Newport GAA
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Newport GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
gaelic football
and hurling
club located in the town of Newport
in County Tipperary
, Ireland
. The club is part of the North Division of Tipperary GAA
.
It has 4 changing rooms(Home on right) both have showering and toilet facilities. With a Club house at the end with many Newport bits of GAA memorabilia as well as a kitchen a Referee's room while a meeting room also in the building. There are three pitches, a main pitch with a stand and great floodlight facilities. Separating the two Juvenile pitches and the main pitch is a hurling wall. The Juvenile pitch is very well designed with "The Hill" behind the far goal where the younger supporters watch on from. The Juvenile pitch is also floodlit, while the even younger teams(U8-10) play in a junior pitch with smaller goals and a shorter pitch. The U8-10s train in the GYM in the winter beside St.Mary's Secondary School. While the rest train in the Ball Alley's beside the Tech Collage in Newport, while the pitch is unplayable.
In early 2009 Conor was named as Tipperary vice Captain.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and hurling
Hurling
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club located in the town of Newport
Newport, County Tipperary
Newport is a town in North Tipperary in Ireland. It is part of the parish of Newport, Bridhill and Toor which is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is in the barony of Owney and Arra.-Location:...
in County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. The club is part of the North Division of Tipperary GAA
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
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Lacken Park
Named after the Ryan name Lacken. Known locally as "The Park", it has been a fortress for all age groups.It has 4 changing rooms(Home on right) both have showering and toilet facilities. With a Club house at the end with many Newport bits of GAA memorabilia as well as a kitchen a Referee's room while a meeting room also in the building. There are three pitches, a main pitch with a stand and great floodlight facilities. Separating the two Juvenile pitches and the main pitch is a hurling wall. The Juvenile pitch is very well designed with "The Hill" behind the far goal where the younger supporters watch on from. The Juvenile pitch is also floodlit, while the even younger teams(U8-10) play in a junior pitch with smaller goals and a shorter pitch. The U8-10s train in the GYM in the winter beside St.Mary's Secondary School. While the rest train in the Ball Alley's beside the Tech Collage in Newport, while the pitch is unplayable.
Conor O'Mahony
The Newport captain in 2008 became the 1st Newport man to win an All-Star.In early 2009 Conor was named as Tipperary vice Captain.