Allianz Football League
Our senior footballers played host to London in FBD Semple Stadium in Round 7 of the Allianz Football League last Saturday evening in what was a must win game if we were to secure promotion to Division 3 of the league in 2023. Having won their last four games in the league David Power’s men knew that they needed to make it five in a row and they set about making it so right from the very start and while there were some moments of nervousness for both players and supporters, Tipperary held strong and emerged winners at the final whistle and in so doing secured promotion and also a place in this year’d Division 4 final against Cavan. The final has been fixed for this Saturday April 2nd in Croke Park at 2.30pm. This is an all ticket game and tickets can now be purchased from the ticket section of the GAA website. We would appeal to all Tipperary supporters to get behind our senior footballers and make a big effort to travel to Croke Park next Saturday. The Friends of Tipperary Football will be running a bus to the final and any supporters wishing to avail of this service are asked to make contact with any committee member who will give details of departure times and booking costs.
It is also a big weekend for FBD Semple Stadium as the venue plays host to the Allianz Division 1 and 2A finals on Saturday evening. The Division 2A final between Westmeath and Down throws in at 4.45pm, with the Division 1 final between Cork and Waterford scheduled for 7.15pm. A large crowd is expected in Thurles for these games and some traffic disruption and parking restrictions are to be expected.
Clonoulty Rossmore reach All Ireland Junior B Hurling Final
Best wishes to Clonoulty Rossmore who are through to the All-Ireland Junior B hurling championship final following their injury time, one-point victory over Wexford champions Blackwater in the semi-final at Raheenagh, Co Limerick on Saturday. They will now play Leinster champions, Cappataggle of Galway, in the All-Ireland final at the same venue at 2pm next Saturday, April 2nd.
Tipperary Allianz Cumann Na Mbunscoil
MUNSTER CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL HANDBALL FINALS
Well done to all our Tipperary representatives who took part in last weekend’s Munster Cumann na mBunscol 40 x 20 Handball Finals which were held in Liscarroll and Mallow. Huge achievement for the children and their schools.
NATIONAL ALLIANZ CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL WEEK
National Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Week will take place from June 13th – 17th, 2022 and we would encourage as many of our schools as possible to take part in this week. It was a hugely successful week last year and we are really looking forward to it once more.
REMAINING PRIMARY GAME SELECTION DAY DATES AND TIMES
The Venues, Dates and Times for the Selection Days are as follows:
Football
West Trial: Cashel GAA Pitch March 31st 3.30pm
2022 REGISTRATION FEE NOW DUE
Please ensure your registration is paid for 2022. Schools who do not pay registration cannot participate in Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol activities including matches and the Equipment Scheme. Please note registration covers a school for a calendar year. Registration costs €30.00 and cheques can be made payable to Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol. Please post cheque with cover letter to our Treasurer Jerry McDonnell, 25 Ballingarrane, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER HANDLES & HASHTAGS
In future when schools are tweeting us with team photos or school GAA news updates, we would encourage you to always tag @TippCumanNamBun and @AllianzIreland while also remembering to use the hashtag #AllianzCnmb. Allianz Ireland has provided much needed financial assistance to Cumann na mBunscol for many a year and we should strive to do everything we can do to continue this existing arrangement!
Health & Wellbeing:
Studies have shown that how people manage their conditions on a day to day basis greatly determines their symptoms and quality of life. The HSE Living Well programme is a group self-management programme which supports eligible participants to develop the confidence and skills required to deal with the day to day management of living with their health conditions and to become active partners in their own healthcare.
The programme is currently being run online for 6 weeks, 2.5 hours per week and addresses topics such as fatigue, sleep, pain, stress, physical activity, healthy eating, difficult emotions, low mood, depression and general wellbeing. Tools used include problem solving, action planning and decision making. There is no charge for the programme.
The structured programme is Peer led and at least one Leader will have a long-term health condition. The workshop is delivered in a relaxed and friendly manner where participants can share their experiences and learn from each other. Each participant will receive a resource book for self-management skills and living a healthy life.
Living Well is an evidence based, structured Self-management Programme originally developed in Stanford University, California in the 1990’s. The programme has been delivered in Ireland since 2005 and is used worldwide. It has been shown to improve quality of life and mental health. Furthermore, this programme increases awareness of local supports available to help self manage long term health conditions. The programme is now being launched in North Tipperary, Co. Limerick and Co. Clare.
If you would like further information please contact our HSE Living Well team as follows: Philip Hennessy at 087-1799396 or Liz Cox at 087-1799392.
To watch a video about the programme and find out about upcoming programmes in our area please see www.hse.ie/livingwell
Long-serving Tom Milne joins Bros. Pearse club centenary celebrations
Two years after their scheduled centenary celebrations were scuppered by the onset of the pandemic, one of London’s oldest clubs celebrated its centenary at London GAA’s headquarters in McGovern Park, South Ruislip on Saturday 12 March. And for fifty-five of those one hundred years Lorrha native Tom Milne has given his loyal service to Bros. Pearse GAA Club.
In between his undivided attention to his family and his adopted London-based club, Tom Milne has also loyally served his native county in a number of roles with the London Tipperary Association. He is therefore no stranger in Tipperary GAA circles and was awarded a Laochra Gael accolade in 2017 for his services to Gaelic games both on and off the field.
