Tipperary might be champions of effing Ireland, at senior and minor, but the family that did most to put them there won’t be shouting about it. Noel and John McGrath won All-Ireland senior medals with Michael Ryan’s men, and brother Brian captained the Premier to the minor title. It crowned a tumultuous year for the family. But their feet never left the ground.

Many a campaign was plotted in the front room of John and Maureen McNamara’s house on Shamrock Hill in Clonmel, many a victory celebrated, many a defeat mourned, many a cup of tea shared over the years on good footballing days and bad.

After 33 years in the senior grade, Boherlahan-Dualla are relegated to intermediate for next year, following their 3-20 to 1-12 defeat by Moyne-Templetuohy in the relegation play-off at Holycross.

Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea has trimmed a number of players, including 2010 All-Ireland SHC medallist Paul Curran, from his squad ahead of this summer’s championship.

A top strength and conditioning coach fears training demands placed on leading GAA players are "not sustainable."

On September 29, Loughmore-Castleiney beat Borrisoleigh by 1-17 to 2-12 to book a place in the Tipperary senior hurling championship final.

Tipperary history-makers Loughmore-Castleiney will be honoured with the Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Club of the Year award on Saturday, December 7, at Killarney’s Malton Hotel.

New Tipperary senior hurling captain Brendan Maher has called on the Premier County to kickstart a new era. Maher, 24, was named on Monday evening, with Noel McGrath from senior champions Loughmore-Castleiney vice-captain.

The performance left a lot to be desired but a win is a win is a win, says Na Piarsaigh captain James O’Brien following Sunday’s close shave against battling 13-man Loughmore-Castleiney in the first round of the Munster SHC at Semple Stadium.

Loughmore-Castleiney and Aherlow Gaels will contest the Tipperary SFC final following wins over holders, Clonmel Commercials and JK Brackens, respectively.

Loughmore-Castleiney 1-17 Nenagh Éire Óg 1-16

Senior Hurling titles were up for grabs in Waterford, Tipperary, Kerry, Roscommon, Mayo and Leitrim this weekend.

TIPPERARY SHC Final

Loughmore-Castleiney and Éire Óg Nenagh, as expected, qualified for the Tipperary SHC quarter-finals with comfortable round four wins over Roscrea and Silvermines respectively on Saturday evening.

In times past, the winners of a Cork-Kerry Munster U21 football quarter-final could be almost assured of a provincial title.

Tipperary 2-13 Dublin 1-16

Tipperary senior hurling manager Declan Ryan is monitoring the fitness of defenders Michael Cahill and Thomas Stapleton as well as forward Pa Bourke ahead of the Munster SHC final showdown against Waterford on Sunday week.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

Sunday’s minor final provides Loughmore-Castleiney with a fitting stage to showcase the outstanding work being done in the Mid Tipperary dual club.

CLARE managers Gerry O’Connor and Donal Moloney have made three changes from the side that crushed Kerry in the opening round in April for tonight’s Munster joust with Tipperary.

KERRY manager Pat O’Driscoll has named five members of last year’s minor squad in his starting 15 for tomorrow night’s Munster MFC quarter-final against Waterford in Austin Stack Park.

LOUGHMORE-CASTLEINEY retained their Mid-Tipperary SFC crown with a 1-11 to 0-11 victory against JK Brackens in Templetuohy yesterday, in a game that required extra-time.

LIMERICK and Tipperary are both bidding to break the stranglehold that Cork and Kerry have exerted in the Munster minor football grade, when the semi-finals of the competition take place tonight.

HE IS sick and tired of losing, is James Woodlock, sick of waiting around on the field and watching the winners already well into their celebrations as they accept the cup, tired of the feeling that evening, the next day, the next week, the feeling that just eats and gnaws its way into your marrow.

CAHIR’S quest to go one step better in the 2009 Tipperary SFC shipped a major blow on Saturday when they lost to Ardfinnan in Round one.

Injury has struck down two of Galway hurling's leading lights, with Niall Healy to miss the county's NHL Division 1B clash with Offaly this weekend and Joe Canning emerging as a doubt for Portumna's upcoming All-Ireland club semi-final against Loughmore-Castleiney.

Tipperary are monitoring the fitness of wing back Eamonn Corcoran and midfielder Shane McGrath ahead of Sunday's second Munster SHC semi-final replay against Limerick (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 3.30pm).

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has only been able to call upon roughly 80% of his squad in the lead-up to Tipp's Munster senior hurling championship clash with Limerick on June 10.

2005 All-Star nominee Micheal Webster has returned from injury to take his place in a much-changed Tipperary team for Sunday's NHL Division 1B trip to Antrim (Cushendall, throw-in 2.00pm).

The Tipperary Senior Football team to play Louth in the National Football League on Sunday has been named.

Tipperary minor footballers face into the Munster semi-final against Limerick, at Fermoy, on Thursday evening without key player Shane Ryan who has not recovered from injury.

Tipperary GAA club Loughmore-Castleiney have been thrown a lifeline by the county board after they faced expulsion from this year's senior championship earlier this week.

Loughmore-Castleiney have been expelled from the Tipperary senior hurling championship after they refused to play extra-time during their quarter-final tie with Toomevara last Sunday week.