You and a friend could be in with a chance to attend the first Skoda Tipperary GAA Supporters evening of 2012 which takes place on Thursday 24th May at Ryan Motor Power Skoda dealership in Clonmel at 7.30pm.
We will have Tipperary GAA Legends in attendance on the night for a panel discussion with MC Paul Collins (Today FM) as we look forward to the championship double header against Limerick (hurling) and Kerry (football) in Semple Stadium on Sunday, 27th May.
You will be invited to take part in Questions & Answers with Paul and the Legends, avail of the free hospitality from Skoda and be in with a chance of going home with some new Skoda Tipperary GAA gear.
The Tipperary Intermediate Squad and Management continue to prepare for their forthcoming First Round game against Limerick in Nenagh on the 26th of May.
The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling captain this year is Eddie Connolly (Loughmore Castleiney) with Michael Gleeson (Thurles Sarsfields) as Vice-Captain. There are concerns at present with 3 of the current panel nursing injuries and hoping to be fit for this important first round game. Ciaran Haugh (Lorrha Dorrha) and Michael Gleeson (Thurles Sarsfields) have ankle injuries and James Barry (Upperchurch Drombane) suffered an injury against Offaly Seniors in Tullamore recently. They play Tipp Under 21s on Thursday night next May 17th in Nenagh in preparation for the game.
We would like to wish all concerned the best of luck in the championship and expect that a big Tipp contingent will be in Nenagh to support the teams on this very important and exciting weekend for the Premier County.
Tipperary will play Limerick in the Quarter Final of the Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship on the 27th May at 4.00pm in Semple Stadium, Thurles. The game will be preceded by the Munster GAA Senior Football Championship match between Tipperary and Kerry at 2:00pm.
Munster GAA Match Promotions
Munster GAA’s ticket promotion strategy for the 2012 Munster Championships focuses onvalue for GAA club members and families.
For ticketed matches beginning with the May 27th double-header in Semple Stadium Thurles, clubs who purchase a minimum of 20 Terrace tickets will avail of a €5 reduction on each ticket. This means that patrons can attend all Munster ¼ and Semi Finals for €10. Similarly, clubs can purchase Stand tickets in advance (minimum of 50 per club) and receive a 20% discount for seats in specific sections of the stand. These ticket offers for clubs will allow our club membership to receive a benefit not available to any other supporters.
Munster GAA will offer attractive Family packages for supporters. In 2011, over 30,000 family tickets were sold for Munster Championship matches. For the upcoming Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final and Semi-Finals, a family package of 2 adults and 2 children will cost €60 (Uncovered). The same family package will cost €70 for both of the Munster Senior Championship Finals and an increased allocation of family tickets for all ticketed games will be made available.
Munster GAA in conjunction with our sponsors will provide Family Zones complete with Face Painting and other fun activities to enhance the experience for both parents and children attending our games. Watch out for our Match Day Greeters (Munster Guides) who will be on hand to help you at every venue. Details will be confirmed in advance of selected matches. Concessions for OAP’s and Students will continue to be available for purchase following the sale of 6,500 Concession tickets in 2011. Juvenile Group tickets will be available for all matches.
Munster GAA will work through a number of channels to promote our games successfully in the coming weeks through the normal media outlets in addition to in-store promotions through the GAA sponsors Centra and Supervalu. Our games will be promoted via online advertising with Google and Facebook and also through Failte Ireland, Tickets.ie, Ticketmaster and many others.
• Family Packages– 2 Adults and 2 Kids total price €60 (Uncovered), (€70 for Final) – Available from Clubs and County Boards. Limited numbers available online.
• Terrace Group Tickets– Minimum order 20 – Order 20 get 7 free €10 per ticket, (€15 for Final) – Available from Clubs. FOR ALL MATCHES.
• Stand Group Tickets – Minimum order 15 – Buy 8 get 2 free €25/€20 per ticket, (€30/€25 for Final)- Available from Clubs Only (Tickets in selected sections)
• Juvenile Group Tickets – Minimum order 20 – 20 Kids and 2 Adults €60 (All Matches) – Available from Clubs Only
Contact your club today to ensure you avail of the discounts provided for club members ahead of May 27th
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Premier punch puts Cork on the canvas
Tipperary 1-10 Cork 0-09
By Fintan O’Toole for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Tipperary’s ambitions of retaining their All-Ireland MFC crown remain intact after they staved off the determined challenge of Cork in an engaging Munster semi-final clash in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night. With several survivors from the side that claimed national success last September, Tipperary required all that experience to emerge with the honours in front of 2,221 patrons. Victory also set up a final showdown on July 8 against a Kerry team they defeated in the opening round.
The critical score in this tight tie arrived just after the interval. Only two minutes had elapsed in the second-half when Tipperary’s John Martin punted in a cross from the left wing and the towering figure of Philip Quirke availed of the new square ball rule to steal in and fist the ball to the net. That proved the only green flag of the game and was the centrepiece of a fine performance by the Moyle Rovers man who posed a significant threat throughout for the Cork rearguard.
Quirke was helped in the attacking department by John McGrath who pulled the strings from centre-forward and scored four points, divided evenly between open play and placed balls, while Ian Fahey, unable to start due to an injury, made a massive impact when introduced at the break. He kicked two brilliant long-range points and enhanced Tipperary’s prowess in claiming aerial possession. "Coming down to Cork and beating a well-prepared team is massive," enthused Tipperary manager David Power afterwards. "Ephie Fitzgerald had them in great shape and they were super fit. It was probably the toughest game we’ve played over the two years. It’s a pity for Cork that they’re out as I think they’re one of the top eight teams in the country. It wasn’t a pretty performance and we can play better football. Cork restricted us though."
