'I wish it was anybody bar him': Liam Cahill's respect for Cork boss after Tipperary victory

Cahill remembered Dillon Quirke after Tipperary's victory over Cork in the All-Ireland SHC final.  "I'm just so proud to have had an input into his life," said Cahill.

RESPECT: Tipperary manager Liam Cahill with Cork manager Pat Ryan after the All-Ireland hurling final. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Tipperary manager Liam Cahill received a message from Dillon Quirke's father on his way to Croke Park.

“Dillon is with us every day,” the victorious manager said after Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final victory over Cork. “When we started out on this journey in 2023, we were all hit with the devastating tragedy of what happened to Dillon. I was 50 yards from it, the day it happened in Semple Stadium, and I'll never forget it. And it had a huge effect on our dressing-room. It was a really difficult year, 2023 - and 2024 - around everybody trying to cope with it in their own way.