Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final

Match Programme

1993

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1.30 County Minor Hurling SemJ ~final Replay:

Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams v.

Toomevara Reiteoir: WI LLIE CLOHESSY (Drom and Inch)

3.00 Nenagh Co-Op County Senior Hurling Final

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Toomevara Reiteoir: PADDY LONERGAN (Gal tee Rovers)

Buiochas A4any thanks to those who contributed articles for today 's

Programme. Special thanks to Gerry Ring and Brendan O'Connor

who supplied all the photographs. John McCormack

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Teachtaireacht an Cathaoirligh

TI AN tit/illS (lflU fliiltt' a dlllr ,ollllil guch ,'imll' gIl

Plilrc Semplt III/mi. TIl s,W ag,wl go mbt>rdJr lint elm/gIlt/filiI SIlQ St/lilchi IlgUS SOll1bamfUldh Xllcli

mml Mi, nd h-imrtOri aglls lutlll fMduJlllI1J srlll agll~ t~iln(lmrh a:; Of! /Q lilt.,.

11,<, focus of all Til'ltt'Tl1"1 prt'I'/I', ,dlet/II'T at /WIII,' or UlI'Il.I/, u'ill srmly fit (m SeIllFlt Stlli/iuIU today {or thl' ,IrCltIII'f III/rliug l'lItnl WIt/lin lire COl/uty. II will 1x'1I11 O(cI/5ioll /0 a~>c'S$ the sta/t' of lilt' gallll' lJy I,jtwing JI't' IIIl'ril, und ~Irtngtb of til .. two 1('lIIIIS till/I har'!! ~lIrril~'II tl,/! /OIlX hurd road of cMmplo/blrip hurling throu,~11 dit'j~i!l1l1J1 alld emili/if cOII/t"!'b /0 tIll' final fbI.

Today. for till' fi~t liml' ~1U(t" 1986. tht lut) omlt'S/lIIlls COIIJ!' from tilt' ~nr<' Jii'i .. /tlll. Tooml'rnra go il110 Ilus final in Iht Iwpt' fI/ flllitins lu'O COIIII/.11 clumll)ioll~lIiI's back 10 back. TIlt' III..~t oc(Q~iollllll"y um' in a sImi/or posilion II'M ill Tt'mp/l'lIIorl' all Octobrr IS, 196/. TIll' prl'I.'ioll' .1#-'I1r tllt'Y hnd ~toppt'd Tllllrll'S Snn;fidd~ gdlillS six-ill-ll-roll' ,wd url'rr hopeful vf a 5«Olld vidOry, Bulllwforlllllf hlld ih '<llly. Gerry H(IIWh wa~ hllt-d illlllvrry (lccideul al CJvl/akil/y (I fi'll' da.lls brfvre Ihe ,l:al1le. Umll'r."mldllbl.lI, I,is brollll'r alld CJII"lIill, JOhll, did Iwl liue 0111 011.1, iflllllt u~'rt' 1101 tllOlI,IIh, alit of lillir plll.l#-'rs 1I1I' stilI 10 Iht lillt ill lilt' t'llr1.11 slage of Iht gllllit. TIlt' rt'Slilt WilS dt1eal .. '10 dOllbt Toommm; 11'111 b..' ,Iril.'illg lI'illl mighl alld I':aill loday 10 tl/Sllrt /Jwllills 0J11JOrlllllily dOl'S 1101 slip Illtl/!.

tire Os, '\'eflogh lI'illllllt"t"otlltr iJt'a~. TIley lI'iII ,1:0 mldlhi:; jillal fl'ill' Ih.' col/(idtl/u tllal com~ from Irnt'lIIt "'-'IItl'll /III' oppo;.iholl QITt'a.ly this ymr ill cJl.lmrll'lIo;/1I1' III/rlillg. It lImy re.'he parish's firsl st'llior filllll sill(l' 1907, U'lu~1 Ihl' fml/I'd deWel, u~'rt M,tell by Carrick, bill tllt'Y Irnrr.' Q 1'((llId 1111.1 IItlblt IJ/lrlill:~ allct'Stry. Modem Nfl/llgh III/rling may 1101 hllt't' Ctlme of agl' IlIIlil thl' old tirt' OX alld SlIrsfield:; dllbs U'l're IIlIilttl Jllldl'r 1111' bamler of 51 Mary's, ami tIlt' mllsic of 'Wllt'll lilt' Sainls Ct.l Man'hill,1: 111', ill Iht '

lale fori it'S. bUllhey hm~' prC1l'idt'li a sll.'lldy flow of 11II(lin,l: laltllilo rolUi/y t"IIIIS. aile malls Krtal milllll'!' likt Billy 0·Brie1l. "illm'ti to llit ~Ianchil>ll of 1111' grul 1111 illilli! pl/Ol~raJ!1i frolll Ihe J946 JlII­/"Iand, and the a'tler blou'l1l'la.IlfTS likr SmIlJII"; &11111011, C/lDrlie Dou'lIt'S.JoIulII.1I McGralh, Terry MI!/i>lley, Mict Bums II/Id col1it'llIlJOrnries likr COllar 0'[)(l1l0l'l1ll, Philip Kt'IIlIt'dV.Johll Hrffmloll Qlld MldlOd C/mry U>/WSf t'xpl"il, IIQ1't' lllrillt'd 1111.' fi11l~ QcrO% tllI'lalrd,

In II'ritlllX abolll loday's :;:01111' il bthot'l'S lilt' ItllllmtiOll a IIt'W dimtlJ.;;oll Itl il: for IlIr firr<1 yror Ollr mlmly clUlll1l'iomJrip I1a~ br.." ~ll(msor"d alld I~' Ihi§ II~ a {'fry illll>orlll111 (h't't'itll'lIIt'lIl. Fillllllcial bacKing i.' t·ilal all occol/Ill of rsrollllill,1: c~t" aud 1111' TiPllf'rory COllllly Board are rXlrcmt'ly IIIIPI'Y 111111 Nell<lgh Co-0l'. who art' 1101 lit'll' 10 G.A.1\. "1'I.Ill$Orsl1ill, call1t'/lln!lQrd lI'i!h II gmt'rous oift'r. I "hOllld likt to 1I."t' tillS ol'pt,rtllmly 10 t1~11IJ.:.lh~ CIminI/ali of Nl.'lIagll Co-Op, Dl(1: TOOm. 1I11t1 IIi, board for Iheir t'fry SigllificQllt contribution Ill/Ii IUlpt that IIU'!I u'ill achitTl.' 01/ appmwblt rollmll'rcial rdum from IIk'ir 'IJOII""NIlP of Ihe Nt'IIa,~h Co-Op Ti"pm1ry Strrior Hurling Clmlllpiollship.

nu' first gaml.' is 11r .. rf7llay of lIlt roUI1/.lIlIIillor hurlillg clIQIIII'ioll"'1i" st'mi-filll1l. Y~lfTJay u~,'k Kickllllll1~ IlI1d TOOnlft'l"lro drt'1I' 111 TI'III/'it'dl'rry aftt'r a grl.'lll strolld-llII!f di"I,IIIY b.1I lilt' WI'SI r1U11l1I'i(111~, 11'110 Irll/lt'd b.1I fir't' paml. III IIlt'1I11mvJl. Bolh trams IJat~' bt'f111't'ty strollg lit /llIdl'mgl' /r1'1'i ot'l'r lilt' past ft'lt' ymr.' ami u't' CIIIII.'XI~'(/ alltlther rollsillS di~pJII.v,

Finally, I siJollld tikt' to ultlltlll sillcrr" tllGllb to 1111 IIII' lrolll,; Iltal/~lrlicil~II"1 ill tilt' coullly dWlI1piollo;lIips Ihis .Wilr, 10 Ihe ft'fi'rtI.'S alld mald, offiCIals allodny'5 gm1ll'S oud 10 al/lhose inrolmlmllrt orxom;{1lidll olld prt'Sl'II/Q!u.II1 of II"" grml ffl'"Ilt.

