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COUNTY HURLING LEAGUE
Our senior hurlers suffered their first defeat of the county Div 1 league last Friday evening in Gortnahoe. Gortnahoe were out of the blocks quickest, scoring 3 unanswered points in the opening 5 minutes. However, Upperchurch responded and both sides traded points over the remainder of the half with Gortnahoe narrowly ahead by one at half time. The second half began in a similar vein till Gortnahoe struck for the opening goal 9 minutes in, and followed this up a minute later with another green flag to go 6 ahead. Upperchurch battled to get back into the game but were hit by another Gortnahoe goal in the 21st minute to put the game beyond reach. Final score was 3-22 to 0-19 in favour of Gortnahoe. We are second in the table on 5 points, one behind Roscrea, heading into the last round of fixtures. We will play Carrick Swan on the weekend of May 10th. The group winner will advance to the county semi finals. We are also due to be in action in the Mid Cahill Cup quarter final on Tuesday May 12th against Moycarkey-Borris.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
The 2025 mid senior football championship semi final was played last Tuesday evening in Templemore. The opening exchanges were even and an Upperchurch goal from a penalty in the 13th minute put us 2 points ahead. However Brackens found their shooting boots and notched up 1-7 to a solitary Upperchurch point over the next 15 minutes. Upperchurch did narrow the gap to 5 points by half time. Upperchurch began the second half brightly, getting the opening two scores, and were firmly back in contention. The gap for the remainder of the half hovered between 1-3 points in favour of Brackens but Upperchurch could not manage to get the equalizing score. Brackens held out for a 1-16 to 1-15 victory and meet Loughmore in the final.
MID HURLING LEAGUE
Our senior hurlers suffered their first defeat of the county Div 1 league last Friday evening in Gortnahoe. Gortnahoe were out of the blocks quickest, scoring 3 unanswered points in the opening 5 minutes. However, Upperchurch responded and both sides traded points over the remainder of the half with Gortnahoe narrowly ahead by one at half time. The second half began in a similar vein till Gortnahoe struck for the opening goal 9 minutes in, and followed this up a minute later with another green flag to go 6 ahead. Upperchurch battled to get back into the game but were hit by another Gortnahoe goal in the 21st minute to put the game beyond reach. Final score was 3-22 to 0-19 in favour of Gortnahoe. We are second in the table on 5 points, one behind Roscrea, heading into the last round of fixtures. We will play Carrick Swan on the weekend of May 10th. The group winner will advance to the county semi finals. We are also due to be in action in the Mid Cahill Cup quarter final on Tuesday May 12th against Moycarkey-Borris.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
The 2025 mid senior football championship semi final was played last Tuesday evening in Templemore. The opening exchanges were even and an Upperchurch goal from a penalty in the 13th minute put us 2 points ahead. However Brackens found their shooting boots and notched up 1-7 to a solitary Upperchurch point over the next 15 minutes. Upperchurch did narrow the gap to 5 points by half time. Upperchurch began the second half brightly, getting the opening two scores, and were firmly back in contention. The gap for the remainder of the half hovered between 1-3 points in favour of Brackens but Upperchurch could not manage to get the equalizing score. Brackens held out for a 1-16 to 1-15 victory and meet Loughmore in the final.
MID HURLING LEAGUE
Our junior A side had 3 points to spare over Moycarkey-Borris in their most recent Mid JHL Div 1 game against Moycarkey-Borris. The sides were tied at half time but Upperchurch took charge midway through the second half outscoring Moycarkey 1-5 to 0-1 to set up the victory(2-21 to 3-15. They are next in action tonight(Friday) when they meet JK Brackens in Templemore at 7pm. Our junior C outfit were defeated by Killea in their most recent Mid JHL Div 4 game. Their next game is against Knock next Tuesday evening in Clonmore at 7:30pm
MID CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS
MID CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS
The draws for the mid senior hurling and football championships were made recently. In senior hurling we have been drawn to face Thurles Sarsfields in the quarter final. The other quarter finals are Holycross v Drom & JK Brackens v Moycarkey. Loughmore got a bye to the semi final. In senior football we will play Loughmore-Castleiney in the semi final. The other semi is between Thurles Sarsfields and JK Brackens.
U15 FOOTBALL
U15 FOOTBALL
Congratulations to our u15 footballers who won their division in the County Peil held last weekend in Ballylooby. They defeated Grangemockler/Ballyneale in the final.
TIPPERARY 50/50 DRAW
TIPPERARY 50/50 DRAW
Congratulations to Michael Ryan who won the Tipperary GAA 50/50 draw last weekend.
2026 MEMBERSHIP
Membership for adults & juveniles for 2026 is now overdue and can be paid either online on www.upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie or via club registrar Paul Shanahan. Adult Player: €100. Adult Non Player: €50. Adult Non Player with gym: €100. Under 18/21 Player: €60. Juvenile Player(u12/14/16): €40. Juvenile Player(u6/8/10) & Juvenile Non-Playing: €40. Juvenile Player Family Rate)3+ players): €40.
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 €4,800 jackpot. There were 3 lucky dip winners who received €50 each. The jackpot for next week now resets to €5,000 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, Kinane's Pub or Oliver Ryan's Pub.
CLUB MERCHANDISE
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
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