Honesty was just what the doctor ordered for Tipp, says Sam O'Farrell 

The medicine student says a frank assessment of last year's efforts helped the Premier drive on this term.

Sam O'Farrell of Tipperary runs onto the pitch before the All-Ireland hurling final against Cork. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

For a 19-year-old coming into a senior panel, the bloodletting in the Tipperary camp was quite the eye-opener but Sam O’Farrell was inspired by the brutal honesty.

Unable to emerge from the Munster SHC, the 2024 season had been a humbling one for the group and they weren’t in the mood to sugarcoat it for themselves.