Tipperary GAA Scene

By Jonathan Cullen PRO

FBD Insurance County Championships

Senior Hurling Semi-Finals - Congratulations to Thurles Sarsfields and Kiladangan who have qualified for the county senior hurling final by virtue of two comprehensive semi-final wins over Loughmore/Castleiney and Toomevara last weekend. Both finalists will now look forward to their big day which is to take place in FBD Semple Stadium on Sunday, October 15th.

Premier Intermediate Hurling Semi-Finals - Thurles Sarsfields will have more than just their senior hurlers to cheer on as the clubs second team have also qualified for the Premier Intermediate hurling final thanks to a well-deserved win over Killenaule in Boherlahan last Sunday.

Sarsfields opponent in the final is yet to be decided as the second semi-final between Lorrha and Cashel King Cormacs which was due to take place last Saturday did not go ahead due to the passing of Timmy Moloney who was an outstanding player, coach and member of the Cashel club and we extend our sympathies to his family and club at this sad time, RIP. Lorrha and Cashel King Cormacs will meet this Sunday to see who will join Thurles Sarsfields in the final.

Intermediate Hurling Semi-Finals - The Intermediate Hurling final pits neighbours and cross-divisional rivals Boherlahan-Dualla and Golden-Kilfeacle against each other. Boherlahan were made battle all the way by Moneygall in a wind and rain swept Templetuohy last Saturday in a game that needed extra time to decide the outcome, while Golden Kilfeacle overcame Kilsheelan/Kilcash in Bansha in the second semi-final.

This weekend sees a return to football, but there are also several hurling games down for decision.

County Hurling Finals Preview Show

In advance of the FBD Insurance Tipperary Hurling Finals on the weekend of October 15th, Tipperary GAA are delighted to announce that a preview show for all the finals will be held in the Scouts Hall, Nenagh on Friday 13th October at 8.00pm.

The show will be a partnership between Tipp GAA TV, Clubber TV, and produced by CK Streaming, with all profits going to The Dillon Quirke Foundation.

Some fantastic guest speakers will appear including 2-time All-Ireland winning manager Liam Sheedy and All-Ireland medal winners Paddy Stapleton, Eamonn Corcoran and Conor Gleeson with more guests to be announced.

A super night’s entertainment is guaranteed and tickets are now available, with limited capacity so don’t delay and get your tickets now to avoid disappointment. Keep an eye on all social media channels for updates.

SCORE SINSEAR

Details have been conformed for the 2023 Tipperary Scór Sinsear competitions.

On Thursday, October 12th at 8.00pm in Moyne Community Centre (E41 EE39) the Tráth Na gCeist Final will take place. This is a great opportunity for teams to get involved in Scór as all that is needed is four people to make a team. Should your club wish to enter you can email your entry via the details below.

On Friday, October 13th at 7.30pm in St Michael’s Community Hall, Holycross (E41 HT96) the stage events take place. Clubs can still enter by emailing your entries to irishculturalofficer.tipperary@gaa.ie

Clubs are asked to get entries in ASAP. A reminder that when sending your entries, you must include the membership number of each competitor.

CLUB PLANNING

The Club Planning Programme in Tipperary is now accepting expressions of interest from clubs who are interested in developing a Strategic Plan for the club.

With the club season almost drawing to a close now is the ideal time to give this consideration. Trained facilitators from inside the county or outside are available to guide and support clubs through this process.

To get the ball rolling clubs are asked to simply fill out and return the Expression of Interest form to Mark McLoughlin, county Planning & Training Officer

LEADING FEMALES PROGRAMME

The Leading Provincial Females Programme has been launched.

The programme is designed for females aged 18+ interested in developing personally and also leading teams potentially through their role in Gaelic Games.

All participants will attend two days,which will examine their leadership skills. They must also attend a mid-point evening session again focusing on their leadership skills.

Finally, participants must complete at least two modules from themes across the four strands of coaching, officiating, administration, and PR/Media between each of those dates, minimum four in total. Participants may attend more than four modules in total if they wish but it is a minimum of two between each date.

All information can be found on the LGFA website.

SPECIAL CONGRESS

Croke Park was the destination for delegates last Saturday for a Special Congress.

The only motion that was defeated was Motion 1 which proposed to abolish the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Preliminary Quarter-Finals which was defeated with 51 per cent of delegates voting against it. This meant that Motion 2, which proposed to introduce a semi-final in the Joe McDonagh Cup was not voted on.

Some of the other key motions, included, Motion 3 which proposed to introduce tiered knock-out competitions for the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was supported by 93 per cent.

Motion 4, which proposed the introduction of preliminary quarter-finals in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was supported by 94 per cent. This Motion also proposed Galway and Ulster teams would compete in the Leinster Minor Championship.

Motion 5, which proposed allowing provincial council to organise round-robin championships at U20 level was supported by 95 per cent.

Motion 6, which proposed that All-Ireland Finals be played on or before the last Sunday in July was supported by 90 per cent.

Motion 9, which proposed achieving and maintaining a gender balance in the membership of the Central Council Management Committee was supported by 79 per cent.

Motion 11, which proposed that a player must have celebrated his 17th birthday prior to January 1st of the Championship year in order to be eligible to play at adult level and give a county committee the flexibility to increase this minimum eligibility for specific competitions or circumstances through a competition regulation was supported by 91 per cent.