Defeat here confirmed Cork’s exit from this season’s minor championship and after thrashing Limerick in their opening fixture, it was their misfortune to be handed such a tricky assignment here. They battled furiously throughout. Corner-back Stephen Cronin gave an excellent defensive display in nullifying the threat of Colman Kennedy, Ian Maguire was an energetic force at midfield while Kevin Crowley made several rampaging runs forward. Substitutes Aidan Moynihan and Killian McIntyre shone when drafted on at half-time in improving Cork’s attacking play.
But Cork were left to rue their shooting in front of goal as they amassed 13 wides over the hour that included three misses from scoreable close-range frees. The close attentions of the Tipperary rearguard ensured the Cork forwards never received any clearcut goal-scoring opportunities in open play and their best chance to raise a green flag came with last kick of the game from the penalty spot. Yet Brian O’Driscoll’s injury-time shot was expertly palmed away by Tipperary netminder Evan Comerford, whose accurate kickouts and composed fielding were frequent facets of the play.
The teams were locked together at 0-5 apiece at the break. Tipperary had made the early running with Steven O’Brien and Martin giving them a foothold in midfield, and they led 0-5 to 0-3 by the 23rd minute. However Cork made an encouraging revival before the break with Killian O’Connor and Cathal Vaughan ensuring parity by half-time. Tipperary almost found the net late on when Kennedy lobbed in a cross but O’Brien flashed a shot wide at the far post. The clashes between the respective sets of players in the tunnel as they headed for the dressing-rooms indicated the feisty nature of the action at that juncture.
Tipperary received an early second-half fillip when Quirke found the net but Cork moved back into contention. Moynihan and McIntyre both looked menacing in attack which was reflected in the white flags they raised while Maguire galloped forward to lob another shot between the posts. With ten minutes remaining they were still in contention as they trailed by 1-8 to 0-8. However Tipperary, principally through the twin attacking forces of Fahey and Quirke that contributed a combined total of four points in the second-half, were always able to stay ahead on the scoreboard. Two points was the smallest deficit that Cork ever faced and the sense grew during the second-half that they needed a goal to overhaul their opponents. But a Tipperary defence where James Feehan, Kevin Fahey and Bill Maher produced strong second-half showings held out to triumph.
Scorers for Tipperary: P Quirke 1-2, J McGrath 0-4 (0-2f), I Fahey 0-2, S O’Brien, C Kennedy (0-1f) 0-1 each.
Scorers for Cork: C Vaughan (0-1f), I Maguire 0-2 each, A Moynihan, K McIntyre, K Crowley, A O’Donovan, K O’Connor 0-1 each.
TIPPERARY: E Comerford; D Cass, J Feehan, L Egan; K Fahey, D Fitzell, B Maher; S O’Brien, P Quirke; J Lonergan, J Martin, G Henry; C Kennedy, J McGrath, J Shelly.
Subs: TJ Ryan for Shelly (half-time), I Fahey for Henry (half-time), J Maher for Lonergan (60)
CORK: M Martin; S O’Leary, T O’Rourke, S Cronin; J Davis, C Hyde, K Crowley; B O’Driscoll, I Maguire; S T O’Sullivan, A O’Donovan, P Fitzgerald; C Vaughan, C Horgan, K O’Connor.
Subs: A Moynihan for Horgan (half-time), K McIntyre for O’Sullivan (half-time), C Ryan for O’Rourke (57)
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Team News
CORK (MF v Tipperary): M Martin (Nemo Rangers); S O’Leary (Iveleary), T O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers), S Cronin (Nemo Rangers); K Crowley (Millstreet), C Hyde (Naomh Aban), J Davis (Douglas); B O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh), I Maguire (St Finbarr’s); S T O’Sullivan (Garnish), A O’Donovan (Nemo Rangers), P Fitzgerald (Douglas); C Vaughan (Iveleary), C Horgan (Nemo Rangers), K O’Connor (Mallow).
Subs: P Shanahan (Carbery Rangers), A Moynihan (Canovee), K McIntyre (Carrigaline), E Dennehy (St Finbarr’s), A Murphy (St Michael’s), C Ryan (Pedlar’s Cross), K Davis (O’Donovan Rossa), P O’Brien (Bandon), D O’Driscoll (Clann Na Gael)
The Tipperary Minor Football team to play Cork in the Munster minor football semi-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Wednesday, May 16 at 7.30pm is:
1. Evan Comerford (Clonmel Commercials)
2. Darren Cass (Clonmel Commercials)
3. James Feehan (Killeneule)
4. Lorcan Egan (Loughmore Castleiney)
5. Kevin Fahey (Clonmel Commercials)
6. Dylan Fitzell (Cashel King Cormacs) CAPTAIN
7. Bill Maher (Kilsheelan Kilcash)
8. Steven O’Brien (Ballina)
9. Philip Quirke (Moyle Rovers)
10. Jason Lonergan (Clonmel Commercials)
11. John Martin (Ballyporeen)
12. Greg Henry (Killenaule)
13. Jack Shelly (Mullinahone)
14. John McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
15. Colman Kennedy (Clonmel Commercials)
For the Record
Tipperary
Cork
2011 Championship Performance
Defeated Limerick, Kerry and Cork to win the Munster title before going on to claim All-Ireland honours defeating Dublin in the Final.
Defeated Clare in both the first round and the semi-final before losing to Tipperary by 3-11 to 1-9 in the Munster Final at Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney.
Number of Munster Minor Football titles
6
29
Last Munster Minor Football Title
2011
2010
Munster Minor Football Championship Record since 2000
Played – 48 Won – 22 Lost – 22 Drawn – 4
Played – 41 Won – 26 Lost – 12 Drawn – 3
Last meeting in the Munster Minor Football Championship
July 3rd 2011 – Tipperary 3-11 Cork 1-9 at Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney (Munster Final) – Goals by Liam McGrath, Michael Quinlivan and Greg Henry helped Tipperary to their 6th Munster Minor Football title.