And after years of welcoming and hosting so many Irish visitors, including many victorious Tipperary teams, along with many other exiles in London there is no doubt that octogenarian Tom Milne has truly earned all these well-deserved accolades. While it may be possible to take the man out of Tipperary, Tom has certainly stood the test of time after spending over sixty years ‘across the pond’ that it just impossible to take the ‘Tipperary’ out of this man!
A popular, colourful and habitually jovial figure in so many strands of Irish community life since he first arrived in London in the early 60s, Tom’s main interest away from his family and from his former professional commitments in the licensing trade is his unstinting love of his native county. That fact has also been mainly responsible for making Tom a leading figurehead and stalwart in the London Tipperary Association since the early 70s.
Serving the London Tipperary Association in a number of roles from Vice-Chairman to his current status as Life President, Tom has hosted and ‘rubbed shoulders’ with some of the greatest figures in Tipperary GAA history including the late John Doyle and the late Tommy Barrett, Babs Keating, Nicky English, Pat Fox and Eoin Kelly right up to some of the members of the current playing squad.
Tom’s own involvement in the game dates back to his school days in the 50s with St. Molaises, Portumna to his long association with the Bros. Pearse GAA Club where he served as player, team manager and many roles as a club officer including club chairman. But Tom has also dabbled with many other sports during a very fulfilled life including greyhound and horse racing and he also still enjoys his game of golf.
Apart from helping to organise several Tipperary Association functions over six decades Tom Milne has also found time to get involved in helping to organise the annual London St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He has also helped and served numerous worthy charitable causes over the years and most notably spearheading Bros. Pearse hurler and Lorrha man Tony Hogan appeal some years ago.
After receiving his recent Bros Pearse GAA centenary award Tom concluded: “I’m delighted and privileged to be honoured by my club but I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the numerous people I have met and worked with over the years and who have all played their part in supporting me down through the years and especially my family members – Kathy my wife, son Tony and daughters Michelle and Susan.”
Among the special guests at the Bros. Pearse GAA Club’s Centenary Banquet was GAA President Larry McCarthy who congratulated them on reaching their historic milestone. In its early years the club attracted many Galway exiles including the legendary Billy Duffy from Eyrecourt, considered to be among their greatest ever players. However since the establishment of the St.Gabriel’s club sixty years ago, that has not been the case and a number of Tipperary men other than Tom Milne have donned the green and gold including Roscrea’s Donal Kealy and current team member Ian Dwyer from Gortnahoe.
But perhaps the man most synonymous with Bros. Pearse throughout his long distinguished playing career with his club and London is Limerick man Gerry Rea from Effin. He famously marked his own brother Ned when they famously came face-to-face in the 1973 All-Ireland SHC semi-final in Ennis on 5 August, a week after Limerick pipped Tipperary in the Munster final when the Treaty County went on to defeat Kilkenny in their last Liam MacCarthy Cup success before 2018. Other high profile players to line out for Bros. Pearse in recent times include Kilkenny bothers Andy and Martin Comerford.
Dublin-based Cahir man Padraig Whelan leads his school to colleges final success
Cahir man Padraig Whelan, who has been a teacher at Ardscoil Ris – Dublin for four years, coached his school to a Dublin Colleges Final success at the GAA NGDC – Abbottstown last Wednesday. The Griffth Avenue-based school in Marino were facing Maynooth SLS in the decider and prevailed by four points on a score-line of 2-10 to 1-9. They were presented with the trophy by Leinster Schools officer and Galway football legend Brian Talty.
Handball News
The Cumann na mBunscoil Munster Finals were held In Liscarroll & Mallow in Cork. The boys games were in Liscarroll on Saturday Tipperary were represented by by Paul Williams from Ardcroney N.S. in the BU11 Singles. He had a good win over Dara Harkin in the Semi final but was defeated in the final by Daniel Madden Scarriff N.S. In The U11D Jim O Mahony & Tadhg Malone from Newport N.S. had a good win over Daryl Clifford & Dillon Donna From Currahenn N.S. in the Semi Final but were defeated in the final by Cian O Connor & Cathal Hegarty Boherbee N.S. Cork. In The U13singles Luke Slattery had a good win over Cormac Clifford Glenbeigh N.S. Kerry in the Semi final but was defeated in the final by Donnach Lenihan O Callaghans Mills N.S. Clare. In the U13D Adam Hayde & Robert Dunne from St John the Baptist BNS Cashel were defeated in the Semi Final by Aideán Sheahan & Dara O Connor from Glenbeigh N.S. Kerry. On Sunday the Girls were in action in Mallow. There was a great spread of Munster titles with Clare, Kerry , Cork & Tipperary each winning a Munster title. Our U11Doubles from Ballina N.S. Ava Carey & Molly Joyce gave a great display and brought the Munster title back to Tipp with a win over Emma Daly & Caoileann O Brien Tuamgraney N.S. They now travel to Kingscourt in Cavan on Saturday next to represent Munster in the Cunmann na mBunscoil National day where they play against Ulster, Leinster & Connaught. In the U11 Singles Katherine Grace from Burgess was defeated in the Semi final by Dawn Griffin Curraheen N.S. Kerry. In the Girls U 13 Singles Saoirse Ryan from Ardcroney N.S. had a good win over Katelyn O Connor Curragheen N.S. but was defeated by Amy Brosnan Ballydesmond N.S. Cork in the final.
Tipperary GAA Scene
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By Jonathan Cullen Wed 30th Mar
