Congratulations to Cian Darcy, who has been named the Lory Meagher Player of the Year. He had an outstanding debut season in the Longford colours scoring 3-67 during the campaign, including 0-13 in the final
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Our U15 ‘A’ team claimed the Shield title with a victory over Lorrha/Rovers and our C Team lost out to a strong Newport side in the County semi-final.
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In the County U19 ‘B’ final, a 1-22 to 1-16 victory over Arravale Rovers in Kilcommon secured the club’s first County title in this grade.
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In the County final, we will play Arravale Rovers this Saturday, 28th September, in Kilcommon at 3.00pm
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We claimed the Minor ‘A’ title for the first time since 2006 with a 1-22 to 1-8 victory over Toomevara in Puckane.
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A 2-14 to 0-16 victory over Upperchurch Drombane in Templederry secured a place in the County final where we will play either Arravale Rovers or Kilsheelan.
Read More. Congrats to our U19 hurlers who had a 3-22 to 1-11 victory over Newport in the North Final.
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Despite losing 2-20 to 1-19 against Toomevara in the third round, we have qualified for the quarter-final. We finished on four points the same as Toomevara, but they claimed top spot on the head to head rule.
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Senior In the third round of the County championship, we play Toomevara this Saturday, 24th August, in Nenagh at 3.45pm. This will be a huge test against a Toomevara side who are tipped by many to have a big say in the destination of Dan Breen. Admission is by ticket. Tap & Go will also […]
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Congratulations to Amy Quinlisk, Laura Shinners and the Tipperary junior camogie team on their victory over Laois in the All-Ireland final.
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A 4-15 to 0-18 victory over a very good Nenagh side saw Kilruane MacDonaghs capture the North/West League title in a sun-drenched MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan that was in pristine condition for the game.
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In the first round of the County championship, we recorded a 4-20 to 1-25 victory over Drom & Inch in Templederry.
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The new Tipperary Draw commences in July with a €500,000 prize fund.
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In the fifth round of the championship, we lost 0-17 to 1-13 against Kiladangan. The teams were level in added time, but Kiladangan scored the winner in the 65th minute.
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Congratulations to the Tipperary minor team and management on the magnificent victory in the All-Ireland final.
Read More. We made our exit from the North championship after a 2-26 to 1-19 loss against Templederry in Dolla.
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Congratulations to the Kilruane NS U13 camogie team, who won their County final with a victory over Boherlahan NS in Semple Stadium.
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Best wishes to the Kilruane NS U13 Camogie team, who play Boherlahan NS in the County Final in Semple Stadium his Wednesday, 12th June, at 1.20pm.
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Kilruane NS U13 camogie team have qualified for the County final
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Tim Dwyer Property Management & Sales sponsored socks for the U15 panel. Thanks to Tim for this generous gesture.
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Congratulations to Laura Shinners and Amy Quinlisk, who played on the Tipperary intermediate team that claimed the Munster title with a victory over Kerry.
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Friday, 10th May 2024, is a night that will go down in the history books of Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA & Camogie club as the most successful fundraiser ever ran.
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Best wishes & speedy recovery to James Gould who broke his collar bone in the Féile na nGael u15 match vs Clonoulty Rossmore.
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Over 40 contestants will compete in 6 rounds of games to try and win a massive €10,000 cash prize to be divided between their chosen charity/club (€7,000) and themselves (€3,000).
Read More. Our Quid Game Fundraiser takes place on Friday, 10th May, in the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh to raise funds for for a 1km community walking track and a second playing field for our growing number of members.
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Congratulations to Jerome Cahill on overcoming Jack Doyle (Kilkenny) to win the All-Ireland Junior Men’s title in Croke Park.
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We’ve got a lineup of 6 games that will test contestants’ skills, challenge their wits, and leave you on the edge of your seats. The event takes place on Friday, 10th May, in the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh. All funds raised will go towards our club development.
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Congratulations to Susan O’Brien, who has been elected Vice-President of the Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA & Camogie Club.
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All of out teams from u13 to u17 played football championship games over the weekend.
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In the first round of the County League, we travelled to Templemore and recorded a 1-19 to 0-11 victory over JK Brackens.
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Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of club vice-president Des Gaynor. Suaimhneas síorai dá anam uasal cróga.
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The annual Easter Camp takes place in MacDonagh Park from 26th to 28th March from 10.00am to 2.00pm each day.
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The club extends sympathy to the family of the late Seamus Dunne, Old Post Office, Carney and formerly Cloughkeating.
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Sean Hayes was presented with the 2023 U19 ‘B’ Footballer of the Year Award at a function in Lorrha on Saturday night. Ross Austin was presented with the U19 ‘B’ football medals.
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The Tipperary Draw was held in the Clough Inn last Friday. Tom Killackey, who won the first prize in the January Draw, was presented with the keys of his Citroen C3 car. Outgoing Kilruane MacDonaghs co-ordinator Carmel Daly was presented with a bouquet of flowers in recognition of her trojan work in promoting the Tipperary Draw over many years.
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Congratulations to Jack Mulcahy, Brian O’Meara, Jack Peters (management) and the Nenagh CBS team on their dramatic and historic victory over Ard Scoil Rís in the Harty Cup final.
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Congratulations to Sean Melia, who was elected Vice-President of Kilruane MacDonaghs at the recent meeting of the club executive. Sean is one of our most loyal supporters and has given decades of service at the weekly Kilruane Bingo session and as a steward in MacDonagh Park.
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Well done to Jack Mulcahy, Brian O’Meara, Jack Peters (management) and the Nenagh CBS team on their victory over Charleville CBS in the Harty Cup semi-final.
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Well done to Jack Mulcahy, Brian O’Meara, Jack Peters (management) and the Nenagh CBS team on their victory over CBS Cork in the Harty Cup quarter-final.
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Sympathy is extended to the families of Joe McCarthy, Chris Quinlan and all who passed away this week. Congratulations to Tom Killackey, Main Street, Cloughjordan, who won the first prize of €18,000 in the January Draw.
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The Kilruane MacDonaghs club would like to wish its supporters, players, committee and officials a peaceful and safe Christmas and a New Year blessed with good health and filled with contentment.
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After a thrilling contest, we were edged out 3-21 to 2-21 by Silvermines in extra time in the North final. (Photo – Nenagh Guardian)
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In the u21 semi-final, we had a 2-15 to 1-11 away victory over defending champions Burgess. — Congratulations to the Cloughjordan U13 football team on their 4-3 to 1-8 victory over Upperchurch NS in the County final in Littleton.
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The Annual General Meeting is pencilled in for Friday, 1st December at 8.30pm. In the U21 semi-final, we play Burgess in Kilcoleman on Sunday at 12.00pm.
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In the Junior ‘C’ final, we lost 0-19 to 1-13 against Silvermines after extra time in testing conditions in Toomevara.
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In the Junior ‘C’ final, we play Silvermines in Toomevara this Saturday, 11th November, at 2.00pm. || Niall O’Meara has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.
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Congratulations to Cloughjordan and Kilruane schools on victories in their respective North U13 football finals.
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We qualified for the Junior ‘C’ final with a hard-earned 3-12 to 2-14 away victory over Ballina.
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S tMichaels Cloughjordan qualified for the county final while Kilruane NS boys and girls teams won their groups.
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U19 Footballers lost out in County Semi-Final. Junior C’s Drew With Borrisoleigh. U15s Lost out in Plate Final. U14s Won the Festival of Hurling Tournament. U9s Wrap up their year.
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After a very challenging year, we finished on a very positive note with a well-deserved 2-18 to 0-20 victory over Upperchurch Drombane in the relegation semi-final in Dolla.
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In the ‘C’ County final, our second team lost 3-9 to 2-7 against Portroe in Moneygall. It was a great effort by the team in a game that was played in atrocious weather conditions.
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A large crowd from the parish descended on Dundrum for the U13 County finals. The foul weather necessitated a change from the original venue in Clonoulty.
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Out U17s lost out to Borrisoleigh on a scoreline of 3-10 to 0-23.
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Congrats to our u13 teams who won the North Tipperary U13A and U13D finals in Dolla on Saturday.
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Despite giving their best performance of the season, MacDonaghs just came up short with Moycarkey prevailing on a 1-23 to 1-21 scoreline in Templederry.
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In the third round of the County championship, we play Moycarkey Borris on Saturday in Templederry at 6.15pm.
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After last Sunday’s 4-21 to 3-19 loss against Roscrea, the result of the final round against Moycarkey Borris will determine whether we finish third or fourth in the group.
In the second round of the County championship, we play Roscrea in Nenagh on Sunday at 2.00pm. This is a crucial game for the team, so we are asking all our supporters to head to Nenagh and get behind the lads.
Read More. We began the County championship with 3-16 to 0-15 loss to Toomevara in Nenagh.
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A 4-9 to 1-7 victory over Roscrea in Borrisokane brought the U19 ‘B’ football title to the parish for the first time.
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We collected our first points in the championship with a merited 3-18 to 1-23 victory over Nenagh in Toomevara.
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Despite a good display in the North Quarter Final our senior hurlers were defeated by Borrisoleigh by 3 points in Dolla on Sunday.
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Mixed fortunes for our junior and u19 hurlers in their first championship outings with a narrow loss for the juniors against Borrris-Ileigh and a win for the u19s over Silvermines.
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We had mixed fortunes in the opening rounds of the u15 championship. We had to give second best to Toomevara in the first round but returned with a good victory over Kiladangan in round 2.
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Best wishes to Craig Morgan, Niall O’Meara, Kian O’Kelly and the Tipperary team in the All-Ireland quarter-final against Galway in Limerick on Saturday evening.
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The Complex was packed to capacity last Friday night for the launch of the new Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA & Camogie jersey and the ‘’Friends of MacDonaghs’’sponsorship initiative. Author and broadcaster Damian Lawlor and Michelle Drysdale, great granddaughter of Thomas MacDonagh were in attendance for the launch.
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Three parish teams were in action in the County Finals in Semple Stadium. Well done to the three teams and thanks to the teachers who continue to promote Gaelic games in our parish schools.
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Congratulations to Cathal England, Cian Moyles and the Tipperary U17 team on their 1-28 to 0-27 AET victory over Galway in the All-Ireland final in Birr on Saturday
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Kilruane NS U11 hurling team qualified for the County final with a two-point victory over Cappawhite NS in the Ragg. The Kilruane U11 camogie team also booked a place in the final in Semple Stadium by getting the better of Cappawhite. Cloughjordan U13 camogie team advanced to the County semi-final with a victory over Gaelscoil Cluain Meala.
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Congratulations to Cloughjordan, who claimed the North U13 hurling title with a victory over an Ardcroney side that pushed them all the way to the final whistle.
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In the North ’B’ final, we had to give second best to a very good Roscrea side that took the title on a 8-7 to 4-4 scoreline.
Read More.Senior In the fourth round of the County League, we lost 5-20 to 2-20 against JK Brackens in MacDonagh Park. Although we conceded four first-half goals from David O’Shea (11th & 26th mins), Ned Delaney (12 & 17th mins), we were level at the break on a 2-11 to 4-5 scoreline. MacDonaghs had responded with […]
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In the quarter-final of the North Championship, we play Borris-Ileigh.
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In the third round of the County League, we lost 3-19 to 0-19 against Toomevara in MacDonagh Park, fielding just six of the team that started in the County final.
