Former Munster winger Ian Dowling joins backroom team for Tipperary footballers

New Tipperary football boss Liam Kearns has added highly-rated strength and conditioning coach Dave Moriarty and Munster Rugby’s two-time Heineken Cup winner Ian Dowling to his backroom team for the 2016 campaign.

And having stepped into his new role, Moriarty believes that dual stars Seamus Kennedy and Steven O’Brien must make the cut with the Tipperary senior hurlers to justify their decisions to quit the football squad.

Kennedy and O’Brien were both key figures for the Tipp footballers in 2015 but have opted for Michael Ryan’s hurling squad next year.