THE fallout from their controversial meeting in the decider three years ago has finally been consigned to history after Portumna and Loughrea played out a game in Pearse Stadium yesterday that was relatively incident-free – apart from the issuing of one red card.

NOT unexpectedly, following their 24-points runaway win over Limerick in the penultimate stage, Tipperary have chosen the same starting side for Sunday’s glamour All-Ireland SHC final clash with Kilkenny at Croke Park.