Templederry had to survive a late Silvermines surge before claiming a place in the club’s first ever North senior hurling final courtesy of a 0-25 to 3-13 win in Nenagh.

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.

RTÉ’s League Sunday switched its attention to hurling with the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling League taking place over the weekend, and the panel focused on

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Thurles Sarsfields 0-18 Templederry Kenyons 1-11

Tipperary SHC: Champions Loughmore-Castleiney defeated Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-17 to 2-10 in a nail-biting finish to this quarter-final at Semple Stadium on Saturday.

This year’s All-Ireland finalists represent over half of the 45 GAA-GPA All Star hurling nominations with 24, 13 going to champions Kilkenny and 11 to Tipperary.

Having contested one of the most dramatic All-Ireland finals in living memory Kilkenny and Tipperary are set to do battle once more this evening.

Kilkenny manager Brian Cody has made three changes to the team to face Tipperary in Saturday evening's All Ireland hurling final replay.

A veteran of the French Revolution was once asked, years after the savage conflict had ended, what exactly he had done in those turbulent years.

Richie Hogan, Kilkenny’s top player this season, has an impressive compliment of skills — strength, pace, bravery and has a tendency to save some of his best displays against Tipperary.

Tipperary must play on the front foot on Sunday, while at all times maintaining a strict defensive system, suggests Jackie Cahill. 

Eamon O’Shea has a placement rather than a selection dilemma in the key full-back role

Let’s call a spade a spade here, the only positive from yesterday’s double-header in Thurles was the crowd of 43,088.

Tipperary 2-23 Dublin 0-16, Semple Stadium

Thurles last Sunday. One new discovery. A vaccine. When the terrible pandemics look set to engulf us, someone always mixes a potion before apocalypse.

I questioned on Saturday how many tight games this Tipperary team had won, thought this might be the one. I was wrong, they came up short again, and in their home ground.

The glory that was Tipperary, the grandeur that was Limerick.

Limerick 2-18 Tipperary 2-16

Tipperary 2-16 Limerick 2-18

There’s a spikiness about Eamon O’Shea.

Tipperary hurling captain Brendan Maher has welcomed Lar Corbett’s return to club action in the Premier County, saying Corbett’s "presence" has given the entire panel a lift.

It’s been a tough two years for Tipperary’s Gearóid Ryan, two years when he should have been coming into his hurling prime alongside U21 and senior All-Ireland-winning teammates of 2010 such as Padraic and Brendan Maher, Noel McGrath.

Donal O’Grady’s shock departure from the Limerick camp wouldn’t be lulling Tipperary selector Michael Ryan into a false sense of security ahead of their Munster Senior Hurling Championship meeting on June 1.

On the way to the Gaelic Grounds yesterday, the fine weather, fellas having tea and sandwiches from the boot of the car, it made you crave for summer hurling.

Tipperary 2-24 Clare 2-17

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Hurlers have expressed their dislike for playing under floodlights in the past — will it make a difference at Croke Park tomorrow evening?

Toomevara conjured up a dramatic late rally to pip outsiders Templederry 0-24 to 2-17 in a thrilling SHC round three tie at Nenagh.

Toomevara swooped late for two injury time goals for a 3-21 to 1-26 win over Kilruane MacDonaghs in a high scoring thriller in this Tipperary SHC second round game at Nenagh on Saturday.

Tipperary may be without Eoin Kelly, John O’Dwyer, John O’Brien and Brian O’Meara for Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 semi-final against Dublin.

County SHC champions, Drom-Inch had a comfortable 0-21 to 0-12 win over Burgess in the third round at Dolla yesterday.

History informs the future.

County U21 star Justin Cahill gave a man-of-the-match performance as Kilruane MacDonaghs defeated Knockavilla Kickhams 1-20 to 0-16 in the delayed Tipperary SHC first round clash at Templetuohy last night.

Lar Corbett will make his first competitive start of the season for Tipperary when they bid to retain their Munster SHC title against Waterford on Sunday.

Tipperary have signalled their intent to Waterford as ace marksman Lar Corbett makes his first competitive start of 2012 in Sunday’s final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Avoiding Kilkenny as long as possible is key to sustaining a team’s All-Ireland interests — even Tipperary’s.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made six changes from the team that lost to Kilkenny in the Allianz League final ahead of Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final against Tipperary.

Expect Limerick to put it up to Tipperary in Thurles tomorrow.

Donagh Maher will start for Tipperary against Limerick on Sunday, making his Championship bow barely four months after he first played senior hurling for the county.

Dublin U21 football star Ciarán Kilkenny will wait until after his Leaving Cert before deciding whether to accept an offer of a trial from AFL club, Carlton.

Tipperary legend John Leahy claims some of the county’s senior team players are not mentally strong enough to compete consistently for the game’s major prizes.

North Tipperary referees will meet tonight to discuss their options as their stand-off with the county board continues.

A whopping 48 scores in thisfrenetic final round Division 1A Allianz Hurling League game in sunny Semple Stadium yesterday, Cork’s Patrick Horgan with a superb grab and smashing point in the second minute of injury-time earning his side a fully deserved share of the spoils after they had trailed by four entering the final 10 minutes.