Premier pulling in the same direction

Tipperary haven’t set the world alight in the league this year, but manager Eamon O’Shea has been there before and is

EAMON O’Shea has been here before, of course. He was a selector when Liam Sheedy managed the Tipperary hurlers, so he knows what’s involved, even if as a selector you’re slightly removed from the pressure that comes with having BAINISTEOIR on your bib.

“I wouldn’t say ‘removed’,” says O’Shea, laughing. “You were involved heavily trying to solve the problems of not playing well.”