TIPPERARY U16 TEAM
By Secretary, Siobhan Condon
Following on from their opening round victory against Clare, Tipperary made their way to the South Limerick venue of Bruff on Sunday April 19th for the second round of the Munster Under 16 Championship. Tipperary expected a stern, physical test from the Shannonsiders and those in attendance were treated to an exciting game played in near perfect conditions with the result in the balance until the final whistle. Continuing on from her great performance last week, Kate Davey opened the scoring with a point from a free. The next name on the score board was Lara O'Dwyer who gave an outstanding display as she showed exactly why she is one of the most promising underage players in Tipperary. She would finish the game with a personal tally of 1-5, all of which came from play. In the nineteenth minute, she scored Tipperary's first goal and along with Kate Davey, who scored a further two points and Jean Kelly who chipped in with a point from play, the full forward line contributed all of the scores in the first half. With three minutes remaining in the half, Tipperary conceded a penalty which Limerick converted. This would leave the minimum between the sides with the score being Tipperary 1-6 Limerick 1-5.

When the second half resumed, Kate Davey scored another point. In the tenth minute of the half, Jean Kelly scored a wonderful goal and following the Limerick kick-out, Tipperary gained possession and Lara O'Dwyer scored a point. These two scores proved to be pivotal in deciding the overall result of the game as Limerick were always trying to claw back this deficit. A further two points from Lara O'Dwyer would keep Tipperary ahead going into the closing stages.  Tipperary had to play the final minutes with 14 players as they had a player sin-binned but the defence showed great resilience to keep out the Limerick girls. Kirsty Crotty Ryan, who replaced the injured Kate Davey, kicked the insurance point as Tipperary recorded their second victory in this year's championship. The game ended the same as the first half did with the minimum between the sides, Tipperary 2-11 Limerick 2-10. The result has virtually assured the team of their place in the Munster Under 16 B Final, which will take place in early May.

Tipperary team - Saoirse Fanning (Galtee Rovers), Emma Cronin (Moyle Rovers), Laura Morrissey (Brian Borus), Ciara Hayes (Fethard), Orla Burke (Moyle Rovers), Molly O'Meara (Fethard), Sarah Delaney (Boherlahan), Anna Rose Kennedy (Aherlow), Kate Barlow (Clonmel Commercials), Clodagh Irwin (Thurles Sarsfields), Aine O'Dwyer (Boherlahan), Anna Carey (Clonmel Commercials), Kate Davey (Fethard), Lara O'Dwyer (Lattin Cullen), Jean Kelly (Cappawhite)
Subs Used - Christina Brennan (Templemore) for Emma Cronin, Kirsty Crotty Ryan (Moyle Rovers) for Kate Davey, Muireann O'Connell (Fethard) for Ciara Hayes, Megan Coen (Fethard) for Clodagh Irwin, Ciara Halpin (Galtee Rovers) for Anna Carey.
Tipperary Scorers - Lara O'Dwyer 1-5, Kate Davey 0-4 (one free), Jean Kelly 1-1, Kirsty Crotty Ryan 0-1  
      

TIPPERARY U14 TEAM
Castletownroche, Co. Cork was the venue for the Munster Ladies Gaelic Football
A Semi Finals and Cork were Tipperary's opponents in the second Semi Final of the day. In the first Semi Final Waterford defeated Kerry on a score line of Waterford 4-4 Kerry 2-8. This win ensured Waterford's place in the A Final but who would be their opponents?

Tipperary's Eva Fennessy in the second minute registered the first point of the game. Nevertheless, Cork replied with a goal in the fourth minute. A second point from Eva Fennessy kept Tipperary in the game and Angela McGuickan's equaliser came when she pointed a free in the fifth minute. Cork in the next six minutes extended the margin by a point and goal but Emma Morrissey netted the ball in the sixteenth minute to bring Tipperary back into the game. As the next quarter commenced so too did Cork's purple patch scoring four goals and three points to Tipperary's single point courtesy of Niamh Ryan - Cork 6-4 Tipperary 1-4.

