Jackie Tyrrell: Tipp’s roving style makes defending against them a nightmare

I chased Noel McGrath around Croke Park that day, but really I was chasing shadows

Weekend hurling previews: Leinster and Munster championships

Carlow take on Kilkenny for first time in 26 years while Cork need something from Limerick

Seán Moran: Opening weekend casts light on both past and future

Only two teams last year in either province managed to win a match a week after losing one

Tipperary’s quest to put their 2009 Nowlan Park defeat to bed

Ten years ago their rivalry ignited in two league meetings, memorable for different reasons

Clare locals in line for €2.67m windfall with sale of Clare FM to Radio Kerry

Brother of former Tipperary hurling manager and Catholic Church to receive payout

Coakley uses hurling background to weave a novel tale

Former Cork minor a member of the team that beat Kilkenny in 1979 All-Ireland final

Seán Moran: GAA needs to act fast and decisively or amateurism is over

ESRI report confirms demands on county players no longer even remotely recreational

Mysteries of being a Tipperary hurling fan would test anyone

Premier County faithful never quite sure of what their heroes will produce on any given day

Polish coach in line to be part of set-up at Munster rugby

Lukasz Kirszenstein had key role in Galway and Tipperary winning All-Irelands

Rampant Mayo haven't gone away, you know

Roscommon have no answer to Mayo's huge physicality in the middle third

Tipperary and Galway renew three-decade old power struggle

Seán Moran: Since 1987 the two teams have met 13 times in the championship

Kieran McGeeney and the triumph of self-improvement

Armagh boss has enjoyed a remarkably driven career as both player and coach

Spending on elderly cut by third since 2009, Citizens’ Assembly hears

Costs of care for growing older population may require new social insurance scheme

GAA Weekend that was: Do current Dubs match up to 84 year record?

John McGrath and Tipp continue to impress with focus and quality of performances

Dementia cases will triple over next 25 years, says ageing expert

NUI Galway’s Prof Eamon O’Shea says treatment is costing €1.9bn annually

Dublin the shining light of 2016 but sense of brighter GAA days ahead

Tipperary hurlers had their thunder shadowed by an unusual agency – the footballers

All-Ireland final replays: The second time is never the same

Teams, prize, venue may be identical, hardly anything else resembles All-Ireland final

Michael Ryan’s men have learned from hardships handed out by Kilkenny

In work rate and scores from turnovers, Tipperary mirrored the best of Kilkenny

Michael Ryan says priority is matching Kilkenny’s intensity

Premier County manager claims it’s the initial bar his charges have to reach in final

Improved Tipperary can guard against another upset

Munster champions know the potent threat Galway pose and can avenge last year’s defeat

Micheál Donoghue very acquainted with threat Tipperary pose

Galway manager was a mentor alongside former Tipperary boss Eamon O’Shea last year

Waterford find themselves a long way from Tipperary

Mick Ryan’s side inflict drubbing on rivals to march into last four of All-Ireland

Derek McGrath points to work ethic as the key trait for Déise

Waterford manager an advocate of the core hallmark of Brian Cody’s Kilkenny

Cork prepare assault on strong Tipperary side

The Rebels have played down their chances but still pose a significant threat

Michael Ryan’s new-look Tipperary aim to halt Kilkenny tide

Sunday’s clash againsts offers the chance to correct the sense that Tipp are nearly men

Tipperary warm Thurles night as they put Dublin in their place

It was exhibition stuff at times from Michael Ryan’s side at Semple Stadium

Eamon O’Shea could fill a role for Galway hurlers

Prospective Galway boss Michael Donoghue to call on coaching services of Tipp native

Tipp exodus continues as Corbett steps aside

County stalwart won two All-Irelands, three All Stars and a hurler of year award

Hurling All Stars: Kilkenny and Galway lead nominations

Both the All-Ireland champions and finalists get 12 apiece on the shortlist

Séamus Callanan still feels pain of missing penalty against Galway

Tipperary star says team came up short against fierce intensity of the Tribesmen

Galway’s graph rising as Tipp fail to deliver on huge potential

Sunday represented a seismic change in fortunes since the 2010 All-Ireland U-21 final

Eamon O’Shea: ‘There are men in Tipperary who can carry this on’

Tipperary boss - ‘I just feel that we gave it everything every time we went out. We tried to win’

Summer finally serves up an epic to savour

An abrasive and elusive Galway side bounce their way to a stunning victory over Tipperary

The qualified decline of Munster champions

Hurling’s most iconic provincial title undermined by record in All-Ireland semis

The Lowdown: Tipperary can subdue Galway challenge

Munster champions capable of derailing opposition plans to reach final

Galway’s systematic approach paying dividends

Tribesmen’s new tactical set-up under has seen them greatly improve this year

Tipperary’s Kieran Bergin optimistic Pádraic Maher will be back for semi-final

With Eamon O’Shea set to leave, defender doesn’t want any regrets at end of season

Tipperary experience pivotal in deciding heavyweight clash

Young Waterford side beaten but unbowed following a gripping final clash at Thurles

Derek McGrath takes positives from Waterford’s defeat

Manager proud that his young charges put it up to Tipperary at Semple Stadium

Tipperary firepower the acid test for unbeaten Waterford

Waterford’s practised defence will be a formidable barrier but it can be breached

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