Clare’s victory against Waterford in the first round ensured a semi-final place in May. Clare have qualified for the Munster Minor Football Semi-Final in just 2 of the previous 6 seasons dating back to 2006, losing the semi-finals of 2009 (to Kerry) and 2011 (to Cork).
Kerry’s defeat to Tipperary in the 2012 first round match broke a 12 match unbeaten run at Austin Stack Park Tralee in this competition dating back to 1993. On that occasion, Cork defeated Kerry by 2-7 to 1-9 in the Munster Minor Football Championship Semi-Final on July 9th 1993.
Prior to 2012, Kerry’s last defeat in a first round Munster Minor Football Championship game was in March 2002 when they lost to Tipperary by 2-11 to 2-9 at Kilmallock. Kerry avenged that defeat with a 3-16 to 2-6 win over Tipperary in the 2002 Munster Final played at Semple Stadium Thurles.
Kerry have never lost 2 Munster Minor Football Championship matches in the one year.
Limerick have lost 7 of their last 8 matches in the Munster Minor Football Championship dating back to 2008. Their only success in that time was a 3-10 to 2-4 victory over Waterford at Kilmallock in the first round in 2010.
Dating back to 2005, Waterford have won 1 of their last 17 games in the Munster Minor Football Championship.
Since 1956, Cork and Kerry have won every Munster Minor Football title with the exception of 1984, 1995 and 2011 when Tipperary were successful.
Tipperary have played 48 matches in the Munster Minor Football Championship since 2000, more than any other Munster county.
Cork, Kerry and Tipperary have won at least 1 match in the Munster Minor Football Championship every year since 2001.
2012 Munster Minor Football Championship Matches played to date
Tipperary 2-9 Kerry 0-8 – April 14th @ Austin Stack Park Tralee (Munster First Round)
Kerry: S Cahillane; C Ó Lúing, G Crowley, S O’Connor; B Crowley, R Murphy, G Horan; E Doyle, G O’Sullivan; S Moloney, D Ó Sé, E Ó Conchúir; N Sheehy, D Daly, C Keane. Subs: K Murphy for G O’Sullivan (18); C Fitzgerald for D Daly (30); A Spillane for E Doyle (41); A Barry for N Sheehy (46); J Savage for D Ó Sé (58).
Tipperary: E Comerford; T O’Donoghue, J Feehan, L Egan; K Fahey, D Fitzelle, B Maher; S O’Brien, P Quirke; J Lonergan, J McGrath, G Henry; J Shelly, I Fahey, C Kennedy. Subs: D Cass for T O’Donoghue (36); J Maher for G Henry (52); T Kirwan for J McGrath (56); TJ Ryan for J Shelly (58).
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)
Clare 2-20 Waterford 0-6 – April 14th @ Cusack Park Ennis (Munster First Round)
Clare: L Corbett, F Pyne, S Garry, J Brown, C McNeilis, C Murray, M Bohannon, J Malone (Capt.), E Hanrahan, S Corry, N Deasy, T Lynch, B Lynch, E Cleary, C Cleary Subs: S McGuire for Corry (38), C Deasy for T Lynch (38), N Pender for C Cleary (46), E Clancy for Bohannon (48), C Burke for E Cleary (52).
Waterford: A Kirwan, D Fitzgerald, B Looby, S Halley, T Devine, T Burke, J Barron (Capt.), M Houlihan, M Casey, M Curry, M Kiely, S O’Donovan, A O’Donoghue, P O’Connor, R Donnelly. Subs: C Gleeson for Casey (half-time), D Scanlon for Houlihan (39), C Burke for Fitzgerald (41), L Houlihan for Curry (43).
Referee: David Grogan (Tipperary)
Cork 3-13 Limerick 0-6 – April 14th @ Gaelic Grounds Limerick (Munster First Round)
Cork: M Martin; S O’Leary, T O’Rourke, S Cronin; K Crowley, C Hyde, J Davis; P Fitzgerald, A O’Donovan; S T O’Sullivan, C Vaughan, B O’Driscoll; K McIntyre, K O’Connor, C Horgan. Subs: I Maguire for McIntyre (half-time), A Moynihan for O’Connor (half-time), E Dennehy for Crowley (36), A Murphy for O’Leary (53), P Kelleher for Fitzgerald (58).
Limerick: J O’Meara; D Greaney, M O’Connor, K Meade; P White, S Cahill, S Barrett; D Condron, R Burke; S O’Dea, D Daly, R McKenna; J Frawley, D O’Donovan, E O’Donnell. Subs: T McCarthy for McKenna (28), C O’Shea for O’Dea (28), J Breen for Frawley (35), G Bateman for O’Donnell (50), C Sheehan for O’Donovan (53).
Referee: Edmund Walsh (Kerry)
Kerry 1-14 Waterford 1-3 – April 17th @ Fraher Field Dungarvan (Munster Semi-Final 1st Playoff)
Kerry — G Curran; C U Luing, G Crowley, S O’Connor; B Crowley, R Murphy, J Barry; E O Conchuir, K Murphy; N Sheehy, J Savage, C Fitzgerald; K McCarthy, D Daly, C Keane. Subs: A Spillane for Fitzgerald (27), S Moloney for Barry (h-t), G O’Shea for McCarthy (h-t), G Horan for O Luing (34), A Barry for Sheehy (54).
Waterford — A Kirwan; C Burke, J O’Donnell, B Looby; S O’Donovan, T Burke, J Barron; T Devine, M Kiely; A O’Donoghue, M Curry, P O’Connor; C Gleeson, L Houlihan, R Donnelly. Subs: S Halley for C Burke (42), M Casey for O’Donoghue (49), M Troy for Houlihan (54), D Scanlon for Kiely (59).
