TIPPERARY GAA SCENESee below the latest news on Tipperary GAA scene with thanks to Jonathan Cullen, PRO Tipperary GAA
FBD INSURANCE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS Last weekend was a busy one on the playing fields of the County and supporters who went along to the games were treated to some very entertaining fair in all the grades.In the FBD Insurance County senior hurling championship, the action commenced with the first of our Quarter Finals between Moycarkey Borris and defending county champions Kiladangan in FBD Semple Stadium on Saturday afternoon. This was a game that was predicted to go the way of the North Tipperary side and indeed at half time it looked as if this would be the case. However, Moycarkey Borris emerged on to the pitch for the second half, a totally changed side as they played with a lot more passion and really got stuck into their opponents who looked a little shell shocked as they were reeled in by the Mid men. However, as the game headed towards the final whistle it still looked as if Kiladangan had just about done enough to progress to the semi-finals, but there was to be one last twist as a well delivered ball was grabbed by Moycarkey Borris forward Max Hackett who expertly shot past Barry Hogan in the Kiladangan goal to put Moycarkey Borris ahead and ultimately into this year’s county semi-finals. The scenes at the final whistle were like those on county final day, as hundreds of jubilant Moycarkey Borris supporters streamed on to the pitch to rejoice with their heroes who had just secured a semi-final spot for their club for the first time since 1984. For Kiladangan this defeat will be difficult to digest given the fact that they were so far ahead and looked to be in control for much of the game. However as has been said many times before, the game is not over until the final whistle is blown and that is what makes our games what they are.The second senior hurling Quarter Final on Saturday afternoon was between Toomevara and JK Brackens. This was a game that never really came to life as Toomevara looked to be in control for the majority of the sixty plus minutes. And while they did not pull clear until mid-way through the second half, they always looked to have the slimmest of advantage over their opponents. In the end Toomevara progressed to the semifinals for the second year in a row on a full-time score of 0-26 to 0-21.The first game of the double header in FBD Semple Stadium on Sunday saw Kilruane MacDonaghs and Loughmore Castleiney go head-to-head as they aimed to get a step closer to this year’s county title. Kilruane MacDonaghs started the game very well and took an early lead, 0-09 to 0-06 after 20 minutes. LoughmoreCastleiney then found somewhat of a dominant spell and by the time match referee Kevin Jordan sounded the half time whistle, the sides were level on eleven points each. By the sixth minute of the second half, Kilruane MacDonaghs found themselves back in control when Willie Cleary had the ball in the Loughmore Castleiney net to put his side 1-13 to 0-12 ahead. However, this lead was short lived as only 2 minutes later substitute Ciaran McCormack took full advantage of a defensive error to goal for Loughmore Castleiney. 3 minutes later the Loughmore Castleiney forwards made the most of another error and on this occasion, it was their captain Liam McGrath who raised the green flag to put his side ahead by 2-13 to 1-14. From there on the men in red and green held on to the advantage and in the end ran out winners on a full-time score of 2-22 to 1-19.In the second of Sunday’s Quarter Finals, it was the clash of the town teams as Thurles Sarsfields and Nenagh Eire Óg went to battle in a game that sadly never really sparked into life. The main reason for this was due to the dominance of the Thurles men who looked very slick and in total control of everything they were doing. And although they found themselves just four points ahead at the break, in truth they could have been a good bit more in front. Thurles Sarsfields did flex their muscles a little bit more in the second half as they ran out winners on a full-time score of 0-29 to 1-19.In the Premier Intermediate Quarter Finals, there were wins for Cashel King Cormac’s over Thurles Sarsfields, Upperchurch Drombane over Eire Óg Annacarty, Gortnahoe Glengoole proved too strong for St Marys, while Carrick Swan overcame Burgess to reach the semi-final stage of the competition.There were also four Quarter Finals played in the FBD Insurance County Intermediate Hurling championship last weekend. These games resulted in wins for Moneygall over Portroe, Ballingarry