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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Oct 5, 2011 23:15:58 GMT
Both Shane and Donagh Maher donned the Blue & Gold of their County against Galway last Sunday evening in a pitch-opening game in Mullagh. Best of luck to the two brothers in their respective quests to make the 2012 Tipperary Senior Hurling starting XV.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Oct 6, 2011 11:04:26 GMT
Both Shane and Donagh Maher donned the Blue & Gold of their County against Galway last Sunday evening in a pitch-opening game in Mullagh. Best of luck to the two brothers in their respective quests to make the 2012 Tipperary Senior Hurling starting XV. Source: www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=156104Maher back in the Tipp frame06 October 2011Shane Maher is expected to return to the Tipperary hurling fold next year after lining out in a challenge match against Galway in Mullagh last Sunday evening. The 30-year-old former All-Star nominee didn't feature at all this year for the Premier County due to work commitments. But a recent change in work circumstances should allow him to commit to the cause next year. Maher had an outstanding year for his club Burgess and would be a useful addition to Declan Ryan's squad as they focus on the task of bouncing back from last month's All-Ireland final disappointment.
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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2011 20:38:07 GMT
Atta boy Shane
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Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2012 22:29:37 GMT
Tipp are playing UCC tomorrow Sunday the 8th in boherlahann at 1 pm. Shane and donagh maher are on the panel. Best of luck to the boys.
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2012 16:56:39 GMT
I see Shane chipped in with a point from wingback. Good reports about him today.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Jan 11, 2012 15:27:25 GMT
I see Shane chipped in with a point from wingback. Good reports about him today. Donagh also got some game time under his belt, coming on at corner back. I do believe that Stephen Murray is also on the County Under 21 panel.
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Post by burgessgaa on Jan 14, 2012 22:07:49 GMT
Tipp play coolderry tomorrow Sunday 15th at 1pm in cloughjordan. Who knows maybe our lads will be hurling.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Jan 15, 2012 16:06:49 GMT
Tipp play coolderry tomorrow Sunday 15th at 1pm in cloughjordan. Who knows maybe our lads will be hurling. By all accounts, both Donagh and Shane were among Tipp's best performers on the day. Long may that continue!
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Post by Admin on Jan 17, 2012 23:03:23 GMT
From this weeks westside column
The pre-season warm-up continued last Sunday when Leinster club champions, Coolderry, crossed the Offaly border to visit Cloughjordan. A nippy, breezy afternoon saw Tipperary go from two-down at half time to seven-up by the end of another useful workout. The preliminaries over, the action now steps up a notch next Sunday with the first competitive game of the year. Waterford Crystal action brings LIT to Dolla where Tipperary will hope to continue the winning trend. January has certainly accommodated teams returning to action after the ‘closed’ season. Another crisp day at the home of Kilruane MacDonagh’s and another chance for Declan Ryan and company to view his panellists, and in particular the fringe players trying to impress the management. A fair crowd turned up too prompting one board officer to quip that they should have charged admission. Indeed. Once more the occasion was used to run-out several of the aspiring players. Only Shane McGrath of the All-Ireland team started, this time in an unusual centre forward role. The defence too had an unusual aspect to it with James Barry corner back beside David Young at full and Gerry Walsh on the left. John Coghlan filled the pivotal centre back spot flanked by Donagh Maher and Thomas Stapleton. Darren Gleeson kept goal for the entire game. Midfield too was experimental with Johnny Ryan and Stephen Lillis. On the half forward line Shane McGrath was flanked by David Collins and Pat Kerwick. The inside line began with Pa Bourke, Brian O’Meara and Timmy Hammersley. Against the wind in the first half this formation was second best to the Offaly men. Tipp had an early goal from ‘Feisty’ Kerwick but the preponderance of play and possession was with the Leinster men thereafter. But for a string of wasteful wides they’d have built a more commanding interval lead than the two point margin. Tipperary reshaped forces for the resumption. David Young and Gerry Walsh were withdrawn from the defence with Thomas Stapleton