 2010
Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn Team win Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic
The Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic took place last Thursday and Friday at the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum. The winners were the Matt Kavanagh / Kieran T. Flynn team - Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn. In second place was Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy. Third was Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin. The longest drive was won by Ger Flanagan and Nearest the Pin by Sadie Tierney. Well done to all the winners and thanks to all those who sponsored teams and tees. It is much appreciated by the Supporters Club and the senior hurling team and management particularly in these difficult times. Thanks to the Crowe family of Dundrum House for hosting the event with their usual great hospitality. http://www.dundrumhousehotel.com/ .
Winners : Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn :- Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn.
Runners-up: Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy
3rd: Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin
4th: Acorn Life - Martin Gleeson, Ger Ryan, Noel Morris, Ken Dunne
5th: Suir Lee Construction (Andy Lacey) - John Keaty, PJ Carey, Michael Kennedy, Tommy Nolan
6th An Poitin Stil ( Louis Fitzgerald): – Eugene O'Meara, John Bourke, Franny Quinn, Noel Buckley
Longest Drive – Ger Flanagan , 12 h’cap Dundrum - Garrabridge team
Nearest Pin- Sadie Tierney, 23 h’cap Westmanstown - John Tierney Westmanstown team
‘Early Bird’ Prizes to: Barware Enterprises, John Browne
Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn Team win Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic
The Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic took place last Thursday and Friday at the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum. The winners were the Matt Kavanagh / Kieran T. Flynn team - Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn. In second place was Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy. Third was Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin. The longest drive was won by Ger Flanagan and Nearest the Pin by Sadie Tierney. Well done to all the winners and thanks to all those who sponsored teams and tees. It is much appreciated by the Supporters Club and the senior hurling team and management particularly in these difficult times. Thanks to the Crowe family of Dundrum House for hosting the event with their usual great hospitality. http://www.dundrumhousehotel.com/ .
Winners : Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn :- Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn.
Runners-up: Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy
3rd: Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin
4th: Acorn Life - Martin Gleeson, Ger Ryan, Noel Morris, Ken Dunne
5th: Suir Lee Construction (Andy Lacey) - John Keaty, PJ Carey, Michael Kennedy, Tommy Nolan
6th An Poitin Stil ( Louis Fitzgerald): – Eugene O'Meara, John Bourke, Franny Quinn, Noel Buckley
Longest Drive – Ger Flanagan , 12 h’cap Dundrum - Garrabridge team
Nearest Pin- Sadie Tierney, 23 h’cap Westmanstown - John Tierney Westmanstown team
‘Early Bird’ Prizes to: Barware Enterprises, John Browne
Westside column - May 22nd 2010
May 20th, 2010
It was a weekend of football focus with Thurles in the spotlight as hosts to champions Kerry. No fairytale, though, for the home side despite a spirited effort in front of a sparse attendance. It remained competitive for three-quarters of the journey before Kerry’s class ultimately showed. The qualifiers now await Tipperary in six weeks.
Meanwhile the hurlers continued preparations with a challenge outing against Laois where Lar Corbett made a welcome return. There’s talk of a further game with Clare midweek. An injury to Tom Kenny adds to Leeside woes.
With something of a lull in the hurling action ahead of the championship, football hogged the limelight last weekend. Drawing the All Ireland champions in their first round was no picnic for Tipperary, especially when the kingdom came fully primed for any ambush. Forewarned perhaps by their U21 defeat the Kerry seniors were taking no chances and by the end there was inevitability about the outcome.
In fairness to Tipperary they put on a decent show for longer than some expected. Philip Austin’s smashing goal was an early highlight and they stayed in touch until the second half. Eventually, though, the effort took its toll and a yawning gap opened up as Kerry kept the white flag busy. Twelve points is a huge margin, especially so in football, and that’s the cruelty of sport as Tipperary’s best efforts were lost in an avalanche of points.
There’s no disputing the fact that Tipperary football under the influence of John Evans has enjoyed something of an upswing. Climbing the league ladder to division two was progressive and indeed the side was desperately unlucky to drop back one rung after a series of narrow defeats. The Munster U21 win was further evidence of a new confidence in the code.
Indisputable too, however, is the fact that Sunday last offered a reality check for anyone who might be tempted to get carried away. Against the best in the land we’re quite a distance off the pace and it has still to be seen if present growth will bear longer term fruit.
Tipperary football tends to be characterised by these little waves of optimism from time to time but they rarely come to much. You had it in ’84 following a Munster minor win and again in ’95. In each case the future was going to be bright. You could argue that the 1998 junior win was progress and the Tommy Murphy cup was welcome too but ultimately it’s senior championship results that count and in that regard we’ve been pretty static. Indeed both Clare and Limerick have out-shone Tipperary in past seasons. Even last year in the wake of all the excitement over winning division three of the league we faced a critical championship date with Limerick and once more failed to make progress.
Will present developments lead to better things? It’s seventy-five years since we won a senior Munster final and ninety years since the last All Ireland in 1920. If you want to bet on Tipperary bridging either of those gaps any time soon, most bookies will be very generous with the odds – might even let you pick your own digits. And ultimately senior championship is the only true gauge of progress in the medium to long term.
In all of this football focus John Evans has been a central player and seems destined to remain so even if Croke Park has red carded his appointment as director of football in the county. He’s a loquacious Kerryman – is there any other type? – and in fairness he has delivered enough thus far for people to keep the faith. His problem will be to sustain forward momentum, which won’t be easy.
You get very mixed views on his proposed appointment as director of football in the county, a salaried post for which I’ve heard a figure of forty-five grand being mentioned. Croke Park baulks at the idea, not because they see anything sinister in the Tipperary situation, but rather they fear that a similar move could be used by others as a subterfuge to effectively pay their county team manager a hefty salary. That sounds a reasonable objection until you realise that it comes with a coating of hypocrisy because Croke Park already knows that managers are effectively paid salaries anyway, under the guise of expenses. As a director of football the money would be an open, visible payment but Croke Park seems to be happier if it’s out of sight.
Within Tipperary there are mixed views on the Evans proposition. Football is already heavily subsidised by hurling within this county because hurling is the big money earner. Football is a minority pursuit with little public support – less than five thousand in Thurles on Sunday - yet the code gets huge, even disproportionate financial backing from the county board. Digging deeper into those funds to pay John Evans a salary is frowned upon by some, who I suspect were privately delighted by Croke Park’s refusal to sanction the position.
There is of course a contrary view which sees the director proposal as a cost-effective way of dispensing with the expenses payments and giving a salary to one who would then deliver an effective structure to promote the game countywide. No more mileage for those long trips from Kerry but instead a set annual figure. Of course to be able to make a judgment on which option is most cost-effective one would need to know how much the manager already gets by way of expenses - and that I’m afraid remains one of life’s big mysteries to most of us.
This whole issue of football and its promotion in a hurling county like Tipperary is a delicate, touchy subject anyway. In a recent interview John Evans was quite frank in his depiction of Tipperary football as the second game in the county, something he was very comfortable with. That’s an acknowledgment that you won’t hear much from the football fraternity within Tipperary, who spend a lot of time grousing and griping.
In a previous incarnation I spent a quarter of a century reporting on West Tipperary games, football as well as hurling. I remember one day at a senior football championship match where the attendance was so miserable that somebody joked, ‘Did they all come in the one car?’ There’s very little public interest in the game, even in traditional football areas the support is often lacking. Last Sunday we had the All Ireland champions in Thurles on a pleasant May day and with Tipp football supposedly on the up. Yet less than five thousand passed through the turnstiles. It has been suggested to me that close to half of that number was from Kerry. That’s quite an indictment of Tipperary’s football community. By contrast there’s a scramble for scarce tickets for Sunday week in Cork.
If John Evans asked my advice (Ya, pigs will fly!) on how to promote football in Tipperary I’d suggest that his first task is to change the mindset of the football community. Get them to dispense with the siege mentality, accept the reality that football is a distant second to hurling and then work on its strengths. That means promoting the game in the football strongholds, something I would readily support. If, however, their dream is to convert Toomevara to the dual-code or having Sarsfields in the Munster club football championship then their mission is doomed.
I have another suggestion too with regard to football in Tipperary: we need an honest debate on all issues involved. At present there is a culture of avoidance. Board officers tip-toe around the football issue fearful lest they be accused of discrimination, which of course some have in the past. As a result they make the mandatory appearances at football events, pay lip service to the great work being done etc. etc. It would be much more honest to face up to the realities. Hurling knows its place in Kerry; football knows its place in Kilkenny; But in Tipperary too many live in denial.
Meanwhile back to the number one game hereabouts and the countdown to Sunday week and the Cork clash. The Tipperary team travelled to Portlaoise on Friday last for a challenge with the locals from King’s County. Tipperary ran up another big score, 5-23 I’m told, but conceded a hefty amount too, 2-20. It sounds like one of those open, free-running challenge games with a score-a-minute.
I don’t have the Tipperary line out but it seems it was quite a strong formation. A notable inclusion was Lar Corbett, recovered now from that knee swelling and hopefully in sprightly form for Sunday week. Overall there appears to be no major problem on the injury front apart from Paul Kelly, in plaster at the moment, and Gearoid Ryan. John O’Neill it seems has resumed light training, which is good news. He seems to be making spectacular progress after that knee surgery at the start of the year. Incidentally Brian O’Meara wasn’t playing because his club, Kilruane, was in championship action at the weekend; they beat Moneygall by a point.
Cork have their injury problems with Tom Kenny now in doubt and Michael Cussen said to be out for the game. Eoin Cadogan is still recovering and doesn’t appear to have played in their challenge win over Galway at the weekend. They must be sick of playing Galway at this stage.
I understand Tipperary will play Clare at Semple Stadium midweek in what I assume will be the final game before Cork. Hopefully they steer clear of injuries.
Finally on the club front there are a few games this weekend that I’m aware of, ones that don’t involve county personnel. In the West Kickhams play Golden\Kilfeacle. The Dundrum club can’t afford another slip up after losing earlier to the combo’. In the Mid Boherlahan play Moycarkey in what is a crunch tie in that particular group. Boherlahan must win and hope then for a favourable result in the final match when Drom face Sarsfields. If there’s a three-way tie it will go to score difference, otherwise the winner-takes-all between Moycarkey and Boherlahan. One team drops to the ‘B’ championship. You’ll have to consult the fixture list for details of these games.
It was a weekend of football focus with Thurles in the spotlight as hosts to champions Kerry. No fairytale, though, for the home side despite a spirited effort in front of a sparse attendance. It remained competitive for three-quarters of the journey before Kerry’s class ultimately showed. The qualifiers now await Tipperary in six weeks.
Meanwhile the hurlers continued preparations with a challenge outing against Laois where Lar Corbett made a welcome return. There’s talk of a further game with Clare midweek. An injury to Tom Kenny adds to Leeside woes.
With something of a lull in the hurling action ahead of the championship, football hogged the limelight last weekend. Drawing the All Ireland champions in their first round was no picnic for Tipperary, especially when the kingdom came fully primed for any ambush. Forewarned perhaps by their U21 defeat the Kerry seniors were taking no chances and by the end there was inevitability about the outcome.
In fairness to Tipperary they put on a decent show for longer than some expected. Philip Austin’s smashing goal was an early highlight and they stayed in touch until the second half. Eventually, though, the effort took its toll and a yawning gap opened up as Kerry kept the white flag busy. Twelve points is a huge margin, especially so in football, and that’s the cruelty of sport as Tipperary’s best efforts were lost in an avalanche of points.
There’s no disputing the fact that Tipperary football under the influence of John Evans has enjoyed something of an upswing. Climbing the league ladder to division two was progressive and indeed the side was desperately unlucky to drop back one rung after a series of narrow defeats. The Munster U21 win was further evidence of a new confidence in the code.
Indisputable too, however, is the fact that Sunday last offered a reality check for anyone who might be tempted to get carried away. Against the best in the land we’re quite a distance off the pace and it has still to be seen if present growth will bear longer term fruit.
Tipperary football tends to be characterised by these little waves of optimism from time to time but they rarely come to much. You had it in ’84 following a Munster minor win and again in ’95. In each case the future was going to be bright. You could argue that the 1998 junior win was progress and the Tommy Murphy cup was welcome too but ultimately it’s senior championship results that count and in that regard we’ve been pretty static. Indeed both Clare and Limerick have out-shone Tipperary in past seasons. Even last year in the wake of all the excitement over winning division three of the league we faced a critical championship date with Limerick and once more failed to make progress.
Will present developments lead to better things? It’s seventy-five years since we won a senior Munster final and ninety years since the last All Ireland in 1920. If you want to bet on Tipperary bridging either of those gaps any time soon, most bookies will be very generous with the odds – might even let you pick your own digits. And ultimately senior championship is the only true gauge of progress in the medium to long term.
In all of this football focus John Evans has been a central player and seems destined to remain so even if Croke Park has red carded his appointment as director of football in the county. He’s a loquacious Kerryman – is there any other type? – and in fairness he has delivered enough thus far for people to keep the faith. His problem will be to sustain forward momentum, which won’t be easy.
You get very mixed views on his proposed appointment as director of football in the county, a salaried post for which I’ve heard a figure of forty-five grand being mentioned. Croke Park baulks at the idea, not because they see anything sinister in the Tipperary situation, but rather they fear that a similar move could be used by others as a subterfuge to effectively pay their county team manager a hefty salary. That sounds a reasonable objection until you realise that it comes with a coating of hypocrisy because Croke Park already knows that managers are effectively paid salaries anyway, under the guise of expenses. As a director of football the money would be an open, visible payment but Croke Park seems to be happier if it’s out of sight.
Within Tipperary there are mixed views on the Evans proposition. Football is already heavily subsidised by hurling within this county because hurling is the big money earner. Football is a minority pursuit with little public support – less than five thousand in Thurles on Sunday - yet the code gets huge, even disproportionate financial backing from the county board. Digging deeper into those funds to pay John Evans a salary is frowned upon by some, who I suspect were privately delighted by Croke Park’s refusal to sanction the position.
There is of course a contrary view which sees the director proposal as a cost-effective way of dispensing with the expenses payments and giving a salary to one who would then deliver an effective structure to promote the game countywide. No more mileage for those long trips from Kerry but instead a set annual figure. Of course to be able to make a judgment on which option is most cost-effective one would need to know how much the manager already gets by way of expenses - and that I’m afraid remains one of life’s big mysteries to most of us.
This whole issue of football and its promotion in a hurling county like Tipperary is a delicate, touchy subject anyway. In a recent interview John Evans was quite frank in his depiction of Tipperary football as the second game in the county, something he was very comfortable with. That’s an acknowledgment that you won’t hear much from the football fraternity within Tipperary, who spend a lot of time grousing and griping.
In a previous incarnation I spent a quarter of a century reporting on West Tipperary games, football as well as hurling. I remember one day at a senior football championship match where the attendance was so miserable that somebody joked, ‘Did they all come in the one car?’ There’s very little public interest in the game, even in traditional football areas the support is often lacking. Last Sunday we had the All Ireland champions in Thurles on a pleasant May day and with Tipp football supposedly on the up. Yet less than five thousand passed through the turnstiles. It has been suggested to me that close to half of that number was from Kerry. That’s quite an indictment of Tipperary’s football community. By contrast there’s a scramble for scarce tickets for Sunday week in Cork.
If John Evans asked my advice (Ya, pigs will fly!) on how to promote football in Tipperary I’d suggest that his first task is to change the mindset of the football community. Get them to dispense with the siege mentality, accept the reality that football is a distant second to hurling and then work on its strengths. That means promoting the game in the football strongholds, something I would readily support. If, however, their dream is to convert Toomevara to the dual-code or having Sarsfields in the Munster club football championship then their mission is doomed.
I have another suggestion too with regard to football in Tipperary: we need an honest debate on all issues involved. At present there is a culture of avoidance. Board officers tip-toe around the football issue fearful lest they be accused of discrimination, which of course some have in the past. As a result they make the mandatory appearances at football events, pay lip service to the great work being done etc. etc. It would be much more honest to face up to the realities. Hurling knows its place in Kerry; football knows its place in Kilkenny; But in Tipperary too many live in denial.
Meanwhile back to the number one game hereabouts and the countdown to Sunday week and the Cork clash. The Tipperary team travelled to Portlaoise on Friday last for a challenge with the locals from King’s County. Tipperary ran up another big score, 5-23 I’m told, but conceded a hefty amount too, 2-20. It sounds like one of those open, free-running challenge games with a score-a-minute.
I don’t have the Tipperary line out but it seems it was quite a strong formation. A notable inclusion was Lar Corbett, recovered now from that knee swelling and hopefully in sprightly form for Sunday week. Overall there appears to be no major problem on the injury front apart from Paul Kelly, in plaster at the moment, and Gearoid Ryan. John O’Neill it seems has resumed light training, which is good news. He seems to be making spectacular progress after that knee surgery at the start of the year. Incidentally Brian O’Meara wasn’t playing because his club, Kilruane, was in championship action at the weekend; they beat Moneygall by a point.
Cork have their injury problems with Tom Kenny now in doubt and Michael Cussen said to be out for the game. Eoin Cadogan is still recovering and doesn’t appear to have played in their challenge win over Galway at the weekend. They must be sick of playing Galway at this stage.
I understand Tipperary will play Clare at Semple Stadium midweek in what I assume will be the final game before Cork. Hopefully they steer clear of injuries.
Finally on the club front there are a few games this weekend that I’m aware of, ones that don’t involve county personnel. In the West Kickhams play Golden\Kilfeacle. The Dundrum club can’t afford another slip up after losing earlier to the combo’. In the Mid Boherlahan play Moycarkey in what is a crunch tie in that particular group. Boherlahan must win and hope then for a favourable result in the final match when Drom face Sarsfields. If there’s a three-way tie it will go to score difference, otherwise the winner-takes-all between Moycarkey and Boherlahan. One team drops to the ‘B’ championship. You’ll have to consult the fixture list for details of these games.
AUCTION OF GAA ITEMS IN MULLINAHONE
May 18th, 2010
C.J. Kickhams GAA Club Mullinahone are holding an auction to raise funds in Mullinahone on Sunday June 6th. The auction will take place after tea and in it there will be a section devoted to GAA items. Of special interest to GAA clubs should be such items as coaching sessions by prominent GAA players, jerseys, signed photos etc. Please contact the Mullinahone Club for further details.
C.J. Kickhams GAA Club Mullinahone are holding an auction to raise funds in Mullinahone on Sunday June 6th. The auction will take place after tea and in it there will be a section devoted to GAA items. Of special interest to GAA clubs should be such items as coaching sessions by prominent GAA players, jerseys, signed photos etc. Please contact the Mullinahone Club for further details.
TIPPERARY GAA MERCHANDISE SHOP
May 18th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
In the Millennium Year 2000 Tipperary GAA Merchandise Shop, Lár na Páirce Thurles opened its doors to become the first high street GAA supporters shop in the country. This Saturday, May 22nd the Tipp GAA Shop will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a major re-launch and a brand new image to mark the start of a new decade. It’s bigger, brighter and a better place to shop. Our dedicated and friendly staff are looking forward to welcoming supporters wishing to buy Tipperary gear and paraphernalia in preparation for the season ahead. Tipperary senior hurling captain Eoin Kelly will officially open the new store at 12 noon and he along with some of his Tipperary team mates will meet the fans and sign autographs. Tipp Fm will also be there at the official opening of the New Tipperary GAA Shop at Lár na Páirce, Thurles, this Saturday at 12 noon,
From Tipperary GAA Scene
In the Millennium Year 2000 Tipperary GAA Merchandise Shop, Lár na Páirce Thurles opened its doors to become the first high street GAA supporters shop in the country. This Saturday, May 22nd the Tipp GAA Shop will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a major re-launch and a brand new image to mark the start of a new decade. It’s bigger, brighter and a better place to shop. Our dedicated and friendly staff are looking forward to welcoming supporters wishing to buy Tipperary gear and paraphernalia in preparation for the season ahead. Tipperary senior hurling captain Eoin Kelly will officially open the new store at 12 noon and he along with some of his Tipperary team mates will meet the fans and sign autographs. Tipp Fm will also be there at the official opening of the New Tipperary GAA Shop at Lár na Páirce, Thurles, this Saturday at 12 noon,
TICKETS FOR TIPPERARY V CORK MAY 30TH AND CAR PARKING IN CORK
May 18th, 2010
Courtesy Ger Ryan, Co Board PRO
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster Intermediate and Senior Hurling championships in Cork on Sunday May 30th. The Intermediate game commences at 2pm and the Senior game at 4pm. Admission prices are: Covered Stand €30; Open Stand €25; Terrace €15. Family Tickets and Juvenile Group tickets are also available. Apply through clubs or on Munster GAA website, www.munster.gaa.ie , or Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ie , for stand, terrace and family tickets and apply to GAA office in Thurles 0504 22702 for juvenile group tickets. See the Munster GAA website for other attractive ticket promotions.
CAR PARKING IN CORK
Blackrock Hurling Club have informed us that they are operating a Car Park (€5.00) and Food Service, in Church Road on Sunday May 30th for the Tipperary v Cork game. The Club is within walking distance of Pairc Uí Chaoimh and is convenient for supporters to park there. Blackrock have always welcomed Tipperary visitors so keep them in mind if you are looking to park close to the stadium.
Courtesy Ger Ryan, Co Board PRO
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster Intermediate and Senior Hurling championships in Cork on Sunday May 30th. The Intermediate game commences at 2pm and the Senior game at 4pm. Admission prices are: Covered Stand €30; Open Stand €25; Terrace €15. Family Tickets and Juvenile Group tickets are also available. Apply through clubs or on Munster GAA website, www.munster.gaa.ie , or Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ie , for stand, terrace and family tickets and apply to GAA office in Thurles 0504 22702 for juvenile group tickets. See the Munster GAA website for other attractive ticket promotions.
CAR PARKING IN CORK
Blackrock Hurling Club have informed us that they are operating a Car Park (€5.00) and Food Service, in Church Road on Sunday May 30th for the Tipperary v Cork game. The Club is within walking distance of Pairc Uí Chaoimh and is convenient for supporters to park there. Blackrock have always welcomed Tipperary visitors so keep them in mind if you are looking to park close to the stadium.
MUNSTER SENIOR AND JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 18th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Commiserations to the Tipp senior footballers who put up a brave battle before succumbing to the skill, strength and guile of reigning All Ireland champions Kerry in their Munster Quarter final clash at Semple Stadium on Sunday last. The scoreline of 2-18 to 2-6 belied the overall performance of the Tipp team. Tipp now go forward to Round 1 of the All Ireland qualifiers which will involve all teams which do not qualify for their provincial semi-finals. It will be an open draw and the games will be played on Saturday, June 26th.
MUNSTER JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
It was a disappointing day overall in Semple Stadium as the junior footballers were also defeated by Kerry on a scoreline of 1-13 to 0-8. Hard luck to them and thanks to the players and management for their efforts in preparing for the game over the last several months.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Commiserations to the Tipp senior footballers who put up a brave battle before succumbing to the skill, strength and guile of reigning All Ireland champions Kerry in their Munster Quarter final clash at Semple Stadium on Sunday last. The scoreline of 2-18 to 2-6 belied the overall performance of the Tipp team. Tipp now go forward to Round 1 of the All Ireland qualifiers which will involve all teams which do not qualify for their provincial semi-finals. It will be an open draw and the games will be played on Saturday, June 26th.
MUNSTER JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
It was a disappointing day overall in Semple Stadium as the junior footballers were also defeated by Kerry on a scoreline of 1-13 to 0-8. Hard luck to them and thanks to the players and management for their efforts in preparing for the game over the last several months.
Launch of Tipperary Supporters Club All Ireland Under 16 Hurling Championship
May 16th, 2010
Paudie Butler, GAA National Hurling Co-ordinator launched and conducted the draw for this year’s Tipperary Supporters Club All Ireland Under 16 hurling championship at the Dundrum House Hotel Golf and Country Club, on Friday night. This annual inter-county festival of hurling is in its 23rd year and twelve counties will be taking part on the weekend of 28th and 29th August.
The competition is organised by Tipperary GAA Bord na nÓg and is sponsored by the Tipperary Supporters Club (www.tippsupportersclub.com )
Tipperary tops the roll of honour for this competition with ten titles. Galway are next with seven titles. Kilkenny with three titles and Clare and Wexford with one are the only other counties on the roll of honour. Tipperary are the reigning champions having defeated Galway in last year’s decider.
As well as Paudie Butler the attendance at the launch included Barry O’Brien, County Senior Board Chairman; Seán Creamer, County Bord na nÓg Chairman and John Tierney, Chairman of Tipperary Supporters Club. Representatives from a number of the competing counties were also in attendance.
The complete draw is as follows:
Group 1 - Antrim, Limerick, Tipperary
Group 2 - Clare, Dublin, Kilkenny,
Group 3 - Waterford, Galway, Cork
Group 4 - Offaly, Wexford, Laois
The group rounds and the semi finals will be played on Saturday 28th August. The top team in each group will qualify for the Tipperary Supporters Club semi finals and the second placed team in each group will qualify for the Shield semi finals. In the semi-finals groups 1 and 4 will play and groups 2 and 3 will play. Both finals will be played on Sunday 29th August. The venues for the group stages will be in West Tipperary clubs and the finals are scheduled for Semple Stadium.
Players from the local Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams club took part in the launch in the colours of the 12 competing counties.
Paudie Butler, GAA National Hurling Co-ordinator launched and conducted the draw for this year’s Tipperary Supporters Club All Ireland Under 16 hurling championship at the Dundrum House Hotel Golf and Country Club, on Friday night. This annual inter-county festival of hurling is in its 23rd year and twelve counties will be taking part on the weekend of 28th and 29th August.
The competition is organised by Tipperary GAA Bord na nÓg and is sponsored by the Tipperary Supporters Club (www.tippsupportersclub.com )
Tipperary tops the roll of honour for this competition with ten titles. Galway are next with seven titles. Kilkenny with three titles and Clare and Wexford with one are the only other counties on the roll of honour. Tipperary are the reigning champions having defeated Galway in last year’s decider.
As well as Paudie Butler the attendance at the launch included Barry O’Brien, County Senior Board Chairman; Seán Creamer, County Bord na nÓg Chairman and John Tierney, Chairman of Tipperary Supporters Club. Representatives from a number of the competing counties were also in attendance.
The complete draw is as follows:
Group 1 - Antrim, Limerick, Tipperary
Group 2 - Clare, Dublin, Kilkenny,
Group 3 - Waterford, Galway, Cork
Group 4 - Offaly, Wexford, Laois
The group rounds and the semi finals will be played on Saturday 28th August. The top team in each group will qualify for the Tipperary Supporters Club semi finals and the second placed team in each group will qualify for the Shield semi finals. In the semi-finals groups 1 and 4 will play and groups 2 and 3 will play. Both finals will be played on Sunday 29th August. The venues for the group stages will be in West Tipperary clubs and the finals are scheduled for Semple Stadium.
Players from the local Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams club took part in the launch in the colours of the 12 competing counties.
Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn Team win Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic
May 16th, 2010
The Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic took place last Thursday and Friday at the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum. The winners were the Matt Kavanagh / Kieran T. Flynn team - Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn. In second place was Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy. Third was Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin. The longest drive was won by Ger Flanagan and Nearest the Pin by Sadie Tierney. Well done to all the winners and thanks to all those who sponsored teams and tees. It is much appreciated by the Supporters Club and the senior hurling team and management particularly in these difficult times. Thanks to the Crowe family of Dundrum House for hosting the event with their usual great hospitality. http://www.dundrumhousehotel.com/ .
Winners : Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn :- Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn.
Runners-up: Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy
3rd: Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin
4th: Acorn Life - Martin Gleeson, Ger Ryan, Noel Morris, Ken Dunne
5th: Suir Lee Construction (Andy Lacey) - John Keaty, PJ Carey, Michael Kennedy, Tommy Nolan
6th An Poitin Stil ( Louis Fitzgerald): – Eugene O'Meara, John Bourke, Franny Quinn, Noel Buckley
Longest Drive – Ger Flanagan , 12 h’cap Dundrum - Garrabridge team
Nearest Pin- Sadie Tierney, 23 h’cap Westmanstown - John Tierney Westmanstown team
‘Early Bird’ Prizes to: Jim & Mary McCormack team ; Garrabridge team (Chris Lacey – Kilkea Castle)
The Tipperary Supporters Club Golf Classic took place last Thursday and Friday at the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum. The winners were the Matt Kavanagh / Kieran T. Flynn team - Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn. In second place was Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy. Third was Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin. The longest drive was won by Ger Flanagan and Nearest the Pin by Sadie Tierney. Well done to all the winners and thanks to all those who sponsored teams and tees. It is much appreciated by the Supporters Club and the senior hurling team and management particularly in these difficult times. Thanks to the Crowe family of Dundrum House for hosting the event with their usual great hospitality. http://www.dundrumhousehotel.com/ .
Winners : Matt Kavanagh/Kieran Flynn :- Matt Kavanagh, David Kavanagh, Michael Kennedy and Raymond Flynn.
Runners-up: Templederry GAA - Pat Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Terry Ryan and Seamus Kennedy
3rd: Munster Council team -Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Nancy Keating and Ger Galvin
4th: Acorn Life - Martin Gleeson, Ger Ryan, Noel Morris, Ken Dunne
5th: Suir Lee Construction (Andy Lacey) - John Keaty, PJ Carey, Michael Kennedy, Tommy Nolan
6th An Poitin Stil ( Louis Fitzgerald): – Eugene O'Meara, John Bourke, Franny Quinn, Noel Buckley
Longest Drive – Ger Flanagan , 12 h’cap Dundrum - Garrabridge team
Nearest Pin- Sadie Tierney, 23 h’cap Westmanstown - John Tierney Westmanstown team
‘Early Bird’ Prizes to: Jim & Mary McCormack team ; Garrabridge team (Chris Lacey – Kilkea Castle)
Interview with Paudie Butler
May 13th, 2010
Paudie Butler, GAA National Director of Hurling will be launching the All-Ireland U16 Hurling Championship sponsored by Tipperary
Supporters Club in the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club in Dundrum on Fri day at 6pm during our annual fundraising Golf Classic.
Read this interesting interview from the Irish Independant
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http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaa-championships/hurling/butler-serving
-hurlings-future-2177337.html
By Cliona Foley
Wednesday May 12 2010
IN A SCENE that wouldn't look out of place in 'Father Ted', Paudie Butler is drinking tea and getting fiercely excited by a wall.
"Look at that wall out there, fantastic wall!" he enthuses from the Sarsfields clubhouse in Newbridge, after completing a training session with the Kildare U-14 hurling development squad, their three coaches and many of their club mentors.
It is explained that the accidental 'hurling wall' that runs down the side of the Sarsfield's practice pitches came about courtesy of the Department of Defence's adjacent new buildings.
"Really?" he exclaims. "Well, that's the best wall in Ireland! Wouldn't you love, Tadhg, to get a hundred children out there on that wall, two to a ball?"
Tadhg Fennin, the former county footballer and now one of four full-time coaching and games officers employed by Kildare, has been ferrying Butler around for most of the day.
You will find few more enthusiastic assistants than Fennin but, by 9.0 that evening, even the Castlemitchells man is flagging and can only grin and nod in agreement.
Stalling Paudie's enthusiasm, even at this hour, is about as effective as swinging a hurl at a runaway JCB.
You might get those who'd reply, "Jaysus man, get a grip, it's only a wall," but you'd want to be a terrible begrudger to argue with Paudie when he's in full flow about hurling because, for one, Paudie's one of the loveliest men in Ireland, with not a cynical bone in his body.
And, secondly, no one in his sport is more enthusiastic than Paudie, and that includes legendary GAA zealots like Liam 'Riverdance' Griffin and Mick 'Sure I'm addicted!' O'Dwyer.
Few on the GAA's coaching side are as well-qualified or gifted either.
It was no surprise when the primary school principal from the Drom-Inch club in Tipperary was appointed as the GAA's first national hurling co-ordinator in 2006.
Some, wrongly, expected him to magic up an immediate cure-all for hurling's ills. They imagined that this was the man who'd have the secret formula to quickly turn Roscommon, say, into Galway-beaters.
But senior inter-county standards and championship structures don't consume the former Laois senior manager, because his priority and speciality is the manufacture of hurling's building blocks: proper coaches.
Paudie is hurling's grassroots evangelist, taking the gospel of the GAA's games development unit out to volunteers and professional coaches in every corner of the country.
He certainly earns his Croke Park pay cheque.
He has come from Waterford and it's Kildare for the next two days. It is 9.0 on a Thursday night and he has just finished his fifth coaching session of the day.
He started with two sessions in a primary school in Clane, then one in Newbridge College and another with the Sarsfield's juveniles.
He was completely oblivious to the fact that Newbridge College (alma mater of Ireland rugby stars Jamie Heaslip and Geordan Murphy) was an oval-ball stronghold. All Paudie saw were children with their faces and hurls upturned to him, little sponges ready to soak up his hurling wisdom.
"I'm not joking, he's even more into it now than he was when he started this morning," observed Fennin, as Paudie launched into his final coaching session of the day, a human whirlwind of staccato delivery and excitement.
To see him in full flow would raise Ringy from the grave. He has an eye like no other and can spot technical errors from 50 paces.
One glance at these Kildare kids confirms that their stance and swing is all angles and elbows -- the sworn enemies of hurling.
"Look at Kilkenny, even a tall fella like Henry (Shefflin), they're round," he says, stressing the final word.
"They're completely round in their shape and position and that's partly why you can't get at them, or at the ball.
"In the weaker counties, even at inter-county level, you notice the body position immediately," he says. "They're up straight, all leggy and angular. Sure all a fella has to do is give them a push and they're over!"
So he starts on basics: bending the knees and hips, widening the stance, shortening the grip, getting the children, vitally, to turn within their own space.
Three lengths of rope -- with sliothars threaded through them at regular intervals -- are staked into the ground and within minutes he has the youngsters tearing up and down them, pulling right and left, often hitting 'fresh airs'.
He is kind and warm but not an easy task master on his guinea pigs.
These are the best U-14s in Kildare so he drives them, so hard and fast that sometimes their little legs can't keep up. And when they fall flat on their faces trying to hit a ball at full tilt, that's when Paudie's happiest of all.
"Savage! Savage! There's a super athlete there, good boy, good boy!" he roars. "Let no one give out to that boy, he's running fastest and taking risks and that's what we want."
'Speed, power and accuracy!' is Paudie's mantra.
"You can have one of them, boys, you can even have two, but if you haven't all three it'll be no good in Croke Park!" he shouts.
Later they initially struggle, and then dramatically improve, on a rapid-fire shooting drill against the club's improvised hurling wall, where his emphasis on doing everything at full pelt doesn't let up.
"You don't have to look good boys, you just have to bury it!" he exclaims. "Wouldn't Joe Canning have buried that twice by now?"
Their sheepish grins agree but, noticeably, half way through an all-drills session, many of them are panting.
Now, these are not unfit or overweight teenagers, they are simply used to practising within their comfort zone. But Paudie regards 'comfort zone' as two of the dirtiest words in the English language.
Practising everything at high tempo and under pressure replicates match conditions and that, he stresses to their coaches, is how you make progress in this most complex of sports.
"Half the problem is the adults, they don't challenge children. Treat them like eejits and they'll act like eejits, but once you start having expectations, they'll deliver!" he assures them.
Paudie's colourful turn of phrase -- "they'll keep going like blind greyhounds!" -- raises the odd snigger from the mentors, not to mention his many aphorisms.
"They're not bad boys, coaches! They're just addicted to bad habits and when a boy is addicted to bad habits he can't hear anything!" is a classic Paudie-ism.
It is likely that some of these coaches are not complete devotees of the 'Go-Games', the GAA's official underage philosophy that was made compulsory in all U-12 competition at Congress recently.
In this blitz-style, small-game format, everyone gets to play but no one keeps the score. Go-Games are the antithesis of the win-hungry mentality that is the scourge of good under-age coaching, yet some feel that Paudie and Co have veered too far in the opposite direction.
Indeed one of the visiting coaches privately confesses: "If I got the man who invented Go Games, I'd take a hurley to him! My young fella hates them!"
That remains the sort of hard-line opposition that still faces Preacher Paudie, three and a half years into his messianic hurling mission, yet he remains as zealous and resolute as ever.
But how does he know it's working? He points to the fact that every county in Ireland now has an U-14 and U-16 hurling development squad.
Some, like Kildare, also have one at U-15.
"It's all about the linkage between clubs and schools and the GAA. Every single county now has a games manager co-ordinating all of that."
He sees excellent under-age systems in the most unusual places. Wexford, yes, no surprise, but Armagh, he says, "have gone about their hurling business in a very good way."
"And Westmeath, actually, have produced a really high-quality minor team this year."
How many days a week is he out proselytising?
"Ah, six or seven, depends. The demand is huge and when it's there, sure you must commit to the volunteers.
"My contract is until April 2011 and I don't think I'll continue doing it full-time," he reveals.
"I never envisaged being as busy as it is, but sure, when it's put up to you, you do it, don't you? Now, which road do I take to get back to Dublin?"
And he's off on a trail that will take him from Kerry directly to Mayo in the following days, a one-man, 24/7 hurling road-show that leaves everyone in his wake giddy with enthusiasm and delight.
He's only there for another year -- catch him while you can.
Shop online at the Tipperary GAA Merchandise Shop http://tipperary.gaa.ie
Paudie Butler, GAA National Director of Hurling will be launching the All-Ireland U16 Hurling Championship sponsored by Tipperary
Supporters Club in the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club in Dundrum on Fri day at 6pm during our annual fundraising Golf Classic.
