***Kindly Sponsored by Pa’s Bar, Upperchurch***
SENIOR HURLING
The club reached the last 4 of the county championship when they defeated JK Brackens last Sunday in Semple Stadium. A first minute goal from Paudie Greene set us on our way but Brackens were dogged opponents and we led by just 1 at the interval. A Colm Ryan goal early in the 2nd half seemed to set us up to push on but it was the Templemore outfit's turn to hit a strong spell, scoring a goal of their own and building a 5 point lead with just 9 minutes of normal time left. However it was now Upperchurch's turn to show their resolve as we scored the final 8 points of the game and ran out 3 point victors 2-21 to 1-21. Our opponents in the semi final will be Kilruane MacDonaghs on Sunday Oct 9th at 2pm in Semple Stadium
SENIOR FOOTBALL
Our senior footballers take on Loughmore-Castleiney this Sunday looking to reach a first ever county senior football final. The match is at 3:45pm in Golden with the other semi final between Moyle Rovers & Clonmel Commercials taking place beforehand in the same venue. Best of luck to players and management team on what has already been our most successful football season ever. Tickets for the game are on sale at https://embed.futureticketing.ie/c/tipperary-gaa/ If you can't attend the game it will be streamed live by Tipperary GAA on https://page.inplayer.com/TipperaryGAA/ for a charge of €10.
JUNIOR HURLING
The junior hurlers kept up their strong showing so far this year as they defeated Galtee Rovers in the county quarter final last weekend. A Pat Shortt goal from a penalty saw us take a 4 point lead into half time. The 2nd half proved to be more one sided as we scored 11 points to Galtees 2 to win by 1-16 to 0-6. We are now in the semi final against Moyle Rovers with this game scheduled to be played on Sat Oct 8th at 2pm in Boherlahan.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL
Best of luck to the junior B footballers who contest the mid final this Saturday against Boherlahan Dualla.Throw in is at 5pm in Holycross and tickets can be bought at https://embed.futureticketing.ie/c/mid-tipp-gaa/
WIN A NEW JOHN DEERE
Thanks to all who have supported and bought tickets so far for our Win A New John Deere fundraiser, your chance to win a John Deere 6140M OR €100,000 IN CASH. Full details and plans of the development work we are fundraising for can be found on www.winanewjohndeere.ie Tickets for €50 can be bought from committee, players, many locals & also online directly here Your continued support in this would be greatly appreciated as we grow for the future. A special draw will take place tonight (Friday) for all those who have purchased tickets already with a prize of €1,000 to one lucky number drawn.
TIPPERARY GAA CLUB DRAW
The new season of the Tipperary GAA Club Draw takes place this weekend. If you haven't renewed yet then do so with your regular promoter. If you would like to sign up for the first time you can do so by contacting any of the existing promoters or online at https://tipperary.gaa.ie/tipperary-gaa-clubs-draw/ and selecting Upperchurch Drombane as your club.
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. There was no winner last week but 2 lucky dip winners were drawn who shared €150. The jackpot for next week is €5,200 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
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(formerly known as Clubify) 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
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