going full and Conor O’Brien and Shane Maher coming on at corner and wing respectively. A new midfield pair was introduced: Brendan Maher and James Woodlock. Collins and Kerwick were withdrawn from the attack with Shane Bourke and Eoin Kelly coming in. Then during the second half Adrian Ryan went in for Pa Bourke and Paul Curran for Thomas Stapleton. With the wind in their backs and a slightly strengthened team Tipperary upped the ante enough to push clear of the club side in the second half. ‘Buggy’ O’Meara set up Hammersley for our second goal and even though Coolderry got one back the flow of points was liberal enough to carry Tipp to a comfortable margin, 2-22 to 1-18. Overall there was nothing spectacular to report. Perhaps the most promising individual display came from Donagh Maher at wing back who again showed signs of potential; one point at the end of an up-field surge was a particular highlight in the second half. James Barry had quite a confident game too though corner back hardly seems the optimum position for one who’s often considered loose at wing. John Coghlan had a strong game at centre back. The arrival of Eoin Kelly certainly increased scoring options in attack where substitutes Shane Bourke and Adrian Ryan clipped over a few. Timmy Hammersley ended on 1-2. After two Sundays of ‘friendly’ action I suppose the strongest impression one gets is that the supplementary material available to Declan Ryan is quite limited. Come the big days of summer and very few of those in action at Cloughjordan will be on the first fifteen. Many of these trialists are effectively competing for panel places rather than starting roles on a championship side. Next Sunday should see an increase in tempo as the team takes on LIT in the Waterford Crystal at Dolla. Given the fact that the league doesn’t start until late February a decent run in this competition would indeed be welcome. Last year we exited to WIT in a game played at Clonmel and its four years since we won the competition so progress this time would be helpful. It will be interesting to see what line-out is chosen for the job. College students are out of bounds so that immediately reduces the options. I presume we’ll opt for a mixture of regulars and fringe players. Going totally experimental would make little sense but on the other side you do want to give further exposure to the extended panel. It then becomes a balancing act where you use up to half of the All-Ireland side supplemented by others. With Davy Fitzgerald in charge and the Fitzgibbon cup upcoming you’d expect LIT to be well focused at this stage. John O’Keeffe is the only Tipperary name on their panel now that Seamus Callanan is out injured. In this case the Rossmore man has two managers to impress. Joe Canning is also listed as an LIT player so it will be interesting to see if he’s on board for Sunday. This competition has the potential to keep Tipperary active for the coming weeks so I’d expect the management to be keen enough in its approach. The winners on Sunday play UL a fortnight later in the quarter-finals of the competition and for the semi-finals onFebruary 12 there’s the possibility of meeting Cork. Wouldn’t that be an ideal lead-in to the start of the league because competitive games are always more useful than ‘friendlies’. Not even leukaemia, it seems, can moderate the views of one Ger Loughnane who returned to the limelight last week with those ‘Irish Daily Star’ interviews. As brash and brazen as ever, Ger has a lash at several targets. It’s great to have him back though - weren’t things so dull in his absence. Ger returns to ‘The Sunday Game’ panel this year and I can imagine a slightly strained atmosphere when he teams up once again with the lads. Come to think of it I wonder how RTE will react to some of his comments about the programme – not to mention the unnamed reporter from the station who asked for an interview just as he was commencing his course of chemotherapy. Anyway Ger would prefer to watch ‘Columbo’ than ‘The Sunday Game’ following last year’s qualifier between Galway and Clare when, he claims, the panel ‘were pumping Galway up to the limit’ while there wasn’t a word about Clare being ‘putrid’. It was enough to send Ger scrambling for the remote to switch channels. This year, no doubt, Ger will come to the rescue of the programme with his own individual brand of incisive assessment. On the upcoming championship Ger has equally trenchant views, especially in his assessment of Tipperary. ‘They’re way over-rated’, says Ger, who concludes that Tipperary haven’t a chance of beating Kilkenny in 2012. The victory of 2010 is put down entirely to Liam Sheedy and his management team and then he gets even more specific: ‘Tipp need a new goalkeeper, a whole new right side to their defence, a new centre back ... their two midfielders – you can