M6 bI/JIiocha5 JioM lIill.'. MICHEA.L MAC UIDHIR,

Cathaoirleach Coi!ote Chond~e

Nenagh's biggest day -but greyhounds have short tails!

By: SOlin O'Doherty

lODAY'S all North Tipperary County Fine ' -thl Ilr . t linee 1986 - will 1" I Ure I bumper ette"dlnce to wlln ... thl I " IWI( to Ihl ),u'. major que,lIon. C.lpHI Nanlgll', .aml-lIne! vletory end Ihel, •• rU.r twin It.IGC8'''' .pin.1 Toome".r., poIople .r. .tlll unaur. If II'teYlr. good enough 10 JKlIl off Iher, blglle5t IVlr c:oup end 11 ft Ihe DI" Br •• " Cup. Ttll, unce rtainty hi. il. IOUI'CtI In Ihr •• 'Ictorl: (1) leoma".,. were more Impr ..... I'll In Ihllr Co. QUl rter end Co. Seml.Flne' glm •• than Ne"'gn: (2) Toome"lr. h.". Impr ... 1td e'gnlflel"Uy line. their humilia­tion br HI"'gll In the Olvlllonl' Seml·Flner; (3) Pel King I, now ..... II.bl. 10 Toome".r •.

Hollte'l,r, Nen_gh will have their own reasons lor optimism, Including their strong 1III Ish ag_IM! Holyeross-Ballycahlll lind despite their unconvincing lorm , II their tloht I!nlshel h,ve oone their way Ind In unbeaten record ,emalnlthelr proud boast.

They will be heartened too by roeent breakthrough successel 01 Capplwhlle (1987), Louohmore/C, (1988) and Cashel K,C. (1991) and so Ihe lear 01 , Ilrsl IIn,I need not bear too helvily on their minds

Significantly, neither semHlnal produced a goal and With the IIghl defences on both sides, lhere won't be 100 many green flaos loday either, Bolh lelms have Ihelr chlel marklmen and Ihelr ability to find Ihe larget could very well deiormine the outcome Mlchlel Cleary played reelty welt tor Nenagh two weeks ago, despite a boUI of IUnelS, which reduced hiS capacity to per-

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lorm al 100% and led to hIS selectIon at 1uI1-forward, HilS molt able assistant was KeVin Turner, this yelr'l Tlpp minor capt.ln, who has lurned sevpral oames lor hil club since making an Impresalve enlry v Lorrha

RObbie Tomlinson la8t year'l Tlpp minor captain will be hoping to repeat his usual good form agalnsl Toomevara, while John Kennedy has the ability 10 make the chances count Nenagh wilt need III of their Wiles to breach. very sale Toome rearguard, led by captain and goalkeeper Jody Grace.

Rory Briliane has been very lound at lull back In recenl outings, white Michael O'Meara Is flanked by IwO lively hurlers In GeorOe Frend and PhiUp Shanahan, Inllde the corner men Pat Maher .nd Declan O'Meara are tenaCIous defenders who give lIttle away. But Toome's lrump card now II mldfielder Pat King whose heloht and Ilrengih give hiS team a luperb mldl!eld Inchor, Hil prelenee In front ollhe hail-baCk line enhances the resistance 01 his delence In that he prevents so much ball Irom gelling throuoh and allows his Inner lexte' to keep their shape IniaC!.

Nenagh's response 10 this obltacle msy determine their claim 10 glory.

Up Ironl Toome have their own sharp­shooters In Michael Nolsn, Tommy Dunne and Tommy Carroll, With Michael Murphy leading the sttack In faarless falhlon and Tony Delaney alwlYs IIkaly to pop up lor a score when the opportunity presentl illelf

Toomevara as delendlng championa will start lavourltal, Their victory over Safifield'i lell no room lor argument Last year'. a~perience Will be helpful and Ihey are unlikely to be unnerved by anything Ihe day produces

II Nenagh Ife to win they wlil have 10 pilY as never belore, I think they will try 10 ulilise the pace 01 thalr attack to draw tne Toome' defence out of position and Ihen deliver the ball quickly to their forwards.

The team With the beller freelaker on the day will be I lot of the way homa, bUilt won 't be won easily

I'd love to see MIchael Cleary win hi. well deserved county medal Many of hll team· mates have been tryino to help him achieve this aim, none better than hIs former county colleagues Conor O'Oonovan allull-back and John HeMernan In attack, along with Philip Kennedy of tha 10 unlucky 1984 team II midfield

Nenagh's moment II nigh bul Greyhounds have short tlll.1

You can make your own mind up _ tha only certainty Is Ihal ne~1 year's Tipp clplaln Will

Senior Referee:

PADDY LONERGAN Paddy is a member of the Galtee Rovers - S1. Pecaun 's Club. Although this is his first lime to referee a County S.H. Final, Paddy is no stranger to the whistle. He has refereed Munster J.F. Final, Munster S.F. semi-final and Munster M.H. games. He has also refereed 3 West S.H. finals and a County M.H. final. He is married with 8 children. We wish Paddy well in this his first senior hurling final.

Umpires: John Peters, Gerard Lonergan, JIm Byron, Ned Collins. Linesmen: Willie Barrett, Tommy Lonergan.

MINOR CAPTAINS

P.J. HORGAN (Knockav;lia)

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JOHN WOODS (Toomevara)

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MelOUGHUN: Factory North Ief1IOf hurling.

county lootbaJi arod

DOtt iE O'BRIEN: Bncklayar North senior lIurhno North and county \).21 and junior hurting North and county junior football.

CONOR O' DONOVAN: Building society man.g.r North 18nlor hurling TIp!) hurler 01 the yel' 1987 4 Munster 'Inlor hurling; 2 AIHrelaods

NOEL COFFEY: Fwto."y employee North seniOr hurling. 2 North and county U-16 hurling 3 North HnlOf football; 2 Norlh senior

JOHN HEFFERNAN: S"I em­ployed. North senior hurling; 3 Munster and 1 AII-heland senior

North and county U-16

fRANK MORAN: firm apprentice North senior hurling 2 Norlh "mlor hurling leagues, 3 U·21 North football; 3 North senior

~ lootball.

CORBETT: ElectriCian North senior hurling 2 North senior hurling leagues

TUCKER: Factory .m­North ,,"lor hurling.

and county U-16. 2 Morlll one county mll'lOl football.