Read this interesting interview from the Irish Independant
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http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaa-championships/hurling/butler-serving
-hurlings-future-2177337.html
By Cliona Foley
Wednesday May 12 2010
IN A SCENE that wouldn't look out of place in 'Father Ted', Paudie Butler is drinking tea and getting fiercely excited by a wall.
"Look at that wall out there, fantastic wall!" he enthuses from the Sarsfields clubhouse in Newbridge, after completing a training session with the Kildare U-14 hurling development squad, their three coaches and many of their club mentors.
It is explained that the accidental 'hurling wall' that runs down the side of the Sarsfield's practice pitches came about courtesy of the Department of Defence's adjacent new buildings.
"Really?" he exclaims. "Well, that's the best wall in Ireland! Wouldn't you love, Tadhg, to get a hundred children out there on that wall, two to a ball?"
Tadhg Fennin, the former county footballer and now one of four full-time coaching and games officers employed by Kildare, has been ferrying Butler around for most of the day.
You will find few more enthusiastic assistants than Fennin but, by 9.0 that evening, even the Castlemitchells man is flagging and can only grin and nod in agreement.
Stalling Paudie's enthusiasm, even at this hour, is about as effective as swinging a hurl at a runaway JCB.
You might get those who'd reply, "Jaysus man, get a grip, it's only a wall," but you'd want to be a terrible begrudger to argue with Paudie when he's in full flow about hurling because, for one, Paudie's one of the loveliest men in Ireland, with not a cynical bone in his body.
And, secondly, no one in his sport is more enthusiastic than Paudie, and that includes legendary GAA zealots like Liam 'Riverdance' Griffin and Mick 'Sure I'm addicted!' O'Dwyer.
Few on the GAA's coaching side are as well-qualified or gifted either.
It was no surprise when the primary school principal from the Drom-Inch club in Tipperary was appointed as the GAA's first national hurling co-ordinator in 2006.
Some, wrongly, expected him to magic up an immediate cure-all for hurling's ills. They imagined that this was the man who'd have the secret formula to quickly turn Roscommon, say, into Galway-beaters.
But senior inter-county standards and championship structures don't consume the former Laois senior manager, because his priority and speciality is the manufacture of hurling's building blocks: proper coaches.
Paudie is hurling's grassroots evangelist, taking the gospel of the GAA's games development unit out to volunteers and professional coaches in every corner of the country.
He certainly earns his Croke Park pay cheque.
He has come from Waterford and it's Kildare for the next two days. It is 9.0 on a Thursday night and he has just finished his fifth coaching session of the day.
He started with two sessions in a primary school in Clane, then one in Newbridge College and another with the Sarsfield's juveniles.
He was completely oblivious to the fact that Newbridge College (alma mater of Ireland rugby stars Jamie Heaslip and Geordan Murphy) was an oval-ball stronghold. All Paudie saw were children with their faces and hurls upturned to him, little sponges ready to soak up his hurling wisdom.
"I'm not joking, he's even more into it now than he was when he started this morning," observed Fennin, as Paudie launched into his final coaching session of the day, a human whirlwind of staccato delivery and excitement.
To see him in full flow would raise Ringy from the grave. He has an eye like no other and can spot technical errors from 50 paces.
One glance at these Kildare kids confirms that their stance and swing is all angles and elbows -- the sworn enemies of hurling.
"Look at Kilkenny, even a tall fella like Henry (Shefflin), they're round," he says, stressing the final word.
"They're completely round in their shape and position and that's partly why you can't get at them, or at the ball.
"In the weaker counties, even at inter-county level, you notice the body position immediately," he says. "They're up straight, all leggy and angular. Sure all a fella has to do is give them a push and they're over!"
So he starts on basics: bending the knees and hips, widening the stance, shortening the grip, getting the children, vitally, to turn within their own space.
Three lengths of rope -- with sliothars threaded through them at regular intervals -- are staked into the ground and within minutes he has the youngsters tearing up and down them, pulling right and left, often hitting 'fresh airs'.
He is kind and warm but not an easy task master on his guinea pigs.
These are the best U-14s in Kildare so he drives them, so hard and fast that sometimes their little legs can't keep up. And when they fall flat on their faces trying to hit a ball at full tilt, that's when Paudie's happiest of all.
"Savage! Savage! There's a super athlete there, good boy, good boy!" he roars. "Let no one give out to that boy, he's running fastest and taking risks and that's what we want."
'Speed, power and accuracy!' is Paudie's mantra.
"You can have one of them, boys, you can even have two, but if you haven't all three it'll be no good in Croke Park!" he shouts.
Later they initially struggle, and then dramatically improve, on a rapid-fire shooting drill against the club's improvised hurling wall, where his emphasis on doing everything at full pelt doesn't let up.
"You don't have to look good boys, you just have to bury it!" he exclaims. "Wouldn't Joe Canning have buried that twice by now?"
Their sheepish grins agree but, noticeably, half way through an all-drills session, many of them are panting.
Now, these are not unfit or overweight teenagers, they are simply used to practising within their comfort zone. But Paudie regards 'comfort zone' as two of the dirtiest words in the English language.
Practising everything at high tempo and under pressure replicates match conditions and that, he stresses to their coaches, is how you make progress in this most complex of sports.
"Half the problem is the adults, they don't challenge children. Treat them like eejits and they'll act like eejits, but once you start having expectations, they'll deliver!" he assures them.
Paudie's colourful turn of phrase -- "they'll keep going like blind greyhounds!" -- raises the odd snigger from the mentors, not to mention his many aphorisms.
"They're not bad boys, coaches! They're just addicted to bad habits and when a boy is addicted to bad habits he can't hear anything!" is a classic Paudie-ism.
It is likely that some of these coaches are not complete devotees of the 'Go-Games', the GAA's official underage philosophy that was made compulsory in all U-12 competition at Congress recently.
In this blitz-style, small-game format, everyone gets to play but no one keeps the score. Go-Games are the antithesis of the win-hungry mentality that is the scourge of good under-age coaching, yet some feel that Paudie and Co have veered too far in the opposite direction.
Indeed one of the visiting coaches privately confesses: "If I got the man who invented Go Games, I'd take a hurley to him! My young fella hates them!"
That remains the sort of hard-line opposition that still faces Preacher Paudie, three and a half years into his messianic hurling mission, yet he remains as zealous and resolute as ever.
But how does he know it's working? He points to the fact that every county in Ireland now has an U-14 and U-16 hurling development squad.
Some, like Kildare, also have one at U-15.
"It's all about the linkage between clubs and schools and the GAA. Every single county now has a games manager co-ordinating all of that."
He sees excellent under-age systems in the most unusual places. Wexford, yes, no surprise, but Armagh, he says, "have gone about their hurling business in a very good way."
"And Westmeath, actually, have produced a really high-quality minor team this year."
How many days a week is he out proselytising?
"Ah, six or seven, depends. The demand is huge and when it's there, sure you must commit to the volunteers.
"My contract is until April 2011 and I don't think I'll continue doing it full-time," he reveals.
"I never envisaged being as busy as it is, but sure, when it's put up to you, you do it, don't you? Now, which road do I take to get back to Dublin?"
And he's off on a trail that will take him from Kerry directly to Mayo in the following days, a one-man, 24/7 hurling road-show that leaves everyone in his wake giddy with enthusiasm and delight.
He's only there for another year -- catch him while you can.
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MF Cork goals provide cushion
May 13th, 2010
From www.irsihtimes.ie
MUNSTER MFC/Cork 2-12 Tipperary 2-9: TWO FIRST-HALF goals were crucial for Cork who survived a spirited Tipperary comeback to reach the Munster minor football final at Semple Stadium, Thurles yesterday evening.
The game looked over when Cork went in at the break leading 2-7 to 1-2. In the 14th minute, Mark Sugrue finished a four-man move with a cracking strike. In the 27th minute, slick Cork passing again sliced open the defence and Shane Duggan applied the finishing touch for a 2-7 to 0-2 lead. Tipperary got a lifeline with a Billy Hewitt goal in injury time.
Tipp upped their game after the break and a goal by Liam McGrath after 40 minutes lifted them. Two points followed, and in the 55th minute, Billy Hewitt’s shot from close-range blazed over the bar when a goal would have brought Tipperary level.
Cork held their nerve in the tense closing stages as Tipperary had captain Paddy Dalton sidelined for a second yellow card. Cork had key performances from Mark Sugrue, Kevin Hallissey, Damian Cahalane, John O Rourke and Diarmuid Lester.
CORK: D Hanrahan; D Crowley, M O’Shea, D Lester; T Clancy, J Burns, J Wall; D Cahalane (0-1), J O’Rourke (0-1); K Hallissey (0-3), M Sugrue (1-2), A Cronin (0-1); K Sheehan, S Duggan (1-1), B Hurley (0-2). Subs: D Murphy for Crowley; S Ryan (0-1) for O’Shea; D McEoin for Sugrue.
TIPPERARY: P Nolan; P Dalton, C O’Sullivan, P O’Meara; B Maher, M O’Sullivan, S Taylor; D Leahy (0-1), J O’Callaghan; L McGrath (1-1), B Harkin, S Leahy; L Boland (0-3), L Treacy, B Hewitt (1-4). Subs: N O’Meara for C O’Sullivan; B Walsh for Harkin; S Carroll for Treacy.
Referee: R Hickey (Clare).
From www.irsihtimes.ie
MUNSTER MFC/Cork 2-12 Tipperary 2-9: TWO FIRST-HALF goals were crucial for Cork who survived a spirited Tipperary comeback to reach the Munster minor football final at Semple Stadium, Thurles yesterday evening.
The game looked over when Cork went in at the break leading 2-7 to 1-2. In the 14th minute, Mark Sugrue finished a four-man move with a cracking strike. In the 27th minute, slick Cork passing again sliced open the defence and Shane Duggan applied the finishing touch for a 2-7 to 0-2 lead. Tipperary got a lifeline with a Billy Hewitt goal in injury time.
Tipp upped their game after the break and a goal by Liam McGrath after 40 minutes lifted them. Two points followed, and in the 55th minute, Billy Hewitt’s shot from close-range blazed over the bar when a goal would have brought Tipperary level.
Cork held their nerve in the tense closing stages as Tipperary had captain Paddy Dalton sidelined for a second yellow card. Cork had key performances from Mark Sugrue, Kevin Hallissey, Damian Cahalane, John O Rourke and Diarmuid Lester.
CORK: D Hanrahan; D Crowley, M O’Shea, D Lester; T Clancy, J Burns, J Wall; D Cahalane (0-1), J O’Rourke (0-1); K Hallissey (0-3), M Sugrue (1-2), A Cronin (0-1); K Sheehan, S Duggan (1-1), B Hurley (0-2). Subs: D Murphy for Crowley; S Ryan (0-1) for O’Shea; D McEoin for Sugrue.
TIPPERARY: P Nolan; P Dalton, C O’Sullivan, P O’Meara; B Maher, M O’Sullivan, S Taylor; D Leahy (0-1), J O’Callaghan; L McGrath (1-1), B Harkin, S Leahy; L Boland (0-3), L Treacy, B Hewitt (1-4). Subs: N O’Meara for C O’Sullivan; B Walsh for Harkin; S Carroll for Treacy.
Referee: R Hickey (Clare).
SH challenge: Kelly stars as Tipp hammer Dublin
May 11th, 2010
11 May 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
Kelly-led Tipp rip Dubs apart to give Daly plenty of food for thought
By Jackie Cahill for the Irish Independent newspaper
TIPPERARY 5-25 DUBLIN 0-15
Tuesday May 11 2010
FIVE-time All Star Eoin Kelly shot 2-6 last night as Tipperary demolished Dublin by 25 points in a senior hurling challenge at Nenagh's McDonagh Park. Kelly marked his return to Tipp after a recent hamstring injury as the Premier County dished out some capital punishment to the travelling Sky Blues. Munster champions Tipp showed some good form less than three weeks before the Munster SHC quarter-final showdown with Cork on May 30, while Dublin boss Anthony Daly was left with plenty to ponder following this massacre. The Dubs are not in action until they meet Carlow or Laois in the Leinster SHC on June 6, but Daly was desperately disappointed by his side's showing as they shipped five goals to a rampant Tipp. Noel McGrath added two goals for the home side while Brian O'Meara bagged 1-2 and was the fulcrum of most of his team's good work in the first half.
Operating at full-forward, O'Meara proved a most effective targetman and with just six minutes on the watch, he brilliantly fetched Padraic Maher's long delivery and netted from 20 metres. O'Meara's club-mate Seamus Hennessy played a key role in Tipp's two other first-half goals as his neat flick kept the ball in play and allowed Noel McGrath to profit midway through the half. McGrath's goal was brilliantly executed into the top corner, while Hennessy set up Kelly for another bullet finish in the 18th minute. At half-time, Tipp led by 3-15 to 0-8 and the misery continued for Dublin shortly after half-time when McGrath kicked home a fourth goal.
O'Meara won a 39th-minute penalty which was blasted to the net by Kelly for the Mullinahone star's second goal of the evening. Centre-forward Seamus Callanan hit four points from play while Brendan Maher came off the bench to raise three white flags as 10 different players contributed to the scoresheet for Tipperary. Dublin had a four-point haul from midfielder John McCaffrey, while Shane Durkin and Alan McCrabbe hit three points apiece in a dismal effort from the visitors.
Scorers -- Tipperary: E Kelly 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), N McGrath 2-2, B O'Meara 1-2, S Callanan 0-4, B Maher 0-3, S McGrath, P Kerwick, J Brennan 0-2 each, D Fanning, P Fanning 0-1 each. Dublin: J McCaffrey 0-5 (0-2f, 0-2 65s), S Durkin, A McCrabbe (0-3f) 0-3 each, L Rushe 0-2, K Flynn, P Ryan 0-1 each.
TIPPERARY -- B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill; D Fanning, C O'Mahony, Padraic Maher; B Dunne, S McGrath; P Kerwick, S Callanan, S Hennessy; E Kelly, N McGrath, O'Meara. Subs: P Fanning for Kerwick (25), Patrick Maher for S McGrath (29), B Maher for Dunne (h/t), J Brennan for Callanan (44), D Egan for O'Meara (50), D Young for Fanning (50), C O'Brien for Padraic Maher (50), J O'Brien for Hennessy (57), M Heffernan for Patrick Maher (62).
DUBLIN -- G Maguire; N Corcoran, T Brady, O Gough; S Hiney, R Fallon, M O'Brien; J McCaffrey, S Durkin; P Ryan, K Flynn, S Lambert; L Rushe, S Ryan, A McCrabbe. Subs: D O'Dwyer for Lambert (30), S O'Sullivan for Brady (47), J Kelly for Ryan (47), P Carton for Flynn (54).
REF -- D Richardson (Limerick)
11 May 2010
From www.hoganstand.com
Eoin Kelly put his recent hamstring problems behind him when he blasted 2-6 as Tipperary trounced Dublin by 25 points in a senior hurling challenge at Nenagh last night.
Tipperary 5-25
Dublin 0-15
The victory was revenge of sorts for Tipp, who suffered a surprise loss to Anthony Daly's side in the recent NHL campaign. Current Young Hurler of the Year Noel McGrath also hit a brace of goals, while newcomer Brian O'Meara helped himself to 1-2.
With Kelly to the fore, Tipp were already out of sight at half-time when they led by 3-15 to 0-8. Things got worse for the visitors after the restart when McGrath booted home a fourth goal.
Seamus Callanan scored 0-4 from centre forward, while substitute Brendan Maher weighed in with 0-3 as 10 different Tipp players got on the scoresheet.
Johnny McCaffrey top-scored for Dublin with 0-4, but they had precious little to cheer about and on this evidence will struggle to get past Laois or Carlow in their Leinster SHC opener.
TIPP V KILKENNY U-21 AT ANNER PARK CLONEEN
May 11th, 2010
The official opening of the new St. Patrick’s GAA club’s new dressing rooms at Anner Park, Cloneen will take place at 6.30pm on Sunday evening May 16th and will be followed by an U-21 hurling tournament game between Tipperary and Kilkenny. Well done to the St. Patrick’s club on their new facilities and arranging such an attractive game for supporters.
The official opening of the new St. Patrick’s GAA club’s new dressing rooms at Anner Park, Cloneen will take place at 6.30pm on Sunday evening May 16th and will be followed by an U-21 hurling tournament game between Tipperary and Kilkenny. Well done to the St. Patrick’s club on their new facilities and arranging such an attractive game for supporters.
TICKETS FOR TIPPERARY V CORK MAY 30TH
May 11th, 2010
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster Intermediate and Senior Hurling championships in Cork on Sunday May 30th. The Intermediate game commences at 2pm and the Senior game at 4pm. Admission prices are: Covered Stand €30; Open Stand €25; Terrace €15. Family Tickets and Juvenile Group tickets are also available. Apply through clubs or on Munster GAA website, www.munster.gaa.ie , or Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ie , for stand, terrace and family tickets and apply to GAA office in Thurles 0504 22702 for juvenile group tickets. See the Munster GAA website for other attractive ticket promotions.
Tipperary will play Cork in the Munster Intermediate and Senior Hurling championships in Cork on Sunday May 30th. The Intermediate game commences at 2pm and the Senior game at 4pm. Admission prices are: Covered Stand €30; Open Stand €25; Terrace €15. Family Tickets and Juvenile Group tickets are also available. Apply through clubs or on Munster GAA website, www.munster.gaa.ie , or Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ie , for stand, terrace and family tickets and apply to GAA office in Thurles 0504 22702 for juvenile group tickets. See the Munster GAA website for other attractive ticket promotions.
MUNSTER SENIOR AND MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 11th, 2010
TIPPERARY GAA SCENE
BY COUNTY PRO GER RYAN
MUNSTER SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tipperary will welcome All Ireland Senior Football champions, Kerry, to Semple Stadium, Thurles on Sunday next, May 16th for the first game in this year’s Munster Senior Football Championship. Their quarter final game will commence at 4pm. The winners will play reigning Munster and Allianz GAA Football League champions Cork in the Munster semi-final while the defeated team will proceed to the qualifiers later in the summer. This will be Tipperary’s first championship game against Kerry since the 2006 Munster Senior Football semi-final which Kerry won by 0-17 to 1-5 at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. Their last meeting at Semple Stadium was in the Munster Senior Football championship quarter final on May 29th which Kerry won by 2-22 to 0-13. While Kerry will be strong favourites for Sunday’s game, there are no certainties in sport and with as much home support as possible a surprise cannot be ruled out. We would ask as many Tipperary people as possible to come and support our footballers who have prepared so well and diligently for this game under the guidance of John Evans and his management team. We wish them the very best of luck for Sunday’s game.
MUNSTER JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Good luck to the Tipperary junior footballers who will play Kerry in the Munster Junior Football Quarter final at 2pm in Semple Stadium on Sunday next, May 16th.
MATCH TRACKERS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
There will be match trackers for both Sunday’s games on our Facebook and Twitter websites - see www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa and www.twitter.com/tipperarygaa .
ARRANGEMENTS AT SEMPLE STADIUM FOR SUNDAY
The New Stand (Ardán Ó Riain) only will be open for Sunday’s games. Cash will be taken at the stiles except for ticket package and season ticket holders who should go to stiles 53 or 54. The admission fees are: €20 for adults and €10 for OAPs and Students with I.D. Access for students and OAPs will be via stiles 50 and 51. Under 16’s will be admitted free of charge. There will be a Special Ticket Package on sale on Wednesday night at Semple Stadium in the Ticket Booth opposite the Handball Alley. Buy a 2 day package ticket for Wednesday night’s minor football game between Tipperary and Cork and Sunday’s games between Tipperary and Kerry for €25, a saving of €5. See also the Munster GAA website, www.munster.gaa.ie for other ticket promotions.
MUNSTER MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Good luck to the Tipperary minor footballers for the Munster Championship semi-final against Cork in Thurles on Wednesday, May 12th at 7pm. It will almost be a year to Tipp’s victory by 0-13 to 0-10 over Cork in last year’s semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Tipp will be hoping to reach their third Munster Final in a row while Cork will no doubt want to reverse last year’s defeat and advance to their first Munster final since 2007.
Semple Stadium 5year Term Ticket Scheme
The 2009 pass will be valid on Wednesday evening for the Munster Minor Football semi-final between Tipperary and Cork and on Sunday for the Junior and Senior games between Tipperary and Kerry.
TIPPERARY GAA SCENE
BY COUNTY PRO GER RYAN
MUNSTER SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tipperary will welcome All Ireland Senior Football champions, Kerry, to Semple Stadium, Thurles on Sunday next, May 16th for the first game in this year’s Munster Senior Football Championship. Their quarter final game will commence at 4pm. The winners will play reigning Munster and Allianz GAA Football League champions Cork in the Munster semi-final while the defeated team will proceed to the qualifiers later in the summer. This will be Tipperary’s first championship game against Kerry since the 2006 Munster Senior Football semi-final which Kerry won by 0-17 to 1-5 at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. Their last meeting at Semple Stadium was in the Munster Senior Football championship quarter final on May 29th which Kerry won by 2-22 to 0-13. While Kerry will be strong favourites for Sunday’s game, there are no certainties in sport and with as much home support as possible a surprise cannot be ruled out. We would ask as many Tipperary people as possible to come and support our footballers who have prepared so well and diligently for this game under the guidance of John Evans and his management team. We wish them the very best of luck for Sunday’s game.
MUNSTER JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Good luck to the Tipperary junior footballers who will play Kerry in the Munster Junior Football Quarter final at 2pm in Semple Stadium on Sunday next, May 16th.
MATCH TRACKERS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
There will be match trackers for both Sunday’s games on our Facebook and Twitter websites - see www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa and www.twitter.com/tipperarygaa .
ARRANGEMENTS AT SEMPLE STADIUM FOR SUNDAY
The New Stand (Ardán Ó Riain) only will be open for Sunday’s games. Cash will be taken at the stiles except for ticket package and season ticket holders who should go to stiles 53 or 54. The admission fees are: €20 for adults and €10 for OAPs and Students with I.D. Access for students and OAPs will be via stiles 50 and 51. Under 16’s will be admitted free of charge. There will be a Special Ticket Package on sale on Wednesday night at Semple Stadium in the Ticket Booth opposite the Handball Alley. Buy a 2 day package ticket for Wednesday night’s minor football game between Tipperary and Cork and Sunday’s games between Tipperary and Kerry for €25, a saving of €5. See also the Munster GAA website, www.munster.gaa.ie for other ticket promotions.
MUNSTER MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Good luck to the Tipperary minor footballers for the Munster Championship semi-final against Cork in Thurles on Wednesday, May 12th at 7pm. It will almost be a year to Tipp’s victory by 0-13 to 0-10 over Cork in last year’s semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Tipp will be hoping to reach their third Munster Final in a row while Cork will no doubt want to reverse last year’s defeat and advance to their first Munster final since 2007.
Semple Stadium 5year Term Ticket Scheme
The 2009 pass will be valid on Wednesday evening for the Munster Minor Football semi-final between Tipperary and Cork and on Sunday for the Junior and Senior games between Tipperary and Kerry.
MUNSTER MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
May 10th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Our minor hurlers were knocked out of the Munster Minor Hurling championship when they were defeated by Clare in Ennis by 0-17 to 1-13. It is a huge disappointment to make such an early exit from the championship, the first time since 1998 that Tipperary have made such an early departure. However 2 difficult games away from home in 7 days is a huge challenge for any team and to fail so narrowly on both occasions will only add to the disappointment of all involved. Thanks to all the players and to Mark O’Leary and his management team, Pat Buckley, Kevin Shelley and Damien Young for all their efforts.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Our minor hurlers were knocked out of the Munster Minor Hurling championship when they were defeated by Clare in Ennis by 0-17 to 1-13. It is a huge disappointment to make such an early exit from the championship, the first time since 1998 that Tipperary have made such an early departure. However 2 difficult games away from home in 7 days is a huge challenge for any team and to fail so narrowly on both occasions will only add to the disappointment of all involved. Thanks to all the players and to Mark O’Leary and his management team, Pat Buckley, Kevin Shelley and Damien Young for all their efforts.
GAA MATCH COVERAGE OVERSEAS
May 4th, 2010
GAA supporters overseas can watch live GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship action this summer through a variety of outlets and TV stations around the world. From April 16th, an agreement between the GAA and MSK (to be Premier sport), sees GAA matches available in Britain on Channel 433 on Sky Digital. The channel will be available to approximately 10 million homes. Initially, it will be Free to Air but will revert to a subscription channel by mid-summer. All Allianz GAA Football and Hurling National League and Championship matches shown in Ireland will be available to view in Britain. A range of classic matches will also be shown. All matches will also be available online at www.setanta.com/i/global . In North America, all matches will be available on the Premium Sport Pub and Club network. This network has exactly the same distribution as the old Setanta network. For the first time, Allianz GAA Football and Hurling National League matches have also been shown. Delayed coverage of Championship matches will also be shown on Setanta Sport Canada and on MHz Worldwide. MHz worldview is available locally in the Washington D.C. Metro (as MHz Networks 1) via Comcast, Cox and RCN cable, as well as Verizon FiOS. The channel is also available locally via DirecTV and Dish Network. Throughout North America, MHz Worldview is available in over half the Top 20 U.S. television markets, in nearly 27m households and through broadcast/cable affiliates in: Chicago, IL- WYCC; Philadelphia, PA - MiND TV (WYBE); San Francisco, CA - KCSM; Washington, DC- WNVC/MHz Networks. For a full list of broadcast/cable affiliate availability across the MHz network, please visit http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/gaa-media-coverage/ . In Australia, all championship matches will be shown on Setanta Sport which is a subscription channel available in over four million homes on Foxtel Satellite and cable system and also the Austar satellite system. In Asia, Gaelic games will be available on Setanta Asia online and launched on most of the Cable and Satellite networks throughout the continent later this year. Throughout Africa, Gaelic games will be shown on Setanta Africa which is available in 10 million homes in Sub Saharan Africa.
GAA supporters overseas can watch live GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship action this summer through a variety of outlets and TV stations around the world. From April 16th, an agreement between the GAA and MSK (to be Premier sport), sees GAA matches available in Britain on Channel 433 on Sky Digital. The channel will be available to approximately 10 million homes. Initially, it will be Free to Air but will revert to a subscription channel by mid-summer. All Allianz GAA Football and Hurling National League and Championship matches shown in Ireland will be available to view in Britain. A range of classic matches will also be shown. All matches will also be available online at www.setanta.com/i/global . In North America, all matches will be available on the Premium Sport Pub and Club network. This network has exactly the same distribution as the old Setanta network. For the first time, Allianz GAA Football and Hurling National League matches have also been shown. Delayed coverage of Championship matches will also be shown on Setanta Sport Canada and on MHz Worldwide. MHz worldview is available locally in the Washington D.C. Metro (as MHz Networks 1) via Comcast, Cox and RCN cable, as well as Verizon FiOS. The channel is also available locally via DirecTV and Dish Network. Throughout North America, MHz Worldview is available in over half the Top 20 U.S. television markets, in nearly 27m households and through broadcast/cable affiliates in: Chicago, IL- WYCC; Philadelphia, PA - MiND TV (WYBE); San Francisco, CA - KCSM; Washington, DC- WNVC/MHz Networks. For a full list of broadcast/cable affiliate availability across the MHz network, please visit http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/gaa-media-coverage/ . In Australia, all championship matches will be shown on Setanta Sport which is a subscription channel available in over four million homes on Foxtel Satellite and cable system and also the Austar satellite system. In Asia, Gaelic games will be available on Setanta Asia online and launched on most of the Cable and Satellite networks throughout the continent later this year. Throughout Africa, Gaelic games will be shown on Setanta Africa which is available in 10 million homes in Sub Saharan Africa.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB GOLF CLASSIC
May 4th, 2010
The Tipperary Supporters Club Annual Golf Classic will take place at County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum on Thursday and Friday, May 13th and 14th. There are still some tee times available both days. Teams of 4 are €600 and all proceeds go towards the preparation of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team for the forthcoming championship. Tee sponsorships are also available. To book a tee time or sponsor a tee, please contact Supporters Club Chairman, John Tierney on 087 6821398.
The Tipperary Supporters Club Annual Golf Classic will take place at County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum on Thursday and Friday, May 13th and 14th. There are still some tee times available both days. Teams of 4 are €600 and all proceeds go towards the preparation of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team for the forthcoming championship. Tee sponsorships are also available. To book a tee time or sponsor a tee, please contact Supporters Club Chairman, John Tierney on 087 6821398.
TIPPERARY V DUBLIN TOURNAMENT GAME AT NENAGH
May 4th, 2010
Tipperary will play Dublin in a tournament game at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Monday next, May 10th at 7.30pm. Toomevara GAA Club are hosting the game. Entrance will be €5 and all juveniles are free. This is sure to be a competitive affair with both teams nearing their final preparation stages for the championship.
Tipperary will play Dublin in a tournament game at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Monday next, May 10th at 7.30pm. Toomevara GAA Club are hosting the game. Entrance will be €5 and all juveniles are free. This is sure to be a competitive affair with both teams nearing their final preparation stages for the championship.
ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship - Tipperary vs. Clare - Team News
May 4th, 2010
Tipperary will play Clare in the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final Playoff on Wednesday May 5th at 6:30pm in Cusack Park Ennis.
Fixture Details
MUNSTER GAA ESB MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 PLAY OFF (2)
WEDNESDAY MAY 5th.
@ Cusack Park, Ennis
Clare v Tipperary
at 6.30pm
Reiteoir – Declan O'Driscoll (Limerick)
Extra time in the event of a Draw at the end of 60 minutes
Team news
The Tipperary minor hurling team to play Clare in the Munster Championship on Wednesday evening, May 5th shows 4 changes from the team which was defeated by Cork after extra time last Wednesday night. Joe O’Dwyer, Liam Treacy, David Butler and Michael O’Brien come into the team in place of Pa Dunne, Seamus Kennedy, Dan McCormack and Tommy Heffernan.
1. David Reddan (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross Ballycahill)
3. Andrew Ryan (Toomevara)
4. Joe O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
5. Liam Treacy (Loughmore Castleiney)
6. Brian Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) Captain
7. John Meagher (Loughmore Castleiney)
8. Jason Forde (Silvermines)
9. Davin Flynn (Roscrea)
10. David Butler (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams)
11. Niall O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
12. Liam McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
13. Michael O’Brien (Thurles Sarsfields)
14. Aidan McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields)
15. Cathal Horan (Mullinahone)
MUNSTER COUNCIL MATCH PROMOTIONS 2010
April 29th, 2010
The Munster Council has announced a very attractive set of Match Promotions for 2010. Season Tickets for all Munster Senior Hurling Championship Games (including replays) cost €110 (a saving of €15) for a Stand ticket package and €70 ( a saving of €15) for a Terrace ticket package. Family tickets cost €30 for adult covered stand tickets and €25 for uncovered stand and €5 for a child u-16. U-16s are free to non-ticketed games. Buy tickets for your county’s first match in both codes for a total purchase discount of €10. You could also win a Toyota Aurus car (sponsored by Toyota Ireland) by buying a match programme at any of 5 Munster Senior Football and 3 Munster senior hurling championship games. There will also be 8 runners-up prizes of weekend breaks for 2 people in Killarney’s top hotels in association with Killarney Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Full details will be in the match programmes and are also on the Munster GAA website. Tickets for games will be available from the Musnter GAA website (www.munster.gaa.ie ), Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.ie ), County boards and local GAA clubs. The Munster ticket van will also be travelling throughout the province selling tickets. Other benefits have also been announced, e.g. if you are in Cork on Saturday May 29th (the night before the Tipp v Cork Munster SHC game) and you present a valid match ticket, you will receive free entry and a complimentary race card to Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium Cork. You should also listen to your local radio station and read the Irish Examiner for other match ticket giveaways.
The Munster Council has announced a very attractive set of Match Promotions for 2010. Season Tickets for all Munster Senior Hurling Championship Games (including replays) cost €110 (a saving of €15) for a Stand ticket package and €70 ( a saving of €15) for a Terrace ticket package. Family tickets cost €30 for adult covered stand tickets and €25 for uncovered stand and €5 for a child u-16. U-16s are free to non-ticketed games. Buy tickets for your county’s first match in both codes for a total purchase discount of €10. You could also win a Toyota Aurus car (sponsored by Toyota Ireland) by buying a match programme at any of 5 Munster Senior Football and 3 Munster senior hurling championship games. There will also be 8 runners-up prizes of weekend breaks for 2 people in Killarney’s top hotels in association with Killarney Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Full details will be in the match programmes and are also on the Munster GAA website. Tickets for games will be available from the Musnter GAA website (www.munster.gaa.ie ), Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.ie ), County boards and local GAA clubs. The Munster ticket van will also be travelling throughout the province selling tickets. Other benefits have also been announced, e.g. if you are in Cork on Saturday May 29th (the night before the Tipp v Cork Munster SHC game) and you present a valid match ticket, you will receive free entry and a complimentary race card to Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium Cork. You should also listen to your local radio station and read the Irish Examiner for other match ticket giveaways.
Tipperary MH Playoff v Clare or Kerry
April 29th, 2010
Clare will play Kerry this Saturday May 1st at 6.30pm. Tipperary will play the winners of Clare v Kerry in the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final Playoff on Wednesday May 5th at 6.30pm. The winners of that game are due to play Limerick in the Munster Semi-Final on Thursday 24 June at 7.30pm.
Clare will play Kerry this Saturday May 1st at 6.30pm. Tipperary will play the winners of Clare v Kerry in the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final Playoff on Wednesday May 5th at 6.30pm. The winners of that game are due to play Limerick in the Munster Semi-Final on Thursday 24 June at 7.30pm.
ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship - Cork v Tipperary - Match Reports
April 28th, 2010
28/04/2010
Cork defeated Tipperary by 2-31 to 4-22 after extra time in the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship on Wednesday at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
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Hero Hartnett edges gritty Rebels past Tipp in classic
Cork 2-31 Tipperary 4-22
By Fintan O’Toole for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Thursday, April 29, 2010
AFTER the stunning heights they scaled last year in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, it seemed too much to hope for more memorable action when the Cork and Tipperary minor hurlers convened at the same venue for last night’s ESB Munster MHC quarter-final. Instead they surpassed last June’s fare to conjure up as spellbinding a game imaginable, packed with top-class individual displays, brilliant score-taking and a fitting finale as extra-time was required to produce a winner. The tie ebbed and flowed for 80 odd minutes but ultimately it took the critical intervention of Cork corner-forward Brian Hartnett who, having impressed throughout, really excelled in the second half of extra-time as he transformed a 2-25 to 4-20 deficit in the 70th minute into a 2-31 to 4-22 advantage in the 80th minute, by weighing in with six points.
Hartnett wound up with a dazzling 1-14 return to show for his night’s work and while his polished point-taking from play and frees was key, it was the beautiful diving flick to the net in the 49th minute that was his standout moment. Cork had other heroes on the night. Conor Lehane terrorised the Tipperary half-back line by popping over six points from play, Stephen Moore used his physical presence to good effect in attack while midfielder Darren Sweetnam controlled matters in his sector for long stages. It was a tough defeat for Tipperary to absorb considering the magnitude of their performance. Liam McGrath produced a flawless display of marksmanship in converting 10 placed balls while Aidan McCormack’s predatory instincts were reflected in his three-goal tally. Full-back Andrew Ryan was in immense form, Niall O’Meara worked diligently at centre-forward and Michael O’Brien illustrated what a loss he was to the team from the start through injury, by grabbing four points when sprung from the bench. They had cause to complain as well at the decision not to be awarded a penalty in the 59th minute when McCormack looked to be clearly pushed near goal.
Cork made the hard yards early on with Sweetnam and Lehane pushing them into a 0-5 to 0-2 advantage by the 11th minute. But Cork’s dominance counted for little when a rapid Tipperary burst yielded a neat goal by McCormack in the 14th minute and a stylish point by O’Meara two minutes later. Despite trailing by a point, Cork never seemed unnerved and thanks to the consistent high standards of shooting that Lehane and Hartnett were employing, they ploughed back in the lead. They were 0-9 to 1-3 ahead by the 24th minute, and although Cathal Horan looked a dangerous operator for Tipperary close to goal, it was still Cork in the ascendancy with an 0-11 to 1-6 advantage at the interval.
The action was cranked up a few notches at the break as the scores started to tot up with greater frequency. Jamie Coughlan hammered home a penalty to give Cork a huge boost in the 32nd minute, but between them Liam McGrath and Aidan McCormack wiped out that lead with a 1-2 blast to draw level by the 35th minute. The teams stuck close to each other for a time as they traded points but despite McGrath’s relentless accuracy from frees, Cork were looking stronger and crafted a magnificent goal in the 49th minute. Shane O’Keeffe bustled through before offloading to Coughlan, who arrowed in a cross that Hartnett dived to flick to the net at the back post. That sent Cork 2-16 to 2-12 in front but Tipperary’s response was impressive with McCormack expertly drilling in his third goal in the 52nd minute and O’Brien emerging as an attacking threat. When McGrath tapped over a 62nd minute free they looked on the cusp of victory but sub Jamie Wall did brilliantly to engineer the space to grab a last-gasp point for Cork to send the match to extra-time. Prospects of a replay could not be dispelled as the match remained tight in extra-time, with Wall and Lehane striking early points for Cork before O’Meara and O’Brien pegged them back for Tipperary. Matters seemed to turn crucially in their direction when Horan buried a shot to the net after Gary Minihane spilled the ball in the 69th minute, but Hartnett’s scoring spree proved most decisive.