Read More.Senior In the third round of the County League, we play Toomevara in MacDonagh Park this Sunday, 16th April, at 12.00. Junior Football We play Roscrea in the semi-final on Sunday, 7th May, at 7.00pm with the venue to be confirmed. U17 Football In the North/Mid League, we recorded a hard-earned 3-3 to […]
Read More.Senior In the second round of the County League, we lost 1-21 to 0-14 against Drom & Inch in The Ragg. MacDonaghs lined out with five of the County Final winning team and finished with just four of that side when Cian Darcy went off injured in the 55th minute. The home team led 0-12 […]
Read More.Senior In the second round of the County League, we play Drom & Inch in the Ragg on Saturday, 1st April at 6.00pm. Junior Football The scheduled game against Nenagh fell foul of the weather last weekend. Details of the refixture have yet to be confirmed. U17 Football In the North/Mid League, we […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County League, we lost 3-24 to 1-17 against Thurles Sarsfields in MacDonagh Park. Both teams were understrength with MacDonaghs fielding just seven players that featured in the County final. The first half was very evenly contested with Thurles enjoying a 1-10 to 1-7 lead at the interval. Cormac […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County League, we play Thurles Sarsfields in MacDonagh Park on St. Patrick’s Day at 12.00 noon. U17 Football In the second round of the North/Mid League, we came out the wrong side of a 2-5 to 1-7 scoreline against Moyne Templetuohy in MacDonagh Park. Kilruane spurned some […]
Read More.Senior The first round of the County League against Thurles Sarsfields in MacDonagh Park has been brought forward to St. Patrick’s Day with throw-in at 12.00 noon. Junior Football In the first round of the championship, we are away to Nenagh this Sunday, 12th March at 12.00 noon. Roscrea are also in the group. […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County League, we are at home to Thurles Sarsfields on the weekend of 19th March. Toomevara, Drom & Inch, JK Brackens and Nenagh Éire Óg are also in the group. Junior Football In the Munster semi-final, Kilruane MacDonaghs lost 5-10 to 2-5 against Diarmuid O’Mathunas in Knockaderry. […]
Read More.Junior Football Kilruane MacDonaghs play Diarmuid O’Mathunas (Cork) in the Munster Junior ‘B’ semi-final in Knockaderry, Limerick Eircode: V42WC61 on this Sunday, 26th February at 2.00pm. Admission is €10. Inter County Kian O’Kelly lined out at wing-forward on the Tipperary team against Kilkenny in the Dillon Quirke Foundation Challenge in Semple Stadium. He […]
Read More.Club of the Year The North Board has named Kilruane MacDonaghs the 2022 Club of the Year. Thanks to all our players, coaches, selectors, officials and supporters who worked so hard to make 2022 such a successful year. This is the sixth time the club has been awarded this prestigious accolade 1975, 1977, 1978, 1985, […]
Read More.Long Puck Competition The Long Puck Competition in aid of the Dillon Quirke Foundation was held in MacDonagh Park last Saturday. Cian Darcy emerged victorious and will represent the club in the County final in Clonoulty on Saturday. A total of €760 was raised. Thanks to all who participated and supported. It is hoped to […]
Read More.Long Puck Competition Dan, Hazel, Shannon and Kellie Quirke have launched The Dillon Quirke Foundation in an effort to raise awareness and save lives by screening every G.A.A. player, both male and female, from the age of 12 upwards. By doing so, they hope to prevent other families from going through the heartache of losing […]
Read More.Junior Football In the Munster Club Junior ‘B’ football tournament we will play the winners of the Diarmuid O Mathunas (Cork) and Castletown Ballyagran (Limerick) in the semi-final which is scheduled for Sunday, 26th February in Knockaderry (Limerick) at 2.00pm. Dinner Dance The Dinner Dance took place in the Abbey Court Hotel last Saturday […]
Read More.Dinner Dance The Dinner Dance takes place in the Abbey Court Hotel on this Saturday, 21st January at 7.00pm. The successful senior hurlers and junior footballers will be presented with their medals at the function. Medal Presentation The Juvenile Club held a presentation night in the MacDonagh Complex on last Friday night. Senior captain […]
Read More.Medal Presentation The annual Tipperary Coiste na Óg Captains’ Night and Medal presentation was held in the Ragg. James Gould (U13 A) and Oisín Carroll (U13 D) received County medals on behalf of their respective teams from Tipperary minor star Tom Delaney. Cillian Healy was presented with his Humphrey Kelleher medal and Ray Quinlivan received […]
Read More.U21 A 2-11 to 0-12 loss against Burgess in Kilcolman ended our aspirations in this championship. The game was in the balance until a late goal for the home side sealed the issue. It was a day in which defences were on top and scores from play were at a premium. It was always going […]
Read More.U21 A 2-16 to 1-9 home victory over Newport secured a place in the semi-final. A brace of goals from Kian O’Kelly inside the first ten minutes helped lay the foundation for victory. We led by 2-10 to 0-4 at the interval. Newport shaded the second half but MacDonaghs always kept sufficient daylight between the […]
Read More.Junior Football Congratulations to the Junior ‘B’ football team and management on their 1-11 to 0-10 victory over Boherlahan Dualla in the County final. This was the 61st County title to come to the parish, the 9th in football. Seamus Hennessy, who lined out at full-forward, won a County Junior ‘B’ hurling medal in 2004, […]
Read More.Junior Football Our junior footballers qualified for the County final of the ‘B’ championship with a hard-earned 2-5 to 0-10 victory over Cappawhite in Newport. Aided by the wind in the first half, MacDonaghs led by 2-2 to 0-4 at the interval with Carl Williams scoring both goals. With the wind in their backs Cappawhite […]
Read More.Junior Football We play Cappawhite in the County semi-final of the ‘B’ championship on this Sunday in Newport at 1.00pm. U21 In our first round in Tony Reddin Park we played out a draw with Lorrha/Rovers. We scored 3-13 in reply to 1-19 from the home team. The omens didn’t look great at the […]
Read More.Junior Football We will play Cappawhite in the County Junior ‘B’ football semi-final on Sunday, 27th November in Newport at 1.00pm U21 In the first round of the hurling championship we play to Lorrha/Rovers in Lorrha on this Saturday, 19th November at 3.00pm. U17 Football A 5-2 to 1-8 victory over Moneygall/Clonakenny […]
Read More.Munster Club It was a game too soon and a bridge to far in the Munster Club Quarter-Final against an outstanding Ballygunner side. No dishonour in giving second best to the All-Ireland champions. Thanks to the players, management and backroom team for their commitment and dedication throughout a testing season. Dan Breen will rest in […]
Read More.The Annual General Meeting of Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA Club will take place on Friday, 2nd December 2022 at 8.00pm AGENDA 1. Minutes 2021 Annual General Meeting 2. Secretary’s Report 3. Treasurer’s Report 4. Chairperson’s Address 5. Nominations/Motions 6. Election of Officers 7. A.O.B. 8. Votes of Sympathy Motion received for discussion […]
Read More.County Final After the drawn game the mandatory post mortems were held in the local hostelries or where two or three gathered. Wise old heads nodded and whispered that “we had left it behind us.” However, they forgot to delve more deeply into our history to recall that the same sentiments were widely expressed after […]
Read More.County Final Best of luck to the team and management in the County final replay against Kiladangan in Semple Stadium on Sunday at 3.00pm. The team gave a tremendous performance last Sunday and showed great strength of character to chisel out a draw in the closing minutes. We had fantastic vocal support last Sunday. We […]
Read More.County Final Best of luck to the team and management in the County final as they take on a very formidable Kiladangan outfit. The team has prepared well with the management adopting a low-key approach. We urge all our followers to let their voices be heard in Semple Stadium and drive the team over the […]
Read More.Senior We qualified for the County final for the first time since 1986 with a merited 2-17 to 1-14 victory over Upperchurch Drombane in Semple Stadium. Heavy morning rain made conditions difficult for the players. MacDonaghs played into the Killinan End in the first half and dominated the early exchanges. However, three wides in three […]
Read More.Senior We take on Upperchurch Drombane in the County semi-final in Semple Stadium on Sunday at 2.00pm. Upperchurch are on the crest of a wave at the moment and will bring serious momentum into the game. However, if we can match their intensity we are in with a chance. We ask our supporters to travel […]
Read More.Senior Last Saturday’s hard-earned but well-deserved 2-17 to 2-15 victory over Toomevara secured a place in the County semi-final for the first time since 2019. It was the first time since 1990 that we recorded two successive championship victories over our neighbours – 1986 & 1990 North finals. This latest victory follows on from our […]
Read More.Senior In the County quarter-final we play Toomevara in Semple Stadium on this Saturday, 24th September at 5.45pm. Admission is by ticket only. Tap and go system will also operate. Junior C In the second round we play Silvermines in MacDonagh Park on this Sunday, 25th September at 5.00pm. U15 Our first team qualified […]
Read More.Senior In the County quarter-final we have been drawn to play Toomevara in Semple Stadium on Saturday, 24th September at 5.45pm. U17 In the semi-final we lost lout to Moneygall Clonakenny in Toomervara on a 1-17 to 2-6 scoreline. Kilruane trailed by 1-11 to 1-4 at the break. MacDonaghs had advantage of wind in second […]
Read More.Senior A 3-15 to 1-20 victory over Clonoulty Rossmore in Templetuohy secured top place in the group and a County quarter-final spot for the seventh time in eight years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). With 62 mins gone Jerome Cahill was harshly penalised 45 metres out and Jack Ryan slotted the resultant free […]
Read More.Senior In the final group game we play Clonoulty Rossmore in Templetuohy on Sunday at 12.30pm. It is crucial that all our supporters make their way to Templetuohy and get behind the lads. For very understandable reasons Clonoulty will have the support of neutrals so we all have an obligation to back our team on […]
Read More.Senior After last Sunday’s 3-19 to 1-17 loss against Nenagh our championship fate hinges on the result of the final group game against Clonoulty Rossmore. A victory would secure top spot in the group. Anything less would put us in third place. The Nenagh game was played in perfect conditions on a well-prepared but hard […]
Read More.Senior We play Nenagh Éire Óg in the County championship in the Ragg on Sunday at 12.30pm. After the traumatic game against Clonoulty this is going to be a very difficult assignment for the lads so it is very important that supporters travel in force and get behind the team. Admission is by ticket only. […]
Read More.Dillon Quirke RIP The traumatic ending of the game against Clonoulty Rossmore affected everybody present in Semple Stadium. We left Thurles hoping that Dillon Quirke would make a fully recovery. Sadly, the news of Dillon’s passing filtered through later that night and there was a palpable sense of shock throughout the parish in general and […]
Read More.Senior In the second round of the County championship we play Clonoulty Rossmore in Semple Stadium on this Friday, 5th August at 7.30pm. This will be a big task for the team against the West champions so we urge all our supporters to head to Thurles and get behind the lads. Admission is by ticket […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County championship MacDonaghs recorded a 4-22 to 0-10 victory over Moycarkey Borris in the Templederry. The team that had looked lethargic and leaden-footed against Kiladangan played with purpose and pace on this occasion. Ten players got on the scoresheet and 4-18 of the final tally came from play. […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County championship we play Moycarkey Borris in Templederry on this Saturday, 23rd July at 6.30pm. This will be a very difficult assignment for the team so all support would be appreciated. Two years ago, against the same opposition, we were fortunate to get out the gap with a […]
Read More.North Final Thanks to all the club members who helped out with the stewarding arrangements for last Sunday’s Hibernian Inn North senior final. A special word of thanks to JP McKenna who once again gave us the use of his field for parking. Junior After last weekend’s results we are guaranteed a place in […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to the Tipperary minor team and management in the All-Ireland final against Offaly. Senior After their exit from the North championship the team must now regroup for the first round of the County championship against Moycarkey Borris which is scheduled for Saturday, 24th July. U19 In the […]
Read More.Senior On next Sunday, 26th June we play Kiladangan in the quarter-final of the North championship in Nenagh at 4.00pm. Junior After two encouraging performances in the early rounds we had to give second best to a very useful Roscrea side in Toomevara and lost out on a 3-24 to 0-14 scoreline. MacDonaghs had […]
Read More.Junior MacDonaghs lost out by the minimum of margins to Toomevara on a 1-19 to 1-18 scoreline in the second round of the championship in Nenagh. Injury ruled out Conor Austin, Brian O’Meara, Matthew Moyles, Martin Grace and Pat Conway while Kevin Ryan had work commitments. The management had to be creative in selecting the […]
Read More.Junior Football We won our first North title in this grade since 1975 with a 5-8 to 0-8 victory over Shannon Rovers in Borrisokane. On a perfect evening for football there was very little between the sides for most of the game and the scoreline is not an accurate relection of the play. In the […]
Read More.Junior Hurling The Juniors begin their campaign with a game against Nenagh Éire Óg on this Friday, 3rd June in Toomevara at 7.45pm. Junior Football We advanced to the final of the ‘B’ championship with a 3-12 to 1-4 away victory over Moneygall. MacDonaghs were always in control of this game and led by […]
Read More.Inter County Commiserations to Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy, John Casey and the Tipperary senior team on the loss to Cork. Senior On last Saturday we participated in the Ger Grace Memorial Tournament in Dolla. This was an an 11-a-side competition. It took a while for our players to come to grips with the format […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy, John Casey (Physio) and the Tipperary senior team against Cork on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased in the usual Centra and SuperValu outlets or online. Senior In the final group game of the County League we drew with Borris-Ileigh in MacDonagh Park. Score: MacDonaghs […]
Read More.Inter County Commiserations to Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy, John Casey and the Tipperary senior team on the loss to Limerick. Hard luck to Páidí Williams and the Tipperary U20 team that lost to Limerick in the Munster Final. Senior In the last round of the League game we play Borris-Ileigh in MacDonagh Park on […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Páidí Williams and the Tipperary U20 team that takes on Limerick in the Munster final in the Gaelic Grounds on this Wednesday, 4th May at 7.30pm. Best of luck to Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy, John Casey (Physio) and the Tipperary senior team against Limerick on Sunday. Senior In […]
