This weekend we commence with the opening of our championship season with the staging of the U 12 Football semi finals. At time of going to press the venues and dates are unknown. But due to a variety of reasons the possibility of a Sunday program might prove to be the most viable. The pairings for the semi finals are as follows –
U12 Football County Semi Finals
U12 A Ballina v Knockavilla Kickhams; Durlas Og v Kilsheelan / Cahir
U12 B Toomevara v Cappawhite; Boherlahan v Grangemockler Ballyneale
U12 C Newport v Emly; Durlas Og v Ballylooby Castlegrace
U12D Ballina v Cashel or Golden Kilfeacle; Durlas Og v Carrick Davins
The John West Féile na Gael
As previously publicised Tipperary along with Waterford are jointly hosting the National Féile on the weekend of June 17th ,18th & 19th which is being sponsored by fish processing and distribution company John West.
This year’s national organising committee is under the chairmanship of Donal Shanahan and the secretary is Patrica Walsh from Waterford. All the participating clubs have to commended for the preparations put in so far and are encouraged to keep up the good work. It’s imperative that everything humanly possible is done to ensure that come the June weekend that our involvement in staging this huge festival of hurling will be the best ever.
Coupled with the games a school visitation is taking place to a selected number of schools under the following schedule: On May 18th & 19th some schools in Tipperary will be visited by a visiting party comprising the presidents of the GAA, Camogie, Handball accompanied by officers of Coiste na Nog, local club and Games & Development.
A similar format will take place in Waterford on May 24th & 25th, unfortunately it would be impossible to visit all areas and the selected schools will be informed in due course. It’s at the discretion of each hosting club as to how they decide a format in welcoming the visiting club, but it would be nice that a massive effort would be put in to ensure that when the Féile is concluded and all the visitors depart that they will do with very fond memories of how well they were received in both Tipperary and Waterford.
We make one final appeal to all hosting clubs to ensure that their registration, Garda Vetting are fully completed.
