North Tipperary GAA Affairs

Senior Hurling Championship: The Hibernian Inn sponsored North Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final double header produced two exciting games in MacDonagh Park Nenagh last Sunday. Toomevara had a 2-17 to 0-19 win over Borris-Ileigh whilst Kiladangan had a 3-24 to 4-16 extra time win over Kilruane MacDonaghs. See match reports for more details.

The semi-finals will take place this Saturday 2nd July. Kiladangan and Toomevara will resume their rivalry with a 6.30pm throw in in Nenagh whilst Cloughjordan will host the meeting of Templederry Kenyons v Nenagh Eire Og which throws in at 7.15pm.

Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship: The quarter finals of the Savvy Kitchens sponsored North Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship took place last Saturday.

Portroe had a 3-11 to 1-16 win over Shannonside rivals Ballina in Toomevara whilst Roscrea got the better of Newport 2-14 to 0-13. Penalties had to separate Silvermines and Kiladangan after the sides finished level after extra time, 3-22 to 2-25 with Silvermines winning the shootout 2-1. See match reports for more details.

The semi-finals will take place this Saturday 2nd July. Portroe and Burgess will throw in at 4.30pm in Nenagh whilst Roscrea face Silvermines in Cloughjordan at 5.15pm.

Intermediate Hurling Championship: The sole quarter final of the Kelly’s of Fantane sponsored North Intermediate Hurling Championship took place last Friday with Borrisokane putting in an impressive performance, defeating Ballinahinch 1-23 to 0-12. See match report for more details.

Borrisokane now go onto face Shannon Rovers this Friday 1st July at 7.30 pm in Puckane in the first semi-final. The second semi-final between Lorrha and Moneygall takes place on Sunday 3rd July at 7.00pm in Roscrea.

North Championship Tickets: For the Senior, Premier Intermediate and Intermediate North Championship games, admission is via ticket only. Tickets will be available to purchase online with the link on the North Tipperary GAA Social Media pages. Tickets prices are as follows: Single game - €10, Double Header - €15, Weekend Pass for all games - €20.

Streaming of Senior and Premier Intermediate Semi-Finals: The Senior and Premier Intermediate Semi-Final double headers taking place this Saturday in Nenagh and Cloughjordan will be streamed on clubber.ie. For further details, please check out the North Tipperary GAA social media pages.

Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship: Nenagh Eire Og and Toomevara played out a thriller of game last Friday in Borrisoleigh in the third round of the North Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship with Toome victorious 5-13 to 0-27. Jim Shanahan scored a hat-trick of goals for Toomevara with Adam Hall and Conor Delaney also finding the back of the net for the greyhounds.

Borris-Ileigh and Toomevara currently sit top of the table with four points, followed by Roscrea and Kilruane MacDonaghs on two points each with Nenagh yet to register points.

Round 4 will take place on Friday 8th July at 7.30pm with Borris-Ileigh facing Toomevara in Nenagh whilst Cloughjordan hosts the meeting of Nenagh Eire Og and Roscrea.

Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship: The final games of the first round of The Watch Centre sponsored North Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship took place last weekend.

On Friday, Lorrha had a 0-20 to 2-9 win over Knockshegowna in Group 1. Lorrha had a slender 0-7 to 0-6 half time lead but pushed on in the second half with Martin Gorman, David Fogarty, and Alan O’Meara prominent scorers for Lorrha.

Also on Friday, Portroe had an impressive 2-14 to 0-14 win over Silvermines in Group 2.

The Group 3 fixture on Sunday 26th saw Ballina run out comfortable 2-16 to 0-11 winners over Shannon Rovers. Ballina had a slender 2-5 to 0-10 half time lead and went onto dominate the scoring in the second half.

The second round of games are fixed for Saturday 9th July:

Group 1 – Knockshegowna v Nenagh Eire Og; Borrisokane v Lorrha

Group 2 – Silvermines v Templederry Kenyons; Newport v Burgess

Group 3 – Shannon Rovers v Kiladangan; Moneygall v Ballina

Under 19 Hurling Championships: The first round of the North U19 Hurling Championships will commence on Wednesday 6th July at 7.30pm.

‘A’ Group 1 – Silvermines v Ballina in Dolla, Nenagh Eire Og bye

‘A’ Group 2 – Kiladangan v Toomevara in Puckane, Roscrea bye

‘B’ Group 1 – Newport v Lorrha in Newport, Burgess bye

‘B’ Group 2 – Kilruane MacDonaghs v Borris-Ileigh in Cloughjordan, Borrisokane bye

‘B’ Group 3 – Portroe v Ballinahinch/Templederry in Portroe, Moneygall/Clonakenny bye.