By : Andy Fogarty County PRO
All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi – Final
The countdown begins to another meeting with Kilkenny in this year’s All Ireland Hurling Final on the 7th September. Tipperary who produced a tremendous display and their best performance this year defeated Cork by 2-18 to 1-11 in front of a massive crowd at Croke Park last Sunday. Nearly 69,000 came to see the first meeting ever of these two counties at Croke Park in a championship game. Goals from Seamus Callanan in the sixth and 47th minutes paved the way for an emphatic win for Tipperary who lead by 1-7 to 0-8 at the interval. The victory means Tipp now lead the head-to-head with 38 championship wins to Cork’s 37. This was a massive second – half performance by Tipperary who outscored Cork by 1-11 to 1-3 and indeed the Cork goal was only a consolation score near the end of the game. Great credit must go to all the Tipperary players who played yesterday for producing such a big performance and for giving Tipperary fans at home and overseas something special to look forward to on the first Sunday in September. Great credit must also go to the management team and their backroom team for their great work in preparing the team for last Sunday’s encounter and for getting everything right on the day. Thanks to all supporters who travelled to Croke Park in such great numbers and for their vocal support during the game. It would be great to see every home in every town and every household throughout the county displaying a Tipperary flag in the weeks leading up to the All Ireland Final. So come on let’s turn the county into blue and gold.
GAA.ie Hurling Player of the Week Nominations
Not surprisingly all nominees for the GAA.ie Hurling Player of the Week nominations come from Tipperary. The nominees are Paudie Maher who won the RTE Man of the Match Award in last Sundays All Ireland Hurling semi –final, Seamus Callanan and his clubmate James Woodlock. Congratulations to all three nominees.
Lar na Pairce
Please make sure to visit Lar na Pairce as soon as possible if you or any of your children or friends wish to purchase any merchandise in the lead up to the final. We expect a big demand for Tipperary merchandise so get to Lar na Pairce as soon as you can in order not to be disappointed if what you are looking for is sold out and therefore out of stock.
Divisional Semi -Finals
Next weekend is a very busy weekend with the Divisional semi- finals taking place and with some great games in prospect. All of the games in each of the Divisions should draw some very big crowds as each game will be closely contested and very difficult to predict a winner. A lot of the county players will be in action again and of course we all hope that all of them get through the games injury free.
Tipperary GAA Members Weekly Draw 2014 / 2015 – Week 7 results
The results of the Tipperary GAA Members Draw 2014/2015 Week 6 held in Newport GAA Club were :
LOTTO JACKPOT – €1,000
Nos. Drawn: 4 / 12 / 14 / 15
ONE WINNER
Tom Ryan Ballyphilip Nenagh (Silvermines GAA)
1) €200 (Conf) Mary Doheny Newpark, The Commons, Thurles (Moyle Rovers GAA)
2) €200 (Conf) Madeline Dollard Pike of Rushall, Castletown (Castletown GAA)
3) €200 (Conf) Susan O’Brien Ballygibbon, Nenagh (Portroe GAA)
4) €200 (Conf) Phil Blake Moyneard Moyne Thurles (Moyne Templetuohy GAA)
5) €200 (Co-Ord) Kieran O’Dwyer 9 Bohernanave Thurles (Thurles Gaels GAA)
6) €200 (Lotto Prom) Martin Ryan (Silvermines GAA)
The next weekly draw will take place next Friday, 22nd August in the Tipp FM studio.
The Hurling Survey Hurling 2020
The hurling survey Hurling2020 was launched last month and the hurling committee under the Chairmanship of Liam Sheedy have received a number of responses from across the country and abroad. The closing date for people to give their opinions and views on hurling was the 31st of July. This survey is an important part of the overall consultation process and the aim is to collate the feedback from the hurling community about the game as it stands and also to find out what supporters would like to see in the future. All submissions to this survey will form the basis of the committee’s report in the autumn of 2014 with a view to tabling motions as required to the 2015 GAA Annual Congress.
‘’The Green Above The Red”
A reminder that CJ Kickhams Mullinahone will launch their club history on Friday night August 22nd in The Community Hall. “The Green above the Red” tells the story of the Mullinahone GAA since its foundation in 1885. The launch will be performed by the legendry Michéal O Muirchearthaigh and a Céad Míle Fáilte is extended to Gaels from all over the county and beyond.
Freestyle Hurling
If you would like to get involved in the Freestyle Hurling Competition you can do so by recording a 30 second video of your hurling skills ,include #iamhurling at the end and upload to youtube – email details to freestyle@gaa.ie All details are on www.gaa.ie/freestylehurling. By entering the competition, individuals could win a specially arranged training session for their club with an inter-county hurler. Individuals can win the chance to take part at half time in the All-Ireland Hurling Finals on September 7, with the winner claiming a Freestyle Hurling winner’s trophy, an iPad and a unique chance to train with an inter-county side.
Ladies Gaelic Football
Congratulations to Tipperary Ladies U16 football team who defeated Monaghan in the All Ireland Under 16 B Semi Final last Sunday in Kinnegad by 6-16 to Monaghan’s 4-6. Tipperary will now play Laois who beat Mayo in the other semi- final in the All Ireland Final. Well done girls.
Camogie
Best of luck to the county U16 A camogie team who play Galway in the All Ireland Camogie Final next Sunday 24th August at 2pm in the Gaelic grounds Limerick.
Leaving Cert Results
We congratulate all our young hurlers, footballers, camogie and ladies football players who received their Leaving Certificate Results last week and we wish them the very best of luck with whatever direction they choose in their careers.
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 email pro.tipperary@gaa.ie on or before 3pm on Monday. Visit the Tipperary GAA web site at www.tipperary.gaa.ie keep up to date with all the latest news in Tipperary GAA circles.
