Loughmore-Castleiney win third title in four years

Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9 Moyle Rovers 1-6: Sometimes it’s how you respond to setbacks that defines you and that proved to be the case yesterday for Loughmore-Castleiney as they took their third Tipperary senior football title in four years.

Rocked by a goal shortly before the break from Moyle Rovers sub Dara Ryan - finishing a nice move with an excellent low shot - Loughmore kept the heads and had a goal of their own within 30 seconds, Cian Hennessy putting them ahead with a rasper of a shot which Ian Browne did his best to save but could only get a hand to.

Two more points just before the break had the Mid Tipp side 1-6 to 1-3 in front and those few minutes at the end of the first half proved the difference.