North Tipp GAA Notes: The North championships were launched in Nenagh last weekend

The Hibernian Inn North Senior Hurling Championship will commence this coming weekend. Roscrea will face Kiladangan on Saturday 8th at 4.00 pm in MacDonagh Park Nenagh with Conor Doyle officiating. The remaining Quarter Finals take place as a double header in Dolla on Sunday 9th. Borris Ileigh face Kilruane MacDonaghs at 5.00 pm with Alan Tierney to referee whilst Toomevara and Nenagh Eire Og throw in at 7.00 pm with Peter Carroll refereeing.

The Semi-Finals take place on the weekend of Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th. Templederry Kenyons await in the Semi-Finals as they received a bye.

Entry to the games are via either tap & go or tickets which are available to purchase online at embed.futureticketing.ie
/c/north-tipperary-gaa/. No cash will be accepted whilst free entry for Under 16s. The games will also be streamed online at clubber.ie.

The Savvy Kitchens North Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship will commence this coming weekend.
On Friday 7th, Ballina and Newport face each other in Templederry with a 7.30 pm throw-in with Gerry Treacy to referee.

Silvermines face Burgess on Saturday 8th at 2.00 pm in MacDonagh Park Nenagh with Tom McGlinchey refereeing. The Semi-Finals take place on the weekend of Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th. Portroe and Lorrha Dorrha await in the Semi-Finals as they received byes.

Entry to the games are via either tap & go or tickets which are available to purchase online at embed.futureticketing.ie
/c/north-tipperary-gaa/. No cash will be accepted whilst free entry for Under 16s. The games will also be streamed online at clubber.ie.
Kellys of Fantane North Intermediate Hurling Championship will commence on the weekend of Friday 14th & Saturday 15th July.
On Friday 14th, Moneygall face Shannon Rovers in Borrisokane with a 7.30pm throw-in whilst the next day, Borrisokane face Kiladangan at 7.00pm in Cloughjordan. The Final is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 22nd or Sunday 23rd July.

he Watch Centre North Junior 'A' Hurling Championship commenced last Friday evening. Ballinahinch had an impressive 3-20 to 0-12 win over Toomevara with David Gleeson impressive for Ballinahinch scoring two goals whilst Shane Nolan was Toome's lead scorer.

Nenagh Eire Og gained revenge over Roscrea (after the League Final) with a notable 2-19 to 1-12 victory. Eire Og were up 1-12 to 1-7 at half time with Sean Phelan (Eire Og) and Conor Dooley (Ros) scoring the first half goals. Cian Crowley scored Eire Og's second goal on the 53rd minute. Ben West top scored for Eire Og with 0-9 (six frees) whilst Crowley and Phelan finished with 1-2 each. Conor Dooley led the charge for Roscrea, finishing with a tally of 1-3.

Borris Ileigh had a 2-14 to 1-15 victory over Kilruane MacDonaghs. Danny Ryan scored the first goal of the game for Borris on the sixth minute with Oisin O'Meara finding the back of the Borris net for Kilruane in the 13th minute. Kilruane were the better team for the first half with Borris struggling up front for scores. The half-time score was 1-9 to 1-5 in Kilruane's favour.

Kilruane held this lead late into the second half only for a Micheal Carey goal in the 59th minute proving to be the match-winner for Borris.

Round 2 takes place in the coming days. On Thursday 6th, Ballinahinch face Kilruane MacDonaghs in Nenagh with a 7.30 pm throw in with Christy McLoughlin referring.

On Friday 7th, Borris Ileigh and Nenagh Eire Og face off in Shallee where the action throws in at 7.30 pm with Philip Kelly on duty as referee. The remaining game of the round takes place on Monday 10th with Toomevara hosting Roscrea at 7.30 pm.