Dear Tipperary Supporter
Tipperary GAA Vice Chairman Election
From Tipperary GAA Scene by Jonathan Cullen, County Board PRO
Following a meeting of the executive committee of Tipperary GAA last week, Tipperary GAA wish to confirm the following arrangements for the rearranged election to the position of vice chairman of Tipperary GAA. The election will take place on Tuesday January 23rd 2024 in the Dome FBD Semple Stadium, where delegates who are eligible to vote will be asked to attend between 6.30pm & 7.45pm.
The voting process will be overseen by Tipperary GAA CEO Murtagh Brennan with the assistance of, members of Tipperary County Council, Tipperary County Executive and Divisional Board Secretaries.
Following the vote a County Committee meeting will take place where the result of the ballot will be announced.
full details will be circulated to each club in due course.
JP McManus Donates €1 Million to Tipperary GAA
Tipperary GAA would like to acknowledge and thank JP McManus, his wife Noreen, and their children for their incredible generosity on the news last week that they are donating €1m to Tipperary GAA for distribution to clubs across the Gaelic Games family in the county.
Tipperary GAA can confirm receipt of the €1m donation and would like to place on record our sincere gratitude to JP McManus and his family for this fantastic gesture of support.
All financial distributions to the clubs in Tipperary will be completed by January 31st 2024.
Tipperary Football Committee
Following on from the recent AGM of the Tipperary football committee, the following are the officers and management committee for 2024.
Chairman – Ferghal McDonnell JK Brackens
Vice Chairman – Jonathan Cullen Loughmore Castleiney
Secretary – Alan Moloney Ardfinnan
Treasurer – Eleanor Lahart Killenaule
PRO – Stephen Gleeson Upperchurch Drombane
Committee – Conor O’Dwyer Upperchurch Drombane, Tommie Campbell Moyle Rovers, Tom Macken Ballyporeen, Pat Healy Loughmore Castleiney, Kevin Barron Rockwell Rovers, Joe O’Sullivan Moycarkey Borris, Sean Mullins Aherlow.
FBD Insurance County Championships
There was one game played in the FBD Insurance County Under 21 B Hurling Championship last weekend as Silvermines enjoyed a comprehensive 4-19 to 0-12 win over Galtee Rovers and as a result qualified for the final of this years competition.
This coming weekend will see two semi finals in the FBD Insurance County under 21 A Hurling championship, as well as the second semi final in the under 21 B Hurling Championship.
All three games will be played on Saturday and the details are as follows:
Firstly in the B championship semi final, neighbours Gortnahoe Glengoole and Killenaule will meet in Golden at 1.30pm. Then in the under 21 A semi finals, Roscrea play Clonoulty Rossmore in Templederry and Drom & Inch play Carrick Swan in Bansha with both games throwing inat 1.30pm. Extra time and finish on the day rules apply in all the above games. Tickets can now be purchased via the ticket section on the Tipperary GAA website.
Munster GAA Awards
The annual Munster GAA awards were held in the Muckross Park Hotel, Killarney last Saturday night and Tipperary was very well represented on the night as Moyle Rovers and Tipperary legend Declan Browne was inducted into the Munster GAA Hall of Fame for football. While coming relatively early in his life, this award is nothing less than Declan deserves as he has given so much of his life to date to the GAA both as a player, coach and administrator. The large attendance from his club Moyle Rovers on the night reflected just how highly he is thought of in his own local community and indeed throughout Tipperary and Munster.
Tipperary also picked up the Munster GAA Camogie player of the year on the night as Thurles Sarsfields Karen Kennedy was recognised for her outstanding displays for both club and county during 2023.
Karen was a key player for the Tipperary Camogie team as they won the Munster Final in 2023, winning for the first time in 11 years. Tipperary subsequently qualified for the All-Ireland Semi-Final before losing out to Waterford. Karen was joint-captain in 2023 and was recently named as 2024 team captain.
Karen was honoured for her consistent performances in 2023 with her second Camogie All-Star award recently having been previously honoured in 2020.
Health and Wellbeing
Congratulations to the Tipperary Healthy Clubs who received their awards at the recently held Irish Life GAA Healthy Club Munster Recognition Event on December 5th in Mallow GAA Complex. Thirty nine Munster clubs were accredited on the evening receiving their awards from Munster Council Chairman Ger Ryan and Munster Health & Wellbeing Chairperson Bernie Reims. Ger Ryan commended the clubs for the support and work they give to their communities, and he spoke about how proud the GAA is of Healthy Clubs / GAA for All and he appealed to all clubs to become involved in the Initiative.