Scorers for Cork: B Hartnett 1-14 (0-7f), C Lehane 0-6, J Coughlan 1-0 (1-0 pen), S Moore 0-3, D Sweetnam, J Wall, S O’Keeffe 0-2 each, N Kelly, M Howard 0-1 each.
Scorers for Tipperary: L McGrath 0-10 (0-10f), A McCormack 3-0, C Horan 1-2, M O’Brien 0-4, N O’Meara 0-3, D McCormack, D Butler, B Stapleton 0-1 each.
CORK: G Minihane; D Lester, F O’Mahony, D Stokes; C Joyce, D O’Carroll, T McGuinness; N Kelly, D Sweetnam; S O’Keeffe, S Moore, C Lehane; J Coughlan, M Howard, B Hartnett.
Subs: K Buckley for McGuinness (42), R O’Shea for Howard (44), J Wall for Moore (55), C Spillane for Stokes (59), Stokes for O’Carroll (60), Moore for Buckley (60), Buckley for Stokes (69), Howard for Kelly (70), B Murray for O’Shea (73).
TIPPERARY: D Reddan; C Barrett, A Ryan, P Dunne; S Kennedy, B Stapleton, J Meagher; D Flynn, J Forde; D McCormack, N O’Meara, T Heffernan; L McGrath, A McCormack, C Horan.
Subs: J Cahill for Kennedy (23), D Butler for Heffernan (47), M O’Brien for Forde (49), J McGrath for D McCormack (53), J O’Dwyer for Dunne (56), Forde for Flynn (60), L Treacy for Forde (70), Flynn for J McGrath (70), D McCormack for L McGrath (77).
Referee: Michael O’Connor (Limerick).
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Harnett's haul does it for Rebels
From the Irish Independent newspaper
Cork 2-31 Tipperary 4-22
Munster MHC (aet)
Thursday April 29 2010
A TALLY of 1-14 from Brian Hartnett gave Cork an extra-time victory over Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
The teams were locked at 2-21 to 3-18 at the end of normal time. But six points from Hartnett in the second extra period helped Cork through. The initial 60 minutes produced a pulsating contest, Cork up 0-11 to 1-6 at half-time. A Jamie Coughlan penalty gave the Rebels a nice cushion within a minute of the restart, but Aidan McCormack's second goal had Tipp level at 1-1 to 2-8 in the 35th minute. Hartnett and Liam McGrath continued to exchange frees, before Hartnett gave Cork a four-point lead with a brilliant diving finish on 49. McCormack's hat-trick three minutes later brought Tipp back in it, though, and another McCormack free looked to have given them victory before Jamie Wall's late equaliser forced the additional 20 minutes.
Scorers -- Cork: B Hartnett 1-14 (0-7f), C Lehane 0-6, J Coughlan 1-0 (pen), S Moore 0-3, D Sweetman, S O'Keeffe, J Wall 0-2 each, N Kelly, M Howard 0-1 each. Tipperary: L McGrath 0-10 (0-10f), A McCormack 3-0, C Horan 1-2, N O'Meara 0-3, M O'Brien 0-4, D McCormack, D Butler, B Stapleton 0-1 each.
CORK -- G Minihane; D Lester, F O'Mahony, D Stokes; C Joyce, D O'Carroll, T McGuinness; N Kelly, D Sweetman; S O'Keeffe, S Moore, C Lehane; J Coughlan, M Howard, B Hartnett. Subs: K Buckley for McGuinness (42), R O'Shea for Howard (45), J Wall for Moore (56), C Spillane for Stokes (59), Stokes for O'Carroll, Moore for Buckley (both et), Buckley for Stokes (69), Howard for Kelly (70), B Murray for O'Shea (73).
TIPPERARY -- D Reddan; C Barrett, A Ryan, P Dunne; S Kennedy, B Stapleton, J Meagher; D Flynn, J Forde; D McCormack, N O'Meara, T Heffernan; L McGrath, A McCormack, C Horan. Subs: J Cahill for Kennedy (24), D Butler for Heffernan (47), M O'Brien for Forde (49), J McGrath for D McCormack (54), J O'Dwyer for Dunne (57), Forde for Flynn (et), L Treacy for Forde (70), Flynn for J McGrath (71), D McCormack for L McGrath (78)
28/04/2010
Cork defeated Tipperary by 2-31 to 4-22 after extra time in the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship on Wednesday at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
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Hero Hartnett edges gritty Rebels past Tipp in classic
Cork 2-31 Tipperary 4-22
By Fintan O’Toole for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Thursday, April 29, 2010
AFTER the stunning heights they scaled last year in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, it seemed too much to hope for more memorable action when the Cork and Tipperary minor hurlers convened at the same venue for last night’s ESB Munster MHC quarter-final. Instead they surpassed last June’s fare to conjure up as spellbinding a game imaginable, packed with top-class individual displays, brilliant score-taking and a fitting finale as extra-time was required to produce a winner. The tie ebbed and flowed for 80 odd minutes but ultimately it took the critical intervention of Cork corner-forward Brian Hartnett who, having impressed throughout, really excelled in the second half of extra-time as he transformed a 2-25 to 4-20 deficit in the 70th minute into a 2-31 to 4-22 advantage in the 80th minute, by weighing in with six points.
Hartnett wound up with a dazzling 1-14 return to show for his night’s work and while his polished point-taking from play and frees was key, it was the beautiful diving flick to the net in the 49th minute that was his standout moment. Cork had other heroes on the night. Conor Lehane terrorised the Tipperary half-back line by popping over six points from play, Stephen Moore used his physical presence to good effect in attack while midfielder Darren Sweetnam controlled matters in his sector for long stages. It was a tough defeat for Tipperary to absorb considering the magnitude of their performance. Liam McGrath produced a flawless display of marksmanship in converting 10 placed balls while Aidan McCormack’s predatory instincts were reflected in his three-goal tally. Full-back Andrew Ryan was in immense form, Niall O’Meara worked diligently at centre-forward and Michael O’Brien illustrated what a loss he was to the team from the start through injury, by grabbing four points when sprung from the bench. They had cause to complain as well at the decision not to be awarded a penalty in the 59th minute when McCormack looked to be clearly pushed near goal.
Cork made the hard yards early on with Sweetnam and Lehane pushing them into a 0-5 to 0-2 advantage by the 11th minute. But Cork’s dominance counted for little when a rapid Tipperary burst yielded a neat goal by McCormack in the 14th minute and a stylish point by O’Meara two minutes later. Despite trailing by a point, Cork never seemed unnerved and thanks to the consistent high standards of shooting that Lehane and Hartnett were employing, they ploughed back in the lead. They were 0-9 to 1-3 ahead by the 24th minute, and although Cathal Horan looked a dangerous operator for Tipperary close to goal, it was still Cork in the ascendancy with an 0-11 to 1-6 advantage at the interval.
The action was cranked up a few notches at the break as the scores started to tot up with greater frequency. Jamie Coughlan hammered home a penalty to give Cork a huge boost in the 32nd minute, but between them Liam McGrath and Aidan McCormack wiped out that lead with a 1-2 blast to draw level by the 35th minute. The teams stuck close to each other for a time as they traded points but despite McGrath’s relentless accuracy from frees, Cork were looking stronger and crafted a magnificent goal in the 49th minute. Shane O’Keeffe bustled through before offloading to Coughlan, who arrowed in a cross that Hartnett dived to flick to the net at the back post. That sent Cork 2-16 to 2-12 in front but Tipperary’s response was impressive with McCormack expertly drilling in his third goal in the 52nd minute and O’Brien emerging as an attacking threat. When McGrath tapped over a 62nd minute free they looked on the cusp of victory but sub Jamie Wall did brilliantly to engineer the space to grab a last-gasp point for Cork to send the match to extra-time. Prospects of a replay could not be dispelled as the match remained tight in extra-time, with Wall and Lehane striking early points for Cork before O’Meara and O’Brien pegged them back for Tipperary. Matters seemed to turn crucially in their direction when Horan buried a shot to the net after Gary Minihane spilled the ball in the 69th minute, but Hartnett’s scoring spree proved most decisive.
Scorers for Cork: B Hartnett 1-14 (0-7f), C Lehane 0-6, J Coughlan 1-0 (1-0 pen), S Moore 0-3, D Sweetnam, J Wall, S O’Keeffe 0-2 each, N Kelly, M Howard 0-1 each.
Scorers for Tipperary: L McGrath 0-10 (0-10f), A McCormack 3-0, C Horan 1-2, M O’Brien 0-4, N O’Meara 0-3, D McCormack, D Butler, B Stapleton 0-1 each.
CORK: G Minihane; D Lester, F O’Mahony, D Stokes; C Joyce, D O’Carroll, T McGuinness; N Kelly, D Sweetnam; S O’Keeffe, S Moore, C Lehane; J Coughlan, M Howard, B Hartnett.
Subs: K Buckley for McGuinness (42), R O’Shea for Howard (44), J Wall for Moore (55), C Spillane for Stokes (59), Stokes for O’Carroll (60), Moore for Buckley (60), Buckley for Stokes (69), Howard for Kelly (70), B Murray for O’Shea (73).
TIPPERARY: D Reddan; C Barrett, A Ryan, P Dunne; S Kennedy, B Stapleton, J Meagher; D Flynn, J Forde; D McCormack, N O’Meara, T Heffernan; L McGrath, A McCormack, C Horan.
Subs: J Cahill for Kennedy (23), D Butler for Heffernan (47), M O’Brien for Forde (49), J McGrath for D McCormack (53), J O’Dwyer for Dunne (56), Forde for Flynn (60), L Treacy for Forde (70), Flynn for J McGrath (70), D McCormack for L McGrath (77).
Referee: Michael O’Connor (Limerick).
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Harnett's haul does it for Rebels
From the Irish Independent newspaper
Cork 2-31 Tipperary 4-22
Munster MHC (aet)
Thursday April 29 2010
A TALLY of 1-14 from Brian Hartnett gave Cork an extra-time victory over Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
The teams were locked at 2-21 to 3-18 at the end of normal time. But six points from Hartnett in the second extra period helped Cork through. The initial 60 minutes produced a pulsating contest, Cork up 0-11 to 1-6 at half-time. A Jamie Coughlan penalty gave the Rebels a nice cushion within a minute of the restart, but Aidan McCormack's second goal had Tipp level at 1-1 to 2-8 in the 35th minute. Hartnett and Liam McGrath continued to exchange frees, before Hartnett gave Cork a four-point lead with a brilliant diving finish on 49. McCormack's hat-trick three minutes later brought Tipp back in it, though, and another McCormack free looked to have given them victory before Jamie Wall's late equaliser forced the additional 20 minutes.
Scorers -- Cork: B Hartnett 1-14 (0-7f), C Lehane 0-6, J Coughlan 1-0 (pen), S Moore 0-3, D Sweetman, S O'Keeffe, J Wall 0-2 each, N Kelly, M Howard 0-1 each. Tipperary: L McGrath 0-10 (0-10f), A McCormack 3-0, C Horan 1-2, N O'Meara 0-3, M O'Brien 0-4, D McCormack, D Butler, B Stapleton 0-1 each.
CORK -- G Minihane; D Lester, F O'Mahony, D Stokes; C Joyce, D O'Carroll, T McGuinness; N Kelly, D Sweetman; S O'Keeffe, S Moore, C Lehane; J Coughlan, M Howard, B Hartnett. Subs: K Buckley for McGuinness (42), R O'Shea for Howard (45), J Wall for Moore (56), C Spillane for Stokes (59), Stokes for O'Carroll, Moore for Buckley (both et), Buckley for Stokes (69), Howard for Kelly (70), B Murray for O'Shea (73).
TIPPERARY -- D Reddan; C Barrett, A Ryan, P Dunne; S Kennedy, B Stapleton, J Meagher; D Flynn, J Forde; D McCormack, N O'Meara, T Heffernan; L McGrath, A McCormack, C Horan. Subs: J Cahill for Kennedy (24), D Butler for Heffernan (47), M O'Brien for Forde (49), J McGrath for D McCormack (54), J O'Dwyer for Dunne (57), Forde for Flynn (et), L Treacy for Forde (70), Flynn for J McGrath (71), D McCormack for L McGrath (78)
Tipperary Association Dublin Golf Society
April 26th, 2010
Notice from Tipperary Association Dublin Golf Society.
First 2010 outing 6th May,
Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links.
New Members welcome.
€65 incl green fee and meal.
Time sheet 01-6760844 office hours.
Captain Jim Donovan.
Team News: New Text Service for Members
April 26th, 2010
For the Munster SH Championship match v Cork on 30 May we are going to do a trial of a new service for current year adult members of the Tipperary Supporters Club. We plan to send the team selection via a text message as quickly as possible after the announcement to those current year adult members for whom we have on our records a mobile phone number. Please note that our service provider is only in a position to make this service available for numbers within the Republic of Ireland. This service will be in addition to the usual email message which is sent to our complete email list but the text message will only go to adult members for whom we have recorded a membership for 2010. There will be no charge to members for the service and we will consider whether to extend it to future SH Championship matches based on the comments and feedback from members. If you have joined for this year and wish to provide us with a mobile phone number for the first time or a change of mobile number please do so by emailing info@tippsupportersclub.com with full details. If you are a 2010 member who has given us your mobile numbers and you do not wish to receive such a text message please send us an email to that effect.
Between now and the team announcement we will be sending a tester message to make sure that our records are correct. We will give details of the tester message in the regular emails so that members can contact us with corrections etc.
The text for the Cork game will only be available to members who have renewed their membership for 2010 by 15th May 2010. 2010 members who have renewed by that date will also be entered in to the draw for five pairs of stand tickets for that match. So if you have not yet taken out membership for 2010 please do so as soon as possible.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB ADULT MEMBERSHIP
Adult Membership in 2010 costs €30 (unchanged since 2005). Each Adult Membership Card will be accompanied by a Tipperary Car/Window Sticker and a gift of a specially-designed Irish-made Tipperary Supporters pen. This special pen includes a unique pull out insert giving details of dates, times and venues for more than thirty fixtures in 2010 including all of Tipperary's games in the Senior, Under 21, Minor and Intermediate Hurling Championships and National Hurling League. Adult Members will be entered in Ticket Draws for five pairs of stand tickets before each of Tipperary’s Munster and All-Ireland championship games. They will also be entered in a Draw for an All-Ireland Hurling Weekend stay at the Four Star Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin (match tickets included). Also members can access a discount scheme and will receive regular updates by email on team news, match reports and events. To obtain your 25% members' discount at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel just follow the link on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
The Committee are actively seeking more people interested in helping the Tipperary hurling effort - particularly people living / working in Tipperary itself. We want to extend the adult membership base further throughout the county and anybody who would like to take some Supporters Club memberships to join up their friends is welcome to contact Supporters Club PRO and Membership Officer, John Coman on 087-9087105 or by email at info@tippsupportersclub.com . Supporters can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com by credit card or debit card . On the website details are also available of the direct debit facility; as the Club is run on a completely voluntary basis it would be a great help of members could join by direct debit. If joining by post please send a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.
Any members who have joined by direct debit do not need to renew on line.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
For the Munster SH Championship match v Cork on 30 May we are going to do a trial of a new service for current year adult members of the Tipperary Supporters Club. We plan to send the team selection via a text message as quickly as possible after the announcement to those current year adult members for whom we have on our records a mobile phone number. Please note that our service provider is only in a position to make this service available for numbers within the Republic of Ireland. This service will be in addition to the usual email message which is sent to our complete email list but the text message will only go to adult members for whom we have recorded a membership for 2010. There will be no charge to members for the service and we will consider whether to extend it to future SH Championship matches based on the comments and feedback from members. If you have joined for this year and wish to provide us with a mobile phone number for the first time or a change of mobile number please do so by emailing info@tippsupportersclub.com with full details. If you are a 2010 member who has given us your mobile numbers and you do not wish to receive such a text message please send us an email to that effect.
Between now and the team announcement we will be sending a tester message to make sure that our records are correct. We will give details of the tester message in the regular emails so that members can contact us with corrections etc.
The text for the Cork game will only be available to members who have renewed their membership for 2010 by 15th May 2010. 2010 members who have renewed by that date will also be entered in to the draw for five pairs of stand tickets for that match. So if you have not yet taken out membership for 2010 please do so as soon as possible.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB ADULT MEMBERSHIP
Adult Membership in 2010 costs €30 (unchanged since 2005). Each Adult Membership Card will be accompanied by a Tipperary Car/Window Sticker and a gift of a specially-designed Irish-made Tipperary Supporters pen. This special pen includes a unique pull out insert giving details of dates, times and venues for more than thirty fixtures in 2010 including all of Tipperary's games in the Senior, Under 21, Minor and Intermediate Hurling Championships and National Hurling League. Adult Members will be entered in Ticket Draws for five pairs of stand tickets before each of Tipperary’s Munster and All-Ireland championship games. They will also be entered in a Draw for an All-Ireland Hurling Weekend stay at the Four Star Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin (match tickets included). Also members can access a discount scheme and will receive regular updates by email on team news, match reports and events. To obtain your 25% members' discount at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel just follow the link on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
The Committee are actively seeking more people interested in helping the Tipperary hurling effort - particularly people living / working in Tipperary itself. We want to extend the adult membership base further throughout the county and anybody who would like to take some Supporters Club memberships to join up their friends is welcome to contact Supporters Club PRO and Membership Officer, John Coman on 087-9087105 or by email at info@tippsupportersclub.com . Supporters can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com by credit card or debit card . On the website details are also available of the direct debit facility; as the Club is run on a completely voluntary basis it would be a great help of members could join by direct debit. If joining by post please send a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.
Any members who have joined by direct debit do not need to renew on line.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
ESB Munster Minor Football Championship Semi-Final Playoff - Clare v Tipperary - Result
April 26th, 2010
Tipperary defeated Clare by 1-8 to 1-3 in the ESB Munster Minor Football Championship Semi-Final Playoff on Saturday at Semple Stadium Thurles. Tipperary advance to a semi-final with Cork on 12 May.
Tipperary MH team v Cork
April 26th, 2010
The Tipperary Minor Hurling team to play Cork at 6.30pm on Wednesday April 28th in Páirc Uí Chaoimh is
1. David Reddan (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross Ballycahill)
3. Andrew Ryan (Toomevara)
4. Pa Dunne (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Seamus Kennedy (St. Marys Clonmel)
6. Brian Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) Captain
7. John Meagher (Loughmore Castleiney)
8. Davin Flynn (Roscrea)
9. Jason Forde (Silvermines)
10. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)
11. Niall O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
12. Tommy Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
13. Liam McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Aidan McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields)
15. Cathal Horan (Mullinahone)
Subs from:
Shane Hassett (Drom and Inch), David Butler (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Justin Cahill (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Paddy Dalton (Arravale Rovers), John McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Ross Mullane (Clonmel Óg), Michael O’Brien (Thurles Sarsfields), Joe O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Liam Treacy (Loughmore Castleiney), Eoin Fennelly (Mullinahone), John Grogan (Cashel King Cormacs), Philip Looby(Drom & Inch), Daire Quinn (Nenagh Éire Óg), John Ryan (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Pat Ralph (Moycarkey Borris)
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The Tipperary Minor Hurling team to play Cork at 6.30pm on Wednesday April 28th in Páirc Uí Chaoimh is
1. David Reddan (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross Ballycahill)
3. Andrew Ryan (Toomevara)
4. Pa Dunne (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Seamus Kennedy (St. Marys Clonmel)
6. Brian Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) Captain
7. John Meagher (Loughmore Castleiney)
8. Davin Flynn (Roscrea)
9. Jason Forde (Silvermines)
10. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)
11. Niall O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
12. Tommy Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)
13. Liam McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Aidan McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields)
15. Cathal Horan (Mullinahone)
Subs from:
Shane Hassett (Drom and Inch), David Butler (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Justin Cahill (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Paddy Dalton (Arravale Rovers), John McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Ross Mullane (Clonmel Óg), Michael O’Brien (Thurles Sarsfields), Joe O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Liam Treacy (Loughmore Castleiney), Eoin Fennelly (Mullinahone), John Grogan (Cashel King Cormacs), Philip Looby(Drom & Inch), Daire Quinn (Nenagh Éire Óg), John Ryan (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Pat Ralph (Moycarkey Borris)
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April 26th, 2010
Munster GAA have set up a number of match promotions / package deals for the 2010 Munster Championships.
Visit the Munster GAA web site for more details www.munstergaa.ie .
Munster GAA have set up a number of match promotions / package deals for the 2010 Munster Championships.
Visit the Munster GAA web site for more details www.munstergaa.ie .
MUNSTER MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
April 26th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
MUNSTER MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Tipperary travel to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday, April 28th to play Cork at 6.30pm. We wish the players and management team all the best for a successful start to their campaign. The following players are on the Tipp minor hurling panel: David Reddan (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Shane Hassett (Drom and Inch), Pa Dunne (Thurles Sarsfields), Andrew Ryan (Toomevara), John Meagher (Loughmore Castleiney), John Ryan K (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Tommy Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg), Joe O'Dwyer (Killenaule), Davin Flynn (Roscrea), Liam McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Cathal Barrett (Holycross Ballycahill), Brian Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons), Jason Forde (Silvermines), Liam Treacy (Loughmore Castleiney), Justin Cahill (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Cathal Horan (Mullinahone), John Grogan (Cashel King Cormacs), John McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Aidan McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields), Paddy Dalton (Arravale Rovers), Ross Mullane (Clonmel Óg), Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh), Michael O'Brien (Clonmel Óg), David Butler (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Eoin Fennelly (Mullinahone), Daire Quinn (Nenagh Éire Óg), Niall O'Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) and Keith Kennedy (JK Brackens).
From Tipperary GAA Scene
MUNSTER MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Tipperary travel to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday, April 28th to play Cork at 6.30pm. We wish the players and management team all the best for a successful start to their campaign. The following players are on the Tipp minor hurling panel: David Reddan (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Shane Hassett (Drom and Inch), Pa Dunne (Thurles Sarsfields), Andrew Ryan (Toomevara), John Meagher (Loughmore Castleiney), John Ryan K (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Tommy Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg), Joe O'Dwyer (Killenaule), Davin Flynn (Roscrea), Liam McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Cathal Barrett (Holycross Ballycahill), Brian Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons), Jason Forde (Silvermines), Liam Treacy (Loughmore Castleiney), Justin Cahill (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Cathal Horan (Mullinahone), John Grogan (Cashel King Cormacs), John McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney), Aidan McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields), Paddy Dalton (Arravale Rovers), Ross Mullane (Clonmel Óg), Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh), Michael O'Brien (Clonmel Óg), David Butler (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Eoin Fennelly (Mullinahone), Daire Quinn (Nenagh Éire Óg), Niall O'Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs) and Keith Kennedy (JK Brackens).
Reiteoir – Michael O’Connor (Luimneach)
Extra time in the event of a Draw at the end of 60 minutes
ALLIANZ GAA HURLING NATIONAL LEAGUE
April 26th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary completed their hurling league campaign with a one point victory over Offaly last Sunday with a late late goal from a free by Seamus Callanan. The injuries Eoin Kelly, Darragh Egan and David Young picked up in the game are not serious which is fortunate. In this year’s league campaign, 32 players lined out during the 7 matches (29 players got at least 70 minutes action and 12 players got at least 280 minutes action). On the scoring front, 20 players scored during the league with Eoin Kelly top scorer on 2-35 followed by Timmy Hammersley (1-12), Lar Corbett (0-11) and Seamus Callanan (1-8).
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary completed their hurling league campaign with a one point victory over Offaly last Sunday with a late late goal from a free by Seamus Callanan. The injuries Eoin Kelly, Darragh Egan and David Young picked up in the game are not serious which is fortunate. In this year’s league campaign, 32 players lined out during the 7 matches (29 players got at least 70 minutes action and 12 players got at least 280 minutes action). On the scoring front, 20 players scored during the league with Eoin Kelly top scorer on 2-35 followed by Timmy Hammersley (1-12), Lar Corbett (0-11) and Seamus Callanan (1-8).
Allianz NHL Division 1 - Offaly v Tipperary
April 15th, 2010
Offaly will play Tipperary in the Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 on Sunday April 18th at 2:30pm in O'Connor Park Tullamore.
Fixture Details
18.04.10 (Sun)
Allianz GAA National Hurling League Round 7 Roinn I [Final Round]
Tullamore 2.30pm
Uíbh Fhailí v Tiobraid Árann
Referee: James Owens (Loch Garman)
Offaly will play Tipperary in the Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 on Sunday April 18th at 2:30pm in O'Connor Park Tullamore.
Fixture Details
18.04.10 (Sun)
Allianz GAA National Hurling League Round 7 Roinn I [Final Round]
Tullamore 2.30pm
Uíbh Fhailí v Tiobraid Árann
Referee: James Owens (Loch Garman)
ESB Munster Minor Football Championship - Kerry v Tipperary - Result
April 15th, 2010
Kerry defeated Tipperary by 1-12 to 2-7 in the ESB Munster Minor Football Championship on Wednesday at Austin Stack Park Tralee.
Tipperary will now play the winners of Clare and Waterford on April 24th for a place in the Munster semi-final.
Team News
The Tipperary Minor Football team to play Kerry in the Munster Minor Football Championship in Tralee this evening is:
1. Paul Nolan Clonmel Commercials
2. Paddy Dalton Arravale Rovers – Captain
3. Jonathan Ryan Ardfinnan
4. Shane Taylor Clonmel Commercials
5. Micheál Murphy Ballylooby/Castlegrace
6. Niall O'Meara Kilruane MacDonaghs
7. Padraig O'Meara Shannon Rovers
8. Kevin Seymour Burgess
9. John O'Callaghan Ballyporeen
10. Donagh Leahy Arravale Rovers
11. Benny Harkin Borris-Ileigh
12. Bill Maher Kilsheelan/Kilcash
13. Liam Boland Moyle Rovers
14. Billy Hewitt Ardfinnan
15. Liam McGrath Loughmore/Castleiney
The Kerry Minor Team to play in the Munster Quarter Final is as follows:
1. Padraig McCarthy Rathmore 2. Pa Kilkenny Glenbeigh/Glencar 3. David Culhane Ballylongford 4. Ferghal McNamara Austin Stacks 5. James Walsh Knocknagoshel Captain 6. Laurence Bastible John Mitchels 7. Jason Hickson Annascaul 8. Damien Summers St Senans 9. George Durrant Dingle 10. Mark Reen Rathmore 11. Thomas Hickey Castleisland Desmonds 12. Marcus Mangan Milltown/Castlemaine 13. Barry Dwyer Waterville 14. Gavin O'Grady Glenbeigh/Glencar 15. Eanna O'Connor St Michael's Foilmore
Substitutes are: 16. Damien Horgan St Mary's Caherciveen 17. John Moynihan Rathmore 18. Andrew Thompson Kerins O'Rahillys 19. Tadhg Morley Templenoe 20. Daniel Daly St Mary's Caherciveen 21. Eamonn Kiely Brosna 22. Conor Cox Listowel Emmett's 23. Alan O'Leary Kenmare 24. Pa Wrenn Milltown/Castlemaine
Manager Pat O'Driscoll Ardfert
Selectors: Willie Maher ( Kilcummin,) Michael Moynihan (Na Gaeil), John Shanahan (Valentia) and Padraig Corkery (Dingle)
Kerry defeated Tipperary by 1-12 to 2-7 in the ESB Munster Minor Football Championship on Wednesday at Austin Stack Park Tralee.
Tipperary will now play the winners of Clare and Waterford on April 24th for a place in the Munster semi-final.
Team News
The Tipperary Minor Football team to play Kerry in the Munster Minor Football Championship in Tralee this evening is:
1. Paul Nolan Clonmel Commercials
2. Paddy Dalton Arravale Rovers – Captain
3. Jonathan Ryan Ardfinnan
4. Shane Taylor Clonmel Commercials
5. Micheál Murphy Ballylooby/Castlegrace
6. Niall O'Meara Kilruane MacDonaghs
7. Padraig O'Meara Shannon Rovers
8. Kevin Seymour Burgess
9. John O'Callaghan Ballyporeen
10. Donagh Leahy Arravale Rovers
11. Benny Harkin Borris-Ileigh
12. Bill Maher Kilsheelan/Kilcash
13. Liam Boland Moyle Rovers
14. Billy Hewitt Ardfinnan
15. Liam McGrath Loughmore/Castleiney
The Kerry Minor Team to play in the Munster Quarter Final is as follows:
1. Padraig McCarthy Rathmore 2. Pa Kilkenny Glenbeigh/Glencar 3. David Culhane Ballylongford 4. Ferghal McNamara Austin Stacks 5. James Walsh Knocknagoshel Captain 6. Laurence Bastible John Mitchels 7. Jason Hickson Annascaul 8. Damien Summers St Senans 9. George Durrant Dingle 10. Mark Reen Rathmore 11. Thomas Hickey Castleisland Desmonds 12. Marcus Mangan Milltown/Castlemaine 13. Barry Dwyer Waterville 14. Gavin O'Grady Glenbeigh/Glencar 15. Eanna O'Connor St Michael's Foilmore
Substitutes are: 16. Damien Horgan St Mary's Caherciveen 17. John Moynihan Rathmore 18. Andrew Thompson Kerins O'Rahillys 19. Tadhg Morley Templenoe 20. Daniel Daly St Mary's Caherciveen 21. Eamonn Kiely Brosna 22. Conor Cox Listowel Emmett's 23. Alan O'Leary Kenmare 24. Pa Wrenn Milltown/Castlemaine
Manager Pat O'Driscoll Ardfert
Selectors: Willie Maher ( Kilcummin,) Michael Moynihan (Na Gaeil), John Shanahan (Valentia) and Padraig Corkery (Dingle)
TIPP PLAYERS INJURED AT WEEKEND
April 14th, 2010
From Ger Ryan, Tipperary County Board PRO
Paul Kelly accidentally suffered a broken leg when playing in his first game with Mullinahone since his transfer back from O’Loughlin Gaels against Ballybacon Grange in the South Senior Hurling Championship on Sunday evening last. Gearoid Ryan broke a finger playing for Templederry Kenyons against Roscrea in the North Senior Hurling Championship on Saturday evening last. We wish them both a speedy recovery.
ALLIANZ GAA HURLING NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tipperary will complete their hurling league campaign against Offaly in O’Connor Park Tullamore on Sunday, April 18th next at 2.30pm. While the game is of no consequence to either team, it will be the last competitive outing for both teams before their provincial championships commence. It will be the 37th league meeting between the Premier and Faithful counties. In the previous 36, Tipp emerged winners on 28 occasions, Offaly on 6 and there were 2 draws. Their last meeting in the league was on February 10th 2008 at Semple Stadium when Tipp won by 2-25 to 2-8. Eoin Kelly was Tipp’s top scorer with 1-9 while Pat Kerwick scored the other goal.
From Ger Ryan, Tipperary County Board PRO
Paul Kelly accidentally suffered a broken leg when playing in his first game with Mullinahone since his transfer back from O’Loughlin Gaels against Ballybacon Grange in the South Senior Hurling Championship on Sunday evening last. Gearoid Ryan broke a finger playing for Templederry Kenyons against Roscrea in the North Senior Hurling Championship on Saturday evening last. We wish them both a speedy recovery.
ALLIANZ GAA HURLING NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tipperary will complete their hurling league campaign against Offaly in O’Connor Park Tullamore on Sunday, April 18th next at 2.30pm. While the game is of no consequence to either team, it will be the last competitive outing for both teams before their provincial championships commence. It will be the 37th league meeting between the Premier and Faithful counties. In the previous 36, Tipp emerged winners on 28 occasions, Offaly on 6 and there were 2 draws. Their last meeting in the league was on February 10th 2008 at Semple Stadium when Tipp won by 2-25 to 2-8. Eoin Kelly was Tipp’s top scorer with 1-9 while Pat Kerwick scored the other goal.
ALL IRELAND U-21 FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL
April 14th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary will play Donegal in the All Ireland U-21 football semi-final on Saturday evening, April 17th next at 7.30pm in Parnell Park, Dublin. This of course is the county’s very first All-Ireland U-21 football semi-final and they will take on a Donegal team that won the County’s first Ulster title since 1995 by defeating Cavan in the final. Roscommon will play Dublin in the other semi-final in Breffni Park, Cavan also on Saturday evening. The Tipp v Donegal game will be shown live on TG4 with the other semi-final being shown on deferred coverage. However, we would urge as many Tipperary supporters as possible to travel to Parnell Park to support this fine team. In particular, we hope there will be good support from Tipperary people living in Dublin. Good luck to the players and management – we hope you will be in an All Ireland final come Saturday night.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary will play Donegal in the All Ireland U-21 football semi-final on Saturday evening, April 17th next at 7.30pm in Parnell Park, Dublin. This of course is the county’s very first All-Ireland U-21 football semi-final and they will take on a Donegal team that won the County’s first Ulster title since 1995 by defeating Cavan in the final. Roscommon will play Dublin in the other semi-final in Breffni Park, Cavan also on Saturday evening. The Tipp v Donegal game will be shown live on TG4 with the other semi-final being shown on deferred coverage. However, we would urge as many Tipperary supporters as possible to travel to Parnell Park to support this fine team. In particular, we hope there will be good support from Tipperary people living in Dublin. Good luck to the players and management – we hope you will be in an All Ireland final come Saturday night.
Westside article from The Clonmel Nationalist
April 14th, 2010
WESTSIDE.
Ideally it should be the defining day of the series where final positions are decided, but instead round seven of the hurling league on Sunday next has been rendered meaningless for most counties. The relegation clash between Dublin and Limerick stands alone as the only game of high stakes. For Tipperary a trip to Tullamore is our final competitive game before the championship but effectively it’s a practice match.
Meanwhile the club scene revved up a gear last weekend with games in all divisions. Moneygall’s defeat of North champions, Nenagh, was one of the more eye-catching results but the Mid too had unexpected outcomes where Moycarkey beat Drom and Holycross put one over on Loughmore. On the injury front it was disappointing to hear of knocks for Paul Kelly and Gearoid Ryan on a weekend when the county panel was pruned back by six.
I suspect there won’t be too many Tipp folk making the trip to Tullamore on Sunday for a game that has no tangible benefit other than the self-esteem of winning. This final round of the league is a great illustration of how not to choreograph the closing stages of a tournament. In PR terms it’s disastrous, with the Association presumably charging followers fifteen euro to watch experimental sides play friendlies. The Cork\Galway game at Salthill will be even more surreal with the teams going through the motions and saving themselves for the ‘real’ match a fortnight later. Hopefully the lessons will be learned and the system tweaked accordingly for next season.
We may be out of the league but it’s been a busy (even fretful) time for the Tipperary management who had to break the bad news to no fewer than six panellists as the numbers were slashed ahead of their training camp in Spain next week. The panel had grown to over-size so some paring back was needed, though half a dozen at a swoop is drastic surgery indeed. I presume being the bearer of such tidings it’s the most unpleasant aspect of the management job. It’s tough on the players too who’ve done the winter slog and now get their P60s as the sun starts to shine.
Officially the six – Pa Bourke, Micheal Webster, Thomas Stapleton, John Devane, Diarmaid Fitzgerald and Willie Ryan - will still be part of an extended training panel but effectively they’re being dropped from the main group. Four of them are forwards, which is interesting given our concern about that zone as we head towards the championship. For Willie Ryan it’s quite a drop from being captain last year though he hasn’t been helped by injuries, which prevented him from showing any form this spring. Illness kept Pa Bourke in the background in recent months, though he is showing useful form at club level at the moment. Micheal Webster has given so many mixed signals that I suspect management’s patience just ran out; he has never quite managed to recreate the impact of his debut season. For John Devane converting defensive instincts into attacking ones has been the problem.
The departure of Thomas Stapleton will be viewed as particularly disappointing. He was one of the great white hopes from the minor successes, winning his All Ireland in ’06, but after three years on the senior panel he hasn’t really stepped up to the higher grade. In the case of Diarmaid Fitzgerald he’s been on the senior panel since 2003 but has been luckless with injuries. He never quite recovered from the Nowlan Park experience last spring and, somewhat like John Devane, being groomed for a forward role did him little favour at one stage either.
It must be bitterly disappointing for the players to lose out as we approach mid April and just one week before the panel is due to fly out to Spain for a week’s training camp. Perhaps they can take encouragement from the experience of Darragh Egan, dropped last autumn and now back in the fold looking slimmer and trimmer. In fairness to the management they’ve shown admirable flexibility when dealing with panel places adding and subtracting players as form dictates.
With luckless timing the panel adjustments were made just before last weekend’s games when Paul Kelly and Gearoid Ryan joined the casualty list, one which has been a hindrance all spring. Kelly broke a bone in his leg in Mullinahone’s win over Ballybacon down South while Gearoid Ryan broke a finger in Templederry’s victory over Roscrea in the North. For the Mullinahone man it’s a cruel fate coming in his first championship game with his club after his return from O’Loughlin Gaels and coming also at a time when his form was beginning to lift. Gearoid Ryan too had shown enough to avoid the panel cull last week but this injury could now put him out for over a month. It’s feared that Kelly could be out until mid summer. I wonder will those injuries mean a reprieve for some of the others who were dropped?
Out of it all one wonders what type of makeshift team will be assembled for Sunday’s game with Offaly. Presumably it will have an experimental flavour, though given the present state of injuries the management’s scope to manoeuvre might be limited.
