OUTGOING chairman Barry O’Brien admitted last night that Tipperary GAA’s 2011 financial accounts make for grim reading and represent a “serious problem.”

JOY unconfined for Drom & Inch yesterday in Semple Stadium as they won their first Tipperary senior hurling title, edging out Clonoulty Rossmore by two points to get their hands on the Dan Breen Cup.

AS treasurer Eamonn Buckley told delegates after the 2008 accounts showed almost a 50% jump from the previous year’s figures: “You won’t have success without cost.”

ROSCOMMON GAA suffered a massive loss of 25% — over €500,000 — in its income during 2009 as the recession hit hard.

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.

ALL the excitement of the All-Ireland final put to bed, it’s back to serious club business in Kilkenny and Tipperary this weekend, the senior club championships in both counties at quarter-final stage with one exception.

A DOUR game which endedwith an unexpected splash ofexcitement, yesterday’s Galway-Tipperary clash isn’t likely to live long in the memory of the 4,000 spectators.

Galway 1-15 Tipperary 1-17

Tipperary 3-09 UL 1-08, Cahir

IT WAS one of the good days in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday, a day to enjoy.

TIPPERARY captain Paul Ormonde admits he is ‘still hoping’ to regain his starting spot with the Munster finalists.

Benny Dunne loses out to Seamus Callinan in the Tipp senior hurling starting line-up to face Cork on Sunday in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

NOT a red card in sight. Instead, a cracking contest in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday, played in the fine spirit which embellishes the game of hurling when showcased at its best and, by general consensus, the Allianz National League title was won by the best team on the day.

Kilkenny 1-10 Tipperary 1-15

SUNDAY’S WELL all but secured their senior status with a 28-21 triumph over relegation-threatened Waterpark in the All-Ireland League Division Three at Musgrave Park yesterday.

The Tipperary Senior Hurling team to play Limerick in Sunday's Allianz National Hurling league clash at Semple Stadium shows four changes from the side that defeated Offaly last weekend.

A quad muscle injury has kept Paul Kelly out of the Tipperary team to take Limerick in Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 2pm).

Toomevara attacker Francis Devanney has been drafted into the Tipperary side for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Waterford at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has made wholesale changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division One quarter-final tussle with Offaly (Semple Stadium, throw-in 2.15pm).

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has chopped and changed his side for next Sunday's NHL Division 1B game with Laois.

With a break in the National Hurling League next weekend, Munster giants Tipperary and Clare have teed up an enticing challenge match for Sunday at Templederry (throw-in 2.30pm).

WHILE last Sunday’s senior All-Ireland hurling loss to Kilkenny will still be weighing heavily on the minds of most of the Tipperary lads, the period of mourning lasted all of 24 hours for ace corner-forward Eoin Kelly.

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