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The Annual General Meeting of
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Crowley, Chairman Liam O’Dwyer,
Located to the rear of Vice Chairman TJ Donnelly, Secre-
Julia Young’s Hair Salon tary Judy Hayes, Assistant Secretary
Joseph Kearney, Treasurer Tricia
Mulhall, PROs Sean Ryan and Mary
Hennessy. General Committee mem- On Saturday the 25th September we
Geranne’s bers Fr. Tom Egan, Padraigh Kear-
ney, Ollie Quinn, Seamus Hennessy,
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vouchers and goods donated by pa-
High Class Ladies Fashion In 2010 the year commenced with the trons, this money will go towards
Leading Sizes club taking part in the St. Patrick’s running costs of this year’s Vintage
Open Day Parade in Littleton, where we Rally.
Labels Tues - Sat 10 - 24 won the overall price and best Vin- At the AGM the Chairman Liam
10am - 5.30pm
tage float and best visitor. In Cashel O’Dwyer thanked the committee
we came second overall and received members, local Gardai, friends, fami-
Main Street a price of €500 and in Thurles we lies and anyone who helped to make
Roscrea received a price of €250 and best the year a huge success. Special
Vintage float. thanks was given to Joe & Helen
On the 10th July we held a bucket Hammersley for the use of their field
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Cashel, Clonmel and Tipperary
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Racquetball Club for their help with
the bucket collection.
Work is has already commenced this
pain, trapped nerves,inflammation, gout, sciatica, tennis elbow and burns. year with the club taking part in the
and Tractor Run around the parish
MAGIC FOR SPORTS INJURIES: which ended with a barbeque at
Littleton, Cashel and Thurles St.
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Clonmel: The Honey Pot, Thurles: Health and Harmony, Old Baker St.
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ALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE 19 at 8pm in the Sarsfields Social Cen-
Government Grants Available Tipperary will play their final group tre, Thurles. All club delegates are
For Details Contact: game in this year’s Allianz hurling asked to attend.
league against Wexford on Sunday
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open. Tipperary need to beat Wexford and PROs. These are in the format
St. Mary’s Nenagh Camogie and hope Dublin and Galway lose to chairperson.clubname.tipperary@gaa.ie
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May 1. It will be the 40th meeting of We urge all clubs to ensure their Chair-
Tipperary and Wexford in the League. person and PRO logs into these ad-
Wexford have 20 wins, Tipeprary 17 dresses by April 24 at the latest.
and there were 2 draws. Their last Otherwise they will be deleted. The
meeting in the League took place at new addresses will make it much easier
Semple Stadium on March 13, 2005 to communicate with club chairpersons
and Wexford won by 2-19 to 2-15. Cur- and PROs and all holders of these posi-
rent Wexford manager, Colm Bonnar, tions are asked to log in to their new
was a Tipperary selector on that occa- email addresses as soon as possible.
sion and only 3 of the current Tipperary Using the new addresses should ensure
panel played – Paul Curran and Benny that these club officers will get infor-
Dunne started while Eoin Kelly came mation from Divisional, County, Pro-
on as a sub. In Tipperary’s 6 games so vincial and National Boards and
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Ballybeg, Toomevara, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Saturday May 7 2011 at 8pm. All pro- Friends is now almost 2,500. Officers
ceeds from the concert will go towards elected for the coming year were Patron
Mob: 087 - 2479397 Tel: 067 - 26236 the preparation of Tipperary County - Dr. Dermot Clifford, Archbishop of
teams for this year’s hurling and foot- Cahel and Emly; President - Connie
ball championships. Tickets cost €30 Ryan (Drom-Inch); Chairman - Joe
and are available from the Park Hotel Hannigan (Shannon Rovers); Secretary
(052-6188700) or the GAA Office - Eddie Lonergan (Cahir); Treasurer -
Thurles (0504 22702). Seats are strictly Eamonn Buckley (Lattin-Cullen); Asst.
KILLEA, TEMPLEMORE, CO. TIPPERARY limited so early booking is essential. Treasurer - Michael Power
Tel: 0505 43014 Mob: 086 022 9015 Tommy Fleming is one of Ireland’s (Newcastle); PRO - John Costigan
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Lar Corbett Launches Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.