Meanwhile the club scene kicked off in earnest last weekend with a series of games in all four regions of the county. Given our championship structure these early rounds have only limited importance because most of the main contenders will get through to the knock-outs irrespective. Still it was perhaps a chance for teams to lay down some early markers and there were interesting outcomes.
The Mid is probably the most competitive of the four divisions at present and last weekend’s games in the region produced a mixture of expected and unexpected results. Loughmore had a poor ’09 season and they’ve started poorly again in 2010, losing to Holycross in their first round tie. That was a turn-up, as was Moycarkey’s comprehensive win over Mid champions, Drom\Inch, though elsewhere Upperchurch had no problem against Brackens and Sarsfields were easy winners over Boherlahan.
I saw the second half of the Moycarkey\Drom game and was suitably impressed by the winners albeit against a very off-colour Drom side. Moycarkey are being coached by Kevin Shelly and turned in a very competent display to take the honours with amazing ease. Kieran Morris led the scoring, mostly from frees, but rather than individual heroics it was more the team ethic that stood out in this win. There’s a youthful flavour to the side and they looked unperturbed by anything Drom could muster.
For the reigning Mid champions it was a downbeat start to the campaign, despite having Pad Joe Whelehan orchestrating tactics from the sideline. Clearly the ongoing loss of James Woodlock leaves a major gap in their formation and this time Seamus Callanan was also spectating for all bar the final quarter of the action. He came on in a last desperate bid to save the day and hammered a close-in free to the net. Briefly that score threatened to disrupt Moycarkey’s smooth passage but by then they were too far ahead and were comfortable six-point winners in the end. It was a deserved win that obviously rewards early season preparation; for Drom it’s a sharp reminder that there’s much work to be done.
In the second game Sarsfields were expected to ease through without too much bother and I think they achieved that aim, even if an eight-point gap was less than some anticipated. A first half goal from Pa Bourke was a major lodgement as they got well clear though Darragh Hickey netted twice for Boherlahan to keep his side within sight. They trailed by six at half time.
The third quarter was Boherlahan’s best spell. They got within four and then rattled the crossbar with a Seamie Leahy effort. That was as good as it got though, Sarsfields reasserted control and eased out comfortable winners by eight in the end.
I thought Sarsfields showed a very earnest attitude for a first round; any notion that they might be caught off guard so early in the season was misplaced. They looked really slick and given their obvious talent pool they look like the ones to beat again this year. For Boherlahan eight points was no humiliation, though there was an obvious gap in standard between the teams.
In the West the old-firm derby between Kickhams and Clonoulty ended all square, which, given pre-match expectations, sounds like a good result for the Dundrum club. They played well, I’m told, though Clonoulty are reported to have amassed a heavy tally of wides. Golden and the Galtee\Sean Treacys combo’ also drew so there’s no clear pattern emerging in that area yet.
In the South Mullinahone appear to have had little difficulty against Ballybacon, though Killenaule could only manage a draw with Swans. Up North the most notable outcome was Moneygall’s victory over Nenagh, though Borrisoleigh will be quite pleased too after mastering Toomevara. Elsewhere there were wins for Burgess over Lorrha, Templederry over Roscrea and Kilruane over Portroe. In all cases these are just the opening salvos in what will be a long campaign.
This weekend sees the annual Congress of the Association take place in Newcastle, County Down with a number of topical issues down for decision. Those experimental playing rules will face the ballot as delegates go yea or nay on whether or not to incorporate them into the rule book. By now you know my views on what are unnecessary changes. I often think that when you set up committees to examine rules they feel obliged to make some suggestions as if to justify their deliberations.
There’s a Tipperary proposal on the agenda to introduce a video ref for important championship games. Clearly this is a throw-back to last year’s All Ireland and that penalty decision that was to prove so costly. Exactly what major decisions would be adjudicated on by the video official seems unclear. Would it be to decide on whether or not a foul was committed? Or whether a ball had crossed the line or gone between the posts? Or whether a player was in the ‘square’? How often would the video ref be used in a match? Would teams be allowed a certain number of calls as in tennis? Questions galore with no obvious answers.
Given the large number of scores in a typical hurling game – forty seven in last year’s All Ireland, for example – it seems impractical to have a video ref adjudicating on even a significant percentage of those. Overall I can’t see this one getting through.
There are also proposals relating to the use of video evidence with regard to foul play. At present video clips are sometimes sent to referees after games where they are asked to review their decisions in relation to certain incidents. It’s a controversial practice that has a very flawed history. Far better surely to get the CCC to adjudicate on such incidents rather that asking referees to revisit their ‘live’ decisions during the match.
It takes a lot of moral courage for a referee to revisit his actions during a game and maybe admit that he made a mistake. On past experience few referees are ‘big’ enough to make such admissions. You want evidence? Well Diarmuid Kirwan was interviewed during the winter about his decisions in the All Ireland final where he said he would do the same again if in the same position. I find that more worrying than the decisions made on the day. It reminds me of the late John Moloney. I once suggested to him that a certain local referee had potential to go places. No, was the sharp answer, because he never admits to making mistakes.
WESTSIDE.
Ideally it should be the defining day of the series where final positions are decided, but instead round seven of the hurling league on Sunday next has been rendered meaningless for most counties. The relegation clash between Dublin and Limerick stands alone as the only game of high stakes. For Tipperary a trip to Tullamore is our final competitive game before the championship but effectively it’s a practice match.
Meanwhile the club scene revved up a gear last weekend with games in all divisions. Moneygall’s defeat of North champions, Nenagh, was one of the more eye-catching results but the Mid too had unexpected outcomes where Moycarkey beat Drom and Holycross put one over on Loughmore. On the injury front it was disappointing to hear of knocks for Paul Kelly and Gearoid Ryan on a weekend when the county panel was pruned back by six.
I suspect there won’t be too many Tipp folk making the trip to Tullamore on Sunday for a game that has no tangible benefit other than the self-esteem of winning. This final round of the league is a great illustration of how not to choreograph the closing stages of a tournament. In PR terms it’s disastrous, with the Association presumably charging followers fifteen euro to watch experimental sides play friendlies. The Cork\Galway game at Salthill will be even more surreal with the teams going through the motions and saving themselves for the ‘real’ match a fortnight later. Hopefully the lessons will be learned and the system tweaked accordingly for next season.
We may be out of the league but it’s been a busy (even fretful) time for the Tipperary management who had to break the bad news to no fewer than six panellists as the numbers were slashed ahead of their training camp in Spain next week. The panel had grown to over-size so some paring back was needed, though half a dozen at a swoop is drastic surgery indeed. I presume being the bearer of such tidings it’s the most unpleasant aspect of the management job. It’s tough on the players too who’ve done the winter slog and now get their P60s as the sun starts to shine.
Officially the six – Pa Bourke, Micheal Webster, Thomas Stapleton, John Devane, Diarmaid Fitzgerald and Willie Ryan - will still be part of an extended training panel but effectively they’re being dropped from the main group. Four of them are forwards, which is interesting given our concern about that zone as we head towards the championship. For Willie Ryan it’s quite a drop from being captain last year though he hasn’t been helped by injuries, which prevented him from showing any form this spring. Illness kept Pa Bourke in the background in recent months, though he is showing useful form at club level at the moment. Micheal Webster has given so many mixed signals that I suspect management’s patience just ran out; he has never quite managed to recreate the impact of his debut season. For John Devane converting defensive instincts into attacking ones has been the problem.
The departure of Thomas Stapleton will be viewed as particularly disappointing. He was one of the great white hopes from the minor successes, winning his All Ireland in ’06, but after three years on the senior panel he hasn’t really stepped up to the higher grade. In the case of Diarmaid Fitzgerald he’s been on the senior panel since 2003 but has been luckless with injuries. He never quite recovered from the Nowlan Park experience last spring and, somewhat like John Devane, being groomed for a forward role did him little favour at one stage either.
It must be bitterly disappointing for the players to lose out as we approach mid April and just one week before the panel is due to fly out to Spain for a week’s training camp. Perhaps they can take encouragement from the experience of Darragh Egan, dropped last autumn and now back in the fold looking slimmer and trimmer. In fairness to the management they’ve shown admirable flexibility when dealing with panel places adding and subtracting players as form dictates.
With luckless timing the panel adjustments were made just before last weekend’s games when Paul Kelly and Gearoid Ryan joined the casualty list, one which has been a hindrance all spring. Kelly broke a bone in his leg in Mullinahone’s win over Ballybacon down South while Gearoid Ryan broke a finger in Templederry’s victory over Roscrea in the North. For the Mullinahone man it’s a cruel fate coming in his first championship game with his club after his return from O’Loughlin Gaels and coming also at a time when his form was beginning to lift. Gearoid Ryan too had shown enough to avoid the panel cull last week but this injury could now put him out for over a month. It’s feared that Kelly could be out until mid summer. I wonder will those injuries mean a reprieve for some of the others who were dropped?
Out of it all one wonders what type of makeshift team will be assembled for Sunday’s game with Offaly. Presumably it will have an experimental flavour, though given the present state of injuries the management’s scope to manoeuvre might be limited.
Meanwhile the club scene kicked off in earnest last weekend with a series of games in all four regions of the county. Given our championship structure these early rounds have only limited importance because most of the main contenders will get through to the knock-outs irrespective. Still it was perhaps a chance for teams to lay down some early markers and there were interesting outcomes.
The Mid is probably the most competitive of the four divisions at present and last weekend’s games in the region produced a mixture of expected and unexpected results. Loughmore had a poor ’09 season and they’ve started poorly again in 2010, losing to Holycross in their first round tie. That was a turn-up, as was Moycarkey’s comprehensive win over Mid champions, Drom\Inch, though elsewhere Upperchurch had no problem against Brackens and Sarsfields were easy winners over Boherlahan.
I saw the second half of the Moycarkey\Drom game and was suitably impressed by the winners albeit against a very off-colour Drom side. Moycarkey are being coached by Kevin Shelly and turned in a very competent display to take the honours with amazing ease. Kieran Morris led the scoring, mostly from frees, but rather than individual heroics it was more the team ethic that stood out in this win. There’s a youthful flavour to the side and they looked unperturbed by anything Drom could muster.
For the reigning Mid champions it was a downbeat start to the campaign, despite having Pad Joe Whelehan orchestrating tactics from the sideline. Clearly the ongoing loss of James Woodlock leaves a major gap in their formation and this time Seamus Callanan was also spectating for all bar the final quarter of the action. He came on in a last desperate bid to save the day and hammered a close-in free to the net. Briefly that score threatened to disrupt Moycarkey’s smooth passage but by then they were too far ahead and were comfortable six-point winners in the end. It was a deserved win that obviously rewards early season preparation; for Drom it’s a sharp reminder that there’s much work to be done.
In the second game Sarsfields were expected to ease through without too much bother and I think they achieved that aim, even if an eight-point gap was less than some anticipated. A first half goal from Pa Bourke was a major lodgement as they got well clear though Darragh Hickey netted twice for Boherlahan to keep his side within sight. They trailed by six at half time.
The third quarter was Boherlahan’s best spell. They got within four and then rattled the crossbar with a Seamie Leahy effort. That was as good as it got though, Sarsfields reasserted control and eased out comfortable winners by eight in the end.
I thought Sarsfields showed a very earnest attitude for a first round; any notion that they might be caught off guard so early in the season was misplaced. They looked really slick and given their obvious talent pool they look like the ones to beat again this year. For Boherlahan eight points was no humiliation, though there was an obvious gap in standard between the teams.
In the West the old-firm derby between Kickhams and Clonoulty ended all square, which, given pre-match expectations, sounds like a good result for the Dundrum club. They played well, I’m told, though Clonoulty are reported to have amassed a heavy tally of wides. Golden and the Galtee\Sean Treacys combo’ also drew so there’s no clear pattern emerging in that area yet.
In the South Mullinahone appear to have had little difficulty against Ballybacon, though Killenaule could only manage a draw with Swans. Up North the most notable outcome was Moneygall’s victory over Nenagh, though Borrisoleigh will be quite pleased too after mastering Toomevara. Elsewhere there were wins for Burgess over Lorrha, Templederry over Roscrea and Kilruane over Portroe. In all cases these are just the opening salvos in what will be a long campaign.
This weekend sees the annual Congress of the Association take place in Newcastle, County Down with a number of topical issues down for decision. Those experimental playing rules will face the ballot as delegates go yea or nay on whether or not to incorporate them into the rule book. By now you know my views on what are unnecessary changes. I often think that when you set up committees to examine rules they feel obliged to make some suggestions as if to justify their deliberations.
There’s a Tipperary proposal on the agenda to introduce a video ref for important championship games. Clearly this is a throw-back to last year’s All Ireland and that penalty decision that was to prove so costly. Exactly what major decisions would be adjudicated on by the video official seems unclear. Would it be to decide on whether or not a foul was committed? Or whether a ball had crossed the line or gone between the posts? Or whether a player was in the ‘square’? How often would the video ref be used in a match? Would teams be allowed a certain number of calls as in tennis? Questions galore with no obvious answers.
Given the large number of scores in a typical hurling game – forty seven in last year’s All Ireland, for example – it seems impractical to have a video ref adjudicating on even a significant percentage of those. Overall I can’t see this one getting through.
There are also proposals relating to the use of video evidence with regard to foul play. At present video clips are sometimes sent to referees after games where they are asked to review their decisions in relation to certain incidents. It’s a controversial practice that has a very flawed history. Far better surely to get the CCC to adjudicate on such incidents rather that asking referees to revisit their ‘live’ decisions during the match.
It takes a lot of moral courage for a referee to revisit his actions during a game and maybe admit that he made a mistake. On past experience few referees are ‘big’ enough to make such admissions. You want evidence? Well Diarmuid Kirwan was interviewed during the winter about his decisions in the All Ireland final where he said he would do the same again if in the same position. I find that more worrying than the decisions made on the day. It reminds me of the late John Moloney. I once suggested to him that a certain local referee had potential to go places. No, was the sharp answer, because he never admits to making mistakes.
Alan Quinlan Tipperary Person of the Year & Donie Nealon wins Hall of Fame Award
April 14th, 2010
The Tipperary Association, Dublin this weik announced its Tipperary Person of the Year and Hall of Fame Award winners, Alan Quinlan and Donie Nealon. Alan and Donie will be honoured at the Annual Dinner of the Association which takes place on Wednesday 5th May in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin. Tickets are €50 and please contact Michael Fenton 086 2550073 to book for an occasion which is expected to sell out.
News from the Tipperary Association Dublin.......
ALAN QUINLAN IS NAMED TIPPERARY PERSON OF THE YEAR!
19.4.2010.
Munster rugby star and former Ireland International Alan Quinlan was today named as this year’s Tipperary Person of the Year.
The announcement was made at a function in the Palace Bar on Dublin’s Fleet St organised by the Tipperary Association Dublin.
Alan Quinlan (35) was capped 27 times for Ireland and was part of Ireland’s squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia where he scored two tries in the tournament before dislocating his shoulder scoring a vital try against Argentina in the pool stages which ended his involvement. He was named in Ireland’s 2007 Rugby World Cup squad but did not make any appearance.
A native of Limerick Junction, Alan Quinlan grew up in a farming background and attended the Monastery Primary School and the Abbey CBS in Tipperary Town. He worked for a local motor dealer, Pierse Motors, after leaving school for a time. He began his rugby career with Clanwilliam FC where he captained the Irish Youth Team against Scotland in 1993. He still has a major input into the club where he helps with coaching, fundraising etc.
He normally plays as blindside flanker but has also played openside, number eight and second row for Munster. He played soccer for St Michaels in Tipperary and played football for Tipperary at county level.
From Clanwilliam, Alan moved to join Shannon U20s in 1994 and began playing for Munster in 1996. He captained the youth team before becoming a regular in the first team. In May 1996 he helped Shannon win the AIB League Division 1 and Munster win the Heineken Cup in a win over Biarritz in Cardiff. He captained Munster in their victory over Ulster in Ravenhill in the 2007 Magner’s League and was voted Man of the Match when Munster beat Toulouse to win the Heineken Cup for a second time in 2008. In total he holds five league medals with Shannon, two Heineken Cup medals and a Celtic League Meal with Munster.
Alan represented Ireland ‘A’ between 1998 and 2001 and made his senior debut for the Irish national side in October 1999 in a Test against Romania. He played his first Six Nations match against Italy in 2001.
In April 2009, Alan was named in the squad for the 2009 Lions tour of South Africa but due to a 12 week ban incurred over an incident during the Heineken Cup semi-final defeat to Leinster in May he missed the tour.
More recently he has had strong performances for Munster in both the Heineken Cup and Magners League, often earning Man of the Match. In the 2009/2010 season he represented Munster against Cardiff Blues, Scarlets, Newport Gwent Dragons, Northampton Saints, Benetton Treviso, Ulster, Ospreys, Perpignon and Leinster.
Alan Quinlan is married to Irish model Ruth Griffin and the couple have one son, AJ.
Commenting on the award, Tipperary Association President Michael Fenton said Alan Quinaln was a well deserved winner and Tipperary’s first rugby player to receive the award. He said his outstanding achievements in the field of rugby provided an inspiration to thousands of young men today.
Alan Quinlan will be presented with the award at a dinner in the Louis Fitzgerald hotel on Wednesday, 5th May, 2010.
The Tipperary Person of the Year Award is sponsored by CP Omada.
Hall of Fame award
Former Tipperary hurling great, Donie Nealon was named the winner of this year’s Tipperary Association Hall of Fame award.
A native of Newtown, he played with Duharra as a juvenile went on to play with Burgess for many years. During his student days, he played with UCD in Dublin where he won a county title. He was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1958 until 1969. He is the holder of five All-Ireland medals 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964 and 1965 as well as eight Munster titles, six National league wins and has been an All Star on three occasions. He was named Texaco Hurler of the Year in 1962. Donie also won a Harty Cup medal with St. Flannan’s in 1954, scoring eight points in the final.
After the conclusion of his playing career, Donie became trainer of the Tipperary senior side and was involved with the 1971 All-Ireland winning side. He later went on to become Tipperary selector and, along with Babs Keating and Theo English, oversaw the All-Ireland victories of 1989 and 1991.
At club level, Donie Nealon has held all officer positions. He also captained Burgess to their first ever county title in 1964, when they captured the Junior (now Intermediate) crown. Like his father Rody, Donie was a popular and respected referee and continued playing for his club. The great goalkeeper ended his career playing in goals for Burgess.
Donie followed his father and grandfather as teacher in Newtown. Always an efficient GAA administrator, on his retirement from teaching, Donie became Secretary of the Munster Council from where he served from 1977 to 2004.
Speaking of the award, Tipperary Association President, Michael Fenton said that one of the most fascinating aspects of Donie’s long career is that he is still very much involved with his club and is still a great worker in it’s underage programme.
The Hall of Fame Award is sponsored by Louis Fitzgerald.
Ends
For further information contact Michael Fenton on 086 255 0073 or Tim Ryan on 087 247 1423.
The Tipperary Association, Dublin this weik announced its Tipperary Person of the Year and Hall of Fame Award winners, Alan Quinlan and Donie Nealon. Alan and Donie will be honoured at the Annual Dinner of the Association which takes place on Wednesday 5th May in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin. Tickets are €50 and please contact Michael Fenton 086 2550073 to book for an occasion which is expected to sell out.
News from the Tipperary Association Dublin.......
ALAN QUINLAN IS NAMED TIPPERARY PERSON OF THE YEAR!
19.4.2010.
Munster rugby star and former Ireland International Alan Quinlan was today named as this year’s Tipperary Person of the Year.
The announcement was made at a function in the Palace Bar on Dublin’s Fleet St organised by the Tipperary Association Dublin.
Alan Quinlan (35) was capped 27 times for Ireland and was part of Ireland’s squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia where he scored two tries in the tournament before dislocating his shoulder scoring a vital try against Argentina in the pool stages which ended his involvement. He was named in Ireland’s 2007 Rugby World Cup squad but did not make any appearance.
A native of Limerick Junction, Alan Quinlan grew up in a farming background and attended the Monastery Primary School and the Abbey CBS in Tipperary Town. He worked for a local motor dealer, Pierse Motors, after leaving school for a time. He began his rugby career with Clanwilliam FC where he captained the Irish Youth Team against Scotland in 1993. He still has a major input into the club where he helps with coaching, fundraising etc.
He normally plays as blindside flanker but has also played openside, number eight and second row for Munster. He played soccer for St Michaels in Tipperary and played football for Tipperary at county level.
From Clanwilliam, Alan moved to join Shannon U20s in 1994 and began playing for Munster in 1996. He captained the youth team before becoming a regular in the first team. In May 1996 he helped Shannon win the AIB League Division 1 and Munster win the Heineken Cup in a win over Biarritz in Cardiff. He captained Munster in their victory over Ulster in Ravenhill in the 2007 Magner’s League and was voted Man of the Match when Munster beat Toulouse to win the Heineken Cup for a second time in 2008. In total he holds five league medals with Shannon, two Heineken Cup medals and a Celtic League Meal with Munster.
Alan represented Ireland ‘A’ between 1998 and 2001 and made his senior debut for the Irish national side in October 1999 in a Test against Romania. He played his first Six Nations match against Italy in 2001.
In April 2009, Alan was named in the squad for the 2009 Lions tour of South Africa but due to a 12 week ban incurred over an incident during the Heineken Cup semi-final defeat to Leinster in May he missed the tour.
More recently he has had strong performances for Munster in both the Heineken Cup and Magners League, often earning Man of the Match. In the 2009/2010 season he represented Munster against Cardiff Blues, Scarlets, Newport Gwent Dragons, Northampton Saints, Benetton Treviso, Ulster, Ospreys, Perpignon and Leinster.
Alan Quinlan is married to Irish model Ruth Griffin and the couple have one son, AJ.
Commenting on the award, Tipperary Association President Michael Fenton said Alan Quinaln was a well deserved winner and Tipperary’s first rugby player to receive the award. He said his outstanding achievements in the field of rugby provided an inspiration to thousands of young men today.
Alan Quinlan will be presented with the award at a dinner in the Louis Fitzgerald hotel on Wednesday, 5th May, 2010.
The Tipperary Person of the Year Award is sponsored by CP Omada.
Hall of Fame award
Former Tipperary hurling great, Donie Nealon was named the winner of this year’s Tipperary Association Hall of Fame award.
A native of Newtown, he played with Duharra as a juvenile went on to play with Burgess for many years. During his student days, he played with UCD in Dublin where he won a county title. He was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1958 until 1969. He is the holder of five All-Ireland medals 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964 and 1965 as well as eight Munster titles, six National league wins and has been an All Star on three occasions. He was named Texaco Hurler of the Year in 1962. Donie also won a Harty Cup medal with St. Flannan’s in 1954, scoring eight points in the final.
After the conclusion of his playing career, Donie became trainer of the Tipperary senior side and was involved with the 1971 All-Ireland winning side. He later went on to become Tipperary selector and, along with Babs Keating and Theo English, oversaw the All-Ireland victories of 1989 and 1991.
At club level, Donie Nealon has held all officer positions. He also captained Burgess to their first ever county title in 1964, when they captured the Junior (now Intermediate) crown. Like his father Rody, Donie was a popular and respected referee and continued playing for his club. The great goalkeeper ended his career playing in goals for Burgess.
Donie followed his father and grandfather as teacher in Newtown. Always an efficient GAA administrator, on his retirement from teaching, Donie became Secretary of the Munster Council from where he served from 1977 to 2004.
Speaking of the award, Tipperary Association President, Michael Fenton said that one of the most fascinating aspects of Donie’s long career is that he is still very much involved with his club and is still a great worker in it’s underage programme.
The Hall of Fame Award is sponsored by Louis Fitzgerald.
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For further information contact Michael Fenton on 086 255 0073 or Tim Ryan on 087 247 1423.
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER UPDATE
April 9th, 2010
Tipperary GAA’s venture into the world of social networking through Facebook and Twitter is doing well. Already there are over 600 followers registered as “friends” of Tipperary GAA on Facebook and there are over 50 followers on Twitter. The new Facebook site is www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa and the new Twitter site is www.twitter.com/tipperarygaa.
Winner of Sleepysportz.com Tipperary Pyjamas Competition
April 9th, 2010
The winner of the www.sleepysportz.ie competition is Gerry Burke of Dromard, Clonmel, Co Tipperary who correctly provided the 4 sizes of stylish Tipperary Pyjamas advertised on that website (ages 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 and 9/10). Gerry has won a set of Tipperary Pyjamas for his daughter Shauna (6). Thanks to all the Tipperary Supporters who entered the competition and also all those who have already availed of the special discount which is available to members of the Tipperary Supporters Club.
Why not give your Son, Daughter, Nephew or Niece a really novel gift this Hurling & Football season. Sleepysportz bring you the unique and professionally designed kiddie’s pyjamas in their very own County Colours. Pride and Passion are part of our national games so what better way to lay the foundation than to see your little loved ones ‘growing with pride’ in their cosy county pyjamas. Sleepysportz, a Cashel based company with strong hurling connections, and the Tipperary Supporters Club have teamed up to bring you a special offer for Tipperary Supporters.
As part of this new venture Sleepysportz will donate €3.00 to the Tipperary Supporters Club from the sale of each pyjamas the cost of which will now be €12.00 plus postage and packaging to each Tipperary Supporters Club member (Normal Price €15.00 plus P & P). These unique and stylish specially designed pyjamas are 100% cotton and are made with your child’s comfort in mind.
The County Coloured unisex pyjamas are available from the age of 3 – 10 years, with four different sizes. Pyjamas are presented in a customised gift box making them an ideal present for any occasion.
To place your order please contact 087 1422832 or email sales@sleepysportz.ie and mention the code "Tipp" to get the special discount price.
The winner of the www.sleepysportz.ie competition is Gerry Burke of Dromard, Clonmel, Co Tipperary who correctly provided the 4 sizes of stylish Tipperary Pyjamas advertised on that website (ages 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 and 9/10). Gerry has won a set of Tipperary Pyjamas for his daughter Shauna (6). Thanks to all the Tipperary Supporters who entered the competition and also all those who have already availed of the special discount which is available to members of the Tipperary Supporters Club.
Why not give your Son, Daughter, Nephew or Niece a really novel gift this Hurling & Football season. Sleepysportz bring you the unique and professionally designed kiddie’s pyjamas in their very own County Colours. Pride and Passion are part of our national games so what better way to lay the foundation than to see your little loved ones ‘growing with pride’ in their cosy county pyjamas. Sleepysportz, a Cashel based company with strong hurling connections, and the Tipperary Supporters Club have teamed up to bring you a special offer for Tipperary Supporters.
As part of this new venture Sleepysportz will donate €3.00 to the Tipperary Supporters Club from the sale of each pyjamas the cost of which will now be €12.00 plus postage and packaging to each Tipperary Supporters Club member (Normal Price €15.00 plus P & P). These unique and stylish specially designed pyjamas are 100% cotton and are made with your child’s comfort in mind.
The County Coloured unisex pyjamas are available from the age of 3 – 10 years, with four different sizes. Pyjamas are presented in a customised gift box making them an ideal present for any occasion.
To place your order please contact 087 1422832 or email sales@sleepysportz.ie and mention the code "Tipp" to get the special discount price.
Memorial Service for Marcus De Burca
April 9th, 2010
To All in Tipperary GAA,
I wish to thank you for all the support and condolences for my father from all those in the GAA in Tipperary, and especially for the minute's silence and kind words at the Tipperary-Kilkenny match shortly after he passed away, which meant a lot to all of his family. Thank you also for those who managed to get to Dublin at the time of my father's funeral, it was greatly appreciated.
We have arranged a memorial mass in Tipp town, in the convent chapel beside St Michael's church, for 12 noon on Saturday 17 April, continuing afterwards to bury his ashes in a family plot in Newchurch/Templenoe cemetery.
Everybody is most welcome to attend. Please pass on this message as he had many friends in Tipperary who might like to go.
Thank You,
Kind Regards,
Ray Bourke,
bourke@irishbroadband.net
To All in Tipperary GAA,
I wish to thank you for all the support and condolences for my father from all those in the GAA in Tipperary, and especially for the minute's silence and kind words at the Tipperary-Kilkenny match shortly after he passed away, which meant a lot to all of his family. Thank you also for those who managed to get to Dublin at the time of my father's funeral, it was greatly appreciated.
We have arranged a memorial mass in Tipp town, in the convent chapel beside St Michael's church, for 12 noon on Saturday 17 April, continuing afterwards to bury his ashes in a family plot in Newchurch/Templenoe cemetery.
Everybody is most welcome to attend. Please pass on this message as he had many friends in Tipperary who might like to go.
Thank You,
Kind Regards,
Ray Bourke,
bourke@irishbroadband.net
Special Offer and Discount on Tipperary Hurling books from Kennys
April 8th, 2010
Kenny's Bindery are offering a free copy of “Hurling” by Tony Wall ,“Tour of the Tipperary Hurling Team in America 1926” by Thomas J. Kenny or "A Lifetime in Hurling, Tommy Doyle" as told to Raymond Smith if anybody buys "Tipperary's G.A.A. story" by Canon Fogarty and
"History of the G.A.A. 1910-1930" by Phil O'Neill.
With permission we have re-produced the sought after
“Hurling” by Tony Wall
“Tour of the Tipperary Hurling Team in America 1926” by Thomas J. Kenny
"A Lifetime in Hurling, Tommy Doyle" as told to Raymond Smith
and they are now all available in Hardback format with gold lettering on the front and spine.
They are an ideal gift for the avid hurling fan.
Prices are €50.00 each (+ €6.50 P&P if required).
We have just added two new books to our G.A.A. collection
"Tipperary's G.A.A. story" by Canon Fogarty
&
"History of the G.A.A. 1910-1930" by Phil O'Neill
Prices are €78.50 each including P&P
To order please contact Kennys Bindery, Galway on 087 1300 656 / (091) 709362
Kennys Bindery are pleased to offer a 15% discount on all our products to members of the Tipperary Supporters Club.
If they can send their enquiries directly to bindery@kennys.ie quoting the password Tipp.
All Kennys products and services can be found on the website www.kennys.ie/bookbindery .
If you have any more questions, get back to me.
Gerry Kenny
Kenny's Bindery Ltd.,
13-18 Kilkerrin Park,
Liosbaun,
Tuam Road,
Galway,
Ireland.
Tel: + 353 (0)87 1300 656
Kenny's Bindery are offering a free copy of “Hurling” by Tony Wall ,“Tour of the Tipperary Hurling Team in America 1926” by Thomas J. Kenny or "A Lifetime in Hurling, Tommy Doyle" as told to Raymond Smith if anybody buys "Tipperary's G.A.A. story" by Canon Fogarty and
"History of the G.A.A. 1910-1930" by Phil O'Neill.
With permission we have re-produced the sought after
“Hurling” by Tony Wall
“Tour of the Tipperary Hurling Team in America 1926” by Thomas J. Kenny
"A Lifetime in Hurling, Tommy Doyle" as told to Raymond Smith
and they are now all available in Hardback format with gold lettering on the front and spine.
They are an ideal gift for the avid hurling fan.
Prices are €50.00 each (+ €6.50 P&P if required).
We have just added two new books to our G.A.A. collection
"Tipperary's G.A.A. story" by Canon Fogarty
&
"History of the G.A.A. 1910-1930" by Phil O'Neill
Prices are €78.50 each including P&P
To order please contact Kennys Bindery, Galway on 087 1300 656 / (091) 709362
Kennys Bindery are pleased to offer a 15% discount on all our products to members of the Tipperary Supporters Club.
If they can send their enquiries directly to bindery@kennys.ie quoting the password Tipp.
All Kennys products and services can be found on the website www.kennys.ie/bookbindery .
If you have any more questions, get back to me.
Gerry Kenny
Kenny's Bindery Ltd.,
13-18 Kilkerrin Park,
Liosbaun,
Tuam Road,
Galway,
Ireland.
Tel: + 353 (0)87 1300 656
Tipperary Person of the Year 2010 Invitation
April 8th, 2010
The Tipperary Association, Dublin cordially invites all Tipperary Supporters to the announcement of the 2010 Tipperary Person of the Year and the 2010 Hall of Fame Award. The reception takes place in the Palace Bar, Fleet Street, Dublin 2 next Monday 12th April at 6pm. Beidh fáilte romhat! Further details from Michael Fenton 0862550073 and Liam Myles 0872866018.
The Tipperary Association, Dublin cordially invites all Tipperary Supporters to the announcement of the 2010 Tipperary Person of the Year and the 2010 Hall of Fame Award. The reception takes place in the Palace Bar, Fleet Street, Dublin 2 next Monday 12th April at 6pm. Beidh fáilte romhat! Further details from Michael Fenton 0862550073 and Liam Myles 0872866018.
Westside and match reports on NHL v Cork
April 6th, 2010
WESTSIDE.
Goodbye to the league. A campaign of highs and lows finally closed out for Tipperary with that one-point eclipse by the Lee. It was a stirring contest that ebbed and flowed from Cork’ ascendancy in the first half, to Tipperary’s surge in the second, and then on through to a tense finish where we were denied even a share of the booty. Disappointing but not disastrous. It all renders meaningless our final game against Offaly on Sunday week before we head into a six-week hiatus ahead of that return visit to Cork on May 30th for championship D-day.
Meanwhile club action hicks off with a raft of local fixtures as the divisions get their programmes moving.
It was disappointing at the end to see our league ambitions drift away though I suspect the team and management won’t be over-concerned about the outcome. Ultimately this season will be rated on championship results so there are more important days ahead. Top priority now will be to clear up the catalogue of minor ailments that has bedevilled the side in recent times and hope to have all systems firing in good time for the championship opener.
As a dress rehearsal for the championship this match had an added layer of interest, aside altogether from its league importance, though that reality seems to have been lost on the local Cork organisers. Match programmes were sold out long before match time and they seemed bemused by the size of an attendance of around 9,000.
The opening omens to this match were worrying for Tipperary. Wind-backed Cork showed all the initiative, spearheaded by Aisake O’Hailpin whose high-fetching had Padraic Maher in early difficulty. We could easily have leaked a few goals at this juncture and were indeed grateful for one superb block by Michael Cahill on O’Hailpin and an equally crucial stop by Cummins when Paudie O’Sullivan was put through.
A familiar difficulty was immediately evident as our half forwards were winning little ball and the defence was consequently under severe stress. Luckily the likes of Cahill and Stapleton were especially strong in defence and Cork never managed to fully exploit their supremacy at this juncture. Luckily also their sideline made the strange decision to move O’Hailpin to the ‘forty’ where his impact diminished and the Tipp defence earned breathing space after the early onslaught.
Still our forwards, despite lots of positional movement, were making no impact. A few Kelly frees before our opening point from play by Gearoid Ryan and then a smart pair from Noel McGrath, were the individual highlights of the half – McGrath’s second point from out on the sideline was the best score of the period. We escaped to the break at just four-down and I’m sure there were sharp words in the dressing room at the interval because overall it had been an ineffective half from Tipperary.
Immediately on resuming a changed mood was evident. A few early wides were annoying but at least we were taking the game to Cork now. Significant in our improvement was Brendan Maher’s impact at midfield. It was a typical Maher run that set up Paul Kelly for our goal, superbly executed by the Mullinahone man. Brother Eoin supplied Paul for a pair of easy points too and the cumulative effect was to see Tipp go from four-down to four-up in the third quarter without a whimper of response from Cork.
This was far more pleasing from Tipperary. Fore and aft the team was more forceful now, dominating in defence, getting the midfield edge principally through Brendan Maher and finding the openings in attack. But we’d been in this position against Waterford too and had let it slip so there was little surprise when Cork came out of their lull period to ensure the tensest of finishes.
Cork’s revival owed most to their goal. Paudie O’Sullivan brought the initial save from Cummins who pushed the ball away before Pat Horgan sweetly did a one-two over Cahill’s head to volley to the net. It was an artistic goal one that revived Cork and ensured a dramatic final quarter. Cummins’s tendency to push shots away like that instead of killing the ball dead isn’t always the wisest because inevitably forwards are going to be inrushing for the rebound.
Cork were back in the contest and this one was always going to go the distance now. Lucklessly we lost Brendan Maher to injury, which was probably the principal cause of our narrow loss in that hectic finish. Cork levelled, we regained the lead through a Kelly free followed by another leveller through Cathal Naughton and again a lead point from Noel McGrath. It was hectic and tense now, Cork getting valuable assistance through dubious refereeing – there were phases when the Tipp defence couldn’t buy a free.
A Pat Horgan levelling free came after a baffling piece of refereeing. A free to Cork was blown but then in the follow-up a Cork forward sunk the hurley into the lower reaches of Fanning in full view of the official. Inexplicably Fanning was booked, the Cork player went unpunished and the free stood. Will there be any follow up against the Cork player based on video evidence and the referee being asked to review his decision? Probably not. Cork tend to get away with these things whereas you might remember Shane McGrath being suspended last year because of pushing a player in the game against Galway.
At the climax Cork shaded the issue. Gerry O’Connor hit the lead point and the vital cushion point came from another Pat Horgan free, as soft an award as you will ever see in inter-county hurling. Last week I referred to poor standards of refereeing at inter-county level; as if to reinforce my view you had this show on Sunday. I know that our County Board and team management will feel they can’t really make an issue of this but this column feels no such need for reticence. Refereeing is abysmally poor and unfortunately we seem to be on the receiving end of it most of the time – and let that raise whatever hackles it will.
On a related point it annoys me that press coverage of games tends to gloss over such issues - unless you have a dust-up of some sort and then there’s coverage to the point of over-kill. Even ‘The Sunday Game’ offers pretty drab coverage at this time of year.