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PAUL KENNEDY: Glazier. last year's captain In Nortl'l senior hurling viclory; North and county U·21 hurling; 2 North senior hurling leaguet.

PHILIP KENNEDY: Lab technl· clan. 2 "I!--Ireland lJ.21.; 2 county minor hurling. 3 county U·21 hurling, North and county junior football; North senior hurllnlil

.~HAI" CLEI"': Retailer. 2 All·

;;;j~;-h;,,;,,;;-,;~;;.hurling (sen--" WIth Tlpp; 3

hurler oIlla AII·lreland

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ROBBIE TOMLINSON: Student Last year's npp minot captain; 2 North and \ county mlllOr lootball; lJ.16 North and county hurling and loolball; North senior hurling.

OOI.AH: T ucher 5 county

';~:~~:~~~~:~;: North senior I~ Ii • CMmpion--I : 2 AII·heland colleoes.

RONAN BURNS: Studen\. North senior hurlill(l. North minot hur· ling, 3 North lJ.21 football; North al'\d county junior Iootball

DENIS FINNERTY: Pharmaclat North senior hurling, All-Ireland minor hurling, 2 county minor

Ii ; .( county lJ.21 hurling.

MICHAEL KENNEDY: Civil Ser· vant "tHretand U·2t hurUng, North Irld county minor hurling, 3 North senior tootbaU; North senror hurling

GEAR 6 1D CLEARY: Student North and county lJ.16 hurling and Iootball 2 North Mnior toot· ban, North and county minor football; North minor hurling,

I ~~;';:;;;!, North senior hurl ing

PHIL HENNESSY: Purchaser North senior hurling, 3 North senior hurling ltaguta; North senior football; 2 North and county lJ.21 football

CHRIS BONNAR: Garda North minor football; 3 North U·2t foot· ball ; 2 North senior football

CON HOWARD: Student. No/th and county U·t6 hurling and tootbaJl; North and county minor tootball ; North minor hUllinli. North senIOr hurling league

MICHAEL GRACE: Farmer NQrlh and county U·21; North "nlor hurling league, North arid county Jumor arid Intermediate football

JOHN TUCKER: Apprenhce elec· trlclan; North and coonly ~14, 2 ~16 Norlh and county U·t6. 2 minor hurting lltles

SHANE CONNOLLY: OlJaniiTy conlroll.,. lilt yea(, minor capatrn for Eire 0Il; all under­age lilies; various collellu awards

DECLAN O'MEARA: 2 North and county minor, variOUS underage IiUes; captain senior hurling and football for Menagh CBS thi,

.... .... year; Pfesent Tip!) mrnor team

.... ~member

Action {rom the Semi-Finals

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Toon1.evara

Tipp II mlllOr and 1989 won All-Ireland

With TIp? IS goal­kM',,'· .;,. presently I member

TIp? senior Pllnel County medal 1992. Farmer

PAT MAHER: Age 21 Won Co Championships at U-12. U-14, 1J-16, U-21 and North S.H Medal In Iii! He lias played U-21 hurling wllh Tipp County S H medal 1992. 0II.ce Clerk

RORY BRISLANE: Age 26. Won Co Championships 8' IJ-12. lJ-14, lJ..16, u-n Intermediate

caplliin 01 senior learn in 1991, won AU-Ireland colleges medal willi SI. Flannan',_ He has .1.0 played minor Ind U-21 hurting With Tipp County S.H

• medal 1992, sah,. Represenla­IIVI

SEAN NOLAN: Age 30 Won many dMslonal hooours at undera~ level lnd a Co. Intermediate medal In 1984, won I North S H medal In 1991. and represented 1M county at 1.111'\01, U-21 and Junior laval County S H medal 1!192 BUlCl'Ier

"t1r ~~~!:~:'::R,:E'NO: AOI 23 Won Co It.,"''''. medal I' U-12. • U-21. WO!1 North

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Won AU·lreland

TONY OEL.AHEY: Age 22 Won Co Championships It lJ.I2. lJ-I •• lJ-I6, Minor, lJ-21. Also North S.H meda! in 1991. Has played lor Tlpp In Minor and U-21 hurling, County S H medal 1992 Insur­ance Repre5entatlve

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.,; " . , . " O'MEARA: Age 24 Won Co Championships at IH2, U-14. U-16. MH"OI', U-21 Won North S.H Medal Ifl lWI, He wascapl,"n oItt.e

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Tipp. M H In 11181. Ills pI.yed With \he Tipp lJ-21Ieam, and IS currently • holder 01 an AIl-irelal"Hl medllior 1991. Mlehael Is liso Clplam 01 todly'. tum. County S H medal 1992 Faclory employee

O'MEARA: AOII 23 Won I al U-12, U-14,

U-16, I . Won North S.H, medii In 1991 He wu ClJllain 01 Tipp. M.H "1m in 1988, and "" • pI.yed With 1M county U-21 aoo &&nior !elms County S H medii 1992. Calpanler

~';m~;;,',,;Age 28 Won Co .... medal .1 0.12. lJ-21 Intermed­S,H Medal in

::,.~~::~:y~~on I number of senior learn 1992 FlC10ry

IS. Won Co al U-I2,

.Won~

S.H Medii In 1991 Won honours With Tipp lJ-14.nd U-161um1 Hit played With Tipp MIllOI' team hlf 3 years al"Hl wu liso 1 member of thiS year's U-21 PInel Co!Inty S.H medal 11192. App-entice EleetflCI.n

MICHAEL MURPHY: A~ 28. Won Co. Championships and a Co U-21 In 1990. Won North J.H & S H. medals In 1991, played With

. in this year's M H Cham-pionship County S H medal

11 1992. Student

TERRY DUNNE: Age 18 Won many underage championshiPS and a Co lJ.21 in Iggo, Won North J.H & S.H medals In 1991, played With Tipp in thiS year's M.H Championship County S H medal 1992. Student.

UAM FLAHERTY: Age 28 Won Co. Championships at lJ.12, U·14, lJ.16, u·n Won North 5 H medal in 1991 Won Munster lJ.16 Medal WIth North Tipp In 1981. County SH medal 1992 far mar

UAM NOLAN: Age 28 Won Co _ .... n Championships at U·12, U·14, l t lJ.16, lJ.21, Intermediate Has II - .- played lor Tipp in MII'IOr and lJ.21

grades Won Co. Dublin Inter­med,ale medal with Commer­cials In 1991. Counly S H medal 1992 Publlc:an

MICHAEL NOLAN: Age 25. Won Co Championships al lJ.12. lJ.14, U-16. Minor, lJ.21. Won North S H medal In 1991, Has pllyed With TIPP Minor and U-21 tNmI, w,nruRg AII·lreland U-21 rne4l.l,n 1989 Also tII-S played '*,1tI Tlpp Seruor team and won DI\I II medii In 1981 County S.H medal 1992 Factory employee

'~:~;;;:;~~;' Age 22 Won C I U-12. U-14, North S,H

Has played for Mloor and U-21 level

""',,"" medal 1992 Student

I-~ JIMMY DUNNE: Age 31 Has won .. many Divisional honoor. at un·

- derage levet, won Co Intermedl­... ate Medal In 19&4. and North 5 H I medal In 1991 County S H medal

• ..." , ,1992 Carpel'll "

""ll ",. McCORMAC!(: Aoe 22 Won Chlmj)fOl'lslups II IJ-I2. 1).'., U­Mlrlor, 1).21. won North 5 H

In 1991. In 1911!! won All­y 5 medal ...... th TIPP Y S

~yed In pis lor T,pp Mmor Undt1·21 leams County S.H

1992. C.rpetlter

, Age 28 Won Co c,"~~,,~"'''~ al IJ-12, lJ.14.

