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Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme ]994 THE NENAGH CO-UP f f f f TIPPERARY COUNTY f f f f* SENIOR HURLING FINAL f fff Staid Semple, Durlas ... f .. L.......;;;......I Sunday 2nd. October 1994 'TomILs a '13 aroitf Runaf Sal/ingarry Gaels C.L.G. Ballingarry Gaels are an amalgamation of Ballingarry and St. Patrick's, Drangan, for minor hurling and foot­ ball. On their way to to-day's minor final they recorded wins over Killenaule, St. Mary's, Muilinahone, Fr. Sheedy's and Knockavilla Kickhams. The clubs officers are Tadhg Vaughan, Chairman; John Horan, Secretary; and T. P. Maher and Richard Goldsboro, Joint Treasurers. Gerard Slattery Electrical Contractor Domestic, Commercial, Industrial, House Wiring and Installations Fire Alarms and Emergency Lighting Installation Approved member R.E.C .1. C.2 Registered. Tel. and Fax, 062-61324. Mobile 088/538437. HOARE ABBEY, CASHEL BEST WISHES TO CASHEL 2 Clar an Lae 1.45 i.n. Cluiche Cheannais Mionuir BALL'NGARRY GAELS v TOOMEVARA R,Weoir: Michael Greene. 3.30 i.n. Cluiche Cheannais Sinsear CASHEL KING CORMACS v TOOMEVARA Reiteoir: Michael Doyle. Buiochas Many thanks to those who contributed articles for to-day's Programme and to Brendan OConnor for his photographs. /0/111 M cConlUlck Editor 3 Failte > Is euis athais dom af me shon fein agus af son Coiste Contae liobraid Arann fiorchaoin failte a fhearadh roimh chuil e dhuine go Staid Semple Ie haghaidh Chluichf Ceannais lomanioctha an Contae. Ta s(lil agam go To our referees and their offi­ mbainfidh gach eine taithneamh cials to-day we extend our thanks agus sport as an cluichi, agus go and hope that their task will be a mbeidh an bua ag na foirne is pleasant one. fcarr. Amongst our attendance today Hurling Final day is w ith tiS are our newly elected senior hurl­ once again and on behalf of ing selectors. I hope that they will Tipperary County Board I extend be suitably impressed by the a hearty Cead Mfle Ftii lte to all standard of play to encourage you loyal supporters. The senior them in the task that lies ahead. I final brings together Toomcvara congratulate them on their selec­ and Cashel King Cormacs. This tion and ask you, our supporters, ga me promises to be a g reat to be patient as together we strive encounter w ith Toomevara aim­ to make Tipperary great again. ing for the elusive three-in-a-row. It would be remiss of me not to Cashel, however, have many acknowledge the very generous times proved what great champi­ gesture by Nenagh Co-Op. in onship battlers they are and w ill sponsoring this yea r 's Senior be equally keen to claim the lau­ Hurling Championshi p. I would rels. like to encourage everyone where Toomcvara and Ballingarry possible to show Tipperary Gaels contest the minor final. The G.A.A.'s appreciation of this presence of Toomevara in both sponsorship by supporting finals ind icates the strength of the Nenag h Co-Op. in a tangible game a t al l levels in the club. way. Ballingarry Gaels represent the Guim ra th De oraibh go le ir South Division, and it is indeed a agus go dte s ibh abhaile sia n sign of the progress hurling is agus Ian sasta Iibh fein. making in the Di vision that they Sean 6 Fogartaigh ha ve reached this stage of the Cathaoirleach THE SENIOR FINAL By Noel Dundon - Tipperary Slur good as they are being painted? TIley If you were asked to pick the two best certainly have the trophies to prove teams in the county, how would you it, the only one to remain out of their go about it? cabinet being the All-Ireland dub. WelL apart from the obvious compe­ Toome are a powerful outfit and even titions, you could judge on the num­ when down to 14, or worse still 13 ber of past, present and possible men, as they have been in the past, counly senior prospects that are in they have the ability to put teams the sides and judge in thai way. You away in devastating fashion. That's could take the champions in each not to say Ihat they are beyond beal­ division and decipher which are wor­ ing. A team that sets out to defend a thy of contestlng the decider. Munster Club trophy will meet with If these methods were to be used the many obtacles and each match is a two teams who would come out on severe test of their stamina and abili­ lOp would be the two sides we have ty to perform. Toome will treat the in today's final. With that in mind it county final as just another game on is reasonable to assume that the 1994 their journey. They will be aware of Nenagh Co-Op. senior hurling final the potential