Cork's dominance continued throughout the second half and no matter how hard the Tipperary defenders worked, Cork managed to break through for scores. Thanks to some excellent goal keeping skills shown by Tipperary's goalkeeper Nicola O'Dwyer in the second half, the goal count was kept to two goals. However, the points looked after themselves and Cork scored seven points to Tipperary's two points (Ciara Dwan and Angela McGuickan) to finish the game on a score line of Cork 8-11 Tipperary 1-6.  Cork will now compete against Waterford in the Under 14 A Final while Tipperary will now compete in the B Final.  Check www.tipperaryladiesfootball.ie for fixture details once available.

Tipperary Team:- Nicola O'Dwyer Joint Captain (Mullinahone); Eimear O'Connor (Ardfinnan), Aine Hahessy (Slievenamon), Dervla Heffernan (Boherlahan); Ciara Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Caitlin Kennedy (Aherlow), Ellie Ryan (Boherlahan); Maire Creedon, Joint Captain (Thurles Sarsfields), Orla Winston (Clonmel Commercials); Ciara Dwan (Boherlahan), Eva Fennessy (Clonmel Commercials), Rosanna Kiely (Cahir); Niamh Ryan (Moyne Templetuohy), Angela McGuickan (Slievenamon), Emma Morrissey (Aherlow). 
Subs used:- Ruth Butler (Templemore) for Ciara Maher, Cailin Napier (Clonmel Commercials) for Emma Morrissey, Lucy Spillane (Fethard) for Maire Creedon, Niamh Martin (Slievenamon) for Ciara Dwan, Emma Murphy (Clonmel Og) for Eva Fennessy (injured).
Scorers:- Emma Morrissey 1-0, Eva Fennessy 0-2, Angela McGuickan 0-2, Ciara Dwan 0-1, Niamh Ryan 0-1

UNDER 8 AND UNDER 10 NON COMPETITIVE BLITZ
Well done to all the Tipperary clubs who played in the Under 8 and Under 10 Non Competitive Blitz in Duneske, Cahir on Sunday last.  In the Under 8's blitz the following clubs took part Cahir, Arravale Rovers, Templemore, Clerihan, Fethard, Clonmel Og and Clonmel Commercials (2 teams). In the Under 10's blitz the following clubs played Clerihan, Sliabhnamban, Ardfinnan, Cappawhite, Arravale Rovers, Templemore, Fethard, Cahir, Brian Borus, Moyle Rovers and Clonmel Commercials (2 teams). There was a feast of football on a beautiful day and thanks to Duneske, Cahir for the use of their excellent facilities.

UNDER 12 NON COMPETITIVE BLITZ
Tipperary Ladies Football will host an Under 12 Non Competitive blitz on Sunday, April 26th in Duneske, Cahir. Games will be 10 a side or same number as opposing team. Clubs who are interested in entering the blitz are required to contact Development Officer, Ed Burke with the amount of teams in each age group and the number of players for each age group.  Email - [email protected]. The Deadline for entries is Thursday, April 23rd.

TIPPERARY PRIMARY SCHOOL BLITZ
Tipperary Ladies Gaelic Football will be hosting a Primary School Ladies Football Under 13 blitz on June 12th in Moyle Rovers GAA Club starting at 10.00am. This will be a 9 a side competitive blitz. All clubs are asked to ensure the schools in their parish are aware of the blitz. All schools interested in entering should contact Ed Burke, [email protected] re their entry before May 15th

LADIES HEC ALL STAR AWARDS
Congratulations to Lorraine O'Shea, Mullinahone and Jen Grant, Brian Borus on being presented with their Higher Education All Star award at the inaugural Colleges All Star banquet in the Temple Bar Hotel, Dublin on Saturday last.       

Information concerning Ladies Football will appear in these notes. If you wish to include any item of interest, please contact us at [email protected] before 8pm on Sunday. Visit the Tipperary Ladies Football web site at www.tipperaryladiesfootball.ie to date with all the latest news in Tipperary Ladies Football.

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