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Lyrics To The Tipperary Rap Song ‘The Premier Rap’

‘The Premier Rap’

Lyrics by Tipperary band “Johnny B & The Boogie Men”

From Cahir to Nenagh they’ll agree, It’s time we took back Liam McCarthy.
The Blue the gold and the dream, This is for the boys on hill 16.

Brendan Cummins from Ballybacon-Grange, NASA are studying his puck out range.
You put you’re hand up once you won’t do it again, When you’ve been marking Paddy Stapleton.
Paul Curran he’s like a mini digger, He is Mullinahone’s own Swarzanigger.
Michael Cahills our number four, Eircom phone watch ain’t this secure.
Declan Fanning from Killenaule, Sticks like glue to each highball.
Bustin out of defence he is gonna flatten ye, He’s from Newport he’s Connor O’ Mahoney.
Like a wall P.Maher stops each attack, You need planning permission to put him wing back.
For the blue the gold and the dream, This is for the boys on hill 16.

Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp,Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp.
We’re throwing a party for Liam McCarthy.

Shane McGraths got electric pace, Brendan Maher will invade your space.
Darragh O Brien will pull you out by the side line, Catchin’ it, whippin’ it, doubling on it first time.
I’d prefer to get hit by a car, Than get hit a shoulder from the Bonner Maher.
Waterford, Wexford, Offaly, Galway, Knocking over points like he’s on holiday.
For John O’Brien I nearly blew me load, When I saw him do the biz on jones’ road.

Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp,Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp.
We’re throwing a party for Liam McCarthy.

Have we got a match for James Cha? Uh ah Noel McGrath.
The scorin power that he does wield, The most devastating thing since Bull McCabe hit the field.
Out centre forward that did the trick, Five from play where was brick.
Lar Corbett he’s our man, He’s much better than John Mullane.
2001 he was knockin on the door, Now in ever game he is knockin over 1-4.
Eoin Kelly The son of god, Strikes that ball like a lightning rod.
The greatest forward I’ve seen in my life, Cuts through teams like a surgeon’s knife.
For the blue the gold and the dream, This is for the boys on hill 16.

Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp,Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp.
Last at the bar they can’t get rid of me, Spilling me Smithwicks on my finches jersey.
Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp.
We’re throwing a party for Liam McCarthy.

Last year in Croke Park, Ended for heartbreak for our Benny.
This year you won’t have to watch South Park, To see who’s going to kill this Kenny.
Darragh Egan and Brian O’Meara, young to the junk from Toomevara.
Pa Bourke, Benny Dunne, Seamus Callanan, Jody Brennan, Upperchurch-Drombane.
Timmy Hammersley, Rossmore-Clounoulty, Conor O Brien, Eire Og-Annacarty.
Darren Glesson from Portroe, Liam Sheedy this one’s for You.

Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp.
We’re throwing a party for Liam McCarthy.
Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp, Tipp.

Munster Council Rules On Home And Away Loophole

The Munster Council has adopted a motion preventing counties from offering home advantage to their opponents in return for financial gain.

This follows the furore surrounding the recent Munster SHC final when Waterford offered home advantage to their opponents Cork in return for a share of the gate receipts which led to the final being eventually fixed for Semple Stadium, Thurles.

The Council has ruled that Cork, Limerick and Tipperary are the only three counties permitted to enter into any home and away agreements at senior hurling level as these Counties have the only stadiums with the capacity for the holding of such games.

Any future clashes involving Clare and Waterford are to be scheduled by the Munster Council in consultation with the aforementioned counties.

Liam Sheedy Steps Down From Premier Management team

Following the decision of Liam Sheedy to step aside from the Tipperary Senior Hurling Panel, the county will now be forced to seek a new managerial team in their defence of next year’s All Ireland title .

His three year commitment as manager of Tipperary hurlers officially came to an end following their All-Ireland success in September, but it had been hoped that he would continue to remain in charge, together with his backroom team of Eamonn O’Shea and Michael Ryan.

However, hopes were dashed following the decision by all three, not to continue at the helm due to various other future commitments.

Following this unwelcome news, the Tipperary County Board issued a glowing and well deserved tribute to their management skills:

“Tipperary County Board announces with regret that Liam Sheedy, Eamon O’Shea and Michael Ryan are stepping down as the Tipperary senior hurling management team, having completed three successful years which culminated in Tipperary’s magnificent All Ireland senior hurling championship victory this year.

The County Board had offered to appoint all three for another two years. However, due to various personal and work commitments, the management team informed the Board that, much to their regret, it was not possible for them to continue. Tipperary County Board is deeply grateful to Liam, Eamon and Michael for the excellent job they did while in charge of the senior hurling team. They brought extraordinary ability, commitment, pride and passion to their roles and they built a team that exhibited the same characteristics. They worked tirelessly on behalf of the team for the last 3 years.

No words can express our deep sense of gratitude too and admiration for them. While we are deeply disappointed with their decision, we totally respect it and we know it was a difficult one for them to make.We wish them and their families every success for the future and we look forward to them being able to make further contributions to the GAA in Tipperary. They have left Tipperary hurling in a very strong position and have established an extremely solid base on which to build future success.”

Sheedy who had a distinguished playing career himself, before taking on a management role, released a joint statement with Eamonn O’Shea and Michael Ryan today:

“We all have responsible, demanding, professional jobs and we are very grateful to our employers for enabling us to carry out our role with Tipperary with such great support in what is a very challenging economic and working environment. However, we have found ourselves working up to 16 hour a days in order to deliver in both roles and this is simply not sustainable on an ongoing basis. This has led to our decision to stand down.”

The County Board will now begin the process of appointing a new management team.

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Madden NFL 11 Xbox 360 Game

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Thurles Golf Club Ladies Declared All Ireland Champions

Thurles Ladies All Ireland Champs

Huge celebrations in Thurles Golf Club last Sunday night following the Miele Ireland Inter Club Ladies Fourball Team were declared 2010 All-Ireland Champions.

Thurles beat Milltown and The Heath beat Rockmount in the final and third place play offs of the Championship at Glasson Golf Club, near Athlone, Co Westmeath.

Final
Thurles 2-2 Milltown (Thurles win on countback)
Jacueline Corbett (11) and Mary Coman O’Neill (14) lost to Deirdre Walsh (2),and Mary Rose Binchy (19) 2 and 1.
Rose Maloney (12) and Margaret Lonergan (14) lost to Aileen Dawson (8) and Dorothy MacCann (16) 2 and 1.
Orla McKevitt (10) and Fionnuala Corcoran (17) beat Penny Gleeson (7) and Eithne Gogan (17) 20th
Marian Finn (8) and Susan Troy (25) beat Maeve Whelan (10) and Emer O’Donoghue (16) 6/4

This victorious team under the management of Joan Butler and Joan Purcell, had previously seen off teams from Nenagh, Templemore, Carrick-on-Suir, Castletroy and Youghal to win the Southern Region Pennant and their place in the All-Ireland Semi Finals at Glasson Golf Club.

The team had emerged from a starting field of 220 Clubs and Society’s to win this, first ever, ladies All-Ireland title in Thurles Golf Club’s 101 year existence.