Team Of 4 Draw

2nd Div. Men
R1 Home Vs Grange
R2 Away Vs Hillview
R3 Bye
R4 Home Vs Gurteen
R5 Away Vs Ballycommon

3rd Div. Men
R1 Home Vs Gurteen
R2 Away Vs Hillview
R3 Home Vs Roscrea

4th Div. Men
R1 Away Vs Hillview
R2 Home Vs Grange
R3 Bye

5th Div. Men
R1 Home Vs Roscrea
R2 Away Vs Grange B
R3 Bye
R4 Home Vs C.Club
R5 Away Vs Grange A

6th Div Men - A Team
Zone 1
R1 Away Vs Roscrea
R2 Home Vs C.Club
R3 Away Vs Loughmore
R4 Home Vs C.Club B
R5 Bye
Zone 2 - B Team
R1 Home Vs C,Club A
R2 Away Vs Grange A
R3 Bye
R4 Home Vs Gurteen
R5 Away Vs Ballycommon

4th Div Ladies
Final Vs Grange

5th Div Ladies
R1 Away Vs Ballycommon
R2 Bye
R3 Home Vs Grange A
R4 Away Vs Grange B
R5 Home Vs Gurteen

6th Div Ladies
Zone 1 - B Team
R1 Away Vs Ballycommon
R2 Home Vs Roscrea
R3 Home Vs Gurteen
Zone 2 - A Team
R1 Home Vs C.Club
R2 Bye
R3 Away Vs Grange A

County Team Of 4 '09/'10 - Teams

Templemore Teams for upcoming Team Of 4 Competition:
4th Div. Ladies - Niamh Connolly, Catherine Maher, Anna Cashman & Miriam Murphy
5th Div. Ladies - Anna Cashman, Miriam Murphy, Joanne Slevin & Lorraine Mullen
6th A . Ladies - Olivia Thorpe, Catherine Scanlon, Sinead Bourke & Martha O Brien
6th B . Ladies - Caitriona Fogarty, Edel Hickey, Margaret Ryan & Sandra Russell

2nd Div. Men - Kieran O Brien, Robert Ingram, Dominic Sharpe & Mark Shaw
3rd Div. Men - Kieran O Brien, Robert Ingram, PJ Nolan & Seamus Bohan
4th Div. Men - PJ Nolan, Seamus Bohan, Jerome Ryan & Sumesh Babu
5th Div. Men - Tim Curran, Sumesh Babu, Johnny Coleman & Jerome Ryan
6th A . Men - Joe Keating, Pat Malone, Matt Butler & Shane Cashman
6th B . Men - Sean Patrick Gueren, Darren Russell, Tommy Kennedy & Pat Buckley

Juvenile Inter-County Trials

Notice to all juveniles.
The club will soon be putting players forward for county trials.
The age groups are U-13, U-15 & U-17 in boys and girls.
The first Munster Inter-County of the year will be on at the end of November.
It is important that if you come in and play on the Monday nights so we can possibly put you forward for these trials.
The ladder will be starting next Monday and also some kind of doubles ladder.

New '09/'10 Season Begins

The new badminton season will begin with our AGM on Friday 12th September in Polly's Pub at 8.30pm. We would hope that as many members as possible will attend.

Our first night of play will kick-off on Monday 14th September in the school.
Juveniles 7pm-8.30pm
Adults 8.30pm-11pm

We will also have the Thursdays 8pm-10pm for adults.

End Of Year Get-Together

Our final club appointment of the year will be a club evening meal in Murphy's Pub on Friday 29th May at 8pm.
It would be great to have as many of the members there as possible and reminisce about another very successful year, over some fine food and maybe a drink or two.

County Prize-Giving Night

A reminder about Tipperary Badminton Prize-Giving Night, May 9th, Ragg, 9pm.
Admission Fee - €10 (Music and Food)

We have alot of prizes to collect on the night, after a very successful season, so please bring as many people as possible. All welcome.