Read More.Inter County Commiserations to Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy, John Casey and the Tipperary senior team on the loss to Clare. It will be a daunting task to overcome Limerick in the next round and stay in contention for qualification. Best of luck to Páidí Williams and the Tipperary U20 team that takes on Cork in […]
Read More.Inter County Commiserations to Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy, John Casey and the Tipperary senior team on the narrow loss to Waterford. It was a noble effort against one of the championship favourites. Craig made an impressive championship debut, holding Stephen Bennett scoreless. Paidi Williams acquitted himself well in the number one jersey as the Tipperary […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy, John Casey, the Tipperary senior team and management in the Munster championship game against Waterford. Best wishes to Paidí Williams who is a member of the Tipperary U20 hurling panel that plays Waterford in Semple Stadium on this Wednesday, 13th April at 7.00pm. Senior […]
Read More.Senior A five-point home victory over Nenagh saw the team collect their second brace of points in the County League on a 5-14 to 0-24 scoreline. A very heavy shower at the start of the game made the conditions difficult for both teams. The first half was very even with a Paddy Ryan goal after […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County League MacDonaghs chalked up a 6-19 to 4-14 victory over JK Brackens in Borrisoleigh. Team: Conor Doheny, Conor Austin, Kieran Cahill, Eanna Hogan, James Cleary (0-1), Jack Peters, Eoin Hogan (0-1), Mark O’Neill (0-2), Matthew Moyles, Paddy Ryan, Conor Cleary (1-2), Jerome Cahill (1-3), Thomas Cleary (1-1, […]
Read More.County League In the first round of the County Senior League we play JK Brackens in Borisoleigh on Monday, 21st March at 8.00pm. Junior A home game against Nenagh Éire Óg on Saturday 26th March at 4.30pm will see our Junior ’A’ team begin their League campaign. Toomevara, Roscrea, Borris-Ileigh and Kiladangan are also […]
Read More.County League In the first round of the County Senior League we play JK Brackens in Borisoleigh on Monday, 21st March at 8.00pm. Membership Membership subscriptions are now due. Fees for 2022: Adult Players €100; Players U17 €60; and non-playing adults €60. Club Package Once again a very attractive Club Package is being […]
Read More.County League In the first round of the County Senior League we have been drawn away to JK Brackens. This game is scheduled for the weekend of 20th March with details still to be finalised. Borris-Ileigh, Clonoulty Rossmore, Nenagh Éire Óg and Thurles Sarsfields are also in the group. Membership Membership subscriptions are now due. […]
Read More.Membership Membership subscriptions are now due. Fees for 2022: Adult Players €100; Players U17 €60; and non-playing adults €60. Club Package The Club Package is growing in popularity each year. For just €200 you will have a full year’s Lotto subscription, entry to the Tipperary Draw as well as your membership. In effect, supporters […]
Read More.Allianz League Craig Morgan lined out at corner-back in Tipperary’s victory over Laois in testing conditions. Cian Darcy was among the substitutes. Underage Coaches All coaches involved with underage teams must be Garda Vetted, attend a Safeguarding Course and obtain a minimum coaching qualification. Our outgoing Children’s Officer Yvonne O’Looney has done tremendous work […]
Read More.Allianz League Craig Morgan and Cian Darcy have been selected on the Tipperary senior hurling panel for the forthcoming National League. Tipperary Draw Congratulations to Timmy and Lynn Kelly who won €1,000 in the recent Tipperary Draw. Lotto The Jackpot now stands at €2,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets or […]
Read More.Thanks The adult hurlers and camogie players would like to thank everybody who helped make the Christmas Shoe Box Appeal such a resounding success. Lotto Congratulations to Eoin Gleeson, Puckane who won the €2,900 Jackpot on 27th December. The Jackpot now stands at €2,100. Tickets are available from the usual outlets or you can […]
Read More.Under 14 A busy season finished on a high note under lights in Borrisoleigh when the U14 hurlers claimed the North ‘A’ title with a hard-earned 4-11 to 1-9 victory over Ballina. MacDonaghs led by four points at the interval but Ballina cut the deficit to two at the second water break. However, a strong […]
Read More.AGM A well-attended and very productive Annual General Meeting was held in the clubroom on last Friday night. Prior to the meeting Fr. Pat Greed celebrated Mass for deceased members in Cloughjordan Church. Chairman Joe Whelan welcomed all to the meeting before the secretary’s comprehensive report on the year’s activities was read. On behalf of […]
Read More.AGM The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Clubroom on Thursday, 9th December at 8.00pm. It will be preceded by Mass for deceased members in Cloughjordan Church at 7.30pm. Covid Protocols will apply with all attendees having to wear a mask. Under 12 In the U12 ‘D’ final Kilruane MacDonaghs claimed the […]
Read More.AGM The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Clubroom on Thursday, 9th December at 8.00pm. It will be preceded by Mass for deceased members in Cloughjordan Church at 7.30pm. Covid Protocols will apply with all attendees having to wear a mask. Nomination forms are available on the club website www.kilruanemacdonaghs.com and must be […]
Read More.Under 21 A 3-13 to 0-16 loss away against Portroe ended our championship aspirations. MacDonaghs began impressively and hit four points without reply. Portroe settled into the game and a goal in the 15th minute edged them a point ahead. The Magpies led by 0-9 to 1-4 at the interval. On the resumption the game […]
Read More.Under 21 We are away to Portroe in the quarter-final on Saturday at 2.00pm in what is to be the final championship in this grade. This is a straight knockout competition. AGM The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Clubroom on Thursday, 9th December at 8.00pm. It will be preceded by Mass […]
Read More.Junior ‘C’ A 2-9 to 1-7 semi-final loss against Kiladangan in Puckane brought the campaign to an end. MacDonaghs had the aid of a slight breeze in the first half and led by three points at the interval. The game was finely poised all through but two second half Kiladangan goals tilted the balance in […]
Read More.Senior For the second year in a row Loughmore ended our interest in the championship. Goals win games and this was borne out on Saturday evening. The concession of four goals in the first half left the team with a mountain to climb. To their credit they dominated possession in the second but couldn’t get […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs play Loughmore-Castleiney in the Dan Breen quarter-final in Semple Stadium on Saturday at 5.00pm. This game will be shown on RTE. The teams have clashed on five previous occasions in the championship: 1986 County Semi-Final in Cashel MacDonaghs 1-14 Loughmore 2-8; 1987 County Semi-Final in Semple Stadium Loughmore 1-12 MacDonaghs 0-12; 1994 […]
Read More.Junior ‘A’ A 2-23 to 2-12 loss against Nenagh in the semi-final ended our championship aspirations for this year. We trailed by two points at the interval with the scoreboard reading 0-10 to 0-8 in favour of Nenagh. With the breeze at their backs Nenagh dominated the third quarter and surged into a twelve-point lead […]
Read More.Senior A four-point victory over Roscrea on a 3-19 to 2-18 scoreline in Toomevara cemented our position as group winners. Considering we lined out without Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Mark O’Neill and Paidí Williams this was a good victory over a Roscrea side that had played exceptionally well against Nenagh. After 51minutes Roscrea had surged […]
Read More.Senior On this Sunday, 26th September Kilruane MacDonaghs play Roscrea in the final group game in Toomevara at 5.00pm. The club will not be selling tickets for the game. Tickets can be purchased on www.tipperary.gaa.ie and supporters can also pay at the gate. Junior ‘A’ In the final group match Kilruane MacDonaghs lost out […]
Read More.Senior A three-point victory over Borris-Ileigh on a 2-24 to 2-21 scoreline in Semple Stadium ensured top spot in the group and a place in the quarter-final. Considering we were in the “Group of Death”, a place in the quarter-final with a game to go is no mean achievement. The team gave their best display […]
Read More.Senior We play Borris-Ileigh in the second round of the County Championship in Semple Stadium on Friday at 7.30pm. Tickets can be bought online and can also be bought on the night. We need massive support to drive the noys over the line. Junior C In the second round of the championship we were […]
Read More.Senior Our County campaign got off to a winning start with a two-point victory over Nenagh. Borris-Ileigh will provide the opposition in the second round which is scheduled for the weekend of 12th September. Junior A We came out the wrong end of a 0-17 to 0-11 scoreline against Borris-Ileigh in the third round […]
Read More.Senior After last Sunday’s loss in the North Final attention now switches to the County championship against Nenagh in Toomevara on Sunday at 1.00pm. It was a good effort against Kiladangan who finished the stronger to take the title. Congratulations to Kiladangan who are worthy champions. Junior In the third round of the championship […]
Read More.Senior Victories over Portroe and Borris-Ileigh have booked a place in the final against Kiladangan in Nenagh on Sunday evening at 6.15pm. Best of luck to the team and management. This is an all ticket game. We will have a limited allocation of tickets for distribution. Text 0872176452 with your order. We regret that we […]
Read More.Senior After a three-point victory over Ballina we have been drawn against Portroe in the quarter-final in Nenagh on this Wednesday, 11th August at 7.00pm. This is an all ticket game and 2020 passes are not valid. Junior Two late goals from Shane Williams (54th minute) and Tom Dooley (64th minute) helped secure a […]
Read More.Senior Ballina provide the opposition in the first round of the North championship in Puckane on this Wednesday, 4th August at 7.00pm. This is an all ticket game and 2020 passes are not valid. Junior The championship begins with a home game against Toomevara on this Thursday, 5th August at 7.00pm. This is also […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Niall O’Meara, Craig Morgan, Eamon O’Shea and the Tipperary team in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final against Waterford on Saturday. Commiserations to Kian O’Kelly and the Tipperary U20 team that lost out to Cork in the semi-final. Senior We have been drawn to play Ballina in the first round of […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to Kian O’Kelly who was part of the Tipperary U20 team that defeated Waterford in the Munster quarter-final. Kian scored four points before he sustained an injury in the second half and had to leave the field. Commiserations to the Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team that lost out to Limerick […]
Read More.Munster Final Best of luck to Niall O’Meara, Craig Morgan, Cian Darcy and the Tipperary team in the Munster Final against Limerick. Senior League A twelve-point loss in MacDonagh Park scuttled hopes of qualifying for the League final. Score: Toomevara 3-21 Kilruane MacDonaghs 0-18. The damage was done in the first half when Toomevara […]
Read More.Senior Toomevara will provide the opposition in the third round of the County League in MacDonagh Park on this Sunday, 11th July at 12.00 noon. Junior The Magpies flew across the border to take on Toomevara in the League and recorded a well-deserved six-point victory against our neighbours on a 1-17 to 0-14 scoreline. […]
Read More.Senior In the second round of the County League MacDonaghs had a 1-18 to 1-16 home victory over Loughmore Castleiney. On a perfect day for hurling on a pristine pitch the Magpies had the advantage of a very slight breeze in the opening half. The visitors hit the first point of the game but Cian […]
Read More.Senior In the County Championship Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn in an all North group with Borris-Ileigh, Nenagh and Roscrea. In the second round of the County League we will be at home to Loughmore Castleiney on this Sunday, 27th June at 12.00. Junior In the first round of the League MacDonaghs lost out […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs chiselled out a great draw against Borris-Ileigh in the first round of the County League played in Bishop Quinlan Park. Score: MacDonaghs 4-10, Borris-Ileigh 0-22. Considering that MacDonaghs had to field without so many regulars, it can be viewed as a very valuable point. Throughout the game Borris-Ileigh enjoyed more possession but MacDonaghs […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs will play Borris-Ileigh in the first round of the County League on this Saturday, 12th June in Borrisoleigh at 7.00pm. Admittance is by ticket only with a hundred spectators allowed attend. Our allocation will be 40 tickets. Junior The Junior A League will commence on Saturday, 19th June with the commencement […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs will play Borris-Ileigh in the first round of the County League on Sunday, 13th June. Loughmore-Castleiney and Toomevara are also in the group with the top team qualifying for the final. The second round will be played on the weekend of 27th June with the final round on the weekend of 11th […]
Read More.Allianz League Well done to Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team on the victory over Galway. We wish a speedy recovery to Bonner Maher. Membership The membership deadline of 31st May is looming ever nearer. Fees for 2021: Players U19 €30; Players over 19 €100 – this includes Lotto Subscription for the year; and […]
Read More.AGM A very successful Annual General Meeting was held on Zoom last week. Chairman Joe Whelan presided and proceedings were completed without any technical glitches. History was made when Carmel Daly became the first lady elected as one of our joint Presidents. Carmel filled the vacancy caused by the death of Tom McLoughney. The promotion […]
Read More.AGM The Annual General Meeting will be held on Zoom on this Wednesday, 12th May at 8.30pm. The link has been circulated to members. Return to Play All our teams commenced training this week after a Covid spike in the locality delayed the return. Thanks to all our coaches and Covid supervisors who facilitated […]
Read More.AGM The Annual General Meeting will be held on Zoom on Wednesday, 12th May at 8.30pm. The link will be circulated to members early next week. Return to Play With Covid still affecting the locality the Club Executive has decided to defer the scheduled commencement of underage training for another week. The situation will […]
Read More.Juvenile AGM A very successful Annual General Meeting of the Juvenile Club was held last Friday night on Zoom. The following were elected : Chairman John Jones; Vice-Chairman Brian Gaynor; Secretary Yvonne Kennedy; Child Welfare Officer Yvonne O’Looney; North Board Delegate John O’Meara; PRO Gilbert Williams; Coaching Officer Barney Naughnane; Fitness & Agility Officer John […]
Read More.Juvenile AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Juvenile Club will be held on this Friday, 23 April at 8.30pm. The Zoom Link will be circulated to parents via WhatsApp and to supporters via the club Text List. Return to Play All our juvenile teams will return to training next week. Parents/Guardians will have […]
