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Karen Kennedy (right) is the Tipperary captain. Photo by Ray McManus
Ahead of the start of the VERY Division 1 A National League manager Denis Kelly has announced his senior panel for the league. Tipperary begin the defence of the league this Saturday at 2pm in the County Camogie Grounds, the Ragg against Dublin.
The team will once again be captained by Karen Kennedy (Thurles Sarsfields) with Caoimhe Maher (Burgess Duharra) and Mairead Eviston (Drom-Inch) named as joint vice captains.
The panel is as follows
Julieanne Bourke - Borris-ileigh
Caoimhe Maher - Burgess Duharra
Niamh Costigan , Roisín Howard - Cahir
Ciara Brennan - St Cillian’s
Karin Blair - Cashel King Cormacs
Casey Hennessy, Clodagh Quirke, Eimear Loughman- Clonoulty Rossmore
Aoife McGrath, Mairead Eviston, Mary Burke, Niamh Treacy - Drom-Inch
Danielle Ryan, Jean Kelly - Eire Og Annacarty
Sophie Pembroke - Gortnahoe Glengoogle
Anna Gavin - Holycross Ballycahill
Amy Quinlisk - Kilruane MacDonaghs
Caoimhe McCarthy, Eimear Heffernan - Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams
Clodagh McIntyre - Lorrha Dorrha
Caithlyn Treacy - Moneygall
Kate Ralph, Molly O’Dwyer, Sarah Corcoran - Moycarkey Borris
Grace O’ Brien - Nenagh Eire Og
Celine Guinan, Laura Leenane - Shannon Rovers
Ellen Cunneen, Niamh Cunneen, Sarah Madden - Silvermines
Emma Carey, Karen Kennedy, Lucy Purcell - Thurles Sarsfields
The management and backroom team is as follows:
Denis Kelly (Borris-ileigh) – Manager
Michael Ferncombe (Clonoulty Rossmore) – Coach/Selector
Kevin Moran (Moycarkey Borris) – Coach/Selector
Eamon Corcoran (Borris-ileigh) – Selector
Dinny Ferncombe (Holycross Ballycahill) - Coach/Selector/Stats
Kate Bannon (Holycross-Ballycahill) – FLO/Selector/S & C
Trish Hickey (Brian Borus) – FLO/Selector
Ciaran Hackett (Borris-ileigh) – Goalkeeping Coach/Stats
Ciaran Boyle (Clane,Kildare) – Head of S & C
Kevin Tobin (Moyle Rovers) - Performance Coach
Adam Derby (Thurles Sarsfields) – Sports Psychologist
Ciara Gleeson (Silvermines) - Physio J
onathan O’ Connor (Drom-Inch) – Head of Logistics
Eanna McGarrigle (Kildimo/Pallaskenry) - Video Analysis/Stats
Darragh Ryan (Borris-ileigh) - Video Analysis
James Leahy (Templemore) – Stats
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