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Who cares at the minute

You obviously did enough to type that much down,Son

This weeks Nenagh Guardian

Which gives further details of S&C links from u13 up

Also interesting to note that there will be a budget of €60k in place for the primary schools alone.

I'm sure other blow ins can point out similar as to what is happening in their respective counties

Laois is so far behind and this county is failing its players at every level and age group


"Tipperary County Board have announced an overhaul of their coaching structures which should lead to better standards at both inter-county and primary school's level.

In a very revealing secretary's report ahead of next Monday evening's County GAA Convention in Thurles, Tim Floyd confirmed the new link-up between Tipperary GAA and Setanta College who will take the lead in the strength & conditioning of all senior and underage inter-county teams in both hurling and football going forward.

The link-up has already commenced at juvenile level with the minor and under 20 squads who have already begun their 2022 preparations and will extend to the senior hurling and football squads who begin collective training this evening (Wednesday) ahead of the new campaign.

Setanta College was the brainchild of former Tipperary senior hurling team trainer Liam Hennessy and who now work with some of the world's leading sporting organisations such as Juventus in soccer and the Pittsburgh Steelers in American Football.

Setanta College has recently extended their footprint locally by renting space at both the Sarsfields Social Centre (adjacent to Semple Stadium), as well as the Handball Alley in the Stadium grounds which have been turned into fully equipped elite training centres.

"This will mark a new approach by Tipperary GAA," said Floyd who added: "which aims to create a joined-up structure that will prepare players for the transition from underage to senior level."

Up to now, strength & conditioning programmes were delivered to each individual hurling and football teams by different coaches but now under the Setanta umbrella, they will be led by Des Ryan, who was formerly the head of sports science and medicine at the Arsenal FC Academy and who is now the Director of Coaching & Performance at Setanta College, and who previously has worked with Laois GAA.

Many of the current Tipperary coaches at various levels are graduates of Setanta programmes, including Colm Bonnar and Tommy Dunne, as Borris-Ileigh's Angelo Walsh who will work with the minor hurlers this year.

Schools Coaching

As well as improving the strength & conditioning of inter-county teams, the county board in conjunction with the coaching & games committee have launched a new Primary Schools Coaching Scheme to begin in the New Year.

This will be a continuation of the current scheme, but with selected coaches being appointed by the County Games Development Officers, in consultation with the respective clubs.

Payments will be made through a grant scheme administered directly to the clubs by the county board from where the clubs will pay the coaches agreed expenses for their services.

The estimated budget for this improved scheme is €60,000 and this cost will be provided by contributions of €30,000 between the four divisional boards; €10,000 from County Coiste na nOg, with the County Board covering the remaining €20,000 from grants from the Tipperary GAA Clubs Draw"

If you're at Convention watch how many of our top brass will sit there with a big broad smile at the financial surplus thinking they are doing a great job. When Clare won the All Ireland in 2013 they were just under a million in debt because of the investment it took to win. Tipp spent close to €1m on their senior hurling team alone in 2019 and guess what... they won. People in those, and most other counties couldn't give a shit about surpluses. Trophies are the only currency.

Tipp in 2019 spent €1.77m and that figure just covers what the county board spent, not money put into the county teams and support staff wages/expertise by the likes of our Sponsor and supporters as well

And It was worth every nickel

be it the All Ireland win in 19 or we winning a Munster football title on the Centenary of Bloody Sunday.

Players deserve the very best whether they are representing Tipp at u14 or Senior

In relation to Tipperary minor hurling squads which has been referenced above

There's about 60 in there at the moment. All doing gym program. Challenge matches started last week.

The selection process is open at all times with players chosen from development squads plus the 4 divisional teams which are in place from u13 up and are treated like individual teams with their own management and training programs

Management are expected to attend as many games as possible including school games with GDA's also offering recommendations

There's also a process in place for club coaches to feed player information into a central scouting type system as well.

In relation to S&C there's is a team of 14 people involved which starts at u13 and goes up to minor with everything linked

Des Ryan from Setanta college is in charge of all this,with input from Damian Young

Setanta College provides all the resources,testing etc for the various teams

At least we haven't got Kilnascully accents

That's right

Ye have nothing

stick to living in Mayo's shadow

Easy now tippman, Mayo haven't exactly lit up the roll of honour either unfortunately.

All relative in comparison to what the lads in the calf scour coloured jerseys have done.

50 years waiting and counting before they make a show of themselves in another football all ireland.

[F Camross 3-9 James Stephens 1-14]

Put the information below together for no particular reason. It has been a competition that has been very good to Laois teams and particularly to Laois hurling supporters. If not in terms of trophies, then in terms of something to follow and a consistent ability to compete with the best in the province.
The information is from Wikipedia, but from memory it's accurate in terms of results and opposition anyways.
Unfortunately, I remember almost all of them!