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eRENDAN SPILLANE: Age 28 Won Co Championships al lJ.12. U-14, U·16, U-21 and Intermedl' ate Was a regular on the senlOl' leam unt,1 injury County S H medal 1992 QnICCl Clerk

PHILIP SHANAHAN: Age 19 Won Co. Championsh,ps II lJ.12, U-I' Minor and u-n Won ~rltl S H Medal In 1991. and also NOrlh JH medal In 1991. Has pl.yed for TIpperary In U-H. U·IS Ind Mloor County S H medal 1992 Tralnee Hurling Coach

KEVIN KENNEDY: (22), Won Co Championships at IH2, U-14, Minor, U·21. Won Norlh J.H. League medal in 1993 Played .... ,th T.pp:n m,nor hurlinog In 1988 and '89 Factot}' employee

MICIUN DELAHEY: (24) Has won many champtOO­ships at underage level and J H League medal In 1993 Was member of TIPP mtnor pane! 11'111 were defeated in 1981 AU-Ireland 810cklayer

AIDAN MAXWELL.: (19) Has only JOined the panelror 11'11' year's J:hampionsillp, has won a number of underage champlon.hlps Wllh the club and also played on the team that won tM North Junior league in '93 And North J H ChampIOnship In 1991. Sludent.

NOEL KENNEALLY: (19) Won Co Championships at lJ-12 and U-14, Won J.H League medal in '93 and J H Championships In 1991 Carpenter

MICHAEL McCORMACK: (33) Long sefVlng club player. the oldesl member 01 the panel. won Co Intermediate In 19&4, also the hOlder of 3 J H league medals and one J H championship medal Sleel Erector

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Action from the Semi·Final

MINOR:

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KNOCKAVILLA·DONASKEIGH KICKHAMS

2. O. 6 Riain OLIVER RYAN

5. S. 6 Seanchain JOSEPH SHANAHAN

Dathanna: Amber and Black

1. S. 6 Briain JOHN O'BRIEN

3. R. Mac an Lia BOBBY ALLEY

6. S. 6 hArgain BRIAN HORGAN

4. M. O'Riain MICHAEL RYAN

7. A. 6 Murch, AIDAN MURPHY

8. A. de Buitleir 9. P. 6 hArgain AIDAN BUTLER

10. M. 6 Sriain 11 . G. 6 Fearail MICHAEL O'BRIEN GER FARRELL

13, S. Mac Caomhanaigh 14. A. 6 Cinneide SHANE KAVANAGH ANDREW KENNEDY

FIR ION AID:

16. Adrian Crosse (A. Mac an Chrosaln)

17. Dlarmald Cro •• e (D. Mac an Chrosilln)

18. Aldan McGrath (A. Mac Crailh)

19. Paddy O'Dwyer (P. 0 ' Duibhir)

20. P.J . Flanagan (P. 6 Flannagain)

21. Paul Ryan (P. 6 Riain)

22. Eamon Browne (E. de Brun)

23_ Ferga! Heaney (F. 6 hEanna)

24. Fargal Horgan (F. 6 hArgilln)

25. Kevin McGrath (C. Mac Craith)

26. Wll l1am Shanahan (l. 6 SeancMln)

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P.J. HORGAN (Capl.)

12. S. Mac Crailh JOHN McGRATH

15. T. 6 Fearail TADHG FARRELL

SELECTORS:

Christy Ryan

Seanls O'Brien

Johnny Butler.

MINOR:

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TOOMEVARA Dalhanna: Green and Gold

2. O. Meiscill OLIVER MAXWELL

6. I. de Burta JAMES BOURKE

8. D. 6 Cealiaigh OENIS KELLY

'0. B. Me Eachaidh BERIIARO HACKEIT

,3. D. Mac Crailh DECLAN McGRATH

16. John Meagher

17. Derek Delaney

16. Kevin Cornally

19. Gerard Grace

20. Martin Cahalan

21. John Cleary

22. David McGrath 23. Dermol Brl,lane 24. Eoln Wood. 25. Shane O' Meara

26. Padralc Hackett

27. Terence O'Brien

28. Collwyn MarlIn

29. Brian Duff 30. Noel Cummins

31. Aldrlan Connolly

1. J. Coltf!!il JUSTIN COITERELL

3. R. 6 Meara JOE O'MEARA

7. T. 6 Dumn TERRY DUNNE

,1. S. Mac Ccnehoilie JOHN WOODS (Capi.)

14. S. Mounsaigh JAMES MOUNSEY

4. A. Mac Eachaidh RAYMOND HACKEIT

8. D. 6 Meara DAMIEN O'MEARA

9. G. 6 hAisi KEN HASSEIT

,2. M. Bebhan MICHAEL BEVANS

15. C. 6 Duinn KEN DUNNE

SELECTORS:

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Gerry Kelly

Martin Ayan

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Breaking new ground By M. Dundon

(Thurfes) New ground ,. be ing broken In thi s year', county l en lor hurling Ilna' wUh Eire 6; Ne­nagh appearing In the decide r lor the flr81 lime as they oppose the IltIe­holder. Toomevar. who are l eeking their tenth IiIle.

While II Is the Eire 6g club's Iinal debut, it will not be the IIrst time the championship goes to Nenagh II they should triumph. That honour wenl to the famous Ne­nagh Dewets or Lahorna De Wets who triumphed In 1902 and who were beaten finalists In the lollowing two years.

Nenagh will be en­couraged In their aspira­lions by Ihe lact that In recent limes quite a few clubs have recorded their first tille. Cashel achieved thai goal In '91, Loughmore-Castlel­ney did likewise In '88 and In the previous year Cappawhlte got their name on the plinth for the Ilrst time. It will be

noted too that Clonoulty­Rossmore's success In '89 came after a century of waiting.

