SENIOR HURLING
Tonight(Friday 20th) the senior hurlers are in action in the quarter finals of the Johnny Ryan Cup against Nenagh Éire Óg. The Johnny Ryan cup is the top of the 4 levels of cups on offer in the county challenge cup. The game throws in at 8pm in Drombane. Our remaining county championship group game against Drom & Inch has been moved back 2 days to Friday 27th May in Templemore at 7:30pm. A win or draw will see us qualify for the county quarter final while a defeat will leave us needing to win the mid championship to qualify for the latter stages of the county championship. The quarter final of the mid championship against Loughmore-Castleiney has been fixed for the Saturday of the June bank holiday weekend in The Ragg.

JUNIOR HURLING
Our junior hurlers were out twice in the past week in the Mid Tipp junior hurling league. Last Saturday evening they had a 3-18 to 2-12 win over Moycarkey-Borris. With the teams level at half time we pushed on well in the second half to earn the victory. Yesterday evening in Kickham Park we played out a draw(1-12 to 3-6) against Thurles Gaels. With our 5 group games completed we sit on top of the table with 7 points and barring a 40+ point win for Thurles Gaels this weekend we have qualified for the final. The remaining fixtures in the group are fixed for this weekend.

UPPERCHURCH DROMBANE GAA GOLF CLASSIC
The annual golf classic will be held on Thursday 14th & Friday 15th July in Dundrum Golf Club, Tipperary. A team of 4 costs €200 and this also includes a BBQ and 3 course meal. Anyone interested in playing please contact Richard Ryan on 0862676793

2016 CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Membership for 2016 will close at the end of May and all are urged to pay as soon as possible. Membership can be paid to committee members or online at http://www.upperchurchdrombanegaa.ie/members
Prices are unchanged from 2015:
€10 for all players between the ages of 16 to 18.
€20 for all players between the ages of 18 to 21.
€50 for all players over 21 years of age.
€30 for all non playing members irrespective of age.

TIPPERARY V CORK
Best of luck to Mike Ryan, James Barry and all the Tipperary team who face Cork in the Munster SHC quarter final on Sunday in Semple Stadium.

TIPPERARY GAA DRAW 2016/17
The Tipperary GAA Club Members Draw for the coming year has been launched and promoters are currently contacting existing members for renewal. Subscription rates are €10 per month or €100 for the full year. In total there are €500,000 in prizes. Anyone interesting in joining please contact any of the promoters or committee members. As with previous years Upperchurch Drombane GAA will receive 50-70% of your subscription as commission so it really benefits the club the more members who are able to subscribe to it.

SENIOR CITIZENS DAY TRIP TO DUBLIN
Our social and cultural officer Richard Ryan and his trusted sidekick and fellow committee member Pakie Purcell brought a group of OAPs from the club to Áras and Uachtaráin and Collins Barracks Museum in Dublin last Friday. It was an interesting and memorable trip for all who went along. A picture of the day can be seen on the facebook page or on the website.

NIGHT AT THE DOGS FUNDRAISER
An early notice that the club plan to hold a night at the dogs fundraiser hopefully in early Spetember. Keep an eye for further updates in the coming weeks.

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