Tipperary GAA Scene
FBD Insurance County Championships
Last weekend saw the conclusion of the group stages of both the Senior football championship.
Group winners Clonmel Commercials, Kilsheelan-Kilcash, JK Brackens and Moyle Rovers will be drawn against group runners-up Upperchurch-Drombane, Ardfinnan, Loughmore-Castleiney and Ballyporeen.
In the Intermediate football championship quarter finals, Grangemockler/Ballyneale, Golden-Kilfeacle, Galtee Rovers and JK Brackens all topped their respective groups and they will be drawn against Mullinahone, Fethard, Drom & Inch and Clonoulty/Rossmore.
Both draws will be open draws with the only proviso being that teams who have played each other in the group stages cannot meet again in the quarter finals.
The participants in the Tom Cusack Cup are also known and this competition is made up of the third and fourth placed teams in the Senior championship. Group 1 teams are Aherlow, Eire Óg Annacarty, Arravale Rovers and Killenaule, while Group 2 will be made up of Cahir, Moyne-Templetuohy, Moycarkey Borris and Rockwell Rovers. The next round of football games will be played on October 23rd – 24th.
Attention next weekend turns to the various hurling competitions with games in Senior, Intermediate and Under 19 levels. The action commences on Friday in Semple Stadium when Loughmore-Castleiney and Killenaule face off in the Senior hurling championship Preliminary Quarter Final at 7.30pm in a game that will also be livestreamed on Tipperary GAA TV. The other featured livestream games will be the County U19 ‘A’ Hurling final between Thurles Sarsfields and St Marys at 2.00pm in Cashel on Saturday and then on Sunday the clash of Moycarkey/Borris and Roscrea from Templemore at 2.00pm.
Tipperary Clubs Draw
The Tipperary Clubs Draw for 2021–2022 commences this Friday and will be broadcast live on Tipp FM from 9.30pm.
This year’s draw is packed with amazing prizes, none more so than the star prize in draw no 1. Not only will the lucky winner be driving off in a brand new Renault Captur E-Tech 2 from Cleary Motors Thurles, they will also win title ownership of racehorse Sean Hogan. The winner collects all prize money from his races & gets to meet the horse and select colours that he runs in. Sean Hogan the 6-year-old prizewinning racehorse is trained in Tipperary by Mouse Morris.
In total the draw will have 11 cars, cash prizes ranging from €5000 to €200 as well as the monthly lotto jackpot which will be a minimum of €3000, and some very attractive holidays including a Family Holiday to Australia, Cheltenham Trip for 4, Florida Family Holiday, Lapland Trip for 4 and a Golf Holiday for 6.
So if you want to be in with a chance of winning a prize while also helping your local club financially, you can join now via the Tipperary GAA website https://tipperary.gaa.ie/shop/tipperary-2021-2022-draw/ , by contacting Lar Na Pairce or with your local club promoter and it only costs €100 for the year.
Tipperary GAA Yearbook
The 2022 Tipperary GAA Yearbook is being compiled and the Yearbook committee is seeking articles and information for inclusion.
Clubs that have accomplished any unique achievement in 2021 are requested to send through an appropriate article for inclusion. Similarly, in another disjointed year on and off the field of play, it is most important that clubs record and document any charity or fundraising events they undertook. These events epitomize the heart and soul of the GAA in every parish and their community across the Premier County.
The Yearbook committee are looking to all clubs to submit any obituaries of their deceased members in the last twelve months. The maximum number of words for an obituary is 150 and please include the club name and the years also, e.g. 1939-2021, as well as his/her G.A.A. achievements and a photograph of the deceased person.
The deadline for sending information is Monday, 15th November. E-mail information and photographs which must be named to Tipperary Yearbook Committee at yearbook.tipperary@gaa.ie
Scór
At a meeting of Coiste Náisiúnta Scór last Thursday, a decision was made to start the Scór 2022 season with Scór na nÓg. The Coiste hopes this will now give certainty to the Scór GAA family who are eagerly awaiting a return to action. A decision will be made with regards to dates etc. for commencement in due course. We hope this will give certainty to all those young musicians, dancers and entertainers out there that are raring to go!
Beidh muid i dteagmháil libh go luath nuair a bheidh cinnteacht ann maidir le dátaí agus mar sin de. Idir an dá linn, coinnigí súil amach ar leathanach Facebook Scór le coinneáil suas chun dáta.
Healthy Club Conference 2021
The role of the GAA in offering meaningful connection, purpose, and social cohesion post pandemic will be amongst the themes explored at the GAA Healthy Club (virtual) Conference 2021, on Saturday 30th October.
The free conference will use the evidence-based ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’ framework – Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give – to highlight the important contribution Healthy Clubs make to the wellbeing of their members and communities, and to explore how this can continue as the Healthy Club Project expands in 2022.
The event also marks the opening of expressions of interest for new clubs to get involved in the Healthy Club Project, with the GAA Community & Health department setting a target of 200 new clubs to join next year the almost 300 clubs already accredited as official ‘Healthy Clubs’. The Healthy Club Project is delivered in partnership with Irish Life (corporate social responsibility partners), Healthy Ireland, the HSE, National Office for Suicide Prevention, and the Tomar Trust. It aims to expand clubs’ positive influence as they broaden their remit from sports clubs to becoming hubs for health in their community.
Conference attendees will get a flavour for what’s required of and available to a club that registers to participate in the Healthy Club Project. They will also have an opportunity to experience some of the new initiatives that are being rolled out through the GAA’s Community & Healthy Department, including GAA Games for All (diversity & inclusion), Social Games (recreational Gaelic Games), Green Clubs (sustainability) and Youth Leadership.
Guest speakers will include Dr. Tony Bates, one of the leading advocates of and authorities on youth mental health in Ireland; All Ireland winner and GAA/GPA Player of the Month for September, Tyrone’s Conor Meyler; six time All Ireland winner Julia White; Cork U20 football manager, Keith Ricken and Ulster Wheelchair Camogie Player and Coach, Geraldine Mc Garrigle. The workshops will also be brought to life by inspiring Healthy Club case studies showcasing examples of Healthy Clubs in action.
For more information regarding the Healthy Club Project, visit www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/community-and-health/
Healthy Clubs My Mind Matters Challenge
The GAA Healthy Club Project is e partnering with Irish Life to encourage club members this October to participate in a wellbeing challenge via the MyLife App that has the potential to raise €10,000 for Samaritans Ireland.
The three-week ‘GAA Healthy Clubs My Mind Matters’ challenge throws-in on October 10th.