Maher and Tipperary ready to hit the ground running

BEST FOOT FORWARD: Ronan Maher of Tipperary makes his way to the Semple Stadium pitch. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
So it begins. Already the grapevine vibrates with soft talk of the savage training Tipperary are undertaking. Since assuming the post Liam Cahill has wasted no time in making his mark.
The backroom team was announced promptly. An extensive squad list emerged online. Hard at it from the start in order to be ready for road. A lean Ronan Maher sits down at the launch of the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League and reasons that, given their recent form and the calendar, there is little alternative.