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 night. Marty Morrissey was MC for the function. Guests included County Chairman Joe Kennedy and his wife Maureen, former County Secretary Tim Floyd and his wife Cora, Dan & Hazel Quirke, Clonoulty Rossmore Chairman Andrew Fryday and his wife Cathy. Joe Kennedy presented the senior hurlers with their County championship medals and the junior footballers with their North & County medals. The management team of Liam O’Kelly, Christy Morgan, Brian O’Meara and Pat Murphy received presentations in recognition of their tremendous work in guiding both teams to success. Willie Cleary picked up the senior hurler of the year accolade. Chairman Dave Carroll  made a presentation to outgoing Chairman Joe Whelan, who provided very effective leadership during his five-year term and his wife Breda was presented with a bouquet of flowers by Ann Carroll. Thanks to Bridget Delaney who was on hand to take the photographs, Tradstone who supplied the entertainment and the management and staff of the Abbey Court for providing an excellent meal and ensuring that everything was in order.   

 

Medal Presentation

North Tipperary Coiste na nÓg held its annual presentation function in the Nenagh Éire Óg Complex on last Friday. Jerome Cahill did the honours on the night. James Gould (U13 ‘A’ hurling), Oisín Carroll (U13 ‘D hurling) and Danny Cahalan (U17 ‘B’ football) collected the medals for their respective teams that won North championships. Andrew Austin, Charlie Kennedy and Cormac Kennedy were presented with their Roger Ryan U14 Cup medals. Hugo Healy (Capt), Dara Gaynor and Gerard O’Looney collected their Peadar Cummins medals.

ClubSpot

We are excited to announce that in the coming weeks we will be launching our very own dedicated App for Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA club. This is a very positive move for the club and demonstrates our commitment to progressing and strengthening our community.  We have teamed up with ClubSpot, an Irish company, who have developed this App free of charge. As County final winners, we were given the unique opportunity to have it developed with no outlay to the club.

The App has a range of benefits for the club. All our club notifications and communications will be sent through the App and you can receive a notification when a new message has been issued. Managers will be able to communicate securely with their teams through the App, notifying them of training/matches etc. This will ensure our compliance with GDPR and remove the need for WhatsApp messages. Membership can be paid directly through the App so please bear with us while we get it all set up. A calendar of events will show when there are matches or club events on. The Lotto can be played online using the App.

The App will be free to download on the App Store/Google Play Store when it is fully completed. We will communicate with you as soon as it is ready to go and you will be notified about the launch and how to use it.

 

Membership

Membership for 2023 is now due. The following are the fees: Adult Players over 18 – €100; Players U18 – €60; Non Playing Adults – €60. The club is also offering two very attractive Membership packages: Adult Package to include Tipperary Draw, Lotto & Membership – €200; and Family Package – €250 to include Tipperary Draw, Lotto & Membership. This year membership can be paid through the new club App Clubspot. In the next few weeks the club will be carrying out a membership blitz.

 

Saturday Game

RTE has announced that Damian Lawlor is to present a new evening highlights and analysis show, the “Saturday Game”. Best wishes to Damian.

Six Nations

Former Kilruane MacDonaghs player Ben Healy has been included in the Scottish squad for the upcoming Six Nations Rugby Championship. Best of luck to Ben.

 

Cloughjordan Drama

Best wishes to the Cloughjordan Drama Group with their forthcoming production of “Separate Beds” which takes place in the Parochial Hall on Friday, 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January as well as Wednesday 1st, Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th February. Curtains up at 8.00pm each night. Booking is essential at 0892438972 from 6.00 to 9.00pm.

 

Lotto

The Jackpot now stands at a very attractive €3,900. Tickets are available from the usual outlets or you can join on Clubforce.com. Thanks for your continued support.

 

 

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