Thurles clash still a special occasion, insist Tipp officials

TIPPERARY GAA officials are confident that irrespective of the entertainment value of tonight’s Allianz NHL game between Tipperary and Cork, the official switching-on of the new floodlighting system in Thurles will not overshadow the special occasion.

“To be honest, we put that completely out of our mind,’’ commented the chairman of the stadium committee Con Hogan.

“Our attitude was that we’d prepare in the best possible manner, that we would publicise the event to the maximum extent possible and to be prepared for whatever happens on the night,’’ he said yesterday. “There are events we can’t control and there is no point in us trying to.’’