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Sympathy Extended To Family Of The Late Bob Stakelum

We regret to report that the death has taken place of Mr Bob Stakelum, Holycross, Thurles, former well known All-Ireland referee and Liam MacCarthy Cup winner with County Tipperary.

Mr Stakelum was President of the Mid Tipperary Divisional GAA Board since 1993 and gave a lifetime of service to the GAA.

Mr Stakelum played inter-county football and hurling with Tipperary and was a member of the Tipperary panel which won the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1949. He won Tipperary county senior hurling championships with Holycross-Ballycahill in 1948, 1951 and 1954. He was also a noted referee and took charge of the 1955 All Ireland Senior Hurling final, the 1956 Munster Senior Hurling Final and the 1954 /55 Munster Senior Football finals.

He was the author of a book “Gaelic Games in Holycross Ballycahill 1884 to 1990“.

He was elected to the Mid Tipperary Board “Hall of Fame” in 1999.

He will repose in St. Mary’s Funeral Home, Thurles this evening Monday January 18th from 4pm to 8pm with removal later to Holycross Abbey, arriving at 8.30pm.

Funeral Mass will be in Holycross Abbey on Tuesday January 19th at 11.30pm.

The Tipperary County Board has extended their deepest sympathy to his wife Kit, sons Robert, Tim and Tony, brothers Frank and Mick, sisters Eileen (Sr. Imelda) and Maeve, daughters-in-law Anna, Deirdre and Ann, grandchildren, great-granddaughter, nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, the Holycross Ballycahill club and the Mid Tipperary GAA Board.
He will be sadly missed by all in the Premier County and beyond.

Thurles Racing Fixture Rescheduled Again Due To Weather

Thurles Racecourse have postponed their next meeting, scheduled for Saturday next, until the following day Sunday. The Tipperary venue was once again found to be unraceable on Friday morning due to heavy frost.

A further inspection will be held at 3.00pm on Saturday and racing is scheduled and now expected to take place there on Monday, making this a two day event.

Card is as follows:

Sun 17 Jan 2010

12:45 – The W.T. O’Grady Memorial Hurdle.

13:15 – The Cashel Mares Maiden Hurdle.

13:45 – The Littleton (C & G) Maiden Hurdle.

14:20 – The Tipperary Handicap Hurdle.

14:55 – The I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Novice Hurdle.

15:30 -The Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.

16:00 -The Ladbrokes Cheltenham Bumper Series Flat Race.

Mon 18 Jan 2010

13:25 – The Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Steeplechase.

13:55 – The Beamish Stout Phil Sweeney Memorial Steeplechase.

14:25 – The Gift Horse Gallery Horse & Jockey Hotel Handicap Steeplechase.

14:55 – The Rock of Cashel Steeplechase.

15:25 – The Devil’s Bit Beginners Steeplechase.

15:55 – The Molony Cup Handicap Steeplechase.

North Tipperary District League Fixtures

Upcoming North Tipperary District Soccer League fixtures are as follows:

Saturday January 16th.

Premier Division League
Rearcross v Toomevara (6.30 p.m).

Youths League (All games at 2 p.m.)
Templetuohy v Nenagh AFC ; Ardcroney v Arra Rovers ; Nenagh Celtic v Blackcastle Utd .

Sunday January 17th

Munster Junior Cup 3rd Round (All games at 2 p.m.)
Nenagh AFC A v Templetuohy; Nenagh AFC B v Blackcastle Utd . (Extra time and penalties)

Premier Division League (All games at 2 p.m.)
Cloughjordan v Nenagh Celtic ; Borrisoleigh v Sallypark .

Division 1 League (All games at 2 p.m.)
Clonmore v Cloughjordan B ; Thurles Town v Borrisokane ; Ballymackey v Clodiagh Rangers ; Holycross v Arra Rovers .

Division 2 League
Borroway Rovers v Blackcastle Utd B (2 p.m).; Nenagh Celtic B v Kilcommon (N. Lawlor) (2 p.m).; Noreside Celtic v Thurles Celtic (11.30a.m).

Division 3 League
Moneygall B v Nenagh C (2 p.m).; Suirside v Clodiagh Rgs B (11.30 a.m).; Gurtagarry v Holycross (2 p.m).; Kilcommon B v Latteragh Celtic (2 p.m).; Sallypark B v Shannon Rangers (11.30 a.m).

Friday’s All-Chase Race Meeting At Thurles Cancelled

Friday’s all-chase meeting at Thurles Track has been cancelled.
Officials called off the meeting as the track was found to be unfit for racing following a Wednesday inspection.
Thursday’s All Hurdle Card was abandoned earlier in this week.
The meeting planned for Thursday will now take place on Saturday. Original entries stand and fresh declarations for this meeting will close by 10am on Friday.
The time of the first race will be 12.55pm.
Friday’s cancelled card will take place on Monday. Original entries stand and fresh declarations will close by 10am on Sunday.
The time of the first race will be 1.25pm.

Thurles Race Meeting Cancelled

Thurles Race Course

Horse Racing Ireland has confirmed that Thursday’s all-hurdle meeting at Thurles Race Track has been abandoned.
Officials at the Tipperary venue called off the meeting as the track was found to be unfit following an earlier inspection today.

Thurles are also due to stage an all-chase card on Friday, but the chase track is currently unfit for racing.
The situation regarding the rescheduling of the fixture will be made in due course.