COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS Semple Stadium Thurles will be the venue for a feast of club hurling this weekend as the four County Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Finals are down for decision. On Saturday, Clonoulty-Rossmore take on Mullinahone at 3:00pm while at 4:30pm, Loughmore-Castleiney play Cappawhite. Meanwhile on Sunday, Kildangan will play Toomevara at 3:00pm followed by the clash of Mid rivals Drom & Inch and Thurles Sarsfields at 4:30pm. Extra time will be played if necessary in all Quarter-Final matches. LIVE MATCH TRACKER Anyone at home or abroad who is unable to attend this weekend's matches at Semple Stadium can keep in touch with the action via a Live Match Tracker on the Tipperary GAA web site (http://tipperary.gaa.ie). Log in to the web site for live text updates online as the action unfolds over both double-headers this weekend. MATCH PROGRAMME There will be one match programme printed to cover both of next weekend's double-headers at Semple Stadium. Thanks to all those who helped to produce the match programme for the Last 16 of the County Senior Hurling Championship matches over the last two weekends. SEAMUS O RIAIN CUP SEMI-FINALS Carrick Swan has qualified for the Seamus O Riain Cup Final on October 19th by virtue of a 2-16 to 1-17 victory over Moneygall after extra time on Saturday last. Carrick Swan will now play the winner of next Saturday's semi-final between Upperchurch-Drombane and Kilruane MacDonaghs in Templemore at 3:00pm. Extra time will be played if required in the semi-final. COUNTY SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The Semi-Final line-up in the County Senior Football Championship is nearly complete with three places now confirmed after last weekend's action. Moyle Rovers received a bye to the semi-final by virtue of winning the South Final and qualifying through the County Championship. They were joined last weekend by Galtee Rovers and Cahir following victories over Thomas MacDonaghs and Loughmore-Castleiney respectively. The last Quarter-Final between Aherlow and Clonmel Commercials will take place in Cahir on Saturday next at 5:00pm. Extra time will be played if necessary. The semi-finals are scheduled to take place on Sunday October 12th. ALL-IRELAND LADIES FOOTBALL FINAL Best of luck to the Tipperary Ladies Football team who play Clare in the All-Ireland Intermediate Final on Sunday next at 2:00pm in Croke Park. The match will be shown live on TG4 and will also be broadcast live on Tipp FM. The Intermediate Final is a curtain-raiser to the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Final between Cork and Monaghan at 4:00pm. GAA INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP The fixtures for the GAA Inter-Provincial Hurling and Football Championships have been announced. In hurling, Munster will look to retain their title when they play Ulster at Fraher Field Dungarvan at 2:00pm on Saturday October 25th. While in football, Munster play Ulster at 3:30pm, also at Fraher Field Dungarvan. Munster have won 44 hurling titles in all. Munster have won 14 football titles but have captured just one title since 1982, winning the 1999 final against Connacht. The GAA Inter-Provincial Hurling and Football Championship Finals have been fixed for Portlaoise under lights on Saturday, November 1st with the hurling decider scheduled for 6:00pm followed by the football final at 7:45pm. The Tipperary County Board have nominated Len Gaynor (Hurling) and John Evans (Football) as selectors on the Munster teams for these matches. Check the Record of Winners section of the Munster GAA web site (http://munster.gaa.ie) for a full list of all Munster teams who have represented the province since competition began back in 1927. INTER-COUNTY SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 Tyrone and Kilkenny took the All-Ireland Senior Championship honours in 2008 - well done to both. For all the other counties, it's time to draw a line under 2008 and look forward to a new campaign with renewed hopes and ambitions. With this in mind, the focus will turn to the draws for next year's provincial championships which are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 8th. The exact format of the Hurling Championship in particular will be decided on at a Special Congress scheduled for the previous Saturday. PADDY RUSSELL BOOK LAUNCH Final Whistle - the Paddy Russell story with Jackie Cahill - will be officially launched by GAA President Nickey Brennan at the Golden Thatch, Emly, on Wednesday evening, October 1st at 7:30pm. MC on the night will