Burgess Gaa Notes 17th January 2019

A.G.M.

We had a big turnout to our A.G.M. on Friday last after Mass was said for deceased members. The following officers were elected for the coming year:

Chairman: Mike Carroll

Vice Chairmen: Johnny Flynn & John Hogan

Secretary: Gemma Flynn

Assistant Secretary: Laura Carroll

Treasurer: Rena Maher

Assistant Treasurer: Marian Carroll

Registrar: Maria Murray

PRO: Padraig Hogan

County Board Officer: Morty Hogan

County Board Draw Co-Ordinator: Joe Sherlock

Development Officer: Dinny Ryan

Irish Officer: Maeve O’Brien

Schools Liaison Officer: Derek Sharkey

Alcohol & Drugs Awareness: Pat Stanley

Coaching Officer: Shane Maher

Players Reps: Conor Gill, Niall McGrath & Willie Ryan

 

Executive Committee:

Ann McGrath

Mairead Darcy

Pat Gibson

Mike O’Dwyer

John Maher

Pat Carroll

Peter Carroll

Brian Hogan

John Murray

Kieran Hogan

John Ryan

Mike Slattery

Paddy McMahon

Dinner Dance:

Last Saturday, on what was a fantastic night for the Parish, we held our joint dinner dance with the Burgess-Duharra camogie club. After a superb meal in the Lakeside Hotel Donie Nealon presented the medals to our Seamus O’Rian senior hurling champions. Pat Woods was later voted by the players as player of the year. The music was provided Ebony and dancing continued late into the night. Well done to all who organised a fantastic night for the club and we extend a special thanks to the staff of the Lakeside Hotel who looked after us so well. We would like to wish our hurlers and the Burgess-Duharra ladies the best of luck for the year to come.

Couch to 5K:

Our highly successful Couch to 5k programme kicked off on Tuesday in Kilcolman. If you have little or no running experience, this is perfect for you. New members are very important so if you’d like to get involved please contact Fergal on 085 7254855 if you would like to know more.

Cards:

The 45 cards night continues in Kilcolman on Thursday nights. Games start at 8pm upstairs in the new building and all are welcome. 

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s club lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn were 5, 13, 15 & 21. The Lucky dip winners were Nicola Sharkey Newtown, Ann McCormack Gortmore & Ann Carroll Kilcolman. The Sellers Prize went to Christy Griffin. This week’s draw was in Reidy’s for a Jackpot of €5,300.

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A.G.M.

The 2018 club AGM is Friday 11th January at 8pm. Mass for deceased club members is at 7.30. Nomination forms are available upon request. All club members are welcome to attend.

Dinner Dance:

Join us at 7.15pm SHARP on Saturday January 12th in the Lakeside Hotel for great celebrations at the Burgess GAA & Burgess-Duharra Dinner Dance.

After what has been a fantastic year for both clubs with our Burgess – Duharra ladies winning SEVEN county finals in a row and the Kilmacud All Ireland 7s, to name a few and our senior hurlers winning the Seamus O’Rian Senior County Championship we have a lot to celebrate!

Ebony will provide the entertainment on the night with a DJ to follow.

Tickets are €26 and can be purchased from any committee member! It’s going to be a fantastic night so be sure to get your tickets early!

Couch to 5K:

Images from last year’s parkrun

We are hoping to run our Couch to 5k programme in Kilcolman again this year. If you have little or no running experience, this is perfect for you. New members are very important and will be run if there are diffident numbers interested. Please contact Fergal on 085 7254855 if you would like to know more.

Intercounty representation:

Well done to Donagh Maher who chipped in with a point from corner back in Tipps Munster league win over Kerry last weekend.

Club Lotto:

Thanks to all who supported our club lotto over the festive period and all who attended our Christmas and New Year draws. We’d like to wish all our supporters a prosperous and happy new year.

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The Chaser:

A massive thank you to everyone who supported The Chaser event in the Abbey Court hotel last Friday night. The night was a huge success with over 400 people in attendance and over €43k raised so far.

The attendance on the night and generosity of everyone who supported us has surpassed all expectations.

Thanks to all our main sponsors and advertisers. Please support these businesses going forward as they were only too happy to support us in this venture.

A business directory will be set up in the very near future.

A massive thank you to Pallas Marketing for making the night possible I think everyone will agree it was a very enjoyable, entertaining & professionally ran show with fantastic results for the club.

