Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Report March 20th 2022

TIPPERARY ALLIANZ CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL REPORT FOR 20TH MARCH 2022 BY JOHN MANLEY

BACK IN ACTION

Well done to all our participating schools that played their first competitive games during the week since 2019. Looking forward with great anticipation to seeing how the action unfolds over the coming weeks.

HANDBALL COUNTY FINALS

Well done to all those who competed in County Handball Finals in Kilcoleman and Nenagh this weekend. Congrats to coordinator Paddy Collins and all those involved.

2022 EQUIPMENT SCHEME

All items of equipment, other than for helmet orders under five, must be collected, at Holycross GAA grounds, between 4.00pm and 7.00pm on Friday, 25th March 2022.

NATIONAL ALLIANZ CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL WEEK

National Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Week will take place from June 13th – 17th, 2022 and we would encourage as many of our schools as possible to take part in this week. It was a hugely successful week last year and we are really looking forward to it once more.

PRIMARY GAME SELECTION DAY DATES AND TIMES

The Venues, Dates and Times for the Selection Days are as follows:

Ladies Football

South / West Trial: Clerihan GAA Pitch Tuesday March 22nd 4.00pm

Mid/North Trial: Durlas Og GAA Pitch Thursday March 24th 4.00pm.

Football

Mid / North Trial: Durlas Og GAA pitch March 22nd 3.30pm.

West Trial: Cashel GAA Pitch March 31st 3.30pm

South Trial Moyle Rovers GAA pitch March 24th 3.30pm

Camogie

South/West Trial: Golden GAA Pitch Tuesday 22nd March 4.15pm.

Mid/North Trial: Dr. Morris Park, Thurles Thursday 24th March 4.15pm.

2022 REGISTRATION FEE NOW DUE

Please ensure your registration is paid for 2022. Schools who do not pay registration cannot participate in Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol activities including matches and the Equipment Scheme. Please note registration covers a school for a calendar year. Registration costs €30.00 and cheques can be made payable to Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol. Please post cheque with cover letter to our Treasurer Jerry McDonnell, 25 Ballingarrane, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

‘ABOUT MY SCHOOL’ STORY WRITING COMPETITION

Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol are inviting pupils in Rang 3 – 6 to submit a piece of writing (no longer than 300 words) on the above topic. They should seek to describe what they love about the culture of GAA in their own school. Any school submitting a piece to us should have parental consent before sending on the piece. PLEASE NOTE THE PIECE OF WRITING SHOULD BE EMAILED TO US BY THE CHILD’S SCHOOL ONCE PARENTAL CONSENT HAS BEEN SECURED. Ideally a group photo of any GAA activity in the school should accompany the piece. The winning piece each week will be included with this report and will appear in the local newspapers. The name of the pupil who wrote the piece can appear alongside it. All stories can be emailed to John Manley PRO Tipperary CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL at pro.cnmb.tipperary@gaa.ie.

SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER HANDLES & HASHTAGS

In future when schools are tweeting us with team photos or school GAA news updates, we would encourage you to always tag @TippCumanNamBun and @AllianzIreland while also remembering to use the hashtag #AllianzCnmb. Allianz Ireland has provided much needed financial assistance to Cumann na mBunscol for many a year and we should strive to do everything we can do to continue this existing arrangement!

CONTACT CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL

John Manley

PRO Tipperary CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL

Dualla NS

pro.cnmb.tipperary@gaa.ie

https://sites.google.com/site/cumannnambunscoltipperary/

https://twitter.com/TippCumanNamBun