Referee — Kevin Murphy (Cork)
Kerry 3-9 Limerick 0-5 – April 24th @ Austin Stack Park Tralee (Munster Semi-Final 2nd Playoff)
Kerry: G Curran; C Ó Luing, G Crowley, S O’Connor; B Crowley, R Murphy, G Horan; E Ó Conchúir, K Murphy; G O’Sullivan, J Savage, C Fitzgerald; N Sheehy, D Daly, C Keane. Subs: G O’Shea for N Sheehy (41); A Barry for C Keane (54); D Collins for C Ó Luing (58); D Foran for D Daly (60); E Doyle for K Murphy (60).
Limerick: J O’Meara; D Greaney, M O’Connor, K Meade; P White, S Cahill, S Barrett; D Condron, R Burke; E O’Donnell, D Daly, T McCarthy; D Stapleton, D O’Donovan, J Breen. Subs: J Frawley for T McCarthy (41); R McKenna for D Daly (44); D Jones for D Greaney (48); C O’Shea for D O’Donovan (50).
Referee: Michael Rock (Clare)
2012 Top Scorers – Munster Minor Football Championship
Greg Horan (Kerry), Cillian Fitzgerald (Kerry), D Scanlon (Waterford), L Houlihan (Waterford), M Curry (Waterford), Jason Lonergan (Tipperary), Ian Fahey (Tipperary), Philip Quirke (Tipperary), Adam Barry (Kerry), Sean Barrett (Limerick), Jack Breen (Limerick), G Bateman (Limerick), C Sheehan (Limerick), Ian Maguire (Cork), Paul Fitzgerald (Cork) 0-1 each
Munster Minor Football Championship Roll Of Honour
Munster Minor Football Championship – List of Winning Teams
Visit the Munster GAA web site History section to view the complete list of each winning team since the competition began in1929 – http://munster.gaa.ie/history/mf_teams/
Munster Minor Football Cup
The Tadhg Crowley Cup was presented by Munster Council in 1990 to commemorate late Munster Council Treasurer. Tadhg was elected as Munster Council Treasurer in 1968 and served until his death in December 1989. A teacher by profession, he also served as Kerry County Board Secretary from 1955 until 1970. Tadhg was recognized as a specialist in organizing and handling styles and gates at big Munster Championship games.
All Ireland Minor Football Championship
In the Minor Football All Ireland Roll of Honour, Kerry top the charts with 11 titles while Cork are tied for second with Dublin with 10 titles. Clare won the first All-Ireland Minor Football title in 1929 while Tipperary’s two All-Ireland successes at this grade came in 1934 and 2011. Between them Munster counties have accounted for 24 All-Ireland Minor Football titles, ahead of Leinster and Ulster (20 titles each) and Connacht (17 titles).
Kerry were All-Ireland Minor Football Champions in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1946, 1950, 1962, 1963, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1994
Cork were All-Ireland Minor Football Champions in 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1991, 1993, 2000
Tipperary play Kerry in the Munster SF championship at 2pm and Limerick in the Munster SH championship at 4pm on SundayMay 27 at Semple Stadium. Tickets are now on sale through clubs, online at tickets.ie and ticketmaster.ie and through selected Centra and Super Valu stores. Ticket prices are €30 for covered stand, €25 for uncovered and €15 for terrace. Concessions for OAPs and students will apply on stand tickets only, they will get a €10 refund at specified stiles on the day on production of valid ID. Family tickets (Adult uncovered - €25, juvenile - €5) are available in the Old Stand only and should be ordered through clubs or online. There are also club group discounted ticket schemes – adult groups at end of covered stand cost €25 per person for minimum order of 15 per club, adult groups at end of uncovered stand €20 per person for minimum order of 15 per club and group terrace at €10 per person for minimum order of 20 tickets per club. All club groups should be booked directly with the County Board through the club secretary. These attractive ticket packages are designed by Munster Council to make it affordable for as many people as possible to attend this double header.
MUNSTER COUNCIL FOCUS ON FAMILIES
Once again Munster Council has special packages available this year for families. In 2011, over 30,000 family tickets were sold for Munster Championship matches. For the upcoming 2012 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final and Semi-Finals, a family package of 2 adults and 2 children will cost €60 (Uncovered). The same family package will cost €70 for both of the Munster Senior Championship Finals and an increased allocation of family tickets for all ticketed games will be made available. Munster GAA in conjunction with our sponsors will provide Family Zones complete with Face Painting and other fun activities to enhance the experience for both parents and children attending selected games. Watch out for Match Day Greeters known as Munster Guides who will be on hand to help you at every venue. Details will be confirmed in advance of the selected matches.
SKODA TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS EVENING
You and a friend could be in with a chance to attend the first Skoda Tipperary GAA Supporters evening of 2012 which takes place onThursdayMay 24 at Ryan Motor Power Skoda dealership in Clonmel at 7.30pm. There will be Tipperary GAA Legends in attendance on the night for a panel discussion with MC Paul Collins (Today FM) as we look forward to the championship double header against Limerick (hurling) and Kerry (football) in Semple Stadium on Sunday, 27th May. You will be invited to take part in Questions & Answers with Paul and the Legends, avail of the free hospitality from Skoda and be in with a chance of going home with some new Skoda Tipperary GAA gear. Please go to the Tipperary GAA facebook page to apply.
OPENING OF CLONLARA GAA FACILITIES
Tipperary edged out their Clare hosts by a point (2-12 to 1-14) in an entertaining senior hurling challenge at the official opening of the Clonlara GAA facilities on Sunday night last. We would like to thank Clonlara GAA and Clare County Board for inviting Tipperary and their hospitality on the night.