forget about them after what happened in the All-Ireland .. the half forward line was wiped out completely ... Eoin Kelly’s legs aren’t what they were .... and neither are Lar Corbett’s’. There you have it, an entirely new Tipperary team needed if we’re to have a chance in 2012. It’s headline grabbing stuff which has become the hallmark of the same Ger over the years. I can imagine the hackles being raised in some sensitive quarters, though personally I take it for its amusement quality. It’s entertainment rather than hurling assessment, over-the-top hyperbole designed for shock impact. Might I suggest that Declan Ryan have the offending piece laminated and displayed in the Tipperary dressing room on appropriate occasions during the season. Great teams always have a new motivation each year, according to Ger. Well, here’s Tipperary’s. Thank you Ger. On a more serious note Loughnane identifies Dublin as the main threat to Kilkenny this year. Here he becomes more logical and rational in his commentary. Any look-ahead to the 2012 championship would have to factor in the Dubs as serious contenders. If they get their injured players back to supplement what they produced last year then they must surely be reckoned with. Actually I feel the 2012 season has the potential to be the most open and exciting for many years. Undeniably there is the Dublin factor but also I suspect Kilkenny are not quite the fearsome force they were in the past. The retirement of Eddie Brennan and yet another enforced lay-off by Shefflin does diminish the side. They still deserve respect as the foremost power in the game but somehow they now seem more beatable than in the past. (Actually it was ungracious of Loughnane not to acknowledge that Tipperary was the only county to successfully challenge the Kilkenny dynasty and in the process do hurling generally a major service). So with Kilkenny becoming more beatable, Dublin getting closer, Tipperary still hanging in there (hopefully) and others getting a bounce factor from new managements we can surely look forward to a reinvigorated championship. P.S. Who is Columbo? Well, you need to be of a certain vintage to know that he was a one-eyed, slovenly dressed cop from the American TV series. Probably has Clare ancestry.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Jan 22, 2012 20:37:38 GMT
In Waterford Crystal action today, Donagh and Shane formed the right flank of Tipp's defence in a comfortable 2-24 to 1-16 victory over L.I.T. Of the various “possibles” on show, Donagh made the greatest impression imho; he looking almost certain to get an extended run in his County's colours.
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Post by Admin on Jan 26, 2012 19:05:42 GMT
From this weeks west side column. Interesting take on short puckouts and more positivity for our lads..........
For the first time in three years Tipperary get beyond the opening bout in the Waterford Crystal. A point-prolific display at Dolla against the students of LIT sends the team through to a quarter- final date with UL on Sunday week. Before that thereÂ’s a novel charity gig this coming Saturday at Nenagh against a Munster selection. ItÂ’s all part of the ongoing build up to the league opener on February 26.
‘Extra time is necessary’ declared a misprint in the match programme at Dolla. Thankfully no such extension was required as Tipperary were pretty much in cruise control for the final phase with the students down to fourteen on the dismissal of John O’Keeffe and the margin heading towards double digits. O’Keeffe got his first yellow for pulling down Brendan Maher in the first half and the second was punishment for a mistimed pull on Adrian Ryan midway through the second spell. It rendered the remainder of the action quite academic though it did take Tipp some time to conclusively ‘nail’ the game.
The end margin was a far cry from the opening exchanges as LIT looked the sprightlier lot, settling in immediately and hitting an instant lead. Despite batting against the wind they had the opening two points and then Joe Canning did a smash and grab, out-fielding Paul Curran in the air and giving Darren Gleeson little chance on the shot. For both Canning and LIT, however, it was a case of flattering to deceive.
Gradually Tipperary worked their way into the game. Shane McGrath had the opening point and then Pa Bourke began what was to be a free-taking exhibition; he faultlessly landed ten out of ten in the first half. A John O’Neill goal off a ‘Buggy’ O’Meara feed was central to the Tipp revival too. O’Neill might have had an immediate second goal but was denied by goalie, Fahy. Still with Canning faltering uncharacteristically on the frees (he was eventually replaced as free-taker) and Bourke showing the Midas touch Tipperary hit the front to the tune of seven-up by the interval, 1-15 to 1-8.
