North Tipperary GAA Notes: New officers elected after divisional AGM

Under 21 'A' Hurling Championship:

The second of the North Under 21 'A' Hurling Semi Finals will take place this coming Sunday at 2.00 pm in MacDonagh Park Nenagh where Nenagh Eire Og will host Kiladangan. Tickets for the game are available on the Tipperary GAA website. Tickets purchased for the original game are valid for this refixture.

Under 21 'B' Hurling Championship:

The final games in the group stages of the North Under 21 'B' Hurling championship took place last Sunday. In Group 2, Kilruane MacDonaghs and Silvermines played out a 0-15 to 2-9 draw in Cloughjordan with this result doing enough to secure MacDonaghs a spot in the knockout stages after finishing second on two points, ahead of Silvermines who finished third on one point.

Lorrha Rovers finish top of the group with three points. Kilruane had a strong wind to their advantage in the first half an enjoyed a 0-10 to 0-4 lead at the break and the needed every bit of this lead when they were reduced to 14 men at the start of the second half.

Silvermines scored two lads goals from Conor McKelvey to level the game but a draw wasnt enough for them to progress to the knockout stages. Eoin Carroll played a big role for Kilruane, scoring eight points (seven from placed balls).

In Group 3, Burgess secured top spot in the group after a 1-10 to 1-5 win away to Portroe last Sunday.
Only a point separated the sides at half time with Burgess 0-4 to 0-3 up with both sides missing a number of scoring opportunities and some great saves in both goal keepers.

A one handed strike on a mid air ball by Kieran Grace hit the back of the Portroe net to put Burgess up seven minutes into the second half, 1-07 to 0-4. Frees from Eoin Grace and Michael Ryan saw Burgess extend their lead by 1-9 to 0-3 before Port scored a point from a placed ball.

Another great point came from Eoin Grace before a late James Ferris goal from Portroe in the 31st minute to give the final score of 1-10 to 1-5.

The draw for the North U21 'B' Hurling knock out stages took place on Monday evening. The Quarter Finals see
Lorrha Rovers hosting Ballinahinch Templederry this Saturday at 2 pm in Lorrha whilst Newport will host Kilruane MacDonaghs with fixture details to be finalised.

Both Burgess and Moneygall Clonakenny await in the Semi Finals which are due to take place on the weekend of December 17th/18th and the Final on St.Stephens Day.

County Championship: Well done to Kilruane MacDonaghs who claimed the County Junior 'B' Football title last Sunday in Templederry after a 1-11 to 0-10 win over Boherlahan-Dualla.

Munster Championship: Hard luck to Roscrea who lost to Monaleen of Limerick last Sunday on a 0-18 to 1-22 scoreline in the Munster Intermediate Hurling Final in Páirc Uí Rinn.

North Board AGM: Took place last Monday evening (5th December) in The Hibernian Inn Nenagh with a large crowd in attendance. North Board Treasurer John Delaney presented the finances along with auditor Kevin O'Brien. Philip Delaney presented an extensive secretary's report and thanked the sponsors who supported the running of the championships throughout the year.

North chairperson Micheal Tierney addressed those in attendance where he thanked his fellow officers and CCC members for their work throughout the year. Referee co-Ordinator's Ciaran Timmons and Philip Kelly urged clubs to try and recruit more referees and thanked both the North and County Boards for their assistance throughout the year.

On the night, the following were elected to the Noard Board for 2023:

President - Matt Hassett (Toomevara), Vice President - Donie Nealon (Burgess), Chairperson - Micheal Tierney (Borris Ileigh), Vice Chairperson - Brendan Shanahan (Portroe), Secretary - Philip Delaney (Borris Ileigh), Assistant Secretary - Michael Kennedy (Lorrha Dorrha), Treasurer - John Delaney (Newport), Assistant Treasurer - Pat Murray (Moneygall), PRO - Michael Quinn (Kiladangan), Childrens Officer - Cora Moroney (Newport), Officer for Irish Language and Culture - Ronan Kenny (Inane Rovers), Coaching Officer - Paudie Malone (Portroe). The following were appointed to the CCC - Dolores McKenna (Portroe), Brid Morris (Borrisokane) & Mikey Ryan (Nenagh Eire Og).