We’d have liked a win but the defeat is no great deal in the overall context. What were the positives and negatives from the game? On the plus side Cummins is in top form and Michael Cahill delivered more evidence that he’s well equipped for this level of combat after another right sticky performance. Paddy Stapleton too continues to enhance his reputation. On the negative side there is some concern that Padraic Maher, for the second game running, had his problems. It will certainly keep alive that debate about where best to deploy the Sarsfields’ man. Conor O’Brien was on for Curran this time and gave a capable display.
At midfield Brendan Maher was the best, especially during that second half spell. His partnership with Shane McGrath has been one of the products of this league series. The attack, however, is as variable as ever and at this juncture I suspect the management isn’t much wiser about the half line. Paul Kelly could have been substituted at half time but redeemed his day with that second half spell. Gearoid Ryan and Noel McGrath had individual moments of merit while Timmy Hammersley found the going tougher this time and Lar Corbett had a modest influence by his standards. Eoin Kelly remains central but gets no protection from referees.
Some of the substitutions were enforced through injury but others were somewhat strange and overall they did little to pull us through in that tense finish. Like others I was unaware that a slimmer-looking Darragh Egan was back on the panel.
Our final game against Offaly is now effectively downgraded to the status of a challenge match. It’s a fault with this present league structure that an entire round of the series is rendered irrelevant. Only the Dublin\Limerick match on Sunday week will have any significance with Cork and Galway already safely through to the final. The fact that they meet in this last round ahead of the final meeting is yet another absurdity produced by a flawed system. Ultimately a return to a two-group system with semi-finals seems a more coherent structure.
The other big talking point about the system to emerge in the last week or so was the realisation that head-to-head would decide placings in the event of a tie, instead of the previously used system of score difference. This was one of the best kept secrets ever by the G.A.A. It could keep Waterford out of the final because if they win on Sunday week and Galway lose the teams will finish level and the Deise are ahead of score difference. However, Galway won their head-to-head so they go through irrespective of the outcomes of the games on Sunday week.
It could have an even more crucial bearing at the bottom of the table where Dublin and Limerick meet to decide who’s relegated. If Limerick win the teams will be level on points but the Shannonsiders will survive in the top division even though their score difference will be vastly inferior to Dublin’s. That’s going to be a big game for Dublin and Limerick but for very different reasons.
It’s difficult to understand how such a revolutionary change in procedure could go unnoticed until the final rounds of the series. There are a few individuals who I rely on to notice any factual errors in this column – last week, for example, I got the date of the colleges’ final wrong and it was corrected before going to print – yet nobody picked up on the issue of score difference, which I referred to regularly in recent weeks. Last weekend I even checked the GAA’s widely-trumpeted and revamped website but there was no reference there to the new structure. Given modern communications technology it’s an extraordinary lapse by the association.
Anyway I’d suggest that the league be restructured into a two-group format with semi-finals and with score difference to decide placings in the event of a tie. Incidentally I hope the experimental rules are heavily defeated at Congress too, though I worry because they’ve mostly gone unnoticed. The rule about the ‘square’ ball is a ridiculous lurch back into the past and the hand pass change has effectively been ignored by referees in this league. The rules are fine so please don’t mend what’s not broken.
Finally, while the inter-county team will have a long break before the championship opener, the club scene is kicking into gear with county league matches in past weeks and now first rounds of the championship taking place in several divisions. It is a bit ridiculous that the county league has played just two rounds and already the divisional championships are over-lapping with it. It’s a consequence of a divisional system where so many games are needed just to eliminate a few teams later in the summer. Anyway watch the fixture list for key championship games in your patch this coming weekend.
P.S. Well done to the U21 footballers on their long overdue Munster win. Doing it to Kerry in their back yard adds enormously to the achievement. Let’s hope for a grade double when the hurlers see action.
Allianz National Hurling League
WESTSIDE.
Goodbye to the league. A campaign of highs and lows finally closed out for Tipperary with that one-point eclipse by the Lee. It was a stirring contest that ebbed and flowed from Cork’ ascendancy in the first half, to Tipperary’s surge in the second, and then on through to a tense finish where we were denied even a share of the booty. Disappointing but not disastrous. It all renders meaningless our final game against Offaly on Sunday week before we head into a six-week hiatus ahead of that return visit to Cork on May 30th for championship D-day.
Meanwhile club action hicks off with a raft of local fixtures as the divisions get their programmes moving.
It was disappointing at the end to see our league ambitions drift away though I suspect the team and management won’t be over-concerned about the outcome. Ultimately this season will be rated on championship results so there are more important days ahead. Top priority now will be to clear up the catalogue of minor ailments that has bedevilled the side in recent times and hope to have all systems firing in good time for the championship opener.
As a dress rehearsal for the championship this match had an added layer of interest, aside altogether from its league importance, though that reality seems to have been lost on the local Cork organisers. Match programmes were sold out long before match time and they seemed bemused by the size of an attendance of around 9,000.
The opening omens to this match were worrying for Tipperary. Wind-backed Cork showed all the initiative, spearheaded by Aisake O’Hailpin whose high-fetching had Padraic Maher in early difficulty. We could easily have leaked a few goals at this juncture and were indeed grateful for one superb block by Michael Cahill on O’Hailpin and an equally crucial stop by Cummins when Paudie O’Sullivan was put through.
A familiar difficulty was immediately evident as our half forwards were winning little ball and the defence was consequently under severe stress. Luckily the likes of Cahill and Stapleton were especially strong in defence and Cork never managed to fully exploit their supremacy at this juncture. Luckily also their sideline made the strange decision to move O’Hailpin to the ‘forty’ where his impact diminished and the Tipp defence earned breathing space after the early onslaught.
Still our forwards, despite lots of positional movement, were making no impact. A few Kelly frees before our opening point from play by Gearoid Ryan and then a smart pair from Noel McGrath, were the individual highlights of the half – McGrath’s second point from out on the sideline was the best score of the period. We escaped to the break at just four-down and I’m sure there were sharp words in the dressing room at the interval because overall it had been an ineffective half from Tipperary.
Immediately on resuming a changed mood was evident. A few early wides were annoying but at least we were taking the game to Cork now. Significant in our improvement was Brendan Maher’s impact at midfield. It was a typical Maher run that set up Paul Kelly for our goal, superbly executed by the Mullinahone man. Brother Eoin supplied Paul for a pair of easy points too and the cumulative effect was to see Tipp go from four-down to four-up in the third quarter without a whimper of response from Cork.
This was far more pleasing from Tipperary. Fore and aft the team was more forceful now, dominating in defence, getting the midfield edge principally through Brendan Maher and finding the openings in attack. But we’d been in this position against Waterford too and had let it slip so there was little surprise when Cork came out of their lull period to ensure the tensest of finishes.
Cork’s revival owed most to their goal. Paudie O’Sullivan brought the initial save from Cummins who pushed the ball away before Pat Horgan sweetly did a one-two over Cahill’s head to volley to the net. It was an artistic goal one that revived Cork and ensured a dramatic final quarter. Cummins’s tendency to push shots away like that instead of killing the ball dead isn’t always the wisest because inevitably forwards are going to be inrushing for the rebound.
Cork were back in the contest and this one was always going to go the distance now. Lucklessly we lost Brendan Maher to injury, which was probably the principal cause of our narrow loss in that hectic finish. Cork levelled, we regained the lead through a Kelly free followed by another leveller through Cathal Naughton and again a lead point from Noel McGrath. It was hectic and tense now, Cork getting valuable assistance through dubious refereeing – there were phases when the Tipp defence couldn’t buy a free.
A Pat Horgan levelling free came after a baffling piece of refereeing. A free to Cork was blown but then in the follow-up a Cork forward sunk the hurley into the lower reaches of Fanning in full view of the official. Inexplicably Fanning was booked, the Cork player went unpunished and the free stood. Will there be any follow up against the Cork player based on video evidence and the referee being asked to review his decision? Probably not. Cork tend to get away with these things whereas you might remember Shane McGrath being suspended last year because of pushing a player in the game against Galway.
At the climax Cork shaded the issue. Gerry O’Connor hit the lead point and the vital cushion point came from another Pat Horgan free, as soft an award as you will ever see in inter-county hurling. Last week I referred to poor standards of refereeing at inter-county level; as if to reinforce my view you had this show on Sunday. I know that our County Board and team management will feel they can’t really make an issue of this but this column feels no such need for reticence. Refereeing is abysmally poor and unfortunately we seem to be on the receiving end of it most of the time – and let that raise whatever hackles it will.
On a related point it annoys me that press coverage of games tends to gloss over such issues - unless you have a dust-up of some sort and then there’s coverage to the point of over-kill. Even ‘The Sunday Game’ offers pretty drab coverage at this time of year.
We’d have liked a win but the defeat is no great deal in the overall context. What were the positives and negatives from the game? On the plus side Cummins is in top form and Michael Cahill delivered more evidence that he’s well equipped for this level of combat after another right sticky performance. Paddy Stapleton too continues to enhance his reputation. On the negative side there is some concern that Padraic Maher, for the second game running, had his problems. It will certainly keep alive that debate about where best to deploy the Sarsfields’ man. Conor O’Brien was on for Curran this time and gave a capable display.
At midfield Brendan Maher was the best, especially during that second half spell. His partnership with Shane McGrath has been one of the products of this league series. The attack, however, is as variable as ever and at this juncture I suspect the management isn’t much wiser about the half line. Paul Kelly could have been substituted at half time but redeemed his day with that second half spell. Gearoid Ryan and Noel McGrath had individual moments of merit while Timmy Hammersley found the going tougher this time and Lar Corbett had a modest influence by his standards. Eoin Kelly remains central but gets no protection from referees.
Some of the substitutions were enforced through injury but others were somewhat strange and overall they did little to pull us through in that tense finish. Like others I was unaware that a slimmer-looking Darragh Egan was back on the panel.
Our final game against Offaly is now effectively downgraded to the status of a challenge match. It’s a fault with this present league structure that an entire round of the series is rendered irrelevant. Only the Dublin\Limerick match on Sunday week will have any significance with Cork and Galway already safely through to the final. The fact that they meet in this last round ahead of the final meeting is yet another absurdity produced by a flawed system. Ultimately a return to a two-group system with semi-finals seems a more coherent structure.
The other big talking point about the system to emerge in the last week or so was the realisation that head-to-head would decide placings in the event of a tie, instead of the previously used system of score difference. This was one of the best kept secrets ever by the G.A.A. It could keep Waterford out of the final because if they win on Sunday week and Galway lose the teams will finish level and the Deise are ahead of score difference. However, Galway won their head-to-head so they go through irrespective of the outcomes of the games on Sunday week.
It could have an even more crucial bearing at the bottom of the table where Dublin and Limerick meet to decide who’s relegated. If Limerick win the teams will be level on points but the Shannonsiders will survive in the top division even though their score difference will be vastly inferior to Dublin’s. That’s going to be a big game for Dublin and Limerick but for very different reasons.
It’s difficult to understand how such a revolutionary change in procedure could go unnoticed until the final rounds of the series. There are a few individuals who I rely on to notice any factual errors in this column – last week, for example, I got the date of the colleges’ final wrong and it was corrected before going to print – yet nobody picked up on the issue of score difference, which I referred to regularly in recent weeks. Last weekend I even checked the GAA’s widely-trumpeted and revamped website but there was no reference there to the new structure. Given modern communications technology it’s an extraordinary lapse by the association.
Anyway I’d suggest that the league be restructured into a two-group format with semi-finals and with score difference to decide placings in the event of a tie. Incidentally I hope the experimental rules are heavily defeated at Congress too, though I worry because they’ve mostly gone unnoticed. The rule about the ‘square’ ball is a ridiculous lurch back into the past and the hand pass change has effectively been ignored by referees in this league. The rules are fine so please don’t mend what’s not broken.
Finally, while the inter-county team will have a long break before the championship opener, the club scene is kicking into gear with county league matches in past weeks and now first rounds of the championship taking place in several divisions. It is a bit ridiculous that the county league has played just two rounds and already the divisional championships are over-lapping with it. It’s a consequence of a divisional system where so many games are needed just to eliminate a few teams later in the summer. Anyway watch the fixture list for key championship games in your patch this coming weekend.
P.S. Well done to the U21 footballers on their long overdue Munster win. Doing it to Kerry in their back yard adds enormously to the achievement. Let’s hope for a grade double when the hurlers see action.
Allianz National Hurling League
Cork 1-16 Tipperary 1-15
By Cathal Ryan
Cork emerged the narrowest of victors Sunday afternoon in the Allianz National Hurling League against their near neighbours and First Round Championship opponents Tipperary in the Pairc Ui Chaoimh. The pitch looked far from healthy in front of the stand and a strong breeze blew towards the Blackrock Terrace end of the ground making for tougher shooting conditions than both sides experienced last weekend.
The Rebels retreated to the changing room for half time with a four point advantage leading 0-11 to 0-7 after playing with the wind. But Tipperary began the second half with far more intent and they capitalised when Brendan Maher surged forward from the middle of the field and laid a pass to his left to Paul Kelly. The experienced Kelly skipped past two Cork challenges and powered a left hand side shot to the back of Martin Coleman’s net to put the Premier County in front in the 46th minute.
Denis Walsh’s side responded to the increased intensity promptly when Tadhg Og Murphy fizzed a ball from the left wing into Paudie O Sullivan’s hand. O Sullivan scurried away from would be challengers before firing at the target only for the ever agile Brendan Cummins to repel the effort up into the air. The sliotar seemed to hang for an eternity before Pat Horgan took two touches on the stick and fired once more to find the back of the Premier net leaving Cummins with no chance of further heroics.
The tide of proceedings had swung again back to Cork and with only four minutes remaining Cork edged ahead with a point from their Energiser bunny like centre forward Jerry O Connor. A soft free follow that was converted by Pat Horgan just two minutes later to leave Liam Sheedy’s troops with too much to do in order to retrieve the situation.
Cork manager Denis Walsh will be delighted with this win as it sends the Rebels into the league final and shows how far this side have come in a year having been on the back end of another player strike at this time last year. They showed great enthusiasm in regaining the lead after falling behind early in the second half against the strong breeze.
This dress rehearsal for the Munster Championship clash in June will leave Liam Sheedy with plenty to contemplate as his side have escaped with just one point from two tight finishes to matches in the last two weeks.
The opening score of the game came as Aisake O hAilpin claimed his third consecutive high ball at full forward. He was consequently fouled and Pat Horgan scored the resulting free in the third minute as the Rebels dominated the opening stages of the game.
Cork began the game at a rate of knots and had Tipperary on the back foot as they attempted to drive home the advantage of the strong breeze and Tom Kenny found himself in 15 yards of space in the fifth minute to add a second point for the home side.
Tipperary showed their dogged nature that kept them in the game through two Eoin Kelly frees, the second of which was a massive strike from the middle of the field five yards in from the touchline. This however merely covered the cracks as to who was the dominant force at this period of the game and Kenny scored his second of the half as he burst past two challenges before scoring on the run off his left hand side.
This was followed up moments later by Kenny’s midfield partner Lorcan McLoughlin scoring another after some strong play from Pat Horgan, the blindingly quick Cathal Naughton added with a left hand sided strike in the 13th minute and Horgan notched another from a tight angle after catching a John Gardiner free.
The men in blue and gold began to find their feet after 20 minutes and kept in touch with two classy points from the supreme finishing of Noel McGrath. However, as the break beckoned a second score from Naughton and a free from Horgan left the home side with a four point advantage at the break on a score of 0-11 to 0-7.
Whatever Tipp had in the half time tea defiantly worked as they came out rejuvenated and Shane McGrath clawed the first point back for the Premier men after a lovely pass from Lar Corbett. Eoin Kelly added another before his brother Paul took centre stage contributing 1-2 in a dazzling three minute spell.
Cork dug deep and the pride they possess came galloping to the fore as they claimed their first score of the half 16 minutes into the second period with that finish to the net from Horgan. The game ebbed and flowed from here on and both side never relented in their pursuit of victory but it was Cork who asked the questions on the scoreboard taking the lead twice with Tipperary responding to level before O Connor and Horgan erected the two point gap that a Darragh Egan point could only half before time ran out.
Teams:
Cork: Martin Coleman, Shane O Neill, Eoin Cadogan, Brian Murphy; John Gardiner(0-1,1f), Ronan Curran, Sean Og O hAilpin; Tom Kenny(0-2), Lorcan McLoughlin(0-1); Tadhg Og Murphy, Jerry O Connor(0-2), Cathal Naughton(0-3); Paudie O Sullivan, Aisake O hAilpin, Pat Horgan(1-7,6f). Subs: Kieran “Fraggy” Murphy for L. McLoughlin (52), Marc O Sullivan for T. Og Murphy (52).
Tipperary: Brendan Cummins; Paddy Stapleton, Padraic Maher, Michael Cahill; Declan Fanning, Conor O Mahony, Conor O Brien; Brendan Maher, Shane McGrath(0-1); Noel McGrath(0-3), Lar Corbett, Gearoid Ryan(0-2); Eoin Kelly(0-6,5f), Timmy Hammersley, Paul Kelly(1-2). Subs: John O Brien for T. Hammersley (49), Jody Brennan for B. Maher (53), David Young for D. Fanning (62), Hugh Maloney for G. Ryan (62), Darragh Egan(0-1) for P. Kelly (64).
Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath)
Focused Cork fire out signal of intent
Cork 1-16 Tipperary 1-15
By Diarmuid O'Flynn for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Monday, April 05, 2010
ALL week leading into this match, the big question was which – if either – of these teams would be going all out for the win. A win for Tipp would have opened up the possibility of the teams meeting again in the final, just weeks ahead of their opening-round Munster championship match on May 30, while a win for Cork (or a draw), then a loss for them next week against Galway and a win for Tipp over Offaly, could still have resulted in the same scenario.
Well, shadow-boxing it certainly was not, especially after Patrick Horgan’s brilliant goal for Cork in the 53rd minute, the Leesiders’ first score of the second half. At that stage, Tipp had turned a four-point half-time disadvantage into a four-point lead and looking to be heading for a comprehensive win. Horgan’s goal changed all that, and from there to the finish it was hell-for-leather, Cork just about deserving the win, setting up a league final against Galway. Mind you, it could have been over at the break; three times in the opening five minutes Aisake O hAilpín caused chaos around the Tipp kitchen, three superb catches that could have resulted in goals.
For the first, he failed to spot the run of Paudie O’Sullivan, had his close-range shot blocked by the superb Michael Cahill; for the second he was fouled by an increasingly panicky Pádraic Maher, the free ! converted for a point by the excellent Patrick Horgan; for the third Aisake did lay off to Paudie, but the Cloyne youngster took a step too far towards the Tipperary goal, and Brendan Cummins duly body-blocked. Cork continued to dominate, however, led at the break 0-11 to 0-7, having conceded a few soft frees to the accurate Eoin Kelly, but a major talking point afterwards was the shifting of Aisake to centre-forward after about 10 minutes.
Why, when he was doing so well inside? A pre-planned move? From manager Denis Walsh, an enigmatic answer. "It was something we looked at," he said, "It would have depended on whether we had the wind or not in the first half (they had). As it turned out Paudie (O’Sullivan, shifted to full-forward) probably played better against the wind, so that little test stood up today – will that do you?" It will have to do us, but it begs the question – in shifting Aisake from where he was causing serious damage and thus solving a problem for Tipp, were Cork simply being too rigid in sticking to that pre-game plan, or were they being clever, holding something back for the championship? Whatever, with Aisake now in the half-forward line – where he continued to cause problems – there was very definite relief inside for Tipperary.
The second half saw an almost total reversal of hurling fortunes, and it was Tipp’s turn to show profligacy in front of goal, two good chances gone a-begging in the opening minutes, Martin Coleman with a super save off Lar Corbett, Eoin Kelly then closed down by Brian Murphy. Five points on the trot saw Tipp lead for the first time in the game in the 46th minute; then came their goal, a beauty. Cork were having difficulty winning their own puckouts, far too predictable in putting everything down on top of Aisake, who was simply being spoiled, a Tipp man always on hand to pick up the break. On this occasion midfielder Brendan Maher picked up the pieces, taking off on a run, parting to Paul Kelly, who beat three defenders before blazing past Coleman.
It put Tipp in the driving seat, 1-12 to 0-11, signalled a real test for Cork – and how they responded. A low Tadhg Óg Murphy cross was superbly taken into the hand by Paudie O’Sullivan, whose shot was parried by Brendan Cummins, and broke to the lurking Pat Horgan. Showing superb control, Pat brought the ball down inside Michael Cahill, drilled past Cummins – game back on. That was the 55th minute, and from there to the end it was tremendous fare, a fired-up Cork edging ahead, then managing to hold out against a late Tipperary surge.
Scorers for Cork: P. Horgan 1-7 (0-6 frees); C. Naughton 0-3; J. O’Connor 0-2; T. Kenny 0-2; J. Gardiner (free), L. McLoughlin, 0-1 each.
Scorers for Tipperary: E. Kelly 0-6 (0-5 frees); P. Kelly 1-2; N. McGrath 0-3; G. Ryan 0-2; S. McGrath, D. Egan 0-1 each.
Subs for Cork: M. O’Sullivan (McLoughlin 53); K. Murphy (T. Óg Murphy 53).
Subs for Tipperary: J. O’Brien (Hammersley 50); J. Brennan (B. Maher inj. 55); D. Young (Fanning 62); H. Maloney (O’Brien 63); D. Egan (P. Kelly 65).
Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath).
Tipperary SH Team v Cork Allianz GAA Hurling National League
April 2nd, 2010
Tipperary SH Team v Cork Allianz GAA Hurling National League
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Cork on Sunday April 4th in the Allianz GAA Hurling National League shows 2 changes from the team which started against Waterford last Sunday. Michael Cahill of Thurles Sarsfields replaces Shane Maher at left wing back and captain, Eoin Kelly, who has recovered from injury, returns in place of John O’Brien.
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
4. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
11. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
12. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore)
15. Paul Kelly (Mullinahone)
ALLIANZ GAA HURLING NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tipperary are now third in the Allianz GAA National Hurling League table behind leaders Cork and second place Galway. Tipp need to defeat Cork in their game on Sunday next, April 4th at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Offaly in their final game on April 18th in Tullamore if they are to have a chance of qualifying for the League Final. Next Sunday’s game will be the 53rd League encounter between Tipp and Cork, with Cork winning 26, Tipp 23 and 3 draws in the previous 52 clashes. In their last 10 League meetings Tipperary have won 5, Cork 4 and there was 1 draw. Their last league meeting at Páirc Uí Chaoimh was in 2004 when the result was a draw on the scoreline of Tipperary 1-20 Cork 2-17. Tipp’s last win in Cork was in 2002 when they won a group stage game by 1-17 to 1-14 but Cork reversed that defeat in the semi-final that year, also played in Cork, on a scoreline of 0-21 to 1-10.
Tipperary SH Team v Cork Allianz GAA Hurling National League
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Cork on Sunday April 4th in the Allianz GAA Hurling National League shows 2 changes from the team which started against Waterford last Sunday. Michael Cahill of Thurles Sarsfields replaces Shane Maher at left wing back and captain, Eoin Kelly, who has recovered from injury, returns in place of John O’Brien.
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
4. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
11. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
12. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore)
15. Paul Kelly (Mullinahone)
ALLIANZ GAA HURLING NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tipperary are now third in the Allianz GAA National Hurling League table behind leaders Cork and second place Galway. Tipp need to defeat Cork in their game on Sunday next, April 4th at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Offaly in their final game on April 18th in Tullamore if they are to have a chance of qualifying for the League Final. Next Sunday’s game will be the 53rd League encounter between Tipp and Cork, with Cork winning 26, Tipp 23 and 3 draws in the previous 52 clashes. In their last 10 League meetings Tipperary have won 5, Cork 4 and there was 1 draw. Their last league meeting at Páirc Uí Chaoimh was in 2004 when the result was a draw on the scoreline of Tipperary 1-20 Cork 2-17. Tipp’s last win in Cork was in 2002 when they won a group stage game by 1-17 to 1-14 but Cork reversed that defeat in the semi-final that year, also played in Cork, on a scoreline of 0-21 to 1-10.
NEW GAA WEBSITE
April 2nd, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The GAA website www.gaa.ie has been revamped and relaunched by the GAA. Gaa.ie aims to extend the reach of all GAA news and information to all corners of the globe. Now, the very latest fixtures and results, news and videos and the facility to purchase tickets online, are available 24 hours a day seven days a week in an easily accessible format. "As one of the leading sporting organisations it is important that our supporters and members have access to the latest information. The new website will contain the latest news from the GAA. One of our main focuses this year is the importance of our Clubs and there is a special Clubzone section to reflect this. "Uachtarán CLG Criostóir Ó Cuana commented at the launch at Croke Park. An historical archive of results will enable fans to check results from as far back as 1887. Championship wallcharts, podcasts and wallpapers are all downloadable and an image gallery will feature action from GAA games. Training videos and information on coaching also form an integral part of the site. The history of the GAA, a new search tool to locate GAA clubs across the country and a listing of upcoming events all feature on the site.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The GAA website www.gaa.ie has been revamped and relaunched by the GAA. Gaa.ie aims to extend the reach of all GAA news and information to all corners of the globe. Now, the very latest fixtures and results, news and videos and the facility to purchase tickets online, are available 24 hours a day seven days a week in an easily accessible format. "As one of the leading sporting organisations it is important that our supporters and members have access to the latest information. The new website will contain the latest news from the GAA. One of our main focuses this year is the importance of our Clubs and there is a special Clubzone section to reflect this. "Uachtarán CLG Criostóir Ó Cuana commented at the launch at Croke Park. An historical archive of results will enable fans to check results from as far back as 1887. Championship wallcharts, podcasts and wallpapers are all downloadable and an image gallery will feature action from GAA games. Training videos and information on coaching also form an integral part of the site. The history of the GAA, a new search tool to locate GAA clubs across the country and a listing of upcoming events all feature on the site.
Conor Shanahan describes his day as Tipperary Mascot
April 1st, 2010
Hello, I’m Conor Shanahan and I was the mascot for the Tipperary v Waterford game last Sunday. I had a brilliant day thanks to John Coman and the Tipperary Supporters Club. Before the match, I met John and he gave my Daddy two Tipperary umbrellas and radios. I sat on the bench with the team and got a picture taken. Shane McGrath was on my right and Brendan Maher on my left. Then Shane McGrath hit a sliotar over to me. I got two more photos taken, one with the referee Cathal McAllister and the two captains, the other was with Tipperary captain Declan Fanning. Then I went up to the Tipp FM commentary box. There was a great view of the match up in the box. At half time Paddy Finucane and Tom McGrath asked me a few questions on Tipp FM. I was very nervous and I didn’t know what to say. After that I met Michael O Muircheartaigh and had a photo taken with him. Then I went into the press box where I met some of the journalists writing about the match. I then went back down to the stand to watch the second half. I would like to say thanks to the Tipperary Supporters Club and John Coman for making it a great day and I will always remember this special day.
Hello, I’m Conor Shanahan and I was the mascot for the Tipperary v Waterford game last Sunday. I had a brilliant day thanks to John Coman and the Tipperary Supporters Club. Before the match, I met John and he gave my Daddy two Tipperary umbrellas and radios. I sat on the bench with the team and got a picture taken. Shane McGrath was on my right and Brendan Maher on my left. Then Shane McGrath hit a sliotar over to me. I got two more photos taken, one with the referee Cathal McAllister and the two captains, the other was with Tipperary captain Declan Fanning. Then I went up to the Tipp FM commentary box. There was a great view of the match up in the box. At half time Paddy Finucane and Tom McGrath asked me a few questions on Tipp FM. I was very nervous and I didn’t know what to say. After that I met Michael O Muircheartaigh and had a photo taken with him. Then I went into the press box where I met some of the journalists writing about the match. I then went back down to the stand to watch the second half. I would like to say thanks to the Tipperary Supporters Club and John Coman for making it a great day and I will always remember this special day.
Congratulations to Tipperary U21 footballers, match report
April 1st, 2010
Egan helps Tipp end Munster wait
Kerry 1-6
Tipperary 1-7
Munster Under 21 Football Final
TIPPERARY caused a sensation in Tralee last night when they beat Kerry in the Cadburys Munster U-21 football final by a single point in a dramatic encounter.
Kerry had won 25 Munster titles while Tipperary had lost on their previous nine attempts in finals so there was much rejoicing at the final whistle.
And it was a game that Tipperary deserved to win after struggling to get in front in the first half but the introduction of Shane Egan in the second period made all the difference as he kicked two vital points.
To add to Kerry's woes, Tipperary were managed by Killorglin man John Evans and he has been responsible for the renaissance in Tipperary football.
The Premier County took over at midfield after half-time where the brilliant Peter Acheson gave a man of the match display as Kerry wasted some gilt-edged scoring chances, with seven wides costing them dearly.
Despite playing against the icy wind, Kerry got off to a dream start with a goal in the seventh minute when Barry Shanahan sent Mikey Geaney racing down the left. He fed Barry John Walsh who put Paul Geaney through and he rounded the ’keeper before shooting to the net. Tipperary were having problems coping with Kerry's ploy of playing corner-forward Daithi Casey as a third midfielder and his pace caused major problems. Kerry carried the ball well against the wind with Casey carving open the Tipperary defence with searing runs which resulted in points from Edmund Walsh and Paul Geaney as the home side led 1-2 to 0-1 at the end of the opening quarter.
Then, in the 26th minute, Tipperary were right back in it thanks to a goal that was superbly carved out by Acheson whose 30-metre cross-field pass found corner-back Donal Lynch unmarked and he played in Bernard O'Brien who blasted to the Kerry net.
Alan Moloney then gave Tipp the lead with a point after a superb catch and then added another from a freeas Tipperary led 1-4 to 1-2 at the interval.
With wind advantage, Kerry made a bright start to the second half and were level inside the opening ten minutes with points from Barry John Keane (free) and a superb effort from substitute Pa Curtin. Keane gave the Kingdom the lead, with a 40-metre free. Tipperary, though, were level in the 47th minute when Sean Carey got their first score of the half from a free.
Then Tipperary got stuck in and after Kerry kicked three successive wides, Egan gave Tipperary the lead in the 53rd minute and doubled their advantage, three minutes later. Keane went for goal when a point was on and despite a Walsh point in the 58th minute, Tipperary, with Acheson the hero, held out for an historic first Munster U-21 crown.
SCORERS – Tipperary: B O'Brien 1-0, S Carey 0-2f, A Moloney 0-2 (1f), S Egan 0-2, C Sweeney 0-1f. Kerry: P Geaney 1-1, BJ Keane 0-2 f, BJ Walsh (f ), E Walsh and P Curtin 0-1 each.
KERRY – T Mac an tSaoir; P Crowley, K O'Connor, B McGuire; P O'Connor, B Shanahan, J Lyne; J Buckley, E Walsh; P O'-Donoghue, B J Keane, M Geaney; D Casey, B J Walsh, P Geaney.
Subs: P Curtin for P O'Donoghue (36 mins), G O'Keeffe for M Geaney (48).
TIPPERARY – K Kenrick; R Kiely, C McDonald, D Lynch; P O'Dwyer, J Coghlan, D O'Dwyer; A Moloney, P Acheson; S Carey, B O'Brien, A Matassa; C Sweeney, B O'Meara, M O'Dwyer.
Subs: S Egan for B O'Meara (h/t), T Hanley for B O'Brien (50)
REF – C Lane (Cork)
Conor Shanahan Tipperary Mascot
March 26th, 2010
Conor Shanahan, 11, of Clonakenny, Roscrea won the Tipperary Supporters Club draw to be Tipperary Team Mascot for Sunday's NHL game v Waterford at Semple Stadium. Conor entered the draw as a Junior Member; you can join for FREE on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
Conor Shanahan, 11, of Clonakenny, Roscrea won the Tipperary Supporters Club draw to be Tipperary Team Mascot for Sunday's NHL game v Waterford at Semple Stadium. Conor entered the draw as a Junior Member; you can join for FREE on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB AGM REPORT
March 26th, 2010
The AGM of the Tipperary Supporters Club brought a good gathering of Tipperary supporters to the Templemore Arms Hotel on Wednesday March 24th. The written reports and audited accounts for 2009 were laid before the meeting and explained in detail by Eamonn Buckley, Treasurer, and by John Ryan, Assistant Teasurer.
A record number of almost 2,400 members had joined the Club in 2009. The Golf Classic was again a major success as both an attractive event for supporters and a substantial fundraiser. Sponsorship and donations and the special All Ireland Final Weekend Golf Classic were also very successful in raising funds. Other activities including proceeds from the Tipperary Credit Card (see www.tippsupportersclub.com ) completed the income for the year. Grants of almost €168,000 were made to cover expenses incurred in the preparation of the Tipperary SH Panel including catering and accomodation, travel expenses, training gear and hurling boots, physical training, medical expenses and intensive training weekends. Due to reaching the All Ireland SH Final there were additional expenses of Team Outfits and a contribution to the All Ireland Team Holiday Fund. Other donations made were mainly for the benefit of underage hurling in Tipperary with sponsorship of the All-Ireland Under 16 Hurling Championship which is organised by Tipperary Bord na nÓg. The All Ireland Under 16 Trophy, which had been won by Tipperary, was on display at the meeting along with the Munster SH Trophy. Neil Ó Riain, Secretary of Tipperary Bord na nÓg, thanked the Tipperary Supporters Club for their sponsorship, which was in its fourth year.
In his report Secretary Joe Tuohy summarised the highlights of the Club's activities for the year. He also expressed condolances to all those who suffered bereavements since the previous AGM. John Coman, PRO and Membership Officer, reported on another record year for numbers joining as adult members and as junior members. In his address as Chair John Tierney announced that the Annual Golf Classic would take place in the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum, Co Tipperary on the 13th and 14th May. He said that the Club was even more relevant in difficult economic times and in the light of current circumstances the fee would be €600 per team of 4 and that individuals would be especially welcome to enter at €150 per person. John thanked everyone who had helped him in his role during his first year as Chair of the Club including Club members, sponsors, funders, committee members, County Board and Bord na nÓg officials, team manager, selectors and backroom team and of course the players who wore the Blue and Gold with great pride and skill.
John Tierney was re-elected as Chair and he paid warm tribute to the contribution of Matt Gleeson, who had been a stalwart Committee Member for many years and who had decided to retire from the Committee. As Treasurer of the County Board, Eamonn Buckley was re-elected automatically as Treasurer of the Club. Also re-elected were John Ryan, Assistant Treasurer, Joe Tuohy, Secretary and John Coman, PRO and Membership Officer.
The meeting was also addressed by Barry O'Brien, County Board Chair; Michael Fenton, President, Tipperary Association, Dublin; and by Liam Sheedy, SH Manager. On behalf of the players Liam Sheedy thanked the Club for the support during that year and previous years. Liam urged all Tipperary supporters to assist the Club and spoke of the strong unity and desire for further success within the SH Panel. Also present at the meeting were Lar Corbett, Noel McGrath and Brendan Maher.
The AGM of the Tipperary Supporters Club brought a good gathering of Tipperary supporters to the Templemore Arms Hotel on Wednesday March 24th. The written reports and audited accounts for 2009 were laid before the meeting and explained in detail by Eamonn Buckley, Treasurer, and by John Ryan, Assistant Teasurer.
A record number of almost 2,400 members had joined the Club in 2009. The Golf Classic was again a major success as both an attractive event for supporters and a substantial fundraiser. Sponsorship and donations and the special All Ireland Final Weekend Golf Classic were also very successful in raising funds. Other activities including proceeds from the Tipperary Credit Card (see www.tippsupportersclub.com ) completed the income for the year. Grants of almost €168,000 were made to cover expenses incurred in the preparation of the Tipperary SH Panel including catering and accomodation, travel expenses, training gear and hurling boots, physical training, medical expenses and intensive training weekends. Due to reaching the All Ireland SH Final there were additional expenses of Team Outfits and a contribution to the All Ireland Team Holiday Fund. Other donations made were mainly for the benefit of underage hurling in Tipperary with sponsorship of the All-Ireland Under 16 Hurling Championship which is organised by Tipperary Bord na nÓg. The All Ireland Under 16 Trophy, which had been won by Tipperary, was on display at the meeting along with the Munster SH Trophy. Neil Ó Riain, Secretary of Tipperary Bord na nÓg, thanked the Tipperary Supporters Club for their sponsorship, which was in its fourth year.
In his report Secretary Joe Tuohy summarised the highlights of the Club's activities for the year. He also expressed condolances to all those who suffered bereavements since the previous AGM. John Coman, PRO and Membership Officer, reported on another record year for numbers joining as adult members and as junior members. In his address as Chair John Tierney announced that the Annual Golf Classic would take place in the County Tipperary Golf and Country Club, Dundrum, Co Tipperary on the 13th and 14th May. He said that the Club was even more relevant in difficult economic times and in the light of current circumstances the fee would be €600 per team of 4 and that individuals would be especially welcome to enter at €150 per person. John thanked everyone who had helped him in his role during his first year as Chair of the Club including Club members, sponsors, funders, committee members, County Board and Bord na nÓg officials, team manager, selectors and backroom team and of course the players who wore the Blue and Gold with great pride and skill.
John Tierney was re-elected as Chair and he paid warm tribute to the contribution of Matt Gleeson, who had been a stalwart Committee Member for many years and who had decided to retire from the Committee. As Treasurer of the County Board, Eamonn Buckley was re-elected automatically as Treasurer of the Club. Also re-elected were John Ryan, Assistant Treasurer, Joe Tuohy, Secretary and John Coman, PRO and Membership Officer.
