Senior
A large crowd assembled in Dolla last Sunday evening to see Kilruane MacDonaghs book a place in the North semi-final with a 2-22 to 1-21 victory over Nenagh who lined out without the services of Jake Morris in the first half. Éire Óg had first use of the breeze and had two points on the board inside the opening minute. Kilruane responded with four points in succession to surge two ahead. After ten minutes, we led by 0-6 to 0-4. Nenagh hit a purple patch with four points on the trot. At the interval, the scoreboard read 0-14 t0 0-12 in favour of the town side.
During the break, the breeze died down, and Nenagh emerged with Jake Morris drafted into the forwards. Five minutes into the second half, Nenagh still had a two-point cushion. Kian O’Kelly fielded a long delivery and offloaded to Thomas Cleary, who, despite the attention of two defenders, rifled the sliotar to the net to put the Magpies one ahead. Conor Austin tacked on a brace of points to put Kilruane three clear. In the forty-second minute, MacDonaghs suffered a setback when Craig Morgan had to leave the field with a leg injury. Cormac Doheny was introduced as a replacement. Nenagh tacked on three points to draw level.
With Craig Morgan in the dugout and Jake Morris on the field, the momentum was with Nenagh. Conor Austin raised a crucial white flag in the forty-eighth minute. Kian O’Kelly turned the provider in chief once more when he fielded a long delivery from Páidí Williams, handpassed to Cian Darcy, who finished to the net with aplomb. In the fifty-second minute, Nenagh found the net. They slotted over a point on the restart as the pendulum swung in their favour once more. The sides were level with seven minutes left, and it was now a battle for supremacy. Down the home straight, MacDonaghs showed great resilience and composure to outscore their opponents 0-5 to 0-1 and secure a spot in the semi-final.
Team: Páidí Williams, Eoin Hogan, James Cleary, Aaron Morgan, Niall O’Meara (Capt), Craig Morgan, Jerome Cahill, Mark O’Neill, Conor Austin (0-4), Shane Cleary (0-2), Kieran Cahill, Cian Darcy (1-7), Thomas Cleary (1-0), Kian O’Kelly (0-1), Willie Cleary (0-8, 0-6 frees). Subs: Cormac Doheny, Cathal England, Cian Moyles, Michael Cleary, Jack Peters.
In the semi-final, we have been drawn to play Borris-Ileigh in Nenagh this Wednesday, 30th July, at 7.00pm. Borris-Ileigh won the County League and will be firm favourites for this encounter. Support will be vital to drive the lads over the line.
Junior
In the fourth round of the ‘A’ championship, we recorded a 4-25 to 2-13 victory over Borris-Ileigh in MacDonagh Park. We led 3-12 to 1-8 at the break.
Team: Kevin Naughnane, Paul Molloy, Eanna Hogan (Capt), David O’Sullivan, Paddy Ryan, Cormac Doheny, Eamonn Coonan, Fiachradh Ahearne Woods (0-2), Cathal England (1-1), Cian Moyles (0-5), Johnny Naughnane (0-1), Jack Mulcahy (0-4), Michael Hennelly (2-3), Niall Shinners, Michael Cleary (1-8, 0-7 frees). Subs: Oisín O’Meara (0-1),Conor Doheny, Sean Quinlan, Kevin Oakley;
Under 19
In the first round of the ‘A’ championship, we overcame an understrength Éire Óg team in Nenagh on a 3-23 to 0-14 scoreline.
Team: Tom Austin, Paul Molloy, Cathal England (Capt), Cormac Kennedy, Cian Hayes, Shane Cleary, Eamonn Coonan, Cian Moyles, Fiachra Ahearne Woods, Charlie Kennedy, Brian O’Meara, Johnny Naughnane, Michael Hennelly, Tommy O’Meara, Michael Cleary. Subs: Cathal Mcintyre, Cormac Gaynor, Jack Quinlisk Fergal Doheny, Tommy Burriss.
Best wishes to Brian O’Meara who was forced to leave the field early in the second half with an ankle injury.
In the second round, we are at home to Toomevara on Wednesday, 6th August.
U15
Our second team travelled to Boherlahan and had a comfortable victory over the home team, who were short a number of key players. This is an 11-a-side competition, but both managements agreed to play 14-a-side.
Team: Daryl King, Ronan Hayes, Ben Shiels, Sean Whelan, Conn Foley, Rian Harte, Harry O'Meara, Isaac Hussey Sheahan, Sam Harding, Harry Gannon, Mark Gaynor, Daniel O'Brien, Paul Williams.
In the next round, Durlas Óg will provide the opposition in MacDonagh Park this Thursday, 31st July, at 7.00pm.
In the fifth round of the ‘A’ championship, we came out the wrong end of a 1-18 to 2-14 scoreline against Toomevara in MacDonagh Park. We trailed 1-10 to 1-6 at the break. A much-improved second-half performance saw us fall short by the minimum of margins.
Team: Shane O'Meara, Odhran Goulding, Tadhg Teefey, Liam Dollery, Dylan Hussey Sheahan, Mark Cleary, Colin Gaynor, Jack O'Meara (1-3), Jack Ryan, Michael Hutchinson (0-1), Senan O'Leary (0-6, 0-4 frees), Rory McLoughney (0-2), Tommy Ryan, Lukah Williams (1-1), Ciaran Foote (0-1). Subs: Robert Cleary, Cian O'Looney.
Under 13
In the seventh round of the ‘A’ championship, we lost 2-12 to 2-7 against Newport in Lacken Park.
Football
Tiarnán Casey lined out on the North/Mid Tipperary U15 team that played Cork in the Clare Centre of Excellence on Saturday.
Tipperary Draw
The Tipperary Draw has been launched. The new Draw has moved online. The first prize in the August Draw is €50,000 or a Ford Ranger Jeep. From September to May, the first prize will be €20,000, with a total prize fund of almost €500,000. The link to join the Draw is on our social media pages.
Lotto
The Jackpot next week is €2,900. Tickets are available from the usual outlets, or you can play on Club Spot. Thanks for your continued support.
Bingo
The weekly Bingo session continues on Saturday night in the Fr. O’Meara Centre, Kilruane at 8.00pm with the Jackpot standing at €1,150.
Sympathy
The club extends sympathy to the family of the late Patricia Hodgins, Glenview, Ballingarry and to the family of the late Margaret Moore (née Moyles), Prosperous, Kildare and formerly, Bantiss, Cloughjordan.
