Tipperary GAA County Board Report

By Shane Brophy

Managers Ratified

Philly Ryan was officially ratified as the new Tipperary senior football manager on a three-year term, with a review after the second year.

Cathal Naughton (JK Brackens) and Paul Cahill (Grangemockler/Ballyneale) are two of his selectors with the reminder of his back-room team to be confirmed.

Brendan Cummins was given a two-year extension as Tipperary under 20 hurling manager, while James Woodlock was also given a two-year extension as minor hurling manager.

Presentation on underage spending

CEO Murtagh Brennan made a presentation to delegates outlining the costs associated with preparing underage teams.

In an effort to make clubs more aware of what Tipperary are spending their money on despite financial strain, it is being done without compromising standards on the field which were highlighted by regular successes over the last three years including two Munster & All-Ireland Minor hurling titles, a Munster under 20 success, two Harty Cup wins by Cashel Community School and Nenagh CBS, as well as numerous development squad tournament wins.

The costs associated annually in terms of preparing the development squads up to under 16 in hurling and Gaelic football come in around €200,000, €124,000 of that relating to the strength & conditioning link-up with Setanta College. The remainder includes staffing, physiotherapy, referees, video analysis, kit, sliotars/balls, pitch rental and feeding. There are no bus costs associated with development squads with parents/guardians bringing players to training and games and Brennan thanked them for their commitment.

Busses come into play for minor teams which comes to around €41,000 per annum while at under 20 level, players get travel expenses as the large majority come to/from school/college.

In terms of minor and under 20 panels, there is a limit of 35 players to train a maximum of three times per week with all fed after training, with the provider of meals tendered for to ensure value for money.

Physio costs for a team came come to €10-14k with similar for strength & conditioning as these teams do not come under the remit of Setanta College. There are also video analysis costs while members of the management teams receive expenses of 30c per kilometre.

‘Win a House’ fundraiser launch

Tipperary GAA are embarking on their biggest ever fundraising campaign this Saturday night with the launch of a ‘Win a House’ draw.

Following on from similar successful fundraising ventures held by county boards in Clare, Galway and most recently Limerick, the premier county is following suit as they hold a draw for a new house in Bregawn, Cashel.

The launch will take place at the Bru Boru Theatre, Cashel, this Saturday night at 7.30pm with Tipperary legend Nicky English as the special guest, while a number of other GAA personalities will also be on hand.

County Board Chairperson Jimmy Minogue invited all clubs and supporters to attend the launch night to “generate momentum from the start.”

New Tipperary GAA App

PRO Jonathan Cullen revealed that a new Tipperary GAA app will go live next weekend and will be launched at FBD Semple Stadium at the senior hurling championship semi-finals.

He said it would be the “go to” place for all things Tipperary GAA in terms of news, club fixtures & results, inter-acounty team announcements, and accessing fundraising events. Subscribers to the app will get push notifications for easier access to information.