Burgess GAA notes 2nd March 2020

Registration:
Juvenile Registration will continue upstairs in the new building Kilcolman from 7-8pm this Thursday 5th March for all age groups from u6 to u16. All adult playing and social members are reminded that their membership is due at the moment and needs to be paid ASAP.

Hurling Wall update:
As our Hurling Wall project nears completion Astro Turf is scheduled to be laid by the end off March. If anybody wish’s to be part of the project “Buy a Block Build a Future” the fundraiser is still open and blocks are still available to buy, please contact a committee member for more details. Thanks to everyone who has already contributed and for making this project possible!

Handball:
Congratulations to Aidan O’Flaherty to who represented LIT Limerick in the USHA 4-Wall Collegiates in Texas last week where he won the mens A2 competition. On his way to victory Aidan played one Irish man and 2 Americans. In the final itself Aidan faced off against American, Chandler Straw. This proved to be a tough encounter with Aidan losing the first game 21-15. Aidan recovered well and took the second game 21-11 to force a tie break which he won emphatically, 11-0.

Beginners:
Beginners start back on Monday, 9th at 7pm in the complex

Senior Hurling:

Our senior hurling league opening fixture is set to take place on Sunday March 8th at 11:30 in Kilcoleman against Mullinahone. We wish our lads the very best of luck for the coming campaign. With the weather playing havoc with pitches at the moment we strongly advise following and checking the clubs twitter account for changes to published fixtures.

Tony Dunne in action against Upperchurch in 2019 photo by Enda O’Sullivan

Club Lotto:
There was no winner of last Monday night’s club Lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn were 5, 23, 24 & 29. The lucky dip winners were Sheila Hollywood Newtown, Burgess Duharra Camoige Club & Conor Cooney Garranmore. The sellers prize went to Pat Griffin. This week’s draw was in Barry’s for a Jackpot of €6,100.

Burgess GAA Notes 18th November 2019

Buy a Block, Build a future:

Some great news,  ‪Burgess G.A.A. and Burgess Duharra Camogie clubs are delighted to report that we were awarded €56140 in Sports Capital funding today towards our development of a hurling wall and all-weather playing surface. We would like to thank all who were involved in securing this grant with special thanks to Michael Lowry T.D. Joe Hannigan M.C.C. John Carroll M.C.C. and Alan Kelly T.D. ‬ However we are still short of our target and require you help with our buy a block, build a future fundraiser. We would like to thank all who who have already bought their block and invite those who haven’t to please do so.

Notice of Annual General Meeting: 

The AGM of Burgess GAA club will be held in Kilcolman on Saturday 14th December at 8pm. Motions and Nomination of Club Officers to be sent to Secretary by no later than 7th December. Motion & Nomination forms are available, please contact Gemma on 0872359336 or secretary.burgess.tipperary@gaa.ie

Club Online Shop:

The new club shop is live on O’Neills website. They are offering a 15% discount on your first order with free delivery when you spend €50. 

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s club Lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn were 2, 9, 12 & 18. The lucky dip winners were Peter Carroll Boolaroo, Liam Hughes Youghlarra Way & Daniel McMahon Dromin. The sellers prize went to Pat Carroll. This week’s draw was in Reidys for a Jackpot of €4,600.

Burgess GAA notes 11th Nov 2019

U21 Hurling:

Our u21’s suffered a heavy defeat away to Borrisokane on Saturday last. Final score Borrisokane 2-24 Borrisokane 0-9.This loss ends our interest in this competition.

Club Online Shop:

The new club shop is live on O’Neills website. They are offering a 15% discount on your first order with free delivery when you spend €50. 

Buy a Block, build a future:

‪A big thanks to everyone who came to Kilcoleman Friday evening last to support our buy a block build a future fundraiser. Blocks cost €200 and all proceeds will go towards developing our hurling wall and astro turf! Payment plans are also available if required. Contact Derek Sharkey or David Kyne for further information about securing your block.

Club lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s jackpot, the Numbers drawn were 6, 15, 19 & 24. The Lucky dip winners were Gemma Flynn Nenagh, Margaret Grace Pallasbeg & Lauren McKenna Newtown. The sellers prize went to True Beauty Nenagh. This week’s draw is in D Pallas Bar for a Jackpot of €4,500.

Burgess Gaa Notes 4th November 2019

U21 hurling:

Our u21’s were defeated 2-10 to 1-11 by Ballina on Sunday morning last in the ‘b’ north championship. Our next game is Saturday November 9th at 2:30pm in Borrisokane v Borrisokane. Please keep an eye on the clubs social media for any fixture changes.

Buy a Brick, Build our Future:

The clubs would like to extend a huge thanks to all who attended our launch night of our Buy a Block, Build a Future fundraiser! Blocks will be for sale this Friday evening in Kilcoleman between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Blocks cost €200 and all proceeds will go towards developing our hurling wall and astro turf! Payment plans are also available if required! Further information on the project itself will also be available on the night!

