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<p>While regaining his place on the Tipperary starting team in 2025, Willie Connors has a “straight enough conversation” with manager Liam Cahill. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile</p>

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Tipperary had pact with themselves to stick with All-Ireland final gamble

Tipperary surprised many by playing a plus-one in defence for their All-Ireland hurling final victory over Cork.

<p>REDEMPTION: Tipp starlet Darragh McCarthy after their dramatic All-Ireland win - 'You're up in the stand and I say I said 150 Hail Marys beside John McGrath at the time, and he’s like, ‘What is going on here?’ Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile</p>

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Blue to gold: Tipperary's behind-the-scenes insights into an unforgettable All-Ireland success

<p>MAGIC MAN: Cork’s Patrick Horgan. 'There was always a rabbit somewhere to be pulled out of his hat', says Anthony Daly. Pic: James Crombie, Inpho</p>

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Anthony Daly: There are thousands of lads with All-Ireland medals who wouldn’t lace Hoggie’s boots

Patrick Horgan 20/7/2025

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Patrick Horgan interview: 'Very few get to decide themselves when to leave, and to leave when they’re happy. And I am happy'

Inside Alcatraz Prison - Row of Bars and Cells

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The full Pat Ryan interview: 'The past, the future, the pain, the pride, the homecoming and 'absolute garbage'

Cork dejected 20/7/2025

economy

Cork hurling fans' spending in Dublin plummeted following All-Ireland defeat

Kerry v Donegal - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

John Fogarty: Jarlath Burns has to nail All-Ireland final dates – once and for all

Burns has heard and articulated both sides, but the time to give his final verdict is now.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Michael Moynihan: All-Ireland dreams are for someone else now — the Cork camogie players

S Michael Moynihan: All-Ireland dreams are for someone else now — the Cork camogie players

As we traverse Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s famous stages of dealing with grief, let's remember there's another prize to be won

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Kerry v Donegal - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Colin Sheridan: GAA not making the most of cultural goldmines that is the All-Ireland finals

The GAA could do more to make the All-Ireland finals more of a spectacle.

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

Craig Morgan's All-Ireland Final Diary: This is for you, Dillon

S Craig Morgan's All-Ireland Final Diary: This is for you, Dillon

Kilruane MacDonaghs defender Craig Morgan kept a diary of a momentous All-Ireland week for Tipperary.

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: I may as well be an alien when it comes to sport, but the emotions fascinate me

S Jennifer Horgan: I may as well be an alien when it comes to sport, but the emotions fascinate me

The anger and vitriol levelled against the Cork hurling team after last Sunday's All-Ireland final speaks to a deeper kind of social discontent. Namely — if something goes wrong in sport, or in life — somebody must be blamed

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Tipperary All-Ireland Hurling Champions Homecoming

S Enda McEvoy: Tipp deliver thunderbolt, Cork's plight has seeped into the bone

Pundits got the All-Ireland final wrong for the right reasons. The outcome was unimaginable.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

Eoghan Connolly celebrates with the Liam MacCarthy cup 21/7/2025

Eoghan Connolly: 'Last year, you were afraid to walk down the town to get a coffee'

Tipperary's All-Ireland winning star Connolly speaks of embarrassment of 2024 season.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Honesty was just what the doctor ordered for Tipp, says Sam O'Farrell

The medicine student says a frank assessment of last year's efforts helped the Premier drive on this term.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Maurice Brosnan's hurling observations: The sweeper won’t become fashionable. But it will rear its head again

Bryan O’Mara slotted into the number seven role, knowing Cork often favour that wing. Their matchups were on point across every line. Even still, the favourites played straight into their hands.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

'It was lovely to do that before the game': Conor Stakelum on visit to Dillon Quirke’s parents

'It was lovely to do that before the game': Conor Stakelum on visit to Dillon Quirke’s parents

For Stakelum, his younger brother Darragh and 15 others on the match-day panel, it was a first All-Ireland senior final experience.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Ronan Maher and Liam Cahill with the Liam MacCarthy Cup 21/7/2025