be Tipperary native Paul Collins of Today FM. All GAA followers in Tipperary and beyond are invited to attend and Russell's autobiography promises to be a Christmas bestseller. Paddy Russell is well known on the local circuit as a dual referee but he has served as a leading inter-county football whistler since 1981. During that time, the Emly native has taken charge of numerous top matches, including the 1990 and 1995 All-Ireland senior football finals. In Final Whistle, Paddy reflects on his eventual career. The book charts Paddy's rise from humble beginnings in 1976, when he took part in a Bord Na nÓg refereeing course, to the very top of his profession. Paddy was the man in the middle for some classic games; most notably the 2005 All-Ireland semi-final between Armagh and Tyrone and the Dublin-Mayo tie a year later, but his career has also been laced with drama. In 1995, Dublin's Charlie Redmond refused to leave the field of play after being sent off and in 2006, Paddy was in charge of the tempestuous National Football League tie involving Dublin and Tyrone, which later became known as the 'Battle of Omagh.' In 2008, Paddy refereed the fiery Dublin v Meath NFL fixture at Parnell Park and on June 15th last, Kerry captain Paul Galvin slapped the notebook from Paddy's hands and received a three-month suspension. These episodes and many more are chronicled in Final Whistle. NATIONAL CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL AWARDS 2008 The categories for the 2008 National Cumann na mBunscol Awards are 1) Gaelic Games promotion (football /hurling /camogie / rounders / handball / athletics - any one or more in a single submission); 2) Large School of the Year; 3) Small School of the Year; 4) PR of the Year; 5) Website of the Year; 6) Publications of the Year; 7) Assessors' Merit Award; 8) Pat Trainor Hall of Fame. Categories 1-6 are open to schools, counties and provinces. The closing date for entries is October 18th. The Pat Trainor Award is dedicated to the memory of Cumann na mBunscol's late Treasurer Pat Trainor and is given to a member of Cumann na mBunscol in recognition for their outstanding service. Individual teachers or coistí may nominate a teacher whom they feel would be a worthy recipient of this award. An individual school may enter categories one to three in the schools' section. Entry forms are available on http://cnmb.tipperary.gaa.ie. Entries should be sent to: Bro. James Dormer, C.B.S. Doon, Co. Limerick. An example of suggestions for submissions are as follows - a) A collection of newspaper cuttings/articles in which your school are involved; b) A file on how you promote Gaelic games in your school; c) A Fixtures and Information Booklet; d) A presentation (e.g. PowerPoint) on any aspect of Gaelic games in your school; e) A montage of photographs and/or text on your school's implementation of Gaelic games; f) A project that reflects the aspirations of Cumann na mBunscol in your school; g) A submission on a nominee for the Pat Trainor Memorial Award. GAA CLUB DEVELOPMENT COURSE Some of the leading GAA coaches and tutors in Ireland will be contributing to a new Club Development, Administration and Coaching Course that is starting in the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) on Monday November 10th. Master tutors in Hurling and Gaelic Football have combined with top National Comhairle facilitators to design this exciting and innovative course. This evening course will cover the following topics - Basic Coaching in Hurling, Camogie, Gaelic Football, Ladies Football; Club Development; Role of Club Officers; I.T. requirements of the modern day GAA Club for use in fixtures, registrations etc.; Club Fundraising initiatives; Code of Best Practice. The course runs for 12 weeks on Monday Evenings from 7:00pm to 10:00pm in LIT commencing on November 10th, 2008 at 7:00pm and the course fee is ?300. Places on the course are limited so anyone interested should register an interest as soon as possible. For further information or to request an application form for the course - Tel: 061 208802 or E-mail: [email protected]. TIPPERARY GAA SCENE Information concerning all areas in the GAA will appear in this section in the future. If you wish to include any item of interest in future articles, please contact the County Public Relations Officer Ed Donnelly at 087-2055642 or via e-mail at [email protected] on or before 3:00pm on Monday. Visit the Tipperary GAA web site at http://tipperary.gaa.ie to keep up to date with all the latest news in Tipperary GAA circles. Tweet

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