U11 indoor hurling league:

Our u11 indoor hurling league kicks off this Thursday with five teams involved. 

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s jackpot. The Numbers drawn were 3, 4, 5 & 25. The Lucky dip winners were Ger Hassett c/o D Pallas Bar, O’Dwyer family Newtown & Gabby Reidy Newtown. The Sellers prize went to Ger Nevin. This weeks draw was in Barry’s for a Jackpot of €4,400. 

Burgess Notes 28th October 2019

Launch night for Buy a Brick:

https://youtu.be/hO1fxPgF9ek

Our launch night for our latest fundraising drive in aid of the hurling wall will Reidys on Friday 1st of November at 9pm. All are welcome. Keep an eye out for our launch vidoe on social media. Buy a block and build our future.

U21 Hurling:

We are playing Ballina in Sunday November 3rd in Kilcolman at 12pm in the North B championship. All support is greatly appreciated.

Club online shop:

Our online store for Burgess club gear with O’Neills see the clubs social media for the link. Note a lot of sizes are out of stock so keep checking for your favourite items.

https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/burgess-gaa.html

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s club lotto jackpot. The Numbers drawn were 2, 19, 25 & 29. Lucky dip winners were John Fogarty Gurteenakilla, Jerry Ryan Ballycuddymore & Martin Dunne Mill Rd. this week’s Sellers Prize went to PJ Hogan. This week’s draw was in Reidys for a Jackpot of €4,300. 

Burgess GAA notes 30th September 2019

Senior Hurling:

Our senior hurlers fight for their senior A status against neighbour’s Portroe in Dolla on Sunday October 6th at 3:30pm. We are looking for massive Burgess support of our lads for their final game of 2019.

Martin O’Leary Memorial tournament:

We held our annual Martin O’Leary u11 memorial tournament on Saturday last. It was a huge success with Ballyskenach/Killavilla, Drom-Inch and Abbeydorney joining us for a festival of hurling. Ultimately it was the Burgess boys who claimed the win. Well done to all our players and management for their efforts this year and thanks to all the parents who helped out on Saturday. 

Camogie:

Best of luck to the Burgess Duharra senior camogie team who have reached the county final on October 12th where they will seek to win an amazing 7 titles in a row.

45 cards group: 

The 45 cards group will start up again next Thursday night Oct 3 in Kilcolman at 8pm. Enjoy a night of cards, chat and refreshments upstairs in the new building. There is lots of room for new players so just come along.

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s jackpot, the numbers drawn were 2, 8, 21 & 28. The lucky dip winners were Tim Shanahan Capparoe, John Quigley Ballyhogan & Tim Walsh Kilruane. The sellers prize went to Dinny Ryan. This week’s draw was in D Pallas Bar. Jackpot €3,900.

Burgess GAA Notes 23rd September 2019

Senior Hurling:

After a titanic battle and 2 bouts of extra time our lads bowed out of the north championship. After almost 2 solid hours of hurling the final score read Borris-Ileigh 1-32 to 2-24. Our lads gave it their all but just wasn’t to be. Commiserations to our lads and the best of luck to Borris in the North final next weekend.

We have been drawn against neighbours Portroe inour senior A relegation match. The winner stays up, the loser goes down to senior B. There’s no official fixture made yet but it will be played around October 5th/6th. We wish our lads the very best of luck and are looking for massive Burgess support for them on the day.

Footage of our goals from the north semi final:

Liam McCarthy school visits:

Club men Donagh Maher & Ronan Tucker along with Mikey Breen and the All Ireland cups will be paying a visit to the 2 national schools next Tuesday 24th as follows: Youghalarra NS 9.30 to 10.15 & Burgess NS 10.30 to 11.15

U11 Hurling:

Both our u11 teams were knocked out at the weekend, the D team were beaten 1-3 to 1-2 by Ballinahinch in the plate semi final and the B team were beaten by Silvermines 4-5 to 2-5. Hard luck lads.

Club Gear:

Burgess GAA Clubs are currently in the process of setting up a Burgess GAA Online Shop with O’Neills. Club members and supporters will be able to log on and purchase products in club colours directly from the site. Such products will include different designs/styles of jackets, training tops, hooded tops, polo shirts, skinny pants, shorts etc. Club jersey’s, shorts, socks & other accessories will also be available. We have been informed by O’Neills that this process may take up to 6 weeks. We will keep you updated as our shop gets stocked up.

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s jackpot. The numbers drawn were 4, 9, 28 & 30. The lucky dip winners were Declan Kirwan Tullamore Park, Marie Helebert Beleen & Willie Daly c/o Molly Bans. Sellers prize Breda Maher. This week’s draw was in Barry’s for a Jackpot of €3,800.