Thanks to Derg Farmhouse cheese for putting on a fantastic spread for our sponsors it was fairly tasty!

All money raised goes towards a 60 x 30 meter Fully Floodlit, 4G AstroTurf and Hurling Wall facility which your sons and daughters will benefit from for time to come.

Thank You Again – Your support is vital.

Senior Hurling:

Well done to our senior hurlers and management who secured the clubs first ever senior championship title with a 1-11 to 0-13 win over Moycarkey Borris in the Seamus O’Riain final on Sunday. The win capped off a magnificent weekend for the club as straight after the win our glorious intermediate champions of 1993 were honoured on the field and joined in celebration with the men of 2018. Thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable day for the Parish.

https://youtu.be/LjHbBZMQur8

Club tops:

Niall McGrath will be in Kilcolman next Thursday 25th from 7pm to 7.45pm with a sample of the new player sweater tops which will be worn on county final day for anyone wishing to order one. Adult Price is €45 (includes crest & initials), €40 without initials. Juvenile prices to be confirmed. Orders to be submitted by Tuesday 30th October and can be made to either Niall McGrath (0868483615) or Gemma Flynn (0872359336).

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Tuesdays night’s club lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn were 4, 11, 20 & 29. The lucky dip winners were Pat O’Brien c/o Francie Walsh, Catherine Reidy Carrigatoher & Denis Quirke Nenagh. The sellers Prize went to Dinny Ryan. This week’s draw was in Reidy’s for a Jackpot of €4,100.

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Tribute Night:

We held a long overdue and richly deserved tribute night to honour the great Donie Nealon on Friday last. Comrades from the great Tipp team of the 60’s that Donie soldiered with along with rivals from that era were in attendance along with representative of the ’71, ’89 and ’91 teams that DonIe mentored. His service to the Munster council was also marked with colleagues from his time there also speaking. All in all it was a marvellous night filled with great stories and fun. A DVD will be available from Jim Egan for a cost of €10 fir those who couldn’t make it and anyone who’d like a memento of the night. We would especially like to thank John Hogan and his committee for their (covert) hard work in organising this great night in honour of Donie. Special mention too to Sinead and Nuala Nealon who managed to make the whole night a surprise for Donie and all the guests from near and far who came for Donie’s special night.

The Chaser:

Tickets for THE CHASER are now available, family tickets €50 single €20. It promises to be a great night for all the family. Tickets available from David Kyne or Nicola Sharkey . Please support this event. Thank you.

Senior Hurling:

Well done tour senior hurlers who survived a Templederry second half comeback and regain senior roinn 1 status after winning Saturdays Seamus O’Riain semi-final 2-17 to 2-14. We will now play Moycarkey Borris in the final in Semple stadium ON ssunday 21^st October at 13:15. We are looking for big support on the day as our 1993 county intermediate winning team will be honoured on the day also.

https://youtu.be/g02Y4hoUYt4

U16 Football:

Our u16 footballers were well beaten by Anner Gaels in the county semi final at the weekend.

Marin O’Leary Tournament:

Kilruane, Kiladangan and ourselves shared the spoils in the Martin O’Leary tounamen which took place on Saturday last in Kilcolman. A big thank you to Portroe, Kiladangan and Kilruane for taking part.

Cards:

The 45 cards will start again next Thursday, 4th October at 8pm in the new building in Kilcolman. We look forward to seeing as many people as possible in attendance – both new and old players are very welcome.

Club lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s jackpot. The numbers drawn were 2, 5, 6 & 10. The lucky dip winners were Andrew Boland Ballywilliam, Una Merry Kilcolman & TJ McLoughlin Ballinahinch. Sellers prize Timmy Hogan. This week’s draw was D Pallas Bar for a Jackpot of €3,900.

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The Chaser:

We held our Chaser launch in front of a massive crowd in Reidy’s on Thursday evening last. The club is proud to announce that the response has been overwhelming. Along with the 8 exhibitors we now have in excess of 170 advertisers on board and counting! The focus now pivots to selling tickets for the show itself. Family tickets are available for €50 and will admit a family of four adults and single tickets can be had for €20. It promises to be a great night of family fun. We would like to thanks all who have worked so hard promoting this endeavour on behalf of the Burgess senior and juvenile club and the Burgess Duharra Camogie club.

Senior Hurling:

Our senior take on Templederry Kenyons this weekend in the semi-final of the Seamus O’Riain. Victory will see us returned to Roinn 1 status next year. All support id greatly appreciated. Burgess v Templederry Dolla Saturday October 6^th at 2:30.

