It’s been one of the most controversial summers in the GAA’s history. We’ve seen a lot of high profile appeals and suspensions. 2017 has been highly entertaining; the entertainment has provided drama that has not always been positive. There have been a number of negative episodes and here we rank the top five so far. 5. Sliotar Thief Cork hurling’s revival …
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It’s safe the say that ranking this down to a Top Five was a challenge. Thirty-seven All-Ireland semi-finals have taking place since the turn of the millennium, with fifteen of these truly falling under the ‘great game of hurling’ category. Croke Park has seen lots of drama unfold over the last eighteen seasons and here are our favourite five games …
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Having started a two-year term at the start of 2016, Tipperary manager Michael Ryan’s current deal has come to a conclusion. Little of the aftermath of Sunday’s classic against Galway has surrounded the Tipp manager’s future. Ryan was dignified in defeat the last day and speaking to the Tipperary Star, county chairman Michael Bourke made no secret of his desire …
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The Tipperary hurlers have ultimately failed to put All-Ireland titles back to back yet again. But this overall assessment is harsh on this current group. The margins for Tipp were extremely tight this year and while it won’t be back to back titles, the Premier could easily find themselves lifting Liam MacCarthy again sooner rather than later. 1964 and 1965 …
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The first of this year’s All-Ireland hurling semi-finals is almost set to throw in. Little has separated Galway and Tipperary in recent years. One point was between the teams when both have met at the same stage in the last two seasons. Galway and Tipp have also shared the most recent national titles. Tipperary winning last year’s All-Ireland title and …
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Both Michael Ryan and Micheal Donoghue have made changes ahead of Sunday’s clash. There are two changes to the Tipperary side while Galway make just one alteration. After heavy criticism was directed towards Tipperary’s defence following their victory over Clare, it’s not surprising that both changes come in this sector of the field. Darren Gleeson returns to the side once …
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Sport loves an unsung hero or a surprise package. In hurling terms Shane O’Donnell is the name that springs to many people’s minds. He wasn’t a complete unknown to all, having scored goals against Waterford, Wexford and Laois earlier that season, but his 3-3 haul in the 2013 All-Ireland hurling final replay is what he is remembered for. The fairytale …
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Following two rather underwhelming quarter-finals at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh curtain-raiser last weekend, we now know the final four teams in the race for this year’s Liam MacCarthy Cup. Clare troubled Tipperary at times on Saturday afternoon, but were ultimately no match for the reigning All-Ireland champions – the Premier’s All-Star forward line were phenomenal. The following day, Derek McGrath’s …
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Kilkenny hurling legend Jackie Tyrrell has identified Tipperary’s defence as their biggest weakness. The 35-year-old won nine All-Irelands and claimed four All-Star awards during his inter-county career and is universally recognised as one of the toughest defenders of all time so it’s safe to say he knows a thing or two about defending. Writing in The Irish Times, Tyrrell claims that Tipperary’s …
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We are on the eve of the All-Ireland Hurling Championship quarter-finals in what has been one of the most exhilarating hurling championships of the modern era. We have had the resurgence of Wexford, the demise of Kilkenny and you just never seem to know where the likes of Tipperary and Waterford are at – yet both counties are still in …
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After a shock defeat in their championship opener, Tipperary have regrouped and are still standing. With this in mind, we have to ask, does the back-door route suit this Tipperary side? The obvious statistic here is that Tipperary’s two most recent All-Ireland titles have come via both routes. They overcame Kilkenny via the back-door in 2010 and took the direct …
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Tipperary haven’t exactly set the championship alight so far this year like they did in 2016, but they are still in the hunt for September glory yet again. The defending All-Ireland champions saw a drastic halt to the momentum they carried through to the beginning of 2017 from last year’s convincing Liam MacCarthy Cup triumph when they suffered a surprise …
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Tipperary bowed out of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after a narrow two-point loss to Armagh on Saturday in Thurles. The defeat marked the end of Liam Kearns’ two-year term in charge of The Premier County, and the question now must be asked, where to for both parties? Kearns has brought the level of Tipp football to soaring new heights …
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During the week, Eoin Kelly predicted that Michael Ryan may drop some big names this weekend. The Tipp boss has done just that by making two changes, although it’s not the alteration many expected. Dangerous forward Noel McGrath has been left out of the side. The Premier have struggled massively for form recently. After trouncing Wexford in this year’s league …
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So far, the 2017 hurling championship has seen it’s fair share of upsets. Westmeath were very close to blowing these upsets well and truly out of the water before the reigning All-Ireland champions eventually won by 2-18 to 0-15. When the draw was made last Monday morning, no tie seemed a more foregone conclusion than this. All-Ireland champions Tipperary were …
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Here it is. We finally think we’ve managed to create the toughest GAA crest quiz on the internet. Each question is made up of a choice of two crests. One which the senior county team uses, and it’s almost identical twin which we’ve made some slight changes to. The question is, can you spot the legitimate crest from its imposter? …
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Good news for Tipperary football supporters today is that the injury sustained by star player, Michael Quinlivan, is not as bad was initially feared on Saturday evening. Quinlivan was stretchered off the Pairc Uí Rinn pitch around the 15 minute mark of Tipperary’s one-point loss to Cork at the weekend as a result of what appeared to be a serious …
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Cork scraped past Tipperary by a single point today in the Munster SFC semi-final, just as they did against Waterford at the quarter-final stage in their last outing. While there is much to work on for the Leeside footballers before taking on Clare or Kerry in the provincial decider, they are there. If the Kingdom are to come out on …
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