A second string Tipperary side eased to victory against a strong Munster selection in a charity game at Nenagh on Saturday which raised over €7,000 for Breast Cancer Ireland.

TIPPERARY held off a second-half comeback from Dublin to emerge victorious in a high scoring senior hurling challenge at Geraldine Park, Athy, Co Kildare last night to commemorate the replayed All-Ireland final played between the counties at this venue in 1909.

LIAM SHEEDY has named an unchanged side for this Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final against Killkenny – and yet one that differs considerably to the corresponding fixture 12 months ago.

LIMERICK GAA chiefs are prepared to wait until the October meeting of the county board before ratifying their new hurling boss, insisting they won’t rush the Independent Appointments Committee into making a decision.

TIPPERARY wing-forward Pat Kerwick has been ruled out of contention for a place in the All-Ireland semi-final clash with Munster champions Waterford on Sunday week in Croke Park and manager Liam Sheedy believes he may be out for the rest of Killenaule’s club season too.

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has revealed tonight that Pat Kerwick is a major injury doubt ahead of the Premier County's Munster SHC opener against Cork at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday week.

TIPPERARY are nursing a number of injury concerns ahead of the Munster SHC quarter-final showdown with Cork on Sunday week following a low key challenge outing against Clare in Thurles last night.

LAR CORBETT has played down the significance of Tipperary’s 25-point defeat of Dublin in a challenge match earlier this week.

FIVE-TIME All Star Eoin Kelly shot 2-6 last night as Tipperary demolished Dublin by 25 points in a senior hurling challenge at Nenagh’s McDonagh Park.

THE fare was lacklustre in Tullamore yesterday but this NHL Division 1 match concluded in a blaze of drama.

CHAMPIONS Clare scored a notable early season victory with a hard-fought two-point win over Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Trophy under lights in Borrisoleigh last night.

Kilkenny 2-22 Tipperary 0-23

For a county that calls itself ‘the Home of Hurling’, the gifts have not been coming in abundance for the Tipperary senior panel in recent years.

1. TS and TN number-plates whizzed by – at 120kmph, if any gardaí are reading – as I drove to Dublin yesterday, and it struck me that this county was in a hurry.

AS I made my way from Croke Park yesterday I met a number of people, from different counties, and all were saying more or less the same thing – “shocking match, you won’t have much to write about.”

Tipperary 6-19 Limerick 2-07

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has announced his side ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Limerick at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Tipperary 4-14 Waterford 2-16

THE High Court has ruled that rape victim Lavinia Kerwick is not entitled to have a combined libel, privacy and personal injury proceedings brought by her against the Sunday World heard before a jury.

TONY BROWNE is named at midfield on the Waterford team for tomorrow’s Munster SHC semi-final replay against Limerick at Semple Stadium, the veteran Mount Sion clubman’s first championship start since last year’s All-Ireland final.

TIPPERARY and Limerick received massive pre-championship boosts last night as cousins Eoin Kelly and Ollie Moran made their first appearances of the 2009 season for their respective counties in a senior hurling challenge.

WATERFORD 1-12 TIPPERARY 2-13

Waterford 1-20 Tipperary 1-18

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has made two changes to his team for Sunday's Munster SHC final against Clare at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 4pm).

Limerick 0-18 Tipperary 0-12