The meeting was also addressed by Barry O'Brien, County Board Chair; Michael Fenton, President, Tipperary Association, Dublin; and by Liam Sheedy, SH Manager. On behalf of the players Liam Sheedy thanked the Club for the support during that year and previous years. Liam urged all Tipperary supporters to assist the Club and spoke of the strong unity and desire for further success within the SH Panel. Also present at the meeting were Lar Corbett, Noel McGrath and Brendan Maher.
Tipperary SH Team v Waterford 28/3/10
March 26th, 2010
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Waterford in Sunday’s Allianz GAA Hurling National game at Semple Stadium at 2.30pm shows 7 changes from the team which started against Limerick last Sunday. Brendan Cummins, Declan Fanning, Conor O’Mahony, Shane Maher, Lar Corbett, Noel McGrath and John O’Brien all come into the side. Timmy Hammerlsey retains his corner forward position after an impressive 1-4 against Limerick in his first full game at this level.
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
4. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Shane Maher (Burgess)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
12. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
15. Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore)
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Waterford in Sunday’s Allianz GAA Hurling National game at Semple Stadium at 2.30pm shows 7 changes from the team which started against Limerick last Sunday. Brendan Cummins, Declan Fanning, Conor O’Mahony, Shane Maher, Lar Corbett, Noel McGrath and John O’Brien all come into the side. Timmy Hammerlsey retains his corner forward position after an impressive 1-4 against Limerick in his first full game at this level.
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
4. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Shane Maher (Burgess)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
12. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
15. Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore)
Allianz NHL Division 1 - Limerick v Tipperary - Match Report
March 22nd, 2010
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Allianz National Hurling League Division 1
Tipperary 2-23 Limerick 0-8
By Cathal Ryan
Tipperary ran riot on Sunday afternoon against a much troubled fourteen man Limerick side in their Division 1 National Hurling League clash at the Gaelic Grounds. It was as early as the 12th minute of the match the crucial incident of the game occurred as referee Michael Wadding dished out a second yellow card to Limerick midfielder Dean Madden for a clip across the shoulder of Tipperary midfielder Shane McGrath. The Ballinahinch man continued without any fuss much like Seamus Hennessy did after the first incident involving Madden but the referee felt it necessary to penalise the Bruff man with a second yellow followed by a red.
Tipperary took control at this point of proceedings and in the 24th minute of the first half Timmy Hammersley latched onto a breaking ball in the inside forward line before manouvering enough space to finish to the net off his right hand side. Eight minutes after the restart half time substitute John O Brien instantly controlled a delivery from the right side of the field. O Brien turned and drove an unstoppable effort from 21 yards to the top corner of the Limerick net that consolidated the Tipperary advantage. This may spell the end of this Limerick experimental side as the general view is that at a meeting arranged for Tuesday night a vote of no confidence will be put forward against Justin McCarthy.
The Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy will look to the positive issues that were attained. They have gained another valuable two points in their attempts to reach the league final and some players got some invaluable game time to put in their claim for regular first team duties before the management. Tipperary started the game brighter and when Madden saw red in the 12th minute Eoin Kelly had registered three points from dead balls as Limerick had failed to register any more than four wides. Corner forward Graeme Mulcahy finally registered for the Shannon side outfit in the 14th minute and repeated the feat in the 19th minute but these were the only scores registered by McCarthy’s men in the first half.
Tipperary on the other hand were in cruise control as Seamus Hennessy picked up two points off his trusty left hand side, Gearoid Ryan and Michael Webster both popped up with a score each and Timmy Hammersley scored a point to follow his 24th minute goal leaving Tipperary leading 1-10 to 0-2 at the half time whistle. The second period began in the same mode as Hennessy with two, Hammersley and John O Brien notched up unanswered points in the first five minutes of the second period. Once O Brien netted in moments later with his fantastic strike the biggest cheers of the afternoon were as Liam Sheedy emptied the bench giving stars such as Shane McGrath and Eoin Kelly well deserved breaks. Next up for Liam Sheedy and Tipperary is a clash against Waterford next Sunday where no doubt a more resolute test will be brought by the Deise to Semple Stadium. Meanwhile Limerick will line out in Tullamore next weekend to face Offaly. This question is will Justin McCarthy still patrol the line for next Sunday’s encounter.
Teams:
Tipperary: Darren Gleeson; Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Conor O Brien; David Young, Padraic Maher, Hugh Maloney; Brendan Maher, Shane McGrath; Seamus Hennessy (0-5), Seamus Callanan, Gearoid Ryan (0-2); Eoin Kelly (0-5,3F,1,65), Michael Webster (0-2), Timmy Hammersley (1-4,1F). Subs: John O Brien (1-2) for S. Callanan (h/t), John Devane (0-2) for S. McGrath (44), Paul Kelly for E. Kelly (44), Michael Heffernan (0-1) for B. Maher (51), Thomas Stapleton for M. Webster (56).
Limerick: Tadgh Flynn; David Lynch, Des Kenny, Shane O Neill; Lorcan O Dwyer, Andrew Brennan, Nicky Quaid; Brian O Sullivan (0-1), Dean Madden; Paul Browne (0-1), James O Brien, Cathal Mullane; Graeme Mulcahy (0-2), Paudie McNamara (0-2, 2F), Alan O Connor. Subs: Peter Harty for C. Mullane (h/t), Anthony Owens (0-1) for A. O Connor (43), Richard McKeogh (0-1) for P. Harty (55), Kieran O Rourke for D. Lynch (58), David O Neill for J. O Brien (64).
Referee: Michael Wadding (Waterford)
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Limerick 0-08 Tipperary 2-24
Sunday, 21 March 2010 18:52
From the RTE.ie web site
Tipperary dished out a heavy beating to Limerick in today's Allianz NHL Division 1 encounter at the Gaelic Grounds. Justin McCarthy's men lost midfielder Dean Madden to an early red card and never recovered as Tipp cantered into a 1-10 to 0-02 half-time lead. Timmy Hammersley put his name to the opening goal and Eoin Kelly landed five points. A 44th minute goal from John O'Brien put the result beyond any doubt. Such was the one-sided nature of this game, Tipp boss Liam Sheedy took the opportunity to substitute some key players and rest them for forthcoming fixtures.
For technical reasons the scoreboard failed to work at one end of the Gaelic Grounds but Limerick supporters need not have worried too much as their side slumped to another big defeat and were lucky to escape with the scoreline as it was. The under-fire Justin McCarthy and his management team face a crucial vote at an emergency meeting of the Limerick County Board on Tuesday, but it will require a two-thirds majority to have a managerial change made. The meeting will be behind closed doors. Limerick's cause on this occasion was not helped when midfielder Madden was dismissed for a second yellow card after 13 minutes for a wild pull on Shane McGrath. He had picked up his first yellow after six minutes for another clumsy tackle. While this added to Limerick's woes, it did little to add atmosphere to a game in which both sides had eight first half wides.
But while Limerick could manage only two points - both efforts from play from Graeme Mulcahy in the 15th and 19th minutes - Tipperary managed 1-10 with Eoin Kelly getting 0-05 (0-04f). The all-important goal came after 25 minutes when Kelly created the chance for young forward Hammersley who managed to round two defenders before beating Limerick goalkeeper Taghg Flynn. Any slender hopes of even a respectable scoreline evaporated for Limerick eight minutes into the second half when half time substitute John O'Brien blasted home a second goal for Tipp, making it 2-15 to 0-02. Two points in 46 minutes of hurling summed up Limerick's dismal afternoon up to that stage and while Tipperary continued to pick off points, McCarthy's charges did manage to score six points in the last 22 minutes, two of them from frees. Sheedy hauled off Kelly, Shane McGrath and Seamus Callanan with 20 minutes remaining as the result was done and dusted.
Despite the heavy defeat, number of Limerick defenders, such as Shane O'Neill, Des Kenny and Nicky Quaid, performed well. But from midfield on Limerick were at sea once Madden had departed. Limerick hit 15 wides, one more than Tipperary but for the latter it was not really a pressing matter. This was certainly one of the most lacklustre games in the National League at this venue and while those in support of McCarthy and his management team will claim that the score was not as bad as in the All-Ireland semi-final when they lost by 24 points to Tipperary, today's result still adds fuel to the fire surrounding the current row on Shannonside. Tipp boss Sheedy must have been impressed with the performances of Seamus Hennessy who scored six points from play, while Hammersley also made a major contribution with 1-04 (0-01f).
From www.tipperary.gaa.ie
Allianz National Hurling League Division 1
Tipperary 2-23 Limerick 0-8
By Cathal Ryan
Tipperary ran riot on Sunday afternoon against a much troubled fourteen man Limerick side in their Division 1 National Hurling League clash at the Gaelic Grounds. It was as early as the 12th minute of the match the crucial incident of the game occurred as referee Michael Wadding dished out a second yellow card to Limerick midfielder Dean Madden for a clip across the shoulder of Tipperary midfielder Shane McGrath. The Ballinahinch man continued without any fuss much like Seamus Hennessy did after the first incident involving Madden but the referee felt it necessary to penalise the Bruff man with a second yellow followed by a red.
Tipperary took control at this point of proceedings and in the 24th minute of the first half Timmy Hammersley latched onto a breaking ball in the inside forward line before manouvering enough space to finish to the net off his right hand side. Eight minutes after the restart half time substitute John O Brien instantly controlled a delivery from the right side of the field. O Brien turned and drove an unstoppable effort from 21 yards to the top corner of the Limerick net that consolidated the Tipperary advantage. This may spell the end of this Limerick experimental side as the general view is that at a meeting arranged for Tuesday night a vote of no confidence will be put forward against Justin McCarthy.
The Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy will look to the positive issues that were attained. They have gained another valuable two points in their attempts to reach the league final and some players got some invaluable game time to put in their claim for regular first team duties before the management. Tipperary started the game brighter and when Madden saw red in the 12th minute Eoin Kelly had registered three points from dead balls as Limerick had failed to register any more than four wides. Corner forward Graeme Mulcahy finally registered for the Shannon side outfit in the 14th minute and repeated the feat in the 19th minute but these were the only scores registered by McCarthy’s men in the first half.
Tipperary on the other hand were in cruise control as Seamus Hennessy picked up two points off his trusty left hand side, Gearoid Ryan and Michael Webster both popped up with a score each and Timmy Hammersley scored a point to follow his 24th minute goal leaving Tipperary leading 1-10 to 0-2 at the half time whistle. The second period began in the same mode as Hennessy with two, Hammersley and John O Brien notched up unanswered points in the first five minutes of the second period. Once O Brien netted in moments later with his fantastic strike the biggest cheers of the afternoon were as Liam Sheedy emptied the bench giving stars such as Shane McGrath and Eoin Kelly well deserved breaks. Next up for Liam Sheedy and Tipperary is a clash against Waterford next Sunday where no doubt a more resolute test will be brought by the Deise to Semple Stadium. Meanwhile Limerick will line out in Tullamore next weekend to face Offaly. This question is will Justin McCarthy still patrol the line for next Sunday’s encounter.
Teams:
Tipperary: Darren Gleeson; Paddy Stapleton, Paul Curran, Conor O Brien; David Young, Padraic Maher, Hugh Maloney; Brendan Maher, Shane McGrath; Seamus Hennessy (0-5), Seamus Callanan, Gearoid Ryan (0-2); Eoin Kelly (0-5,3F,1,65), Michael Webster (0-2), Timmy Hammersley (1-4,1F). Subs: John O Brien (1-2) for S. Callanan (h/t), John Devane (0-2) for S. McGrath (44), Paul Kelly for E. Kelly (44), Michael Heffernan (0-1) for B. Maher (51), Thomas Stapleton for M. Webster (56).
Limerick: Tadgh Flynn; David Lynch, Des Kenny, Shane O Neill; Lorcan O Dwyer, Andrew Brennan, Nicky Quaid; Brian O Sullivan (0-1), Dean Madden; Paul Browne (0-1), James O Brien, Cathal Mullane; Graeme Mulcahy (0-2), Paudie McNamara (0-2, 2F), Alan O Connor. Subs: Peter Harty for C. Mullane (h/t), Anthony Owens (0-1) for A. O Connor (43), Richard McKeogh (0-1) for P. Harty (55), Kieran O Rourke for D. Lynch (58), David O Neill for J. O Brien (64).
Referee: Michael Wadding (Waterford)
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Limerick 0-08 Tipperary 2-24
Sunday, 21 March 2010 18:52
From the RTE.ie web site
Tipperary dished out a heavy beating to Limerick in today's Allianz NHL Division 1 encounter at the Gaelic Grounds. Justin McCarthy's men lost midfielder Dean Madden to an early red card and never recovered as Tipp cantered into a 1-10 to 0-02 half-time lead. Timmy Hammersley put his name to the opening goal and Eoin Kelly landed five points. A 44th minute goal from John O'Brien put the result beyond any doubt. Such was the one-sided nature of this game, Tipp boss Liam Sheedy took the opportunity to substitute some key players and rest them for forthcoming fixtures.
For technical reasons the scoreboard failed to work at one end of the Gaelic Grounds but Limerick supporters need not have worried too much as their side slumped to another big defeat and were lucky to escape with the scoreline as it was. The under-fire Justin McCarthy and his management team face a crucial vote at an emergency meeting of the Limerick County Board on Tuesday, but it will require a two-thirds majority to have a managerial change made. The meeting will be behind closed doors. Limerick's cause on this occasion was not helped when midfielder Madden was dismissed for a second yellow card after 13 minutes for a wild pull on Shane McGrath. He had picked up his first yellow after six minutes for another clumsy tackle. While this added to Limerick's woes, it did little to add atmosphere to a game in which both sides had eight first half wides.
But while Limerick could manage only two points - both efforts from play from Graeme Mulcahy in the 15th and 19th minutes - Tipperary managed 1-10 with Eoin Kelly getting 0-05 (0-04f). The all-important goal came after 25 minutes when Kelly created the chance for young forward Hammersley who managed to round two defenders before beating Limerick goalkeeper Taghg Flynn. Any slender hopes of even a respectable scoreline evaporated for Limerick eight minutes into the second half when half time substitute John O'Brien blasted home a second goal for Tipp, making it 2-15 to 0-02. Two points in 46 minutes of hurling summed up Limerick's dismal afternoon up to that stage and while Tipperary continued to pick off points, McCarthy's charges did manage to score six points in the last 22 minutes, two of them from frees. Sheedy hauled off Kelly, Shane McGrath and Seamus Callanan with 20 minutes remaining as the result was done and dusted.
Despite the heavy defeat, number of Limerick defenders, such as Shane O'Neill, Des Kenny and Nicky Quaid, performed well. But from midfield on Limerick were at sea once Madden had departed. Limerick hit 15 wides, one more than Tipperary but for the latter it was not really a pressing matter. This was certainly one of the most lacklustre games in the National League at this venue and while those in support of McCarthy and his management team will claim that the score was not as bad as in the All-Ireland semi-final when they lost by 24 points to Tipperary, today's result still adds fuel to the fire surrounding the current row on Shannonside. Tipp boss Sheedy must have been impressed with the performances of Seamus Hennessy who scored six points from play, while Hammersley also made a major contribution with 1-04 (0-01f).
Team News Allianz NHL Division 1 - Limerick v Tipperary
March 19th, 2010
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Limerick in Sunday’s Allianz GAA Hurling National game at Pairc na nGael has 8 changes from the team which started against Galway last Sunday. Darren Gleeson, Paul Curran, Diarmaid Fitzgerald, David Young, Hugh Maloney, Gearoid Ryan, Micheal Webster and Timmy Hammersley all come into the side. David Young will make his National League debut and Timmy Hammerlsey starts after an impressive debut as a substitute against Galway.
1. Darren Gleeson (Portroe)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Diarmaid Fitzgerald (Roscrea)
5. David Young (Toomevara)
6. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
7. Hugh Maloney (Nenagh Éire Óg)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
11. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
12. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. Micheál Webster (Loughmore Castleiney)
15. Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore)
Tipperary will play Limerick in Round 4 of the Allianz GAA Hurling National League on Sunday at 2:30pm in the Gaelic Grounds Limerick.
Fixture Details
21.03.10 (Sun)
Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 4 Roinn I
Gaelic Grounds 2.30pm Luimneach v Tiobraid Árann
Referee: Michael Wadding (Port Láirge)
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Limerick in Sunday’s Allianz GAA Hurling National game at Pairc na nGael has 8 changes from the team which started against Galway last Sunday. Darren Gleeson, Paul Curran, Diarmaid Fitzgerald, David Young, Hugh Maloney, Gearoid Ryan, Micheal Webster and Timmy Hammersley all come into the side. David Young will make his National League debut and Timmy Hammerlsey starts after an impressive debut as a substitute against Galway.
1. Darren Gleeson (Portroe)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Diarmaid Fitzgerald (Roscrea)
5. David Young (Toomevara)
6. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
7. Hugh Maloney (Nenagh Éire Óg)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
11. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
12. Gearóid Ryan (Templederry Kenyons)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
14. Micheál Webster (Loughmore Castleiney)
15. Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore)
Tipperary will play Limerick in Round 4 of the Allianz GAA Hurling National League on Sunday at 2:30pm in the Gaelic Grounds Limerick.
Fixture Details
21.03.10 (Sun)
Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 4 Roinn I
Gaelic Grounds 2.30pm Luimneach v Tiobraid Árann
Referee: Michael Wadding (Port Láirge)
My Day As Mascot For The Tipperary Senior Hurling Team
March 19th, 2010
Lucy Cunningham.
Wow! What a day I had. It was just so cool. The day was Sunday 14th March, the venue was Semple Stadium, and the match was between Tipperary and Galway, and I was chosen to be mascot for the Tipp team. What an honour. When the phone call came to my Dad the previous Sunday night we couldn't believe it. Mammy had been reading the Tipp Supporters Club email when she saw the article on the mascot and she emailed back my details. She never thought for one minute that my name would come out. Now this was a real reason to get my new Tipp jersey! We received phone calls from John Coman and he gave us all the details of what would happen on the day. When I heard I was going to be in the TippFM commentary box with Paddy Finucane and Tom McGrath I was a little bit nervous. I had to email a photo of myself to Ger Corbett who is the programme editor. This photo was going to be in the programme on the day.
We met John Coman when we got to Semple Stadium and he gave us some nice goodies. Mammy was thrilled with her umbrellas!! He then brought us to our seats and said he'd be back to us around 2.15. We were watching the football match between Tipp and Meath and this went on a bit longer than planned. Well done Tipp footballers - great win.
Then it was time for my glory moment. John returned to us and myself and my Dad went down with him onto the pitch. John was really nice to us. Then I heard the roar erupting from the crowd - the Tipp team were charging out onto the pitch as high as kites.I was on stand-by to run for the bench when I saw the lads coming to have their photo taken. Nicely in place with Eoin Kelly on my right and Shane McGrath on my left I smiled for the cameras. Next came the photo with both captains and the referee.
When the photos were done John took myself and Dad up to the TippFM commentary box and I watched the first half of the match from up there. I got to wear headphones like Paddy Finucane and Tom McGrath. After the first half was over Paddy asked me some questions about my favourite Tipp players and my camogie with my local club Drom & Inch. Then I got to say hello to my family and friends and would you believe I left out one of my uncles - he was not impressed!! It was all over then and John brought me back to my Mam.
What a day I had. I will never forget it and I have the photos to show everybody. I would like to say a big thank-you to John Coman for being so kind to me on the day and for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime.
Cadbury Munster U21 Football Championship – Tipperary v Limerick - Result
March 19th, 2010
Tipperary defeated Limerick by 0-16 to 2-5 in the semi-final of the Cadbury Munster Under 21 Football Championship on Thursday at Semple Stadium Thurles.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB AGM
March 19th, 2010
The Annual General Meeting of the Tipperary Supporters Club will take place on Wednesday March 24th in the Templemore Arms Hotel at 8pm. All current members are invited and membership can be obtained at the meeting or in advance on www.tippsupportersclub.com or by contacting John Coman, PRO, on 0879087105.
The Annual General Meeting of the Tipperary Supporters Club will take place on Wednesday March 24th in the Templemore Arms Hotel at 8pm. All current members are invited and membership can be obtained at the meeting or in advance on www.tippsupportersclub.com or by contacting John Coman, PRO, on 0879087105.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND TIPPERARY GAA
March 18th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The Tipperary GAA County Board have set up new Facebook and Twitter pages to allow supporters to follow the latest updates of Club and County affairs in the Premier County. The new Facebook site (www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa) attracted over 100 followers in the first 24 hours of being set up. The new Twitter site (www.twitter.com/tipperarygaa) allowed supporters to get live updates (over 40 in total) from last Sunday’s double-header at Semple Stadium ensuring those who could not attend were always in touch with proceedings. These new social media will hopefully open the GAA in Tipperary to a whole new fan base. Check out the new Facebook and Twitter sites today and follow what we all hope will be a successful 2010 in both codes. Thanks to Ed Donnelly, County IT Officer for setting up these sites.
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The Tipperary GAA County Board have set up new Facebook and Twitter pages to allow supporters to follow the latest updates of Club and County affairs in the Premier County. The new Facebook site (www.facebook.com/tipperarygaa) attracted over 100 followers in the first 24 hours of being set up. The new Twitter site (www.twitter.com/tipperarygaa) allowed supporters to get live updates (over 40 in total) from last Sunday’s double-header at Semple Stadium ensuring those who could not attend were always in touch with proceedings. These new social media will hopefully open the GAA in Tipperary to a whole new fan base. Check out the new Facebook and Twitter sites today and follow what we all hope will be a successful 2010 in both codes. Thanks to Ed Donnelly, County IT Officer for setting up these sites.
All-Ireland SH Colleges Q-Final - Kilkenny CBS vs. Thurles CBS - Match Report
March 18th, 2010
All Ireland Colleges Quarter Final
Kilkenny CBS 3-15 Thurles CBS 2-8
By Cathal Ryan
Kilkenny CBS booked their place in the All Ireland Semi Final with a convincing ten point victory over a jaded Thurles CBS side on a glorious Monday afternoon in Freshford. Two goals just over a minute apart five minutes into the second half from full forward Stephen Farrell and Brian Kennedy killed off a spirited Thurles who only lost out in a savage trilogy in the Harty Cup Final to Ard Scoil Ris last Thursday and never reached their potential in this encounter. Full forward Stephen Farrell pounced for the Kilkenny men when a long delivery broke in the square and he finished to the net with a crisp pull off his left hand side five minutes into the second period. Just a minute later after more good work from Farrell corner forward Philip Vickery glided between corner back and keeper to snap an angled delivery. The impish forward rounded the keeper and dispatched to the empty net off his left hand side to leave five points between the teams. Try as they might Thurles CBS attempted to retrieve the situation but the game was put to bed in the final moments as Brian Kennedy soared highest to catch 14 yards from goal. The corner forward then evaded the defenders attentions to drive home a third goal for Kilkenny CBS.
This victory will no doubt boost the confidence of this Kilkenny side as they looked to bounce back from their defeat to fellow Kilkenny city rivals St Kieran's. The form of the spine of their team will please them particularly that of full forward Stephen Farrell who was a constant threat. Thurles CBS should be very proud of their efforts as the accumulative effort of four heavy contests in just over three weeks took their toll in the second half. They have competed in a sporting and honest manner on each occasion and are credit to their school. The game opened with the Tipp men looking sharp against a mild breeze as star corner forward Michael O Brien popped over the opening point in the first minute. This was followed a minute later by a classy effort from Aidan McCormack to give Thurles an early lead.
But soon the Kilkenny boys found their feet and by the 8th minute they had taken the lead through points from Peter Vickery, Ollie Walsh and free from Stephen Farrell. Aidan Stakelum got a hurley to a long delivery from the gritty midfielder Cathal Barrett to deflect the ball to the net in the 11th minute for Thurles CBS but Kilkenny responded well and dominated the rest of the half. Farrell converted a free in the 17th minute to begin a seven point haul without reply the most notable a fantastic solo and strike from wing forward Mason Clifford to leave Kilkenny CBS leading 0-10 to 1-5 at the interval. Thurles took the lead in the third minute of the second half through an attempted strike for a point from Tommy Doyle that deceived Eddie Burke in the Kilkenny goal and looped to the net. However moments later the two crucial goals came for the Kilkenny boys and this drained the fight from their Tipperary opposition. From this point the game became fractured and Kilkenny eased their way to the All Ireland Semi Final.
Teams:
Kilkenny CBS: Eddie Burke; Jamie Lynch, Anthony Forrestal, Philip Moore; Eoin McGrath, Richie Doyle (0-2, 1F,1,65), Gary Gaul; Matthew Houlihan, Conor Kenny; Ollie Walsh (0-1), Cathal Kenny (0-4), Mason Clifford (0-1); Peter Vickery (1-1), Stephen Farrell (1-6,6F), Brian Kennedy (1-0).
Thurles CBS: Jimmy Maher; Stephen Maher, Cathal Carroll, James Bourke; Pa Dunne, Denis Maher, John Meagher; Cathal Barrett, Gary O Connell; Philip Looby, Aidan McCormack (0-3,2F), Tommy Doyle (1-0); Michael O Brien (0-4,3F), Aidan Stakelum (1-0), Pat Ralph. Subs: Conor Hammersley
(0-1) for G. O Connell (h/t), Ailbe Power for A. McCormack (60), Niall O Brien for P. Looby (60), John Bergin for P. Ralph (60).
Referee: Brian Galvin (Offaly)
Special Discount in The Park Avenue, Thurles for Tipperary Supporters Club members
March 11th, 2010
The Park Avenue, Thurles is offering a special discount of 10% on food for Tipperary Supporters Club members going to the Tipperary v Galway game. The Park Avenue is conveniently located just on the town side of the Railway Station at Friar Street. Declan Carr, All-Ireland winning Captain, is your host and looks forward to welcoming members of the Tipperary Supporters Club on Sunday. For enquiries and bookings call 0504 58658. To avail of the discount just show your 2010 membership card or 2010 gift pen.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB MASCOT AND UMBRELLA WINNER
March 11th, 2010
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB MASCOT AND JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS
Lucy Cunningham of Drom will be the Tipperary team mascot at Sunday's match against Galway. Lucy is in sixth class in Drom NS. Lucy joined up for FREE as a Junior Member on www.tippsupportersclub.com and we thank TippFM for their help with this prize.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB ADULT MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE IN SEMPLE STADIUM AND UMBRELLA WINNER
Áine Healy of Ballynolty, Killenaule won a Tipperary Supporters umbrella in the draw among adult members who joined up at the Kilkenny game. Another Tipperary Supporters umbrrella will be drawn among adult members who join up at next Sunday's match.
Adult membership will be available outside Ardan Ui Riain (New Stand) in Semple Stadium at the Tipperary Supporters Club stand in Ardán Uí Choinneáin (Old Stand) before and at half time at the match. Junior Supporters can also join up for FREE and pick up their free poster of the Tipperary Team.
Adult Membership in 2010 will cost €30 (unchanged since 2005). Each Adult Membership Card will be accompanied by a Tipperary Car/Window Sticker and a gift of a specially-designed Irish-made Tipperary Supporters pen. This special pen includes a unique pull out insert giving details of dates, times and venues for more than thirty fixtures in 2010 including all of Tipperary's games in the Senior, Under 21, Minor and Intermediate Hurling Championships and National Hurling League. Adult Members will be entered in Ticket Draws for five pairs of stand tickets before each of Tipperary’s Munster and All-Ireland championship games. They will also be entered in a Draw for an All-Ireland Hurling Weekend stay at the Four Star Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin (match tickets included). Also members can access a discount scheme and will receive regular updates by email on team news, match reports and events. To obtain your 25% members' discount at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel just follow the link on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
The Committee are actively seeking more people interested in helping the Tipperary hurling effort - particularly people living / working in Tipperary itself. We want to extend the adult membership base further throughout the county and anybody who would like to take some Supporters Club memberships to join up their friends is welcome to contact Supporters Club PRO and Membership Officer, John Coman on 087-9087105 or by email at info@tippsupportersclub.com . Supporters can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com by credit card or debit card . On the website details are also available of the direct debit facility; as the Club is run on a completely voluntary basis it would be a great help of members could join by direct debit. If joining by post please send a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.
Any members who have joined by direct debit are having their membership packs sent out at present and do not need to renew on line.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB MASCOT AND JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS
Lucy Cunningham of Drom will be the Tipperary team mascot at Sunday's match against Galway. Lucy is in sixth class in Drom NS. Lucy joined up for FREE as a Junior Member on www.tippsupportersclub.com and we thank TippFM for their help with this prize.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB ADULT MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE IN SEMPLE STADIUM AND UMBRELLA WINNER
Áine Healy of Ballynolty, Killenaule won a Tipperary Supporters umbrella in the draw among adult members who joined up at the Kilkenny game. Another Tipperary Supporters umbrrella will be drawn among adult members who join up at next Sunday's match.
Adult membership will be available outside Ardan Ui Riain (New Stand) in Semple Stadium at the Tipperary Supporters Club stand in Ardán Uí Choinneáin (Old Stand) before and at half time at the match. Junior Supporters can also join up for FREE and pick up their free poster of the Tipperary Team.
Adult Membership in 2010 will cost €30 (unchanged since 2005). Each Adult Membership Card will be accompanied by a Tipperary Car/Window Sticker and a gift of a specially-designed Irish-made Tipperary Supporters pen. This special pen includes a unique pull out insert giving details of dates, times and venues for more than thirty fixtures in 2010 including all of Tipperary's games in the Senior, Under 21, Minor and Intermediate Hurling Championships and National Hurling League. Adult Members will be entered in Ticket Draws for five pairs of stand tickets before each of Tipperary’s Munster and All-Ireland championship games. They will also be entered in a Draw for an All-Ireland Hurling Weekend stay at the Four Star Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin (match tickets included). Also members can access a discount scheme and will receive regular updates by email on team news, match reports and events. To obtain your 25% members' discount at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel just follow the link on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
The Committee are actively seeking more people interested in helping the Tipperary hurling effort - particularly people living / working in Tipperary itself. We want to extend the adult membership base further throughout the county and anybody who would like to take some Supporters Club memberships to join up their friends is welcome to contact Supporters Club PRO and Membership Officer, John Coman on 087-9087105 or by email at info@tippsupportersclub.com . Supporters can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com by credit card or debit card . On the website details are also available of the direct debit facility; as the Club is run on a completely voluntary basis it would be a great help of members could join by direct debit. If joining by post please send a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.
Any members who have joined by direct debit are having their membership packs sent out at present and do not need to renew on line.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
NHL Division 1 - Tipperary team vs. Galway
March 11th, 2010
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Galway in round 3 of the Allianz GAA Hurling National League on Sunday, March 14th shows 4 changes from the team which started against Kilkenny last weekend. Paddy Stapleton, Michael Cahill, Seamus Hennessy and Jody Brennan come into the side in place of Paul Curran, Thomas Stapleton, Benny Dunne and Micheál Webster.
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh) 3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) 4. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh) 5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule) 6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport) 7. Shane Maher (Burgess)
8. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields) 9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs) 11. Jody Brennan (Upperchurch / Drombane) 12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain 14. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields) 15. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary will play Galway in Round 3 of the Allianz GAA Hurling National League Division 1 on Sunday at 2:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Fixture Details
14.03.010 (Sun)
Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 3 Roinn I
Thurles 2.30pm Tiobraid Árann v Gaillimh
Referee: John Sexton (Corcaigh)
The Tipperary team will be announced on Thursday night.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALLIANZ LEAGUE GAMES ON MARCH 13TH.
Both stands will be open at Semple Stadium on Sunday next, March 13th for the Allianz GAA National League games between Tipperary and Meath in football at 12.45pm and Tipperary and Galway in hurling at 2.30pm. Please note the following arrangements for entry: Old Stand - Stile 1 for all passes and club groups; Stile 3 for Juveniles under 16 (free of charge); Stile 5 for Students / Senior Citizens (with valid photographic id); Stile 15 for Season ticket holders, and players pass and Croke Park issued Press pass holders. Ambulance Door for stewards. New Stand - Stile 44 for Juveniles under 16 (free of charge); Stile 47 for Students / Senior Citizens (with valid photographic id); Stile 51 for Season ticket holders, and players pass and Croke Park issued Press pass holders; Stile 54 Stewards, Club Groups and other valid passes.
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Galway in round 3 of the Allianz GAA Hurling National League on Sunday, March 14th shows 4 changes from the team which started against Kilkenny last weekend. Paddy Stapleton, Michael Cahill, Seamus Hennessy and Jody Brennan come into the side in place of Paul Curran, Thomas Stapleton, Benny Dunne and Micheál Webster.
1. Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh) 3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) 4. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh) 5. Declan Fanning (Killenaule) 6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport) 7. Shane Maher (Burgess)
8. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields) 9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs) 11. Jody Brennan (Upperchurch / Drombane) 12. John O’Brien (Toomevara)
13. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain 14. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields) 15. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Tipperary will play Galway in Round 3 of the Allianz GAA Hurling National League Division 1 on Sunday at 2:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Fixture Details
14.03.010 (Sun)
Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 3 Roinn I
Thurles 2.30pm Tiobraid Árann v Gaillimh
Referee: John Sexton (Corcaigh)
The Tipperary team will be announced on Thursday night.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALLIANZ LEAGUE GAMES ON MARCH 13TH.
Both stands will be open at Semple Stadium on Sunday next, March 13th for the Allianz GAA National League games between Tipperary and Meath in football at 12.45pm and Tipperary and Galway in hurling at 2.30pm. Please note the following arrangements for entry: Old Stand - Stile 1 for all passes and club groups; Stile 3 for Juveniles under 16 (free of charge); Stile 5 for Students / Senior Citizens (with valid photographic id); Stile 15 for Season ticket holders, and players pass and Croke Park issued Press pass holders. Ambulance Door for stewards. New Stand - Stile 44 for Juveniles under 16 (free of charge); Stile 47 for Students / Senior Citizens (with valid photographic id); Stile 51 for Season ticket holders, and players pass and Croke Park issued Press pass holders; Stile 54 Stewards, Club Groups and other valid passes.
DR. HARTY CUP POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS SENIOR HURLING FINAL RESULT
March 10th, 2010
Ard Scoil Ris of Limerick won their first ever Dr. Harty Cup title thanks to a 3-15 to 0-14 victory over the 2009 champions Thurles CBS in the second replay of the Dr. Harty Cup Hurling Final at MacDonagh Park Nenagh.
Ard Scoil Ris of Limerick won their first ever Dr. Harty Cup title thanks to a 3-15 to 0-14 victory over the 2009 champions Thurles CBS in the second replay of the Dr. Harty Cup Hurling Final at MacDonagh Park Nenagh.
FITZGIBBON CUP FINAL
March 10th, 2010
Congratulations to Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs), who was a key member of the NUIG team which won the Fitzgibbon Cup Third Level Colleges Senior Hurling title for the first time in 30 years when they defeated Waterford IT in the final at Pearse Stadium Galway last weekend. Congratulations also to Shane Quinlan (also Kilruane MacDonaghs) who featured as a substitute in the final and Sean McCormack (Borris-Ileigh) who was a member of the NUIG panel. WIT also had a strong Tipperary representation with Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore – top scorer for the finals weekend and the entire competition), Ray McLoughney (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Willie O’Dwyer (Carrick Davins), Kieran Reade (Carrick Swans), Michael Sheedy (Portroe) and Stephen Spillane (Arravale Rovers) all members of the panel. They were coached by former Tipperary selector and All Ireland medallist and current Wexford Senior Hurling manager, Colm Bonnar from Cashel.
Congratulations to Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs), who was a key member of the NUIG team which won the Fitzgibbon Cup Third Level Colleges Senior Hurling title for the first time in 30 years when they defeated Waterford IT in the final at Pearse Stadium Galway last weekend. Congratulations also to Shane Quinlan (also Kilruane MacDonaghs) who featured as a substitute in the final and Sean McCormack (Borris-Ileigh) who was a member of the NUIG panel. WIT also had a strong Tipperary representation with Timmy Hammersley (Clonoulty Rossmore – top scorer for the finals weekend and the entire competition), Ray McLoughney (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Willie O’Dwyer (Carrick Davins), Kieran Reade (Carrick Swans), Michael Sheedy (Portroe) and Stephen Spillane (Arravale Rovers) all members of the panel. They were coached by former Tipperary selector and All Ireland medallist and current Wexford Senior Hurling manager, Colm Bonnar from Cashel.
Tipperary team news v Kilkenny and match arrangements
March 6th, 2010
From Ger Ryan, PRO, Tipperary County Board
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Kilkenny in tomorrow’s rescheduled Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 1 game shows 6 changes from the team which started against Dublin last Sunday. Brendan Cummins, Declan Fanning, Thomas Stapleton, Shane McGrath, John O’Brien and Micheál Webster come into the starting lineup in place of Darren Gleeson, Conor O’Brien, Gearoid Ryan, Hugh Maloney, Seamus Hennessy and Seamus Callanan. There are also a number of positional switches.
The team is:
Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh) Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
Declan Fanning (Killenaule) Conor O’Mahony (Newport) Shane Maher (Burgess)
Thomas Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney) Benny Dunne (Toomevara) John O’Brien (Toomevara)
Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain Micheál Webster (Loughmore Castleiney) Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
The game is scheduled to commence at 2.30pm. In keeping with the promise made to supporters on the night the first game was cancelled, there will be no entry charge. Both stands and one terrace will be open from 12.30pm on Sunday. Supporters are asked to come early if they wish to gain access to the stands. As the game is non-ticket, health and safety rules mean that both stands will be closed once 70% full. This will be the 60th league encounter between Tipperary and Kilkenny with Tipp having won 28, Kilkenny 25 and 6 draws in the previous 59 games.