TIPPERARY CLUBS DRAW
The promotion of the Tipperary Clubs Draw is actively underway in all clubs throughout the county at present. The draw is a fantastic way to support your club and county and also give yourself the chance of winning some great cash prizes along with cars, holidays and TVs. The cost remains at €100 or €10 per month. Please contact your local club or the Draw Co-Ordinator, Ger Bradley at the GAA Office in Thurles on 0504 22702 for more details. This is the 25th anniversary year of the draw and there will be special prizes on offer to mark the occasion.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB GOLF CLASSIC
The Tipperary Supporters Club held a very successful annual golf classic at Co. Tipperary Golf Club at Dundrum House on Thursday andFriday last. The Supporters Club would like to thank all those who sponsored teams and tees for their great generosity and continued support for Tipperary hurling. It is much appreciated. The main prizewinners were 1st with 96 pts: Andy Lacey / John Keaty Team – Noel Lacey, Jimmy Nolan, John Keaty and Noel Keaty; 2nd with 95 pts: Garrabridge Team – Conor Gleeson, Peter Kennedy, Ger Flanagan and Seamus Hickey; 3rd with 94 pts: Coolmore Team – Bobby Houlihan, Bobby O’Loane, Chris Coen and David Lawton. Longest Drive was won by Cian O’Mahony and Nearest the Pin by Martin McKeogh. The presentations to prizewinners were made by John Tierney, Chairman of the Supporters Club. Other speakers included Sean Nugent, Chairman of Tipperary County Board and Declan Ryan, Manager of the Tipperary Senior Hurling team. Special mention was made at the presentation of the late Chris Lacey who died in recent months and was a great supporter of the classic and other fund raising activities. Along with Frank Fitzgerald he was always joint sponsor of the Garrabridge team which finished second. Chris’s nephew Noel Lacey and three other relatives were members of the winning team which was sponsored by Supporters Club founding member and long-time promoter of the golf classic, Andy Lacey and his nephew John Keaty. MC for the prizegiving was Joe Tuohy, Supporters Club Secretary. Thanks are also due to the Crowe family and their staff at Dundrum House for the excellent arrangements as always and also to Eleonore Tuohy and Sadie Tierney for looking after team entries and the draw respectively.
CLONMORE N.S. NEEDS YOUR VOTE TO CLAIM TOP SPOT IN THE LIDL FIT FACTOR!
Clonmore N.S. is celebrating after being chosen as a regional winner of the Lidl Fit Factor, a fun competition designed to promote healthy eating and physical activity, developed in conjunction with the Irish Heart Foundation. Clonmore N.S. now joins four other primary schools from across the Republic of Ireland to go head to head and compete for the top prize of €5,000 worth of sports equipment vouchers and the honour of being crowned ‘Lidl Fit Factor Champions’. But they need your help! All you have to do to help Clonmore N.S. in their quest is log onto www.fitfactor.ie and follow the link to register your vote. Voting finishes at Friday 18th of May at 5pm.
OPEN NIGHT AT SEMPLE STADIUM
Thanks to all those who attended the Open Night at Semple Stadium last Thursday night.
MAY COUNTY BOARD MEETING
The May County Board Meeting will take place on TuesdayMay 22 at the Sarsfields Centre at 8pm.
TIPPERARY SUPPORTERS CLUB ALL IRELAND UNDER 16 HURLING
The Tipperary Supporters Club All Ireland Under 16 Hurling Tournament for 2012 was launched at Dundrum House Hotel on Thursdaylast by Liam O’Neill, Uachtaran Cumann Luthchleas Gael. Also present were Chairman of Tipperary County Board, Sean Nugent, Chairman of Tipperary Bord na nOg, Joe Kennedy, other officers of both boards and representatives of participating counties. MC for the event was Neil Ryan, PRO of Tipperary Bord na nOg. The tournament will be played on Saturday and SundaySeptember 1 and 2 with the group stages at North Tipperary venues with the finals at Semple Stadium subject to availability. The Groups drawn were as follows: Group 1: Galway, Waterford and Offaly; Group 2: Laois, Dublin and Clare; Group 3: Antrim, Tipperary and Limerick and Group 4: Wexford, Kilkenny and Cork. The top team in each group qualifies for the semi-finals with the second placed team in each group qualifying for the shield semi-finals.
GAA RECORDS BOOKS FOR AMAZON KINDLE
‘Alan Kerins Project’ and ‘Playing for Life’ are pleased to announce the launch of four new GAA books by L O’Dare on Amazon Kindle: 1) GAA Senior Hurling Championship Results; 2) GAA Senior Hurling Championship Players; 3) GAA Senior Football Championship Results; 4) GAA Senior Football Championship Players. The results cover all 40 county units and the entire period from 1887 to 2011, in county sequence. The players (7,000 hurlers and 11,000 footballers) include all those from the past 50 years in county sequence. Each county has a records section. The overall records section includes additional categories. Hurling royalties will go to Alan Kerins Projects. See their web site at www.alankerinsprojects.org. Football royalties will go to Playing for Life. See their web site atwww.playingforlife.ie.
TIPPERARY GAA SCENE
Information concerning all areas in the GAA will appear in this section in the future. If you wish to include any item of interest in future articles, please contact the County Public Relations Officer Ger Ryan at 086-8149146 or via e-mail at pro.tipperary@gaa.ie on or before 3: 0pm on Monday. Visit the Tipperary GAA web site at http://tipperary.gaa.ie to keep up to date with all the latest news in Tipperary GAA circles.
There’s no disputing the headline item this week: Lar is back. His departure last February was a bombshell and now his return is equally dramatic. Lar, it seems, doesn’t do predictability. The announcement of his second coming has certainly reinvigorated the scene after the disappointment of the league. The buzz has returned to Tipperary hurling – and in good time just ahead of the championship opener.
Otherwise there was plenty of club activity at the weekend with reigning champions scrambling draws in three divisions.
The press announcement from the County Board on Sunday last was typically formal. They were ‘pleased to announce the return of Lar Corbett to the Tipp SH panel’. In the nature of these announcements there was to be no longwinded explanation. Lar had been preoccupied in past months ‘developing his business activities and is now once again in a position to give the necessary commitment to being a member of the panel’. That was it, curt and concise. Lar would ‘recommence training immediately’.