Munster Club Finals - Results

Sunday 26th April in U.L., Limerick our 3rd & 5th Division teams competed in the Munster Club Finals.
Unfortunately all did not go so well. As always this is a very tough competition to win as the league champions from all the Munster counties attempt to take the title and go forward to the All-Irelns Finals.
Our 3rd Division team were up against a very good Ballymacarbery team from Waterford in their first round. All matches were very close, with just a matter of a few aces deciding most games. In the end or team went down on a score of 4-1. It has been a very eventful and successful year for this team and the experiences against top opposition can only be good for their respective games.
Our 5th Division team faired alot better. In their first rond they played Ennis, who they managed to beat 4-1. They then faced a very good St.Mary's team of Cork in the semi's but unfortunately lost by the narrowest of margins, 4-3. This St. Mary's team then went on to take the title relatively comfortably in the final.
Tipperary did fair pretty well on the day overall and best of luck now to the teams of Gurteen and Roscrea in the National Finals on May 17th.

Munster Club Finals

Best Of Luck to our 3rd & 5th Division Teams in the upcoming
Munster Club Finals in U.L. Limerick on Sunday 26th April.

3rd Division Team:
Elsie Moloney, Niamh Connolly, Catherine Maher,
Robert Ingram, Kieran O Brien, PJ Nolan

5th Division Team:
Eileen Ryan, Miriam Murphy, Martha O Brien,
PJ Nolan, Tim Curran, Sumesh Babu

5th Division Win League Title

Sunday 19th April saw our 5th Division Team win the League Title against a very strong Gurteen team. The Gurteen team would have went into this match as slight favourites but Templemore really turned it on to end up 4-2 winners.
The final, played in Ballycommon, began well with our ladies winning the first doubles. A very close 3-set match in the mens doubles, went in favour of Gurteen, so 1-1.
Our Ladies singles was another hard fought match which was won by Gurteen but Templemore pulled that back when winning the Mens Singles. So the teams at 2-2 going into the final three mixed games.
Templemore duly won the 1st Mixed 2-0 and another very tight 3-set win saw Templemore pick up the title.
This team now go forward to the Munster Club Finals, in U.L. on Sunday 26th April.
Templemore won this Championship last season so it would be brilliant to repeat the feat.
Best Of Luck !

4th Division Beaten In Final

Thursday 16th April saw our 4th Div team beaten by Roscrea in another very close final.
There have been many battles between these teams this year, with Templemore having slightly the upperhand until this. All matches between the teams have come down to the matter of who won the tight games. With all but two matches going to three sets, these tight games were pivotal to the overall result. In the end Roscrea pulled out a 4-2 victory.

Templemore Win 3rd Division League Title

Tuesday 14th April saw another unbelievable night for the club, when our 3rd Division team were crowned County League Champions.
In speaking to some veteran players throughout the county, this win seems to be the first time the club has won the league at this high level. A great achievement !

Hillview Sports Club of Clonmel, were the opponents and the 2 previous games during the league stages had resulted in a 1-1 draw.
This was sure to be a close one and so it turned out to be.
Hillview had taken the opening Ladies and Mens Doubles to storm into a 2-0 lead. Templemore then won both the Ladies and Mens Singles to leave it at 2-2 going into the final 3 Mixed Doubles matches.
When Templemore won the 1st Mixed Doubles, 2-1, it meant that if they won either of the last 2 Mixed Doubles matches, they would win the title.
With Templemore leading in both matches it looked good and when they won the 2nd Mixed Doubles match it was Templemore's Title.

Well done to the team on a great performance and to the great support they got on the night.

6th Division B Win League Title

Tuesday 7th April marked another great night for the club as our 6th Division B team won the League.
They overcame a very good Gurteen team 4-3 in the final, after Sinead Bourke & John Maher won the last and deciding mixed doubles.
Most of this team only started playing competitively at the end of last season, while reaching a cup final. This definitely wet their appetite for the game and it is great to see them pick up their first title. This has been a very committed team all season and it is a credit to them that they saw all their efforts, reap their deserved rewards.
Well Done !, to the team of
Edel Hickey, Sinead Bourke, Catherine Scanlon, Margaret Ryan, Matt & Pat Butler, John Maher and Sean-Patrick Guerins.

