Co. Tipperary Senior Football Final Match Programme 2005
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Co. Tipperary Senior Football Final Match Programme 2005 WELCOME On behalf of Cashel King Cormac's Club I should like to welcome all our patrons to Leahy Park today. This is thirteenth occasion for Leahy Park to host a county senior football final. I trust there will be nothing unlucky about it! I shou ld like to use the occasion to thank our caretaker, Joe Graham, plus the participants in OLlr FAS scheme, for preparing the field for today. I want to compliment all our members, under the organisation of our esteemro runai, Mattie Finnerty, for the day's arrangements. I should also like to thank Seamus King for his work in producing the match programme. In doing so I want to thank very sincerely the many businesses, who advertised in the programme. My thanks to members of the juvenile club for selling the programme, and to our excellent ladies committee for loaking after the ca tering. Donie Shanahan Co. Chairman Counly Final Day has come around once again. I would like to welcome all patrons and supporters of both teams. Today we have in opposition Ardfinnan and Loughmore-Castleiney, two clubs steeped in football tradition, Ardfinnan seeking their firsl litle si nce 1974, and Loughmore seeking to put back to back titles together. I am looking forward to a good game and wishing both clubs the best of luck. I would like towish Paddy Russell and his officials the best of luck. I would like to thank the Cashel club for making their excellent faci lities available. I would like to thank Cidona for their generous sponsorsh ip of our championship. This is a very special day for the Ardfinnan club for today, the county board in conjunction with the kind sponsorsh ip of the Nat ionalist and Hotel Minella are rolling back the years in honouri ng the Ardfinnan th rE'e in a row winners, 1962 to 1964. As chairman of the Tipperary Footba ll Board, I would like to welcome them to Cashe!. Hoping they have a very enjoyable day. Pete Savage Chairman of the Football Board lJ.lge I e-- Cetn:;etlARY ChuRtes co-op EUROSPAR TEMPLEMORE ROAD THUAlES ~.... --- "O'M EA RA OIL CO. TORNADO $upplierf of For 8/1 your oil rflqUll7rHlnts Premium Fencing Mltlerisls Phone: 1050.121333 Phonft (0504) 45070 Mob 087 2542159 ©entenary -I - - - Now Open at: \ • Main Street, Templemoro. [ \ • Parkmore, Roseres. --J • Cork Road, Cashel. Home & Garden ) Centenary Oil Centenary CAMPUs h .. ~& Pllone 0504 28809 FREEPHONE ANIMAL FEEDS MILL TemplemOfe Ro~ Thufles 1800242434 ORDERS PHONE 0504 34032 Visit your local branch for a/l your farm needs. Ballvduff 0504 34024 · Thurla. 0504 28815 - littleton 050444323 Ca,hel 062 61244 · Templemore 0504 31877 · Loren 0505 43226 Montora 0505 43210 · Ro,cree 0505 31676 Hud Office: Tl!mplemore Road. Thulles.ltaland. Tel (0504)21522 Fax; 10504122657 THE REFEREE Name: Paddy Russell. Horne Club: Emly. Age: 46. When did you start refereeing? 1976. What Finals have you done? All Grades. What level have you refereed in i.e. schools, inter-firms, club (Senior, Under-Age etc), inter-county etc. All levels. W hat is the one rule you would change given the chance? Pick Up. What was your funniest moment as a referee? The funniest moment when I look back was the Charlie Redmond incident. Why did you get involved as a referee? I was asked by my club to attend a Juvenile refereeing course in 1976 - the rest is history Comment: The best referees are those who never refereed a match of any kind, which is why I take all their critical comments to heart. SENIOR FOOTBAll FINALS AT CASHEl Since the development of Leahy Park in the early 1950s, the venue has played host to twelve finals. Usually when Loughmore-Castleiney meets a South team in the final Cashel becomes the venue. The following is a list of the finals played to date. 1955: Loughmore-Castleiney 3-8 Arravale Rovers 0-6 1957: Fethard 2-4 loughmore-Castleiney 1-4 1960: Thurles Crakes 1-9 Cion mel Commercials 0-9 1967: Cion mel Commercials 2-9 Lattin-Cullen 0-8 1974: Ardfinnan 1-6 Fethard 1-4 1983: Loughmore-Castleiney 0-8 Fel hard 1-4 1985: Arravale Rovers 0-8 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-5 Replay: Arravale Rovers 1-5 loughmore-Castleiney 1-3 '987: loughmore-Castleiney 2-8 Commercials 2-8 (fhe replay was played at Holycross) 1990: Clonmel Commercials 3-10 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-5 1992: loughmore-Caslleiney 0-10 Fethard 0-10 Replay: Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9 Fethard 0-10 1994: Clonmel Commercials 0-10 loughmore-Caslleiney 1-6. On the occasion of the 1987 final, which was the centenary of the first playing of the county championship, the legendary Bill Ryan 'Laha' threw in the ball for the final. It was in November and fields were very wet. There was lillie hdru core inside the entrance to Leahy Park and the place was very muddy. Bill .arri ved and his driver parked inside the gate. When Bill stepped out of the car; no' iced his black shoes, blackened and shining to army standard, as he stepped into the mud. He walked into a muddy field and threw in the ball. By the time he left the shoes were unrecognisable. 2004: loughmore Castleiney 0-9 Moyle Rovers 0-6. Last year Loughmore-Castleieny returned to the winners enclosure after thirteen years in the w ilderness, with a three-point victory over Moyle Rovers. page 3 Wishes To Loughmore • Castleinev In Today's Final From Stvle Man Menswear, Bovswear and Ladieswear Westgate, Thurles, Co. Tipperarv Tel: 0504·24209 omcial sponsor of the Loughmore • Castleinev Senior Football Team O'GORMAN CONSTRUCTION (ARDFINNAN) LTD. CARROW, ARDFINNAN. T: 052 66108. F: 052 66171. MOBILE: 087 2562049 AND 086 8116361 *COMMERCIAL * * INDUSTRIAL * *RESIDENTIAL * ALL T YPES OF CONSTRUCTION WORK CARRIED OUT The Quality Builders Best wishes to Ardfinnan Football Team page 4 THE CAPTAINS MICHAEL PHELAN Michael Phelan (Ardfinnan) has the honour of captaining his side at the young age of 23 years. A graduale in Civil Engineering from U.C.C, he played both Sigerson and Fitzgibbon with the college and is equally adept at hurling and football, revea ling no preference for either game. Neither is he lied 10 any particular part of the field, having played as a wing-forward earlier in the year, and as a wingback latterly. He has played minor and under-21 for the county in hurling and football, and at sen ior level in the former, having been selected for five National League games in 2004. Probably his greatest hurling claim 10 fame was keeping Setanla 0 hAilpfn sco reless in the under-21 Munster final. His achievements include an under-21 Munster hurling medal, an under-16 Nenagh Co-Op medal, an All-Ireland Freshe rs medal with U.c.c., two South minor A football medals, a South B under-2 1 hurling meda l, and five South intermediate medal s. He al so played with Ireland in under-17 Compromise Rules. A versatile and able player, he is looking forward to today's final and believes that Ardfinnan's improved performances of late, will help them to victory for the first time since 1974. DOMINI C BRENNAN Dominic is twenty-nine years of age and is following in his father's (Kevin) footsteps, who kepi goal for the dub with distindion for many years. He could certainly be described as the joker of the pack. A teacher in Killarney, Dominic holds many awards with the club and the schools. One will never forgel his outstanding display against Ardfinnan in the winning of the 1990 under-14 county football fina l, when a string of excellent saves was the kernel of victory for Loughmore-Castleiney. He went on from there to win under-21 and senior county titles, and would dearly love to accept the O'Dwyer Cup thi s afternoon for returning to his native wash pen. He played with the county junior foot bailers this year. WELCOME FROM CASHEl CHA IRMA N On behalf of Cashel King Cormac's Club I should like to welcome all our patrons 10 Leahy Park today. This is thirteenth occasion for Leahy Park to host a county senior football final. I trust there will be nothing unlucky about it! I shou ld like to use the occasion to thank our caretaker, Joe Graham, plus the participants in our FAS scheme, for preparing the field for today. I want to compliment all our members, under the organ isa tion of Ollr esteemed runal, Mattie Finnerty, for the day's arrangements. I should also like to thank Seamus King for his work in producing the match programme. In doing so I want to thank very sincerely the many businesses, who advertised in the programme. 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