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It was another busy weekend in the club calendar as Patrickswell were crowned Limerick champions, Cuala and St Brigid’s advanced to the Dublin final while Rathdowney got their revenge on Camross in Laois. Read our round-up of all the action below. _____ Limerick Patrickswell were crowned the Limerick champions for 2019 on Sunday following a 1-17 to 0-15 win over …

2019 All-Ireland champions, Tipperary, lead the way in the list of PwC All-Star hurling nominations with 11 names on the short-list of 45 players. The recently crowned kingpins are represented in every area of the field and received two more nominations than the Kilkenny team they beat in the Liam MacCarthy decider, whose season is rewarded with nine. Leinster champions …

David Power has been ratified as the new senior Tipperary Gaelic Football manager by the Tipperary county board. Power is the former manager of the Tipp under-21 team and was in charge when the county beat Dublin in the 2011 All-Ireland minor final. He has been granted a two-year term as senior coach. According to Tipperary Live, Power will be …

It was another entertaining weekend in the hurling club calendar with plenty of surprise results across the country as the reigning champions were knocked out in both Dublin and Wexford. Dublin Reigning Dublin county champions Ballyboden St Enda’s were knocked out of the senior hurling championship following a 1-29 to 2-15 loss to St Vincent’s after extra time. Boden dominated …

Following his double All-Ireland glory in August, Tipperary star Jerome Cahill has been named as the U20 Hurler of the Year.  The Kilruane McDonaghs man played an integral role for Liam Cahill’s side, scoring 1-1 in their comprehensive All-Ireland U20 final defeat of Cork. Just six days earlier, he was part of Liam Sheedy’s squad that lifted the Liam MacCarthy …

There were plenty of surprise results in Clare and Tipperary over the weekend as the various county club championships begin to take shape.  Tipperary In Tipperary, Thurles Sarsfields exited the county championship after a one-point loss to Upperchurch-Drombane in the Mid-Tipperary quarter-final. It is the earliest championship exit since 2013 for the club with the most county titles. Meanwhile, Drom …

After four months of surprise results, one-sided affairs, and officiating dramas, we have reached the end of the 2019 Senior Hurling Championship. Tipperary were crowned All-Ireland champions following their 14-point hammering of Kilkenny in the final last weekend. Though the Premier County showed promise at times during their Allianz League campaign, we placed them in sixth in our overall hurling …

As weeks go, it hasn’t been a bad one for Tipperary.  Last Sunday, their senior hurlers lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup after a 14-point victory over Kilkenny and just six days later, their U20 side recorded an 11-point win over rivals Cork to become the inaugural All-Ireland champions at the grade. It was an emphatic performance from start to finish …

Cork 1-18 Tipperary 5-17 Reporting by Marisa Kennedy in LIT Gaelic Grounds. In 2010, six days after the seniors won the Liam MacCarthy, the Tipperary U21 side put five goals past Galway as they stormed to another All-Ireland title. Today, their U20s were in similar form as an outstanding first-half performance saw them cruise to victory over Cork. Kiladangan’s Billy …

From the moment he made his senior debut in 2009, Noel McGrath established himself as one of the most likeable and popular figures within the GAA.  The then 18-year-old was named Young Hurler of the Year that year before winning his maiden senior All-Ireland title 12 months later. He added a U21 title the following week. It was clear that …

All too quickly, another hurling season has come to an end with Tipperary lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 2016. Liam Sheedy returned to the helm after a nine-year absence and took a disheartened and disjointed group of players from the disappointment of 2018 to the heights of All-Ireland glory. Given their dominance in 2019, losing …

Another Senior Hurling Championship season has come to an end and while there is still much to discuss following Tipperary’s victory on Sunday, one major talking point is the use of Hawk-Eye.  During the All-Ireland hurling final, a John Donnelly attempt was caught by the Tipperary goalkeeper, Brian Hogan, and he kept the ball in play. However, Hawk-Eye contacted the …

Whether you believe that Richie Hogan’s sending off in the All-Ireland final was harsh or justified, there’s no denying that the decision played a role in Tipperary’s comfortable victory over Kilkenny.  However, as we saw in the enthralling semi-final battle between Wexford and Tipperary, a numerical advantage doesn’t necessarily work in favour of a team. Davy Fitzgerald’s men had no …

RTÉ have announced that over 800,000 people tuned in to watch Tipperary defeat Kilkenny in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final at Croke Park. Liam Sheedy’s men overcame the Cats by a score of 3-25 to 0-20 to clinch their 28th Liam MacCarthy crown and their first since 2016. The final was broadcast on RTÉ’s The Sunday Game, with the channel releasing …

For Tipperary’s Niall O’Meara, the feeling of having the Liam MacCarthy cup back in his grasp will never get old. The 26-year-old was a part of the All-Ireland winning panel in 2016, but didn’t start the game, coming on a substitute in the 61st minute for Dan McCormack, as the Premier County got the better of the three-peat chasing Cats. …

The Sunday Game have selected their 2019 Hurling Team of the Year with All-Ireland champions Tipperary dominating proceedings. The Premier County clinched the Liam MacCarthy Cup with a 3-25 to 0-20 victory over rivals Kilkenny in this year’s showcase at Croke Park. Ronan Maher, Padraic Maher and Brendan Maher were all included for Liam Sheedy’s side along with the panel’s …

Kilkenny 0-20 Tipperary 3-25 Reporting by Marisa Kennedy in Croke Park  Tipperary are the All-Ireland champions for the third time this decade following a sensational 14-point win over Kilkenny in Croke Park this afternoon. It was a case of ‘goals win games’ as efforts from Niall O’Meara, Seamus Callanan and John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer proved the difference though the major turning …