A seven-point edge was comfortable but overall it had been a very loose half by Tipperary. It was very much January hurling with players standing off their markers and much of the play being shapeless. LIT persisted with these short puck-outs to their full backs and then trying to run the ball out of defence like footballers. Hurling has nothing to learn from football and tactically I couldnÂ’t see the sense of this approach.
Cork and Donal Og have a lot to answer for. Nowadays you regularly see even at junior club level the goalie sending a short puck-out to his corner back. The poor defender then struggles to get his clearance away under pressure and maybe drives it thirty yards if heÂ’s lucky. WhatÂ’s the net benefit? There isnÂ’t any, the goalie could have driven it further himself. Surely the aim is to transfer play to the attacking end as fast as possible without putting your own backs under strain.
If the short puck-out doesnÂ’t set up an attacking move for your forwards then surely thereÂ’s no point.
Anyway there was annoyance on the Tipp side too on Sunday because we were very lax in closing down these puck-outs. Players were ambling around after a score and you could sense Tommy DunneÂ’s annoyance at one stage such was the laxity.
Given the wind we faced for the second half we might have expected a stronger effort from LIT. However, they didnÂ’t really make inroads in the third quarter and once centre back John OÂ’Keeffe was dismissed there was an inevitability about the outcome even if it took Tipperary some time to deliver. Joe Canning frees became LITÂ’s main score-source in that second half whereas Tipp had a healthier spread of scorers. In the last five minutes the home team really clinched the issue. Timmy Hammersley came on and whipped in our second goal while Brian OÂ’MearaÂ’s work rate eventually yielded a pair of points. In the final six or seven minutes we outscored LIT by 1-5 to 0-2.
So in the end it was a very comfortable eleven-point gap. I often wonder just how instructive the management find these games. I suspect rather than anything dramatic emerging itÂ’s more a case of building evidence brick by brick. The more often you see players the more you learn about them.
After their early unease the defence firmed up and conceded very little thereafter. Newly appointed captain, Paul Curran, settled to the task after that goal and Canning got little scope subsequently. The presence of Michael Cahill and Padraic Maher (there were five Mahers on the team) certainly added strength to the rearguard. After a slow start John Coghlan settled in at centre back and Donagh Maher continues to create a strong impression playing corner behind his brother Shane this time. Brendan Maher is moving well at midfield and hopefully will stay injury-free this year; he has the potential to be a huge player in 2012. Darren Gleeson is getting a lot of exposure in goal and did nothing wrong this time.
The management is obviously toying with the idea of Shane McGrath as a centre forward. He hit three points on Sunday but I suspect the jury will remain undecided for a while on this one. League games against the likes of Kilkenny will be more revealing. Pa BourkeÂ’s free-taking was a headline item on Sunday, though he did blink on two efforts at the start of the second half. John OÂ’Neill had a very promising spell in the first half but was less influential in the second; he depends a lot on the snappy pick-up and turn, something that doesnÂ’t always work in heavy conditions. Brian OÂ’Meara does a lot of chasing and grafting though an end product is often lacking. In fairness he set up OÂ’Neill for the goal and hit two sweet points near the end. Patrick Maher grafted with typical tenacity and Adrian Ryan again showed snatches of the form that has earned him notice. IÂ’d rate Donagh Maher and Adrian Ryan the two most promising newcomers.
The announcement during the week of Paul Curran as captain for 2012 has met with general approval. HeÂ’s a popular choice. Since he arrived on the panel over a decade ago heÂ’s built a
hardy reputation for unyielding defence. Tommy Barrett named him corner back on his all-time Tipperary side and heÂ’s been the All Star number three in 2010 and 2011. All Star statuettes put you up there with the best in the business.