3rd Division Through To League Final

On Tuesday 7th April, in Colaiste Pobal, Roscrea our 3rd Division Team had another unbelievable result to reach the League Final.
What a run this team has had !
They were definitely the underdogs in this Semi-final clash, against a well established Ballycommon team. They managed to play beyond themselves, in winning 4-2 on the night.
In the final they will face a very good Hillview team, who they played during the league stages. The results between these teams were 1-1, so this final is sure to be another cracker.
This final will be played in Colaiste Pobal, on Tuesday 14th April at 8pm.

5th Division Through to League Final

Monday 6th April saw our 5th Division Team win their Semi-final, in Shinrone, to book their place in the County League Final.
They beat a very good Grange team, who had already beaten them twice, in knocking them out of the County Cup.
As usual it came to a final match decider to see who would go through and thankfully they got there. Down through the years, it has been Templemore teams who have lost these close deciding games, to win matches. This year our teams seem to be winning these games and this is a major plus for the whole club.
In the final, this team will now play, this years County Cup winners, Gurteen, who beat this same Grange team in the final of that Cup. It is sure to be another tight affair with the winning team going onto the represent Tipperary in the Munster Club Finals on April 26th in UL, Limerick.

Another Munster Title for Templemore

The Munster Division 2,3,4,5 & 6 Doubles and Mixed Championships were held in UL, Limerick last Sunday 5th April.
This County Champions in each of these Divisions in Ladies, Mens and Mixed Doubles go onto compete at Munster Level against the championship from each of the other 5 counties.
Our 6th Division Mens Doubles pairing of Joe Keating & Sumesh Babu ended up in the rare situation of being joint winners in the doubles. A great result for their first experience at Munster Level.
Our 5th Division Ladies pairing of Catherine Maher & Eileen Ryan were very narrowly beaten into the silver medal spot by a very good Cork pair.
Our 5th Division Mixed pairing of Catherine Maher & PJ Nolan picked up the Runner/Up prize, just narrowly missing out on winning it.
The 4th Division Mixed pairing of Niamh Connolly & Robert Ingram were very unlucky in their early match which ultimately cost them in picking up a prize.
However our 4th Mens Doubles pairing of Robert Ingram & Kieran did manage to win through in a very tough division and held of a very good Kerry pair to pick up another Munster Title.

Well done to the rest of the Tipperary contingent on the day, who picked up titles in the
6th & 2nd Division Ladies Doubles and the 2nd Division Mens Doubles.

Juvenile Competition

Saturday 5th April saw the inaugural, Chris Guesdon Perpetual Shield, being played.
This team competitiion brought about some very tough and close matches and it was only the difference of a few points, which decided any match.
In the end it was Jamie Maloney's team, aided by Richard Meagher and Dylan Moloney, which came through in the end and won this competition for the first time.
In joint 2nd place just 3-points off the winners were Sean Patrick Guerin's team of Cathal Ryan and Darragh Kennedy and Alan O Riordain's team of Colin O Riordain and Brian Hennessy.
This competition will be held every year and it is sure to grow and grow.

Chris Guesdon had a great interest in the Juvenile aspect of the game and approx. 10 years ago, it was his interest, drive and commitment that reinstated the juvenile side of the club.
Due to ill-health, he is unable to be involved at the moment but the club are committed to carrying on his work.
Many players who are winning competitions for the club today, such as Robert Ingram, would not have got the opportunity to play juvenile badminton but for the efforts of Chris. This is one reason we this competition is sure to receive huge interest in the years to come.

4th Division Team Win Cup

Great results for Templemore Badminton are just following each other at the moment and we definitely don't want the sequence to end.
On Thursday April 2nd or 4th Div. Team won the County Cup in beating Roscrea by the narrowest of margins.
Again it came down to a deciding match. This time when finishin 3-3 on the night and 7 all, in the number of set won, it came down to the fact that our team had the higher ace count, that secured a very tight victory.
The team were delighted and know that the league final in two weeks time, against the same opposition, is sure to be equally as close.