Ireland Lights Up returns to GAA clubs in January in partnership with RTE’s Operation Transformation and Get Ireland Walking. Participation in this event is a great way of inviting all the community to become involved with their local club and is a popular way for new clubs to commence becoming involved the Healthy Club Project.
Dates for club Diaries
Critical Incident Training will take place online on February 7th
Healthy Club Officer Training will take place online on February 22nd.
Counterfeit Hurling & Camogie helmets
The CCPC is issuing an urgent warning to Hurling and Camogie players to cease use of all ‘Gola’ branded helmets immediately.
Often sold via online marketplaces and social media and generally purchased for style reasons, the helmets do not meet basic PPE standards and will not protect the wearer from injury.
The company Gola does not make helmets and does not licence the Gola brand to any other company to make helmets; however, counterfeit ‘Gola’ branding has been added to batches of sub-standard, retro-styled helmets which do not meet safety requirements.
As the ‘Gola’ brand added to these helmets is counterfeit, it is highly likely that any CE mark on the helmets is also counterfeit. Hurling and Camogie helmets must have a CE mark to show that the helmet meets the required health and safety standards.
The helmets bearing the counterfeit ‘Gola’ brand are also manufactured without faceguards. In order to meet health and safety standards, faceguards must be added at the point of manufacture and not afterwards.
The advice to consumers Buy your helmet from a reputable retailer – not an unreliable online source – and make sure you ask these four safety questions first:
Is the helmet fully assembled? A safe helmet should have a faceguard attached at the point of manufacture. You should not need to attach a faceguard.
Are there any obvious dangers?Watch out for sharp edges, sharp points, rough surfaces, or protruding screws. Do not wear the helmet if you find any of these dangers.
Is there a CE mark on the helmet? If there is no CE mark, don’t buy it.
Are the labels and instructions clear and comprehensive?All hurling and camogie helmets should have instructions and information. These, as well as any labelling, should be clear and understandable.
Gaelic Games Coach Pathway launched
The GAA, the Ladies Gaelic Football Association & An Cumann Camógaíochta are delighted to announce details of a new and exciting Gaelic Games Coach Pathway.
For the first time, all three Associations with responsibility for the promotion of Gaelic Football, Hurling, Ladies Football and Camogie will have an aligned pathway and vision for coach development.
All coaches are at the heart of this new Pathway – and there will be a key focus on creating an effective coach development environment.
The Gaelic Games Coach Pathway follows on from the successful launch of the Gaelic Games Player Pathway in 2021.
The Coach Pathway has been created to mirror the Player Pathway, ensuring that coaches are provided with the knowledge, skill, and capacities to develop players within and across phases of the Gaelic Games Player Pathway – “just for me” and “just in time.”
The Pathway is also heavily informed by the cross-Association coach education study conducted in 2020 with over 10,500 coach respondents.
People identified a lack of time and other commitments as barriers to engaging in learning.
They said they wanted shorter, more bite-sized learning opportunities. Consequently, a key feature of the new approach is to provide flexible and modular courses.
By keeping the end goal in mind, and understanding the coaching pathway in its totality, coaches and other stakeholders can provide players with the level of support that they require at any moment along their developmental journey.
The Coach Pathway is grounded in three core elements aligned to the Gaelic Games Player Pathway, namely The Player, The Game, The Environment.
The Coach Pathway will exhibit a Coach ‘Learning Space’ that aims to reflect the variety of coaching needs, and the breadth of learning opportunities that should be provided for coaches.
AIB Goal Mile
The AIB Goal Mile competition allows people the chance to win one of the ten €1,000 prizes on offer for their GAA club. All people have to do is register for their GOAL Mile and enter the competition once registered to be in with a chance to win. Your club can start its own GOAL Mile! It’s straight-forward and easy to do – all you need to get started is to contact the GOAL team via the link below. Our events team will then get in touch and give you everything you need to host a successful event!
https://www.goalmile.org/aibgaacompetition
Seasons Greetings
On behalf of the officers and staff of Tipperary GAA I would like to wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a sporting 2024. I would also like to acknowledge the great support you all show on a regular basis to the GAA in Tipperary, both at local club and county level. Lets all hope that 2024 brings us all many more great days and happy memories that we can all be a part of.
Ar aghaidh le Tiobraid Árann
John Coman
Public Relations Officer
Tipperary Supporters Club
Supporting Tipperary Hurling
