Tipperary 3-25 Kilkenny 0-20: Tipperary player ratings

Ian O’Riordan hands out the marks after the Premier County secured the Liam MacCarthy

Nicky English’s guide to the Tipperary team

All-Ireland hurling final countdown: player-by-player analysis of Tipp’s starting XV

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny to edge Sheedy v Cody Part III

The two managers will send their sides out with a simple message: Do your job

Liam Sheedy: ‘I didn’t see guys who were throwing in the towel’

‘It hurts so badly because Wexford haven’t been there in 23 years,’ says Davy Fitz

Redemption day for Tipperary as Wexford fall just short in thriller

Liam Sheedy’s men had to overcome three disallowed goals and loss of John McGrath to red card

Limerick send out imperious statement of intent as Tipperary filleted

John Kiely’s young team tear apart Tipperary’s attacking apparatus in momentous performance

A huge hunger and honest effort have Tipperary supporters excited again

Tipp getting their house in order has been put down to a special management blend

Nicky English: Impressive Tipperary looking a cut above the rest

Work rate, power and fitness as well as a classy forward line proves a potent combination

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

Dublin spring surprise against Tipperary

Dublin advance to semi-final meeting with Limerick

Tipperary left to pick up the pieces after Kilkenny’s late surge

Liam Sheedy’s side stung in injury time by well timed surge from the league holders

Callinan finishes off Clare in a flash as Tipperary start on front foot

Liam Sheedy’s second coming off to positive start against 14-man Clare

Tipp land a very early blow on All-Ireland champions Limerick

John Kiely’s side fight back in the second-half but Seamus Callanan’s haul proves decisive

Stellar cast to turn out for Amanda Stapleton benefit match

Past and current players from Tipperary and Kilkenny have committed to the match in Borrisoleigh

Nenagh and Clonoulty-Rossmore set for Tipperary final

Nenagh Eire Óg overcame Thurles Sarsfields in the second semi-final of the day

Seán Moran: Waterford were robbed but human error happens

Jason Forde’s goal for Tipperary was clearly not over the line but little can be done now

Waterford refuse to be drawn on goal that wasn’t a goal

Derek McGrath was keen to move on from the controversy of Jason Forde’s score

Jackie Tyrrell: Tipperary have shown themselves to be serious contenders

All that needed to happen was for Mick Ryan's team to be shaken into action

Your essential county by county guide: 2018 hurling championship

Sean Moran breaks down each county ahead of the Munster and Leinster round-robins

Kilkenny’s exuberance ruthlessly exposes Twilight Zone Tipp

Defeat in Nowlan Park means Tipperary have now lost their last five league finals

Danny Sutcliffe confident Dublin on the right track under Gilroy

Former All Star says proper structure is in place for hurlers to make progress

Jason Forde’s extra-time goals seal Thurles thriller for Tipperary

Limerick had hit final four points in regular time before Tipp opened up decisive advantage

McGrath admits Waterford are not where they want to be

Tipperary outscore visitors 1-11 to 1-1 in the second half to stage hard-fought comeback

Tipperary blow away Waterford with stellar second-half show

Derek McGrath’s side could only manage 1-1 against the breeze after the break

Clare finish strong to see off callow Tipperary

Late David Reidy goal settles matters at Cusack Park

Pauric Mahony inspires 2017 All Stars to Singapore win

Class of 2016 outgunned as Waterford man scores 10 goals under the city skyline

The ending of this semi-final was all Joe Canning

Manager Micheál Donoghue says first half seemed to be bypassing Galway star

Joe Canning breaks Tipperary hearts with moment of sheer brilliance

‘Big moments are defined by your big players. He really stood up to the mark’

Nicky English: Galway certainly not uber reliable favourites

Champions picking up momentum but the favourites have been a model of composure

Jackie Tyrrell: Galway and Tipperary know semi-finals are desperation stuff

This will be a rare match in modern hurling where the match-ups are the key to winning

Prisoner admits punching governor in the face

Brendan Cummins pleads guilty to assault of governor at Cloverhill Prison

Tipperary end Clare’s summer at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Michael Ryan knows his side have work to do for semis after conceding three goals

Cork and Tipp set the summer alight and we’ve only begun

An epic encounter in Thurles saw the championship blown wide open early on

Cork’s youthful cast knocks Tipperary off the stage in dazzling show

Cork-Tipp rivalry back with a bang in dramatic Munster championship quarter-final

Jackie Tyrrell: How really good teams avoid falling flat

No better team than Galway to punish you if mental preparation not as it should be

Tipperary’s scoring power proves the difference against Clare

A battling performance by Clare wasn’t enough to derail the All-Ireland champions

Ronan Maher aware of the scale of Tipperary’s task in 2017

Defender planning for club final with Thurles before focusing again on Premier ambitions

Reaping the rewards: sports stars at the Ploughing

Henry Shefflin among the multitude in Tullamore for this year’s event

Tipperary players know it would have been a long road back

Fear of losing to Kilkenny drove team but belief saw them through, says Pádraic Maher

No looking back in amber for Tipperary after six years of hurt

The All-Ireland win that the Premier County have craved for so long finally came about

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