Eamon O'Shea: 'The challenge is to get back to the top two'
Tipperary’s new hurling supremo has spoken for the first time following his ratification last night.
Tipperary’s new hurling supremo has spoken for the first time following his ratification last night.
There will be new Déise senior hurling club champions this year while the quarter-final line-up in the Premier county is now known.
A replay beckons after the All-Ireland minor final ended in a draw at Croke Park this afternoon.
Nicky English says that work commitments prevent him from succeeding Declan Ryan as Tipperary senior hurling manager.
Would it be the Premier or the Dubs who are crowned minor hurling champions for 2012 this afternoon? Here’s how all the action unfolded.
Brian Cody has opted to stick with largely the same side that beat Tipperary in the semis.
Shay Boland and the Dublin minor hurlers have a chance to win the county’s first All-Ireland since 1965 when they face Tipperary in Sunday’s Croke Park curtain-raiser.
The coach’s tenure has ended, after five years in charge of the county.
Wonder no more. Here’s the official breakdown of where the tickets from 2011 went.
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Here are some of the key developments over the weekend in the county senior hurling championships around the country.
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VIDEO: Brian Hogan paid tribute to the Kilkenny forwards after they shredded the Tipperary backs in yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final.
… or how four talented hurlers played out an afternoon of farce in Croke Park.
VIDEO: Tipperary manager Declan Ryan paid tribute to his side’s “true warriors” after yesterday’s defeat to Kilkenny.
VIDEO: The Kilkenny manager is looking forward, not backwards, ahead of the All-Ireland showdown against Leinster champions Galway.
There was no stopping Kilkenny this afternoon as they swept to their seventh successive All-Ireland final with a phenomenal display in their semi-final against Tipperary.
Dublin booked their berth in this year’s All-Ireland minor hurling final with victory over Clare last Sunday. Would it be Tipperary or Galway who joined them when they met this afternoon?
Dublin booked their berth in this year’s All-Ireland minor hurling final with victory over Clare last Sunday. Will it be Tipperary or Galway who joins them when they meet tomorrow?
They have faced off in the last three All-Ireland senior hurling finals and those meetings have whetted the appetite ahead of the battle between Tipperary and Kilkenny in Sunday’s semi-final tie.
Shane Bourke and Eoin Kelly have both been left out, despite their recent eye-catching performances.
Unsurprisingly, the focus is on the mouth-watering clash of Tipperary and Kilkenny on Sunday afternoon. Here’s the line-up.
‘To win the All-Ireland final you are going to have to beat all the best teams in the country no matter where you meet them along the way,’ says the Premier boss.
TheScore.ie’s hurling analyst Daithi Regan feels last Sunday’s result between Galway and Cork could be a critical factor in determining this Sunday’s result between Kilkenny and Tipperary.
Hailing from Mullinahone has lead the Tipperary captain to savour battles with near neighbours Kilkenny.
Kilkenny’s decision to work away from the public eye since the Leinster final has benefitted them, according to the O’Loughlin Gaels defender.
Last year’s All-Ireland winning captain has confirmed he is fit for next Sunday’s clash with Kilkenny in Croke Park.
The Tipperary star says his side can beat the Cats on Sunday, provided they play to their potential.
Let the debate begin. Here are the frontrunners for the 2012 Allstar hurling awards ahead of the start of the All-Ireland semi-final action this weekend.
Here are some of the areas of debate that emerged from last night’s clash in Ennis.
There was late drama in Cusack Park in Ennis tonight as Clare grabbed the Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21 hurling crown against Tipperary in sensational fashion.
U21 hurling was the focus tonight in Cusack Park as Clare and Tipperary squared off in the Munster final. Here’s how the action unfolded.
The Banner attacking star has Tipperary links ahead of tonight’s eagerly-awaited Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC final between the counties.
There is a huge crowd expected in Ennis tonight for the all-ticket clash between Clare and Tipperary with provincial U21 hurling honors up for grabs.
With his studies complete, the Silvermines youngster is focused on hurling now ahead of tomorrow’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC final against Clare.
The first of this year’s All-Ireland minor football quarter-finals took place today in Croke Park. We were live with all the action as Tipperary and Mayo squared off.
The contenders for this year’s All-Ireland minor football title will be whittled down to four this weekend.
The Kilkenny squad went back to basics after the Leinster final defeat according to their star midfielder.
There was a place in the All-Ireland senior football quarter-finals at stake in Mullingar today as Tipperary and Down went head to head. Here’s how it all unfolded.
Conor Garvey, Conor Maginn, Eoin McCartan and Kevin Duffin have all been selected to start.