Played- 101 (incl. replays/excl. 3 All Ireland games)
Won- 47, Drew- 6, Lost- 48
Replays Won- 3 , Replays Lost- 3

*= Provincial Winner
**= All Ireland Finalist
***= All Ireland Winner

1970/71
QF- Clonad 2-6 St Rynaghs**1-12

1971/72
R1 Birr 0-6 Camross 2-7
QF Bennettsbridge 1-9 Camross 1-1

1972/73
R1 Eire Óg (Kildare) 1-7 Borris in Ossory 2-7
QF Borris in Ossory 3-7 The Fenians 4-12

1973/74
QF Camross 2-2 St Rynaghs 1-8

1974/75
QF St Rynaghs 2-3 Camross 0-9
QF (R) Camross 1-6 St Rynaghs 2-8

1975/76
QF Clonaslee 3-8 St Rynaghs 2-14

1976/77
QF Camross 2-10 Kilmacud Crokes 2-8
SF Camross 2-8 St Rynaghs 1-8
F Camross 3-9 James Stephens 1-14
AISF Ballycran 0-7 Camross 3-12
AIF Glen Rovers*** 2-12 Camross 0-8

1977/78
QF Eire Óg (Kildare) 0-3 Camross 2-12
SF Camross 1-5 Rathnure 1-9**

1978/79
QF Kilmessan (Meath) 0-11 Camross 3-12
SF Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-12** Camross 2-2

1979/80
QF Camross 6-12 Castletown Geoghegan 3-9
SF Camross 3-10 Rathnure 2-12
F Crumlin* 3-5 Camross 0-11

1980/81
QF Ardclough (Kildare) 3-13 Camross 3-9

1981/82
QF Naomh Eoin (Carlow) 0-5 Portlaoise 5-11
SF James Stephens*** 2-15 Portlaoise 0-9

1982/83
QF Portlaoise 2-8 St Vincent's 1-5
SF Buffers Alley 1-14 Portlaoise 1-9

1983/84
R1 Avondale (Wicklow) 1-8 Portlaoise 8-8
QF Buffers Alley 0-14 Portlaoise 2-9

1984/85
QF Portlaoise 3-16 Raharney 0-10
SF Kinnity 2-20 Portlaoise 0-5

1985/86
QF Arklow Rock Parnells (Wicklow) 2-5 Clonad 1-9
SF Buffers Alley** 5-11 Clonad 0-11

1986/87
QF Camross 3-8 Faughs 0-14
SF Camross 1-7 Clara 2-3
F Rathnure** 2-16 Camross 3-9

1987/88
R1 Portlaoise 2-21 Kiltegan (Wicklow) 0-7
QF Portlaoise 0-14 Glenmore 1-8
SF Portlaoise 1-12 St Rynaghs 0-7
F Rathnure* 3-8 Portlaoise 1-13

1988/89
QF Portlaoise 1-9 St Vincent's 2-6
QF (R) St Vincent's 5-13 Portlaoise 5-6

1989/90
QF Brownstown 1-9 Portlaoise 4-14
SF Ballyhale Shamrocks*** 1-12 Portlaoise 2-6

1990/91
R1 Camross 2-15 St Patrick's (Wicklow) 1-6
QF Camross 2-9 Rathnure 2-8
SF Camross 3-8 O' Toole's 2-6
F Glenmore*** 0-15 Camross 1-9

1991/92
R1 Naomh Eoin (Carlow) 0-7 Portlaoise 5-5
QF Portlaoise 1-4 Buffers Alley 1-12

1992/93
R1 Raharney 0-11 Clonad 0-11
R1 (R) Clonad 2-11 Raharney 1-8
QF Clonad 1-9 Buffers Alley* 3-10

1993/94
QF St Rynaghs* 2-13 Camross 1-13

1994/95
QF Oulart the Ballagh 1-12 Camross 0-5

1995/96
QF Castletown 0-8 Oulart the Ballagh 2-17

1996/97
QF Camross 1-17 Loughlene Gaels 0-8
SF Camross 2-6 Rathnure 0-10
F Camross 1-12 O' Toole's 2-5
AISF Athenry*** 4-17 Camross 3-3

1997/98
R1 Castletown 3-17 Loughlene Gaels 2-10
QF Castletown 0–17 Oulart the Ballagh 1-14
QF (R) Oulart the Ballagh 0-10 Castletown 1-8
SF Castletown 3-8 O' Toole's 2-9
F Birr*** 0-11 Castletown 0-5

1998/99
QF Portlaoise w/o Trim scr
SF Portlaoise 0-6 Graigue Ballycallan 0-5
F Rathnure** 1-13 Portlaoise 1-6

1999/2000
QF Faughs 2-2 Castletown 1-12
SF Castletown 1-14 St Martin's (Wexford) 1-9
F Birr 1-16 Castletown 0-11

2000/2001
R1 Castletown 2-10 Coill Dubh (Kildare) 0-11
QF Castletown 2-10 Birr 1-8
SF Graigue Ballycallan** 2-12 Castletown 0-7

2001/2002
QF Kiltegan 0-4 Castletown 2-12
SF Castletown 1-10 Faythe Harriers 1-5
F Birr 0-10 Castletown 1-7
F (R) Birr*** 2-10 Castletown 0-5

