Representatives from Toomevara, Moneygall, Nenagh Eire Og, Cahir, Boherlahan-Dualla, Moycarkey/Borris, Kilruane MacDonaghs and Newport/Ballinahinch at the launch of the FBD Insurance Tipperary Intermediate Camogie Championship. PHOTO: MARTY RYAN/SPORTSFOCUS

Can Nenagh bounce straight back up?

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Group 1: Newport/Ballinahinch, Cahir, Kilruane MacDonaghs, Moycarkey/Borris

Group 2: Toomevara, Moneygall, Nenagh Eire Og, Boherlahan-Dualla

This year the Intermediate championship is split into two groups of four teams.

There is never much between any of the intermediate sides with games each week always very hard to call.

Newport/Ballinahinch were impressive winners of the league and will be hoping Emma Flanagan will bring her good form from the Tipp juniors into the club championship while they also have Eimear Carey and Saoirse McGrath to call upon along with Tipp minor full back Aoife Mellerick.

Roisin Howard and Niamh Costigan are two big players for Cahir while Kilruane MacDonagh’s will have Laura Shinners and Amy Quinlisk in their ranks. Kilruane had a very poor championship last year so will be hoping for big improvements from the start.

Moycarkey/Borris are up from Junior ‘A’, having also won the Junior ‘B’ the previous year. To win three county finals in a row would be some achievement but with players like Sarah Corcoran, Kate Ralph, and Molly O’Dwyer they will go a long way in the intermediate championship.

Having being beaten in last year’s final, Moneygall will be hoping they can go one step further. They are another team with plenty of talent with Mary Ryan, Edwina King and Caithlyn Treacy to name just a few.

Having been relegated last year from senior, Nenagh Eire Og will want to put down an early marker as they begin their championship campaign. Grace O’Brien is a huge asset up front and opposition teams will have to have a plan to try and curtail her influence.

Toomevara were impressive this year in the league, losing in the final. They have Jill Anne Quirke to come back into the side fresh off a great year with the Tipperary juniors.

Boherlahan-Dualla have settled in well to Intermediate having won promotion from Junior ‘A’ a few years ago. Sarah Delaney and Clodagh Horgan are just two of their more experienced players while they also have county minor stars Paula Quirke and Sarah McLoughlin to call upon.

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