There’s no doubt it’s welcome news that will put pep in the step of Tipperary fans everywhere. Coming at a time when Seamus Callanan is showing a return to finer form and ‘Bonner’ Maher is back playing ball once again the uplift in mood is palpable.
Mind you it will hardly quell the rumour mill which has been fascinated by this entire story. Retiring for ‘business reasons’ is so clichéd nowadays that everybody believes it’s simply code for something more juicy. So the conspiracy theorists have a field day. And in this underworld of nod and wink Tommy Dunne has been the victim, the perceived villain of the peace. One wonders will Lar’s willing return now go some way to counteracting the nastier insinuations.
There’s no doubt Lar’s return is a major boost to the team and, I suspect, an item of huge relief for the management also. The goal-machine that was Corbett in recent seasons gave our attack an exciting dimension one that others feared. The lightning pace, silky touch and deadly finishing was enough to give seasoned defenders the wobbles. In full flow Lar could light up any arena, so there’s no doubt hurling in general is richer for his return.
Of course the problem now will be to calm expectations. Our shortage of goals during the recent league series has been well noted but it will be asking a lot for Lar to instantly turn on that particular tap once again. He’s played no competitive hurling since the county semi-final on October 2 last so one can hardly expect an instant impact now on his return.
One assumes the Limerick game comes too soon for Lar to play any significant part in the action. A more practical target must be a potential Munster semi-final on June 24 should we get over Limerick. Hopefully by August, when the business end of the championship kicks in, he should be revving up to peak performance. Anyway it’s great to have him back. His career and contribution deserves a tidier encore than the events of the past six months.
Meanwhile a Tipperary team travelled to Clonlara in Clare on Sunday evening for a field opening, which the visitors won by a single point. It was a makeshift Tipperary side on duty but perhaps the most noteworthy contribution was from Seamus Callanan who was credited with 1-8, 1-3 from play. Since his comeback from injury Callanan has struggled with his form but last weekend seems to have marked a return to sharpness, which is timely news indeed. He was the star show it seems on Saturday night also in Drom’s one-point win over Loughmore in the Mid. A fortnight out from the championship opener this is indeed welcome news.
In general the story on the injury front appears to be positive with the walking wounded on the way back to full health. Donagh Maher played for Tipp on Sunday night while Paul Curran was in action for Mullinahone down South on Saturday. Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher is also back in action so the omens are good as we count down to the Limerick game. Seamus Hennessy too has returned for Kilruane though it appears he’s a long way off returning to county action.
There was plenty of action on the club front last weekend with games in all divisions and some interesting outcomes. I the Mid reigning champions, Loughmore, fell one short of Drom\Inch, the form team in the division, while in the North, South and West all the defending champions had to do with draws.
Up North Portroe pulled off a big result with a draw against Toomevara. Liam Sheedy is this year coaching his native club and clearly doing a useful job. I saw them earlier in the county league and they seemed well organised and spirited as you’d expect from a team under Sheedy’s baton.
Incidentally the same Liam Sheedy is a busy man these days. After the 2010 All Ireland he retired because of work commitments – now where have we heard that before? – but this year apart from his home club he’s finding time for a role with Newmarket in Clare as well as involvement in Tyrone. In his spare time then he earns a few quid – quite a few according to recent reports on pundit payments – as an RTE analyst. He’s a busy man alright.
Down South at the weekend Carrick Swans came close to a major coup against Mullinahone before an Eoin Kelly pointed free rescued a draw for the reigning champions. It appears to have been a lively game at Kilsheelan. Paul Kelly was sent off for a second yellow and Mullinahone came from behind to save the day.
It was a bad weekend all round for divisional champions with Clonoulty in the West having to salvage a draw against Kickhams. After losing to Annacarty and Cappawhite in previous rounds you wouldn’t get too many backers for Kickhams in this one. However, these local derbies often take on a life of their own which at times throws logic out the window.
It’s amazing how Kickhams always seem to find something special when they face Clonoulty and previous form lines are rendered redundant. They did it again this time forcing Clonoulty to come from behind to salvage a draw. I’ve heard a few reports on the game speak highly of David Butler’s input to the Kickhams effort.
The game had three players sent off. John Devane, Clonoulty, and Damien McGrath, Kickhams, were two unlikely candidates for red cards, I would have thought. Clonoulty’s Conor Ryan was the third player to see red. Clonoulty also lost Thomas Butler to what appeared to be a recurrence of that knee injury which sidelined him last year. It all puts the West champions into an awkward position because they’ll now be without their suspended players for the semi-final. It’s been a troubled start to Clonoulty’s season.
In the other West game at the weekend Eire Og got the verdict on Cappawhite after a goalkeeping blunder proved very costly near the end. There’s now one important game left in the West with Cashel to face Aherlow, after which the knock-out pairings will become clearer.
In the Mid at the weekend I saw Boherlahan rescue their season with a spirited display against Holycross. As with all games the big wind that blew at the Ragg was a major factor. Holycross were 1-7 to 0-3 up at half time, Boherlahan failing to score from play in that spell. Amazingly Holycross failed to score at all in the second half as Boherlahan rallied strongly to eventually win by three. Goalie, Joe Ryan, hit two massive points from frees for Boherlahan, the second from about thirty yards from his own goal.
A bit like Kickhams and Clonoulty in the West there’s little love lost between Boherlahan and Holycross in the Mid so this was a significant one for both teams. The result puts Holycross out of the Mid championship and earns Boherlahan a shot at Sarsfields in a quarter-final.
In the other Mid game at the Ragg on Sunday Bracken’s hammered Upperchurch to top the group. The ‘Church were without James Barry but the Templemore side was minus Shane Bourke so you’d expect some cancelling of the losses there. Shane Bourke seems to be out of the reckoning for Tipperary too because of that injury, which is disappointing at a time when others are returning.