I regard him as an outstanding example of a player who maximises his talents. HeÂ’s not the most skilful player on the team but I doubt if thereÂ’s anyone more combative. Ferociously competitive he tends to produce his best when the heat is hottest. Strong in the air, he relishes the physical battle and I doubt if too many forwards fancy marking him. HeÂ’s the 'braveheart' of Tipperary hurling who I suspect leads by deed more than word. The management has chosen well.
Padraic Maher was selected as vice-captain and again I suspect few will quibble with the choice. On key championship days heÂ’s been a powerhouse from half back, having some of his finest moments against Kilkenny. Whether he stays at wing back or moves to centre is an issue that, I suspect, will occupy minds for some time. HeÂ’s not the tightest man-marker but his anticipation is excellent and when he shoves out that chest and barges forward it tends to lift the entire team.
Anyway with a quarter-final spot in the Waterford Crystal safely booked the next outing for the team is on Saturday at Nenagh where thereÂ’s a novel charity game against the Liam Sheedy- managed Munster inter-provincial side. The game seeks to raise funds for Breast Cancer Ireland and should attract a decent attendance.
I have no idea what precise arrangements Declan Ryan and Liam Sheedy have entered into but it seems that there will be Tipperary players on the Munster side too. In those circumstances youÂ’d expect a lot of the Tipperary panel to see action. The combination of a worthy charity and the prospect of more exposure for the extended Tipperary panel should encourage attendance. The mild weather in another accommodating factor, one that has facilitated all counties in their early season preparations. The match in Nenagh has a 3pm start.
The issue of payment for managers has become the latest hot-potato in GAA circles with copious column inches being devoted to the pros and cons that inevitably arise. Association President, Christy Cooney, has certainly made it a highlight item as did the releasing of details from that Paraic Duffy report with its three debate options: doing nothing, stricter enforcement of present regulations and sanctioning payments.
It’s easy to be dogmatic on this issue but it really is a thorny and complex affair, one that won’t be easily resolved. By now nobody disputes the fact that present regulations are being flouted countrywide. At club level it’s accepted that team managers have been ‘earning’ on average somewhere between eighty and one hundred and fifty euro per training session. There’s regularly a separate payment for matches and in some cases bonus payments for different levels of success. Most of this money passes under that famous counter though a portion of it can legally be credited to travel and subsistence payments.
The inter-county market, one suspects, is even more lucrative, though with major variation from
manager to manager. County Board accounts never reveal what managers get and the situation is complicated further by the fact that supportersÂ’ clubs and sponsors regularly add to the pot also.
How to tackle the issue is the thorny part of the problem. A major fear among some is that if managers are officially paid a fee then itÂ’s another creeping step towards paying players and that dreaded word professionalism. IÂ’m not so convinced that one follows the other. We already have paid officials throughout the country and it hasnÂ’t led to the abandonment of amateurism so what is so different about managers being paid for services rendered. In any case players already know that managers are paid so I donÂ’t see whatÂ’s the issue in recognising officially what everyone accepts is happening unofficially.
Of the three options there really is only one of them viable. Doing nothing is a non-option, attempts at stricter enforcement of present regulations is doomed to failure so letÂ’s be bold, accept the reality, put in place guidelines and try to bring the money from under the counter. Even then you might well have an element of illegal top-up but at least the main portion would be transparent and legal. Anyway donÂ’t expect this one to be resolved anytime soon.
Finally the local derby in the Harty Cup last week threw up an extraordinary outcome with Thurles CBS coming from the ‘dead’ in extended added-time to snatch a draw. The replay is scheduled for the Ragg this Wednesday at 1.30 where Thurles will be expected to avail of the let- off from last week. Nenagh I’m sure will have other ideas. Should be well worth a visit if you’re free.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Feb 4, 2012 19:30:36 GMT
The Maher brothers once again formed the right flank of the Tipperary defence in a 2-11 to 0-12 victory over UL at a rain-soaked McDonagh Park, Nenagh today. Although neither were overly burdened with defensive tasks to complete, Donagh's snappy style did catch the eye, while Shane was quite steady in his play throughout. Niall McGrath was also listed at number 16 for the Castletroy-based side.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Feb 14, 2012 13:28:36 GMT
Once again lining out at right half back, Shane played his best Waterford Crystal Cup game to date in Tipp's extra-time victory over Cork in Templemore last Sunday. Donagh didn't feature on this occasion, as his Kehoe Cup commitments with GMIT clashed (see below for further details). Well done to both lads wrt their weekend's work!
