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 Waterford GAA chiefs have revealed that they sought “a substantial five-figure sum” to allow their potential Munster Senior Hurling Championship final opponents have home advantage in the decider.
Waterford officials said the move was made due to the “precarious state” of their finances in these recessionary times and claimed they had received agreement on the plan from their counterparts in Cork and Tipperary, who were on the other side of the draw.
Sources close to the negotiations claim the proposed agreement was worth €50,000 to Waterford’s coffers.
The arrangement sparked an angry response from the Munster Council who insisted the deal was undertaken without their backing.
The proposal, revealed exclusively in the Irish Examiner Newspaper last week, also provoked a massive backlash from Waterford players, management and supporters.
Last night Waterford County Board issued a lengthy statement outlining their actions and expressed regret for any embarrassment and inconvenience caused to the Munster Council and its officers and to the boards and officers of Cork and Tipperary.
However, the board insisted that they were acting in the best interest of the GAA in Waterford.
For full story visit – http://irishexaminer.com/sport/deise-chiefs-sought-50000-for-switch-122168.html
 Mary Hanifin T.D. Thurles born Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sports, Mary Hanafin T.D.has announced the Irish Sports Council’s funding package for the National Network of Sports Partnerships.
The 32 Partnerships have been allocated almost €6.3 million in funding in 2010 and this will be matched by revenues from other sources bringing the total invested in local participation initiatives through these Partnerships, to more than €12.5 million in the current year.
At a meeting of the Sports Partnerships in Tullamore, Co Offaly, Minister Hanafin also launched the 2009 SPEAK (Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Knowledge) Report, the evaluation mechanism that tracks the activities of the Partnerships year on year. Among the many highlights were that 112,000 people participated in 744 directly delivered participation programmes and 3,500 clubs were supported in the delivery of their sports activity targets.
Under this announced funding, in 2010 North Tipperary will receive €178,264, while South Tipperary will receive €146,671. Women’s sports projects will further benefit by €6.500 overall for the county as a whole.
For those of our readers who would like to read the full text of the SPEAK Report, click here.
Note: This report is based on the information provided for the year 2009 by 33 Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) using the SPEAK self-evaluation system.
This year’s Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship finals are likely to be held at Semple Stadium in Thurles for the first time since 2006.
GAA Director General Mr Paraic Duffy confirmed this afternoon that Semple Stadium has been mooted as the possible venue for the U-21 Championship decider over the weekend of September 11th and 12th.
Speaking at today’s launch at Croke Park, Mr Duffy said:
 Semple Stadium “It probably won’t be played here. It all depends on who is in the final. It is more than likely to be played in Thurles. The reason for that, is we want to play both the U-21 ‘A’ final and the U-21 ‘B’ final together. The problem for the last number of years is that the ‘B’ final ends up being played in front of two men and a dog in some places and that’s not fair on the teams at that level. I assume it will be Thurles because normally it’s the natural venue for the teams that will be involved.“
 Thurles Chamber Golf Classic Organisers Officers of Thurles Chamber pictured here at the launch of their Annual Perpetual Golf Classic, are Kate Molony (PRO), P.J. Shanahan (Treasurer), Anne Fitzpatrick (Secretary) and Pat Hayes (President) (Photo /Graphics: G.Willoughby (Tel: 0504-21133).
Thurles Chamber once again swing into action for their annual perpetual golf classic, which will be held at Thurles Golf Club on May 28th 2010. This outing, as always promises to be a great event, and will be followed by an evening of food and entertainment.
Prizes to be won this year include a round of golf at the Old Head Golf Club Kinsale, a signed Munster Rugby Jersey together with many more. They will also have prizes for the ‘Longest Drive’ and nearest to the ‘Pin’.
Teams of four cost just €200, while funds raised will go directly towards the CCTV installation in Thurles, a venture which is nearing conclusion and likely to be fully commissioned before the end of this year.
Please support what is now acclaimed as one of the main events of the local golfing calendar.
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 On Thursday night, next, Thurles Lions Club will hold a Race Night at Tipperary’s Premier night spot, HQ Nightclub, here in Thurles.
The event which is taking place in association with “Brainwave The Irish Epilepsy Association“, will take place in Molly’s Bar, one of six unique theme bars, within this nightclub complex.
Do come along folks and enjoy a great night of fun and excitement at the races and help support a very worthy charity.
There will be lots of races and bundles of prizes to be won, so throw on that new frock or jeans, gel the hair, grab a few mates from work and lets make a night of it.
The ‘White flag’ will be raised at 9.00pm so don’t be late and note admission is totally free.
All further information you may require can be had from: – Pat Hayes tel:086-2302808, or from: – Adrian Purcell tel 086-8870755.
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