The upshot of these Mid games now is that Drom and Brackens are through to the semi-finals while the quarter-final pairings are Boherlahan v. Sarsfields and Loughmore v. Upperchurch. Both Moycarkey and Holycross are out of the divisional race and now await the county open draw.
A lot of games are now played in all four divisions but very little is sorted out apart from the Mid. In the West for example all teams are still in the race for divisional honours with Kickhams’ fate dependent on that final game between Cashel and Aherlow. I suppose you could argue that the ‘real’ championship has yet to begin in most divisions.
Anyway the club business now takes a breather as that Munster championship opener takes centre stage. Team selection and related matters will be the hot topic as we gear up to face the Shannonsiders. All of which is matter for next week.
Well done to Inane Rovers who won the North u-16 B football final beating Kildangan 1.09 to 1.05, We wish Inane Rovers the best of luck in the County Semi-finals.
U-16 A Football final
The u-16 A final was due to be played on Monday 14th between Newport and Nenagh Eire Og,
U-14 A Football
The final of the U-14 A football will take place on this Friday evening the 18th and will see Kildangan play Newport, please check official fixtures for time and venue.
U-12 Football
Last weekend saw all four group finals played, in group 4 played in Toomevara on Friday evening last, Toomevara had 5 points to spare over Nenagh Eire Og in a most enjoyable final. Score Toomevara 2.05 Nenagh Eire Og 2.00.
In group 3 final Ballinahinch defeated Lorrha by the narrowest of margins in a very exciting final, score Ballinahinch 2.06 Lorrha 2.05.
In group 2 final Silvermines won by 4 points after extra time defeating Borrisoleigh, score Silvermines 3.07 Borrisoleigh 2.03.
In group 1 final Toomevara accounted for Kilruane McDonaghs on a scoreline 3.06 to 1.05.
Special thanks to Newport and Toomevara GAA Clubs for hosting the finals.
We wish all 8 teams the best of luck when they play in the Premier 12's end games due to be played in Semple Stadium on this weekend.
U-12 hurling
A reminder to all Clubs that the U-12 hurling will commence on Friday 1st June. All Clubs have received fixtures.
With inter county
activity taking a break for Junior and Leaving Cert all our clubs are busy with
the final stages of under 16 championship and adult leagues.
Senior/Intermediate
League
Six clubs were
involved in playing a round robin in this league. Brian Borus and Cappawhite
have qualified for the senior final which will be played this Thursday 17th May at 7.00pm in Bansha. The
Intermediate league final is scheduled for Sunday 20th May at a time
and venue to be arranged between Moycarkey and Cahir.
Junior A
The semi-finals were played over the May Bank holiday
weekend Templemore defeated Moyne Templetouhy 4-13 to 1-8 and Ardfinnan
defeated Upperchurch 2-10 to2-9. Sunday evening last in New Inn Templemore and
Ardfinnan contested the final of this competition. After a hard fought battle
in which the lead changed many times Templemore pulled away in the last ten
minutes to win on a score of 5-12 to 5-4. Our county chairman Tommy Campbell
was present to present the Junior League Cup to the winning captain Catherine
Scanlon. Thanks to Christy and the Rockwell Rovers club for having their field
in splendid order and to Michael Duffy for refereeing.
Junior B
Boherlahan did battle with Ballyporeen in the first
semi-final in Munroe on Sunday evening and came out the winner 4-13 to 3-6. In
the other semi-final on Saturday evening Clonmel Commercials failed to field
out against Thurles Sarsfields.
Junior C
After the round robin Gortnahoe and Mullinahone have won
through to the final which will be played on Sunday on 20th May at a
time and venue to be arranged.
Junior D
The first semi-final went ahead on Saturday in Solohead with
Pat Lynch in charge. Galtee Rovers were much too strong for Lattin-Cullen on a
score line of 4-20 to 1-3. Galtee will now take on the winner of the second
semi-final between Capppawhite B and Cahir B fix for Friday 18th May
time and venue to be arranged.
Junior D Plate.
Newcomers Thurles Gaels will be Killenaules opponents on
Friday evening 18th May in Killenaule at 7.30pm and St Pats and
Clonmel Og will play also on Friday evening the 18th in Cloneen at 7.30pm.
The final will be played on Sunday evening 20th May. Well done to
Ger O’Hagan (Thurles Sarsfields), fixtures secretary for having all the finals
on time. Sixty five games were played during the leagues over the seven grades.
Under 16 finals
Well done to all the clubs that played in our under 16
championships to Ann Slattery,Karl Mc Carthy and the fixtures committee for having
all the games finished on time. A total of fifty eight games were played.
Cahir retained their under 16A crown for the fourth year in
a row when they defeated Clonmel Commercials in the final. Moyle Rovers were
their opponents in the semi-final and Templemore had a four points lose to
Commercials in the other semi-final. Both semi-finals were well contested and
the future of all four clubs looks bright.
Aherlow retained their under 16B title when they had a good
win over Cappawhite on Sunday last. Fethard
and Brian Borus were the two defeated semi-finalist.
Our C champions are Mullinahone who were much too strong for
Moycarkey on a score line of 4-13 to 1-3. These two teams defeated Arravale
Rovers and Ardfinnan in the semi-finals.
On Sunday evening last in Littleton Sliabh Na mBan and
Upperchurch contested the D final with Donal Leahy in charge of the whistle.
For some reason or other Upperchurch fielded without some of their stronger
players and so it was an easy victory for the girls from the South on a score
line 5-8 to 1-2. We wish all girls sitting Junior cert Leaving cert or third
level exams the best if look.
The County under 14 panel will travel to St Lomans G.A.A
club in Mullingar on Saturday next for the National under 14 blitzes.
