Allianz Hurling and Football Leagues
This coming weekend will see the return of the Allianz leagues in both Hurling and Football. First in to action will be our Footballers who travel to Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow on Saturday where they will play Carlow at 6pm. On Sunday our Senior Hurlers will also be on the road as they travel to Pearse Stadium, Salthill to play Galway at 3.45pm. There have been 75 previous League encounters between the counties and Tipperary lead the way with 48 wins to Galway’s 21, with six games drawn. The last six meetings produced these results –
2015,at FBD Semple Stadium, Tipperary 2-18 Galway 0.20. 2016,at Pearse Stadium, Tipperary 1.22 Galway 2.19. 2017,at TUS Gaelic Grounds, Galway 3.21 Tipperary 0.14. 2020,at Pearse Stadium, Galway 3.21 Tipperary 3.13. 2021,at FBD Semple Stadium, Tipperary 2.19 Galway 0.20. 2024,at FBD Semple Stadium, Tipperary 1.26 Galway 0.24.
Gearoid O’ Connor returned 1.13 for Tipperary in last year’s game and set a new individual scoring record, for this fixture.
Tipperary Clubs Draw
The January monthly Tipperary Clubs Draw took place last Wednesday evening, January 15th in Lar Na Pairce and on the night over €40,000 was given out in prizes. The winner of the €20,000 first prize went to Nora and Peter Doran who are members with the Moycarkey Borris club. The second prize of return flights for 2 to Australia or €5000 was won by the Kilsheelan Kilcash Adult Players group, while the €4000 lotto jackpot was not won on the night. Congratulations to all this months winners and thanks for all your continued support of the Tipperary Clubs Draw.
Munster GAA Convention
The Munster GAA Convention took place in Tralee last Saturday and signaled the end of Templederry Kenyons clubman, Ger Ryan’s tenure as Munster GAA Chairman. During his term in office, Ger has been an outstanding ambassador for the GAA and has proven himself to be a top-class administrator. We congratulate Ger on a job well done and wish him well for the future. We wish the incoming Munster GAA Chairman Tim Murphy of Kerry the very best of luck for the coming 3 years and also we extend good wishes to Waterford’s Sean Michael O’Regan who was elected to the position of Vice Chairman on Saturday night.
2025 Tipperary Club Season Pass
The 2025 Tipperary GAA club season pass is now on sale and can be purchased via the events section of the Tipperary GAA App or by contacting the Tipperary GAA office on 0504 22702. The pass which will entitle the holder entry into all adult divisional and county games at adult level will cost €170.
Win a House in Tipperary
Our draw to win a brand-new state of the art home in Cashel continues to gather pace and has seen entries from right across the globe. To celebrate we are giving away a fabulous bonus prize for January. Simply purchase a ticket anytime during January, and you’ll be entered into a draw for a chance to win the ultimate Hurling Weekend when Cork take on Tipperary in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on the last weekend in April. Thanks to Maldron Hotels, one lucky winner will receive 4 match tickets, a two-night stay with bed and breakfast, plus one evening meal for 4 at the Maldron Hotel Cork. Closing date is January 31st
To purchase your ticket to win a beautiful 4-Bedroom, 3-Bathroom, 121m² state of the art Semi-Detached home.in Cashel Co.Tipperary, and also be in with the chance of winning our bonus prize for January, go to www.winahouse.ie
Club Officer Training
Training for Chairpersons, Secretaries, Treasurers, PRO’s & Coaching Officers takes place online this coming Thursday January 16th from 7.30 pm to 9.00pm. Full details of this event have been circulated to all clubs by County Planning and Training Officer Mark McLoughlin.
2025 Munster GAA Club Forum
The 2025 Munster GAA Club Forum will take place on Saturday January 25th at Mary Immaculate College Limerick with an impressive line-up of topics and speakers. The cost is €30 per person or €80 for a club with lunch included. Tickets are now available and can be purchased via the Munster GAA website.
Munster Junior B Hurling Competition
Congratulations to Burgess who have qualified for the semi-final of the Munster Junior B Football competition thanks to a 3-08 to 0-09 win over Wolfe Tones last weekend.
Munster Junior B Hurling Competition
Best of luck to County Junior B Hurling champions Cappawhite who will take on Cork side Buttevant in the Munster semi-final at Killeedy this Saturday, January 25th following the Corks side victory over Lismore in the quarter final last Sunday.