Read More.Membership Membership fees for 2021: Players U18 €30; Players over 18 €100 – this includes Lotto Subscription for the year; and non-playing adults €30. Subscriptions are now due. Payment options will be outlined in next week’s notes. Club Package The Club Package is growing in popularity each year. For just €200 you will have […]
Read More.Oisín Williams (2004-2021) The tragic and unexpected death of sixteen-year-old Oisín Williams, Deerpark, Cloughjordan has stunned the parish and the Kilruane MacDonaghs Club. His passing at such a young age has left the community reeling. From an early age Oisín and his hurl were inseparable, a hurl in one hand and the sliotar in the […]
Read More.Minor Management In last week’s notes one name was inadvertently omitted from the setup. It should have read: John Hyland (Manager), Mark O’Leary (Coach), John Casey, Fr. Pat Greed and Damian Lawlor. Last Man Standing Congratulations to James Ferris, Portroe who won €500 in the Last Man Standing Fundraiser. This venture was organised by […]
Read More.Management Teams The following have been appointed for 2021: Senior – Liam O’Kelly (Manager), Brian O’Meara (Coach), Paddy Quinlan (S& C) & Dan Finnerty (Trainer) ; Junior – Jim Williams (Manager/Coach), Colin England, John Quinlan & Tom Quinlisk; U21 Hurling & Football – Barney Naughnane (Manager/Coach), Jimmy Cahill, John Casey & Martin Walsh; U19 Hurling […]
Read More.AGM The Annual General Meeting scheduled for 22nd January has been deferred. An alternative date will be arranged as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the executive has appointed managers for the Senior, Junior ‘A’, Junior ‘C’, U21 and U19 teams with the full complement of selectors almost finalised. Level 5 Under the current Level 5 […]
Read More.Under 20 Best wishes to Kian O’Kelly and the Tipperary team in the Munster Final against Cork. AGM The Annual General Meeting is pencilled in for Friday, 22nd January. However, as the Covid situation deteriorates the club executive may be forced to put alternative plans in place and conduct a virtual meeting. In such a […]
Read More.AGM The Annual General Meeting is pencilled in for Friday, 22nd January. If restrictions don’t allow the meeting to proceed in the normal fashion, we will revert to plan B and go online. In such a scenario members can email the secretary to obtain both the secretary’s and treasurer’s reports. Lotto The Jackpot now […]
Read More.Inter County Congratulations to the Tipperary footballers on their magnificent victory over Cork in the Munster Final. Thanks to all our supporters who lit candles at dusk on Saturday last to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Commiserations to the Tipperary hurling team on losing out to Galway. The numerical disadvantage proved too big […]
Read More.Munster Championship Commiserations to Tipperary on last Sunday’s loss. Hopefully, the scenic route will prove to be as successful this year as it has been in the past. Tipperary Draw Congratulations to Michael Cummins, c/o Cronan Casey who €1,000 in the latest Draw. You can still join by contacting Carmel Daly 0872409854. Lotto […]
Read More.Fixtures With the GAA’s decision to suspend club games the resumption of the junior and U21 football competitions as well as the commencement of the U21 hurling championship are now clouded in a dense fog of uncertainty. On the juvenile front the County U14 ‘D’ hurling final against Fr. Sheehy’s as well as the divisional […]
Read More.Under 21 Football In the County semi-final we lost 1-13 to 0-5 to Arravale Rovers in Borrisoleigh. The final scoreline does not do justice to the efforts of MacDonaghs who had to line out without county senior panellist Craig Morgan. At the first water break the sides were tied on 0-2 each. Arravale led by […]
Read More.Under 21 Football Kilruane MacDonaghs take on Arravale Rovers in the County ‘A’ semi-final in Borrisoleigh on this Friday, 2nd October at 7.30pm. The North championship has not been completed and we were nominated to represent the division. Under 12 On last Friday evening we travelled to Puckane for a game against the host […]
Read More.Junior In a fiercely contested semi-final, we were just pipped 1-11 to 0-12 by Nenagh in Puckane. The team had shown dramatic improvement since the first round against the same opposition when there was a margin of sixteen points between the sides. MacDonaghs were fired up on this occasion and took the game to their […]
Read More.Junior In the semi-final Kilruane MacDonaghs play Nenagh in Puckane on this Saturday, 19th September at 5.30pm. The sides met in the opening round in Borrisokane with Nenagh recording a comfortable victory. MacDonaghs head into this encounter as rank outsiders but having chalked up three victories on the trot they are ready to give one […]
Read More.Junior We qualified for the semi-final with a well-deserved 1-16 to 0-11 victory over Knockshegowna in Borrisokane. This was our first victory over this opposition since we prevailed in Puckane in 2014 on a 2-17 to 2-16 scoreline. On this occasion we enjoyed a 0-9 to 0-8 interval lead. However, the outcome was in the […]
Read More.Junior A 2-18 to 0-20 victory over Roscrea in Ballingarry in the fourth round keeps us in the hunt for a place in the semi-final. MacDonaghs had the aid of the light breeze in the first and were quickly into their stride with a brace of points from Declan Barrett and one from Martin Grace. […]
Read More.Junior We kept our qualification hopes alive with a 2-12 to 0-13 victory over Borris-Ileigh in Shalee. This was our first win in the championship since 27th August 2016 when we recorded a 1-14 to 0-13 victory over Burgess in Dolla. In the first half MacDonaghs had the fall of ground in their favour but […]
Read More.Senior After last Saturday’s hard-fought win over Moycarkey Borris we face Loughmore Castleiney in Semple Stadium on Sunday at 2.30pm. This game will be broadcast live on TG4. Junior In the second round of the championship we lost out to Toomevara in a sun-drenched St. Cronan’s Park in Roscrea on a 0-24 to […]
Read More.Senior In the second round of the championship we face Moycarkey Borris on this Saturday, 8th August in Templemore at 3.00pm. There will be updates on our Twitter Page @MacDonaghsGAA. Junior Despite an encouraging opening quarter, we came off second best against a formidable Nenagh outfit in the opening round of the championship in […]
Read More.Senior After last Saturday’s loss against Thurles attention now switches to the second round game against Moycarkey Borris on Saturday, 8th August in Templederry at 3.00pm. Due to government restriction on attendance, the club will receive only 30 tickets for this game which will be allocated to the team and management. We regret that we […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County championship we play Thurles Sarsfields in Holycross on this Saturday, 25th July at 3.00pm. The game will be live streamed. There will be a log on link on the Tipperary GAA website with a paywall subscription of €10. Our social media will provide further information on this. […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County championship Kilruane MacDonaghs will play Thurles Sarsfields in Holycross on Saturday, 25th July at 3.00pm. This game will be live streamed. Match Tickets In accordance with government guidelines attendance at matches will be restricted to 500. Players, backroom, officials, stewards and media are included in that […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County championship Kilruane MacDonaghs will play Thurles Sarsfields in Holycross on Saturday, 25th July at 3.00pm. We face Moycarkey Borris in the second round and Loughmore Castleiney will provide the opposition in the final group game. Junior Kilruane MacDonaghs take on Nenagh Éire Óg in the first […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County championship Kilruane MacDonaghs will play Thurles Sarsfields in Holycross on Saturday, 25th July at 3.00pm. Juvenile Championships The U16 hurling championship begins on Monday 20th July with the U12s in action the following day. The U14 competition is scheduled to start on Thursday, 23rd July. […]
Read More.Return to Play MacDonagh Park reopens on this Wednesday, 24th June for adult training and on Saturday, 27th June for underage training. Contact training and challenge games are allowed from Monday, 29th June. Club fixtures can resume on Friday, 17th July. Dressing rooms will remain closed until 20th July. Our teams will return to train […]
Read More.Return to Play MacDonagh Park reopens on Monday, 29th June. The club executive is preparing to have the pitch Covid ready by that date. Appropriate signage will be erected and hand sanitising facilities will be provided. Joe Whelan and Gilbert Williams have been appointed club Covid Supervisors. In addition, all club teams are now engaged […]
Read More.GAA Road Map The GAA Guidelines for Return to Play will see MacDonagh Park open Monday, 29th June. Small groups will be allowed to train from that date onwards. Full team training will commence on 20th July with club championships scheduled to recommence on 31st July. Inter-county competitions are pencilled in to start on 11th […]
Read More.St. Conlon’s Nursing Home The Kilruane MacDonaghs senior hurlers, intermediate camogie players and minor hurlers 5k a Day Fundraiser has come to an end. Over fifty players participated in this very successful Fundraiser and in the process raised €8,533 for St. Conlon’s and its wonderful frontline health care staff. The players would like to […]
Read More.Covid-19 Support Our Healthy Club Committee has organised a large cohort of volunteers who are ready and willing to help anybody in the community who needs messages, fuel, prescriptions etc collected. Please contact our co-ordinators Martina 08798902128, Brian 0872535695 or Gilbert 0872176452 in the strictest confidence and we will do our best to help. All […]
Read More.Covid-19 Support Our Healthy Club Committee has organised a large cohort of volunteers who are ready and willing to help anybody in the community who needs messages, fuel, prescriptions etc collected. Please contact our co-ordinators Martina 08798902128, Brian 0872535695 or Gilbert 0872176452 in the strictest confidence and we will do our best to help. All […]
Read More.Covid-19 Support Our Healthy Club Committee has organised a large cohort of volunteers who are ready and willing to help anybody in the community who needs messages, fuel, prescriptions etc collected. Please contact our co-ordinators Martina 08798902128, Brian 0872535695 or Gilbert 0872176452 in the strictest confidence and we will do our best to help. All […]
Read More.Covid-19 Support With the country in virtual lockdown and all over 70s confined to home our Healthy Club Committee has organised a large group of volunteers who are ready and willing to help anybody in the community who needs messages, fuel, prescriptions etc collected. Please contact our co-ordinators Martina 08798902128, Brian 0872535695 or Gilbert 0872176452 […]
Read More.Covid-19 Support The club has an ever-growing group of volunteers who are ready and willing to help anybody in the community who needs messages, fuel, prescriptions etc collected. Please contact our co-ordinators Martina 08798902128, Brian 0872535695 or Gilbert 0872176452 in the strictest confidence and we will do our best to help. All our volunteers will […]
Read More.Covid-19 Matches and training sessions in all grades have been suspended until 29th March at least. Players and managers should note that the GAA Injury Benefit Fund has also been suspended during this period. Support The club has an ever-growing group of volunteers who are ready and willing to help anybody in the community […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County League we lost out by the minimum of margins to Éire Óg in Nenagh on a 1-14 to 1-13 scoreline. MacDonaghs had the first use of the wind and led by 0-9 to 0-6 at the break. The home side hit 1-2 in the early minutes of […]
Read More.Allianz League Niall O’Meara and Cian Darcy featured in Tipperary’s win over Waterford while Craig Morgan and Justin Cahill were also on the panel. Senior In the first round of the County League we are away to Nenagh on this Sunday, 8th March at 11.30am. Junior The start of the league has been […]
Read More.Allianz League Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy and Craig Morgan featured in Tipperary’s victory over Westmeath while Jerome Cahill was also on the panel. Senior In the first round of the County League we are away to Nenagh on Sunday, 8th March at 11.30am. Under 21 Football For the third week in a row […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn away to Nenagh in the first round of the County League which commences on the weekend of 8th March. Upperchurch, Moycarkey, Kiladangan, Lorrha, Thurles and Portroe are also in the group. Junior An away game against Nenagh on the weekend of 15th March will open our league campaign. […]
Read More.Under 21 Football The scheduled football game against Borrisokane fell foul of storm Ciara at the weekend and will now take place on Saturday, 15th February in Borrisokane at 2.00pm. Minor Football Kilruane MacDonaghs are away to Portroe in the first round of the ‘B’ championship on this Sunday, 16th February at 11.30pm. (Note […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn against Lorrha in the first round of the North championship which takes place on the weekend of 29th March. Under 21 Borrisokane will provide the opposition in the Under 21 ‘A’ football championship in Borrisokane on Sunday at 2.00pm. Fitzgibbon Cup Craig Morgan and Darragh Peters […]
Read More.Senior In the Dan Breen Cup Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn in a group with Loughmore, Thurles and Moycarkey. Commentators have already dubbed it the “Group of Death.” MacDonaghs last championship encounter with Loughmore was in 2004 in when the sides shared the points in Moneygall. Score: MacDonaghs 1-15 Loughmore 2-12. The Magpies and Moycarkey […]
Read More.Fitzgibbon Cup Craig Morgan and Darragh Peters lined out on the Mary I team that qualified for the quarter-final with a 4-24 to 1-19 victory over LIT while Cian Darcy scored 2-6 for the UL side that kept their qualification hopes alive with a 3-21 to 0-13 victory over Trinity. Awards Night Craig […]
Read More.Management 2020 The following management teams have been appointed: Senior Hurling – Billy O’Shea (Manager), Noel Larkin (Coach) and Mick Ryan (Selector); Junior Hurling – Martin Walsh (Manager), Jim Williams (Coach) and Colin England (Selector); Minor Hurling & Football – Mark O’Leary (Manager/Coach), Fr. Pat Greed, Kevin O’Brien and Aidan Ryan (Selectors). Liam O’Kelly has […]
Read More.Adjourned AGM The Adjourned AGM of the senior club takes place in the Clubroom on this Friday, 10th January at 8.00pm. All members are invited to attend. Under 21 Football Kilruane MacDonaghs will play in the ‘A’ championship along with Borrisokane and Inane Rovers. Minor Football Kilruane MacDonaghs will play in the ‘B’ […]
Read More.Juvenile AGM A record crowd attended the Annual General Meeting of the Juvenile Club on last Thursday night. Attendees were presented with a very comprehensive report of activities during 2019. This report can be viewed on www.kilruanemacdonaghs.com There was great debate and discussion on a variety of issues including maximising player participation, retention of players, […]
Read More.Juvenile AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Juvenile Club takes place in the Clubroom on this Thursday, 12th December at 8.00pm. Everybody interested in the promotion of Gaelic Games in the parish is invited to attend. The club is always seeking new volunteers. Previous playing or coaching experience is not necessary to become involved. […]
