Conference tallis::celt

RE: Where to see the match:

After considerable calling and asking friends where I might be able to watch
this Sunday's match, here's the story I have so far:

The match will be shown live at:

	Aquinas Junior College
	Newton		
	617-969-4400

I called  this  number and the person who answered read me a flier that said
"The  match  will be shown starting @ 10 a.m. and will cost you a 'donation'
of $20. For further ticket information dial (617) 332-4815". I tried ringing
this number but never got any response.

You may also want to see a tape of the match. The Kinvara Pub (in Allston, I
think)  will be showing a tape of the match Tuesday night starting at 5 p.m.
and playing it over and over (and over...) until closing.

Chris

p.s. I  tried  ringing the Village Cinema but got a message saying the phone
had  been  disconnected.  I don't know whether this means the place has been
shut down or not. 

    Hi Marto,
    	
    Im afraid that Tony Keady will not be playing....his suspension has
    been upheld by the GAA Council?......I must admit they dont half make
    themselves look stupid at times....Im sure his "crime" was pretty
    trivial, playing in some so-called competitive game in NY. Now if 
    they dealt half as forcefully with those who go out with the intentions
    of half-killing their opponents.....Im thinking of this years Munster
    Final for starters....I know that the local papers in my part of the
    world (Tipp) were up in arms over the display? that Waterford gave that
    day. Even though Im from Tipperary ,Im genuinely sorry that TK will not
    be playing...the punishment certainly does"ent fit the crime.
    
    And may the best team win.....
    
    And no I dont think Antrim will take Offaly but you never know
    
    Sean (Up Tipp)

    The Minor Match will be the one to watch !!!!
    
    

    Can someone post the score of yesterday's Galway-Tipp match?

    
    Delighted to be of service...
    
    Tipperary 1-17 Galway 2-11
    
    And the other semi-final score....
    
    Antrim 4-15 Offaly 1-15
    
    I suspect that a certain Clare man may be SHOUTING here abouts
    fairly shortly also as they beat Galway in the minor match by a
    couple of points.
    
    Sean

    I got to see the live broadcast of the games yesterday thanks to
    replies to my earlier note and thanks also to Liam Ferrie in Galway.
    
    It was powerful stuff all the way. I felt I'd had my money worth
    by the end of the Antrim/Offally match. The standing ovation from
    the crowd, the first ever in Croke Park, and the Guard of Honour
    from the Offally team was fair tribute to the performance of iomaina�
    na hAontrime, ar an l�.
    
    The minor match was not shown.
    
    The Tipp. / Galway game was fast and furious and full of incident
    as expected. Once again, the standard of GAA refereeing became an
    undesirable feature of the game, interrupting the flow and building
    up frustrations in the players. 
    
    Tipperary moved the ball very well and scored some nice medium range
    pionts against a Galway team that took a long time to settle down.
    Considering this was their first game inthe championship and the
    effects of the disruptions to the team, this was inevitable.
                                                            
    In the second half the balance of play evened up and even though
    galway were reduced to 13 players from 15, they missed some good
    chances to pull back the 3 point margin that Tipp maintained through
    the end of the second half. Despite the number of stopages, there
    was very little injury time played in this cliff hanger.
    
    

    "Antrim all the way", I think that my home County will take the title
    this year.  And as it's my birthday around that time, I will be
    going home to see it.  Many of the lad's around home are still
    celebrating, due to the news from back home. (I also have sunk a
    few pint's).
    
    As my Camogie Team is leading, the league over here in England and
    our championship is held around September I think it might be a
    double celebration!!
    
    Tomorrow night I will be watching the match on video, so I'm looking
    forward to that, I'm looking forward to seeing the Lad's back home
    in action.
    
    Even if the Antrim Team don't win they'll put up a good fight, but
    they have every chance of taking the title.  
    
    "GOOD LUCK ANTRIM"
    
    Clare 
    (Shouting)
    

    
    Clare,
    
    I"ll be there on September 3rd as well....if you speak nicely
    to me I might be persuaded to buy you a drink (PINT?..thirsty
    work this Camogie!)
    
    I dont think I"ll be shouting for Antrim mind you!
    
