Tipperary gave everything, says emotional Eamon O’Shea

A departing Eamon O’Shea had to take a sip of water before addressing a question about this, his final game as Tipperary manager.

Clearly emotional as he passed the baton onto selector Michael Ryan, the Galway-based economics professor bowed out not as he would have wished but defiant about the prospects of this team in the years ahead. The Tuesdays and Thursdays in training, he said, were the most special he’s had in sport.

After acknowledging his team on the day had lacked fluidity, he said: “Look, the defeat is a defeat, you know what I mean. I had my innings with Tipp. It was bloody, it was great. We did what we could. We tried to play the game in a particular way. There are men in Tipperary who can carry this on.