Tipperary GAA Scene
By Michael Quinn PRO
Ger Ryan
Commiserations to Templederry Kenyons clubman and proud Tipperary man Ger Ryan who was unsuccessful in his bid for Uachtarán CLG at Annual Congress last Friday night in Croke Park.
Ger represented Tipperary and his club with immense pride and dignity throughout the campaign and we thank him sincerely for his commitment and dedication. We are certain that Ger has much more to offer the GAA at both county and national level and we look forward to seeing what the future holds for him.
Congratulations to Derek Kent of Wexford who has been elected as the 42nd Uachtarán of the Association. We wish Derek every success as he prepares to take up the role in 2027 and lead the GAA into the future.
Hard luck also to fellow candidate John Murphy of Sligo who played his part in what was a positive and engaging campaign
Tipperary Senior Footballers
Well done to the Senior Footballers who delivered an impressive performance last Sunday at the Sportsfield in Clonmel overcoming Leitrim 1-18 to 0-8. See match report.
Their next league outing takes place on Sunday, 15th March at 2.00pm when they travel to face Wicklow in Echelon Park, Aughrim. A win is essential to keep their promotion hopes alive.
Tipperary Senior Hurlers
The Senior Hurlers return to action this Sunday, 8th March when they take on Waterford in Azzurri Walsh Park at 3.15pm.
The counties have met on 50 occasions in the Hurling League, with Tipperary victorious 36 times, Waterford winning 11 and just three games ending in a draw.
Tickets for Allianz League Games
Supporters are reminded that tickets for all Allianz League games must be purchased online or in selected Centra and SuperValu stores, as tickets will not be on sale at match venues. Please note that Tap & Go will not be in operation at any venue, and in line with GAA policy for all competitions, no cash will be accepted at the turnstiles.
Minor Football
Hard luck to the Minor Footballers who lost to Wicklow last Saturday 0-10 to 1-5 in the semi-final of the Leinster Minor Football League.
Minor Hurling
The Tipperary Minor Hurling panel for 2026 was announced last week. Well done to the following players and best of luck in the year ahead. See page 87.
The Tipperary Under 17 Celtic Challenge Hurling panel was also announced last week. Well done to the following players and best of luck in the year ahead.
Conor Kelly, Mark Ryan (Arravale Rovers); Micheal Healy, Kevin Grace (Ballinahinch); Cathal Ivors (Ballingarry); Shane O’Mahoney (Ballylooby Castlegrace); Fionn Ivors (Boherlahan-Dualla); Eoin Anderson, Paul Kinane (Borris-Ileigh); Odhran Ryan, Charlie Cairns (Burgess); Jack Davis (Cahir); Jack R Walsh, Noah Power (Carrick Swan); Harry O’Connor, Ultan O’Donoghue, Evan Ryan (Cashel King Cormacs); Callum Condon (Clerihan); Sean Og Hayes (Drom & Inch); Dara Cornally, David Alarian, Niall Gleeson (Durlas Og); Ronan Gleeson, Shane Gleeson (Gortnahoe/Glengoole); Tadgh Bourke, Sean Butler (Holycross/Ballycahill); Larry O Brien, Thomas Deegan (JK Brackens); Pat Ryan (Killenaule); Dara Gaynor (Kilruane MacDonaghs); Cathal Ryan, Daniel McDonald (Loughmore/Castleiney); Sean Lanphier, Harry Sheppard, Conor Doherty (Moycarkey/Borris); Rhys Cotterell, James Heffernan (Nenagh Eire Og); Cian O’Donohue, Steven O’Brien (Newport); Charlie Carroll, Micheal Dooley (Roscrea); Alan Burke (Shannon Rovers); Mark Hoare (Silvermines); Freddie Baker, Darragh Beckett (St Marys); Adam Whyte, Dara Kelly (Toomevara); Sam Hackett (Upperchurch/Drombane).
County Leagues
The FBD Insurance County Football Leagues commence this weekend. Keep an eye on https://tipperary.gaa.ie/fixtures-results/ for the full list of up to date fixtures and results.
Post Primary Schools
Both Nenagh CBS and St Joseph’s College Borrisoleigh will be in hurling action this Saturday in their respective All Ireland Semi Finals.
Nenagh CBS will face St Kieran’s College Kilkenny in the Croke Cup ‘A’ semi-final in Rathdowney at 12 noon, while St Joseph’s College Borrisoleigh will face either Clonfert College Ballinasloe in their Michael Cusack Cup ‘C’ semi-final in Banagher at 1.00pm.
Coaching & Games Development
Tipperary GAA Coaching & Games are hosting a Warm Up & Speed Development Workshop on Saturday, 7th March at 10.00am in Fethard GAA Club.
Registration is now open for the Tipperary GAA Easter Camps. The camps will take place from 31st March to 2nd April or 7th to 9th April, running daily from 10am to 1pm at various venues across the county (see Tipperary GAA social media channels for the full list of venues and dates). The cost is €40 per child, with every participant receiving a free football and sliotar, and a €5 per child rebate going back to their club. Registration is now open at: https://tipperary.gaa.ie/tipperary-gaa-easter-camp/.
Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Best of luck to Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams as they take on An Rinn (Waterford) in the Final of the Safety Direct Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship in Newport this Saturday, 7th March at 2.00pm.
Kickhams laid down an early marker of their intentions for 2026 with an impressive semi-final display defeating Clare champions Smith O’Briens of Killaloe 3-15 to 0-13. An Rinn qualified for the final by defeating Limerick champions Murroe Boher in the first semi-final 2-12 to 1-11.
