Nenagh Éire Óg Notes below: Senior Hurling Our senior hurlers lost out by 2 points to Drom and Inch in Round One of the Co Championship last weekend. The score in the game was 2 - 19 to 1 - 20 with Tommy Heffernan getting our goal late on in the game. We now play JK Brackens in Round Two, this game is due to be played on the weekend of 12th / 13th of August. Junior Hurling Our Junior As will play Toomevara in the fifth and final round of the Championship on Friday next, 4th August, at 7.30pm in Cloughjordan. U19 Hurling Well done to our U19s who defeated Borrisoleigh in Round 3 of the U19A championship last Wed evening on a scoreline of 4 – 19 to 2 – 14, our goals coming from Taurai Shayanewako, Ben Connolly, Zac Keller and Sam OFarrell. They now play Roscrea in Round 4 on this Wed evening at 7pm in MacDonagh Park. Tipperary Draw The 2023/24 Tipperary Club's draw was launched recently and our promoters will be contacting all existing members in the coming weeks. Our thanks to everyone who has supported this draw in the past and we look forward to your support in the new draw. We are always looking for new members so if you would like to join this great draw with great prizes as outlined in the attached brochure, please contact Catherine Kennedy at 086 1996643 or any club officer. You can also join online, link on our social media sites and Tipperary GAA website - remember to give Nenagh Éire Óg as your club. The draw is due to start in the middle of August. Lotto Our lotto jackpot has now reached €8,000. A reminder that you can play the lotto each week at the following businesses in the town where our new lotto boxes are located - The Hi-B, JKC, Centra, The 44 Bar, Cleary’s Daybreak & Andy’s. The lotto can also be played online through the link on the club website and social media sites or contact any Committee member to sign up. Thank you for your continued support of our lotto. Nenagh Éire Óg Summer Camp The 2023 Nenagh Éire Óg Summer Camp will run from August 15th to 17th, Tuesday to Thursday, 10am to 1pm, €40 per child. Contact Niall on 087 4086439 to enrol. Under 5 Training for under 5 boys is on Saturday mornings at 10am on the club astro. Contact John on 087 1365053 to join up. Under 7 The under 7 boys hosted Ballina on Saturday morning. Great hurling by both sides and plenty of fun. Thanks to Michael Gilmartin for the post match ice creams, they went down a treat. Training continues at 10 am on Saturday mornings at the club grounds. Mid week training is on Wednesday from 6 to 7. All new boys are very welcome to come along and give it a try, contact Erica on 086 8774496. Under 9 The under 9 boys will take part in the county hurling blitz this coming week.Training continues Tuesday evening 6-7.15pm and Saturday morning 10-11.15am. We love to see new faces coming along, boys born in 2014/15 are very welcome to come and give it a try, contact Alan on 087 7518789. Under 11 Our under 11 footballers were out in action in the Gaelic Grounds Limerick on Saturday morning last taking on Éire Óg Ennis from Clare, Monaleen and finally Dromcolloger/Broadford, both from Limerick. A great morning was had by all the boys. A big thanks to Limerick Senior Footballer Peter Nash who took the boys on a stadium tour and answered some great questions from the boys. Peter was very generous with his time and gave the boys lots of great tips on how to prepare and be the best they can be on the GAA field, so thank you Peter! On Monday evening our Under 11 hurlers will play Toomevara in our next round of North Tipperary hurling fixtures in McDonagh Park. Next Saturday morning we travel to Borris-Ileigh for round 4 of fixtures. A busy week ahead for the boys so keep up the practice where possible. Training continues on Tuesday at 6 for both hurling and football and then on Friday at 6 for hurling unless we have a match. All new boys are very welcome to come along and give it a try, contact Cathal on 086 0806460. Under 13 Our Under 13 boys played a challenge against Monaleen in Limerick this week. Thanks to Monaleen for hosting us. This week all three teams are out in match action with the C team playing Borrisokane away on Monday at 7pm, the D team playing Roscrea away on Tuesday at 7pm, and the A team playing Roscrea away on Tuesday at 8pm. Training this week is Wednesday at 7 and Sunday at 11 unless we have a match. New players always welcome, contact Niall on 087 408 6439. Under 15 Our Under 15 boys played Borris-Ileigh during the week, after a thrilling match the boys came away with a draw. The boys play Newport next in Newport on Thursday evening at 7pm. Training this week is Tuesday at 7.15.