2025 Munster GAA Club Groundsman Education Day
A Munster GAA Club Groundsman Education Day has been scheduled for Saturday February 1st from 9:30am to 1:30pm at Moneygall GAA Club. This is a unique opportunity for groundspersons, club officers (responsible for pitch management) and others to become better informed about pitch management and to see some practical aspects of green keeping at club level. For further information, please contact the National Pitch Maintenance Workgroup at nationalpitchmaintenanceworkgroup@gaa.ie
Handball News
It was a big weekend for Ladies Handball with Clare hosting the She’s Ace Festival. There was a great buzz around all the venues in which we saw many grades including Ladies Open, Ladies B, Juveniles , Mothers & Others & Mothers and Daughters Compete. The hospitality and banter at every venue made it a fantastic event and so many new friendships were made. Tipperary were well represented by Loch Eorna & Ballina Clubs. In the 17 & Under Sarah Williams Loch Eorna was in a tough group in Tuamgraney and although playing well the eventual winner Claire Minogue came out of her Group. In the 15 & Under Erin Neville Was in a group of 4 in Shannon and after some great battles she won two of her three games but failed on points to go forward to the knockout stages. In the 11& Under Emily Monaghan Ballina & Ella Slattery also done very well in their games in Clarecastle. In the Mothers & Others section we had Players competing for the first time . Evlyn Larkin , Fiona Ward & Mary Joyce although not going forward to the Knockout stages they had some great games , some wins and had a great time. In the Ladies B Karen Monaghan , Cliona Collins & Fidelma Ryan Competed. Cliona & Karen ended up in the same Group in Clooney Quinn with Fidelma in Clarecastle. All played very well winning group games but failed to reach semi Final Stage. In the Mothers & Daughters event we had three generations of the Collins Family competing with Mary & Cliona in the A Competition & Karen Monaghan & Emily Monaghan in the B Comprtition.. Karen & Emily were in Clooney Quinn and playing some great handball were unlucky to narrowly lose the quarter final to the eventual winners. All roads led to Tuamgraney for the Mother & Daughters A Competition. In a packed Gallery which saw Martina Mc Mahon from Limerick take the Senior Title Mary & Cliona Collins lined out for the Semi Final of the Mother & Daughter event. They were up against the Considine’s from Clare The crowd were entertained with a thrilling game which saw some great rallies and with the scores level throughout it was anybody’s game right to the end. The Ballina Ladies finally served out the last aces to go forward to the Final. In the Final they were up against a very strong team of the Philpot’s from Clare. Although playing very well they had to settle for Silver Medals after a very enjoyable event. It was great to see so many supporters at all the venues cheering on our ladies. They were presented with their medals by the Handball President Conor Mc Donnell.
The North Tipperary Juvenile Championships have kicked off with some great games in Nenagh . The U13 Singles was a thriller with the fancied Josh O Mahony from Newport losing out to Liam White from Loch Eorna. Josh won the first 15/13 but a great comeback by Liam in the second saw him win 15/7. Liam made no mistake in the third winning 15/4. In the U10s Semi Final Sean Mc Keogh from Silvermines had a good win over Donnacha Cahill from Loch Eorna winning 11/3, 11/3. In the second semi final in U10 there was to be another shock with William Faulkner from Newport defeated by Cathal Monaghan from Ballina. William took the first 11/9 but a great display by Cathal saw him take the second 11/7 to win on overall aces. The North Championships continue this week with the County Finals in two weeks time.
Health and Wellbeing
Thankfully the evening stretch has returned the weather has improved and it’s great to see the many Tipperary clubs back in action participating in Ireland Lights Up & the Irish Life Steps Challenge. Dry January is also in full swing remember to keep encouraging anyone completing the event to keep it going till the end of the month. It is worth remembering this initiative can be completed anytime clubs might consider this challenge later in the year as part of a Healthy Club wellbeing promotion.
Upcoming Training
Healthy Club Officer Training – February 5th 2025 7.30pm – 9pm
Registration required beforehand
Registration Link – https://learning.gaa.ie/lms/course/view.php?id=19996
Munster GAA’s Gaeltacht Scholarship Competition
Munster GAA is delighted to announce that the 2025 Scholarship Competition for secondlevel students aged between 12 – 17 years, wishing to attend a Gaeltacht course this Summer is now open for applications. (minimum stay 2 weeks). One Full scholarship per county in the province will be awarded. Scholarships will cover the full cost of the Gaeltacht course. Entry requirements are as follows: Applicants must be a current member of a GAA, LGFA or Camogie Club in Munster. Applicants aged 12 – 17 are required to submit a video recording in Irish of ONE MINUTE’S duration on the following Topic: An Fhoireann is fearr liom (Based on Gaelic games of all codes) Video to also include a brief introduction of self from the student, outlining their interest in Gaeilge and our culture. Videos and application forms to be submitted by February 26th, 2025 LINK TO APPLICATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6jcbFgXALD6SHuvN9 . Students who have already applied for a partial – scholarship in their counties may also apply for this full scholarship. Further queries can be directed by email to Tipperary’s County cultural officer mailto:irishculturalofficer.tipperary@gaa.ie .
Clubs invited to apply to GAA Green Club Programme
GAA, LGFA and Camogie Clubs are now invited to apply to Phase 3 of the GAA Green Club Programme. The programme which was established in 2020 is designed to support Gaelic Games clubs in taking simple and effective sustainability actions in their grounds and activities. The Programme is structured around the themes of Energy, Water, Waste, Biodiversity and Travel & Transport and is resourced with an online toolkit produced in partnership with local authorities and expert partners, including the Sustainable energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Local Authorities Water Programme (LAWPRo) and the Regional Waste Authorities. The toolkit is available at https://learning.gaa.ie/GreenClub and includes numerous case studies of Clubs who have successfully implemented actions, improving their facilities and reducing their impact on the environment.
Clubs who completed Phase 2 were recently presented with their awards at a ceremony in Croke Park where Uachtarán CLG Jarlath Burns described how Green Clubs are reinforcing the GAA’s social leadership, improving club facilities, and helping ensure a better future for their communities. “The breadth of initiatives being celebrated here, speaks volumes about the innovative and community-focused spirit of our clubs. The diversity of these projects demonstrates how clubs are finding creative ways to address local challenges while contributing to a national movement.”
The event was also attended by guest speaker Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin who spoke of the positive legacy Green Clubs are creating for future generations.
The GAA, LGFA and Camogie Associations are now inviting new clubs to apply to become Green Clubs. Applications are open from now until January 26th for the next round of the Green Club programme. Interested clubs can apply at: https://greenclubs.gaa.ie/ . Successful clubs will be guided through a series of steps over 2025 and 2026, supported to access funding, plan, implement and report on initiatives.
By Jonathan Cullen Thu 23rd Jan