Eire 6g will also draw encouragement from the lact that they have twice beaten Toomevara this year In championship hurling but they will not need reminding that those victories wilt count lor nothing If they lose to "the grey­hounds" today

Toomevara go Into today's game as cham· pions and It has to be acknowledged that when It mattered most they rose to the occasion. They won the North league In the early part 01 the year which guar· anteed them a play-off at least lor a county quar­ter·flnal spot. Their lorm dipped then, losing in the North semi·finat to Ne­nagh but they made good use 01 the

and have looked very sharp In their victories over Cashel In the quar­ter·llnal and Thurles Sarsflelds In the semi­final, both club's with tille aspirations

The Greyhounds are steeped in tradition and many people regard tham as being well equipped to become the lirsl club to put Tipperary sMior Iitles back to back since Kltruane McDona· gh'S great run from '77 to '7g,

The fact Ihat It is an all·North final, tho first since 80rrlsolelgh beat Kllruane In '86 before going on to win AU·lre­land club honours, does not take from the county· wide appeal of this final. The tremendous rivalry between the sides guar· antees a thriller, In keep­Ing with the greal tradition of TIpperary

Jubilant Eir. pl.y.rs aft6r counl)' sem;.lin.' _ .' .. ~"~~_;C:;-' HolycroS5·8.I/yc.hlll

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, , Eire Og (Nenagh)

Dathanna: (Light Blue and Navy)

(2) N 6 Colaigh NOEL COFFEY

(5) P. 6 Cinnoide PAUL KENNEDY

(8) P. 6 Cinnoide PHILIP KENNEDY

(10) R. Mac Tamilin ROBBIE TOMLINSON

(13) E. MacTuachair EDDIE TUCKER

(I) C. Mac Lochlainn CHRISTY McLOUGHLIN

(3) C. 6 Donnabhain CON OR O'DONOVAN

(6) P. 6 Morain FRANK MORAN

(4) D. 6 Briain DONIE O'BRIEN

(7) P. 6 hAonusa PHIL HENNESSY

(9) M. MacGiolia Arraith MICHAEL CLEARY

(II) s. 6 hllearniin JOHN HEFFERNAN

(Captain)

(14) P. 6 Duliin PAUL DOLAN

(12) s. 6 Cinnoide

JOHN KENNEDY

(IS) C. Mac Tuachair KEVIN TUCKER

IONAD: 16. N. 6 Colrbin Neilly Corbett; 17. C. 6 Cnaimhsl Chris Bonner; 18. D. IFI,,,oo"hta Denis Finnerty; 19. D. 6 Meara Declan O'Meara; 20. S. Mac T",.eh,."

Tucker; 21. C. 6 hlomhair Con Howard; 22. G. Mac Giolia Arraith G:;::~ (sub goalie); 23. M. 6 Cinneide Michael Kennedy; 24. M. de Gras M

9 AGH '.01' -:RAJ!y lID ;IOR UNG IONSHlP

Tuaim vi Mheara (Toomevara) Oathanna: (Green and Gold)

(2) P. 0 Meachair PAT MEAGHER

(5) S. Frend GEORGE FRENO

(8) A. 0 Dulainne TONY DELANEY

(10) M. 0 Nualiain MICHAEL NOLAN

(13) T. 0 Doinn TOMMY DUNNE

(1) S. de Gras JODY GRACE

(3) R. 0 Bri,leain RORY BRISLANE

(6) M. 0 Meara MICHAEL O'MEARA

(11) M. 0 Murchu MICHAEL MURPHY

(14) C. 0 Cinneide KEVIN KENNEDY

(4) D. OMeara DECLAN O'MEARA

(/) P. OSeanchain PHiliP SHANAHAN

(9) P. 0 Cionga PAT KING

(12) L. 0 Fluirhcartaigh liAM FLAHERTY

(15) T. 0 Cearuil TOMMY CARROLL

IONAtD: Sub-goalie: C. MacCormaic Kevin McCormack; 16. S. 6 Riain 1 1 ~::~;, ;17, ' T. 6 Doinn Terry Dunne; 18. l. 6 Nuallain liam Nolan; 19. M. 6 DUIi,;n",1 1 II I I Delaney; 20. S. 6 Nuailain Sean Nolan; 21. S. 6 Doinn Jimmy Dunne; 22.

Meiscill Aldan Maxwell ; 23. B. 6 Speolain Brendan Spillane; 24. N. 6 I i Kennealy; 25. M. Mac Cormack Michael McCormack.

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Hackett's Field, Thurles

- a proud tradition 8~ John Gullon (Tipperary SI/If)

The town 01 Thurle. and the Gaelic Athletic A .. oclatlon are synonomous. The Cathedral Town nol only served 81 the birthplace 01 the A •• oclallon 109 year. ago, but ataged one of the lirat hurling tournament In Ireland. Eaale, Sunday 1886 brought epeelal honour to the G.A.A. when a monller tournament wa. held at HeckeH'. Field, at Clongour, on the outltlrt. 01 the lown.

Five local men got together 10 slage the unique event that attracted 8 huge attendance. Hugh Ryan. Andy Calianan, Jim Stapleton. James Bullet and John Gleeson by their exploits put the town on the map and the event look on a special Importance In the annals 01 the Association .

The hurling matches took place In two lielda, owned by the Hackett famHv and according to accounts 01 the events In Tipperary's G.A.A. Story, by Aev. Canon Fogarty P.P., "enthusiasm ran riot during the many tussles lor suprema­cy". Point posts were erectad lor the lirst time and the teams presented themselves In gorgeous costumes Beaten but unsubdued, was the verdict in a hurling clash between the Dublin Metropolitans and Holycross Holycross won by a goal dashed In by Pat Ryan; "I hit In the lirst goal scored under Davin

rules In Tipperary", he quipped . Belore the curtain lel1 on a day 01

excitement the crowds headed by Maurice Davin, Tom Condon and the dauntless John O'leary, marched through the streets of the town to the BisMp's Palace to get the blessing and the encouragement of tha Archbishop. Visibly affected as he surveyed the scene before him, Dr. Croke said, "You have today salely planted the G.A.A. and your magnificent tourna­ment wilt ever constitute the Premier Page of Irish Gaelic history" Following the tournament new clubs were lormed In Aoscrea, Ballina, Blrdhlll, Newport, Toor, Balfinahinch, Toomevara, Killea. Clonoulty. Cappa white, Moyglass. Glen­goole. among many other areas

Today. landowner Mr. WIllie Hacket!, his wife Margaret and famlty have maintained a strong sporting tradition In this area of the town. Located close to where the hurling tournaments look place Is their Thurles Golf driving range, an ideal facility for a few shols on these winter av~nlngsl

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Floodlit and the most modern of lIs kind, it certainly brings a new sporllng dimension to an area steeped In history.

And today of course G.A.A. and Golf have close associations The range was officially opened last April.

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50 ~eats ~go 1943 Divisional Finals - Senior Hur li ng

South: Killenaule 2-2, Clerihan 2-1 at Fethard s.8-1943

North: Kiladangan 6-2. Roserea ,S.<\ AI Nenagh n-t-l943

Welt: Eire Og-Anacarthy 8-1, Cappawhite 3-2 AI Dundrum 1S-8-1!t43

Mid: Moycarkey-Borris 2-5, Thurlas Sarsfield! ,., At Bollerletlan 22-8-1943

Co. Seml·Flna ls

Moycar~ey-80rfls 6-6, Kiladangan 2·4 At Borrisoleigh 12·9-1943

Eire Og.Anacarly v Killenauia (Game not played as Killen8ule failed /0 line oul bllCause of a dispute ovor a $uspended player).