that Cashel have, and will be an occasion 10 remember. they will not allow themselves to be For Toome it will indeed be an his­ distracted from their goal, which will tone occasion. They have both minor be the next round. They take each and senior teams in the final and game as it comes and deal with oppo­ occasions like that are rare for clubs, sition to their throne. but not for Toome these days it In Cashel, Toome will cross swords seems. It could be one of the most with a more t!mn capable team. successful days in the history of the Although they have not won the club or it could be one of those disas­ West Championship, because the ter days when nothing goes right. final has to be replayed, they will The three--in-a-row is on the cards severely test the resolve of Toome. for the seniors and if the minors were The star-studded team have been to turn in the kind of top class perfor­ accused in the past of being inconsis­ mances that they have been turning tent but surely there is no greater in all year in the North and in the incentive for them than the opportu­ county semi-final, they will certainly nity of defeating Toome while they be hard to beat. are on a high. TIley will remember But quite a lot has been written the humiliating defeat at the hands of about Toome in the past and indeed the Toomevara men in last year's quite a lot has been said about them quarter final and while that would also, but the one question that lingers seem to be all in the past, the Cash.el in the minds of the legions of hurling men have long memories and will followers throughout the county and want to reverse that result. They have further afield, - Are Toome really as the ability to do so. 6 ----------------------------------- To-day's III Referees SENIOR: MICHAEL DOYLE (Holycross/Ballycahill) Linesmen: Willie Barrett, Martin Treacy Umpires: Johnny Doyle, Michael McGrath, PM Lowry, Seamus Mackey. MINOR: MICHAEL GREENE (Upperchurch/ Drombane) Linesmen: Tom Maher, Willie C1ohessey. Umpires: Billy Hayes, Richie Ryan, J. c. Ryan, Kevin Ryan. 7 tremendous pool of talent on view. The favouritcs' tag will rest on the Toomevara men and there is no reason to It's A Big think otherwise. because they arc the complete team, one which plays a com­ Day for petitive but thoughtful game. There's refinement in their game now and the development of previously overshad­ Hurling owed players has been a positive plus for them. On a day when their minors try to S6amus O'Doherty follow the example of the u-l6s and show This year's County S.H.C. has so far the way to the seniors, their club struc­ failed to produce a memorable conlcst. ture is secure. The responsibility, therefore, rests on to­ Cashel KC have 'recovered' quicker day's rivals to rectify that and give seri­ than expected from last season's drub­ ous ecouragemcnt for Tipperary's future, bing and their easy win over Kilruane at inter county level. was as convincing as Toome's divisional It is the final most peoiplc predicted, final victory over the same opposition. when the draw was made for the semi­ The return of Cormac Bonnar could be a finals and it brings together the last two major boost to morale, apart from every­ clubs to win the title. The stakes arc high thing else and his presence in the camp for both teams, and such is the quality of can only be helpful. the players that a cracking game is likely. I've enjoyed seeing Raymie Ryan in In the immediate aftermath of CasheJ's attack again, where he shone as a minor. victory over Kilruanc, I came into a con­ It's a position he could claim at inter­ versation where the King Cormac's men county level too. His ball-control and were wondering who would be selected scoring ability would certainly be an at centre forward to take on Michael advantage. O'Meara. They expressed surprisc that This County Final will be a big attrac­ neighbours, Clonoulty Rossmore, had tion for hurling fans, but for others, like switched Dcclan Ryan to other duties in Fr. Tom Fogarty and his selectors (both of the semi-final clash, thereby allowing the whose clubs lost to Toomc!), it's a day recently married Toome man to extend when the genesis of a new TIpperary his innuence on the game. team will be sought. However, the Cashel men couldn't make up their minds on that one and eventual­ The prevailing opinion is that there isn't ly they concluded that the Toome defence a lot of talent around and that lean years is so tight it will be difficult to penetrate are ahead.

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