Mid-Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme 2015 r:-:-r-~ Cumann Luth I 5 Gael Thlobrald IIftn CENTENARY ~I 'Hllmf JjlJJt I~ ffihIm pImMillp JlLtJ.Jl J I ij1J Drombane - 23li Lunasa 2015 Every good wish 10 LOllghmore-Castleilleyy ~a:":d~ ___------~l Thllrles Sarsfields ill Ihe Mid Tipperary _ Sellior Hurling Filial frolll DOllal, Rose, Rosie al .:. Food & Drink Served 7 Days a Week .:• •:. Big Screens for all Sporting Occasions .:• •:. Rooms Available for all types of Functions .:. Tel: 0504-51376 2 (,,"'_ N,oII MlO TIPPERARV SfNIOR HURUNC CHAMPIONSHIP FINAl }OI~ ~ Centenary Agri Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Final: 6.1IOpoo LOUGH ORE-CASTLEINEY v. IHURLES SARSflELDS Referee: SEAN EVERARD (Moyne-Templetuohy) .Jlmfmin na 6fiFiann ELLA MARIE STAPLETON Amhran na bhfiann will be sung by Ella Marie Stapleton (right) from the Upperchurch-Drombane GAA club. Ella is no stranger to performing Our national anthem before big games and venues such as Semple Stadium which she is already familiar with on County final days. She is steeped in Gaelic games and currently plays ladies football with Upperchurch-Holycross with both her brothers involved with the local senior hurling team. Her talents have not gone unrewarded as she was successful in securing a Munster title in the solo song competition in Sc6r Sinsear earlier this year and was unlucky to miss out on an All-Ireland title following her provincial success. Sain taitneamh as guth ala inn an cailin seo. Surrr,' Fianrw filiI .If la{(8'I"111 (IS [iJ'inn llllion ddr ~Iu(/ Tflll'- 1011111 do mill~1; dllt~lIi!m, F,; mfwid Mlril/!'lw! SmulI/llr:,i!b!'- lablll NI.llraslm {,;'II lionm WI 11"11 Imil jfllodlf (I tflf'rml ~ birmnlll MIIIoil Lt'Sr'tl1l (Ir Gfwt'i! dum bll1~ 110 SlWi! (1'8111111 _" rr'fl( (1.11' lam/lllllr 11/1 bl'ilt'1I1 ,)j'O /rldl llI1l11illll .lfmfllwl WI hlrFimm 3 Cl\ll\\R\ '\ ~RI ~ID TIPPERARY SENIOR HI;RUNC CHAMPIONSHIP FINAl lOI~ ~ Photographed at the launch (I.~r.): Pat McGrath, Selector Loughmore-Castleiney; SaUy Young, Secretary. Mid Tipperary Board; Joe Kerrigan, CEO Centenary Agri; Joe Kennedy, Chairman Mid Tipperary Board; Paddy McCormack, Manager Thurles Sarsfields. 4 e"""", N;MI MID TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 1015 ~ AILTE ROIMHAIBH go leir go dti Cluiche C~annais lomaint Sinsear FTiobraid Arann Meanach. Ta suil agaim go mbeidh cluiche brea sportuil again inniu. Tonight is a historic occasion as it's the first time a Mid Senior final will be played in Drombane. It is a fitting way to mark the major development that Upperchurch IDrombane GAA club have completed this year. I wish to compliment the club and its officers for their foresight and endeavour to make this development possible and I know they have left no stone un turned in preparation for this evenings final. This evening's final sees the 2013 and 2014 county champions lock horns once again which should result in very entertaining final. Both teams came through very keenly contested semi­ finals which should serve as ideal preparation for today's final. Sarsfields have been impressive all year which probably makes them slight favourites but Loughmore will have a full squad to pick from which will ensure that the result cannot be taken for granted. Best wishes to todays referee Sean Everard and his officials and we would like to thank him and all the referees who give great service to our division. A special thanks to our sponsors Centenary Agri for their continued support. Finally, many thanks to you, our supporters for your attendance today and throughout the year and we hope you have an enjoyable game this evening. JOEKENNEOY Cathaoirleach, Tiobraid Arann Meanach GAA 5 CI\lI\\I1'< A~.' MID TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2015 ~ A [M oyne-Templetuohy) HE MAN in charge of today's Centenary Agri Mid Senior Hurling Final will be TSEAN EVERARD from the Moyne­ Templetuohy club. This will be Sean's first Mid Senior hurling final. Sean's father Johnnie was also a referee and was a member of the Tipperary Senior hurling team which won the All-Ireland in 1949. Following on from a successful playing career in both hurling and football with his club and with plenty of encouragement from Hugh Coughlan and P.J. Leahy, Sean completed his Sean's umpires today are Pat O'Connor, Mark Referees' course and embarked on a career Kelly, Paul Kelly and Tom Phelan. refereeing at all levels. The pinnacle is today's We wish Sean and his officials an enjoyable Mid Senior Hurling final. and memorable game. Available TAXI for all Events 6 C""""" A~RI MID TlPPERAR\' SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ]Ol~ ~ I N BEHALF of all in Upperchurch Drombane GAA Club, I extend a big welcome to those attending Othis year's Mid Senior hurling