Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme 2015 llppe"MY senior Hutli"9 ChampioMhip final '7m:tto rPI'" Sec"daoUdeacii AILTE ROIMHAIBH go If!!;r go dr! Cluichi The Senior final is an intriguing one. Last Ceannais /omana Tiobraid Arann anseo year's county champions and this year's i Staid Semple. Tarm dnnte go mbeidh current mid champions, Thurles Sarfsields, iomaniocht la idir ann idir na foime ins will go into the game as slight favourites but F Nenagh t.ire Og, who have abundance na da cfuiche cheannais. Failre Fe leith roimh an na h-imreoiri, na hoifigigh agus na ff!iteoiri of talent in their ranks and have worked agus M sui! agam go mbeidh sar cluichl exceptionally hard to come through the sp6irtiula again. county championship, will surely make it difficult for Sarsfields to retain their title. It gives me great pleasure on behalf of Tipperary County Board to welcome you all The Intermediate final sees an all Mid to Semple Stadium today for what is the pairing of last year's intermediate finalists. showpiece occasion in the Tipperary Hurling Thurles Sarsfields, and Clonakenny who will calendar; the County Senior Hurling Final. be focused on emulating the historic club side Both matches on today's programme have all of 1967 when they won the last county the promise of two wonderful games Intermediate title. A most attractive curtain displaying all the positive attributes that raiser which should provide splendid makes hurling the grea test field game there is. entertainment for today's attendance. I would like to welcome our Championship Best wishes to both Referees for today's sponsors Clean Ireland Recycling and thank games and their officials. Fergal Horgan, one them for their generous sponsorship. Clean of the national inter-county referees, takes Ireland Recycling claimed a three in a row of charge of the senior final while John Butler National titles this year, winning back-to-back takes charge of his first intermediate county Repak Awards for their collection service. We final and they have given excellent service wish them continued success in the future. as referees in all grades to the county. My thanks to all referees in the county for their Today we also honour the Holycross­ dedication to the task and also to the co­ Ballycahill sen ior hurling team of 1990 which ordinator Jim O'Shea. beat Cashel King Cormacs of that year. We welcome the players, mentors and their The County and four Divisional c.c.c. 's partners and hope they have a most enjoyable deserve special mention today for progressing day with us. We thank the 'Tipperary Star' and the championship in what was again another O'Gorman's of Bohernacrusha, joint sponsors difficult season with the success of Tipperary with us for this function. teams. I welcome in particular all the players who My thanks to Ger Corbett and all will grace this famed sod of Semple Stadium contributors for giving us an informative today. It is a proud day for them. They have programme as always. Many thanks to my trained hard, they have played hard and have fellow officers for their diligence in making reached their respective finals on merit. The all the match day arrangements and finally to ultimate goal, The Dan Breen Cup, for the all our supporters I hope you enjoy today's Senior final and the Jacksie Ryan Cup for the game and enjoy Semple Stadium on County Intermediate final is but an hour away for the Final Day. four teams involved. I wish the players and their management teams the very best of luck MICHEAL DE BURCA in today's games. Cathaoirleach Coiste Thiobraid Arann Fresh Milk cen tenarythurles.com a Tr ,It Ti",,,,~ oj r\ei>n d:yc npperary Senior Hurling Championship final '. 12.42 CLONAKENNV amach ar an bpairc 12.45 THURLES SARSFIELDS amach ar an bpti irc 1.00 Tus an chluiche - Cl ean Ireland Recycling Intermediate Hurling Championship Final: CLONAKENNY V THURLES SARSFIELDS 1.32 leath-am 1.42 Tus an dara leath 2 .15 Crloch an chluiche 2.25 Presentation of the Jacksie Ryan Cup to the winning captain by Sean 6 Dubhti in, Leas Cathaoi rl each an Chontae, followed by the presentation of the 'Man of the Match' award (sponsored by John Qu irke Jewellers, Cahir) 2 .35 Presentation of the HOLYCROSS·BALLYCAHILL 1990 County Senior Hurling Champions 2.53 NENAGH EIRE 6G amach ar an bpairc 2.55 THURLES SARSFIELDS amach ar an bpairc 3.10 Pre-M atch Parade lead by the Moycarkey-Borris Pipe Ba nd 3.13 Amhran na bhFiann 3.15 Tus an ch luiche - Clean Ireland Recycling Senior Hurling Championship Final: NENAGH EIRE OG v THURLES SARSFIELDS 3.41 Leath-am - Presentation