New Business Congratulations & well done to
Michael Mockler, Joe Moloney, Jim
from Two Mile Borris village via
Coolcroo, Old Dublin Road, Turnpike
Ryan & Aisling Hoey who all repre- & back to the village again. The races
star Pádraic Maher, a Thurles Sars- sented the Club at the County Senior on the day are a 10km race for the
fields clubmate of Corbett’s, were al- & Masters Indoor Championships on Senior Men & a 5km race for the Sen-
so in attendance. ior Women. Good luck to all our ath-
Friday 8th April in Nenagh Indoor
Corbett said: “These are difficult eco- Stadium. Between our 4 athletes they letes who will be taking part on the
nomic times for everybody. I’m not won 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals & day.
the only player on the Tipperary panel 2 bronze medals. In the Master Men’s
currently out of work. But there is an O/40 category Michael won gold in A Church Gate Collection for Moy-
opportunity here to start a new busi- the Shot Putt (9.55m), silver in the carkey Borris Community Games will
ness with Kevin Coppinger. Long Jump (3.83m) & bronze in the be held this weekend on Saturday 16th
“It means that I can stay at home and High Jump (1.51m) while Jim won & Sunday 17th April at all masses at
continue to hurl for my club Thurles gold in the 60m & Long Jump the 3 parish churches. Your support
Sarsfields and Tipperary.” (4.41m) & silver in the Shot Putt would be gratefully appreciated.
(7.60m). In the Master Men’s O/60
Shot Putt, Joe Moloney won gold Training for the Outdoor Season con-
with a throw of 8.73m while in the tinues every Monday evening from
Tipperary senior hurler Lar Corbett Master Women’s O/40 competitions, 7.45pm to 8.45pm & every Thursday
launched his new business last week Aisling won gold in the 800m, silver evening from 7.30pm to 8.30pm in
Lar Corbett’s Bar @ Coppinger’s Bar, in the 60m & bronze in the Shot Putt Templemore Track. Cost is €2.00 per
Thurles. (5.25m). Good luck to our 4 athletes athlete. New members & help are al-
who will now go on to represent their ways welcome.
2010 Hurler of the Year and two-time
Club & County at the Munster Cham-
All-Ireland SHC medallist Lar Corbett
was present at Coppinger’s bar to an- pionships in CIT on Saturday 30th For all latest Club news, upcoming
nounce details of his new business. April. events & photos log onto our website
Tipperary’s 2010 All-Ireland winning at www.moycarkeycoolcrooac.com &
Well done also to another of our Sen- mylocalnews.ie where results &
captain Eoin Kelly and fellow county
ior athletes, Laurenz Egan who ran newspaper reports for the following
the Connemara Half Marathon on week are usually posted on Sunday
Sunday 10th April. Laurenz finished night/Monday morning.
Nenagh Camogie u12 Go Blitz the 13.1miles course in just over 1
hour fifty seven seconds.
The Moyne, Moycarkey, Slieveard-
agh Track & Field Challenge took
place on Sunday 10th April. The Club
had a fantastic turnout of around 50
athletes from age 3 to 15 years who
enjoyed a great afternoon of fun &
athletics beneath a Summer sky. The
Club finished in 2nd place with Moyne
in 1st place & Slieveardagh in 3rd
place. Our thanks to Moyne A.C. who
hosted the event & provided a very
well run competition with top class
refreshments by the Moyne ladies af-
terwards. Our thanks also to our fel-
low athletes from Slieveardagh A.C.
& Moyne A.C. for providing some
great competition on the day. For David Ryan, Moycarkey Cool-
Club photos of the event, please see croo A.C. who won National
our Photo Gallery at Gold in the Boys U/12 Long
www.moycarkeycoolcrooac.com. Jump at the National Juvenile
Indoor Championships in Magh-
The Club will host the County Senior
erfelt, Co Derry pictured with
Road Championships at 12 noon this
AAI President Liam Hennessy
Sunday 17th April in Two Mile Bor- who presented him with his
ris. Your support would be appreciat- medal
ed around the course which will run
Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. Girls
U/11 at the
Moyne/Moycarkey/Slieveardagh
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National Music Day
Celebrated in Tipperary
When Irish Eyes are Smiling could well have been the title
of the scene at Danny Ryan Music Shop, in Tipperary on
Friday last where National Music Day was celebrated
with great merriment and jubilation. It was the 1st anni- Business Skills Training for New & Existing
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ed, by a jam packed store of enthusiasts for an afternoon information on grants available, training courses or to simply apply
concert that went on from 2 to 6. for the support of a Business Mentor.
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tributing artists and performers entertained an enthralled
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on the accordion and a song from Seamus O’Reilly along
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schools and youth orchestras from all over county Tipper- reality (6 x 3 hour morning workshops)
ary, Limerick and Cork, from Littleton to Mitchelstown.
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As well as that there were those who walked in from the (9.00am-1.15pm) Nenagh, €20 per participant
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Paul Kenny, Senior Energy Consul- was switched off For further information on the full range of supports available contact
tant with the Tipperary Energy in March. Tipperary North County Enterprise Board, Connolly St., Nenagh
Agency has upgraded his 4 bed
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able Energy Authority of Irelands ucts, are high quality and robust,
Home energy saving scheme and and will continue to deliver lots of Supermac’s announced the development
of a €7 million, new ‘travel plaza’ in
greener homes scheme. Paul Says hot water for a long time to come.”
