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Fax. 052-56613 Manufacturers of: • Rodenticides • Pesticides • Slug Pellets Livestock and Crop Protection Specialists Best of Luck to Boherlahan-Dualla in the Final Sponsors to Boherlahan-Dualla Go n-eiri RO Real leis an da./boireann 4 Teachtaireach- tAn Cathaoirleach A dhaoine liable agw, :I chaird\.: go 16ir, cuirirn f:iiltc roirnh gach cinn.: () gach 5it af Cud an conlac :lnsco Ilowever, their dc.'dic:ll ion :1I1d effort inn ilL Cuirim f;"iiht: af Icith roimh n:t has not Ix:en rew.lrded hy the ulti­ [oime :L15 ag imino mate sue(e'>s and today they \\ ill The gll me .. IO-,b y have captured stri\'(' to in!'>Cribe their name on the the imagination :I .. in ft:w prc\'iou,> trophy for the first time, finals. The memory of 1:\ .. \ year'., The referees for to-d.IY' .. g.lI11e .. arc wonderful minor fin;.] will remain \-cry olp:tble ofrkiab. \\'e welcome with u .. for lIlany a day One of those teams, Ballingarry Gael ... them knowing 111;I[ tht"} will (on­ return to defend their crown again'>, tribute immen'>l."Iy 10 a w()ll(.h. ."ri'ul :1 highly rated Thllrlcs Sar.,fidd.,' OCCl!!ion. I also th.mk ,111 our refer­ ees who ha\'e gi\en their -.croke'> '>0 learn. A rc~al of 1:1.,\ )'car\ hrilliant game seem... on the Girds. un .. dfi<;hly Ihroughout thl.· year. fin:llly, I would like to thank you, 111C Senior Championship h,I'> pro­ our loyal .!>upporter.. for your contin­ duced :1 novel pairing in Boherl;l­ uing support of our Togcther h:IIl-Dualla and Eire 6& Ncnagh. 11u: games. we will m:lint;lin Tipper:u)'\ proud Mid nlen endeavour 10 capture the Ir::ldition in the G.A.A. Dan Breen Cup after :1 la pse of 5'1 Ar son Cumann Luthchlea.., Gael yean;, Their advance.: to lo·tby's final .. an contac agu ... ;11' m6 ..,hon f(:in, has Ix:cn charactcri.,>cd hy a vibrant gahhaim buiocha ..., libh uilc. and flucnt brand of hurling_ Eire 6g \'enagh have heen promi­ Scan 6 Fogart ~ ligh nent in reeell[ ye:t~ in the pcnulti- 5 Senior Final Preview ~ire Og Nenagh versus Boherlahan- ~skills man", He has instilled more self- Du:alla - an intriguing final and one belief and confidence under pressure. which has generated a 101 of interest. H is son, Brian. is Oft,ly's jewel in the both inside and outside the CO ll ilty - is crown, a superb hu rl er. Observing Pat Jo certain 10 draw the crowds mclay. llllhc on the sideline, he keeps very much in cUriain-miser, 8aJlingarry Gaels will be lOuch with the players without !;Cni ng defending their crown against Thurlcs over-involved. Not a man to panic. he Sarsfidds. This minor final promises 10 works well with the sdcclOrs. set the: stage for a feast of hurling. The The cJCpericncc of Conor senior final is a difficult one 10 Clil. ~in.· O'Donovan, Michael Cleary, John 6g Ncnagh go into the final Mhot Heffernan and Paul Kennedy i5 an assel favouritcs~, Boherlahan ha\'e disposed of 10 Nenagh. Former lippcrary corner- County Champions and cannot be back, John is a crafty and iTllctligem raken lighdy. playe r, no back-m:a n C HI rel:ax. Paul ~irc Og have been knocking at the Kennedy has served Ne nagh well, while door in recen! year, 1993 saw them lose the popular Conor O'Donovan captains by lhe narrowest of margins to the team. Toomervara. ~lis often said that you Michael Cleary's contribution is have to lose one 10 win one. Will today incalculable, his goal agairl5l Cashel was be Nenagh's day? Over rhe superb. Younger players - John championship they have bec!n erratic, Kennedy, Chris Bonnar. Eddie and fowards scoring well but conceding b'Oa ls Kevin Tucker, Darrngh Quinn and 100 easily at the other end. Ilowever, Robbie Tomlinson - have contributed despite th is trend. the players fought well over the campaign. It is due 10 back. showing character and