Tipperary GAA Scene

Munster Senior Football Championship

Having overcome Waterford in the quarter final, our senior footballers hit the road this Saturday as they head to Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney to play Kerry in the Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final at 4.00pm.

There is no hiding the fact that this will be a very big test for David Powers side who will be hoping to build on their opening performance and use the game as good preparation for the Tailteann Cup.

Tickets can be purchased from the ticket section of the GAA website as well as in selected Centra and Supervalu stores, the game will also be broadcast live on the GAAGO platform.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The eagerly awaited Munster senior hurling championship gets underway this weekend and our senior hurlers will be heading for Cusack Park in Ennis where they will take on Clare at 4.00pm on Sunday in what is expected to be a very tough game of Liam Cahill’s charges.

Having played well in the league, the players will know that they will need to bring their performance levels to the next level for the championship.

There have been 56 previous championship meetings between the counties. Tipperary won 38 games to Clare's fourteen, with four draws.

Tickets can be purchased from the ticket section of the GAA website as well as in selected Centra and Supervalu stores, the game will also be broadcast live on the GAAGO platform.

Munster Under 20 Hurling Championship

Our under 20 hurlers will welcome Limerick to FBD Semple Stadium this Friday for what is a must-win game having recorded just one league point in the first two rounds by virtue of a draw against Clare. To their credit and indeed the credit of the team management, the players have prepared really well and hopefully with a little bit of luck they will get the results they need in the last two rounds to secure a place in the knockout stages of the championship.

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Our Minor hurlers will have played their round 4 game against Limerick at this stage and hopefully will have got the result they need to keep their championship hopes alive as they look towards the last round and a home tie against Waterford in FBD Semple Stadium on April 25th.

Munster Minor Football Championship

The minor footballers recorded a fine 1-11 to 0-7 win over Limerick in Rathkeale on Thursday.

Next up is a clash with Waterford which takes place in FBD Semple Stadium this Thursday April 20th at 7pm.

Official opening of Pairc na nEalaí

Carrick Swan Hurling, Football & Camogie Club will officially open their new facilities at Pairc na nEalaí in Carrick-on-Suir on Sunday, April 30th at 11.30am when the President of the GAA Larry McCarthy will cut the ribbon on what can only be described as a state of the art development that is a credit to all those who have been involved in bringing the project to fruition.

After the formalities are completed, the club will have food and light refreshments in the marquees on site and it is hoped that a big crowd will attend on the day. The club has extended an open invitation to the clubs of the county to come along on the day and celebrate with them.

Best wishes Fergal

Good wishes and appreciation are extended to Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams clubman Fergal Horgan who has decided to call it a day as a referee. Fergal represented his club and county with distinction throughout his time as a referee and to his credit he added to every game he refereed in a very positive way.

He refereed the game in a very firm but fair way and was never afraid to let things flow. In a time where the availability and recruitment of referees is becoming more and more difficult, Fergal’s absence will be felt across the various levels he has excelled in as a referee.

We thank him for his immense contribution and wish him well into the future.

Munster Scór Na nÓg Final

What a day of entertainment we were all treated to in Ovens, Co. Cork last Saturday for the 50th anniversary of Munster Scór Na nÓg.

The Premier County were well represented and thanks must go to all the clubs who have worked so hard this years to get to this stage. When the results were called the Premier emerged with two Munster titles to their name.

Our wonderful figure dancers from Newcastle retained their Munster title with a fabulous figure. Well done to the girls and their coach Kathy McGrath.

Our second Munster title went to Daithi Kennedy from the Templederry Kenyons Club. Daithi’s performance of a cross-eyed Monaghan hurler was outstanding and brought the house down, Well done Daithí.

Congratulations also to the Newport Quiz team who have qualified for the All-Ireland Final having finished third.

Although success may have eluded Tilda Geraghty (Solo Singing), our Upperchurch/Drombane Novelty and Music Groups as well as our JK Brackens Set Dancers they have done their families, clubs and county proud on what was a very high standard of competition today.

Our three acts now go forward to the All-Ireland Final in the INEC Killarney on Saturday, May 6th.

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