Ronan Maher: Tipp have more than back-to-back glory driving them

Tipperary are aiming to retain the All-Ireland hurling title for the first time since 1965

An extended break during the autumn and winter allowed Ronan Maher to undergo surgery for Gilmore's groin. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

They may be so far under the radar that they are subterranean but Ronan Maher senses the crosshairs are on Tipperary’s backs as All-Ireland champions.

This is the 30-year-old’s third time holding the moniker of reigning All-Ireland champion, and as he knows from 2017 and ’20, it carries weight.