The referee is Barry Kelly (Iarmhí).
From Ger Ryan, PRO, Tipperary County Board
The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Kilkenny in tomorrow’s rescheduled Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 1 game shows 6 changes from the team which started against Dublin last Sunday. Brendan Cummins, Declan Fanning, Thomas Stapleton, Shane McGrath, John O’Brien and Micheál Webster come into the starting lineup in place of Darren Gleeson, Conor O’Brien, Gearoid Ryan, Hugh Maloney, Seamus Hennessy and Seamus Callanan. There are also a number of positional switches.
The team is:
Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange)
Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh) Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
Declan Fanning (Killenaule) Conor O’Mahony (Newport) Shane Maher (Burgess)
Thomas Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney) Benny Dunne (Toomevara) John O’Brien (Toomevara)
Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain Micheál Webster (Loughmore Castleiney) Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
The game is scheduled to commence at 2.30pm. In keeping with the promise made to supporters on the night the first game was cancelled, there will be no entry charge. Both stands and one terrace will be open from 12.30pm on Sunday. Supporters are asked to come early if they wish to gain access to the stands. As the game is non-ticket, health and safety rules mean that both stands will be closed once 70% full. This will be the 60th league encounter between Tipperary and Kilkenny with Tipp having won 28, Kilkenny 25 and 6 draws in the previous 59 games.
The referee is Barry Kelly (Iarmhí).
Dr Harty Cup Final Replay Result
March 6th, 2010
Thurles CBS 4-15 Ard Scoil Ris 2-21
Round-up by Ed Donnelly
Thurles CBS captain Denis Maher - lining out at full-forward due to injury scored a goal in the first minute. However, Ard Scoil Ris were the sharper team for the first 20 minutes and helped by a long range goal from Cathal McInerney, they raced in to a 1-8 to 1-2 lead. Thurles CBS responded with four unanswered points coming up to half-time and by the interval, Ard Scoil Ris led by 1-9 to 1-6.
Thurles CBS kicked off the second half with a goal by substitute Kevin Slattery after 33 minutes to draw level before taking the lead in the 53rd minute when a long range free by Pat Ralph ended up in the net. Ard Scoil Ris were now down to 14 men after Cathal McInerney had been sent off but they dug deep and found the scores to equalise and had a chance to win it late in injury time which went narrowly wide. Final score after normal time was Thurles CBS 3-10 Ard Scoil Ris 1-16.
Extra time was equally dramatic. Ard Scoil Ris were now back up to 15 men and took the lead thanks to a brilliant individual goal by centre-forward Declan Hannon. Thurles CBS earned a penalty four minutes later which Denis Maher dispatched to the net and by half-time in extra time, Ard Scoil Ris led by two points, 2-20 to 4-12. Thurles CBS scored the first three points of the second half of extra time and looked set for victory but just on the stroke of full-time, Declan Hannon scored a long range point for Ard Scoil Ris to ensure that no one went home as losers after an enthralling match where the attendance of 3,090 stood as one at the final whistle to applaud the efforts of two outstanding hurling teams.
Thurles CBS 4-15 Ard Scoil Ris 2-21
Round-up by Ed Donnelly
Thurles CBS captain Denis Maher - lining out at full-forward due to injury scored a goal in the first minute. However, Ard Scoil Ris were the sharper team for the first 20 minutes and helped by a long range goal from Cathal McInerney, they raced in to a 1-8 to 1-2 lead. Thurles CBS responded with four unanswered points coming up to half-time and by the interval, Ard Scoil Ris led by 1-9 to 1-6.
Thurles CBS kicked off the second half with a goal by substitute Kevin Slattery after 33 minutes to draw level before taking the lead in the 53rd minute when a long range free by Pat Ralph ended up in the net. Ard Scoil Ris were now down to 14 men after Cathal McInerney had been sent off but they dug deep and found the scores to equalise and had a chance to win it late in injury time which went narrowly wide. Final score after normal time was Thurles CBS 3-10 Ard Scoil Ris 1-16.
Extra time was equally dramatic. Ard Scoil Ris were now back up to 15 men and took the lead thanks to a brilliant individual goal by centre-forward Declan Hannon. Thurles CBS earned a penalty four minutes later which Denis Maher dispatched to the net and by half-time in extra time, Ard Scoil Ris led by two points, 2-20 to 4-12. Thurles CBS scored the first three points of the second half of extra time and looked set for victory but just on the stroke of full-time, Declan Hannon scored a long range point for Ard Scoil Ris to ensure that no one went home as losers after an enthralling match where the attendance of 3,090 stood as one at the final whistle to applaud the efforts of two outstanding hurling teams.
Dr Harty Cup replay next Saturday
March 4th, 2010
Sunday's Dr Harty Cup Final between Thurles CBS and Ard Scoil Rís finished in a 1-12 to 1-12 draw. The replay is fixed for next Saturday again in Nenagh at 3pm. We have been asked to point out that there will be no parking in the MacDonagh Park grounds except for match officials and teams.
Sunday's Dr Harty Cup Final between Thurles CBS and Ard Scoil Rís finished in a 1-12 to 1-12 draw. The replay is fixed for next Saturday again in Nenagh at 3pm. We have been asked to point out that there will be no parking in the MacDonagh Park grounds except for match officials and teams.
Dr. Harty Cup Final
Thurles CBS 1-12 Ard Scoil Ris 1-12
By Cathal Ryan
A last gasp free from Ard Scoil Ris corner forward John Fitzgibbon meant that both sides will have to square up again as the Dr Harty Cup Final ended in a dramatic draw Sunday afternoon in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh.
The throw in was delayed as a big crowd of 3,000 clambered through the turn styles in anticipation of this Munster Senior Hurling Colleges Final between last year's champions Thurles CBS and maiden finalists Ard Scoil Ris. The wind gusted towards the town end of the ground and Ard Scoil Ris began with the breeze behind them. In a fiery opening to proceedings the Limerick men pounced as early as the sixth minute with a great solo effort from full forward Kevin Downes who ran 30 yards with the ball glued to the stick before riffling a shot that Aidan Stakelum in the Thurles goal couldn't keep out. Thurles trailed their opponents from this point until the 10th minute of the second half when much coveted centre back Denis Maher, who was now playing as a forward, whipped on a breaking ball off his right hand side to find the net after it had broken kindly on the on the 14 yard line. This levelled the scores and although the game ebbed and flowed one way and another it was the Tipperary side that led going into the closing stages. Deep into injury time Ard Scoil Ris were handed one final opportunity to level the score with a free given by match official Sean Casey. John Fitzgibbon showed tremendous character in slotting over the free after being substituted late in the first half only to be reintroduced midway through the second period.
On closer assessment the men in the blue and gold of Thurles will be disappointed that they allowed victory be snatched from their grasp at the death. They fired wide on six occasions in the final six minutes but overall this was a gutsy display without one of their key forwards Aidan McCormack who was suspended for the final. The Limerick men will be happy to get another attempt at lifting the crown but they also can look back with some sense of regret having given their opponents all of their first half scores from frees conceded that kept Thurles in touch. The men in black and yellow pounced first when centre forward Declan Hannon converted a first minute free and although Thurles replied promptly through a Mike O Brien free it was the Limerick boys who tagged on two more points very quickly through Niall Kennedy and Declan Hannon.
Things were not going well for the Tipp men at this stage and in the fifth minute it took an amazing last stitch tackle from corner back Stephen Maher to prevent a certain goal for John Fitzgibbon. Hannon scored the resulting 65 and a minute later Downes glided in for goal.
Thurles CBS began to find their feet and impish corner forward Mike O Brien was proving a real threat winning and converting two frees, before Fitzgibbon converted a dead ball to keep the Limerick sides lead at five points after the first quarter.
The champions kept in touch through frees from O Brien and one from Pat Ralph when O Brien was upended and receiving treatment to leave the margin between the sides at just two points 1-6 to 0-7 come half time.
The second period began with a lovely strike off his left hand side by O Brien to put the minimum between the sides. However Ard Scoil Ris were not going to roll over and Declan Hannon slotted two frees to push the gap back out to three points before Denis Maher scored the equalising goal. The tension mounted out on the field and the action although highly competitive became fractured and it was two more frees from Hannon that looked to reassert the black and yellow boys advantage.
The defending champions dug deep and narrowed through an O Brien free in the 47th minute and then two sublime scores from play through Pat Ralph and Denis Maher gave them the lead for the first time in the contest.
From the 53rd minute to the 63rd minute both sides try as they might were unable to find the target until the reintroduced Fitzgibbon stood up to the pressure put Ard Scoil Ris level in the forth added minute.
The replay has been fixed for next Saturday afternoon at 3p.m. in the same venue and promises to be another nail biting encounter.
Teams:
Thurles CBS: Aidan Stakelum; Stephen Maher, Cathal Carroll, James Bourke; Cathal Barrett, Denis Maher(1-1), John Meagher; Pa Dunne, Pat Ralph(0-2,1F); Niall O Brien, Philip Looby, John Bergin; Cian Treacy, Darragh Devane, Mike O Brien(0-9,8F). Subs: Brian Campion for C. Treacy (H/T), Tommy Doyle for D. Devane (47).
Ard Scoil Ris: PJ Hall; Mark Carmody, Eoghan McCarthy, Alan Dempsey; Cathal McInerney, Shane Dowling, Martin Moroney; Sean O Brien, Niall Kennedy(0-1); Mark Ryan, Declan Hannon(0-7, 5F, 1'65'), Brendan O Connor; John Fitzgibbon(0-3, 3F), Kevin Downes(1-1), Aidrian Breen.
Subs: Jamie Shanahan for J. Fitzgibbon (27), John Fitzgibbon for M. Ryan (42).
Referee: Sean Casey (Waterford)
MUNSTER COUNCIL CONVENTION MARCH 5th 2010
March 4th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
The Annual Convention of Munster Council will take place on Friday night next March 5th in Listowel. We wish former Chairman of Tipperary County Board and current Central Council Representative, John Costigan of JK Brackens every success in his quest to become Vice Chairman of the Council. The other contestant for this position is former Chairman of Clare County Board, Robert Frost. Michael Power (outgoing) of Newcastle will be returned as Treasurer and we wish him all the best for the coming year. John Ryan (Holycross-Ballycahill) will retire as a Tipperary delegate to Munster Council having completed a 5 year term. John has made a great contribution to the council particularly in relation to grounds development, an area in which has demonstrated expertise for many years in Tipperary and beyond. We thank John for representing the county with such distinction and look forward to him continuing to contribute to the GAA in Tipperary in other ways. He will be replaced by PJ Maher of Boherlahan Dualla who was elected at the Tipperary County Convention in December 09. Donal Shanahan (Toomevara) will continue as the other Tipperary delegate to the Council. Jimmy O’Gorman (Waterford) will retire as Chairman at the Convention having completed his 3 year term. The GAA 125 celebrations last year were among the highlights of Jimmy’s term and we congratulate him on a successful 3 years carried out at all times in a friendly and courteous manner. He will be succeeded by Sean Walsh of Kerry to whom we wish every success for his term.
Notice Of Annual General Meeting
March 1st, 2010
Tipperary Supporters Club 23rd A.G.M. will take place at the Templemore Arms Hotel on Wednesday 24th March 2010, starting at 8pm.
Any Nominations for Officer positions or Committee membership (and any Notice of Motion) should be signed by two members and sent to :
J Tuohy, Secretary - Tipperary Supporters Club, 4 Hillsborough, Model Farm Road, Cork to arrive on or before Monday 14th March 2010.
Tipperary Supporters Club 23rd A.G.M. will take place at the Templemore Arms Hotel on Wednesday 24th March 2010, starting at 8pm.
Any Nominations for Officer positions or Committee membership (and any Notice of Motion) should be signed by two members and sent to :
J Tuohy, Secretary - Tipperary Supporters Club, 4 Hillsborough, Model Farm Road, Cork to arrive on or before Monday 14th March 2010.
Liz Howard wins National Volunteer in Sport award
February 28th, 2010
Unsung heroes get recognition
26/02/2010
Unsung heroes get recognition
Johnny Watterson reports for the Irish Times newspaper.
2009 NATIONAL AWARDS TO VOLUNTEERS IN IRISH SPORT: Over 400,000 people give of their time voluntarily to sports clubs and organisations in Ireland each year.
VOLUNTEERS, WHO run and administer sport in Ireland but often go unnoticed, were honoured yesterday at a National Awards ceremony in Dublin. Every year in Ireland over 400,000 people give their time voluntarily to Irish sport through their involvement with sports clubs and organisations.
Twelve of those individuals were honoured at a presentation in Farmleigh yesterday when Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen presented the 2009 National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sport.
Among the recipients was Jim O’Shea from Waterford, the father of Manchester United’s John O’Shea. He received a lifetime award for his work with local soccer club, Ferrybank AFC.
Liz Howard, who has been involved with the GAA for many years, particularly camogie, received the award for National Administrator of the Year, while the award for Junior Volunteer went to 17-year-old Orla Grehan from Ferbane in Co Offaly for her work with Ferbane Belmont Minor GAA Club.
The National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sports is an initiative of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in conjunction with the Federation of Irish Sports which represents some 68 sports in Ireland.
The scheme is also being supported by Setanta Sports, the Community Foundation and the Irish Sports Council.
This is the second time the awards have been presented with individuals also receiving recognition at the inaugural event in 2007.
The winners were selected by a committee chaired by the 1956 Olympic 1500 metre champion, Ronnie Delany and also included Malachy Logan, Sports Editor, The Irish Times ; Des Cahill, RTÉ; Niall Cogley, Setanta Sports; John Treacy, CEO, The Irish Sports Council; Tim Scully, Department of Arts, Sport Tourism and Sarah O’Connor, CEO, the Federation of Irish Sports.
Speaking at the presentation of the awards Minister Cullen said: “Sport at every level in Ireland could not exist without the efforts of the many volunteers who give their time freely to encourage people to become involved in sport and to nurture those people through the important formative years of their sporting careers. The commitment, generosity and contribution of these volunteers to our communities and society is inestimable. It would be difficult to put a real value on what they give to Irish sport and how Irish sport benefits from their efforts.
“In presenting awards to the 12 volunteers today we wish to recognise all of the 400,000 people who give of their time so freely every year. As a country we punch far above our weight on a world stage. That we do is inextricably linked to the efforts of our volunteers who have undoubtedly nurtured most of our stars to take the first steps to sporting success”.
Also speaking at the presentation of the awards, Sarah O’Connor, chief executive of the Federation of Irish Sports, said: “Ireland has a rich vein of people volunteering in sport at all levels. It is imperative that we never take such volunteering for granted. Without it we would not have the successes in Irish sport that we have today.
“While obviously today we have many professional coaches and administrators at the highest level really we should always remember that they can only operate at the level they do given the many volunteers who still give so freely of their time at all levels of Irish sport.”
TWELVE HONOURED FOR THEIR EFFORTS
National Administrator of the Year
Liz Howard (Camogie) Tipperary
(Length of Service three years)
Liz served as president of Cumann Camogaiochta na nGael from 2006 to 2009. A talented and committed camogie player in her youth, she acted on her clear vision for the growth and development of the Association at all levels and as president oversaw the implementation of the Association’s first strategic plan.
Junior Volunteer of the Year
Orla Grehan (Gaelic Games):
(Length of Service 5 years)
From Ferbane Co Offaly 18-year-old Orla is currently in her final year at Gallen Community School, Ferbane. She has great interest in sport and has given her time to Ferbane Belmont Minor Club and to other local voluntary organisations.
Adult Manager of the Year
Jimmy Corbett (Ladies GAA), Mayo
(Length of Service 23 years)
Mayo native and full-time farmer, Jimmy set up the Carnacon Ladies GAA Club in 1986 when women’s Gaelic football was in its infancy. Since then the Carnacon Ladies have progressed to win numerous underage and senior county titles. Jimmy has been to the forefront of all these successes. His enthusiasm is unrelenting.
Adult Coach of the Year
Carmel Malone (Special Olympics), Dublin
Length of Service 20 years)
Inspired by her son Brian, an athlete with an intellectual disability, Carmel founded the Irishtown Special Olympics Athletics Club in 1989 with the help of her friend Bernie Griffin. Carmel has acted in a number of roles including club manager, secretary, treasurer, athlete protection officer and head coach over the past 20 years.
Youth Manager of the Year
Hughie Nolan (Soccer), Wicklow
(Length of Service 20 years)
Hughie grew up in Newtownmountkennedy and played with local club Newtown United until 1992. He cuts the grass, marks the pitches, puts up nets, arranges all the coaching courses for the managers, attends all the league meetings , writes articles for the local papers and updates the website. In the summer he runs soccer camps and competitions for kids of all ages.
Sports Official of the Year
Joseph Brown (Swimming), Dublin
(Length of Service 24 years)
Joseph has worked tirelessly to help develop open water swim racing in Leinster to a level where there are 25 races each summer. He attends each of the 25 races – a commitment which takes in every weekend from June until mid September and has yet to miss a race since his initial appointment back in 1985.
Disability Sport Volunteer of the Year
Joe and Bernie Walsh (Blindsports), Dublin
(Length of Service 30 years)
Now in their seventies, both have been involved in athletics for the last 40 years. They have eight children, three of whom have a visual impairment. Since the 1960s they have provided advice, structure and training and coaching sessions to young and adult athletes with a visual impairment on a weekly basis.
Youth Coach of the Year
Seamus Reynolds (Rowing), Derry
(Length of Service 29 years)
Seamus has been involved in rowing since 1978 and since the 1990s has concentrated on coaching. His coaching commitments during the winter see him in the club on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The success of Bann Rowing Club is down to Seamus’s efforts and commitment.
Club man of the Year
Joe Cullen (Soccer) Dublin;
(Length of Service 10 years)
Joe lost one of his legs while working with CIE just over 15 years ago removing an obstacle from a railway line. As a result of the accident, Joe could no longer work and found it difficult to occupy himself . He is now the facilities manager at Kilbarrack United and is responsible for maintaining the dressing rooms, clubhouse, erecting the goalposts, nets and marking the pitch.
Community Administrator of the Year
Joe Flynn (Athletics) Cork;
(Length of Service 42 years)
Joe O’Flynn started his athletic career in the 1950s. Following the establishment of Leevale AC in 1967, he got involved first as an athlete and since as a coach and administrator. He has performed several roles including serving 20 years as secretary and 15 years as chairman. He has also been involved in the promotion of athletics throughout Cork.
Lifetime Award
Jim O’Shea (Soccer) Waterford.
(Length of Service 40 years)
For over 40 years Jim O’Shea has been tireless in his work and commitment to Ferrybank AFC since it was established. Over the years he has marked the pitches, put up the nets, herded cows off the field so that the game could start on time, attended delegate meetings, attended disciplinary hearings for players, managed teams, washed jerseys and served as chairman.
Unsung heroes get recognition
26/02/2010
Unsung heroes get recognition
Johnny Watterson reports for the Irish Times newspaper.
2009 NATIONAL AWARDS TO VOLUNTEERS IN IRISH SPORT: Over 400,000 people give of their time voluntarily to sports clubs and organisations in Ireland each year.
VOLUNTEERS, WHO run and administer sport in Ireland but often go unnoticed, were honoured yesterday at a National Awards ceremony in Dublin. Every year in Ireland over 400,000 people give their time voluntarily to Irish sport through their involvement with sports clubs and organisations.
Twelve of those individuals were honoured at a presentation in Farmleigh yesterday when Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen presented the 2009 National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sport.
Among the recipients was Jim O’Shea from Waterford, the father of Manchester United’s John O’Shea. He received a lifetime award for his work with local soccer club, Ferrybank AFC.
Liz Howard, who has been involved with the GAA for many years, particularly camogie, received the award for National Administrator of the Year, while the award for Junior Volunteer went to 17-year-old Orla Grehan from Ferbane in Co Offaly for her work with Ferbane Belmont Minor GAA Club.
The National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sports is an initiative of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in conjunction with the Federation of Irish Sports which represents some 68 sports in Ireland.
The scheme is also being supported by Setanta Sports, the Community Foundation and the Irish Sports Council.
This is the second time the awards have been presented with individuals also receiving recognition at the inaugural event in 2007.
The winners were selected by a committee chaired by the 1956 Olympic 1500 metre champion, Ronnie Delany and also included Malachy Logan, Sports Editor, The Irish Times ; Des Cahill, RTÉ; Niall Cogley, Setanta Sports; John Treacy, CEO, The Irish Sports Council; Tim Scully, Department of Arts, Sport Tourism and Sarah O’Connor, CEO, the Federation of Irish Sports.
Speaking at the presentation of the awards Minister Cullen said: “Sport at every level in Ireland could not exist without the efforts of the many volunteers who give their time freely to encourage people to become involved in sport and to nurture those people through the important formative years of their sporting careers. The commitment, generosity and contribution of these volunteers to our communities and society is inestimable. It would be difficult to put a real value on what they give to Irish sport and how Irish sport benefits from their efforts.
“In presenting awards to the 12 volunteers today we wish to recognise all of the 400,000 people who give of their time so freely every year. As a country we punch far above our weight on a world stage. That we do is inextricably linked to the efforts of our volunteers who have undoubtedly nurtured most of our stars to take the first steps to sporting success”.
Also speaking at the presentation of the awards, Sarah O’Connor, chief executive of the Federation of Irish Sports, said: “Ireland has a rich vein of people volunteering in sport at all levels. It is imperative that we never take such volunteering for granted. Without it we would not have the successes in Irish sport that we have today.
“While obviously today we have many professional coaches and administrators at the highest level really we should always remember that they can only operate at the level they do given the many volunteers who still give so freely of their time at all levels of Irish sport.”
TWELVE HONOURED FOR THEIR EFFORTS
National Administrator of the Year
Liz Howard (Camogie) Tipperary
(Length of Service three years)
Liz served as president of Cumann Camogaiochta na nGael from 2006 to 2009. A talented and committed camogie player in her youth, she acted on her clear vision for the growth and development of the Association at all levels and as president oversaw the implementation of the Association’s first strategic plan.
Junior Volunteer of the Year
Orla Grehan (Gaelic Games):
(Length of Service 5 years)
From Ferbane Co Offaly 18-year-old Orla is currently in her final year at Gallen Community School, Ferbane. She has great interest in sport and has given her time to Ferbane Belmont Minor Club and to other local voluntary organisations.
Adult Manager of the Year
Jimmy Corbett (Ladies GAA), Mayo
(Length of Service 23 years)
Mayo native and full-time farmer, Jimmy set up the Carnacon Ladies GAA Club in 1986 when women’s Gaelic football was in its infancy. Since then the Carnacon Ladies have progressed to win numerous underage and senior county titles. Jimmy has been to the forefront of all these successes. His enthusiasm is unrelenting.
Adult Coach of the Year
Carmel Malone (Special Olympics), Dublin
Length of Service 20 years)
Inspired by her son Brian, an athlete with an intellectual disability, Carmel founded the Irishtown Special Olympics Athletics Club in 1989 with the help of her friend Bernie Griffin. Carmel has acted in a number of roles including club manager, secretary, treasurer, athlete protection officer and head coach over the past 20 years.
Youth Manager of the Year
Hughie Nolan (Soccer), Wicklow
(Length of Service 20 years)
Hughie grew up in Newtownmountkennedy and played with local club Newtown United until 1992. He cuts the grass, marks the pitches, puts up nets, arranges all the coaching courses for the managers, attends all the league meetings , writes articles for the local papers and updates the website. In the summer he runs soccer camps and competitions for kids of all ages.
Sports Official of the Year
Joseph Brown (Swimming), Dublin
(Length of Service 24 years)
Joseph has worked tirelessly to help develop open water swim racing in Leinster to a level where there are 25 races each summer. He attends each of the 25 races – a commitment which takes in every weekend from June until mid September and has yet to miss a race since his initial appointment back in 1985.
Disability Sport Volunteer of the Year
Joe and Bernie Walsh (Blindsports), Dublin
(Length of Service 30 years)
Now in their seventies, both have been involved in athletics for the last 40 years. They have eight children, three of whom have a visual impairment. Since the 1960s they have provided advice, structure and training and coaching sessions to young and adult athletes with a visual impairment on a weekly basis.
Youth Coach of the Year
Seamus Reynolds (Rowing), Derry
(Length of Service 29 years)
Seamus has been involved in rowing since 1978 and since the 1990s has concentrated on coaching. His coaching commitments during the winter see him in the club on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The success of Bann Rowing Club is down to Seamus’s efforts and commitment.
Club man of the Year
Joe Cullen (Soccer) Dublin;
(Length of Service 10 years)
Joe lost one of his legs while working with CIE just over 15 years ago removing an obstacle from a railway line. As a result of the accident, Joe could no longer work and found it difficult to occupy himself . He is now the facilities manager at Kilbarrack United and is responsible for maintaining the dressing rooms, clubhouse, erecting the goalposts, nets and marking the pitch.
Community Administrator of the Year
Joe Flynn (Athletics) Cork;
(Length of Service 42 years)
Joe O’Flynn started his athletic career in the 1950s. Following the establishment of Leevale AC in 1967, he got involved first as an athlete and since as a coach and administrator. He has performed several roles including serving 20 years as secretary and 15 years as chairman. He has also been involved in the promotion of athletics throughout Cork.
Lifetime Award
Jim O’Shea (Soccer) Waterford.
(Length of Service 40 years)
For over 40 years Jim O’Shea has been tireless in his work and commitment to Ferrybank AFC since it was established. Over the years he has marked the pitches, put up the nets, herded cows off the field so that the game could start on time, attended delegate meetings, attended disciplinary hearings for players, managed teams, washed jerseys and served as chairman.
Round Up of Today's NHL Division 1 games and Table
February 28th, 2010
From www.gaa.ie
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Dublin produced the shock of the day to beat last year’s All-Ireland finalists Tipperary by 1-21 to 1-12 at Parnell Park on Sunday.
Following last week’s opening day defeat to Waterford, morale must have been low in the Dublin camp, but Anthony Daly’s charges bounced back in style to stun the Premier County.
Tipperary struggled badly in their first outing of the league campaign and trailed by 1-12 to 1-7 at the break, despite opening the game in style when Eoin Kelly blasted a penalty to the back of the net in the first minute.
However, the Dubs hit back with a six-point burst to take control of the game, as the usual suspects, David O’Callaghan and Alan McCrabbe, were on target along with Liam Rushe and Maurice O’Brien.
Tipp hit back with points from Noel McGrath and Eoin Kelly, but the Dubs were back on top when midfielder Johnny McCaffrey hit the back of the net before the break to help the home side into a five-point lead at the interval.
McCrabbe - who finished with a total of nine points – began to exert his considerable influence on the game after the restart, while David Treacy and Peter Kelly were also on target for the Dubs.
The home side then went into overdrive to take complete control of the game and led by nine points with 15 minutes left on the clock.
Eoin Kelly had the opportunity to restore some pride for Tipperary in the first minute of injury time, but he cracked a penalty effort off the bar after Lar Corbett had been fouled.
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Galway recorded their second straight league win with a 4-15 to 1-15 defeat of Waterford at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.
Having failed to impress in their opening day win over Limerick, manager John McIntyre will be a happy man after watching his side produce a much improved performance against the Déise.
McIntyre opted to start Niall Healy and Iarla Tannion after the pair gave impressive cameos last week, and they delivered a goal apiece in the opening quarter to help the Tribesmen to a 2-3 to 0-2 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Healy was on target inside the first minute, while Tannion continued the early onslaught when he drove through the Waterford defence to fire past a stunned Adrian Power.
Maurice Shanahan scored all of Waterford’s thee points from placed balls in the opening quarter, before Shane Walsh and Jamie Nagle then pitched in with points from play to further reduce the deficit.
Galway’s early purpose appeared to evaporate and Walsh punished their lethargy when he fired the visitors’ goal in the 32nd minute before Richie Foley levelled the game soon after. Shanahan then tagged on a further two Waterford points to give his side a 1-8 to 2-3 half-time lead.
McIntyre must have been furious at half-time because his players came out with renewed purpose after the break and hit three scores without reply to retake the lead.
Aidan Harte and Joe Gantley were amongst the scorers as Galway began to streak into the lead, before Tannion then grabbed another goal for the home side after Power dropped his tame effort over the line.
Harte added Galway’s fourth goal in the final quarter to condemn Waterford to a nine-point defeat.
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Kilkenny opened the defence of their Allianz GAA Hurling National League Divsion One title with a 1-17 to 0-12 win over Offaly at Nowlan Park.
The Cats led 0-10 to 0-7 at the break before Aidan Fogarty hit the back of the net in the 42nd minute to put daylight between the sides, and the champions never looked back as they recorded an eight-point win.
Kilkenny’s victory came at a price, however, as their top scorer, Richie Power (0-8), was removed from Nowlan Park in an ambulance with what appeared to be a serious neck injury.
Kilkenny raced into an early, three-point lead thanks to scores from PJ Delaney and Power, but Shane Dooley slotted over three points without reply for the Faithful men to level the game.
Rory Hanniffy and Dooley were again on target for Offaly as the sides traded scores over the next 20 minutes, before the Cats hit two points just before the break to take a three-point buffer into the break.
Dooley reduced Kilkenny’s lead to just two immediately after the restart, but Fogarty then nudged home a scrappy goal eight minutes into the second half to leave Offaly with a mountain to climb. Their task wasn't helped when they went 32 second half minutes without a score from play.
Kilkenny stretched their advantage to 1-14 to 0-10 in the 60th minute and they scored three points to Offaly’s two in the last ten minutes to secure a comfortable win.
Allianz National Hurling League Division 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-43 | 2-25 | 21 | 4 |
| 2 | Galway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-33 | 2-26 | 16 | 4 |
| 3 | Kilkenny | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-17 | 0-12 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Waterford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-28 | 4-27 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Dublin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-33 | 5-25 | -4 | 2 |
| 6 | Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-12 | 1-21 | -9 | 0 |
| 7 | Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-25 | 3-39 | -17 | 0 |
| 8 | Offaly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-23 | 2-39 | -19 | 0 |
Last updated: 28 Feb 2010
Tipperary Team v Dublin
February 25th, 2010
Tipperary will field an experienced team against Dublin in Sunday’s Allianz GAA Hurling National League game at Parnell Park in what will be their first outing of the current League campaign after their first round game against Kilkenny was cancelled twice due to snow. Eoin Kelly captains the team from full forward with All Stars Lar Corbett and Noel McGrath filling the 2 corner forward positions. Tipp’s other 2 All Stars, Padraic Maher and Conor O’Mahony are named at right half back and centre back respectively.
1. Darren Gleeson (Portroe)
2. Conor O’Brien (Eire Óg Annacarty)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
5. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Shane Maher (Burgess)
8. Benny Dunne (Toomevara)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
11. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
12. Hugh Maloney (Nenagh Éire Óg)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
Ger Ryan
PRO, Tipperary County Board
Tipperary will field an experienced team against Dublin in Sunday’s Allianz GAA Hurling National League game at Parnell Park in what will be their first outing of the current League campaign after their first round game against Kilkenny was cancelled twice due to snow. Eoin Kelly captains the team from full forward with All Stars Lar Corbett and Noel McGrath filling the 2 corner forward positions. Tipp’s other 2 All Stars, Padraic Maher and Conor O’Mahony are named at right half back and centre back respectively.
1. Darren Gleeson (Portroe)
2. Conor O’Brien (Eire Óg Annacarty)
3. Paul Curran (Mullinahone)
4. Brendan Maher (Borris–Ileigh)
5. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
6. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
7. Shane Maher (Burgess)
8. Benny Dunne (Toomevara)
9. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
10. Seamus Hennessy (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
11. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
12. Hugh Maloney (Nenagh Éire Óg)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) Captain
15. Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)
Ger Ryan
PRO, Tipperary County Board
DR. HARTY CUP POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS SENIOR HURLING FINAL
February 25th, 2010
Good luck to Thurles CBS in the Dr. Harty Cup Post Primary Schools Senior Hurling Final against Ard Scoil Rís, Limerick in MacDonagh Park Nenagh at 3pm on Sunday next, February 28th. Defending Harty Cup and All Ireland Champions, Thurles are playing in their third consecutive final while their opponents will be playing in their first ever Harty final. We have been asked to point out that there will be no parking in the MacDonagh Park grounds except for match officials and teams.
INTERMEDIATE HURLING SELECTORS
February 25th, 2010
From Tipperary GAA Scene
From Tipperary GAA Scene
Gremlins interfered last week and the name of one of the new Intermediate selectors, Barney Naughnane of Kilruane MacDonaghs was incorrect. We wish Barney, Conor Gleeson, Michael Ryan and Eamonn O’Dwyer all the best for 2010.
NHL Division 1 - Tipperary vs. Dublin - Sunday February 28th at 2:30pm in Parnell Park Dublin
February 25th, 2010
28/02/2010
28/02/2010
Dublin will play Tipperary in Round 2 of the National Hurling League Division 1 on Sunday February 28th at 2:30pm in Parnell Park Dublin.
Fixture Details
28.02.10 (Sun)
Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 2
Roinn I
Parnell Park 2.30pm
Áth Cliath v Tiobraid Árann
Referee: James Owens (Loch Garman)
Match Coverage
There will be deferred coverage of this match on TG4.
NHL Division 1 - Tipperary vs. Kilkenny - Rescheduled for March 7th
February 25th, 2010
24/02/2010
Tipperary's match with Kilkenny in Round 1 of the Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 has now been rescheduled for Sunday March 7th at 2:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
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Press Release from Tipperary County Board
Tuesday February 23rd 2010
Tipperary County Board greatly regrets any inconvenience caused to supporters by the decision to call off tonight’s rescheduled Allianz GAA National Hurling League fixture between Tipperary and Kilkenny. We recognise that many people had either travelled to Thurles or were on their way when the game was called off and very much regret that these genuine supporters travelled in vain for this fixture, many of them for the second time in four days.
The decision to call off the game was made at 7.25pm by the referee in the interests of player safety which is of paramount importance to us all. The game will be re-scheduled by the GAA Competitions Control Committee.
Semple Stadium is recognised as one of the best playing pitches in Ireland and the ground staff had worked tirelessly, as ever, to ensure the pitch was in great condition. The pitch was inspected on an hourly basis from 11am and was playable at all times throughout the day. The weather forecast, and updates to it, were monitored but did not indicate any prolonged snowfalls or frost for the Thurles area.
However, concern about the threat to the game only arose after 6.30pm when snow began to fall heavily on the pitch, which was inspected at 7pm and again at 7.20pm. At 7.25pm the referee decided that the pitch was unplayable and that the game should be postponed on health and safety grounds. Both teams and supporters were immediately informed. All relevant local and national media were also contacted and bulletins were immediately put out on radio to alert people still on the way to the game of the postponement.
It would have been far more preferable if it had been possible to announce the postponement earlier so as to avoid inconvenience to supporters of both counties travelling to the match. Unfortunately, weather conditions deteriorated late on and the decision could not have been taken any sooner. Once again we very much regret this inconvenience to supporters but we respect and accept any decision taken by the referee that is in the best interests of player safety.
Ger Ryan
PRO, Tipperary County Board
Email: pro.tipperary@gaa.ie
24/02/2010
Tipperary's match with Kilkenny in Round 1 of the Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 has now been rescheduled for Sunday March 7th at 2:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
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Press Release from Tipperary County Board
Tuesday February 23rd 2010
Tipperary County Board greatly regrets any inconvenience caused to supporters by the decision to call off tonight’s rescheduled Allianz GAA National Hurling League fixture between Tipperary and Kilkenny. We recognise that many people had either travelled to Thurles or were on their way when the game was called off and very much regret that these genuine supporters travelled in vain for this fixture, many of them for the second time in four days.
The decision to call off the game was made at 7.25pm by the referee in the interests of player safety which is of paramount importance to us all. The game will be re-scheduled by the GAA Competitions Control Committee.
Semple Stadium is recognised as one of the best playing pitches in Ireland and the ground staff had worked tirelessly, as ever, to ensure the pitch was in great condition. The pitch was inspected on an hourly basis from 11am and was playable at all times throughout the day. The weather forecast, and updates to it, were monitored but did not indicate any prolonged snowfalls or frost for the Thurles area.
However, concern about the threat to the game only arose after 6.30pm when snow began to fall heavily on the pitch, which was inspected at 7pm and again at 7.20pm. At 7.25pm the referee decided that the pitch was unplayable and that the game should be postponed on health and safety grounds. Both teams and supporters were immediately informed. All relevant local and national media were also contacted and bulletins were immediately put out on radio to alert people still on the way to the game of the postponement.
It would have been far more preferable if it had been possible to announce the postponement earlier so as to avoid inconvenience to supporters of both counties travelling to the match. Unfortunately, weather conditions deteriorated late on and the decision could not have been taken any sooner. Once again we very much regret this inconvenience to supporters but we respect and accept any decision taken by the referee that is in the best interests of player safety.
Ger Ryan
PRO, Tipperary County Board
Email: pro.tipperary@gaa.ie
Liam Sheedy interview from The Irish Times
February 21st, 2010
Sheedy looks to league for pointers
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0217/1224264627490.html
THERE'S NOTHING like a rematch of the All-Ireland final to signal the start of another National Hurling League, although Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy isn't exactly polishing his trumpet to welcome Kilkenny into Thurles on Saturday evening.
There's nothing won in February - and although Tipperary came very close to beating Kilkenny in Croke Park last September, Sheedy hasn't forgotten what happened in the early rounds of the league last year.