    Slievnamon Hill will be Blue_N_Gold !
    
    Sean

    
    
    		All Ireland Hurling Finals
    	
    		Tipperary vs Antrim	(Sorry Galway Fans)
    	
        	Sunday September 3rd  @ 10.00 am
    
    
    
        
        Note new location	Saint Aquinas Junior College
                                Jackson Road, Newtonville
    				Exit 17 off Mass. Pike, 
    			        1/2 mile West off Washington Street
                       	                       
    
    	Tickets $20 available at usual locations ...
    
    	Almost any Irish Pub in Boston/Allston will have tickets, or you can
        try "The Kinvara" or "Corrib Pub" in Allston or "The Midnight Court" 
        or "Limericks" in Boston.
                           
                                                 
	Telephone (617) 332-4815                   
    
    
    
    	keVin
    

    

    Sean,
    
    I can't make it home for the final, so perhaps I can talk you into
    buying me a drink another time.
    
    But as it's my birthday, it would be nice to get a mail from you.
    Good luck in the final.
    
    Clare
    

    
    Clare,
    	
    I"ll do my best to get you a programme and I"ll mail you
    when I get back...
    
    Now what with you and that Burns fellow, I doubt if I"ll have room
    in me car to fit meself in on the way back!
    
    Sl�n leat,
    
    Se�n

    
    
    
               Go Get Em Antrim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Don't forget keVin we still have a tenner on this one and I have
    the winning team which will be Antrim for sure.  
    
    Watch Tipp get Toppled   8*)
    
    paddy

    
    
    	re: .12
    
    
    	Paddy: You're dreaming again .....		:-)
    
    
    
    
    
    keVin

    Mmmmmmmmm!!! A couple of games and we're all experts????
    
                   Ah!
    

    
    
    	By Jayus, ATLEAST we went to the Croke Park while we were in
    	Ireland   :-)
    
    	And we had Mike "Mr Hurling" Hughes from Galway there to explain 
        EXACTLY how the game should be played .....as a matter of fact he is
    	so knowledgeable of the rules, that on SEVERAL occasions during
        the matches the fans recommended that HE go out and officiate
    	the match .... :-)
                
    				
    	keVin

    
    
    ..Any word on whether Paul Delaney is playing for Tipp...rumours
    about another "Tony Keady" affair....Tipp should win it but excellent
    to see Antrim get this far..at least.
    
    Who are Clare playing in the Minor match!
    
    Mick

    Paul Delaney is not playing for Tipp. He played some games in London
    and Tipp, in the light of the Keady affair, are playing safe by
    excluding him.
    
    	- Robin.......... 

    
    
    
    	The minor match is Clare vs. Offaly
    

    
    
    	The final scores were:
    
    	All Ireland Minor Hurling Final:
        Offaly 2-16 (22) Clare 1-12 (15)
    
    	All Ireland Senior Hurling Final:
        Tipperary 4-24 (36)  Antrim 3-9 (18)

    
    Well the Famine is truly over...the spirit of Knocknagow is risen
    from the ashes 1971 and the bonfires were like beacons on the plains
    and outcrops of Tipperary. It was a long time waiting and we certainly
    made up for it on the day...last year the enormity of the occasion and a
    good Galway team were too much for us....Antrim suffered in much the
    same way this time but certainly did nothing to tarnish their
    reputation or that of the great game with a VERY sporting and gutsy
    display...if they can only stick with it Im sure their day will come as
    well. The demand for tickets this year in Tipperary was greater even
    than last year as were the expectations.....defeat was just not
    contemplated and thankfully on the day our boys delivered the goods.
    I know the purists dream would have been for a Tipp-Galway clash but at
    least no one can argue with the quality of Tipps play or with the right
    to rank one Nicholas English up there amongst the greats of the hurling
    game and not just on the basis of this one game either. The feelings 
    those of us who hail from the Premier county have for the game of
    hurling were given full vent on the following Monday night in Thurles'
    Semple Stadium where the evil spirit of 18 years was well and truly
    exorcised...the Wolfe Tones and Joe Dolan were merely served up as
    starters for the main event when Liam MacCarthy was carried to the
    altar by Bobby Ryan and offered up as manna to the 30000 with blue_n_gold 
    blood flowing through their veins. Well done to Babs Babes, we Tipp
    folk can at last hold up our heads again....we"re back and how! The
    junior, under-21 and senior All-Ireland hurling titles all in one year,
    the first time since the early thirties. Look out Cork, we"re after our
    record back!
    
