The Premier

22/03/2023

Tipperary Football Across Five Decades with Big John

No good story ever starts with “I was sitting down having a glass of milk” and this one is no different. A few weeks ago, I was sitting down having a few pints with some good friends and then it happened. Somebody, who should have known better, asked the question. “Could you pick your best [.....

22/03/2023

This week's article from Ronan Quirke focuses on Russia and the Paris Olympics

The first Olympic Games that I remember in any detail was the Moscow Games in 1980. Ireland had failed to medal for so long and there was real celebration when we won a silver in sailing (David Wilkins and Jamie Wilkinson) and a bronze in boxing (Hugh Russell). But those Games were blighted by the [...

20/03/2023

This week's digital edition of The Premier Newspaper

This week's edition of The Premier Newspaper

16/03/2023

We have another variety-packed edition this week. Collect your copy for FREE in shops and stores across Tipperary.

13/03/2023

JOB ALERT - Full-time sales representative

11/03/2023

Rugby to a Welshman or woman is like gaelic games to their Irish counterpart.

Rugby to a Welshman or woman is like gaelic games to their Irish counterpart. It is part of the national psyche and runs deep. True, rugby is a well established and thriving sport in this country but many in the Irish rugby family have only a passing interest in gaelic games. But every parish and [....

03/03/2023

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02/03/2023

This week's edition is in shops now: featuring reams of local news & sports reports, features, nostalgia, opinion, photo spreads, business, farming, politics, social happenings, columnists, community notes and much more. And it's FREE.

20/02/2023

In the sometimes breathless analysis of the All Ireland Club Football final, eventual winners,Kilmacud Crokes were accused of cheating. Well, cheating is a big word and whilst they may havehad 16 players on the field for the final play of the game, there was no evidence that they cheated.Surely if y...

20/02/2023

The story of ladies Gaelic Football

While visiting the graveyard in Templemore recently, I stopped to say a prayer at the grave of the late Enda McDonnell. Enda was a former Chairman of The Tipperary Ladies Football County Board and Munster Council. Many people will recall Enda as a “passionate” man while a game was in progress bu...

18/02/2023

Michael Heverin......On this episode I make my way to The Blueway and meet up with Michael Heverin at his favourite place in Clonmel. Michael chats about coming to town in 1989 to work for The Nationalist Newspaper, what Clonmel was like back then...

17/02/2023

This week’s digital edition from The Premier Newspaper

The Premier Newspaper digital edition February 17, 2023

17/02/2023

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16/02/2023

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06/02/2023

TSDL Youths Round-Up

Clonmel Celtic 3 – 0 Slievenamon Celtic After their first league defeat of the season, Clonmel Celtic were determined last Saturday to get back to winning ways, and did so with a comfortable three goal win over a Slievenamon Celtic side that has been showing some very good form of late themselves....

06/02/2023

TSDL Division Three Round-Up

Moyglass United 2 – 1 Kilsheelan United     Moyglass United’s win in this game, kept their promotion hopes alive for another while, but effectively ended those of their opponents, who have fallen away in recent times, after they had put themselves in a good position to rectify the relegation...

06/02/2023

TSDL Division Two Round-Up

Dualla 2 – 1 Galbally United Dualla and Galbally played out a thriller in Dualla on Sunday morning, as both teams knew that three points would go a long way to putting them in prime position to not just be promoted, but even take the Second Division title. From the off the home side hunted […]

06/02/2023

TSDL Division One Round-Up

Peake Villa 1 – 1 Tipperary Town Peake Villa’s second team bounced back from provincial defeat last weekend, to entertain league leaders Tipperary Town on Sunday afternoon, and came out with a draw that will have put a serious dent into the visitor’s title hopes. It was a highly entertaining e...

06/02/2023

TSDL Premier League Round-Up

Clonmel Town 1 – 0 Peake Villa A Lee Costello penalty twenty minutes from time was enough to give Clonmel Town all three points in the big Premier League clash against Peake Villa at the Dr Pat O’Callaghan Sports Complex last Sunday. Peake Villa started the game without their talisman striker Pi...

06/02/2023

This week’s article by Ronan Quirke is a must-read

Regular readers of this column will know that in sport, you don’t always get what you deserve. The sporting landscape is littered with hard luck stories and what ifs? None more so than the sport of boxing. Back at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Kenneth Egan was 9 minutes away from what would – sh...

04/02/2023

03/02/2023

This week’s digital edition of The Premier Newspaper

This week's edition of The Premier Newspaper

01/02/2023

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25/01/2023

Farewell my friend

There was an outpouring of grief and profound sadness for the town of Clonmel and beyond following the passing of Chris O’Regan recently. A much loved and legendary figure of soccer across Tipperary, Chris O’Regan was a loyal friend, tremendous soccer player and manager, and a trusted work colle...

24/01/2023

Barlow shows Church no mercy as Clonmel rack up another victory

Clonmel 4-0 Church of Ireland A Betty Barlow hat-trick ensured Clonmel would continue their good run of form and pick up maximum points against Church of Ireland. Following on from their 3-0 win over Ashton last weekend, Clonmel were keen to keep the momentum going and secure another good result. Ch...

22/01/2023

Cillian Dunne pictured with family members after receiving The Special Achievement Award at The Annerville Award ceremony at the Talbot Hotel Clonmel

22/01/2023

Joe Franklin pictured with his family after receiving The Annerville Award for pitch and putt.

22/01/2023

Clonmel Commercials GFC star Jack Kennedy pictured with friends and family after receiving the Annerville Football Award at Talbot Hotel Clonmel

22/01/2023

Méabh Russell, winner of the soccer award, pictured with hockey award winner Caoimhe Perdue at the Annerville Awards ceremony at Talbot Hotel Clonmel

22/01/2023

Paddy Turner, winner of the Jimmy Cooney Lifetime Achievement Award, pictured with his family at The Annerville Awards at the Talbot Hotel. Talbot Hotel Clonmel

20/01/2023

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