edged out Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams, Cappawhite overcame the challenge of Shannon Rovers but only after the game went to extra time, while in the last Quarter Final Golden Kilfeacle were comfortable winners against Borrisokane.In the FBD Insurance County Junior “A” Hurling Quarter Finals there were wins for Holycross Ballycahill, Kiladangan, Moyle Rovers and St Patricks.Last weekend also saw relegation semi-finals taking place as teams from across the county battled to hold on to their status and avoid an appearance in the final no team wants to be in. The Senior relegation semi-finals resulted in wins for Borris-Ileigh over Lorrha Dorrha and Roscrea over Templederry Kenyons.In the Premier Intermediate grade, Moyne Templetuohy overcame Newport while Silvermines defeated Sean Treacys.The Intermediate relegation semi-finals resulted in wins for Arravale Rovers over Ballybacon Grange and Skeheenarinky over Upperchurch Drombane.The action this coming weekend will focus on the football side of the house, with Quarter final games being played in Senior, Intermediate and Premier Junior.Tickets for all the games can be purchased on the ticket section of the Tipperary GAA website, while Tap & Go will also be in operation at each venue. Weekend passes will also be available for supporters who may wish to a number of games.
SEMI FINAL DRAWS The draws for the County semi-finals in the four top grades were made on Monday evening and resulted as follows:
UPCOMING COUNTY FIXTURES THIS WEEK
ON CLUBBER TV THIS WEEK
CLUB PLANNING PROGRAMME The Club Planning Programme in Tipperary is now accepting expressions of interest from clubs who are interested in developing a Strategic Plan for the club. With the club season almost ending now is the ideal time to give this consideration. Trained facilitators from inside the county or outside are available to guide and support clubs through this process.To get the ball rolling, clubs are asked to fill out and return the Expression of Interest form which was circulated by County Planning & Training Officer, Mark McLoughlin by Friday, October 18th.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING Coiste Thiobroid Árann Thuaidh in association with Tipperary GAA Health & Wellbeing and Silver Arch Family Resource Centre are hosting a Gambling Information Event on 25th September 2024 @ 7pm in Nenagh Sports Complex. Guest speaker is renowned author, lecturer, and gambling counselor Tony O’Reilly. Tony’s impressive credentials include a top selling book called Tony 10 which tells the astonishing story of the postman who gambled €10,000,000 and lost it all, numerous podcast appearance, radio interviews and TV shows. As officers of the North Board, we are aware of the difficulties addiction brings to families and communities we feel this is an excellent opportunity to promote the Health and Wellbeing side of the GAA.
MICHAEL CUSACK MOSAIC An extensive refurbishment of Croke Park’s Cusack Stand is underway, as part of the overhaul the GAA will hero the vibrant spirit of volunteerism that drives our Association.We are a volunteer-led organisation and the success of the GAA has always been down to the people who, through their loyalty, selfless dedication and commitment, have invested so much to ensure that for 140 years the Association has gone from strength to strength.One of the flagship pieces envisaged is a montage made up of hundreds of photos of today’s volunteers, coming together to represent an image of GAA founder, Michael Cusack. This idea is for this to hang proudly in the Cusack Stand for many years to come.We would love to spread the word and have volunteers submit their images soon!Here is how:• We are looking for approx. five hundred images of volunteers from our clubs at home and abroad.• The image must be a head and shoulders shot of the volunteer against a plain, bright background.• The image file size needs to be a minimum of 4MB (megabytes). A photo taken on a smartphone, for example, is sufficient.• The person being photographed must be over eighteen.• The person must give their consent for their image to be used in this piece of artwork. Consent is given by completing the document linked on the website page https://crokepark.ie/stadium/michael-cusack-mosaic, and submitting this together with the photograph to cusackmosaic@gaa.ie• The image will be used for inclusion in this montage and nothing else.We hope to get a great response from clubs and create something unique that represents our voluntary ethos and celebrated the contribution of our volunteers.
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