Read More.Under 21 We lost out by the minimum of margins to Toomevara in the North semi-final on a 1-12 to 0-14 scoreline in Borrisoleigh. The sides were level at the interval: MacDonaghs 0-10 Toomevara 1-7. The crucial score of the game came in the 19th minute when a shot for a point came back off […]
Read More.Under 21 In the North semi-final Kilruane MacDonaghs take on Toomevara in Borrisoleigh on this Sunday, 1st December at 2.30pm. The team face into this encounter as underdogs but if they strike form an upset could be on the cards. Supporters are asked to travel in force and get behind the team. AGM The […]
Read More.New York Classic Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill and Craig Morgan were part of the Tipperary senior panel that played against Kilkenny in the New York Classic at the Citi Field. Under 21 The North semi-final is expected to take place on the weekend of 1st December. Draw The Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA & Camogie […]
Read More.Car Draw The Draw will take place in Nenagh Golf Club on this Saturday, 16th November at 10.00pm. This promises to be a great night with live music and refreshments provided. There are 22 prizes on offer: 1st Citroen Touch C3 Car (Supplied by Mulcahy Car Sales); 2nd €2,000; 3rd €1,000; 4th €500; 5th & […]
Read More.Billy O’Meara Tournament The finals of the Billy O’Meara U14 tournament were held recently in MacDonagh Park. Roscrea got the better of Moneygall/Clonakenny in the Cup final while MacDonaghs saw off the challenge of Ballinahinch/Templederry in the Plate final on a 1-8 to 1-4 scoreline. Panel: Tom Austin, Conal Daly, Colm McAteer, Eoin O’Neill, Ray […]
Read More.Under 21 We have received a bye into the semi-final. Kiladangan have also received a bye. Moneygall play Toomevara and Nenagh take on Roscrea. Under 14 On last Saturday MacDonaghs played Drom & Inch in the final of their tournament in the Ragg. After a very close encounter the home side came out on […]
Read More.Senior Our effort to reach our first County senior final since 1986 came up agonisingly short in Semple Stadium last Sunday. Although only a point separated the sides at the finish Borris-Ileigh were deserving winners. MacDonaghs led by a point at the interval but in truth should have been at least six points ahead. The […]
Read More.Senior After last Sunday’s 1-23 to 1-10 victory over Clonoulty-Rossmore in Templetuohy we have been drawn against Borris-Ileigh in the County semi-final in Semple Stadium on Sunday at 3.30pm. Unfortunately, last Sunday’s victory came at a cost as Jerome Cahill was forced off with a hamstring injury after ten minutes and to the consternation of […]
Read More.Senior In the County Quarter-Final Kilruane MacDonaghs will play Clonoulty-Rossmore in Templetuohy on Sunday at 4.00pm. We need massive support for the lads as they take on the County Champions. Shelve all other plans for Sunday and get to Templetuohy to drive the team on. In another of the Quarter-Finals, MacDonagh Park will host the […]
Read More.Under 15 In the first round of the plate competition MacDonaghs had a 3-10 to 2-10 victory over Roscrea in St. Cronan’s Park. Team: Danny Cahalan,Conal Daly, Sean Hayes, Jack Ryan, Cian Moyles, Ross Austin, Trent Deane, Eoin Carroll, Jack Gleeson, Andrew Hayes, Tadhg O’Brien, Cathal England, Oisin Williams, Jack Mulcahy, John Quinlisk. Subs: Eoin […]
Read More.Under 20 Congratulations to Jerome Cahill who has been named Bord Gáis Energy U20 Hurler of the Year. Under 13 In the semi-final of the ‘C’ Plate MacDonaghs lost to Borrisokane by the minimum of margins on a 4-6 to 4-5 scoreline. MacDonaghs played with a strong wind in the first half but conceded […]
Read More.Kilruane MacDonaghs Senior After last Saturday’s exit from the North championship attention now switches to the County quarter-finals which will take place on the weekend of 6th October. Under 13 In the semi-final of the ‘A’ plate MacDonaghs lost out to Ballina in Borrisoleigh on a 2-4 to 1-2 scoreline. Under 11 Our teams had […]
Read More.Senior After last Sunday’s 2-19 to 2-15 victory over Annacarty we have topped the group secured a place in the County quarter-finals. This was the fourth successive victory over Annacarty. The previous three were: 1944 County semi-final 2-5 to 1-4; 2015 County quarter-final 1-22 to 1-14; and 2018 1-19 to 0-16. The westerners had nine […]
Read More.Senior Last Sunday’s 2-24 to 0-18 victory over Thurles Sarsfields has ensured a place for MacDonaghs in the knockout stages of the championship. This is the first senior championship victory over Sarsfields since 1985. There have been some very close struggles in recent encounters. Last year late a Ronan Maher goal snatched victory for Thurles. […]
Read More.All-Ireland Under 20 Congratulations to Craig Morgan, Jerome Cahill, Kian O’Kelly, the Tipperary U20 team and management on a fantastic victory over Cork. Craig became the first Kilruane MacDonaghs player to lead a Tipperary team to All-Ireland success. Eight MacDonaghs players have now won U21/U20 All-Ireland medals: Len Gaynor 1964; Eamon O’Shea & Enda Hogan […]
Read More.All-Ireland Congratulations to Niall O’Meara, Jerome Cahill, Cian Darcy, Eamon O’Shea, Billy O’Shea, the Tipperary team and management on the tremendous victory over Kilkenny. Niall, who scored a crucial goal, was collecting his second Celtic Cross while Jerome and Cian were picking up their first. Eleven natives of Cloughjordan parish have now won All-Ireland senior […]
Read More.All-Ireland Best of luck to Niall O’Meara, Jerome Cahill, Cian Darcy, Eamon O’Shea, Billy O’Shea, the Tipperary team and management against Kilkenny on Sunday. Blue & Gold Thanks to everybody who has flown the Blue and Gold and erected signs throughout the parish. There has been a fantastic show of support for the Tipperary […]
Read More.Under 20 Well done to Craig Morgan, Jerome Cahill, Kian O’Kelly and the Tipperary team on the emphatic victory over Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final. It was a tremendous team performance with Jerome Cahill selected as the TG4 Laoch na hImeartha. Tickets Applications for All-Ireland senior final tickets must be with Carmel Daly 0872409854 […]
Read More.All-Ireland Final Well done to all the Tipperary players, management and backroom team on the tremendous victory over Wexford. Applications for All-Ireland final tickets must be with Carmel Daly 0872409854 by 9.00pm on Wednesday, 7th August. No late applications will be entertained. As demand will be way in excess of supply the club will not […]
Read More.All-Ireland Semi-Final Best of luck to Niall O’Meara, Jerome Cahill, Cian Darcy, Eamon O’Shea and the Tipperary team against Wexford. Junior In their final group game MacDonaghs are up against Roscrea in Toomevara on Friday at 8.00pm. Minor In the first round we lost to a very good Borrisokane side in MacDonagh Park […]
Read More.50 Year Anniversary This year, the Camogie club turns 50 and part of the week-long celebrations will include tournaments for different age groups, commencing Monday 5th August. The week will finish with a gathering in Nenagh Golf Club on Saturday night, 10th August where we will honour the first club camogie team of 1969, who […]
Read More.All-Ireland Semi-Final Well done to Tipperary on their victory last Sunday. Tickets for the Tipperary and Wexford match must be ordered from Carmel Daly 0872409854 by 9.00pm on this Friday, 19th July. Inter County Best of luck to Craig Morgan (Captain), Jerome Cahill, Kian O’Kelly and the Tipperary U20 team in the Munster final […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Niall O’Meara, Jerome Cahill, Cian Darcy, Eamon O’Shea and the Tipperary team against Laois on Sunday. Junior In the fourth round MacDonaghs came out the wrong side of a 0-18 to 0-17 scoreline against Burgess in MacDonagh Park. The visitors seized the initiative early on and went into […]
Read More.Munster Final Jerome Cahill made his championship debut last Sunday while Niall O’Meara also saw action in the second half. Tipperary must now take the scenic route in the All-Ireland championship. Best wishes to Niall, Jerome, Cian, Eamon, the Tipperary team and management as they regroup in pursuit of the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Under […]
Read More.Munster Final Best of luck to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Eamon O’Shea and the Tipperary team against Limerick on Sunday. Senior We finished off the County League with a 1-18 to 1-16 home victory over Thurles Sarsfieds. As has been the norm in the League numbers were once again very tight with […]
Read More.Senior In the final round of the County League we play Thurles in MacDonagh Park on this Sunday, 23rd June at 1.30pm. Junior In the second round of the championship we were beaten by a much better Nenagh side in Kilcolman on a 3-22 to 2-9 scoreline. Nenagh controlled the game from the start […]
Read More.nter County Best of luck to the Tipperary senior and minor teams against Limerick. Senior In the penultimate round of the County League we lost to Burgess in Kilcolman on a 4-17 to 1-19 scoreline. Goals win games and Burgess found the onion bag on four occasions in the second half. With the breeze […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to the Tipperary senior team on another impressive victory last Sunday. Senior In the 6th round of the County League we travel to Kilcolman to take on Burgess on this Sunday, 9th June at 12.00. Junior In the first round of the championship Knockshegowna will provide the opposition in […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Tipperary senior and minor teams against Clare on Sunday. Senior In the fifth round of the County League we lost to a much better Drom & Inch side in MacDonagh Park on a 2-28 to 3-13 scoreline. A severely depleted home side were never in the hunt against […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to the Tipperary senior and minor teams on their victories over Waterford. Senior In the fifth round of the County League we play Drom & Inch in MacDonagh Park on this Saturday, 25th May at 7.00pm. Under 14 In the quarter-final of the football championship MacDonaghs had a 5-7 […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Eamon O’Shea and the Tipperary senior team on their impressive victory over Cork. Best of luck against Waterford on Sunday. Hopefully, the minor team that includes Páidí Williams can bounce back from the loss to Cork. Senior We picked up our first win […]
Read More.Inter County Best wishes to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Eamon O’Shea and the Tipperary senior team & Páidí Williams and the Tipperary minor team in their games against Cork on Sunday. Senior The County League game against Moycarkey-Borris which was postponed as a mark of respect to the late Michael Cahill has […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs lost out to Borris-Ileigh in the third round of the League in Borrisoleigh on a 2-22 to 0-15 scoreline. On a perfect day for hurling both sides lined out without a number of regulars. The Magpies were short five outfield players that started against Silvermines: Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Craig Morgan, Kieran Cahill […]
Read More.Senior In the quarter-final of the North championship we have been drawn against Kiladangan. The County League continues on this Sunday, 28th April with an away game against Borris-Ileigh at 2.00pm. Junior For the second successive game MacDonaghs had to be content with a share of the points in the League. On this occasion […]
Read More.Senior Sunday’s 1-21 to 0-11 victory over Silvermines in Toomevara has secured a spot in the quarter-final of the North championship. It was the first meeting of the sides in the senior championship since 2000 when Silvermines prevailed on a 1-15 to 1-14 scoreline in a game that was also played in Toomevara. In this […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs recorded a narrow but well-deserved two-point victory over Killenaule in the first round of the County championship in Templemore. In 2016 and 2018 the southerners had prevailed when these two sides met so there was more a sense of relief than euphoria in the Magpies dressing room after the match. A dominant half […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs take on Killenaule in the first round of the County championship in Templemore on Sunday at 3.30pm. This is a huge challenge for the team so we need massive support in Tempolemore. Minor The footballers made their exit from the championship when they lost out to Kiladangan in Puckane on a 5-9 […]
Read More.Schools Congratulations to Sean McAdams, Páidí Williams, Eoin England, Kevin McDonald, David O’Sullivan, Cian Darcy and all involved with Borrisokane CC on their victory in the All-Ireland final. Junior In a high-scoring first round of the League MacDonaghs (4-13) played out a draw with Borris-Ileigh (3-16) in MacDonagh Park. In was a game in […]
Read More.Senior In the County League MacDonaghs travelled to Puckane last Saturday and played out a draw with Kiladangan. Each side scored 1-14. MacDonaghs had the aid of the breeze in the first half and opened brightly. After eight minutes they led by 0-5 to 0-1. In the 12th minute the defence was carved open and […]
Read More.Kilruane MacDonaghs Senior In the first round of the County League MacDonaghs will take on Kiladangan. This is fixed for Puckane on Saturday at 2.00pm. Junior In the first round of the League we have a home game against Borris-Ileigh on Saturday, 23rd March. The remaining games are against Templederry (Away), Knockshegowna (Home) and […]
Read More.Fitzgibbon Cup Commiserations to Craig Morgan, Cormac McGrath and the Mary I team that lost to a stronger UCC outfit in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. Under 21 Ballina will provide the opposition in the ‘B’ football final. Time, date and venue for this fixture have yet to be confirmed. Minor The first round […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County championship we will play Killenaule on the weekend of 7th April. We travel to Puckane to take on Kiladangan in the first round of the County league on Sunday, 10th March. Niall O’Meara sustained an injury in last Sunday’s game against Wexford. Hopefully, it does not rule […]
Read More.Senior In the County League we have been drawn in a group with Upperchurch-Drombane, Burgess, Borris-Ileigh, Moycarkey-Borris, Thurles Sarsfields, Kiladangan and Drom & Inch. The first round is expected to take place on the weekend of 10th March. Under 21 The footballers qualified for the semi-final with a 3-9 to 2-5 victory over Lorrha/Rovers […]
Read More.Senior In the County championship Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn in a group with Thurles Sarsfields, Éire Óg Annacarty and Killenaule. In the North championship we face Silvermines in the first round. Under 21 Football The quarter-final game against Lorrha/Rovers will take place this Sunday. Time and venue to be confirmed. Juvenile The […]
Read More.Juvenile AGM A very successful Juvenile Annual General Meeting was held on last Friday night. The following were elected: Chairman John Jones; Vice-Chairman Brian Gaynor; Secretary Yvonne Kennedy; PRO Gilbert Williams: Child Welfare Officer Yvonne O’Looney; and North Board Delegate John O’Meara. The club would like to thank outgoing chairman Michael O’Meara for his work […]
Read More.Dinner Dance One hundred and eighty-five guests gathered in Ashley Park House on last Friday night for what everybody agreed was one of our most successful and enjoyable Dinner Dances for many years. Guest of honour was former GAA President Sean Kelly. Also in attendance were Fr. Pat Greed PP, Chairman of the North Board […]
Read More.Awards Night We hosted the annual North Tipp Awards Night in the clubroom last Friday. Chairman Joe Whelan welcomed everybody and congratulated all the successful captains and individual award winners from the different clubs. North Tipperary PRO John Delaney acted as Fear an Tí for the occasion. Len Gaynor was the guest speaker and also […]