Ardfinnan played out their third game of the Championship recently. Ballylooby were the opposition and mercifully the skies stayed clear throughout the game in Ardfinnan. It was a low scoring game, the first half being very even. Ardfinnan's full backs John Condon, Darragh O Leary and Conor Gallagher were impressive and Alan Walsh(0-4) was doing well and having a great tussle with strong full back Dylan Smith, who played very well in both halves. Alan had to come off midway through the second half due to a blow to the shin, which meant his team mates had to up their games to hold onto the lead as Ballylooby pushed hard for scores. In the second half the crucial score was a James Condon goal for The Maroons. James deserved it for his constant high workrate. Also very good for Ardfinnan were Michael Cunningham and centre-fielder supreme Oisín Ryan. Others on the team/panel were Conor Burke, Brett Adams, Darragh O Brien, Seán Doyle, Joseph Betts, Luke O Brien and Emmet Cowan. It's a pity that the maroons are out after losing only one match.... but the 6th class boys can go out with many fond memories of wearing the school colours proudly.
Best for Ballylooby were Paddy Doyle who gave a great display at midfield, Ben O Regan who switched to goals in the 2nd half and stopped many an attack and Captain Colin Gorman who led by example throughout.
COUNTY HURLING FINALS
Our County Hurling Finals will take place in Semple Stadium on Thursday/FridayJune 7th/8th. Please take note of this date.
RESOUNDING VICTORY FOR CAPPAWHITE N.S. BY THE CAPTAIN FRASER ALLEN The hurling match in our school was played on Friday 21st of April at 1.30pm. Both teams played very well and put in a great sporting effort; it was played with a good mentality and always played fast and with a good, skilful pace. It only took two minutes for the scoring to start with a great point from Brendan Murphy. All the team put in a great effort. Sadly one of our best players Brendan Murphy had to be substituted off with a leg injury. The second half came and with Rossmore hot on our heels with a two point deficit. We started to pull away from our opposition winning by ten points, but we couldn’t write them off with a superb goal from their corner forward In the end we were slightly too strong for the opposing team Rossmore. With the help of our coaches and teachers, we were victorious. We couldn’t have played without our very generous referee John Barry who refereed the game to a high standard. All in all it was a great match and we hope to meet them again in the future.
REGISTERED SCHOOLS
All schools wishing to compete in Cumann na mBunscol activities for
2012 are encouraged to send the €30 Registration Fee to Mr. Jerry McDonnell, Treasurer Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol, 25 Ballingarrane, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary as soon as possible. This very reasonable fee allows schools to participate in all Cumann na mBunscol activities for 2012. It also ensures that your school benefits from the subsidised Equipment Scheme. This is an annual payment and should be paid annually. It is NOT a one off payment. If schools could see to it that this fee is paid, it would be much appreciated. The following schools have paid their annual registration fee for 2012. If your school is not on this list, the €30 Registration fee is due immediately. In accordance with a recent motion that was passed, a school must pay the
€30 Registration fee before participating in Cumann na mBunscol, Co. Thiobraid Árann activities. The €30 Registration fee is due annually.
Ardcroney, Anacarty, Aglish, Ayle, Ardfinnan, Airhill, Ballyporeen, Ballytarsna, Birdhill, Barnane, Borrisokane, Ballinree, Ballylooby, Burncourt, Burgess, Ballagh, Ballina, Ballycahill, Castleiney, Clonoulty, Corville, Carraig NS Ballycommon, CBS Tipp Town, Cahir BNS, Clonmore , Cappawhite, Convent School Cahir, Cloneen, Carrig Birr, Clerihan, Donaskeigh, Dromakeenan, Dualla, Drom, Dunkerrin, Emly, Fantane, Gaelscoil Tipp Town, Gaelscoil Nenagh, Gaelscoil Clonmel, Gaelscoil Bhríde Thurles, Gaelscoil Carrick on Suir, Glengoole, Gaile, Green School Carrick on Suir, Grange, Golden, Gortnahoe, Hollyford, Holycross, Inch, Kilruane, Killea, Kilvemnon, Kildangan, Kilkeary, Killenaule, Knockavilla, Kilbarron, Kilsheelan, Kyle Park, Killusty, Kilcash, Kilross, Loughmore, Lismackin, Leugh, Lorrha, Littleton, Lissenhall, Moyne, Moyglass, Mullinahone, Mohober, Moycarkey, Mount
Bruis, New Inn BNS, New Inn GNS, Nenagh CBS, Newcastle, Newport BNS Newport GNS, Powerstown, Presentation Thurles, Rearcross, Rossmore, Rathkeevin, Rosegreen, Rahealty, St. Olivers Clonmel, St. Marys
Convent, Nenagh, St. Isodores Boherlahan, St. Mary’s, Clonmel, Scoil Ailbhe Thurles, St. Josephs Tipp Town, Slieveardagh, Silvermines, St John the Baptist BNS Cashel, St. John the Baptist GNS Cashel, Sisters of Charity Clonmel, St. Josephs, Templemore, Scoil Eoin Naofa, Roscrea, Skeheenarinky, St. Josephs Ballingarry, Shronell, St. Josephs Toomevara , St. Patricks, Drangan, St. Patricks Borrisoleigh, St. Josephs Moneygall, S.S Peter and Paul Clonmel, St. Mary’s Clogheen, St. Mary’s Portroe, Templetuohy, Templemore, Templederry, Two Mile Borris, Tankerstown, Thomastown, Upperchurch, Youghalarra.
The equipment scheme is still open and continues indefinitely while stocks last. However orders are now confined to helmets, hurleys & sliotars, footballs and hurling gloves. Please send in your remaining orders as soon as possible to Mr. Jerry McDonnell, Treasurer Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol, 25 Ballingarrane, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The order forms can be downloaded from our website.
REPORTER OF THE WEEK
Well done to this week’s Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Reporter of the Week Fraser Allen Cappawhite N.S. Comhghairdeas.
TWITTER
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