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Tipperary on top as they end ‘six-year famine’

Soon after 5pm on the streets of Tipperary and on the roads leading south from Croke Park, the horns started beeping, the flags started waving, and the ham sandwiches and flasks of tea were forgotten as the thoughts started turning to nights of celebration and a winter that will seem less short.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2016

All-Ireland fans draw a breath after heart-in-mouth moment

And… Breathe. The neutrals may welcome another shot at an All-Ireland hurling final after that stunning draw but can the locals in Kilkenny and Tipperary bear it? Will their hearts be able for that sort of tension again?

Mon, 08 Sep, 2014

Long way to Tipperary win but worth the wait

WITHIN minutes of the referee’s final whistle sounding from the Croke Park pitch, the cars were motoring around Liberty Square in Thurles with horns blaring, passengers shouting “up Tipp” out the windows and thoughts already turning to the team’s homecoming.

Mon, 06 Sep, 2010