Moneygall that will create more than 50
“over the last two
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years I have invested
in the development and building stages ists travelling through the midlands and
about €4000 after of the project. This 12 acre site will be will contribute to the local economy by
grant aid to save a major purpose-built motorway servic- bringing tourists and visitors to the area.
about €1000 per an- es facility along the M7 route between
num, Show me a bank Dublin and Limerick. The plans are to Pat McDonagh, Managing Director of
that will give 25% open a Supermac’s, Papa John’s Pizza Supermac’s says, “We’re thrilled to be
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especially in the cold Scheduled to open for business early Moneygall, which is already on the map
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become a key stop-over point for motor- ancestors.”
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Tipperary County
Athletics News
Upcoming Juvenile fixtures are as fol- ed on our website at
lows:- www.tipperaryathetics.com. Hurdles
Sat 16th April – Leevale Open Sports for all ages from U.13 upwards. Ath-
in CIT commencing at 10.30am for Ju- letes U.13 must compete in own age.
veniles & 2pm for Seniors. Athletes U.14 upwards may move up
one age group e.g. U.14 may compete
Sun 17th April – Shot & Javelin
U.15, U.16 competes U.17 etc. All rac-
Coaching Day with National Coaches
es on the 200m track will be on time
in Templemore Track. There will be 2
only, middle distance & Relays. In Re-
sessions starting with the first 2 hour
lay Races, athletes may move up two
session at 10:30am which will be for
age groups (i.e. Under 11, 12 and 13
beginners in Shot & Javelin. The sec-
may be on the under 13 team except
ond session will commence at 1.00pm
where a club has entered more than one The Nenagh Olympic u.15 relay team that won the bronze medal at the A.A.I. In-
& will be for advanced athletes in Shot
team in any age group may only move door Championships, Shane Hennessey, Michael Quillgan,Declan Leamy and Da-
& Javelin. There will be a €5 charge for
up one age group). See further informa- mon Gregory.
Athletes and Coaches for each session.
tion below.
See the “Fixtures” page on our website
www.tipperaryathletics.com for more Wed 11th May – East Munster Second-
details about these workshops. ary Schools Boys Track & Field Cham-
pionships.
Sat 30th April – Munster Juvenile Multi
Events Championships in CIT. Sat 21st May – Munster Secondary
Schools Track & Field Championships
Sun 1st May – County Outdoor Juve-
in CIT.
nile Championships for U/9 to U/12
athletes in Templemore Track at Sat 4th June – Irish Schools Track &
11.30am. Field Championships in Tullamore.
All athletes confined to their own age Sat 11th June – Munster U/9 to U/11
group categories in individual events. Team Games & U/12 & U/13 Track &
All Relays & 600m races will be on Field Championships in Ennis Track.
time only. In Relay Races, athletes may Sun 12th June – Munster U/9 to U/11
move up one age group only. See fur- Team Games & U/12 & U/13 Track &
ther information below. Field Championships in Ennis Track.
Sat 18th June – Munster U/14 to U/19
Wed 4th May – East Munster Second- Track & Field Championships in
ary Schools Girls Track & Field Cham- Castleisland, Co. Kerry.
pionships.
Sun 19th June – Munster U/14 to U/19 Nenagh Olympic A.A.I u.12 relay champions pictured with Fr. Pat Malone and
Sat 7th May & Sun 8th May – County Track & Field Championships in Sean Naughton, Eleanor Percy, Alannah Deering, Lauren Moylan, Aoife Dunne,
Outdoor U/12 to Junior Track & Field Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Olivia Moylan and Sadbh O Mahoney.
Championships in Templemore Track
at 11.30am on both days. Entry forms Below are some important notes in rela-
& all details of the 3 days of the forth- tion to our upcoming County Outdoor Paddy Cullen Honoured By President
coming County Outdoor Championship Track & Field Championships:- The photograph shows UN Veteran
have now been sent to all Clubs & post- • All athletes must be registered with Paddy Cullen signing the memorial
the AAI through their Club. wall at Casement Aerodrome, Bal-
• All athletes must be under age for the donnel. Paddy from the Quarry,
entire year ending 31st December,
Thurles, was later honoured by the
2011.
• The choice of footwear is optional,
Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence
maximum length of spikes allowed is Forces and President of Ireland,
5mm. Mary Mc Aleese for his contribu-
• Athletes must wear their Club sin- tion to the UN Peace Mission with
glets. the 32nd Infantry Battalion to the
• The rules of Templemore Track must Congo, which had departed from
be obeyed at all times by Officials and Baldonnel Airport over 50 years Before you buy a gate
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