County Final

Eire Og-Anaeerty 4·3, Moycar~ey·Bonis 2-4 AI Tllurles 3-1(}.-1943,

Referee: Con Heffernan

A crowd 01 around 8,000 travelled for the linal which was a graatlum 001 due to the problems lor everyone at that tlmo

The Mid champions were favourites 1Q eOd the county title 10 the" Impressive list of honours

Eire Og-Anacarthy who were beaten by Boherla-

han In the 19411mal had oth91 ideas. After a very good first hall the teams were level at the break, at 1-2 each

During the second hall the Mil;! champions 90t on top and appeared to have the Cup In their grasp With about 10 minutes to go Bill O'Connell crashed a great goal to the Moycarkey net which altered the trend of the game. Another goallrom Tom Joy and the Dan Breen Cup was on Its way to the West club for the frrsttlme

Eire OglAnllCllrly: Jimmy O'Oonnell, John Ryan, Jim Hanly, Jack 000, George Ryan, Phil Ryan (C), Tom Ryan (C), Tom BUrke. Bill O'Connell. Jerry Ryan, DeniS Condon, Michael Ryan (C), Jack Cooney, Tom Joy. Jeny Ryan (W) Moycarkey/Borrl,: Jim O'KeeHe, Phil Purcell, Tommy Hayes, Jimmy Maher. Mlck Dempsey, Johnny Ryan, Tommy Purcell, Mlck Hayes, Willie Ryan, Mun Ryan, Paddy Ryan, Wlnie O'KeeHe, M Commins, Tony Molloy, Tom Hayes

After the game the Dan Breen Cup was presented to Tom Ryan (C) captain 01 Eire Og/Anacarty by Dan Breen himself who was present at the game

TOM SEMBLE C'Tllurln Blun) The death of Tom Semple the famous Thurles Blues captain, and Tippe'rary hurler, took place on Aprrl 11th, 1943. He led the "Blues" to oounly honours In 1~, 1906, t907, t909 and 191t. He is buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Thurles

Selin 0'D"8ool/

COUNTY aORD NA nOG - BUCKET COLLECTI ON

The bucket oollectlon being taken up today w,1I help County Bord na nOg to finance juvenile ac1rvlties in Tipperary Bord na n6g nOl only caters lor running of oames lor 70 clubs in four diVisions, t)ut over the past year's is now running Inter-Q)unty and inter-divisional competlUons at unde(·14 and uMer-16 level During the past twelve months the followIng progress can t)e feporled

• Under-16 Mun, ter Competition Mid-West and North conlested the semi-finals with Mid and Norlh reaching lhe Munster Final. North Tipp the winners

• Nen.gh Co-Op Under-16 Inter-eounty hurling Tipp pipped by one point by Kilkenny in last year's liflai.

• Under-16 Foott) . 11 Tlpp won Bennetl Cup at Wextord

• U"der-14 Hurling - Tipperary wonlhe Tony Forristal Tournament at Waterford in August, With an easy victory over Cork In the linal

Coaching CourseS were held tor under·16 hurlers and lootballers Seminars lor all juvenile clubs, on clut) development were held in conjunction With Club Development Oi1lcefS and County Youth Officer The work of Bord na nOg has expanded significantly over the past len years We have many dedicaled VOluntary works, in schools and Clubs We appreciate any financial support we get The annual bucket collection on County FInal day is a big help to BOld na nOg

Liam McGraIl! (P.R,O.)

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AGAI\II·E·T'O R:EMEMBER . - ... . . -.

. '. ' ~HOPEFULLY ! By LIZ HOWARD, P.R.O. Tipperary Co. Board

County Final Day, the show- inate in this department, if piece of the Tipperary 's hur- they are to succeed . By ling year. Expectations of a winning in this sector, the classic by hurling lovers , sliothar can be delivered into partisan fo llowers want vic- their full forward line, thereby tory, good hurling a bonus! by-passing the Toomevara Some divisional smugness half back line. If the "Grey-about an all-North Final! We hounds" dominated here , it want an exciting, keenly con- will put pressure on Nenagh. tested final. Tipperary hurling These lads love the big needs a game to remember. occasion, hurling well , they

It promi~es to be a great "lift" the entire team . Per-game. Both sides have a haps the game will take a certain amount to prove . different course, but I see the " Toome" want to win two outcome in that sector as championships back-to-back crucial to the result. and a crack at the Club This is the first ever spon-championship. Nenagh , des- so red County Championship, perately anxious to win the courtesy of Nenagh Co-op. Dan Breen Cup for the first The Co-op. has given solid time, adding a county title to support to Gaelic games, at their North Tipp crown. There juvenile level and to the u-16 is little between the sides , inter-county tournament tactics will playa large part being played at present. It is as to where victory 'Nill rest. a mutually beneficial partner-Shrewd planning is essential. ship, sport and the produce Where are the wiser men- from the Co-op. being parti-tors? cularly complimentary. Long

My view is, that midfield is may it continue. vital to the outcome of today 's Next Sunday sees the start game. Nenagh have to dom- of the Church and General

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Hurling League, as Tipp. travei to play Antrim in Case­ment Park. I hope it will herald the end of a summer of discontent. Following Gal­way's two point victory over Tipperary "it" started. "It" being the public trial and judgement of 'Babs ' by a small caucus of people.

Now, constructive criticism is healthy. Constructive criti­cism by informed people is most acceptable but when a man is torn asunder by "fair weather" or "latter stage of the championship" critics, it is unacceptable and unfair. Hurling is an amateur sport, no one has given more to Tipperary hurling than " Babs " Keating. He brought pride, two All-irelands, one League, five Munster Cham­pionships and an Oireachtas title to the county. Sure, he made some mistakes. Who hasn't? But what about the balance? The scales weigh in his favour. The County Board gave him a vote of confi­dence. I ask the public to do likewise

No-one in the public eye escapes comment, whether it be in political , business , church or sporting life. Again balanced comment is accept-

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able. Some of the worst critics haven't the courage to stand over what they write. Some use false names, oth­ers hide behind "name and address with the Editor".

I despise cowards, but I expect that Tipperary has its quota. It makes me wonder about such people. What motivates them? Are they genuine or are they so focused on winning that noth­ing is sacred . Are they for real? I wonder how they deal with tile real issues of life. After all, hurling is only a game!! An amateur game at that.

I hope that all spectators enjoy the games to-day. En­joy the atmosphere of Semple Stadium. The meeting of friends, the banter, the skill of hurling , picking out "man of the match ", agreeing or disagreeing with the choice, the unique Tipperary flavour of the day.

Who will I support? As far as I'm concerned the day is all about Tipperary hurling. I will cheer and applaud skill and courage, whether the jersey be Green and Gold or Blue and Navy. Good luck to both teams, to tha referee, and may hurling be the real winner.

FOCUS ON JUVENILE HURLING

The West - Cappawhite (Under-16A hurling champions)

Back Row (I-r}: J. EnQlish, D. Cos/elloe (capt). P O'Neill, C. O'Neill, S. Ryen, J. Tierney, M. McCar/hr. T Julian. Front Row (I·r): E. O'Neill, E. O'Keefe, B. O'Neill, P. Kelly, T. Costel/oe, S McDermott, S. Grisawood.

Cappawhlle won Ihe West U-16A hurling championship thiS year lor the IIrsl time In the Club's history. Most of the team won County Rural U-14 Football and a County Faile Iitie in hurling in 1992.

In winning thelf title Ihls year they had victories over

Sean Treacy's, Cashel, Clo­noully and Golden/Killea­cle. They were defeated by Roscrea In the county semi­final aUer a replay, The team was trained by An­thony O'Neill. with good aSSistance from Patsy O'Neill, John Barry. Gerry

Beary and Ger O'Neill.

