The conveyor belt is motoring in Tipp but Cork’s fireproof confidence is gone

When I was strolling out the Ennis Road in Limerick on Saturday evening, I met a few Tipperary fans already heading for home. The presentation was still to take place but, while those supporters weren’t hanging around to drink in the giddy atmosphere on the pitch, they were still clearly basking in the warm afterglow of an electric six days.

There was a massive Tipp crowd in the Gaelic Grounds. Of course they’re going to get high on the emotion of a double All-Ireland success within six days but Tipp will be the first to admit that they haven’t always handled All-Ireland success as well as other counties.