    P.S. I"ve been waiting a few months to say this but its time for the
    author of entry 421.26 to eat humble pie....next time perhaps it might
    be wiser to engage the old grey matter prior to opening the voice-box.
    
    
    Se�n 
    	   
    
    
    
    

    I was at the Under 21 all-Ireland this weekend. It was held in
    Portlaoise. The contenders were Tipp and offaly. There was a huge
    crowd at this match and the start had to be delayed in order to
    allow as many as possible in. The ground in Portlaoise would not
    hold them all.
    
    Tipp won this one also. It was the best hurling match I have seen
    all year. It was touch and go right up to the final whistle. Offally
    missed a goal on the stroke of time. A screaming shot crossed the
    goal and just went wide. Tipp won in the end by 2 points. 
    
    My faith in hurling was restored after this one. What I have seen
    in the Senior ranks this year had almost made me dispair. 
    
    Next year is another story I hope to see a rejuvinated Cork next
    year. The defeat by Waterford will galvanise them  - I think. Congats
    to Tipp. 
    
    Galway need not blame the Ref either. He was equally unfair to both
    sides. Indicipline lost Galway an all Ireland.
       

    
    
    	re: .23
    
    
    	Well said Mr. Denton		:-)
    
    
    
    
    	keVin
    

    Rather than go into the semi-final saga all over again and the Tony
    Keady affair(who was he dating anyways ;-)) lets congratulate Tipp
    on an fine display of hurling and both Tipp and Antrim on a fine
    display of sportsmanship in the final decider. Sure Antrim were
    walloped(by 18 points) but it was no way a weak Antrim team...Tipp
    just proved to be *great* team on the day...they were first to the
    ball,showed great skill and most of all the more hungry!!! Yes
    hopefully Antrim's day will come soon. I have to agree with Sean
    and say that Nicky English is one of the best hurlers I've ever
    seen...he rates with the other modern greats like Jimmy Barry Murphy
    Eddie Keher,The Hendersons,Tony Keady...and any day now I'll be
    adding Pat Fox to that list. BTW a certain Mr Cashman(Cork) has
    a very interesting article in Magill(the one with Willie John Mc
    Bride on the cover) where he contrasts the so called Greats from
    the past with the present day hurling greats.
                                          
    I figure this Tipperary team will be lifting the McCarthy cup for
    the next few years...however if Galway can regroup sufficiently
    we could be in for some *crakers*!!! Cork,Kilkenny,Clare(hi Kevin)
    will not remain dormant for ever though and Waterford,Antrim have
    already proved what they are capable of. That was a good Offaly
    U21 team and I also expect good things from them when the graduate
    to the senior ranks...now who did I leave out...Dublin perhaps Nah!
    ;-)
    
    - Dave 'UP MAYO' Keating.

Two rounds of the National hurling league have been played so far. There have 
been some surprising results. The state of play is as follows.

Tipp have been beaten by Cork and Dublin

Galway have been beaten by Cork and Dublin

Wexford have beaten Limerick and Antrim. Both of these matches were thrillers.

Kilkenny have beaten Limerick and Antrim. Again both these matches were very 
						enjoyable.

This is turning out to be a very intriguing league. Dublin now meet Kilkenny 
on Sunday week. Some matches I hope to attend over the winter are 


	Tipp V Galway   	( there are a few scores to settle here. Is 
				this in Thurles?)

	Galway V Kilkenny

	Wexford V Tipp

	Wexford V Kilkenny   	(Old rivals)

	Tipp V Kilkenny		(Old enemies)

	Kilkenny V Cork		( both these teams are rebuilding so tis could 
				be a classic. I think it will be played in 
				Kilkenny so its not too far)


Oh how I wish that the league was played in good weather - Not on waterlogged 
pitches and freezing conditions.  


		MBr