Read More.Awards Night We will host the annual North Tipperary GAA Awards night on this Friday, 11th January at 8.00pm. Kilruane MacDonaghs have been named North Tipperary Club of the Year and Justin Cahill has been selected the 2018 North Tipperary Senior Hurler of the Year. Dinner Dance Ashley Park House is the venue for […]
Read More.Club of the Year Kilruane MacDonaghs have been named North Tipperary Club of the Year for the first time since 1985. This will be fifth occasion for the club to receive the coveted MacDonagh Trophy. Thanks to all our players, coaches, mentors, officials and supporters for their hard work during 2018. The club will host […]
Read More.Dinner Dance Ashley Park House is the venue for the Dinner Dance which will be held on Friday, 18th January at 8.00pm. Guest of Honour will be Sean Kelly MEP former GAA President (2003-2006). The senior hurlers will be presented with their North Tipperary medals. Special guests on the night will be the Kilruane MacDonaghs […]
Read More.Dinner Dance Ashley Park House is the venue for the Dinner Dance which will be held on Friday, 18th January at 8.00pm. Guest of Honour will be Sean Kelly MEP former GAA President (2003-2006). The senior hurlers will be presented with their North Tipperary medals. Special guests on the night will be the Kilruane MacDonaghs […]
Read More.AGM A healthy attendance assembled in the clubroom on last Friday night for a very productive Annual General Meeting. Prior to the meeting Fr. Pat Greed celebrated Mass for all deceased members of the Kilruane MacDonaghs club in Cloughjordan Church. We remembered Joe Burns, John Heenan, Jim Hensey, Kevin Gaynor, Sean Hyland, Sean McLoughney, Paddy […]
Read More.Under 21 The 0-14 to 0-10 loss to a better balanced Toomevara in the North final brings the playing season to a close. It was a disappointing conclusion to a great year. Going into the game with Jerome Cahill and Darragh Peters carrying injuries was always going to make the task more difficult. A tremendous […]
Read More.Under 21 A hard-earned 0-16 to 0-12 victory over Nenagh Éire Óg in Borrisokane secured a place in the final against Toomevara. On a perfect afternoon for hurling it was Nenagh who were quickly out of the blocks, firing over the first three points. MacDonaghs were struggling to find their feet at this stage and […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs play Nenagh Éire Óg in the semi-final in Borrisokane on this Sunday at 2.30pm. Your support would be appreciated. Best Wishes The club wishes a speedy recovery to our U14 captain Tom Larke who suffered an AC shoulder injury while playing rugby. 700 Draw The eagerly anticipated 700 Draw takes […]
Read More.Jimmy Sheedy Tournament The U12 team participated in the annual Jimmy Sheedy tournament in St. Cronan’s Park, Roscrea on the Bank Holiday Monday. In the final they overcame the host club on a 6-5 to 2-5 scoreline. The game was 13-a side. After the match Aidan Doran, Roscrea juvenile chairman, said a few words and […]
Read More.Jimmy Sheedy Tournament The U12 team participated in the annual Jimmy Sheedy tournament in St. Cronan’s Park, Roscrea on the Bank Holiday Monday. In the final they overcame the host club on a 6-5 to 2-5 scoreline. The game was 13-a side. After the match Aidan Doran, Roscrea juvenile chairman, said a few words […]
Read More.Under 10 The season came to an end last Friday evening with a party in the Thomas MacDonagh Complex. This panel of players had an extremely busy schedule since last February. They had great fun during the year, playing teams from different counties such as Galway, Cork, Westmeath, Kilkenny, Offaly, Clare and Limerick and winning a number […]
Read More.Under 21 A 2-17 to 0-18 victory over Moneygall/Clonakenny in Toomevara secured a semi-final spot. It wasn’t a performance that set the heather blazing with the margin of victory rather flattering the Magpies. The combination opened much brighter and led by 0-4 to 0-1 after six minutes. Then Jerome Cahill scythed though the Moneygall/Clonakenny defence […]
Read More.Win a Car: The Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA and Camogie Clubs have launched a 700 Draw. The Star Prize is a Citroen C3 Car sponsored by Mulcahy Car Sales, Ardcroney, the Official Sponsor of the Kilruane MacDonaghs Club. There is a total Prize Fund in excess of €20,000 with 12 prizes on offer. The draw will […]
Read More.Under 21 A neck injury to Kevin Shinners after an accidental collision brought the first round game against Moneygall/Clonakenny to a premature ending in the second quarter in Toomevara. Referee Kieran Delaney made a timely and wise decision to bring proceedings to a halt as Kevin was being treated on the field before the arrival […]
Read More.Under 21 The first round game against Moneygall/Clonakenny is expected to take place this weekend. Check fixtures. Dean Ryan Cup Aaron Morgan and Niosa Minogue lined out on the Nenagh CBS team that defeated Hamilton High School, Bandon in the Dean Ryan Cup. They now play Thurles CBS in the semi-final. Martin O’Leary […]
Read More.Senior So near and yet so far! A last-gasp goal by Ronan Maher ended our county championship aspirations for 2018. It had been a tremendous effort against the reigning champions. No honour was lost with this performance. MacDonaghs carried their form from North final into this game. Mixing our traditional direct style with clever link-up […]
Read More.Senior In the County quarter-final MacDonaghs play Thurles in Nenagh on this Saturday, 29th September at 4.00pm. The challenges don’t come any bigger than against the reigning County champions who field a galaxy of inter-county stars. Once again, nobody outside the parish is giving us a realistic chance but the team is ready to give […]
Read More.North Final Tá an Gorta Mór Thart! The Famine is Over! The twenty-eight year gap was bridged in Nenagh on Sunday with the North senior title coming to the parish for the nineteenth time after a 0-19 to 0-12 victory over Kiladangan. The eighteen previous triumphs were in 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908 […]
Read More.Senior On this Sunday MacDonaghs take on Kiladangan in the North Final in Nenagh at 2.30pm as they seek to bring the title to the parish for the 19th time. Nobody outside our borders is giving the team a chance but we have shown in the past that when our backs are to the wall […]
Read More.Senior A 1-19 to 0-16 victory over Éire Óg Annacarty in the third round of the County championship in Dolla secured a place in the knockout stages of the competition. A ten-point victory for Toomevara over Killenaule the previous evening clarified the mathematics of the situation. A one-point win for the Magpies would ensure third […]
Read More.All-Ireland Congratulations to Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Craig Morgan, the Tipperary U21 team and management on the magnificent victory over Cork. Cian, Jerome and Craig all made valuable contributions to Tipperary’s tenth victory in this grade. They join Len Gaynor (1964), Eamon O’Shea and Enda Hogan (1979), Seamus Hennessy and Brian O’Meara (2010) as Celtic […]
Read More.Inter County Best wishes to Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Craig Morgan and the Tipperary U21 team in the All-Ireland final against Cork. Congratulations to Donal O’Shea, son of Eamon, who scored ten points for Galway in their victory over Kilkenny in the All-Ireland minor final. Senior In the third round of the County championship […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Craig Morgan and the Tipperary U21 team on the tremendous victory over Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Senior A 2-24 to 3-16 loss against Killenaule in the second round of the county championship leaves us in a precarious position in the group. Toomevara’s victory over […]
Read More.Under 21 Best wishes to Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Craig Morgan and the Tipperary team in the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway. Jim Devitt Cup Final A point from a Seamus Hennessy free in the 62nd minute seemed destined to take the game into extra time but from the puckout John McGrath fired over the […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Craig Morgan, Darragh Peters and the Tipperary U21 team in the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway. Commiserations to Kian O’Kelly and the Tipperary minor team that lost to a better Kilkenny side in the semi-final. Senior MacDonaghs are back in the North final after a […]
Read More.Senior A 2-26 to 1-23 (AET) victory over Templederry in MacDonagh Park secured a place in the Divison 2 County League final against Loughmore Castleiney. A Niall O’Meara point in the 61st minute took the game into extra time. The sides were level on no less than fifteen occasions during the ninety minutes but in […]
Read More.Inter County Commiserations to Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Craig Morgan and the Tipperary U21 team on losing the Munster final. They have a shot at redemption in the All-Ireland semi-final. Donal O’Shea, son of former Tipperary manager Eamon, scored 1-5 in Galway’s minor hurling victory over Limerick. Senior In the County League semi-final MacDonaghs […]
Read More.Inter County Congratulations to Kian O’Kelly and the Tipperary minor team on their victory in the Munster final. Best wishes to Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill, Craig Morgan and the Tipperary U21 team in the Munster final. Senior In the semi-final of the County League MacDonaghs will play Templederry in MacDonagh Park on Wednesday, 11th […]
Read More.Inter County Best wishes to Kian O’kelly and the Tipperary minor team in the Munster final. Well done to Jerome Cahill, Cian Darcy, Craig Morgan and the Tipperary U21 team on their victory over Limerick. Senior A 2-25 to 0-17 away victory over Holycross-Ballycahill secured top spot in our County League group and […]
Read More.Senior A 3-18 to 1-16 home victory over Lorrha secured a place in the semi-finals of the County League. Both sides were under strength for this encounter played on a pitch that was in mint condition. MacDonaghs made a blistering start with goals from Seamus Hennessy (1st minute) and Eoin Williams (3rd minute). In the […]
Read More.Senior In the fourth round of the County League MacDonaghs play Lorrha in MacDonagh Park on this Wednesday, 13th June at 8.00pm. Junior The second round of the championship brought no joy with a 2-14 to 1-13 loss to Burgess in Nenagh. In the first half Burgess were dominant and led by eight points […]
Read More.Senior In the fourth round of the County League MacDonaghs will play Lorrha in MacDonagh Park. The date and time of this fixture will be finalised this week. Junior In the second round of the championship MacDonaghs take on Burgess in Nenagh on this Saturday, 9th June at 7.30pm. Under 12 Both the […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to the Tipperary senior and minor teams on their displays against Cork. Kian O’Kelly lined out at left wing-forward on the minor side. We wish both teams continued success against Waterford on Sunday. Senior In the fourth round of the County League MacDonaghs will play Lorrha in MacDonagh Park on […]
Read More.Inter-County Kian O’Kelly lined out at left wing-forward on the Tipperary minor hurling team that lost to Limerick last Sunday. Best of luck to Kian and his colleagues against Cork in Semple Stadium in the second round. Junior MacDonaghs face Éire Óg in the first round of the championship in Nenagh on this Saturday, […]
Read More.Juvenile Training for u6, u8 and u10 continues on Wednesday evenings in Ardcroney at 7pm and all are welcome! Under 12 On Saturday evening we travelled to Toomevara for an u12 practice match. The Kilruane girls took the lead with a well taken Ava Mcgrath goal. Captain Aoife Williams and Clodagh Shinners also added scores. […]
Read More.Senior In the third round of the County League MacDonaghs recorded a 1-19 to 1-14 victory over JK Brackens in Templemore. On a perfect day for hurling it was a game that was played without any great intensity. MacDonaghs opened brightly with Cian Darcy on target from a free and Tomás Hogan firing over a […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs travel to Templemore on Sunday to play JK Brackens in the third round of the County League at 2.00pm. Junior In the opening round of the championship MacDonaghs will take on Nenagh Éire Óg on the weekend of 27th May. Under 16 In the semi-final of the ‘A’ football championship MacDonaghs […]
Read More.Senior Last Sunday’s 1-19 to 0-11 victory over Newport in Dolla secured a spot in the North semi-final for the third time in five years. A tenacious Newport side were attempting to record their first championship victory over the Magpies since 1974 — in that year MacDonaghs lost 2-6 to 1-7 in the second round […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs bounced back from the loss to Toomevara in the county championship with a 3-22 to 2-14 victory over Lorrha in Gardiner Park, Borrisokane in the first round of the North championship. The management shuffled the deck for this encounter with Niall O’Meara and Seamus Hennessy pushed forward into the attack to provide a […]
Read More.Senior In a game in which defences dominated MacDonaghs came out the wrong side of a 1-9 to 0-10 scoreline against Toomevara in the first round of the county championship in Dolla. Ultimately, a 20th minute goal from Jack Delaney proved to be the difference between the sides. It all had begun brightly for the […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs take on Toomevara in the first round of the county championship in Dolla on Sunday at 2.00pm. This is a massive test for the team with the management unable to select from a full deck due to the huge catalogue of injures. All supporters are urged make their way to Dolla and get […]
Read More.League Final Best of luck to Cian Darcy and the Tipperary team in the League Final. Senior The first round of the county championship against Toomevara has been fixed for Sunday, 15th April in Dolla at 2.00pm. The first round of the North championship against Lorrha is scheduled for the following weekend. Junior […]
Read More.National League Well done to Cian Darcy who helped himself to 0-2 in Tipperary’s victory over Dublin. Best of luck to Cian and Tipperary in the semi-final against Limerick in Semple Stadium on Saturday evening. Senior In the second round of the County League MacDonaghs travelled to Newport and took the points on offer […]
Read More.Senior The County Senior League game against Newport, which fell foul of the weather last weekend, has been rescheduled for this Saturday, 24th March in Newport at 4.30pm. This fixture is subject to approval by the County CCC. Junior MacDonaghs are away to Nenagh Éire Óg in the league on this Sunday, 25th March […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County League MacDonaghs played out a draw with Burgess in Kilcolman. Final Score: MacDonaghs 1-18 Burgess 0-21. The home side had the aid of the diagonal breeze in the first half but it was the visitors who opened up better and led by 0-6 to 0-3 after fourteen […]
Read More.Senior The county league game against Burgess has been rescheduled for Kilcolman on this Saturday, 10th March at 4.45pm. Minor Football The minor football semi-final against Kiladangan also fell foul of the weather and has been refixed for MacDonagh Park on this Saturday, 10th March at 12.00. Under 12 In the opening round […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the County League MacDonaghs travel to Kilcolman to take on Burgess on this Saturday, 3rd March at 4.00pm. Best wishes to Niall O’Meara who suffered a shoulder injury in the National League game against Kilkenny. Under 21 MacDonaghs travelled to Lacken Park to take on Newport in the […]
