Tipperary’s 2016 selector, Tommy Toomey, has challenged the team to spread doubt among the Mayo supporters as much as the players in Thurles on Saturday.

The chairman of the national referees development body insists the policing of verbal intimidation is not being ignored by match officials.

Tipperary U21 football manager Tommy Toomey believes the GPA’s proposal to lower the U21 grade to U20 is counter-productive.

The mini-truck carrying close to 30 Tipperary U21 footballers edged through the town of Templemore close to midnight.

Tipperary manager Tommy Toomey praised the second-half effort of his troops and the confident manner in which they responded to Peter Kelleher’s goal directly upon the change of ends.