Players are the real heroes for Tipperary, insists Eamon O’Shea

“Why would it mean something to me?” enquired Eamon O’Shea when asked what this 16-point victory meant to the Tipperary manager.

The Tipperary hurlers arrived into the Gaelic Grounds yesterday afternoon searching for a first Munster championship victory on O’Shea’s watch and pressure hung over the Premier boss to bring an end to their provincial rot; not since 1948 had Limerick secured three consecutive championship wins over their neighbours.

Their poor run of form against the Treatymen was corrected in most emphatic fashion, Tipperary scoring their biggest Munster championship victory over Limerick in 24 years.