3rd Division Team Win Cup

Tuesday 31st March marked a great night for Templemore Badminton Club as our 3rd Division Team won the County Cup in Colaiste Pobal, Roscrea.
They overcame a very good Roscrea Team 4-2 in the final.
With 4 different finals on in the hall, it was destined that it would be this clash, that would go all they way and as always would be the last to leave the hall. It was nail-biting to the finish and our team were glad to come out on the winning side, having endured enough heartbreak in finals.
It is a long time since the club have had a team good enough to win at 3rd Division and hopefully this will only bring-on all the players in the club.

6th A & 6th B Teams Out Of Cup

Unfortunately our 6thA and 6thB Teams were both knocked out of the County Cup by Roscrea opposition in Shinrone last night 30th March.
Both teams trailed by two matches having been beaten 4-2 in the home 1st legs. This was always going to be a mountain to climb, especially away from home and it did prove too difficult on the night. It was another night to chaulk down to experience and these types of matches can only stand to them for the future.

Roscrea Table Quiz

A reminder that the Roscrea Badminton Club Table Quiz is on this Friday April 3rd in Philly O Rourkes Pub in Roscrea.
Roscrea should us great support at our own table quiz and I think we should return the gesture by attending in force.

Juvenile Competition - Great Prizes

Juvenile Competition will be held in the school this Saturday 4th April at 3pm.

All players must be there on time as the draw is being made at 3pm.
We need as many Juveniles to enter as possible.

Great Prizes to be won.

Club Juvenile Competition

Club Juvenile Competition on Monday 6th April.

Entries must be in with Kieran or Anna by Monday 29th as the draw will be made on Monday night and any late entries can not be accepted.

We would also like to have a girls singles championship, so girls get your entries in.

The draw will then be posted here on Tuesday.

5th Division Into County Semi

Thursday March 26th saw our 5th Div league team beat Grange A 6-1 to put them top of their group and through to the County Semi-Final.
They will now meet, either a very strong Gurteen team or a Grange B team that has already knocked them out in the first round of the Cup.
This semi will be played in Shinrone on Monday 6th April.

3rd Div & 4th Div Through to Finals

Mon 23rd March, saw our 3rd Division team go through the County Cup Final, at the expense of a very good Gurteen team. This tie was played over two legs. The first tie was drawn, away to Gurteen 3-3. In the 2nd leg Templemore were 3-0 down and knew they needed to win their last three matches in two sets to go through. They duly did and it is the first time in approx 20 years that the club has a team in a 3rd Division Final. This final is due to be played in Roscrea on Tuesday 31st March at 8pm.

Tuesday 24th March, saw our 4th Division team qualify for the County League Final after a 5-2 victory, over their opponents in the final, Roscrea. This final will be played in Gurteen on Thursday April 16th at 8pm.

Tuesday 24th March, saw our 6th A Division team beaten by a very good Grange A team which unfortunately puts this team out of the reckoning for league honours, for this year. This year proved to be a very competitive 6th A competition and there were very few points between any of the teams.

2 County Mixed Titles

Yesterday, Sunday March 22nd the County Mixed Campionships were held in Colaiste Pobal, Roscrea.
Templemore had another great showing and added two more county titles to the their achievements, when they picked up the 4th and 5th Division County Mixed Championships.
Catherine Maher & PJ Nolan won the 5th Div while Niamh Connolly & Robert Ingram won the 4th Div. Niamh & Robert in doing so beat Catherine & Kieran O Brien in a close 2-set final.
Well done to all that competed in the Championships and especially to Olivia Thorpe & Joe Keating who were very unlucky in there 6th Division semi-final losing a very close 3-set match.

Badminton Exhibition - (Cancelled)

-Unfortunately this event had to be cancelled due to the very important Irish rugby match.-
A badminton exhibition, with Irish Number 1 and Olympian, Scott Evans, will be held in Thurles on Saturday March 21st,
check out http://www.tipperarybadminton.com/
and http://www.badmintonireland.com/ for details and tickets.