2002/2003
R1 Castletown 2-2 Carnew Emmetts (Wicklow) 0-8
R1 (R) Carnew Emmetts 1-9 Castletown 2-13
QF Castletown 1-12 Birr*** 2-12

2003/2004
R1 Glenealy (Wicklow) 0-6 Castletown 2-11
QF Castletown 0-14 Craobh Chiarain (Dublin) 1-9
SF Birr 4-17 Castletown 1-9

2004/2005
R1 Castletown Geoghegan 1-12 Portlaoise 2-17
QF Portlaoise 0-11 UCD 1-20

2005/2006
QF Glenealy (Wicklow) 2-10 Castletown 2-16
SF James Stephens* 5-14 Castletown 0-8

2006/2007
QF Rathnure 2-13 Rathdowney Errill 0-14

2007/2008
SF Ballyboden St Enda's 2-9 Camross 1-11

2008/2009
QF Ballyhale Shamrocks* 1-18 Rathdowney Errill 1-11

2009/2010
QF Clonkill (Westmeath) 1-21 Clough Ballacolla 2-12

2010/2011
QF Rathdowney Errill 0-14 O' Loughlin Gaels** 3-16

2011/2012
SF Oulart the Ballagh 3-12 Clough Ballacolla 2-11

2012/13
QF Rathdowney Errill 1-12 Clonkill 0-12
SF Kilcormac Killoughey** 2-12 Rathdowney Errill 0-14

2013/14
QF Camross 1-10 Kilcormac Killoughey 1-18

2014/15
QF Kilmacud Crokes 0-23 Rathdowney Errill 0-22 AET

2015/16
QF Clough Ballacolla 0-13 Oulart the Ballagh 3-8

2016/17
QF Cuala 4-16 Borris in Ossory Kilcotton 1-14

2017/18
QF Camross 0-13 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-19

2018/19
QF Camross 2-16 Naomh Éanna (Wexford) 3-18

2019/20
QF Rathdowney Errill 4-16 St Rynagh's 0-10
SF St Mullin's (Carlow) 2-17 Rathdowney Errill 1-19

2020/21
Not Played

2021/22
QF Clough Ballacolla 1-17 Raparees 0-12
SF Clough Ballacolla         Kilmacud Crokes

Excellent Post

Laois teams were very competitive in the 70's/80's/90's

3 wins in the last 10 years in the Leinster championship is poor return in comparison to what had gone before

At least we haven't got Kilnascully accents

That's right

Ye have nothing

stick to living in Mayo's shadow

The Hurley snobs out in force
Hard to win ALL Irelands in a 31 County game unlike that oul minority stuff.

You are from a nothing county pal

If it was a 2 county sport

You still wouldn't win an ireland

Both games yesterday were good for different reasons, Ballygunner were on a mission, their intensity was the very evident in everything they did, relentless pressure from the first whistle, never settled on frees or sidelines, all taken quickly, they looked impressive.

The Tipp final was as I expected, a toss of the coin between them. Thurles looked really good early doors and raced to a good lead, before shipping 1-3 without reply! nip and tuck the rest of the game, they will be busted, hopefully the Munster board will look at their fixtures in hurling and football and allow them time to prepare as a club

No space in the schedule not that it will bother Loughmore

definitely out the next 2 weeks and if they beat Eire Og next weekend,it will be 3 weekends in a row plus Noel McGraths Wedding somewhere in the middle.

less than 1,000 people in the parish,put out 3 adult hurling teams and 2 adult football teams,their 3 adult hurling team won a divisional junior C and had 35 on the panel

Defo S'neil style parish there. Obviously the Tipp Hurling is as difficult to win as the Derry football championship, but I'd imagine the Tipp football is also difficult?

16 Team Senior Hurling Championship with 5 different winners of it in the past 5 years, ferociously competitive this year with teams coming out of a 4 team group only to find themselves 5 mins later headed for a relegation semi final as score difference went against them.

12 senior teams in the football,past 5 years Clonmel have won 3 with Moyle Rovers and Loughmore winning one apiece

Loughmore now have 15 county football titles and 4 hurling.

As the previous poster said,an unbelievable club pulling from a tiny population plus their women yesterday helped Drom and Inch to a Munster camogie title.

Aw diddums did I upset poor hurleyman?
We're not as big a joke as Laois where they haven't yet discovered that it's the ball you have to hit!

Laois beat the Wexford champs yesterday, and won well. No fouls either of any note.

Wexford lads lost the head near the end, loads of yellow cards.
Tipp game was class, ref swallowed the whistle a few times near end which added to excitement

The jealousy is strong in Rossman, he wishes he had have hurled but was unskilled...

No hurleystuff  round here thank God.
Anyway it was only for lads who couldn't kick a ball. They were given a stick and a few stones and tould to go off hitting the stones while the footballers were playing a game.

Not much Football either in Roscommon

A mickey mouse county with 2 All Irelands !!!

Any Hurling Team would be competitive fairly quickly in Football as Loughmore have proved

A Football team playing Hurling?

You'd teach algebra to Apes quicker