Credit lor the success 01 this team muSI also go to the coaches employed un­der the County Coaching Scheme, who viSited the schools and the club on a regular basis.

The North - Kildangan (Under-14 Co. Urban/Rural

Football Champions)

ThiS was KUdangan's !irst ever success at this grade. Eire Og, Nenagh, were de­feated in the North final on the way to the County Final. In the Rural County Final a heavy deleat was suf!ered

at the hands of Ardlinrlan.

However, one week later the result was reversed when, In the Urban/Rural County semi-linal, Kildan· gan caused a major shock when they defeated Ardlin-

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nan by 4 points.

In the county final Moy­carkey/Borrls were de­feated by 1-6 to 0-4. This VictOry placed Kildangan as one 01 the top juvenile clubs In North Tipperary.

I Kildangan Under-14 Back Row (I·r): l. Ryan, F Kelly. D Hackett, R. McK8Of/h, B Connor". M Ryan, G. Kennedy, J. Slatlery, E, Nolan, Front Row (I-r): l. Carroll-Flannary, G. Slattery, T. Connors, 0, Hogan (capt,), B, Lawlor. S, Hegarty, M Connors

The Mid - Moycarkey-8orris (U-12 Co. Hurling Champions) The juvenile teama of Moy­C8;rkey-Borris will have lond memories ot 1993 tn a greal County Final replay, Ihe U-t2 hurting learn won the ctub'" liral county tllte at that tevel when accounting lor a line Toomevara slda.

Under the guldanca of

Frank O'Regan, John Carey and Co., the Side displayed a winning btend 01 crisp ground hurting and excep­lIonaJ taam-splrlt

The under-14t8am won Ihe Mld·Rural hurling hUe In s classic final with Holycross tn footbalt, the taam won tha

Urban-Rural 'A' and Rural Mid tlUes but tosl out III Ihe Urban-Aurat County Final. Moycarkey-80ffls acknowl· edge the great work Or Ihe schools. the Juvenile commit­tee. mentors, Sponsors aoo supporters

Back Row (I-r); D O'Dwyer, G Dempsey, B Clohessy, K. Leahy, p, Dempsey. M Bracken, J, Buller, E. Bullar, J. Ryan, P. Doran, K. O'Regan, P.J. Flanagan, M. Shor/all, S Quigley, J. Kally. A Bourke, l. Flanagan. Fron/ Row (I-r): R Bannon, G. Maher, R Quinlan, S. Shanahan, C. Ryan, D Bannon, J.P Laahy, D. Hassall, T Ryan, E Ryan, C, Ryan (capt) . P Carey, J. SCOIt, R, Quigley, N, Carey. 0 Grace.

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The South· Mullinahone (U·14 (Rural) County Hurling Champions) Muilln.hone began the South champlonahlp with WinS o ... er 51. Mary's and Carrick Swana. Oeleat by Batlybacon, when nothing went right, lollowed. A ... Ic­tory over Fethard put the leam Into the semi-linal where Cahlr

.tter • repl.y. Vrctory was secured ag.inst B.Ulngarry In the Rural l inal Anothar ... Ictory agaln:;1 luckleas Ca­hlr and a re ... enge win o ... er BaUybacon g .... e Mulllna­hone Its first I trtle. The through the

rural county .eml', wrth ... Iclorres o ... er Golden and Holycross respectl ... ely

The county rur.ltitle was secured with a ... ictory o ... er Toome ... ara Howe ... er, Ros­crea pro ... ed too strong In the urban-rural decider.

Mullinahone's panel for lhe Rural IIlclory; P. Kelly (capt.', E. Kelly, N. Curran , J. Maher, M. Luttrell,O Collins, J. LUI/rail, G. Colf/n', P. O'Srien, P. Curran, A. Meher, R. Cahill, F. O'Meara, N. Fo)(e , P. Denny, N. O'Shoa, B. Tobin, M. Quirke. V. McNamaro , M. Costol/oe, S. O'Srion. K. Collins

FIXTURES NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE (Dlv. I) NATIONAL FOOTBAll lEAGUE (Dlv. 3)

October 17th ...... Antrim v. Tipperary October 10th ..... Tipperary v. Armagh

October 31s1 .... Tipperary v. limerick October 24th ...... Tyrone v. Tipperary

Novembfir 14th . Waterford v. Tipperary November 7th ...... Tipperary v. Cavan

February 13th .... Tipperary v. Galway November 21s1 Monaghan v. Tipperary

February 27th ....... Tipperary v. Cork February 6th ....... Tipperary v. Dffaly

March 6th .. . ..... Tipperary v. Down February 20th .. ... Antrim v. Tipperary

March 20th ....... Wexford v. Tipperary MarCh 13th ....... Tipperary v. Wexlord

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HANDBALL

"Corbett whacks the Yanks" Eddie Corbett trom Batlyporeen had hi. beat year In handball 80 tar with 80me greal high points during the year.

Eddie won the ""·Ireland 40120 senior singles [,[Ie In May aM was also. ',oal" , In the A T_E Irisll Open Singles compebllon bul 0"" 01 hll gfelt .... InS WilS when In June, Eddie won the W S.H A. 40120 Open Singles bile

Edehe 'ollowed In the 100l$I,IlS ollallow county­man Tony Ryan .... 1\0 won the title In 1986 and lIlesa '" the only [fish player, to llave won 11I1.lllIe

Ed(lIe trlvelled to tile Unlled SlalH and 10 me City 01 B.lhmore, Maryland tor hll lirsl triP, to handb.illn AmlflCl It makes Eddie', ach,evemenl all Ihe mOf8 admirable because TOtally dillerent cond'llons pieva,l In Ameriean Ilandball, IUlurlOUS laclhllltS, multi-courl sports clubs. alr-eondllion&d alleys. cllange to Ihe Spalding ball alld having to have to "lay twice dally, against opponents who restricl theu plaYing actlvillet ncluslvely 10 Ihe 401 ,,."'"

As Eddie le!!a us, the only time I was out 01 Ii'll' country was on a IfCI100I lour to France several years aQO

Moreover, Eddll maollhlngs morl olilicuilltlan necessary lor hlmsell because I'Ie also Intered IIIe Pro IIngles lvental the championships whlChhacl allm. leading lull-time, paid handballers Irom thfI US. Canada and MeXICO lalCing part Tllere I'll gol to till seoond round, wllerl lie c.me lip aglln"

John Robles 01 Spokl¥e, who was tile No 3 aeed Nevertlleless, Eddll d,d creditably before Iosmg 21-1~, 21-12,