U11 Hurling:

Hard luck to our gallant u11’s who gave their all in Sunday’s north A final against Kilruane McDonagh’s. Two early goals for Kilruane proved to be decisive and Kilruane’s defence held firm against sustained Burgess pressure. Congrats to Kilruane. And sincere thanks to our u11 and u12 coaches who made such progress with our young hurlers this year. The future is bright for the green and gold.

Camogie:

Congratulations to Burgess Duharra who have qualified for the county final on Saturday last after an impressive win over Éire Óg Annacarty they will now face Clonoulty Rossmore in the final in two week’s time. We wish them the best of luck for their quest for 7-in-a-row!

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s club lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn were 6, 22, 26 & 27. The lucky dip winners were Peter Carroll Boolaroe, Maureen Dundon Ballywilliam & Diarmaid McKeogh c/o L Grace. The sellers prize went to Peter Carroll. This week’s draw was Barrys for a Jackpot of €3,800.

Senior Hurling:

Our senior hurlers qualified for the semi-final of the Seamus O Riain after their 2-17 to 1-15 win over St Marys in Clonoulty at the weekend. We won all three of our games and topped the group. Well done to all.

Junior A Hurling:

Our juniors take on Roscrea in the North semi-final this Saturday September 1st in Moneygall at 5pm. All support is greatly appreciated.

Junior A Football:

We are scheduled to play Kilruane McDonaghs in the quarter final of the North championship on Thursday August 30th in Ballingarry at 7:30pm.

U12 Hurling:

Our Green team face Boherlahan in the county final this Saturday September 1st at 11:30am not 12pm as previously advertised in Dundrum. All support is greatly appreciated.

U14 Hurling:

Our u14’s were in hard luck to be beaten by Kiladangan on Thursday last 4-8 to 3-6. Hard luck lads and thanks to the mentors for their efforts over the year.

Zumba Classes:

Zumba takes place each Tuesday night from 7.30 to 8.30 in Kilcoleman and classes are €6 pay as you go!

The Chaser:

As part of the clubs drive to finance the new juvenile hurling wall and astro surface we are proud to announce that in association with Pallas marketing that we will be the first club ever to hold the chaser this coming October in the Abbey Court Hotel. Watch out for further updates on the clubs social media.

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s club lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn were 6. 18, 22 & 23. The lucky dip winners were Denis Darcy Ballywilliam, Timmy Hogan Mill Road & Euan McBean Youghalarra. The seller’s prize went to PJ Hogan. This week’s draw was in D Pallas Bar for a  Jackpot of €3,300.

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U12 Hurling:

Our u12 ‘Green’ team qualified for the county final after a 2-4 to 0-6 win over Mullinahone at the weekend. Our opponents will be Boherlahann. Keep an eye on the clubs social media for further details on that fixture and please do come and support our young hurlers.

Senior Hurling:

Our seniors face St Marys in their final group game of the Seamus O’Rian on Saturday 25th of August at 5pm in Clonoulty. All support is greatly appreciated.

Junior Hurling:

Our juniors will take on Roscrea in the North semi-final. Keep an eye on the Guardian fixtures and the clubs social media for further fixture information.

Walking Group:

Our walkers are in full swing at the moment, taking trips all around north Tipp and beyond. Well done to Pat Delaney and co. on making this a real success. The group are always looking for new members to join them every Thursday evening. If you would like to join them please contact Pat Delaney or Fergal McDonnell (085 7254855)

Zumba Classes:

Zumba takes place each Tuesday night from 7.30 to 8.30 in Kilcoleman and classes are €6 pay as you go!

The Chaser:

As part of the clubs drive to finance the new juvenile hurling wall and astro surface we are proud to announce that in association with Pallas marketing that we will be the first club ever to hold the chaser this coming October in the Abbey Court Hotel. Watch out for further updates on the clubs social media.

Club Lotto:

There was no winner of last Monday night’s club lotto jackpot. The numbers drawn were 6, 13, 24 & 27. The lucky dip winners were Brendan Gleeson c/o Ger McCarthy, John McLoughlin c/o D Pallas Bar & Ger Ryan Nenagh. Sellers prize Mike O’Flaherty. This week’s draw was in Barrys for a Jackpot of €3,200.

Photo of our u14’s in action against Nenagh:

Photos courtesy of Enda O’Sullivan