THE DISMISSAL OF Kilkenny’s Richie Hogan was a major talking point following their All-Ireland SHC final defeat to Tipperary. Many felt referee James Owens had no choice but to reach for the red card after the head-high challenge on Cathal Barrett. Others argued it was a harsh call that spoiled the occasion. It was certainly […]
FRESH FROM CLIMBING the steps of the Hogan Stand and lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup once again, Tipperary’s newly-crowned All-Ireland champions continued a fine GAA tradition by visiting Dublin’s children’s hospitals ahead of their journey home from the capital. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Manager Liam Sheedy, captain Seamus Callanan and the Premier side brought the coveted […]
TIPPERARY’S EMPHATIC ALL-Ireland final win was a big TV hit for RTÉ, with an average of 804,500 viewers tuning in to watch Liam Sheedy’s men storm to victory. The audience peaked at 901,900 just after 5pm, according to the national broadcaster, as Tipp defeated Kilkenny by 14 points in Croke Park to lift the Liam MacCarthy […]
Barry Heffernan and Ronan Maher dominated under the high ball on Sunday. A YEAR AFTER their season ground to a halt in Munster, Tipperary are All-Ireland champions. It’s a paradigm shift inspired by the return of Liam Sheedy. The 25-man backroom team he put in place includes two strength and conditioning coaches, a nutritionist, six […]
AFTER YEARS OF near misses and falling at the final hurdle, Sinead Burke will finally see a longtime dream come true this weekend. The Galway star, who made her senior inter-county debut in 2007, will finally grace the hallowed turf of Croke Park as her Tribe side face Mayo in their All-Ireland semi-final showdown. With […]
WHEN THE FINAL whistle blasted in Croke Park on Sunday, Liam Sheedy walked briskly down the Hogan Stand sideline. He was joined by first selector Darragh Egan and then Tommy Dunne before they met their target. Eamon O’Shea, the last member of the Tipperary hurling brains trust, was who they sought out and the group […]
TIPPERARY SELECTOR TOMMY Dunne would be in favour of the introduction of video technology in GAA to help referees make judgements during games. Dunne helped mastermind Sunday’s All-Ireland triumph for Tipperary and while the margin of victory was emphatic, the post-game discussions featured plenty debate on the first-half dismissal of attacker Richie Hogan. On the […]
DUBLIN’S DOUBLE GOAL-SCORING hero in the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Senior final, Carla Rowe, is hoping to repeat her ‘dream come true’ performance when Dublin and Cork do battle again next Sunday at Croke Park. Rowe (24) had played in three losing All-Ireland finals against Cork before last year’s big win for Mick Bohan’s side, but facing a smarting […]
STEPHEN O’NEILL HAS stepped down from his role as Tyrone forwards coach. The three-time All-Ireland winner joined Mickey Harte’s backroom ahead of the 2018 season, initially agreeing to a one-year term. O’Neill stayed on for a second season in 2019 but signalled that it was time for a change following Tyrone’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to […]
THE ALL-IRELAND hurling champions Tipperary were welcomed back to Semple Stadium last night with the Liam MacCarthy Cup in front of an estimated 30,000 supporters. The Premier County defeated old rivals Kilkenny in Sunday’s final to lift their third title this decade, making it their most successful spell since the 1960s. Manager Liam Sheedy and […]