S Fogarty Forum: Tipp's seven steps to utopia

Everything a team does to reach All-Ireland glory will be scrutinised by the others counties aiming to replicate their success.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Cork dejected 20/7/2025

S Kieran Shannon: Tactical failings and sideline decisions cost Cork their All-Ireland glory

Cork’s All-Ireland meltdown wasn’t bad luck — it was the result of flawed processes, tactical rigidity, and missed moments

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Shane Barrett and Willie Connors 20/7/2025

S A little voice in my head kept saying: 'Tipp on a run are like a stampede of raging bulls'

Cork fan Séamus Ó Tuama charts the Rebels' All-Ireland final heartbreak over the last two decades.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Seánie McGrath: Cork's second-half collapse raises big questions for Pat Ryan and his players

Cork’s All-Ireland dream crumbled in a ruthless Tipp second half — now comes the hard part: the reckoning

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

'I'd love to play forever': Noel McGrath joins Tipp greats with fourth All-Ireland medal

“I never thought in my wildest dreams that I'd be able to bring him to Croke Park," Noel McGrath said about having his son on the pitch after Sunday' victory. "To win an All-Ireland with him is unreal."

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

Liam Cahill during his speech 21/7/2025

Liam Cahill set to be offered extension to Tipperary reign

The All-Ireland winning manager's initial three-year agreement with Tipperary GAA ended after Sunday's victory over Cork.

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Mark Coleman dejected after the game 20/7/2025

Landers: Three things Cork got wrong against Tipperary

The 1999 All-Ireland winning captain felt Cork made some tactical errors in the All-Ireland final

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Anthony Daly's verdict: As Tipp cut loose, Cork went searching for safety

It's not easy for me to say it but a lot of these Cork players have a history of collapsing when the need is greatest. There will be hell to pay now after the manner of this capitulation

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

'We produce legendary players, suddenly up pops McCarthy' - Darragh travels full circle in debut season

From consoling him in the first minute at Páirc Uí Chaoimh to celebrating his young genius in the final minute at Croke Park. The full circle travelled for Tipp's squad and McCarthy.

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Christy O'Connor: Brothers in arms, Hoggie's wait goes on, Cork's meltdown

An All-Ireland final barely believable in many respects - glory for the McGraths, devastation for Patrick Horgan and Cork, and Rhys Shelly's history-making point

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

A second half that will have Cork searching for answers saw Tipp's record of winning All-Ireland's in every decade intact

Tipperary blew Cork out of the water and if their change of style was a key component to thwarting the Cork attack in the first half, it was their audacity and willingness to keep shooting and not be deterred by a myriad of earlier mistakes.

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Darragh McCarthy scores a penalty
20/7/2025

S Maurice Brosnan: Three areas where the All-Ireland hurling final was won and lost

Liam Cahill’s faith in Tipperary’s youth, a clever defensive plan, and relentless second-half pressure delivered a remarkable comeback against Cork.

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Larry Ryan: If we talked of Tippness, which we wouldn't, we'd think of the McGraths

Most calculations had Noel McGrath arriving into the madhouse after around 52 minutes with instructions to introduce sanity.

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Jake Morris named Sunday Game hurler of the year, seven Tipp players on team of the year

Tipperary captain Ronan Maher was named man of the match for the All-Ireland final.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Jason Forde: 'I said to Liam we couldn’t leave things the way they were'

"We’ve been finishing the games really strong and we put that down to the work our S&C has done," said Forde.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Enda McEvoy: One-point win would have fuelled Tipp for years. They'll sing about this forever

Shane Barrett's goal for Cork just before the break turned out to be important, except not in the way it appeared at the time.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

'We're gutted, but we'll be back': Fans in Páirc Uí Chaoimh pay dues to Tipp's All-Ireland win

'We're gutted, but we'll be back': Fans in Páirc Uí Chaoimh pay dues to Tipp's All-Ireland win

A supporter in the Rebels' Fanzone said: 'Tipperary were outstanding in the second half. The better team won on the day — but we’ll be back next year'