final. This is undoubtedly the main event in the division's hurling calendar and it is an honour for our club to play host for the very first time in our long history. Like all clubs, our principal aim at the start of each year is to contest games such as this. However, we do recognise the duty of all clubs to provide proper facilities and venues that not alone serve their own members, but also the wider GAA community. With that in mind and with our new clubhouse now complete it is with a great sense of pride that we welcome all Mid Tipperary Gaels to our home. These new facilities are the culmination of a number of years work on the part of many local GAA stalwarts and would not have been possible without the extraordinary support received from this parish and its people. The divisional structure has come in for criticism from some quarters in recent years but I believe it still retains a critical role in the promotion of Gaelic games at all ages and grades within the county. Loughmore-Castleiney and Thurles Sarsfields both feature prominently in the Mid division's roll of honour and carry with them proud traditions of success on the playing fields of Tipperary and beyond. We wish both teams well in today's encounter and no doubt they'll produce a hurling match worthy of the event. CONOR O'DWYER Chairman, Upperchurch Drombane GAA Club. J WOULD LIKE to thank everyone who has contributed in any way to the production of today's programme. I would like to thank my fellow officers who have helped me with the production of this programme. Thanks to the clubs who have prOVided information and to all those who have contributed articles or photographs. Thanks also to the Upperchurch-Drombane club and their officials who have made their facilities available to stage today's game. Finally I would like to wish both teams the best of luck in today's game. TREVOR HASSETT - Programme editor and Mid Tipperary PRO I 7 (1"1"'" ;\,~., MID TIPP£RARt S£NIOR HURLINC CH"'~IPIONSHIP FlNAl 201~ ~ their aspirations of claiming ever needed anything extra By: NOEL DUNDON the divisional silverware. when it came to the sight of (Tipperary Star) They have already booked the blue jersey. their place in the concluding NY TIME Thurles stages of the county Sarsfields have had the Sarsfields and championship, but they will edge over loughmore­ A Loughmore-Castleiney want to continue their Castleiney in recent times clash on the playing fields, forward momentum with a when key games come round there is always the possibility title behind them and will and will be favourites again of a great game on the cards, therefore be going all out to to continue their winning But, when they clash in the win this one. ways. Even without the Centenary Agri Mid senior services of the injured Padraic loughmore-Castleiney hurling final, patrons can be Maher, they ousted a fancied don't have any such safety virtually certain of a brilliant Dram & Inch side in the net and a slip-up today will spectacle and a fine semi-final and have set be fatal and will consign the culmination of the divisional themselves up nicely for the hurleys to the attic for the fare. county championship. To put rest of the season. Perhaps Loughmore-Castleineyout The fact that high flying this gives them an extra would be an added fillip ­ Sarsfields have a safety net incentive to perform this nobody would fancy meeting won't in any way diminish afternoon - not that they the current county senior football championship holders later on in the hurling campaign. The Thurles lads have added a few new players to their set-up and though still backboned by the county representatives, Padraic Maher, Denis Maher, Ronan Maher, Michael Cahill and Lar Corbett, they still have the likes of Pa Bourke, Michael Gleeson, Patrick McCormack, Aidan McCormack and Kevin O'Gorman amongst their ranks. Throw in Stephen Maher, John Maher, Richie Ruth, Stephen Cahill. Conor Lanigan, Billy McCarthy and David Kennedy - it's a pretty potent side with a great blend of youth and experience. Still though, loughmore­ Castleiney will cause Sarsfields problems, and a lot of them. The kind of spirit 8 (""""1 AGR' MID TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLINC CHAMPIONSHIP FINAl 20lS ~ which prevails in the club Nolan, l orcan Egan, John where parochial spirit is alive transcends the generations Ryan Joseph Hennessy and and well. What bravery and seems to be in-bred in Cian Hennessy as being Upperchurch Drombane each player who dons the crucial to them. GAA club has shown in famous green and red jersey. demolishing their premises loughmore-Castleineyare They just don't do giving up masters at making the most and starting from the ground and they will tackle each task of the resources at their up again; and, what faith with equal gusto.