Read More.Under 21 Football MacDonaghs qualified for the North ‘B’ final with a 2-12 to 1-0 away victory over Silvermines on a sticky outside pitch in Dolla. With little preparation under their belts, it wasn’t surprising that the Magpies were a little ring rusty. They dominated the early possession but five minutes elapsed before Mathew […]
Read More.Junior In the first round of the league MacDonaghs will be away to Nenagh on Sunday, 25th March. Knockshegowna, Templederry and Toomevara are also in the group. Under 21 Football MacDonaghs play Silvermines in the semi-final of the ‘B’ championship on this Saturday, 17th February in Dolla at 3.00pm. Minor The footballers will […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn in a group with Éire Óg Annacarty, Killenaule and Toomevara in the county championship. The County CCC will draw the pairings for the first rounds that will take place on the weekend of 8th April. Under 21 Football MacDonaghs play Inane Rovers in the quarter-final of the ‘B’ […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs will play Lorrha in the first round of the North championship. This game is scheduled for the weekend of 1st April. In the county championship MacDonaghs have been drawn in a group with Éire Óg Annacarty, Killenaule and Toomevara. The County CCC will draw the pairings for the first round which will […]
Read More.Adjourned AGM A very productive Adjourned AGM was held in the clubroom on last Friday night. The following management teams were ratified: Senior Hurling Billy O’Shea (Manager), Cormac McGrath (Coach), and Pat McLoughney (Selector); Junior Hurling & Football Tom Killackey (Manager), Ned Darcy and Martin Walsh; U21 Hurling & Football Brian O’Meara (Manager), Tom Killackey […]
Read More.Minor Football Congratulations to Carl Williams who received the 2017 North Tipperary minor footballer of the Year Award at the presentation night in Ballinahinch. Adjourned AGM The Adjourned AGM will be held in the clubroom on this Friday, January 19th at 8.00pm. All the management teams will be announced at that meeting. All club […]
Read More.Cúil na Bliana Niall O’Meara’s emphatic strike against Kilkenny in the National League was selected as the TG4 hurling goal of the year. Minor Football Congratulations to Karl Williams who has been selected the 2017 North Tipperary minor footballer of the year. Karl will receive his award at the North Tipperary Presentation Night in […]
Read More.AGM A healthy attendance gathered in the clubroom on last Friday night for the Annual General Meeting that was preceded by Mass for deceased members in Cloughjordan Church. In their report, secretary Mary McLoughney and assistant secretary Gilbert Williams gave a comprehensive review of activities during 2017. Treasurer John Mulcahy presented a very detailed set […]
Read More.Minor Football Congratulations to the minor football team that claimed the county ‘B’ crown with a 2-11 to 1-3 victory over Moyne Templetuohy/Thurles Gaels in Dr. Morris Park on Saturday night. This was the first county minor football title to come to the club. MacDonaghs finished runners-up in the ‘A’ final in 1970 and the […]
Read More.Minor MacDonaghs will play Moyne Templetuohy/ Thurles Gaels in the county minor ‘B’ football final this weekend. Check fixtures. This will be the last competitive game for the club in 2017. Your support would be appreciated. A.G.M. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, 15th December at 8.00pm. It will be preceded […]
Read More.Minor Football MacDonaghs qualified for the county minor ‘B’ football final with a 6-9 to 0-9 victory over Cappawhite Gaels under lights in Dr. Morris Park. The final scoreline does not reflect the closeness of the contest. At the interval MacDonaghs only led by a point on a 1-5 to 0-7 scoreline. Very little divided […]
Read More.Fenway Classic Cian Darcy was part of the Tipperary squad that participated in the Fenway Classic in Boston. A.G.M. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, 15th December at 8.00pm. It will be preceded by Mass for deceased members in Cloughjordan Church at 7.30pm. Nomination forms are available on www.kilruanemacdonaghs.com and must […]
Read More.Under 21 After a 2-17 to 0-13 loss against Toomevara, MacDonaghs made their exit from the championship. Toomevara were always in control of this game and were worthy winners. A brace of goals in the 16th and 19th minutes by Toomevara helped them into a 2-9 to 0-3 interval lead. Although MacDonaghs improved considerably on […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs play Toomevara in the quarter-final in Nenagh on this Sunday, 12th November at 2.30pm. Your support would be appreciated. Inter Divisional The following players lined out with North Tipperary against South Tipperaryin the inter-divisional hurling competitions at the weekend: U13 Oisín Williams and Eoin Carroll; U14 Rory Grace and Neasa Minogue; […]
Read More.Under 21 It is expected that the U21s will finally see some action this weekend. Check fixtures. Under 8 We had our medal presentation recently. This was a great success with a huge crowd present to see the panel of 40 boys getting their medals from MacDonaghs and Tipperary hurler Niall O’Meara. Niall said […]
Read More.Under 21 The scheduled first round game against Roscrea was postponed. We await confirmation of the refixture. Under 8 A 34-stong panel travelled to the Banner County on Saturday morning. Newmarket-on- Fergus were our hosts. Thanks to all the parents for having the players in Newmarket at 10.00am. We fielded four teams and played […]
Read More.Under 21 In the first round of the championship Kilruane MacDonaghs take on Roscrea in Toomevara on this Sunday, 15th October at 3.00pm. Your support would be appreciated. Under 11 MacDonaghs participated in the Martin O’Leary Tournament in Kilcolman on last Saturday along with Burgess, Kiladangan and Portroe. After a great morning’s hurling MacDonaghs […]
Read More.Under 11 In the semi-final of the plate MacDonaghs lost out to the Borris-Ileigh in MacDonagh Park. Under 6 The season came to an end last Friday with the annual presentation in MacDonagh Park. Niall O’Meara was on hand to do the honours. One medal was dispatched to Pennsylvania for Conor Slevin who frequented […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs play Toomevara in the first round of the championship in Nenagh on this Saturday, 30th September at 2.30pm. Minor Fooball A point ten minutes into injury time earned Cappawhite Gaels (1-9) a draw with MacDonaghs (3-3) in the county semi-final that was played in Templederry. A diagonal wind hampered efforts by […]
Read More.Senior A valiant effort against Thurles Sarsfields in the county quarter-final came unstuck in extra time on a 3-26 to 1-22 scoreline. The final score doesn’t reflect the closeness of the contest and the tremendous performance by the players. MacDonaghs entered this game without the services of four players who had operations Éanna Hogan, Willie […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs take on Thurles Sarsfields in the county quarter-final in Semple Stadium on Saturday at 3.30pm. This is going to be a mammoth task against the county champions. The panel is badly hit by injuries but are primed to give it an almighty effort. We hope that everybody will rally behind the team. […]
Read More.Junior A 1-18 to 3-9 loss away to Borris-Ileigh brought the curtain down on this year’s championship. It was one of the better performances by the team. They fought to the bitter end and were right in contention to the final whistle. MacDonaghs started brightly and Cormac Mannion opened the scoring with a point. The […]
Read More.Inter County Kian O’Kelly was a member of the Tipperary U16 ‘A’ panel that lost the Arrabawn final to Kilkenny. Páidí Williams was on the U15 ‘B’ team that lost to Kerry in the Plate final. Junior MacDonaghs travel to Borrisoleigh on Friday evening to take on the home team in the final group […]
Read More.Junior In the fourth round MacDonaghs lost 3-17 to 1-13 against Knockshegowna in Ballingarry. This result leaves them in a precarious position. MacDonaghs must now win their remaining game against Borris-Ileigh and hope that two other results fall in their favour. Although MacDonaghs had the aid of the breeze in the first half it was […]
Read More.Senior A 3-21 to 1-17 victory over Carrick Swan in Boherlahan secured a place in the knockout stages of the county championship which will resume when the divisional championships have concluded. Swan had the aid of the stiff breeze in the opened period– it died out in the second half- but it was the Magpies […]
Read More.Inter County Commiserations to Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team. There was no honour lost in defeat. Senior MacDonaghs play Carrick Swan in the county championship in Cashel on this Saturday, 12th August at 7.00pm. Your support would be appreciated. Junior In the third round of the championship MacDonaghs played out a draw […]
Read More.Inter County Best wishes to Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team against Galway. Senior The third round of the county championship against Carrick Swan has been pencilled in for Saturday, 12th August in Cashel at 7.00pm. Junior Burgess will provide the opposition in the third round of the championship in MacDonagh Park on […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to Tipperary on the victory over Clare. Great to see Niall O’Meara back in the picture after recovering from injury. Applications for All-Ireland semi-final tickets must be made to Michael Cahill or Matt Cleary before this Saturday, 29th July. Family tickets will be available. Should Tipperary prevail against Galway there will […]
Read More.Inter County Best wishes to the Tipperary team and management against Clare. Senior Interest in the County League came to an end with a two-point defeat against Upperchurch in MacDonagh Park. The final score was 0-24 to 2-16 in favour of the visitors. The Mid team were not flattered by the margin of victory […]
Read More.Inter County The U14 panel travelled to Semple Stadium for the hurling qualifiers. They were delighted to see Tipperary triumph and witnessed a thrilling encounter between Waterford and Kilkenny. On the return journey there was a pit stop at the Obama Plaza. Thanks to Jimmy Cahill and Barney Naughnane who organised the trip which went […]
Read More.Senior The club extends best wishes to Niall O’Meara who was injured in the game against Westmeath. In the County League, MacDonaghs will be at home to Upperchurch-Drombane on Sunday, 16th July at 1.00pm. Junior The championship begins on this Friday evening with a home game against Toomevara at 8.00pm. MacDonaghs will then face […]
Read More.Senior In the penultimate County League game an under strength MacDonaghs side lost out to Drom & Inch in MacDonagh Park on a 3-22 to 1-15 scoreline. The home team, playing against a light breeze, hit the first two points but this was as good as it got. Drom reeled off eight unanswered points and […]
Read More.Senior In the fourth round of the County League MacDonaghs take on Drom & Inch in MacDonagh Park on this Friday, 23rd June at 8.00pm. Junior In the penultimate league game MacDonaghs lost 3-17 to 1-12 against Burgess in Kilcolman. On a beautiful evening for hurling the home side, who had a liberal sprinkling […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs made their exit from the North championship after a 2-15 to 1-11 loss to a more streetwise Kiladangan outfit in Dolla. Few can quibble with the result as the better team carried the day. A large crowd descended on Dolla in anticipation of a fiery contest and they were not disappointed with the […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs take on Kiladangan in the quarter-final of the championship in Dolla on Sunday evening at 7.30pm. Your support against the championship favourites would be appreciated. Junior MacDonaghs came out the wrong side of a 0-19 to 1-15 scoreline against Nenagh in the fourth round of the league in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh. Despite […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs came out the wrong side of a 1-25 to 2-15 scoreline against Thurles Sarsfields in the second round of the championship, played in a sunny Templemore. The Magpies lacked the services of Justin Cahill, Darragh Peters and Thomas Williams while Thomas Cleary and Eoin Williams are out of action with long-term injuries. Kilruane […]
Read More.Inter County Commiserations to Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team who must now take the scenic route in the championship after the loss to Cork. Senior In the second round of the county championship MacDonaghs take on Thurles in Templemore on Sunday at 3.30pm. Your support would be appreciated. Junior In the third […]
Read More.Inter County Best of luck to Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team in the Munster quarter-final against Cork. Junior In the second round of the league MacDonaghs lost out to Toomevara in MacDonagh Park on a 3-18 to 1-19 scoreline. MacDonaghs were unfortunate not to get something out of this game. The management had […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs began the county championship with a 3-17 to 0-15 victory over Nenagh in Toomevara. Manager Billy O’Shea was unable to pick from a full deck with Thomas Cleary, Thomas Williams, Brian O’Meara and Ray McLoughney all unavailable for selection. The selectors gave championship debuts to Jerome Cahill and Craig Morgan and the county […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs qualified for the North quarter-final with a 0-27 to 1-13 victory over Borrisokane in Gardiner Park. Not since 1942, when Hitler ruled the roost in Europe and the primary mode of transport was the humble bike, did Kilruane travel to take on Borrisokane in their home patch in the senior championship. On that […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs began the county championship with a 3-17 to 0-15 victory over Nenagh in Toomevara. Manager Billy O’Shea was unable to pick from a full deck with Thomas Cleary, Thomas Williams, Brian O’Meara and Ray McLoughney all unavailable for selection. The selectors gave championship debuts to Jerome Cahill and Craig Morgan and the county […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs take on Nenagh Éire Óg in the first round of the county championship in Toomevara on this Sunday, 30th April at 3.30pm. Your support would be appreciated. Borrisokane will provide the opposition in the first round of the North championship on Sunday, 7th May at 1.00pm. Venue is yet to be confirmed. […]
Read More.Inter County Best wishes to Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team in the National League Final. Senior MacDonaghs will play Nenagh in the first round of the county championship in Toomevara on Sunday, 30th April at 3.30pm. Minor MacDonaghs kicked off the hurling campaign with a 3-15 to 2-8 home victory over Silvermines. […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to Jerome Cahill and Craig Morgan who were on the Tipperary minor team that overcame Limerick. Best of luck to Niall O’Meara and the Tipperary team in the League semi-final. Senior In the third round of the county league MacDonaghs had a four-point away victory over Éire Óg Annacarty on […]
Read More.Inter County Well done to Niall O’Meara who had an impressive game in Tipperary’s victory over Offaly. Best of luck to Jerome Cahill and Craig Morgan who are members of the minor panel that takes on Limerick on this Wednesday evening in Semple Stadium at 7.00pm. Senior In the third round of the county […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs picked up their first points in the County League with a narrow two-point home victory over Kiladangan on a 2-21 to 4-13 scoreline. After an uninspiring performance in the opening round this was a much improved display. MacDonaghs were in control in the first half and enjoyed a 1-11 to 0-7 interval lead. […]