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Liam Cahill with Pat Ryan after the game 20/7/2025

'I wish it was anybody bar him': Liam Cahill's respect for Cork boss after Tipperary victory

Cahill remembered Dillon Quirke after Tipperary's victory over Cork in the All-Ireland SHC final. "I'm just so proud to have had an input into his life," said Cahill.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Tipperary v Cork player ratings: John McGrath enjoys probably his greatest half in a Tipp jersey

Séan O'Donoghue was the star man for Cork in another disappointing All-Ireland hurling final loss.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Liam Cahill celebrates with the Liam MacCarthy Cup 20/7/2025

Liam Sheedy: 'That was a tactical masterclass by Liam Cahill'

Dónal Óg Cusack added: "Pat Ryan is like Cork, Cork will find a way back."

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

In Pictures: Tipperary celebrate remarkable hurling final victory

Tipperary claimed the county's 29th All-Ireland hurling title with an incredible victory over Cork.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Henry Shefflin 20/7/2025

DJ Carey misses Kilkenny jubilee team celebration at Croke Park

Former hurling star pleaded guilty earlier this month to inducing people to give him money after fraudulently claiming to have cancer

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Ronan Maher lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup 20/7/2025

A second half for the ages as Tipperary blow Cork away to secure 29th All-Ireland hurling title

Cork had a six point lead at half time, but Tipp rallied in the second period to seal the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Ronan Maher lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup 20/7/2025

As it happened: Extraordinary second half propels Tipperary to All-Ireland final victory over Cork

An extraordinary second half which saw Tipperary outscore Cork 3-14 to 0-2 wins them a first All-Ireland SHC title since 2019.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary: Everything you need to about the All-Ireland hurling final

Cork v Tipperary: Everything you need to about the All-Ireland hurling final

The sides face off at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Anthony Daly: 'If this isn’t Cork’s time, when is it?' — Pressure rises as Tipp lie in wait

Cork must deliver this afternoon — or face the backlash. Can Tipperary upset the odds and turn up like Galway in 1993?

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Tipperary v Galway - Guinness All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

S Cork v Tipperary: How chaos and calm decide All-Ireland hurling finals

All-Ireland finals hinge on chaos, clarity and character. For Cork and Tipperary, the next moment could mean everything

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Cork v Tipperary - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2

S Enda McEvoy: It’s set up for Cork to get chinned. They won’t

The Cork of 2025 have been consistently convincing and occasionally exhilarating. The conclusion is unavoidable. It’s set up for them to get chinned on Sunday.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Robert Downey and Darragh McCarthy argue 27/4/2025

S Christy O'Connor: How powerful is vengeance in an All-Ireland final?

If revenge is such a powerful stimulus, why haven’t the statistics backed it up?

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Previews

TJ Ryan's player-by-player guide to the All-Ireland hurling final

The former Limerick manager introduces the respective sides.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Inside the Cork hurley workshop behind Patrick Horgan’s scoring success

Inside the Cork hurley workshop behind Patrick Horgan’s scoring success

Former Cork dual star Aidan Walsh now crafts hurleys for Patrick Horgan — built with precision for All-Ireland moments

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Cathal Dennehy: How a Tipp father guided me towards a Kingdom of Stars

Cathal Dennehy: How a Tipp father guided me towards a Kingdom of Stars

My dad's final day was spent doing two things he loved: visiting family and betting on horses. At 5.30 that evening, he strolled down to our local bookies in Limerick to place his last ever bet: a €1 Lucky 15 on four horses in Kempton.

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Cork and Tipp fans set for epic All-Ireland hurling final as Croke Park clash nears

Cork and Tipp fans set for epic All-Ireland hurling final as Croke Park clash nears

With history on the line, Cork and Tipperary gear up for a fierce All-Ireland final full of goals, grit and glory

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Rhys Shelly and Robert Doyle celebrate 6/7/2025

The Tipperary club corner-forward on track for a hurling All-Star at corner-back

Robert Doyle will probably be detailed to mark Alan Connolly in the All-Ireland final

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025