Kehoe Cup final: GMIT prove too strong for Pats
13 February 2012
The Kehoe Cup went West, as GMIT defeated St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra in an entertaining encounter at Glasnevin on Sunday afternoon.
GMIT 2-18 St. Patrick's, Drumcondra 1-13
After been in Fitzgibbon Cup action last week, both sides served up a great game of hurling but it was GMIT who ran convincing winners, proving too strong for their Dublin counterparts.
GMIT were eight points to the good at the break, the impressive Jimmy Gelston and corner forward James Liddy netted both their goals in the opening half.
Kilkenny man Tom Breen grabbed a goal late on for St. Pats in the second half but GMIT had too much for them over the hour.
GMIT: J. Keane; G. O'Halloran, D. Maher, B. Mulrooney; C. Forde, G. Mahon, S. Coughlan; K. Waters, W. McNamara (0-1); J. Gelston (1-10, 1pen, 5f, 3'65), A. Lynch, C. O'Donnell (1-0); J. Liddy (0-1), K. Greene (0-4), N. Mannion (0-1). Subs: K. Feeney (0-1) for A. Lynch, F. O'Grady for K. Waters, B. Hunt for C. O'Donnell, M. Fitzgerald for K. Greene, C. Cannon for N. Mannion.
St. Patrick's: S. Murphy; D. Glynn, D. Wafer, D. Byrne; N. McGuire (0-1), I. Duggan, N. Ring, L. Ryan (0-3), P. Kehoe; T. Breen (1-2), D. Wright (0-1), L. French, K. Nimmo (0-2), C. Maher, N. Arthur (0-4, 3f, 1'65). Subs: P. Murphy for C. Maher.
Referee - S. Masterson (Meath)
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Feb 23, 2012 21:38:22 GMT
Donagh (@ no.2) and Shane (@ no.5) have been selected to play for their county in the opening round of the National Hurling League in Nowlan Park this coming Sunday. The best of luck, lads.
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Post by Admin on Feb 23, 2012 22:55:38 GMT
Donagh (@ no.2) and Shane (@ no.5) have been selected to play for their county in the opening round of the National Hurling League in Nowlan Park this coming Sunday. The best of luck, lads. This is great stuff. What an achievement. Sow it into them cats sunday!
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Post by Admin on Feb 24, 2012 23:07:52 GMT
I got this tonight off kkcats.com The Kilkenny team as follows 1 D Herity 2 J Tyrrell 3 JJ Delaney 4 N Hickey 5 T Walsh 6 B Hogan 7 P Murphy 8 P Hogan 9 M Fennelly 10 TJ Reid 11 M Rice 12 E Larkin 13 C Fennelly 14 R Power 15 M Ruth
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Feb 29, 2012 12:13:18 GMT
Donagh (@ no.2) and Shane (@ no.5) have been selected to play for their county in the opening round of the National Hurling League in Nowlan Park this coming Sunday. The best of luck, lads. Fair play to Donagh and Shane who were among the very few Tipp players to leave Nowlan Park with their reputations intact. Note: Tipp are due to play Clare in the final of the Waterford Crystal competition this coming weekend while they will face Galway in Semple Stadium on March the 11th in the next round of the league.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Feb 29, 2012 12:16:56 GMT
The Under 21 hurlers of Tipperary and Kilkenny will lock horns in a “Hurling Challenge for Zambia” on Wednesday next (March the 7th) at 7.30p.m at St. Patrick’s, Ballyragget. Stephen Murray is likely to feature.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Mar 7, 2012 22:13:49 GMT
Ryan pleased with Tipp’s timely tonic
Clare 2-12 Tipperary 1-21
By Michael Moynihan for the Irish Examiner newspaper
A bright start and a driving finish ensured Tipperary took the Waterford Crystal Cup home with them from Sixmilebridge yesterday, beating Clare by six points in the end thanks to their greater accuracy. “It was a good workout for us,” said Tipp boss Declan Ryan. “After the game against Kilkenny the last day we were looking for a good performance, and it was a tough battle today.” Tipperary had three points on the board before Caimin Morey got Clare’s opener, but on ten minutes Aaron Cunningham collected a loose ball and goaled well for Clare. Tipp’s response was a run of five points before powerful full-forward Brian O’Meara crashed through the Clare cover for a goal – 1-8 to 1-2 on 20 minutes.
