AIB Club Championships
Tipperary had two clubs in action last weekend, on Saturday Ballina played Waterford champions Mount Sion in Borrisoleigh and a spirited performance from the North Tipperary men saw them progress to the final on a full time score of 0-16 to 2-05. Ballina will now play Kerry’s Gneeveguilla in the final which is scheduled to take place on the weekend of January 16th, with the time and venue also yet to be decided. The second Tipperary Team in action last weekend wer Drom & Inch who played Na Gaeil of Kerry in the Munster Intermediate football semi final in Templetuohy on Sunday. This was a game that could have gone either way right up to the closing stages, but a Na Gaeil goal mid way through the second half proved to be the difference as the Mid Tipperary men’s year came to an end on a full time score of 1-10 to 0-09.
Munster League Fixtures
The Munster Council this week published the fixtures for the upcoming McGrath Cup and Munster Hurling Cup. First into action on January 8th will be the Tipperary senior hurlers when they will travel to Austin Stack Park in Tralee at 2pm to play Kerry. Should Colm Bonnars side be successful in The Kingdom, they will then face All Ireland champions Limerick in the TUS Gaelic Grounds on Friday January 14th at 7pm in the semi final of the competition.
On Sunday January 9th David Powers senior football team travel to Mick Neville Park in Rathkeale where they will play Limerick at 2pm in the opening round of the McGrath Cup. Then on January 12th Tipperary will welcome Kerry to Dr Morris Park in round 2 of the competition.
Health and Wellbeing
Phase 5 Healthy Club Project
Congratulations to the following Tipperary Clubs who have been selected to participate in Phase 5 of the Healthy Club Project:
Ballybacon Grange Camogie
Boherlahan Dualla GAA
Drom & Inch GAA
Loughmore – Castleiney GAA
Moycarkey – Borris GAA
Toomevara GAA
The pandemic has brought a welcome interest in Health & Wellbeing. Many clubs in the county are appreciating how the Healthy Club Project can enhance the lives of their members and community. The county committee is encouraging clubs interested in becoming involved in the initiative to email chair.hwc.tipperary@gaa.ie for information and advice on how to become a Healthy Club.
Tipperary GAA Yearbook 2022
The newest edition of the highly sought after GAA annual has now been completed by the very hard-working yearbook committee who have once again compiled a top class book with information and news from all over Tipperary. This year’s book is now on the shelves of the premier county including : Killenaule Hassetts, Ballingarry Village Tobins Coalbrook, Ballingarry Pollards, Mullinahone Wilsons and Lonergans Gala,, Drangan O’Hallorans,, Cloneen Noonans, Fethard Post Office. This year’s book costs €15 which represents fantastic value for money.
Club Officer Training and Development
With the majority of club AGM’s now over, Club officers are now reminded to register for club officer training which is available to both new and existing club officers. Munster Council will lead the delivery of induction training for Chairpersons, Secretaries, Treasurers and PROs on January 20th.
The CLDP’s showcase modules for 2022 will cover the following topics:
- 25 January – Leading, Managing and Governing your Club
- 1 February – Digital Communications
- 3 February – Fundraising, Commercial and Sponsorship
- 8 February – Using IT to Simplify Club Administration
- 10 February – Operating Effectively as One Club
Additional Modules
The Officer Development Committee will also facilitate the organisation of additional training delivered by other departments upon request and expects further modules to be added to the schedule in the coming weeks, e.g., Foireann. Modules already confirmed in that category include:
- 12 January – Diversity and Inclusion
- 19 January – Responding to Racism and Discrimination
Read more about what each module entails at: https://learning.gaa.ie/OfficerTrainingModules More details such as the exact topics and presenters will be added as they are confirmed. Enrolment for all these events is now open via the Officer Training Calendar: https://learning.gaa.ie/officertrainingcalendar
Mental Fitness
As a leading national sporting and community organisation, the GAA recognises that it can play a real and important role in supporting the emotional wellbeing of our members and communities.
We can do this by:
- Creating a culture and providing activities that support healthy bodies, healthy minds, and healthy clubs
- Helping end the stigma that prevents many people from accessing the help they so badly need when in times of distress
- Developing resources and tools that help our members better understand the building blocks of positive mental and emotional health
- Develop partnerships with organisations and charities such as the HSE, the PHA, Samaritans and Pieta House that we can signpost and direct our members towards in times of need.
GAA Mental Health charter
The GAA’s Mental Health charter is a policy document that helps clubs develop a culture that supports and promotes emotional wellbeing. The resource is designed to reinforce the GAA’s GIVE RESPECT GET RESPECT initiative’s positive message and transfer it into the world of mental wellbeing. Available to download above, it outlines a club culture that is inclusive and open and one that holds dear the following values. Make sure your club adopts the charter today – just download the pack from the tab above and contact the Community & Health team community.health@gaa.ie for supporting posters to highlight your good work.
Mental Fitness packs
The GAA’s ‘Play in my Boots’ packs aim to de-stigmatise mental health by speaking to players in a sporting language familiar to them. Using the term ‘mental fitness’ to emphasise the positive nature of our emotional wellbeing, the packs also aim to remind the GAA population that maintaining mental fitness requires work and skill development in the same way as maintaining our physical fitness does.
These packs, developed in consultation with St. Patrick’s Foundation, Dublin, are designed especially for players from 12+ and coaches and contain useful information which can help us all work through the stresses we all experience, or maybe help someone else work through theirs.
The GAA and Samaritans have come together to offer greater emotional support for people who are struggling to cope across the 32 counties.
For Samaritans, working with the country’s largest sporting and community organisation offers the opportunity to extend its important work even further across the country and into every parish on the island of Ireland.
The partnership aims to encourage people who are going through a difficult time to seek help, while also tackling the stigma associated with mental health problems. In doing so, both organisations hope that people will access the round the clock support provided by Samaritans.
While Samaritans’ vision remains that fewer people should die by suicide, the charity’s callers do not need to be suicidal to pick up the phone. People contact the helpline about everything from depression, relationship and family issues to loneliness, physical and mental health issues, abuse, financial worries and much more.
Seasons Greetings
On behalf of Tipperary GAA County Board and on my own behalf, I would like to wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas and even though we are still in very strange times, I hope you can all enjoy some downtime with your family and friends. The past 12 month have been hard on everyone both young and not so young, but through it all we have had some very memorable occasions on the GAA fields of the County and further a field. I hope that 2022 will bring the same excitement and entertainment both at club and inter county level. I would like to thank all those who have contributed in any way to the Tipperary GAA Scene in 2021 and I look forward to bring you as much information and news as possible over the coming year. Happy Christmas.
Tipperary GAA Scene
If there is anything you feel should feature in this column going forward, please feel free to forward it to pro.tipperary@gaa.ie
By Jonathan Cullen Fri 24th Dec
