North Tipperary GAA Affairs
By Michael Quinn PRO
Hibernian Inn Senior Hurling Championship: commences this week with the quarter finals. See preview on pages 58 & 59.
Entry is either via tap and go or tickets which are available to purchase on the Tipperary GAA website. All four games will be streamed live on clubber.ie. Programmes covering all quarter final/semi-final games in the Senior, Premier Intermediate and Intermediate Championships will be available to purchase at the games.
Savvy Kitchens Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship: With the Tipperary minors qualifying for the All-Ireland Final, the North Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-finals have been put back to Saturday 6th July.
Kelly’s of Fantane Intermediate Hurling Championship: With the All-Ireland Minor Hurling final fixed for Saturday 29th June, the semi-finals of the North Intermediate Hurling Championship have been moved to Sunday 30th June in Nenagh with Moneygall v Shannon Rovers at 2.30pm and Borrisokane v Portroe at 4.30pm.
The Watch Centre Junior 'A' Hurling Championship: Roscrea continued their good form with a 2-20 to 1-16 victory over Borris-Ileigh in Cloughjordan.
Borris enjoyed a 0-13 to 1-8 half time lead with the Roscrea goal coming from Liam Seacy. Roscrea got the better of Borris in the second half, outscoring their opponents 1-12 to 1-3. The half started on a positive for Roscrea with a Conor Bergin goal. Borris stayed within three points until the last ten minutes with the town side starting to pull away. Eoin Boyle scored a consolation goal for Borris.
Kilruane MacDonaghs had a high scoring 4-16 to 1-19 victory over Nenagh Eire Og in Puckane.
Conor Cleary gave Kilruane a perfect start with a goal after two minutes until Eire Og goaled in the 26th minute. However, Kilruane responded well with two goals just before half time from Rob Austin and Cormac Mannion for a 3-9 to 1-9 lead.
They maintained this lead for the second half, but Eire Og reduced it to three points. However, a Kevin Shinnors goal secured the points for Kilruane.
Kiladangan had a 2-20 to 0-17 victory over Toomevara in Shallee.
The sides were level at half time, 1-10 to 0-13, with Eoin Meagher producing an excellent finish for the Kiladangan goal. Kiladangan enjoyed a three point lead when in the 52nd minute, Conor Culhane scored their second goal after great set up play from Bill Cleary and Eoin Meagher. Kiladangan finished strongly to secure a nine point victory with Darren Ryan top scoring with 0-12 (9 frees).
See GAA Scoreboard on page 56 for this weeks round 3 games. Entry to all games is via tap and go.
The Watch Centre Junior 'B' Hurling Championship: With Kilruane MacDonaghs pulling out of the championship creating lob-sided groups (one group of five, one group of four and one group of three), the competing clubs met last Monday to revise the format. There was a vote taken and it was decided that the competition would be run on a two group of six format - with the top team in each group straight to the semi-finals with second and third to the quarter finals.
Round 1 will take place on Sunday 7th July. Group 1 - Silvermines, Newport, Knockshegowna, Portroe, Borrisokane, Burgess; Group 2 - Kiladangan, Ballina, Lorrha, Toomevara, Templederry Kenyons, Moneygall.