2nd Half League Fixtures 2008/09 Templemore

Division 3
Hillview (-2) Vs Templemore (Scr) - Mon 16th March

Division 4
Templemore Vs Country Club - Mon 9th March - in Drom
Roscrea Vs Templemore - Tue 24th March

Division 5
Country Club (-5) Vs Country Club - Wed 4th March
Templemore Vs Grange B (-2) - Mon 23rd March (Drom/Tmore)

Division 6A
Roscrea Vs Templemore - Mon 9th March
Templemore Vs Ballycommon - Thur 19th March (Roscrea Hall)
Grange A Vs Templemore - Tue 24th March

Division 6B
Templemore Vs Grange B - Thur 12th March (Roscrea Hall)
Templemore Vs Roscrea B - Mon 9th March
Gurteen Vs Templemore - Wed 4th March

Thursday Club Night

Our Thursday Club Night has been changed from

Templemore to Colaiste Pobal, Roscrea

for the next three Thursday Nights
(March 5th, 12th & 19th) from 8-11pm.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
It is important to have all your attendence, to cover the cost for the hall, etc.

See ye there !

Upcoming Fixtures

3rd Division
Cup - March 10th - Vs Gurteen (away)
League - March 16th - Vs Hillview (away)

4th Division
Cup - T.B.A. - (Final)
League - March 9th - Vs Country Club ( in Drom)
- T.B.A. - Vs Roscrea (away)

5th Division
League - March 4th - Vs Country Club (away)
- March - Vs Grange (Home)

6th Division A
Cup - March 2nd - Vs Grange B (in Drom)
League - T.B.A.

6th Division B
Cup - T.B.A.
League - T.B.A.

6th Division C
Cup - T.B.A. Vs

County Juvenile Championships

Well done to everyone who played in the County Championships, which took place on Sunday 22nd February, in Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore .
It is always a great experience to play against players from other clubs and there were some great tussles throughout the day.
Two of our players were very unlucky in their respective finals
Sean-Patrick Guerins in the U-15, lost in three sets to Conor Sheedy of Country Club and
Eoin Bourke in the U-17, also lost in three sets to Jaco Oosthuysen of Hillview.
Next up will be th County Doubles and the County Junior/Senior Team Event.

Table Quiz, A Great Success

The club's table quiz was a great succes with four of our own players on the winning team, Catherine Scanlon, Sinead Bourke, Pat Butler & John Maher.

Much thanks goes to the committee who organised the event and those who helped on the night, The Spinning Wheel pub for offering their premises, to host the event and who kindly supplied the complimentary food, Pat Costello for supplying the sound equipment and the local clubs, businesses and anyone who sponsored a table(s) or raffle prizes on the night.
Thanks must also be sent to the Roscrea Badminton Club who travelled over with 4 teams to support us and we must try do the same when their own comes around, in a couple of months time.

A special, thank you, must go to our own clubman and quizmaster on the night, Joe Keating, for all the work he put in to set the questions,etc. and keep the show running so well all night.
Many compliments were made on how fair the questions were and it showed in how close so many teams were, in the scoring on the night. With just one round to go, it was still well up for grabs.

6th Div. League Match

Well done to the 6th Division B Team, who finished off the first half of the league, with a great victory over their nearest rivals Gurteen 4-3. Templemore had to give away home advantage for this match due to the home game in Templemore having to be called off mid-match.
Thanks again to Gurteen for agreeing to this rearrangement.
This now leaves Templemore 2 points clear of Gurteen and leaves these two teams as favourites to make the final.

County Cup Draw

Div 1.
Ballycommon V Gurteen
Div 2.
Grange V Ballycommon
Gurteen Bye
Div 3.
Gurteen V Templemore
Roscrea V Drangan
Div 4.
Gurteen V Roscrea
Templemore Bye
Div 5.
Templemore V Grange A (Semi-Final)
Grange B V Drangan
Bye V Gurteen
Div 6A.
Ballycommon V Grange A
Templemore V Roscrea
Div 6B.
Templemore C V Gurteen
Roscrea V Templemore

County League Halfway Points Table

Div.3 (zone 2):
Templemore - 4 , Hillview - 3 , Country Club - Withdrawn
Div.4 :
Roscrea - 6 , Country Club - 6 , Templemore - 5
Div.5 (zone 1):
Country Club - 9 , Templemore - 7 , Grange B - 5
Div.6A :
Roscrea A - 14 , Grange A - 11 , Ballycommon - 10 , Templemore A - 7
Div.6B :
Templemore B - 14 , Gurteen - 12 , Grange B - 8 , Roscrea B - 8

Club Tournament

Our in-house club tournament got underway this Thursday 12th Feb. The draw is available on the club notice board each club night and we also hope to have it here for viewing.
Pat Butler, is anxious that all players make an effort to play their matches whenever they get a chance during club nights.
We have spent a few years now in talking about getting such a comp going so fair deuce to Pat for "taking the bull by the horns" and getting it going.