Read More.Senior In the second round of the County League MacDonaghs will be at home to Kiladangan on this Saturday, 25th March at 4.00pm. Junior The first round league game against Burgess, fixed for Kilcolman, was called off because of treacherous underfoot conditions. The second round game against Borris-Ileigh has been pencilled in for Saturday, […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs travelled to Borrisoleigh on Saturday in the first round of the County League and came away pointless with the home team prevailing on a 2-22 to 3-11 scoreline. The visitors featured just nine of the team that triumphed over Borris-Ileigh in last year’s North championship. The home team were much sharper all through […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the county league Kilruane MacDonaghs are scheduled to play Borris-Ileigh in Borrisoleigh on this Saturday at 2.30pm. Auction & Social Night Kilruane MacDonaghs Senior, Camogie and Juvenile Clubs would like to thank everybody who played any part in making the Auction and Social Night such a phenomenal success. […]
Read More.The monster auction takes place on Saturday 4th March at 7pm in Abbey Court Hotel Nenagh. Catalogue is being updated – it will be uploaded soon
Read More.Auction & Social Night The senior, juvenile and camogie clubs are organising a Monster Auction & Social Night in the Abbey Court Hotel on this Saturday, 4th March. Proceedings commence at 7.00pm with a wine reception. Auctioneer Seamus Costello will put the first lot up for auction at 8.00pm. Seamus will be ably assisted by […]
Read More.Senior Kilruane MacDonaghs will be away to Borris-Ileigh in the first round of the county league on Saturday, 11th March. Junior In the first round of the league Kilruane MacDonaghs will travel to Kilcolman to play Burgess on the weekend of 19th March. Under 21 MacDonaghs will face Roscrea in the first round […]
Read More.Senior In the first round of the North championship Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn against Borrisokane. On 12th March MacDonaghs will travel to play Borris-Ileigh in the first round of the county league. Auction & Social Night The senior, juvenile and camogie clubs are organising a Monster Auction & Social Night in the Abbey […]
Read More.County League In the first round of the county league Kilruane MacDonaghs will travel to play Borris-Ileigh on 12th March. Kiladangan, Drom & Inch, Upperchurch-Drombane and Éire Óg Annacarty are also in the group. Auction & Social Night The senior, juvenile and camogie clubs are organising a Monster Auction & Social Night in the […]
Read More.Senior In the county championship Kilruane MacDonaghs have been drawn in a group with Thurles Sarsfields, Nenagh Éire Óg and Carrick Swan. The first round will take place in April. The draw for the first round of the North championship will take place in the Hibernian Inn on Thursday, 16th February. Harty Cup Commiserations […]
Read More.Juvenile AGM A very constructive Annual General Meeting of the juvenile club was held on last Friday night with a healthy attendance reviewing 2016 and making plans for 2017. The following were elected: Presidents, Fr. Enda Burke, Tom McLoughney and Len Gaynor; Chairman, Michael O’Meara; Vice-Chairman, Seán Ward; Secretary, Yvonne Kennedy; PRO, Gilbert Williams; North […]
Read More.Adjourned AGM A very productive Adjourned AGM was held on last Friday. The management teams were all finalised: Senior – Billy O’Shea (Manager, Shane McGrath (Coach) and Kevin O’Brien; Junior – Paddy Williams (Manager), Damien Franks, Ruan Casey and Declan Souch; U21 – Brian O’Meara (Manager), Ned Darcy and Tom Killackey; Minor – Liam O’Kelly […]
Read More.Adjourned AGM The Adjourned AGM will be held in the clubroom on this Friday, 13th January at 8.00pm. Everybody is invited to attend. Juvenile AGM The AGM of the juvenile club will be held in the clubroom on Friday, 20th January at 8.00pm. Everybody interested in the promotion of juvenile games in the parish […]
Read More.Under 21 Final After a marathon campaign MacDonaghs just came up short in extra time of the replayed final on a 2-18 to 1-13 scoreline. Once again MacDonaghs confounded predictions by pushing the favourites all the way. The Magpies were the much better team in the first half and led by 0-5 to 0-2 after […]
Read More.A.G.M. A large attendance, including a healthy sprinkling of players, assembled in the clubroom on last Friday night, 9th December for the Annual General Meeting. Prior to the meeting, Fr. Michael Geraghty celebrated the annual Mass for deceased members in Cloughjordan Church. In an informative and concise report, which was available in booklet form to […]
Read More.Under 21 Final MacDonaghs almost caused a major upset when a last minute point deprived them of a famous victory against red-hot favourites Toomevara in Templederry. Both sides finished on 0-19 each after extra time. The Magpies were quickly out of the blocks and hit the first four points. A talented Toomevara outfit settled and […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs qualified for the North final for the first time since 2013 with a well-merited 0-22 to 1-13 victory over Roscrea in Toomevara. The Magpies opened brightly but the radar was malfunctioning and at one stage they hit three wides in a row. After ten minutes the sides were level on two […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs made history on last Sunday when they qualified for the semi-final for the second time in the one season with a 2-17 to 0-13 victory over Newport. MacDonaghs had already booked a semi-final spot with a victory over Moneygall/Clonakenny. However, Newport who had been expelled from the championship for not fulfilling their […]
Read More.Under 21 Kilruane MacDonaghs take on Newport in the quarter-final in Puckane on this Sunday, 20th November at 2.00pm. Your support would be appreciated. Cumann na mBunscol Commiserations to Cloughjordan Schools who lost out to Cappawhite N.S. in the county football final. General Meeting A General Meeting of all players, selectors and members […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs qualified for the semi-final with a 3-15 to 1-5 victory over Moneygall/Clonakenny in Toomevara. Sickness ruled out Stephen Cleary, so the selectors handed Tomás Hogan the number three jersey and Jerome Cahill slotted in at centre-back. MacDonaghs, with the aid of a light diagonal breeze, dictated matters from the start. Cian Darcy […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs got the better of Newport in the first round of the championship on a 2-16 to 1-15 scoreline in Toomevara. On a perfect day for hurling, MacDonaghs had the aid of a light diagonal breeze in the first half. Very little separated the sides for most of the first half. In fact, […]
Read More.Fundraising: The club will be holding its annual Church gate collection on the weekend of 12/13th of November. Anybody willing to volunteer can contact Catherine Nevin, Joe Cahill or Noreen Maher. AGM: The AGM has been fixed for Friday 18th November in Cloughjordan GAA complex at 8pm. All are welcome. County Dinner Dance: The county […]
Read More.Under 21 MacDonaghs take on Newport in the first round of the championship in Toomevara on this Saturday, 29th October at 1.00pm. Your support would be appreciated. Cumann na mBunscol Congratulations to Cloughjordan Schools on overcoming Dunkerrin N.S. in the North football final on a 7-5 to 3-6 scoreline in Moneygall. They qualified for […]
Read More.Poker Classic: The club would like to thank everyone who came up to support the Annual Poker classic last Sunday night. We appreciate the effort everyone went through to be there. Thanks to anyone who volunteered to help out on the night and to everyone who was involved in the running of the night to […]
Read More.Club History The clubroom was bursting at the seams on last Friday night as Len Gaynor launched the updated club history “Kilruane MacDonaghs 1970-2013 Heirs to a Proud Tradition”. County chairman, Michael Bourke, North chairman, Dan Kennedy and North secretary, Marian Minehan, were in attendance. Kealan and Jack McGrath provided musical entertainment while Tom Williams […]
Read More.Poker Classic: The annual Poker Classic is on this Sunday 16th November in Nenagh Golf Club starting around 6:30pm. We encourage all team mentors and adult team players to make a huge effort to attend. Even if you don’t play cards there are a lot of jobs that you could help out with Fundraising: The […]
Read More.Croke Park Visit A party of forty juveniles and ten adults travelled to Croke Park on last Saturday. They had a guided tour of the Stadium, enjoyed a sumptuous meal and participated in coaching sessions conducted by Lee Chin, Podge Collins, Richie Hogan, Anthony Nash and Maurice Shanahan. Niall O’Meara and Jack Peters were also […]
Read More.Senior The 2016 campaign came to an end with a 2-20 to 1-20 loss to Killenaule in the county quarter-final in Semple Stadium. Players will rue letting this one slip as they were well capable of overcoming the southerners. However, the stark fact is that enough of our players didn’t play up to form. Why […]
Read More.Intermediate: Hard luck to the intermediate girls who lost to Nenagh in the quarter final last Sunday. Thanks to the management and the girls who put in an effort for their time all year. U8 & u10: Parish league Wednesday at 6:30 in Ardcroney. Committee meeting: There is an executive committee meeting scheduled for Thursday […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs qualified for the county quarter-final for the second year in succession with a comprehensive 5-27 to 0-6 victory over Carrick Swan in Holycross. The Magpies have never lost to the Swans in senior championship hurling. The selectors made a number of personnel and positional changes for this encounter. Darragh Peters returned to action […]
Read More.North Final The dream of capturing the Frank McGrath Cup in the 1916 Centenary year evaporated in testing conditions in Thomas MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan. Kiladangan retained their crown with a well-deserved 2-18 to 1-17 victory. The visitors dominated for most of the game and nobody can dispute the result. The club had put in a […]
Read More.Senior MacDonaghs qualified for their first North final since 1994 with a 3-12 to 1-14 victory over Burgess in Nenagh. Two years ago it was Burgess who triumphed at this stage of the championship. On this occasion a blistering start by the Magpies, which yielded three goals inside nine minutes, laid the foundation for victory. […]
Read More.U,8,10’s: There will be a match for the u8’s and 10’s this Wednesday 7th in Puckane v Kildangan. Can all girls please be there for 6:30pm. Intermediate: Hard luck to the Intermediates who narrowly lost out to Drom in their final group game in Cloughjordan last Friday evening. The girls showed tremendous spirit and work-rate […]
Read More.All-Ireland Finals Congratulations to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill and both Tipperary teams on a magnificent day in Croke Park. Niall O’Meara became the sixth MacDonaghs player to win an All-Ireland senior hurling medal. He followed in the footsteps of Tom McLoughney (1961 & 1962), Len Gaynor (1964, 1965 & 1971), Mark O’Leary (2001), […]
Read More.All-Ireland Finals Best of luck to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill and both Tipperary teams in the All-Ireland finals. Thanks to all parishioners who are flying the colours. Everybody is urged to get the blue and gold flags out. Junior MacDonaghs recorded a 1-14 to 0-13 victory over Burgess in Dolla. Unfortunately, results elsewhere […]
Read More.U6,8,10’s: Training for all girls this Wednesday 31st in Ardcroney at 6:30pm sharp. U12: The u12 white team will play Carrick Swans in the county final this Thursday at 6:15 in the Ragg. All support would be greatly appreciated. U14: The u14s lost out to Kildangan last week in the final game of the group […]
Read More.Junior In the penultimate group game MacDonaghs take on Burgess in Kilcolman on this Saturday, 27th August at 6.45pm. Under 14 MacDonaghs lost out to Toomevara in the semi-final on a 3-7 to 1-10 scoreline. Thanks to the players and management who put in a huge effort during the year. Under 11 MacDonaghs participated in […]
Read More.U6,8,10’s: Training for all girls this Wednesday 24th in Ardcroney at 6:30pm sharp. U12: The u12 black team are due to play Shannon Rovers this Wednesday 24th in Ballinderry at 7pm. All girls to be in dressing room for 6:15. Minor: Over the last week there has being mixed fortunes for the u16 team. On […]
Read More.U6,8,10’s: Training for all girls this Wednesday 17th in Ardcroney at 6:30pm sharp. U14: Hard luck to the u14s who lost out to Portroe last Thursday. They have one more game in the group which will be v Kildangan next week. Bag Packing: Thanks to everyone who helped out with the bag packing last weekend […]
Read More.Inter County Congratulations to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill and both Tipperary teams on their victories in Croke Park. Well done to Cian Darcy who won the Man of the Match award in the minor match. Senior On last Saturday evening MacDonaghs staged a remarkable recovery in Moneygall to clinch the Jim Devitt Cup […]
Read More.U6,8,10’s: Training for all girls this Wednesday 10th in Ardcroney at 6:30pm sharp. Intermediate Training: Training for all girls eligible for Intermediate this Thursday at 7:30pm in Ardcroney. All players to be present as first round of the championship is just around the corner. U18: Training for all girls eligible for u18 this Friday at […]
Read More.Inter County Best wishes to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill and both Tipperary teams in Croke Park on Sunday. Senior MacDonaghs take on Drom & Inch in the Jim Devitt Cup final in Moneygall on this Saturday, 13th August at 5.00pm. MacDonaghs won this competition in 2008. Last year they lost to Upperchurch with […]
Read More.Senior For the second time in two years MacDonaghs have qualified for the North semi-final. On last Friday evening a 3-24 to 2-18 victory over Borris-Ieigh in Toomevara booked a place in the last four. When the sides met in last year’s championship MacDonaghs had sixteen points to spare against a Borris-Ileigh side without the […]
Read More.U6,8,10’s: Training for all girls this Wednesday 3rd in Ardcroney at 6:30pm sharp. U13: Hard luck to the u13 team and management who lost out in the final last Monday night. The girls fought bravely but came up against a stronger Fethard side. The team were dealt a huge blow before the match even started […]
Read More.U10’s: Training for all girls this Wednesday 13th in Ardcroney at 6:30pm sharp. U13: The u13 team will now play the semi-final v Moycarkey this Thursday 28th at 7:15pm in the Ragg. All support for the girls would be greatly appreciated by all involved. Tipp u16: Well done to Aoife Sullivan and the u16 B […]
Read More.U6,8,10’s: Training for all girls this Wednesday 13th in Ardcroney at 6:30pm sharp. U13: Well done to the u13’s who had a great win over Rockwell Rovers in the quarter final on Friday last. The girls had to battle hard against a more physical side whilst also missing many panel members and the girls did […]
Read More.Munster Finals Best wishes to Niall O’Meara, Cian Darcy, Jerome Cahill and both Tipperary teams in the Munster finals in Limerick. Senior MacDonaghs qualified for the final of the Jim Devitt Cup for the second successive year with a 2-25 to 1-16 home victory over Moyne-Templetuohy. MacDonaghs had the aid of a light breeze in […]
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