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Drive on Tipp & Crecora Manister GAA through to the Final!

“Drive on Tipp” ran a great semi final race on Saturday 1st April to finish second by a head. Crecora Manister GAA Club are now through to the grand final next Saturday night 8th April and are guaranteed to get some portion of the generous €20,000 prize money in the Nominators Competition.

We hope to see as many of our Club supporters at Limerick Greyhound Stadium to support our Club by cheering on our nominated dog “Drive on Tipp”.

It is a great night’s entertainment for the whole family and kids are admission free when wearing our club colours.

The Con & Annie Kirby Memorial offers a phenomenal prize fund of €160,000 to the competing Greyhounds, plus a €20,000 prize fund to Limerick GAA Clubs in the Nominator competition.
The winning Greyhound will receive €80,000, while the winning GAA club will receive €10,000 plus a free Fundraising Benefit Night.

The balance of the €20,000 prize money in the Nominators Competition is split as follows
2nd place – €5,000
3rd Place – €2,000
4th Place – €1,000
5th Place – €1,000
6th Place – €1,000

The Trap draw has taken place and “Drive on Tipp” is in Trap 2.
See here the 6 dogs in the Final along with their nominated GAA Club and Trap number, click to enlarge.

Con & Annie Kirby - FINAL 2017

Drive On Tipp is owned by Laurence O’Rourke from Berkshire and Trained by Graham Holland from Co. Tipperary.

List of Registered Players – 30th March

We continue to collect Player Registration Fees and received a few more this past week, Thank You.
If you can’t pay this week, do please inform your coach that you are aware that Registration Fees need to be paid and inform him when you will be making payment.

We will continue to collect the Registration Fees into April for a number of reasons:
– All Players must be Registered
– Registration Fees make up a vital portion of our Club’s income each year

This year we are aiming for 100% Player Registration.

Click on this link here to view the list of players who have Registered up to 30th March:List of Players Registered – 20170330

If your name isn’t on the list and you provided your Registration Form and Fee to your coach prior to 30th March, contact Paul Foster on 0868500303

Registration in 4 easy steps:
1. Download the Registration Form here
2. Fill it in
3. Put it in an envelope with the Registration Fee
4a. Post it to Paul Foster
4b. Alternatively you can hand the form & fee to you Coach at the next training session.
On receipt of the Form & Fee Paul foster will send you a text message and add you to the List of Registered Players

Drive on Tipp through to Semi Final

Come along to Limerick Greyhound Stadium next Saturday 1st April to cheer on Crecora Manister’s “Drive on Tipp” in the Semi Final of the Con and Annie Kirby Memorial Puppy Stakes.

Both these semi finals will be hotly contested with the big prize money at stake to those getting through to the final the following Saturday 8th April.

The Greyhound that wins the Con and Ainne Memorial Puppy Stakes will receive €80,000, while the winning GAA Club will receive €10,000 plus a free Fundraising Benefit Night.

We’ll see you again on Saturday for a great night at the dogs and we’ll cheer on “Drive on Tipp”.

If “Drive on Tipp” finishes in the top 3 of his heat he will be through to the Final and guaranteed a share of the prize money.

Here’s the line up for Saturday, with “Drive on Tipp” in Trap 1: 2017 Semi Final

 

Registration Fees will be collected at pitch Mon 27th March

With the clocks changing this Saturday night our Under 6, 8 and 10 hurlers will commence outdoor training on Monday night. Coaches will send out texts to the parents re times.

Registrations Forms and Fees will be collected from parents at the pitch on Monday night.

Clink on this link to view the list of players who have Registered up to 23rd March: List of Players Registered – 20170323

If your name isn’t on the list and you provided your Registration Form and Fee to your coach prior to 23rd March, contact Paul Foster on 0868500303

Registration in 4 easy steps:
1. Download the Registration Form here
2. Fill it in
3. Put it in an envelope with the Registration Fee
4a. Post it to Paul Foster
4b. Alternatively you can hand the form & fee to you Coach at the next training session.
On receipt of the Form & Fee Paul foster will send you a text message and add you to the List of Registered Players