Angry Michael ‘Babs’ Keating bites back at Tipp board in All-Ireland ticket row

Michael ‘Babs’ Keating has slammed Tipperary officials over their decision to refuse him a ticket for the All-Ireland hurling final.

The two-time All-Ireland medal winner is extremely disappointed that his request for tickets was turned down, given the decades of service he gave to the county.

Keating was snubbed following comments he made in a newspaper column in the wake of the county’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Galway. There is a long-standing tradition in Tipperary, as is the case in most counties, that ex-players and former management personnel receive tickets from the board for the biggest day of the hurling calendar.