Having lost narrowly to Golden-Kilfeacle in the Tipperary Intermediate Final on October 25th last, Kickhams will be determined to salvage a trophy from their 2025 campaign and look firm favourites to win the Safety Direct trophy in this inaugural year of the competition. This novel idea of a tournament for County Intermediate hurling champions was the inspiration of Newport GAA Club who spotted an opportunity that existed following the decision of counties to send forward their Premier Intermediate winners as their representatives in the provincial Intermediate club championship. Upperchurch-Drombane proved worthy Tipperary representatives last year as they proudly won, not only the Munster Intermediate championship but also went on to win the All Ireland title. Newport GAA Club sought approval from Munster Council and received permission to run this new competition for counties Intermediate hurling champions. Precedents had already been set with Limerick clubs Killeedy and Knockaderry, running Junior 'B' hurling & football tournaments successfully for many years. For this inaugural year Newport succeeded in attracting four of the Munster counties to participate considering it was out of season and coming late after the counties 2025 championships concluded.
Programmes
The latest batch of Tipperary GAA match programmes and team sheets were released on the Tipperary Studies digital platform.
This was a collaborative initiative between the Mid, North, South & West Divisional Boards and Tipperary County Council Library Service to digitise match programmes and team sheets across the four divisions. While senior divisional final programmes were digitised some years ago, the latest release includes match programmes across all grades from senior to minor level. As more items become available, these too will be added to those online. The latest release brings the total of divisional items to 485 match programmes and team sheets. In addition to the 75 county senior hurling and 54 county senior football final programmes already online, there are now 614 items to view on the Tipperary Studies digital platform at the following link tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/75
Clubs Draw
The February Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw took place last Friday in the Castletown Inn, Castletown, Co. Laois.
Congratulations to John Ward (Fethard) who claimed the first prize of €20,000.
The top winners of the draw are listed below. The full list of winners is available to view on the Tipperary GAA social media pages. Congratulations to all our winners.
1st €20,000 – John Ward, Fethard; 2nd Return Flights for 2 or €5,000 – Fr Tom Lanigan Ryan – Ballina; 3rd €4,000 Lotto Jackpot – 11,18,24,25 – No winner; 4th €2,000 – Thomas White – Lattin Cullen; 5th €1,000 – Tommy McCarthy – CJ Kickhams Mullinahone; 6th €1,000 – Kevin Conroy – Ballina; 7th €1,000 – Thomas Morrissey – JK Brackens; 8th €1,000 – Sorcha Griffin – St Mary’s; 9th €1,000 – Mary Stephens – Kiladangan
50/50 Draw
The next Tipperary GAA 50/50 Draw will be held on Friday, 6th March. Supporters can purchase tickets via the Tipperary GAA App or at the link:member.clubspot.app/club/tipperary-gaa/fundraisers
Well done to last weeks winner Paul O’Brien (Moneygall) who won the €1,600 Jackpot.
Tipperary Supporters Club Membership
A reminder to members who have not yet rejoined to please do so now for €50. If you know anyone with a keen interest in Tipperary hurling who is not currently a member, this is a great time to let them know about the benefits of joining the Tipperary Supporters Club.
For any member paying by Direct Debit for the first time in 2026, the membership subscription will be half price, just €25.
Full details on the benefits of Tipperary Supporters Club membership can be found at:www.tippsupportersclub.com/pages/club-membership
Further details on our new app are available on our FAQ page: www.tippsupportersclub.com/pages/clubzap-app-faqs
All funds raised go directly towards supporting the Tipperary Senior Hurling Team in preparing to the highest standard for this year’s League and Championship campaigns.
Benefits of membership include:
• Text alerts for all League and Championship team news
• Notifications on the latest news from Tipperary GAA
• Access to ClubZap, the Tipperary Supporters Club mobile app
• Two chances to win a €500 cash prize in members’ draws during the League and Championship
• Members’ draws for 5 pairs of match tickets for each Tipperary Senior Championship match
• If Tipperary reach the All-Ireland Final, one ticket winner will also receive a bonus of a two-night stay for two people in the 4-star Louis Fitzgerald Hotel
• Five monthly members’ draws for a personalised, signed Tipperary jersey by the hurler of your choice (in your selected size)
• Draw for an opportunity to attend an open team training session
• Entry into a draw for younger family members to act as Tipp Team Mascot at a home League game, in conjunction with Tipp FM, including photos with the team and a visit to the commentary box
• Eligibility to vote for the official 2026 Tipperary Senior Hurler of the Year
• Selected discounts at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Mr. Mister Menswear, and the Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny
All for just €50!
Friends of Tipperary Football Membership
Support the growth and promotion of football across all age groups in Tipperary by becoming a member for just €20 annually.
Membership Benefits - Exclusive Draw Entry – All members are automatically entered into a draw for a pair of tickets to the All-Ireland Football Final, as well as a draw for a pair of tickets to the All-Ireland Hurling Final.
Purpose of Membership - Your contribution directly supports the preparation of inter-county teams at both senior and underage levels, along with improvements to training facilities.
About Us - The Friends of Tipperary Football operate as a sub-committee of the Tipperary County Board, led by an elected officer board and executive committee.
Special Offer - Early Bird Draw: Members who join before 17th March will be entered into a special draw for a luxury hamper.
2026 Tipperary Club Season Pass
The 2026 Tipperary GAA club season pass is now on sale and can be purchased via the events section of the Tipperary GAA App. The pass which will entitle the holder entry into all adult divisional and county games at adult level will cost €170.
Health & Wellbeing
There is a wide range of free mental health supports available for men, including free counselling and confidential Freephone support. Reaching out for support during a difficult time can make a real difference. To learn more about the services and options available, visit: yourmentalhealth.ie/men
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