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COUNTY HURLING LEAGUE
Our senior hurlers kept their unbeaten run going as they played out a draw with Roscrea in Roscrea last Friday evening. On a difficult playing surface and in heavy rain the players put in a mighty effort. The early exchanges were tight but a Pat Ryan goal in the 7th minute gave Upperchurch some breathing room. Both sides would continue to trade points over the next quarter before Upperchurch raised a second green flag, this time courtesy of Sean Ryan to put five between the sides. Roscrea did narrow the margin to three by half time. The second half was only three minutes old when Loughlin Ryan put Upperchurch firmly in charge with our third goal and the game looked decided as we led by 8 with 7 minutes left. But as the rain turned torrential it was Roscrea who finished strongest. 2-1 in the space of four minutes put them within a solitary score and with the final puck of the game they put over a 21 yard free to see the game finish a draw(3-8 to 2-11). We still top the table with 5 points from our three games. The next outing is against Gortnahoe-Glengoole on Friday 24th at 7pm in Gortnahoe.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
The 2025 mid senior football championship finally gets underway next Tuesday evening as we play JK Brackens in the semi final. Throw-in in Templemore is at 7:30pm with the winners going on to meet Loughmore-Castleiney in the final.
MID HURLING LEAGUE
Our senior hurlers kept their unbeaten run going as they played out a draw with Roscrea in Roscrea last Friday evening. On a difficult playing surface and in heavy rain the players put in a mighty effort. The early exchanges were tight but a Pat Ryan goal in the 7th minute gave Upperchurch some breathing room. Both sides would continue to trade points over the next quarter before Upperchurch raised a second green flag, this time courtesy of Sean Ryan to put five between the sides. Roscrea did narrow the margin to three by half time. The second half was only three minutes old when Loughlin Ryan put Upperchurch firmly in charge with our third goal and the game looked decided as we led by 8 with 7 minutes left. But as the rain turned torrential it was Roscrea who finished strongest. 2-1 in the space of four minutes put them within a solitary score and with the final puck of the game they put over a 21 yard free to see the game finish a draw(3-8 to 2-11). We still top the table with 5 points from our three games. The next outing is against Gortnahoe-Glengoole on Friday 24th at 7pm in Gortnahoe.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
The 2025 mid senior football championship finally gets underway next Tuesday evening as we play JK Brackens in the semi final. Throw-in in Templemore is at 7:30pm with the winners going on to meet Loughmore-Castleiney in the final.
MID HURLING LEAGUE
Our junior C team will look to continue their good form as they face Killea in div 4 of the mid league tonight(Friday) in Drombane at 7pm. Both outfits have won their two opening games. Meanwhile our junior A side are in action tomorrow(Saturday) evening in division 1. They will play Moycarkey-Borris in Littleton at 6:45pm. Best of luck to both sides.
TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLING
TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLING
Best of luck to Keith Ryan & the Tipperary hurlers who face Cork in the opening game of the Munster championship this Sunday
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
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 €4,400 jackpot. There was 1 match 3 winners who received €150. The jackpot for next week now resets to €4,600 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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CLUBZAP
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