Clare were winning plenty of ball around the middle but their shooting was often wayward. They ended the first half with 11 wides, five of those coming in a dreary sequence responding to O’Meara’s goal. Nicky O’Connell and Pat Donnellan stopped the rot with Banner points but Noel McGrath rattled off three points in three minutes – two from frees – to leave Tipp five ahead at the break, 1-12 to 1-7. Clare were better on the resumption. Donnellan and Colin Ryan (free) exchanged points with Conor O’Mahony (free), James Woodlock and John O’Neill, but then O’Connell and Ryan repeated the dose, and Daire Keane got Clare’s second goal on 48 minutes. The Clareman picked up possession deep in the opposition half, made ground and shot home coolly, giving Brendan Cummins no chance in the Tipp goal: 2-11 to 1-15 entering the final quarter.
Declan Ryan wasn’t taking any chances, however, and put on Eoin Kelly and John O’Brien. Kelly soon pointed, as did Gearoid Ryan, to give Tipp breathing space, and the Premier County reeled off four consecutive points in the last three minutes to ensure victory. “In the second half there was a strong breeze and the Clare boys were coming hard,” said Ryan. “But our boys, in fairness, they stuck it out well. “John O’Brien’s had a lot of games since the start of the year but it was good to see him coming off the bench. We’re delighted with the win particularly after last weekend – with the rest of the league hopefully that’s a kick-start for us.”
That ‘last weekend’ reference was to Kilkenny’s comprehensive Allianz HL win over Tipp. Davy Fitzgerald’s Clare had the opposite experience in the league, with a big win over Limerick, so the dynamic for him was different, and he dropped some hints that the Banner had put down a heavy week’s training coming up to yesterday. “We were a bit dead today, I accept that,” he said. “But the fact they kept fighting was unreal, we’re very happy with that. “The fact that Tipp had all their big guys on at the end… that’s a good compliment to us. They must be worried when they bring on those big names. “Do we know we made a lot of mistakes? We do. You hear the crowd getting on the guys about the passes and you hope they’re not listening to them, because they’re not at training. I was happy with them for the amount of work we did in the last week.”
Fitzgerald’s reference to the passes was a nod to Clare’s noticeable focus on support play with a lot of handpassing, a tactic which didn’t always draw the crowd’s support. As for their opponents, it was another chance for Brian O’Meara to stake a claim to the jersey vacated by Lar Corbett, and the powerful Kilruane McDonaghs player was heavily involved in most of Tipperary’s attacks. A different player to Corbett, obviously, but can he nail down the Tipp full-forward slot? Interesting choices ahead for Declan Ryan. Interesting times ahead for full-backs opposing Tipperary.
Scorers for Clare: D Keane 1-1, C Ryan 0-4fs, A Cunningham 1-0, P Donnellan, N O’Connell (3fs) 0-3 each, C Morey 0-1.
Scorers for Tipperary: J Woodlock 0-5, N McGrath (2fs) 0-4, B O’Meara 1-0, C O’Mahony (2fs, 1 65), J O’Neill 0-3 each, G Ryan, E Kelly 0-2 each, T Hammersley, A Ryan 0-1 each.
CLARE: D Tuohy; D O’Donovan, C Dillon, C Cooney; S Morey, J McInerney, E Barrett; N O’Connell, P Donnellan (c); C Morey, D Keane, F Lynch; J Clancy, C Ryan, A Cunningham. Subs: J Conlon, EHayes for J Clancy and A Cunningham (62).