5th Div. Ladies Team of 4 Winners

Well done to our 5th Div Ladies who were successful in beating a very good Country Club team in the final of the County Team of 4 competition last Saturday 7th Feb.
Team was Anna Cashman, Miriam Murphy, Eileen Ryan & Niamh Connolly.

Table Quiz

A reminder about our Table Quiz in The Spining Wheel pub, Templemore on Friday 20th Feb at 9.30pm. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served and a raffle will be held.
Table (of 4) are €20

County Juvenile Competitions

The County Juvenile Singles Championships are to take place in Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore on Sunday 22nd Feb.
The age groups will be U-11, U-13, U-15 & U-17

The County Doubles will also be coming up (so get think about possible playing partners) and the County Junior/Senior Team Championships (4 Boys & 2 Girls).
We really need more girls in the club so get recruiting !

County Cup & League

The 2nd half of the league will be shortly under way but before this the annual Cup competition will begin. Notification will be given out shortly to the players involved on the competing teams.

U-16/U-19 County Schools Championships

Well done to our lads involved on the Our Lady's Secondary School Badminton Teams in the County Schools Championships.
The U-16a team overcame a very good Roscrea Team in reaching the final but were unfortunately beaten by a very good Clonmel High School team.
The U-19 team also were unlucky in their final as it was Roscrea's turn to avenge the U-16 result.

Teams were U-16 A - Shane Cashman, Sean Patrick Guerens, Craig Cleary and Jamie Maloney. U-16 B - Shane Hassett, Alan O Riordain, Liam Murphy and Michael Kennedy
U-19 - Eoin Bourke, Eoin Fitzpatrick, Dean Fairbrother and John Paul Kennedy.
Head Umpire - Bill Bergin

County Singles Results

On Feb 1st the County Singles Championships were held in Colaiste Pobal, Roscrea.
We had many first time entrants at singles championship level with a notable result for Catherine Scanlon in the 6th Division Ladies, who was beaten in 3 sets in the final, which was great for her. There's always next year, as we 'TOO OFTEN' say in Templemore.
Robert Ingram had another great day winning the 4th Division Men and was beaten in 3 sets in the final of the 3rd Division.
In the 4th Division Ladies, Niamh Connolly was very narrowly beaten in the final.
It was great to see some of our Juveniles, Craig Cleary and Sean Patrick Guerens, having a go at this level and the experience will stand to them for future championships.

Juvenile Ladder

Ladder after Monday 26th Jan
1. Shane Cashman
2. Craig Cleary
3. Sean P. Guerens
4. Alan O Riordain
5. Jamie Moloney
6. Liam Mc Grath
7. Shane Hassett
8. John Mc Grath
9. Martha O Brien
10. Jack Bourke
11. Patrick Kennedy
12. Cathal Ryan
13. Michael Kennedy
14. Liam Murphy
15. Richard Meagher
16. Bill Bergin
17. Aoife Ryan
18. Sile Keely
19. Thomas Meagher
20. Keith Morris
21. Keith Kennedy
22. Conor Burke
23. Brian Hennessy
24. James Bergin
25. Karl Stakelum
26. Jack Fogarty
27. Darragh Kennedy
28. Brian Kennedy
29. Eamon Joyce
30. Cillian Roche
31. Ryan Cummins
32. Ciara Bourke
33. Maeve Bourke
34. Andrea
35. Edel

Membership & Admission

Membership Fees:
Juveniles €20
Adults €50

Admission Fees ( Includes Hall and Shuttlecocks ):
Juveniles €3 per night
Adults €5 per night

Opening Times

Mondays 7.00pm - 9.00pm ( Juveniles )
9.00pm - 11.00 pm ( Adults )
Thursdays 8.00pm - 10.pm ( Adults )

Coaching is also available.