FORMER Munster Council Chairman Christy Cooney is to mediate in the row between the Tipperary football board, the county board and the senior football side.

The Tipperary county board is set to discuss the county's football management options at its meeting tonight.

Tipperary County Board chairman Donal Shanahan has recommended three selectors who resigned from the county's senior football team which prompted Tipperary to pull out of the All-Ireland qualifiers be "debarred" from holding similar positions with any Tipperary team.

TIPPERARY’S participation in Saturday’s Bank of Ireland first-round qualifier game against Fermanagh in Thurles was cast into doubt last night.

Allstar Declan Browne has been deemed fit enough to take his place in the Tipperary senior football team to face Down in Sunday's Allianz National Football League first round.

TIPPERARY senior football manager Andy Shortall will get his first taste of competitive action with the Blue and Gold on Sunday when they line out against Clare in the McGrath Cup semi-final in Clonmel (2pm).

Former Laois football star Andy Shortall is the new manager of the Tipperary senior football team.

ADRIAN SMITH, the man behind the collapsed Winter Wonderland event, has been given 10 days to file a defence following the threatened repossession of his estimated €1m home.