North Tipperary GAA Affairs

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The fixtures and format for the North Junior 'A' & 'B' Hurling Leagues were released to the club's last week.

Junior 'A'

Nine teams are participating in the North Junior 'A' Hurling League with Silvermines and Newport both stepping up from Junior 'B' for the league only. The nine teams are broken into two groups as follows:

Group 1 - Silvermines, Newport, Ballinahinch, Nenagh Éire Óg, Kiladangan.

Group 2 - Borris-Ileigh, Roscrea, Kilruane MacDonaghs, Toomevara.

Group 1 will commence on Saturday, 5th April with Newport hosting Silvermines and Nenagh Eire Og hosting Kiladangan with Ballinahinch having a bye. Group 2 commences on Saturday, 19th April with Toomevara hosting Kilruane MacDonaghs and Borris-Ileigh hosting Roscrea. Full list of fixtures, round by round, are available to view on the North Tipperary GAA social media pages.

The top team in each group will qualify directly into the league final which is fixed for Friday, 30th May. The North Championship will commence on Friday, 20th June.

Junior 'B'

Thirteen teams are participating in the North Junior 'B' Hurling League and are broken into two groups as follows:

Group 1 - Roscrea, Moneygall, Borrisokane, Lorrha, Knockshegowna, Kilruane MacDonaghs, Shannon Rovers

Group 2 - Portroe, Templederry Kenyons, Burgess, Ballina, Kiladangan, Toomevara

Group 1 will commence on Sunday, 6th April with Roscrea hosting Moneygall, Borrisokane hosting Lorrha, Knockshegowna hosting Kilruane MacDonaghs and Shannon Rovers having a bye. Group 2 commences on Saturday, 3rd May with Portroe hosting Templederry, Burgess hosting Ballina and Kiladangan hosting Toome. Full list of fixtures, round by round, are available to view on the North Tipperary GAA social media pages.

The top two teams in each group progress to the semi-finals which is fixed for Saturday, 21st June with the Final taking place on Saturday, 28th June. The North Championship will commence on Saturday, 5th July.

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