Players Past and Present honoured at 2024 North Tipp GAA Awards
Burgess GAA club pulled out all the stops in hosting the North Tipperary GAA Awards for 2024 in Kilcoleman last Thursday night.
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North Tipperary GAA Board Vice-President Donie Nealon presents Burgess Chairperson Derek Sharkey with the MacDonagh Trophy as North Tipperary 2024 Club of the Year in the presence of North Board Chairperson Brendan Shanahan. PicasaImage 2 of 5
Sean & Nancy Darcy present the Daryl Darcy Memorial Cup to Kiladangan’s John O’Meara as Overall Footballer of the Year for 2024. PicasaImage 3 of 5
2024 Footballers of the Year, from left: David Hickey (representing Ballina club colleague JP Mbokha (U19 ‘A’), Shay Gleeson (Moneygall - U19 ‘B’), Tony Dunne (Burgess - Junior ‘B’), John O’Meara (Kiladangan- Junior ‘A’). Photos: Bridget Delaney PicasaImage 4 of 5
Nenagh Guardian Sports Editor Shane Brophy presents the Nenagh Guardian Cup to Tom Kenneally representing his son Seanie Kenneally who is the Overall North Tipperary Hurler of the Year for 2024. PicasaImage 5 of 5
2024 Hurlers of the Year. Standing: (from left) Ronan Cunneen (Silvermines - Junior ‘B’), Gavin McGrath (Kiladangan - Junior ‘A’), Tom Kenneally (rep. his son Seanie Kenneally (Moneygall - Intermediate), Stephen Kirwan (Burgess - Premier Intermediate), Sean Ryan (Templederry Kenyons - Senior). Seated: David Hickey (Ballina - Junior ‘C’), Tommy O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs - Under 19 ‘B’), Geraldine Delaney (rep. her son Tom (Borris-Ileigh Under 19 ‘A’), Eoin Grace (Burgess - Under 21 ‘B’), Archie Devaney (Under 21 ‘A’). PicasaBy Shane Brophy
Burgess GAA club pulled out all the stops in hosting the North Tipperary GAA Awards for 2024 in Kilcoleman last Thursday night.
As with recent tradition, the Club of the Year winner hosts the annual awards night with Burgess presented with the MacDonagh Trophy after winning the accolade for a third time, adding to previous wins in 2003 and 2005.
The various players of the year in each grade from under 19 ‘B’ to junior in football, and to senior in hurling were also presented with their awards, from where Kiladangan’s John O’Meara was named as Overall Footballer of the Year, and presented with the Daryl Darcy Memorial Cup, while Moneygall’s Seanie Kenneally was named as Overall Hurler of the Year and presented with the Nenagh Guardian Cup.
This years Awards had a special element as it marked the one hundredth anniversary of the Tailteann Games of 1924. The event, a mini-Olympics format, took place from August 2nd to 23rd 1924, and the Irish State used it as a signal to the world that Ireland was a country well capable of standing on its own two feet.
There were many different disciplines including athletics, and a number of competitors, who had already taken part in the Olympics Games in Paris a month previous, came to Dublin to take part.
There were also competitions in Hurling, Gaelic Football and Handball. Ireland had a hurling team and took on teams representing the exiles in Scotland, England, Wales, and the United States of America.
Donie Nealon, whose father Rody was one of the players being honoured, gave a historical account of how the Tailteann Games came about and how fellow Youghalarra native Garrett Howard, John & Mike D’Arcy from Nenagh, and John Joe Hayes from Moycarkey were part of the squad.