Person: Denis Maher

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Clarity needed on who is responsible for providing €3m needed to repair historic Cork weir

A Dáil committee has heard that it is “proving to be very complex and unclear” as to who is responsible for providing the €3m required to repair a threatened historic weir in Cork.

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Tipperary SHC: Nenagh Éire Óg come up trumps in battle of the towns

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The coin flicks gallant Gunners’ way

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Epic quarter-final sees Ballygunner come out on top

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Padraic Maher leads powerful Thurles Sarsfields to four in a row

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Here's how the county hurling and football finals finished today

Champions Thurles Sars send strong signals again

Champions Thurles Sarsfields powered their way past Nenagh Éire Óg in the Tipperary SHC at Templemore on Saturday, winning by 4-20 to 2-10. 

Mon, 14 Aug, 2017

Thurles Sarsfields honour fallen heroes

Tipperary SHC final - Thurles Sarsfields 0-27 Kiladangan 1-15: Just shy of a year ago, the Thurles Sarsfields club was plunged into grief when senior selector, Jack Griffin, died tragically.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

A case of history repeating itself in Mayo football?

The current Mayo squad aren’t the first from the county to stand against their county board, writes Tom Hunt.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Tipp inter-county player among recruits passing-out at Collins Barracks

They may not yet have military medals pinned to their chests, but several of those marching in a recruits’ passing-out parade at Collins Barracks have bucketloads of sports medals.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2016

Tipperary SHC: Sizzling Thurles Sarsfields build on flying start to cruise to victory

Champions Thurles Sarsfields were never in any difficulty as they surged to a 2-26 to 1-8 win over Roscrea in the Tipperary SHC at Templemore.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

David Dempsey propels Na Piarsaigh home

Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) 2-15 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 0-17: A fine goal by David Dempsey late on finally made this Munster club SHC semi-final safe for Limerick champions Na Piarsaigh, but it was a game overshadowed by the recent passing of Jack Griffin of Thurles Sarsfields.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Tigerish Thurles Sarsfields triumph in titanic battle

Thurles Sarsfields 1-18 Nenagh Éire Óg 3-11 (Tipperary SHC final): Thurles will wake up alongside a familiar bedfellow in the Dan Breen Cup this morning but boy did they cut this one fine.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Cork must build on a ‘powerful’ tradition, says Anthony Spillane

Cork U21 star Anthony Spillane admits that the county carry an extra weight of expectation at underage level, based on tradition.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2015

Paul Curran joins Tipperary backroom team for championship campaign

Recently-retired Tipperary defender Paul Curran has accepted a position on manager Eamon O’Shea’s backroom team for the championship summer.

Tue, 19 May, 2015

Seamus Callanan’s late free salvages draw for Drom Inch

Match of the day in a busy weekend of divisional senior hurling championship games was the Mid Tipp clash of county champions, Thurles Sarsfields and divisional title-holders, Drom-Inch at Holycross yesterday.

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Thurles feels hurling fever

Niall Cahill need only drive through the main gates of Thurles CBS to see the ripples of excitement created by their spring adventure.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

Stephen Cluxton returns to face Tyrone

Stephen Cluxton is among six changes to the Dublin side for tonight’s Allianz Football League Division 1 clash with Tyrone in Croke Park (7pm).

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

Cratloe make Thurles pay

Cratloe (Clare) 1-18 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 0-14

Mon, 10 Nov, 2014

Kilmallock and Cratloe to square off in Munster club hurling final

Limerick kingpins Kilmallock and Cratloe of Clare will contest the AIB Munster senior club hurling championship final on November 23.

Sun, 09 Nov, 2014

Speedy start puts Sars on road to 33rd title triumph

Thurles Sarsfields 2-22 Loughmore-Castleiney 3-11

Mon, 03 Nov, 2014

Sars weather Templederry storm to seal place in final

Thurles Sarsfields 0-18 Templederry Kenyons 1-11

Mon, 27 Oct, 2014

Leading Question: How well are Sunday’s finalists set for Championship 2015?

Yes, you read the headline correctly and no, we’re not trying to subtract the urine. If we’re putting the cart before the horse it’s only by a few days, because rest assured that — hurling folk being hurling folk — within a couple of hours of the final whistle next Sunday the supporters of both teams will be already turning their attention to next year.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2014

Fanning unhappy as Tipp games go ahead

Former Tipperary defender Declan Fanning has accused county board officials of not realising what it takes to prepare for an All-Ireland final after calls for the postponement of the weekend’s scheduled club fixtures were rejected.