In Ille Open Amateur event Ille Ballyporeon man, who was seeded only lIe\Ienlh, lie beal LouI' Clarke of Tuqrez MexICO, 21-5, 21-" In thl IIrat round and then beal Paul Tadevich 01 Tucson 21·16, 21-2 in thl quarter-Ilnal In the semi-jina] Eddie beal No.2 seed Dave Slelnberg 01 Portland 21-5. 21-151n a perlormance Ihat opened .oml eyes who wiTnessed tile match, as Sleinberg was a former Pro. player and had also won Ihe Open 5111111 .. twice ("88-·89). In the /inal, Eddie turned III a SUj)lrb performance to overwllelm Alan Fran~ of Ballu'I\O'1 21-1, 21~ 10 la~e the Open Singles tltll Eddie. a blocklayer by I,ao:!e was laid-olliast February, but used his time very Iruit/lIl1y Wllh legard to his handball. Eddie aal down With local Garda and his Irainer Uam O'Reilly, and 1&1 OUI a tough 1IIIning IfClledule whiCh meanl seven days 01 tra)nlng and some days he trailled twice dally. and for tile US triP Eddie got a lot of help 110m Tony Ryan and In !he end it an wor~ed OUT well

Eddie IS passionalely IIIvolved In handball, not lust as a player, 50 It I, paJ\Jcularly IIrahlylng to 1&1 him succeed as lie has done !hIS year He Is South Tipperary handball secretary and public relal,ons oIIiee! WI!h tile Co Board Eddie Will now be lu!nlng hiS anentlons 10·94 wheft the World ChampIOnship, will be In Ireland and may\:le Iu,""r SOOCISS Is only down the road

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I from IoJIIHK ,,,#! HandNl1 StCI'elary Joe lynch WIll! lJaryl,mI, U.S.A.

Centre Stage for CentreOeJd

The magnllIcenl restoraUon work which has lUI' been completed on the Centre­field Building, Slinenamon Road , Thurles, W81 recognised with a special award at the Fal Communl1y Awards presenlallon In Limerick . The high standard 01 the wort!: carried out by local craftsmen and the fact thai the project wal completed without any debt outstanding, were the deciding faclor. In winning the pr.ltigioul award.

The presentation was made by Mrs Mary O'Rourke, Minister lor State althe Oepartmanl of Labour, who slated at the awards ceremony, that projects such as this brings to the attenllon the extent to which local communities can control and shape the future.

Cantrefleld or Lilr na Patree Is the first national interpretive centre lor Gaelic

Games RenovaTion 01 the buHdlng began In T989 and Included the major Job of replacing Ihe rool and securing the building. The restoration work was completed earlier this year

May, 1994, is the target date lor the official opening 01 Centrefletd

At present a lay-out design lor the Centrelleld Is being prepared by Denis Brennan of Brennan & Whally. Inter­pretive Designers Denis Brennan has strong G.A A links as his grandfather won an All-Ireland medal with Kilkenny. The centrepolnt 01 this exnlbltlon will be the full story 01 Gaelic Games which will be brought to lUe with the modern Interpretive techniques and will cover not juS! the history 01 the G AA since 1884, but the gJQry of how Gaelic Games have shaped Irlah history since the dawn 01 our civilization.

M,IUflI Scully. ch8irperson, Thur/es r repruent8r1ves Of Shannon Developmenr. Fis lind Thur/es Developmenr AuoclIlIIQn, ,II 01 whom co­oper'llKIln the fIIslOT,llon work

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" We lost the game so we shot the manager" ,

The big, coloured man grinned from ear to ear as he said it and the tropical slln sparkled on his white teeth. It was on a United Nations job In Africa many years ago and I still don't krlow If the chap was telling the truth. There were a lot of men shot at the lime - some of them for less Ihan losing a football match.

Here In Ireland we don't shoot the managers (so for) and I personally am not In favour of It. But we criticise them in public and, now and then, we sack them. Good men like Fr. Michael O'Brien, Billy Morgan, Paddy Cullen, Brian MacDonald, Donie Nealon, Babs Keating, Eamonn Cregan, Mlck O'Dw­yer, Mickey O'Sullivan, Brian McEnlff, Joe Lennon and a dozen more all get a lash, now and then, 01 the people's whip.

Even the hero-managers of my youth, Jim "Tough" Barry of Cork, Dr. Eamon O'Sullivan of Kerry, Hugh O'Reilly 01 Cavan and Johnny DUnne 01 Galway didn't escape when their teams were beaton. But who e~capes cr iticism anyhow? Not in this life, whatever about the next. Many years ago a great old hurler died. He had a wonderful funeral because he was a line old character. We all stood around the grave as he went down and, there by the edge, stood his old pal Billy, a tall gaunt man and another good hurler. Sadly and silently Billy watched his friend down to the final earthy bed. Then the undertaker's men got the long sack of straw to put down on the coffin so the sound of falling earth and stones would not upset the relatives, For &

moment Billy watched the men at their lillie task 01 courtesy. Then "put Ihat thing away" he growled. Startled the men looked at him. "Put that thing away, I told yeh", Billy repeated, "He can take it", And that's the way with the trainers and coaches and managers, They came up the hard way and they can take It.

Coaches are chosen by the County Committee, made up 01 experienced men, who !lane roll)' knew what they're doing. Tho coach Is always an experi­enced, Intelll!Oent man whose selfless er'lthuslasm will lead him on to spend many, many hours 01 his leisure, some 01 It owed to his lamlly, In the cause of twenty-live hardy young men, all mad eager to prove they're good players.

Players and coaches olten spend long hours, In darkness and rain perhaps, straining nerve and muscle, honing mind and body In the pursuit 01 athletic excellence. Why? Because they, like all human beings, wish to excel. Their games are hurling and football but we know well that the same bursting enthusiasm could also be channelled inle re li gion or politiCS or making money. What happens at the end of all the hard work, the dedication, the self­discipline? In games the team simply exults In victory or grinds Its teeth in deleat and frustration.

When we win, everything Is l ine, the players are great, the selectors are wise men and the manager Is magic. A golden shower 01 community praise lalls from the blue skies to burnish in glory the whole panel from captain to bagman. Is this correct? 01 course It Is. When we lose what happens? Good old Sean Citizen, the wisest judge this side

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of Texas, on the terraces or the sideline, the field or the factory, tho sanatorium or the cinema, the home or the head­land, will tear to small pieces the forward who missed the goat, the ba.ck who caused one, or the manager who told us beforehand that the leam would win

Is aU Ihls fa1r play? Of course it IS Good work earns praise, bad work gets blame. The cloak of victory covers many a fault. The beaten team Is naked to the skies. I see no change coming ever, AU we can hope Is that enthusiastic participation In sport will help us to be sportsmen. A sportsman Is fair and honest and he will give praise and blame as he sees fit. No doubt he will be justa little sympathetic, That forward didn't really try to miss that goal.

All we ask 01 the sportsman on the line Is thai he will use hiS loalas well as hIs voice, and at the end, sprinkle the whole wllh a few snowllakes 01 I I

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art; human and bell eve It or not, so Is the coach. I remember the day In West Cor\( long ago when Timmy Joe the selector went in at the end 01 the game to console his beaten team.

"Look 8t him" says the man beside me. ·'Plck 8 team. Him? Bejays he couldn't pick apples off 8 tree" And I knew In my heart that this last statement was very wrong because when Timmy, Joe and I were boys together we "slocked" many an orchard and he was a lot laster at It than I. But you can't win, Ihe team does It for you

\'11 lin Ish with a few words from a man who knew a lot about wlnnlOg and losing

"If you can dream and not make dreams your master,

If you can think and not make thoughts your aim,

If you can meet with triumph and disasler,

And treat those two imposters just the ..

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