Robbic that ~i re Og arc here loday, delermi nal ion. good 10 see him back to fitness after a More players arc laking te5ponsibiliIY, virus siruck earlier this year. panicularly in lhe forw:ards, some of Ihe One feels sympathy for Declan pressure has been taken off Michael O'Meara, who missed Ihe lipperary Clcary. Too often, when the chips were Under-21 viCIOry, duc 10 an injury down, Michael had lO deliver. No one sustained againsl Antrim. Word is, that ever doubted the skill ofNen:a gh, some he may make:an appearance lOday, questioned the hea r!. Now both appe:ar Goalkeeper ChriSty Mcloughlin is clue a to h:ave corne toget her. Experience :tlso really good ga me, he has had :an uneasy comes inlO play, this team has an season so far. abundance - success al under-age level Bohcrlahan-Dualla arc being likened and many have imer-county experience. to Clare, they have definitely brought a A F.J.CIor, too, in f ire Og's success is buzz of excitemen! and colour. Pat Joe Whelehan, he is very much a SpecGllors like 10 St.'C a new Icarn , no Ccn~C> 6 Senior Final Preview - contd. disrespect to Toomevara, who produced 10($ of talent. somt fine displays over the past three Aidan Flanagan is a huge loss, nOi years. Earlier this year [ uavelled to only because of his free-raking but his Boherlahan, lhere WCfe flags, bunting overall contribution. Philip O'Dwyer, and the Slue and Gold of lhe dub who made such a valuable contribution displayed proudly. The spirit of rhe in Tipp's victory over Kilkenny in the parish was very much in evidence. The Under-21 final. is delivering the promise spirit of Tubber dora survived. he showed earlier. Conor Gleeson, at In their semi-final win over centre-back, scored a great point in the loomevara they displayed resilience and closing minutes against Toomevara. A maturity. When Toome came hack at 101 will depend on him today. them, they didn't lose lheir nerve. Like The outcome of this game is not as Nenagh, they have built on under-age cut-and-dried as many think. All the success. The average age of the players is pressure is on ~ire 6 g, they have been l.V.'cnty-rhree. Theirs is an even team, there before and arc expe<:ted to win. relying on everyone doing his job welL There arc no ce rtainties in sport, JUSt rather than Olle or twO "stars". All their reflect on this year's Inter-County forwards are capable of scoring. with Championship! I wish all four teams good support from midfield. playing here today "Good H urling~. To Tmincr, Acnglls Ryan, a native of the referees, Martin Aherne and T. J. Cashel, has improved Boherlahan­ Corby, "good luck" also. We gratefully Dualla's performance. Again, like Pat Joe re<:ognise our sponsors - Nenagh Co­ Whelehan, Aengus is a confidence­ op., John Quirke (Man of the Match­ builder. He has his charges superbly fit. Senior) and A.C.C. (Man of the Match They finished very strongly against - Minor). Toome, full of running and fire On Semi-final day, some of our Goalkeeper Philly Ryan is an patrons, senior citizens, holders of experienced player, representing Tipp at passes, guestS and Ihe members of the under-age and se nior level. He made a Press had considerable delay in gaining vital save from Ken Dunne in the semi­ entry. We apologise for the delay and final. Liam Maher, another former inconvenience. Today, I hope that you Tipperary player, is showi ng skill and have a delay-free, enjoyable occasion. craft at full-forward. H is goal in the Fi nally, beSt of luck to Pio Delaney, who semi-final had the hallmark of genius. has an even more im portant date The O'Dwyers, Tommy and T.J. ; the wmorrow - his wedding! Murphys, Michael and Seamus, and Pio Let's hope that Semple Smdium rings Delaney have considel"3ble experience with all that is best in the "Clash of the also.