Wed, 20 Aug, 2014

Tipp dismiss ball-winning ‘myth’

Tipperary selector Michael Ryan says claims the team have a ball-winning problem in their forward line is "a bit of a myth".

Thu, 07 Aug, 2014

Tipp quell talk of insurrection as Dubs exit tamely

Dublin 0-16 Tipperary 2-23

Mon, 28 Jul, 2014

Limerick stun Tipp in Thurles

Tipperary 2-16 Limerick 2-18

Sun, 01 Jun, 2014

Kilkenny edge League title after thriller with Tipp

Kilkenny 2-25 Tipperary 1-27 (aet)

Sun, 04 May, 2014

Ryan takes positives from Tipp’s League run

This is a fairly startling statistic of Tipperary hurling: Of the U21-powered team that won the 2010 All-Ireland senior title, only six started against Clare in the recent Allianz Hurling League semi-final win.

Fri, 02 May, 2014

Tipperary make mark and head to final

Tipperary 2-24 Clare 2-17

Sun, 20 Apr, 2014

Clare v Tipperary: Both sides seek to lay down marker

This afternoon, Clare and Tipperary will meet for the third time already this season, with a place in the national league final up for grabs.

Sun, 20 Apr, 2014

McGrath embraces pressure game as Premier answer call

Long before Noel McGrath made his senior inter-county debut with Tipperary in 2009, anyone with even the faintest knowledge of hurling knew this kid was going to be a star.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2014

Tipp shade battle as tactics thrown out window

Tipperary 3-25 Cork 4-19

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

Summer scorefest likely as vital art of defending appears lost

Is there any game like Tipperary v Cork to get people talking?

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

Players can’t show off skills on sodden pitch

I’m living in the heart of rural Clare but I could be by the sea. Looking out my window I only see water and wind whipping up the whitecaps and it makes me wonder — will these games go ahead at all this weekend? Should these games go ahead?

Sat, 15 Feb, 2014

Early days but Tipp ticking along nicely

Tipperary 3-20 Limerick IT 0-5

Mon, 13 Jan, 2014

LIT Tipp far too powerful for Tralee

LIT Tipperary 1-25 IT Tralee 2-09

Mon, 04 Mar, 2013

DONAL O'GRADY: Determination and desire key for hurlers of Offaly

Skill and discipline are the main ingredients in any successful side but top class work-rate and effort are also vital components.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2013

Kilcormac chase one more first

Thurles Sarsfield 1-14 Kilcormac-Killoughey 1-20

Mon, 11 Feb, 2013

Big guns fire super Sarsfields to promised land after battle royal

Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 1-21 De La Salle (Waterford) 1-16

Mon, 26 Nov, 2012

Big games from big players key for Thurles

I left home at 11am yesterday morning, in heavy rain, heading for Cork and the thought hit me — what were the Munster Council thinking when they fixed this game for a place that is neither here nor there for either Thurles Sars or for De La Salle?

Mon, 26 Nov, 2012

De La Salle have set the bar but Sars can raise it

Of the two teams in tomorrow’s Munster club final the club most hurling people would be most aware of is Thurles Sarsfields.

Sat, 24 Nov, 2012

Maher hoping to hit new heights

Padraic Maher is one of the best hurlers in the country at the moment and has the medal haul to prove it.

Sat, 24 Nov, 2012

Thurles to prevail in battle of the Sars

Tomorrow’s Semple Stadium semi-final is the tale of two teams in search of redemption.

Sat, 10 Nov, 2012

It will be a battle, but Thurles Sars have the stars to do damage

It’s hard writing about this game. Having watched Thurles Sarsfields up close from my role with Kilmallock, we’ve tried to move on from the defeat.

Sat, 10 Nov, 2012

Corbett does talking on the pitch for Thurles

Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 2-12 Kilmallock (Limerick) 0-15

Mon, 29 Oct, 2012

Hurling round-up: Thurles Sars too good for Limerick champions

Munster SHC: Kilmallock (Limerick) 0-15 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 2-12

Sun, 28 Oct, 2012

Ryan relishes time on top

All wax and no wick, all hat no cattle, all sizzle no steak — for years it looked like that was forever going to be the story of Drom-and-Inch GAA club in mid Tipperary.

Sat, 13 Oct, 2012

Maher and Sars waltz through

Sarsfields 2-22 Éire Óg Annacarty 1-13

Mon, 08 Oct, 2012

Clinical Drom & Inch power to semi-final

Tipperary senior champions Drom & Inch remain on course to retain the Dan Breen Cup following an impressive 2-22 to 0-13 quarter-final win over west champions Clonoulty Rossmore at Semple Stadium.

Mon, 24 Sep, 2012