TIPPERARY: B Cummins (c); C O’Brien, J Coghlan, M Cahill; D Maher, C O’Mahony, S Maher; D Young, J Woodlock; G Ryan, N McGrath, A Ryan; J O’Neill, B O’Meara, T Hammersley. Subs: S McGrath for A Ryan (48), E Kelly for D Young (56), J O’Brien for J O’Neill (59).
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Mar 7, 2012 22:26:18 GMT
The Under 21 hurlers of Tipperary and Kilkenny will lock horns in a “Hurling Challenge for Zambia” on Wednesday next (March the 7th) at 7.30p.m at St. Patrick’s, Ballyragget. Stephen Murray is likely to feature. Tipperary Team v Kilkenny, Wednesday 7th March, Ballyraggett (Source: Premierview). 1. David Reddan, Kilruane McDonaghs 2. Cathal Barrett, Holycross 3. Andrew Ryan, Toomevara 4. Stephen Maher, Thurles Sarsfields 5. Pat Molloy, Moycarkey Borris 6. Denis Maher, Thurles Sarsfields 7. Seán McCormack, Borris-Ileigh 8. Ruarí Gleeson, Kildangan 9. Dan McCormack, Borris-Ileigh 10. David Collins, Drom-n-Inch 11. Seán Curran, Mullinahone 12. Jason Forde, Silvermines 13. Aidan McCormack, Thurles Sarsfields 14. John O'Dwyer, Killenaule 15. Paudie Greene, Upperchurch-Drombane 16. Darragh Mooney, Eire Óg, Annacarthy 17. William Maher, Lorrha & Dorrha 18. Liam Treacy, Loughmore/Castleiney 19. Stephen Murray, Burgess20. John Grogan, Cashel King Cormacs 21. Brian Stapleton, Templederry 22. Darragh Quinn, Eire Óg, Nenagh 23. Tommy Heffernan, Eire Óg, Nenagh 24. Jack Fennelly, Ballingarry Final score: Tipp 1-19 Kilkenny 1-17 Stephen definitely played some part in this game and by all accounts was very dangerous.
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Post by Admin on Mar 12, 2012 21:00:08 GMT
I saw this picture of Donagh in today's independent . He never took his eye off the ball. Donagh by arramountainbuck, on Flickr
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on Apr 30, 2012 12:26:04 GMT
Andy Dunne lined out at right corner forward on the North Tipp Under 16 side that defeated Mid Tipp on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-4 in last week's Garda Cup final. Congrats!
Conor Gill also saw game-time for the North Tipp Under 15 team that lost out to South Tipp in the semi-final of the Roger Ryan Cup.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on May 2, 2012 16:45:56 GMT
Damien O'Brien is currently involved with the Tipperary Intermediate Hurling team while brother Colm is trialing with the Premier County's second string football team. Both outfits shall form part of a Championship Quarter-Final double-header in Nenagh on the 26th of May; the footballers playing Kerry @ 5, the hurlers Limerick @ 7. Best of luck to the two boys!
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on May 10, 2012 19:46:29 GMT
Andy Dunne lined out at right corner forward on the North Tipp Under 16 side that defeated Mid Tipp on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-4 in last week's Garda Cup final. Congrats! Conor Gill also saw game-time for the North Tipp Under 15 team that lost out to South Tipp in the semi-final of the Roger Ryan Cup. Following on from their recent Garda Cup success, the North Tipp Under 16 hurling team successfully claimed the Munster U/16 inter-divisional 'A' title at the weekend. Once again, Andy Dunne played his part in the team's success.
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Post by Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo on May 14, 2012 23:26:37 GMT
London will meet Derry in next weekend's Christy Ring Cup quarter-final following a 2-15 to 3-10 victory over Mayo at the weekend. Jonathan Maher was amongst the Exiles' goalscorers whilst I do believe Tony Dunne was also involved. Well done lads!
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