Tipperary GAA Scene

By Jonathan Cullen, PRO

Celtic Challenge

The Electric Ireland Celtic Challenge Cup finals took place across three venues over the course of last weekend, and there were wins for Sligo, Kildare Lily Whites, North Cork, Offaly, and Tipperary. See page 68, for report of Tipperary’s win over Galway.

All Ireland Minor Hurling Semi-Final

Following the conclusion of the round robin phase of the Minor Hurling Championship, Tipperary now know our that Galway will be our opponents in this year’s semi-final. The game is scheduled to take place on the weekend of June 18th and the CCCC will finalize the full fixture details in the coming days. Under the watchful eye of manager James Woodlock and his management team, the players have been preparing diligently for this game and over the coming week or so they will be putting the finishing touches to their preparations for what will no doubt be a very tough test.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

Last Sunday was a big day in FBD Semple Stadium Thurles with the hosting of this year’s Munster Senior Hurling Championship final. With over 45,000 people in the stadium which was the biggest attendance in a number of years, it was a credit to all those involved in the running of the event. We thank everyone who contributed in any way to making the day the success it was and making sure that all those who attended the game had the best experience possible. Congratulations to Limerick on claiming the title once again this year.

FBD Insurance County Leagues

This weekend will see six finals taking place in the hurling leagues, the action starts in Dolla on Saturday when Ballina and Burgess meet in the Division 3 final at 2.30pm while at 6.30pm in Moneygall Knockshegowna and Thurles Gaels meet to decide who will be crowned Division 6 champions.

FBD Semple Stadium will host a double header on Saturday, commencing at 5.00pm with the Division 2 final between Eire Óg Annacarty and Moycarkey/Borris in what is sure to be a very keenly contested game. The Division 1 final between Clonoulty/Rossmore and Drom & Inch will be the second game and throw in for this tie is set for 7.00pm.

On Sunday in The Ragg at 2.00pm, Borrisokane and Moyle Rovers will meet to decide the destination of the Division 4 title and at the same time in Golden, Clonoulty/Rossmore will again be in action when they play Upperchurch-Drombane in the Division 5 final.

All these games are result on the day clashes and tickets priced at €10 can now be purchased via the ticket section of the Tipperary GAA website. There will also be chip and pin contactless payments in operation at a number of venues which will allow supporters pay by card on entry to the game. Under 16’s are free and do not require a ticket.

Health & Wellbeing

Studies have shown that how people manage their conditions on a day-to-day basis greatly determines their symptoms and quality of life. The HSE Living Well programme is a group self-management programme which supports eligible participants to develop the confidence and skills required to deal with the day-to-day management of living with their health conditions and to become active partners in their own healthcare.

The programme is currently being run online for six weeks, 2.5 hours per week and addresses topics such as fatigue, sleep, pain, stress, physical activity, healthy eating, difficult emotions, low mood, depression, and general wellbeing. Tools used include problem solving, action planning and decision making. There is no charge for the programme.

The structured programme is Peer led and at least one Leader will have a long-term health condition.

The workshop is delivered in a relaxed and friendly manner where participants can share their experiences and learn from each other. Each participant will receive a resource book for self-management skills and living a healthy life.

Living Well is an evidence based, structured Self-management Programme originally developed in Stanford University, California in the 1990’s. The programme has been delivered in Ireland since 2005 and is used worldwide. It has been shown to improve quality of life and mental health.

Furthermore, this programme increases awareness of local supports available to help self-manage long term health conditions. The programme is now being launched in North Tipperary, Limerick, and Clare.

If you would like further information, contact HSE Living Well team as follows: Philip Hennessy 0871799396 or Liz Cox 0871799392.

To watch a video about the programme and find out about upcoming programmes in our area please see www.hse.ie/livingwell

Tipperary GAA Scene

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