of the Kellogg's Cu i Cam ps U-Can County Skills Winners 201 5 3 .57 Tus an dara leath 4 .30 Crloch an chluiche 4 .40 Presentation of the Dan Breen Cup to t he winning captain by Micheal de Burca, Cat haoirleach an Chontae, followed by the presentation of t he 'Man of the Match' award (sponsored by John Qu irke Jewellers, Cahir) Aoife Butler from Knockfune, Kilcommom will sing Amhrlm na bhFiann at today's County Final. Aoife has represented Sean Treacy's Club in Sc6r na bPaisti and Sc6r na n6g in the Ballad and Solo Singing competitions. She won the Co. Final Sc6r na bPiiistl in Solo Singing in 20 12 and was County champion and Munster finalist in Solo singing in 20 14. Aoife plays camogie with the NewportiBallinahinch Camogie Club and won two County Medals Under-14 in the League and Championship. She also plays Junior and Senior Camogie with her school, Presentation Secondary School,Thuries. ' fi Wa hope you enioy reoding looay"s programme.lt has been compiled with Ihe IlSsislonce of Tom Bu IOC as Mohar (Assistonl (ounty Sacretory), TIm floyd ((ounty Secretory!. Breedo (orroll (Clonokenny), Brion McOonnell(Nenogh ~ i re 6g) ond Thomos Collonon (Thurles SaJslieldd. Many Ihonks 10 011 those who contJibu ted moteriol - Seomus O'Doherty, Noel Dundon, Jackie Cohill, James Hoyden, Michoel Dundon, SeomltS J.King, Liom 6 DonnchU, John Smith, Seamus 6 Dubhagilin, Josephine Cohill ond Ed Donnelly. Asps<ial word of thonks to Eamon McGee, Bridget Deloney, Andy Joy ond Odhron Du{ie for their photogrophs. GU CORam, Programme Editor WWHtipperary.!f33 ie 3 Clear lu:'!I&1d Reyc ng Tipperolry Senior Hurling Cnampionship FiMI ~'5 - Meet the Match Officials - Senior Final Referee FERGAL HORGAN THE refeeree for this afternoons big game is well give refereeing a go. r - -.,.------­ known and popular Fergal Horgan from Knock­ It's not for everybody ­ avilla Kickhams - a man who has played the game I know that, but I and officiated at the very highest level. would encourage Generally regarded as one of the best knights people to have a go of the whistle in the business, Fergal has a lot of and see how they get experience of big games and uses a common on. You find that as sense approach as welt as rtrict adherance to the you get up the grades rules as his guiding principles when he takes to to senior, the players the field of play. are out to hurl and Fergal. who officiated at the All-Ireland minor there is far less mess­ hurling final in 2014 had refereed the All-Ireland ing going on. They Intermediate Club Final Kilnadeema-leitrim v know that they won't Rower-Inistioge, Allianz Hurling League Div 2A get away with any­ Final between Carlow and Kerry as well as the thing and they play Munster Under-21 final between Clare and Cork . the game as it should be played,· said Fergal who He has also taken charge of Tipperary County clocks about 40 miles per week in training. The finals at all levels, Munster minor finals and Mun­ Munster refs train in Mallow every second ster club finals. He also won the Young Referee of Tuesday and the Tipp lads get together regular­ the Year Award to help enhance his growing rep­ ly in Clonmel and Boherlahan to work on their utation. fitness. Most of Ferga!'s training is done in the This year, he has refereed six county champi­ Duck Pond in Dundrum. onship games and has been very busy on the Fergal, who refereed the 2012 final between inter-county front - he is on the national panel Sarsfields and Drom & Inch, will have Paul Ryan. alongside Tipp's John O'Brien and Johnny Ryan, Alan Horgan, Eamon Fogarty and Mickey Butler while John McCormack and Phil Kelly are both on as his umpires - all fully qualifed officials. He is the Munster panel. really looking forward to the big game and says As well as having played with distinction for his that he will be a lot more relaxed this time round. native Knockavilla, Fergal also played for Tipper­ We wish Fergal and his officials well for the ary, winning an All-Ireland Minor medal in 1996 big game. playing in goals when his county defeated Gal­ way. He won a second Munster Minor medal in Standby Referee: John McCormack 1997. But, aged 30 he took up the whistle in 2009 (Knockavilla Kickhams) and a year later, he retired from hurling stating Linesman: John O'Brien (Arravale Rovers) that he could not do both. Sideline Official: John Ryan "It was one or the other and I really wanted to (Cashel King Cormacs) Intermediate Final Referee JOHNNY BUTLER Club: Upperchurch-Drombane. During his playing career John won West senior hurling medals with his club Knockavilla Kickhams.