Think Puckane and you might think of Shane MacGowan and Christy Moore. Molly Sterling, Ireland’s 2015 Eurovision Song contest entrant, also hails from the small village in north Tipperary.

NOEL McGrath was the star of the show at Semple Stadium yesterday as Loughmore-Castleiney qualified for their first Tipperary SHC final since 1998 (the only time they’ve lifted the Dan Breen Cup) after a dour battle with pre-match favourites Nenagh Éire Óg.