***Kindly Sponsored By Oliver Ryan's Bar, Upperchurch***
COUNTY HURLING LEAGUE
We look to build on our opening round win when we face Mullinahone today(Sun Mar 30th) at 12pm in Drombane. Best of luck to team and management.
MID JUNIOR HURLING LEAGUE
Both of our junior teams were defeated in the opening games of the mid league last weekend. In division 1 JK Brackens had a 1-17 to 0-12 victory in Templemore while in division 3 Boherlahan Dualla were 3-21 to 1-14 winners in Boherlahan. The next round of matches is next weekend. On Thursday Apr 3rd our division 3 side face Holycross-Ballycahill in Drombane at 7:45pm while on Sunday at 12pm our division 1 side are also at home to Drom & Inch at 12pm.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS
The draws for this year's county championships were made during the week and in Premier Intermediate Hurling we are in group 3 along with Burgess, Moneygall & Ballina. The top 2 will progress to the quarter final with the bottom team entering relegation. In senior football there are 2 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 6 teams. We are in the 6 team group alongside Moyle Rovers, Loughmore-Castleiney, Arravale Rovers, JK Brackens and Killenaule. As there are only 3 rounds of games we will face Moyle Rovers, Arravale & Killenaule. After the 3 rounds of games the top 4 teams in the group will progress to the county quarter finals while the bottom 2 will enter the relegation playoffs.
TIPPERARY INTERCOUNTY TEAMS
Well done to Paddy Phelan & Philip O'Dwyer who were on the Tipperary U20 & minor hurling panels respectively in Munster championship action during the week.
PEADAR CUMMINS CUP
Congratulations to Mid Tipperary and our own Johnny Whelan who picked up the Peadar Cummins A Cup yesterday(Saturday) in Borris-ileigh with victory over North Tipperary.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership for adults & juveniles for 2025 can be paid either online on www.upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie or via club registrar Paul Shanahan. Adult rates are unchanged on 2024 levels while there have been some small increases in juvenile rates. It is especially important for players to have membership paid before games start for insurance purposes.
MICHAEL SUTTON CHARITY MEMORIAL WALK
A number of walks will take place on the Upperchurch loops on Saturday April 5th in aid of Bishop John Ryan's Education NGO Malawi. Registrations from 11:30pm at Upperchurch Community Centre. Donations accepted on the day or online. See our social media channels for more details
We look to build on our opening round win when we face Mullinahone today(Sun Mar 30th) at 12pm in Drombane. Best of luck to team and management.
MID JUNIOR HURLING LEAGUE
Both of our junior teams were defeated in the opening games of the mid league last weekend. In division 1 JK Brackens had a 1-17 to 0-12 victory in Templemore while in division 3 Boherlahan Dualla were 3-21 to 1-14 winners in Boherlahan. The next round of matches is next weekend. On Thursday Apr 3rd our division 3 side face Holycross-Ballycahill in Drombane at 7:45pm while on Sunday at 12pm our division 1 side are also at home to Drom & Inch at 12pm.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS
The draws for this year's county championships were made during the week and in Premier Intermediate Hurling we are in group 3 along with Burgess, Moneygall & Ballina. The top 2 will progress to the quarter final with the bottom team entering relegation. In senior football there are 2 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 6 teams. We are in the 6 team group alongside Moyle Rovers, Loughmore-Castleiney, Arravale Rovers, JK Brackens and Killenaule. As there are only 3 rounds of games we will face Moyle Rovers, Arravale & Killenaule. After the 3 rounds of games the top 4 teams in the group will progress to the county quarter finals while the bottom 2 will enter the relegation playoffs.
TIPPERARY INTERCOUNTY TEAMS
Well done to Paddy Phelan & Philip O'Dwyer who were on the Tipperary U20 & minor hurling panels respectively in Munster championship action during the week.
PEADAR CUMMINS CUP
Congratulations to Mid Tipperary and our own Johnny Whelan who picked up the Peadar Cummins A Cup yesterday(Saturday) in Borris-ileigh with victory over North Tipperary.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership for adults & juveniles for 2025 can be paid either online on www.upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie or via club registrar Paul Shanahan. Adult rates are unchanged on 2024 levels while there have been some small increases in juvenile rates. It is especially important for players to have membership paid before games start for insurance purposes.
MICHAEL SUTTON CHARITY MEMORIAL WALK
A number of walks will take place on the Upperchurch loops on Saturday April 5th in aid of Bishop John Ryan's Education NGO Malawi. Registrations from 11:30pm at Upperchurch Community Centre. Donations accepted on the day or online. See our social media channels for more details
NEW FIELD BENEFACTOR SCHEME
Our new field benefactor scheme is still open for people to join and support our development work of a second full size pitch, a juvenile pitch, off road car parking and extended walking track. Patrons can support the scheme by bank transfer, subscribing in person with a committee member or payment online via our club website. There are multiple payment plans available and all who subscribed will have their names included on a monument to be erected at the club grounds. You can find full details on our website: https://upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie/new-field-benefactor-scheme Your support is appreciated as we develop facilities for present & future generations of boys & girls in the club. Thanks to those who have signed up so far.
PREMIER CO-OP LOTTO
PREMIER CO-OP LOTTO
You can now play the Premier Co-Op Lotto online at http://upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie/draws and help support Upperchurch Drombane Juvenile GAA. Last week there was no winner of the €8,800 jackpot. There were 3 lucky dip winners who receive €50 each. The jackpot for next week now resets to €9,000 for next week's draw. Tickets must be bought by 8pm on Tuesday to be in the draw. You can also buy tickets at Ryan's Shop, Drombane Co-Op, Pa's Bar, Kinane's Pub or Oliver Ryan's Pub.
CLUB MERCHANDISE
A range of club merchandise can be purchased from the O’Neills website. The link for the shop is: https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/upperchurch-drombane-gaa.html. We also now have a new shop with Bourke Sports: https://bourkesports.ie/collections/upperchurch-drombane-gaa
CLUB NEWSLETTER
Anyone interested in getting weekly club news and fixtures sent to them via email can subscribe to the mailing list by emailing upperchurchdrombane.gaa@gmail.com with “Subscribe” in the subject bar.
CLUBZAP
Do you have a smartphone and want to get news/fixtures and results for the club sent directly to it? Then download the Clubzap app(from the Apple App Store, Google Play store or at http://www.clubifyapp.com/download and select “Upperchurch Drombane GAA” from the menu.
CLUB SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Website: http://www.upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie
Twitter: http://twitter.com/churchdrombane
Instagram: http://instagram.com/upperchurch
