Club fixtures
**you can view all provisional dates for minor and adult club fixtures on a link on the club communication tab on our website, the link takes you to an excel file where you can filter by team**
Link: https://eireoginis.ie/pages/club-communications
**NB: Junior B hurling venue has changed to Éire Óg on Bank Holiday Monday**
Match updates:
Senior game can be streamed via Clare GAA TV (see further down). The game will also be aired on Clare FM, we will be updating on the ‘What’s the Scor’ app (free to download & use) and will have periodic updates on Twitter.
The very best of luck to all our teams and their respective management teams, be sure to show your support. Hon the Townies!
Next weekend our senior, junior A and junior B footballers get off the mark in their respective championships. Seniors v St. Breckan’s on Saturday 6th Aug in Cusack Park, on Sunday it’s junior A’s v Doonbeg Sunday in Kilmihill and junior B v Michael Cusack’s in Ennistymon.
Give Respect/Get Respect
Tús maith leath na hoibre they say and we’ve certainly got our 2022 championship season off to a positive start with comprehensive wins for our minor hurlers and footballers in their first round matches.
This weekend sees our adult GAA championships throw-in in earnest with junior and senior hurling openers against strong opposition, with our big ball exponents following next weekend. (See fixtures above) On behalf of the club executive and you the members, I wish all our teams the very best of luck in this year’s championships. Thanks to the management teams for their interest and commitment, thanks to the players for their energy, loyalty and passion on behalf of the club and for the long, tough months of hard graft in all weathers to get to where they are now.
So let us all now get behind our teams, let us follow them all, men, women, boys and girls, let us cheer them to the echo in our club colours in the hope that we can add further silverware to our senior football success of last year. And in cheering them let us remember the motto adopted by Éire Óg, “Give Respect, Get Respect”. Let us
· Show respect to our opponents and their supporters-even if it’s not reciprocated
· Show respect to referees-their job is hard enough without our advice blaring in their ears all the time. Unlike us, they don’t get everything right all the time, so a little understanding of that might make a difference to how we are treated.
· Show respect for our own club by tempering our comments and language during games.
All that being said, let us shout ourselves hoarse for the Townies this year. Let us wear the feared red and white to every game, let us be the extra player who gets us over the line. Let 2022 be “The Year of the Townies”
Éire Óg Abú!
Jimmy
Clare GAA
Clare GAA will be streaming all 7 senior hurling championship games this week, €10 per game or €25 for all 7. New link below to access:
Link here for streaming: https://page.inplayer.com/claregaa/
Tickets for games will be available online, use this option of you can. Pay at the gate will also be in place. There is also a club season pass on offer for €150, this pass gets you into every game in every grade, adult and underage so it’s well worth thinking about.
Link for tickets: https://www.universe.com/users/clare-gaa-C4SGRV
Camogie
Final round game for U12s away to Whitegate on Saturday at 11am. U16 v Ruan in Éire Óg on Sunday at 12. U13s v Clarecastle on Friday 5th at 7pm in Éire Óg.
Camp/Coaching
The Éire Óg summer camp takes place next week from Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 2.30pm. The training tops for camp are in, see pic below. Some spaces still available on the reg link here: https://eireoginis.ie/products
NB: a reminder that Coach Cian’s S & C/Skills sessions will not take place next week while the camp is running.
Academy
Well done to our U15 Academy football team who saw off the challenge of Lissycasey to secure a spot in the final v Doora Barefield. The game is fixed for Thursday coming with venue to be confirmed.
U13 A hurling v Kilmaley on Sunday 31st at 11 in Éire Óg.
U5, U7, U9 and U11 Academy kids and coaches take a well earned break from training for the next 2 weeks (1st to 14th Aug). Normal sessions resume on Monday Aug 15th.
Ladies football
There are no ladies fixtures this weekend due to the All-Ireland ladies football taking place in Croke Park. Intermediate and junior B ladies on next weekend.
There is still time to enter the ladies draw for two signed intercounty footballs from the county men and women's teams. This draw is in honour of Relay For Life for the Irish Cancer Society.
Minimum five euro per entry and you can enter as many lines as you like at the link attached. You can contact Auriol Considine, Sophie Hanna or LGFA members to enter the draw also at the clubhouse. The draw ends on Ladies All-Ireland final day.
Auriol Considine: 0879833368
Sophie Hanna: 0862229248
Link to enter: https://www.justgiving.com/team/Tomslittlerascals2022
Club Lotto
There was no jackpot winner this week, we had 3 match 3 winners, Mary O’Connor, Rory Hally and Dara Reynolds who pick up €35 each. Ted Finn won the promoters prize of €25. Well done. Next Thursday’s jackpot is €3500, thanks for your continued support, you can enter online here: https://eireoginis.ie/draws
Éire Óg Fantasy Football
The Premier League is back next week and we're delighted to announce that Eire Óg have decided to create a paid Fantasy Football league that members and their friends are welcome to join.
Fantasy Football is great fun particularly when competing with friends and club mates. Feel free to spread the word to friends and family alike. All are welcome to join our league and the more the merrier to make it a successful fundraising endeavour for our club.
We hope that whether you’re a seasoned Fantasy Football pro or novice, you’ll consider entering and spreading the word far and wide to keep us all busy tinkering with our teams over the cold winter months.
Check out all the details at the club shop link on our website:
