Club Chairman: Declan Hogan 086-8619136
Club Secretary: Dave Moloney 087-9102353
Club Treasurer: Ray McInerney 086-3805497
Minor Club Chairman: Gerry Lynch 087-2931645
Minor Club Secretary: Paul Caulfield 087-9824392
Minor Club Tresurer: Olivia Harrison 087-2785983
Tulla Gaa's Website http://www.tulla.clare.gaa.ie/
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Lotto
The main fundraising activity of the club is the running of the weekly
Lotto, the Lotto has been kept going by a very dedicated group of people
for a number of years and it is the main income for the club. The Minor
Club is hoping to take a much more active part in the promotion of the
Lotto. The Lotto is available in a number of different formats. Weekly
tickets are available from members of the club executive or from various
establishments throughout the village. Alternatively, fifty or one
hundred Euro tickets are available whereby you may be entered for a
period of six months or a year for the weekly Lotto fundraiser.
To be kept up to date with what is happening in Tulla then please Register here and you will be sent out a periodic email.
New Minor GAA Committee
Tulla Minor GAA Club have restructured with a view to catering for the needs of the growing population of the village. This restructuring has resulted in the establishment of an enthusiastic hard working executive committee under the chairmanship of Gerry Lynch.
The club has 3 main goals for 2007:
· Promote and develop underage hurling in the parish.
· Provide the youth of Tulla an opportunity to participate in sport.
· Provide a safe, positive and nurturing environment where children can develop and enhance their physical and social skills.
The Committee is as follows:
Chairman; Gerry Lynch. Vice Chairman; Jude O’Mahoney. Secretary; Paul Caulfield. Treasurer; Maria Considine. Asst. Treasurer; Olivia Harrison. PRO; Pat McGrath. Coaching Coordinator; Owen Conlon. Equipment Officer; Brian Culloo.
Ceiliuradh 2007
Sunday, 23rd March 2008, West County Hotel, Ennis.
This is a celebration of the 2007 hurling year in Tulla. The Senior Hurling Championship medals will be presented on the night and the Canon Hamilton Trophy will be on display. Tickets available from Monday, January 28th 2008.
Presentation of Clare Hurling Allstar Team 2007.
Saturday, 23rd February 2008, Clare Inn Hotel.
Six Tulla hurlers will be honoured on a Clare team chosen from the 2007 Senior Hurling Championship. They are Phillip Brennan, Sean Torpey, Mark Quinn, Brian Lynch, Eanna Torpey and Brian Quinn. Congratulations to all. Tickets available from Club Executive.
Presentation of Clare Sports and Community Awards 2007.
Friday, 1st February 2008, West County Hotel, Ennis.
Brian Quinn will receive Clare Hurler of the Year award. Tickets are €35.00 and are available from the Clare Champion, Clare VEC or contact Tulla GAA Club executive.
Tulla GAA Club AGM
Sunday 27th January 2008. The Courthouse at 5.00pm
The Annual General Meeting of Tulla GAA Club took place last weekend in the Courthouse, Tulla with the Canon Hamilton Trophy taking pride of place. Throughout the meeting, glowing tributes were paid to the Tulla Senior hurlers and management team for their outstanding achievements in 2007. They were complimented on the tremendous pride and enjoyment they brought to the Parish. The management and players in turn thanked the club officers for their support and especially all the people who supported the team during the Clare and Munster Campaigns. It was remarked that the homecoming in Tulla on October 21st was a night that would live long in the memory. The treasurer gave a detailed account of the clubs finances and thanked all those who had contributed to fundraising in 2007. In particular, he acknowledged the generosity of the local community for the financial support given to the Senior Hurlers. Chairman Declan Hogan and Treasurer Raymond McInerney were returned unopposed. Outgoing Secretary David Moloney was thanked for his two-year term with Noel Mulconroy being elected as his replacement. The meeting elected the following officers. President: Charles Murphy, Vice-President: Willie Boland, Chairman: Declan Hogan, Vice-Chairman: Seamus Murphy, Secretary: Noel Mulconroy, Assistant Secretary: Dave Moloney, Treasurer: Ray McInerney, Assistant Treasurer: Ray Brennan, County Board Delegate: Thomas Hogan, PRO: Karl Quinn
Tulla Minor Club AGM
Friday 25th January 2008. The Courthouse at 7.30pm.
Tulla GAA Calendar
Available from all local stores or any member of Club Executive. Cost €10.00.
Hurlers fail at final hurdle
Munster Club Senior Hurling Final 2007
Loughmore-Castleiney 1-6 Tulla 0-7
Hurlers reach Munster final
Tulla 2-13 Ballyduf Upper 0-14
And so the fairytale continues. Tulla will contest their first ever Munster Club Final on 2nd December against Loughmore-Castleiney of Tipperary. The five point victory over Ballyduff was hard fought and merited. An outstanding first half display was somewhat marred by some wayward shooting by the Tulla forwards. However, in the second half they more than made up for this with some wonderful scores. The final whistle was greeted with a resounding roar from the fantastic support for Tulla. The Tulla Pipers Band led out the team during the pre-match formalities adn this really added to the athmosphere. In the opening game the Tulla under 10s gave a wonderful performance against their Waterford counterparts. So its onwards and upwards on this wonderful oddyssey. Next stop is the Gaelic grounds against our old friends from Tipperary. Hard to imagine, Tulla, in the Munster Club Senior Hurling Final.
Scorers for Tulla: B. Quinn 1-2; D. O’Halloran 0-4; P. Molumphy 1-0
(og); M. Murphy 0-3; A. Lynch, B. Lynch 0-2 each.
TULLA: P. Brennan; E. Cooney, S. Torpey, J. Brennan, C. McInerney, M.
Quinn, P. Lynch; B. Lynch, D. Murphy; B. Quinn, M. Murphy, C.
O’Halloran; D. O’Halloran, K. Brennan, A. Lynch.
Sub: J. Littleton for K. Brennan.
Ceiliuradh 2007
Hurlers, nags and bookies!
Like every other walk of life, the GAA is enriched with tales of local legend and intriguing myth. One such story emanating from the Windswept Hill in the wake of the 2007 County final victory is of the Tulla native who enquired of his local team’s odds before the commencement of the hurling championship. He was told that the odds were 40-1 but the bookie added that as Tulla were rated so poorly, another ‘0’ could be added to that! Instead, he put his money on a nag from Aiden O’Brien’s stable. Unlike Tulla, the nag had form behind him. Having failed to make the knockout stages in 2006 and then been thrown out (unfairly) from the 2006 ‘B’ championship, Tulla were not exactly lighting up the night skies. The Clare Cup campaign of 2007 ended with relegation to Division 2 along with 2006 Championship winners Wolfe Tones. Some form there!
So what happened in Tulla in 2007? In essence, the seeds of were sown with a one-point win over Sixmilebridge in the Clare Cup in late April. They were asked for a performance and delivered, with the added bonus of a win. Tulla opened their championship one month later with a draw against Crusheen and from here on the team seemed to grow. A hard fought challenge game against Burgess on a rain soaked evening showed the management that these lads also had the stomach for battle. The two-week holiday from hurling in July also helped rest bodies and minds for the battles that lay ahead. Ogonnolloe were defeated in mid-August and Killaloe turned the tables on Tulla two weeks later in a game of irrelevance, which duly became very relevant. It has been claimed that Tulla trained hard leading up to this game but herein lies another myth. The preparation was the same as for every other game. Smith O’Briens were simply the better team. Occasionally, in sport, the better team often wins! Scariff in Cusack Park was Tulla’s El Alamein. Win and the year has been a success. Lose and the black hole appears. Victory against Scariff and a gruelling training session on a rain-soaked beach the following morning prepared the minds and bodies for the remaining assignments.
In a sense, the quarter-final against Newmarket and semi-final against Clarecastle were quite similar. Tulla were underdogs playing against raging hot favourites. In both games, the Tulla lads were in and out of Ennis before anyone knew what had happened. Crusheen dismissed the ‘Bridge in their semi-final and a wonderful hype engulfed both villages. It is hard to know if players on either side were affected by the trappings. Maybe some were, perhaps others were not. Lady luck played her part in Tulla’s final victory but it was only a cameo role. There was no luck in deservedly reaching the final and certainly no luck regarding injuries in the final. So the Canon Hamilton resides in Tulla where he was greeted on 21st October by the Tulla Pipe Band, bonfires, half of East Clare and a rendition of “A Lament for Tommy Daly”. The celebrations exceeded all expectations and the magnitude of what has happened might sink in when the Munster sojourn concludes. The trip to Lixnaw in Kerry proved easier than expected with three early goals sealing the win. At the time of writing Tulla are getting ready to face Ballyduff Upper in the Munster Semi-final. The odds of Tulla winning Munster are 9-1. Sure, they may as well be 90. By the way, O’Brien’s thoroughbred won by a nose.
Karl Quinn / Tulla GAA Club
Munster Club win
The Tulla Senior hurlers commenced their Munster odyssey with an emphatic 16 point win over Lixnaw on Sunday, 4th November 2007. This was a game which Tulla were very anxious about but these tensions were eased with three goals in the opening ten minutes. These scores decided the tie. One of the most enjoyable aspects of the day was the huge Tulla support which travelled from Clare. This was evident from teh huge roar that greeted the Tulla team when they arrived onto the pitch. Credit must be given to the Lixnaw club for the wonderful facility they have in place. The next game is the munster semi-final against Ballyduff Upper, the Waterford County champions. this takes palce on Sunday 18th november in Cusack Park, Ennis.
Champions!
The Tulla Senior hurlers made history in the Clare Senior hurling final on Sunday 21st October 2007 by defeating Crusheen on a scoreline of 1-7 to 0-9. Celebrations continued long into Sunday night as thousands of supporters welcomed the Canon Hamilton trophy back to the Windswept Hill. It was a day and evening filled with history, tradition and raw emotion.
Tulla Hurlers prepare for County Senior Hurling Final.
The village has never seen its like before. Not since Clare's glory years of 1995 and 1997 has there been as much colour and excitement around the place. But this is more special. This is about the whole village, where everyone knows the players and their families. It is important to embrace the occasion and to lend your support to the GAA club at this very exciting time. Roll on October 21st and County Final day against Crusheen. These two teams are very evenly balanced. In their first round tie this year the game ended in stalemate. Their most recent meeting to this was in 2003 when Crusheen defeated Tulla at Clareabbey in the group stages of the championship.