"It's hard to gauge because league is always different than championship," says Sheedy - the point there being Kilkenny beat Tipperary 5-17 to 1-12 last March, in Nowlan Park, on a day when Kilkenny got a standing ovation. At half-time.
"Let's make sure that we know that. League is preparation. It's really, really good preparation. But, you know, league matches, and you may have seen it last year, there was a number of results that were very, very hard to predict. You might expect that there'd be teams that would be coming and all of a sudden they get turned over.
"I think what you can expect again this year is that you'll have the eight teams all looking to get a good run going and to be really competitive and pushing for a league final place and I think that can only be good.
"And league form, in general, has been close to championship form, so a competitive team in the league is generally a competitive team in the championship as well. But it's a new year, as far as we're concerned. 2009 is a closed chapter. We're now in 2010.
"You've got to try and blood new players in the league, give guys a chance to see can they handle it. The intensity does come up, but it still doesn't reach championship. But if you're expecting a player to perform in the championship he's really got to show you something in the league, and I think that this year's league will be an opportunity for us to give our players that chance."
Win or lose on Saturday, their performance in the All-Ireland final would appear to be ample evidence that Tipperary are poised to challenge Kilkenny's dominance. "Not necessarily so," says Sheedy. "Nearly beating Kilkenny is one thing; actually beating them is another.
"Look, when you weigh it up there was only one winner and the winner was Kilkenny. Galway lost by four or five points, Waterford lost by five points, Dublin lost by five or six points, we lost by five points.
"At the end of the day there's little for coming second in this game. It's all about trying to get over the line first."
But surely now Tipperary believe they can get over that line?
"I think you always have a belief that you can win. I'm sure there's no hurler going into training in any of the top intercounty teams that doesn't believe they can be Leinster, Munster, All-Ireland champions. That's why they go in there and I think Tipperary's no different.
"Where we came from, we got into the semi-final, we met a team that it just didn't happen for them on the day and we found ourselves in the final.
"That could easily have been Waterford or Galway, and Dublin had a really good day last year. I think it's really heating up, but you can't focus on 2009. We would have loved to have won the All-Ireland. We didn't, and now our focus is on 2010."
Sheedy gives the impression that the focus is already on the Munster championship quarter-final date with Cork, in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, on May 30th: That may well define their season, which is one reason why the league is important, particularly the closing stages.
"We're all guaranteed seven competitive matches, and obviously at the end of May we have a massive challenge waiting for us. The reality is we've only won one down in Cork in 85 years so that tells you how tough it is.
"We have six months to prepare and at the moment our clear focus is to get on and get up and running in the league and try and get our team so that by the end of the league we're getting close to our championship team."
Sheedy will announce his team after training tomorrow evening and there will be some enforced changes from his All-Ireland line-up of last September.
Midfielder James Woodlock will miss the entire league campaign as he recovers from the broken leg sustained in the county final last October. Thomas Stapleton and Pa Bourke are unavailable due to illness, while three new panellists are Jody Brennan, Michael Heffernan and David Young.
Eoin Kelly has been named Tipperary captain for 2010, having finally recovered from some chronic back problems, but Sheedy intends on trying out plenty of fresh faces, starting on Saturday:
"If you really want to find out about a player you give him a game in a league match, you'll realise if this player has the potential to step up.
"Pádraic Maher and Noel McGrath, all these guys really found their feet in the league last year, and they proved that they brought that form from the league and carried it into the championship, which is really important."
Sheedy looks to league for pointers
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0217/1224264627490.html
THERE'S NOTHING like a rematch of the All-Ireland final to signal the start of another National Hurling League, although Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy isn't exactly polishing his trumpet to welcome Kilkenny into Thurles on Saturday evening.
There's nothing won in February - and although Tipperary came very close to beating Kilkenny in Croke Park last September, Sheedy hasn't forgotten what happened in the early rounds of the league last year.
"It's hard to gauge because league is always different than championship," says Sheedy - the point there being Kilkenny beat Tipperary 5-17 to 1-12 last March, in Nowlan Park, on a day when Kilkenny got a standing ovation. At half-time.
"Let's make sure that we know that. League is preparation. It's really, really good preparation. But, you know, league matches, and you may have seen it last year, there was a number of results that were very, very hard to predict. You might expect that there'd be teams that would be coming and all of a sudden they get turned over.
"I think what you can expect again this year is that you'll have the eight teams all looking to get a good run going and to be really competitive and pushing for a league final place and I think that can only be good.
"And league form, in general, has been close to championship form, so a competitive team in the league is generally a competitive team in the championship as well. But it's a new year, as far as we're concerned. 2009 is a closed chapter. We're now in 2010.
"You've got to try and blood new players in the league, give guys a chance to see can they handle it. The intensity does come up, but it still doesn't reach championship. But if you're expecting a player to perform in the championship he's really got to show you something in the league, and I think that this year's league will be an opportunity for us to give our players that chance."
Win or lose on Saturday, their performance in the All-Ireland final would appear to be ample evidence that Tipperary are poised to challenge Kilkenny's dominance. "Not necessarily so," says Sheedy. "Nearly beating Kilkenny is one thing; actually beating them is another.
"Look, when you weigh it up there was only one winner and the winner was Kilkenny. Galway lost by four or five points, Waterford lost by five points, Dublin lost by five or six points, we lost by five points.
"At the end of the day there's little for coming second in this game. It's all about trying to get over the line first."
But surely now Tipperary believe they can get over that line?
"I think you always have a belief that you can win. I'm sure there's no hurler going into training in any of the top intercounty teams that doesn't believe they can be Leinster, Munster, All-Ireland champions. That's why they go in there and I think Tipperary's no different.
"Where we came from, we got into the semi-final, we met a team that it just didn't happen for them on the day and we found ourselves in the final.
"That could easily have been Waterford or Galway, and Dublin had a really good day last year. I think it's really heating up, but you can't focus on 2009. We would have loved to have won the All-Ireland. We didn't, and now our focus is on 2010."
Sheedy gives the impression that the focus is already on the Munster championship quarter-final date with Cork, in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, on May 30th: That may well define their season, which is one reason why the league is important, particularly the closing stages.
"We're all guaranteed seven competitive matches, and obviously at the end of May we have a massive challenge waiting for us. The reality is we've only won one down in Cork in 85 years so that tells you how tough it is.
"We have six months to prepare and at the moment our clear focus is to get on and get up and running in the league and try and get our team so that by the end of the league we're getting close to our championship team."
Sheedy will announce his team after training tomorrow evening and there will be some enforced changes from his All-Ireland line-up of last September.
Midfielder James Woodlock will miss the entire league campaign as he recovers from the broken leg sustained in the county final last October. Thomas Stapleton and Pa Bourke are unavailable due to illness, while three new panellists are Jody Brennan, Michael Heffernan and David Young.
Eoin Kelly has been named Tipperary captain for 2010, having finally recovered from some chronic back problems, but Sheedy intends on trying out plenty of fresh faces, starting on Saturday:
"If you really want to find out about a player you give him a game in a league match, you'll realise if this player has the potential to step up.
"Pádraic Maher and Noel McGrath, all these guys really found their feet in the league last year, and they proved that they brought that form from the league and carried it into the championship, which is really important."
NHL Division 1 - Tipperary vs. Kilkenny - Admission details
February 21st, 2010
Tipperary's match with Kilkenny in Round 1 of the Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 has been rescheduled for Tuesday evening February 23rd at 8:00pm in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Admission to this match will be free due to the postponement on Saturday night due to heavy snow.
All Ireland Vocational Inter County “A” Hurling Final - Tipperary vs. Kilkenny - Round-up
February 21st, 2010
Tipperary defeated Kilkenny by 2-13 to 1-13 in the All Ireland Vocational Inter County “A” Hurling Final on Saturday evening in Semple Stadium Thurles.
Tipperary led by four point at the interval but Kilkenny were quick out of the blocks in the second half and drew level with four unanswered points. The game was tit for tat thereafter until the last 10 minutes where Tipperary got the scores to secure a three point victory in spite of late pressure from Kilkenny.
All Ireland Vocational Inter County “A” Hurling Final - Tipperary vs. Kilkenny
February 18th, 2010
Tipperary will play Kilkenny in the All Ireland Vocational Inter County “A” Hurling Final on Saturday evening February 20th at 5:30pm in Semple Stadium Thurles. This game will be played as a curtain-raiser to the National Hurling League match between Tipperary and Kilkenny at 7:30pm.
Fixture Details
All Ireland Vocational Iomáint Inter County “A” Final
20.2.10 (Sat)
Semple Stadium 5.30
Tiobraid Árann v Cill Chainnigh
Ref: Anthony Stapleton, Laois
(E.T. if Necessary)
NHL Division 1 - Tipperary vs. Kilkenny
February 18th, 2010
Tipperary will play Kilkenny in Round 1 of the Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 on Saturday evening February 20th at 7:30pm in Semple Stadium.
Fixture Details
20.02.2010 (Sat)
Allianz GAA Hurling National League Round 1
Roinn I
Thurles 7.30pm
Tiobraid Árann v Cill Chainnigh
Referee: Barry Kelly (Iarmhí)
Juvenile Groups
Tipperary County Board are inviting Juvenile Clubs and Schools to organize Groups to attend National League games in Semple Stadium, including next Saturday's game under lights with Kilkenny.
Under 16’s will be given free entry and one accompanying adult will also be admitted free with every 10 juveniles in the Group. If you are interested in attending please fill out the form sent to all clubs and return well in advance of the game to Andy Ryan, Games Development Administrator, Tel: 087 909 0985 or email: andy.ryan.gda.tipperary@gaa.ie
Match Coverage
This game will be shown live on Setanta Ireland television.
Team News
Tipperary Senior Hurling team lineout's for the 2010 Allianz GAA Hurling League will be announced by email at 9pm on the Thursday night preceding each game. The team will also be published on the Tipperary GAA website as soon as possible after 9pm. Any changes to these arrangements will be announced in advance.
Thomas Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) and Pa Bourke (Thurles Sarsfields) are unavailable for Saturday’s clash with Kilkenny due to recent illness from which both are recovering well. A number of other players are recovering from minor injuries and availability of these players for Saturday’s game will be assessed at training on Tuesday night. Two players, James Woodlock (Drom and Inch - fractured leg) and John O’Neill (Clonoulty Rossmore – torn cruciate ligament), will not be available for the league campaign. Woodlock, an ever present at midfield for the 2009 league and championship campaigns, is making a good recovery from a fractured leg injury incurred in the Tipperary County Senior Hurling final last October. Talented forward O’Neill, who won a minor All Ireland medal in 2007, is a panel newcomer but a cruciate ligament injury suffered while playing for his club in the Tipperary County U-21 final in December 09 has turned out to be more serious than originally hoped and O’Neill is likely to be out of action for up to 6 months following surgery 2 weeks ago.
There are 3 other new panelists – Jody Brennan (Upperchurch Drombane) and Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg) who are both forwards and David Young (Toomevara) who is a defender. Brennan (26) played a leading role in his club’s somewhat unexpected march to the Mid Divisional final and County Senior semi-final last year. Heffernan (20), who is a nephew of senior All Ireland medalist John Heffernan (1989), won All Ireland minor hurling medals in 2006 and 2007 and was a member of the 2009 U21 panel. Young (24) played minor hurling for Tipperary in 2003 and U21 in 2005 and 2006 (as captain).
For details on the full panel please check the Player Profiles section of the Tipperary GAA website – www.tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html. For information on previous years’ teams please refer to the Tipperary GAA archives website – www.tippgaaarchives.com, which contains a record of all players who have played championship for Tipperary at all levels of hurling an football.
There are no changes in the Tipperary management team for 2010 with Liam Sheedy joined by Eamon O’Shea (coach) and Michael Ryan (Selector) for the third year. Cian O’Neill continues as team trainer.
Past Meetings
Saturday evening’s game will be 60th League clash between Tipperary and Kilkenny with Tipp winning 28 times, Kilkenny 25 times and 6 draws in the previous 59 encounters.
Admission Details
A large crowd is expected in Semple Stadium for Saturday evening’s games and patrons are strongly advised to come early. The following access arrangements will apply:
Ardán Ó Choinneáin (Old Stand) side: Stile 1: 1) Juvenile club groups with one free adult for every 10 juveniles (under 16) – should be pre-booked. 2) Club stewards 3) Other valid pass holders including press pass holders. Stile 3: Juveniles under 16 – free entry. Stiles 5 and 6: Students and senior citizens with valid ID. Stiles 14 and 15: Season ticket holders and player ticket pass holders.(Note all these passes will be scanned).
Ardan Ó Riain (New Stand) side: Stiles 41 and 54: 1) Juvenile club groups with one free adult for every 10 juveniles (under 16) – should be pre-booked. 2) Club stewards 3) Other valid pass holders including press pass holders. Stile 44: Juveniles under 16 – free entry. Stiles 47 and 48: Students and senior citizens with valid ID. Stiles 50 and 51: Season ticket holders and player ticket pass holders.(Note all these passes will be scanned). Stile 54: Enclosure tickets. The prices are €15 for adults and €5 students and senior citizens. Please note there are no reserved tickets issued and seats will be allocated on a first come basis.
Tipperary Senior Hurling Panel News
February 18th, 2010
Thomas Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) and Pa Bourke (Thurles Sarsfields) are unavailable for Saturday’s clash with Kilkenny due to recent illness from which both are recovering well. A number of other players are recovering from minor injuries and availability of these players for Saturday’s game will be assessed at training on Tuesday night. Two players, James Woodlock (Drom and Inch - fractured leg) and John O’Neill (Clonoulty Rossmore – torn cruciate ligament), will not be available for the league campaign. Woodlock, an ever present at midfield for the 2009 league and championship campaigns, is making a good recovery from a fractured leg injury incurred in the Tipperary County Senior Hurling final last October. Talented forward O’Neill, who won a minor All Ireland medal in 2007, is a panel newcomer but a cruciate ligament injury suffered while playing for his club in the Tipperary County U-21 final in December 09 has turned out to be more serious than originally hoped and O’Neill is likely to be out of action for up to 6 months following surgery 2 weeks ago.
There are 3 other new panelists – Jody Brennan (Upperchurch Drombane) and Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg) who are both forwards and David Young (Toomevara) who is a defender. Brennan (26) played a leading role in his club’s somewhat unexpected march to the Mid Divisional final and County Senior semi-final last year. Heffernan (20), who is a nephew of senior All Ireland medalist John Heffernan (1989), won All Ireland minor hurling medals in 2006 and 2007 and was a member of the 2009 U21 panel. Young (24) played minor hurling for Tipperary in 2003 and U21 in 2005 and 2006 (as captain).
For details on the full panel please check the Player Profiles section of the Tipperary GAA website – www.tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html. For information on previous years’ teams please refer to the Tipperary GAA archives website – www.tippgaaarchives.com, which contains a record of all players who have played championship for Tipperary at all levels of hurling an football.
There are no changes in the Tipperary management team for 2010 with Liam Sheedy joined by Eamon O’Shea (coach) and Michael Ryan (Selector) for the third year. Cian O’Neill continues as team trainer.
Saturday evening’s game will be 60th League clash between Tipperary and Kilkenny with Tipp winning 28 times, Kilkenny 25 times and 6 draws in the previous 59 encounters.
Thomas Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons) and Pa Bourke (Thurles Sarsfields) are unavailable for Saturday’s clash with Kilkenny due to recent illness from which both are recovering well. A number of other players are recovering from minor injuries and availability of these players for Saturday’s game will be assessed at training on Tuesday night. Two players, James Woodlock (Drom and Inch - fractured leg) and John O’Neill (Clonoulty Rossmore – torn cruciate ligament), will not be available for the league campaign. Woodlock, an ever present at midfield for the 2009 league and championship campaigns, is making a good recovery from a fractured leg injury incurred in the Tipperary County Senior Hurling final last October. Talented forward O’Neill, who won a minor All Ireland medal in 2007, is a panel newcomer but a cruciate ligament injury suffered while playing for his club in the Tipperary County U-21 final in December 09 has turned out to be more serious than originally hoped and O’Neill is likely to be out of action for up to 6 months following surgery 2 weeks ago.
There are 3 other new panelists – Jody Brennan (Upperchurch Drombane) and Michael Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg) who are both forwards and David Young (Toomevara) who is a defender. Brennan (26) played a leading role in his club’s somewhat unexpected march to the Mid Divisional final and County Senior semi-final last year. Heffernan (20), who is a nephew of senior All Ireland medalist John Heffernan (1989), won All Ireland minor hurling medals in 2006 and 2007 and was a member of the 2009 U21 panel. Young (24) played minor hurling for Tipperary in 2003 and U21 in 2005 and 2006 (as captain).
For details on the full panel please check the Player Profiles section of the Tipperary GAA website – www.tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html. For information on previous years’ teams please refer to the Tipperary GAA archives website – www.tippgaaarchives.com, which contains a record of all players who have played championship for Tipperary at all levels of hurling an football.
There are no changes in the Tipperary management team for 2010 with Liam Sheedy joined by Eamon O’Shea (coach) and Michael Ryan (Selector) for the third year. Cian O’Neill continues as team trainer.
Saturday evening’s game will be 60th League clash between Tipperary and Kilkenny with Tipp winning 28 times, Kilkenny 25 times and 6 draws in the previous 59 encounters.
Tipperary v Dublin Challenge Result
February 13th, 2010
SH Challenge game
Tipperary 1-20 Dublin 1-17
Round-up by Ed Donnelly
Tipperary defeated Dublin in a lively Senior Hurling challenge game on Saturday evening to mark the official opening of the impressive St.
Brigid's GAA complex in Castleknock Dublin. Both teams gave their fringe players an opportunity to shine but it was the home side who came out of the blocks quickest and they led by 0-6 to 0-2 after ten minutes.
Tipperary's play was nervous up to this point but a focus on more direct hurling paid dividends and during a ten minute spell, they outscored Dublin by 1-7 to 0-0 with Micheal Webster scoring the goal to take a commanding six point lead. The teams were even enough for the rest of the half with both teams missing chances and by the interval, Tipperary led by 1-12 to 0-11.
The tempo reduced somewhat in the second half as both Liam Sheedy and Anthony Daly made changes and this affected the workload of the scoreboard operator. Tipperary were still doing enough to keep their noses in front however and by the end of the third quarter, the Premier County led by 1-15 to 0-15. Seamus Callanan had now made an appearance for the Tipperary team and he made an immediate impact, scoring two points from play and adding two more from placed balls including a rasping penalty shot which hit the crossbar. Dublin trailed by five points as the end of normal time approached only for wing-forward P.
Kelly to finish off a good forward movement by the Dubs to score a goal.
Whatever hope this gave the local supporters was soon ended when Tipperary substitute Jody Brennan scored a good point from play in injury time to finish the scoring and leave Tipperary in front by 1-20 to 1-17 at the final whistle.
The Tipperary team and scorers were as follows - Darren Gleeson; Conor O'Brien, Paul Curran, Diarmaid Fitzgerald; Brendan Maher, Declan Fanning (Captain), Shane Maher; Benny Dunne (0-1), Gearoid Ryan (0-1); Seamus Hennessy (0-7, 0-3 frees), Hugh Maloney (0-2), John Devane (0-2); Pat Kerwick (0-1), Micheal Webster (1-0), Patrick Maher (0-1)
Subs: Michael Heffernan for Pat Kerwick, Seamus Callanan (0-4, 0-2
frees) for Micheal Webster, Paul Kelly for Hugh Maloney, Jody Brennan
(0-1) for Seamus Hennessy, Shane McGrath for John Devane
SH Challenge game
Tipperary 1-20 Dublin 1-17
Round-up by Ed Donnelly
Tipperary defeated Dublin in a lively Senior Hurling challenge game on Saturday evening to mark the official opening of the impressive St.
Brigid's GAA complex in Castleknock Dublin. Both teams gave their fringe players an opportunity to shine but it was the home side who came out of the blocks quickest and they led by 0-6 to 0-2 after ten minutes.
Tipperary's play was nervous up to this point but a focus on more direct hurling paid dividends and during a ten minute spell, they outscored Dublin by 1-7 to 0-0 with Micheal Webster scoring the goal to take a commanding six point lead. The teams were even enough for the rest of the half with both teams missing chances and by the interval, Tipperary led by 1-12 to 0-11.
The tempo reduced somewhat in the second half as both Liam Sheedy and Anthony Daly made changes and this affected the workload of the scoreboard operator. Tipperary were still doing enough to keep their noses in front however and by the end of the third quarter, the Premier County led by 1-15 to 0-15. Seamus Callanan had now made an appearance for the Tipperary team and he made an immediate impact, scoring two points from play and adding two more from placed balls including a rasping penalty shot which hit the crossbar. Dublin trailed by five points as the end of normal time approached only for wing-forward P.
Kelly to finish off a good forward movement by the Dubs to score a goal.
Whatever hope this gave the local supporters was soon ended when Tipperary substitute Jody Brennan scored a good point from play in injury time to finish the scoring and leave Tipperary in front by 1-20 to 1-17 at the final whistle.
The Tipperary team and scorers were as follows - Darren Gleeson; Conor O'Brien, Paul Curran, Diarmaid Fitzgerald; Brendan Maher, Declan Fanning (Captain), Shane Maher; Benny Dunne (0-1), Gearoid Ryan (0-1); Seamus Hennessy (0-7, 0-3 frees), Hugh Maloney (0-2), John Devane (0-2); Pat Kerwick (0-1), Micheal Webster (1-0), Patrick Maher (0-1)
Subs: Michael Heffernan for Pat Kerwick, Seamus Callanan (0-4, 0-2
frees) for Micheal Webster, Paul Kelly for Hugh Maloney, Jody Brennan
(0-1) for Seamus Hennessy, Shane McGrath for John Devane
Press Release - Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain and Vice Captain
February 12th, 2010
Tipperary County Board is pleased to announce that Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) has been appointed Captain and Declan Fanning (Killenaule) appointed Vice-Captain of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Team for 2010.
Eoin (28) made his debut for the Tipperary Senior hurling team in 2000 and since then has won an All Ireland Senior Hurling medal, 3 Munster Senior Hurling championship medals and 2 National Hurling League medals. He has won 5 All Star awards and was Young Hurler of the Year in 2001 and 2002. He also won a Tipperary County Senior Hurling championship with his club in 2002. He has made 43 senior championship appearances for Tipperary and scored 14-283.
Declan (30) made his championship debut against Limerick in 2004 and has made 24 championship appearances in total for Tipperary. He has won 2 Munster Senior Hurling championship medals and 1 National League medal. He won an All Star award at full back in 2007.
We wish Eoin, Declan, all the players and team management every success for the 2010 season.
Ger Ryan
PRO, Tipperary County Board
Tel: 086 8149146
Email: pro.tipperary@gaa.ie
Tipperary GAA Credit Card Promotion
February 11th, 2010
In the build up to the NHL fixture v Kilkenny in Thurles on Saturday 20th February at 7.30pm, every person applying for the Tipperary GAA Credit Card in the Thurles Branch of Bank of Ireland before then will be entered in to a special draw for 5 Tipperary Supporters umbrellas. In addition, every applicant will receive a Tipperary Supporters key ring (with trolley token) while stocks last and a Tipperary SH Team poster. Just contact Andy Kinane or Ger O'Toole in the Branch or call 0504 21511. If you can't call, simply print off the application form on this link and post it to Bank of Ireland, Liberty Square, Thurles http://www.tippsupportersclub.com/docs/2008_TippCreditCardForm.pdf .
Tipperary Supporters Club invites all Tipperary Supporters to apply for the Tipperary Credit Card in conjunction with Bank of Ireland and MasterCard. The Credit Card features the majestic Rock of Cashel (see image of Card on www.tippsupportersclub.com ). At no cost to the Card holder Bank of Ireland will donate €15 to Tipperary GAA for every card issued along with a small percentage of ongoing spending.
The Tipperary Credit Card has an attractive interest rate of 17.2% APR. In addition any balances transferred to the Tipperary Credit Card will attract a special lower interest rate of
2.9% for twelve months. You can become a Tipperary Credit Card holder regardless of which Bank you are a customer.
Along with attractive terms and conditions this special offer is open to Tipperary Credit Card holders:
10% discount on all purchases with the Tipperary Credit Card at the Tipp GAA merchandise shop in Thurles and the merchandise shop at Semple Stadium on match days.
All Tipperary people can apply for this card immediately as another means of showing your support for your county; already €35,000 has been raised for Tipperary hurling in this way.
You can apply at any Bank of Ireland branch in Co. Tipperary or by telephoning Bank of Ireland at 0504 21511 where Bank of Ireland staff will fill out the form for you.
In the build up to the NHL fixture v Kilkenny in Thurles on Saturday 20th February at 7.30pm, every person applying for the Tipperary GAA Credit Card in the Thurles Branch of Bank of Ireland before then will be entered in to a special draw for 5 Tipperary Supporters umbrellas. In addition, every applicant will receive a Tipperary Supporters key ring (with trolley token) while stocks last and a Tipperary SH Team poster. Just contact Andy Kinane or Ger O'Toole in the Branch or call 0504 21511. If you can't call, simply print off the application form on this link and post it to Bank of Ireland, Liberty Square, Thurles http://www.tippsupportersclub.com/docs/2008_TippCreditCardForm.pdf .
Tipperary Supporters Club invites all Tipperary Supporters to apply for the Tipperary Credit Card in conjunction with Bank of Ireland and MasterCard. The Credit Card features the majestic Rock of Cashel (see image of Card on www.tippsupportersclub.com ). At no cost to the Card holder Bank of Ireland will donate €15 to Tipperary GAA for every card issued along with a small percentage of ongoing spending.
The Tipperary Credit Card has an attractive interest rate of 17.2% APR. In addition any balances transferred to the Tipperary Credit Card will attract a special lower interest rate of
2.9% for twelve months. You can become a Tipperary Credit Card holder regardless of which Bank you are a customer.
Along with attractive terms and conditions this special offer is open to Tipperary Credit Card holders:
10% discount on all purchases with the Tipperary Credit Card at the Tipp GAA merchandise shop in Thurles and the merchandise shop at Semple Stadium on match days.
All Tipperary people can apply for this card immediately as another means of showing your support for your county; already €35,000 has been raised for Tipperary hurling in this way.
You can apply at any Bank of Ireland branch in Co. Tipperary or by telephoning Bank of Ireland at 0504 21511 where Bank of Ireland staff will fill out the form for you.
Win a set of Tipperary Pyjames; The Ideal Gift for the Young Tipperary Fan!!
February 9th, 2010
You could win a set of Tipperary pyjamas in this promotion from Sleepysportz and the Tipperary Supporters Club. Simply log on to www.sleeepysportz.ie to find out what sizes the pyjames come in. Then simply send an email to juniors@tippsupportersclub.com telling us how many sizes there are and giving us your name, address and age and the name and contact number for your parent/guardian.
Why not give your Son, Daughter, Nephew or Niece a really novel gift this Hurling & Football season. Sleepysportz bring you the unique and professionally designed kiddie’s pyjamas in their very own County Colours. Pride and Passion are part of our national games so what better way to lay the foundation than to see your little loved ones ‘growing with pride’ in their cosy county pyjamas. Sleepysports, a Cashel based company with strong hurling connections, and the Tipperary Supporters Club have teamed up to bring you a special offer for Tipperary Supporters.
As part of this new venture Sleepysportz will donate €3.00 to the Tipperary Supporters Club from the sale of each pyjamas the cost of which will now be €12.00 plus postage and packaging to each Tipperary Supporters Club member (Normal Price €15.00 plus P & P). These unique and stylish specially designed pyjamas are 100% cotton and are made with your child’s comfort in mind.
The County Coloured unisex pyjamas are available from the age of 3 – 10 years, with for different sizes. Pyjamas are presented in a customised gift box making them an ideal present for any occasion. This great product was available at the recent launch of the Tipperary Supporters Club 2010 membership and were modelled there by John O'Connor of Portroe, who was a Tipperary Team Mascot. A lot of the pyjames were sold on the night as the guests were very impressed with it.
To place your order please contact 087 1422832 or email sales@sleepysportz.ie and mention the code "Tipp" to get the special discount price.
You could win a set of Tipperary pyjamas in this promotion from Sleepysportz and the Tipperary Supporters Club. Simply log on to www.sleeepysportz.ie to find out what sizes the pyjames come in. Then simply send an email to juniors@tippsupportersclub.com telling us how many sizes there are and giving us your name, address and age and the name and contact number for your parent/guardian.
Why not give your Son, Daughter, Nephew or Niece a really novel gift this Hurling & Football season. Sleepysportz bring you the unique and professionally designed kiddie’s pyjamas in their very own County Colours. Pride and Passion are part of our national games so what better way to lay the foundation than to see your little loved ones ‘growing with pride’ in their cosy county pyjamas. Sleepysports, a Cashel based company with strong hurling connections, and the Tipperary Supporters Club have teamed up to bring you a special offer for Tipperary Supporters.
As part of this new venture Sleepysportz will donate €3.00 to the Tipperary Supporters Club from the sale of each pyjamas the cost of which will now be €12.00 plus postage and packaging to each Tipperary Supporters Club member (Normal Price €15.00 plus P & P). These unique and stylish specially designed pyjamas are 100% cotton and are made with your child’s comfort in mind.
The County Coloured unisex pyjamas are available from the age of 3 – 10 years, with for different sizes. Pyjamas are presented in a customised gift box making them an ideal present for any occasion. This great product was available at the recent launch of the Tipperary Supporters Club 2010 membership and were modelled there by John O'Connor of Portroe, who was a Tipperary Team Mascot. A lot of the pyjames were sold on the night as the guests were very impressed with it.
To place your order please contact 087 1422832 or email sales@sleepysportz.ie and mention the code "Tipp" to get the special discount price.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB ADULT MEMBERSHIP LAUNCH
February 8th, 2010
The Tipperary Supporters Club launched the 2010 Adult Membership on Friday, January 29th at the Horse & Jockey Hotel. Adult Membership in 2010 will cost €30 (unchanged since 2005). Each Adult Membership Card will be accompanied by a Tipperary Car/Window Sticker and a gift of a specially-designed Irish-made Tipperary Supporters pen. This special pen includes a unique pull out insert giving details of dates, times and venues for more than thirty fixtures in 2010 including all of Tipperary's games in the Senior, Under 21, Minor and Intermediate Hurling Championships and National Hurling League. You can view an image of the pen on the website www.tippsupportersclub.com ). Adult Members will be entered in Ticket Draws for five pairs of stand tickets before each of Tipperary’s Munster and All-Ireland championship games. They will also be entered in a Draw for an All-Ireland Hurling Weekend stay at the Four Star Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin (match tickets included). Also members can access a discount scheme and will receive regular updates by email on team news, match reports and events.
Liam Sheedy, manager of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team, performed the launch and urged all Tipperary supporters to join the Club. Liam also outlined his plans for the team in 2010 and progress to date. The Committee are actively seeking more people interested in helping the Tipperary hurling effort - particularly people living / working in Tipperary itself. We want to extend the adult membership base further throughout the county and anybody who would like to take some Supporters Club memberships to join up their friends is welcome to contact Supporters Club PRO and Membership Officer, John Coman on 087-9087105 or by email at info@tippsupportersclub.com . Supporters can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com by credit card or debit card . On the website details are also available of the direct debit facility; as the Club is run on a completely voluntary basis it would be a great help of members could join by direct debit. If joining by post please send a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
The Tipperary Supporters Club launched the 2010 Adult Membership on Friday, January 29th at the Horse & Jockey Hotel. Adult Membership in 2010 will cost €30 (unchanged since 2005). Each Adult Membership Card will be accompanied by a Tipperary Car/Window Sticker and a gift of a specially-designed Irish-made Tipperary Supporters pen. This special pen includes a unique pull out insert giving details of dates, times and venues for more than thirty fixtures in 2010 including all of Tipperary's games in the Senior, Under 21, Minor and Intermediate Hurling Championships and National Hurling League. You can view an image of the pen on the website www.tippsupportersclub.com ). Adult Members will be entered in Ticket Draws for five pairs of stand tickets before each of Tipperary’s Munster and All-Ireland championship games. They will also be entered in a Draw for an All-Ireland Hurling Weekend stay at the Four Star Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin (match tickets included). Also members can access a discount scheme and will receive regular updates by email on team news, match reports and events.
Liam Sheedy, manager of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team, performed the launch and urged all Tipperary supporters to join the Club. Liam also outlined his plans for the team in 2010 and progress to date. The Committee are actively seeking more people interested in helping the Tipperary hurling effort - particularly people living / working in Tipperary itself. We want to extend the adult membership base further throughout the county and anybody who would like to take some Supporters Club memberships to join up their friends is welcome to contact Supporters Club PRO and Membership Officer, John Coman on 087-9087105 or by email at info@tippsupportersclub.com . Supporters can join on line on www.tippsupportersclub.com by credit card or debit card . On the website details are also available of the direct debit facility; as the Club is run on a completely voluntary basis it would be a great help of members could join by direct debit. If joining by post please send a cheque or postal order payable to Tipperary Supporters Club to John Coman, 52 Hazelbrook Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.
Junior Membership is still free and Junior Members do not have to rejoin as their membership is carried forward from year to year.
Harty Cup Results
February 7th, 2010
In the Harty Cup semi-final played in Templemore today the result was Thurles CBS 1 15 Nenagh CBS 1 10. In the other semi-final Árd Scoil Rís of Limerick defeated St Caimin's. The final is fixed for Sunday 28th February at a time and venue to be announced.
In the Harty Cup semi-final played in Templemore today the result was Thurles CBS 1 15 Nenagh CBS 1 10. In the other semi-final Árd Scoil Rís of Limerick defeated St Caimin's. The final is fixed for Sunday 28th February at a time and venue to be announced.
Competition to be the Team Mascot for the Tipperary Senior Hurling Team
February 4th, 2010
Tipp FM and the Tipperary Supporters Club have teamed up to offer this great prize to Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club. A lucky Tipp supporter will be the special Team Mascot for the Tipperary SH Team at the Allianz National Hurling League match against Kilkenny on Saturday 20th February. This will be the first rematch following last year's gripping All-Ireland Final. It will be played under floodlights at Semple Stadium with the throw in at 7.30pm. The prize will include:
The mascot will be part of the Tipperary Team photo on the pitch before the match
The mascot will be part of the photo with the two captains and the referee at the toss of the coin
The mascot and family will have free admission to the match for up to 6 people
The mascot’s name and photo will be featured in the match programme and in an announcement by stadium announcer
The mascot will be special guest of the Tipp FM commentary team for their coverage of the match before rejoining their family at half time.
Entry for this great draw is open for all Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who have joined on http://www.tippsupportersclub.com/ by Monday 8th February. Then all you have to do to enter this free draw is send an email to juniors@tippsupportersclub.com by Monday 8th February with your name and age, and the email address and phone number for your parent/guardian. The winner will be announced on Tipp FM and on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
Tipp FM and the Tipperary Supporters Club have teamed up to offer this great prize to Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club. A lucky Tipp supporter will be the special Team Mascot for the Tipperary SH Team at the Allianz National Hurling League match against Kilkenny on Saturday 20th February. This will be the first rematch following last year's gripping All-Ireland Final. It will be played under floodlights at Semple Stadium with the throw in at 7.30pm. The prize will include:
The mascot will be part of the Tipperary Team photo on the pitch before the match
The mascot will be part of the photo with the two captains and the referee at the toss of the coin
The mascot and family will have free admission to the match for up to 6 people
The mascot’s name and photo will be featured in the match programme and in an announcement by stadium announcer
The mascot will be special guest of the Tipp FM commentary team for their coverage of the match before rejoining their family at half time.
Entry for this great draw is open for all Junior Members of the Tipperary Supporters Club who have joined on http://www.tippsupportersclub.com/ by Monday 8th February. Then all you have to do to enter this free draw is send an email to juniors@tippsupportersclub.com by Monday 8th February with your name and age, and the email address and phone number for your parent/guardian. The winner will be announced on Tipp FM and on www.tippsupportersclub.com .
DR. HARTY CUP COLLEGES SEMI-FINALS
February 3rd, 2010
Next Sunday February 7th is a big day for the Munster Second Level Colleges with the two Dr. Harty Cup semi-finals being played. Tipperary will have a representative in the final as defending champions and strong favourites, Thurles CBS take on Nenagh CBS in Templemore at 2.30pm. The other semi-final will be played between St. Caimin’s College Shannon and Ard Scoil Rís, Limerick at Meelick also at 2.30pm.
Tipp and Cats set to renew rivalry
January 31st, 2010
By Brendan O'Brien
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/tipp-and-cats-set-to-renew-rivalry-11
0794.html
Friday, January 29, 2010
FORGET last Tuesday night's Waterford Crystal Cup defeat to Clare.
Tipperary's season will only kick into gear on February 20 in Thurles and it will begin much as last year's ended with a test of their credentials against Kilkenny.
Last September's All-Ireland final has already been bestowed with legendary status and it will fall to those two rivals to get the 2010 NHL underway under the Semple Stadium lights in three weeks' time.
Tipp should lack little in the way of motivation. The sides met t
By Brendan O'Brien
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/tipp-and-cats-set-to-renew-rivalry-11
0794.html
Friday, January 29, 2010
FORGET last Tuesday night's Waterford Crystal Cup defeat to Clare.
Tipperary's season will only kick into gear on February 20 in Thurles and it will begin much as last year's ended with a test of their credentials against Kilkenny.
Last September's All-Ireland final has already been bestowed with legendary status and it will fall to those two rivals to get the 2010 NHL underway under the Semple Stadium lights in three weeks' time.
Tipp should lack little in the way of motivation. The sides met t