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 Tipperary are back into another Munster final.
Overall, despite two lulls, it was a master class in hurling from Tipperary this afternoon, as they romped home with a 4-23 (35 pts) to 1-16 (19 pts) victory over Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds, in the 2015 Munster SHC hurling semi-final.
Tipperary’s 2014 ace and ‘Hurler of the Year’ nominee Seamus Callanan hit 2-5 (11 pts) and the uncontainable John O’Dwyer added a further 7 points, as O’Shea’s visitors recorded their biggest championship victory over Limerick since the 2009 All-Ireland semi-final.
The match began with Tipperary playing into the breeze and due to a weak Tipp clearance, Limerick’s Declan Hannon stroked over the first point of the game. This was repeated by Limerick’s Hannon and Shane Dowling again in the seventh and eighth minute. However in the ninth minute Seamus Callanan rifled the ball past the Limerick goal keeper to level the scores. Just two minutes later again Callanan, from a well taken 65, put Tipperary into the lead and which, despite Limerick’s best efforts, for the remainder of the game, Tipperary fully retained.
Further points from Tipperary would follow, right throughout the first half, emanating from the sticks of again Seamus Callanan, Bonnar Maher, Shane McGrath, Niall O’Meara, Gavin O’Mahony, Jason Forde and John O’Dwyer.
Then in the 23th minute yet another goal for Seamus Callanan ensured that Tipperary were right on top.
Points from Shane Dowling, David Breen, Graham Mulcahy, Seanie O’Brien, Declan Hannon and Donal O’Grady did keep Limerick ticking over, however at half-time as players left the field the score board read: Limerick 0-12 (12 pts) Tipperary 2-12 (18 pts).
Second Half Summary Tipperary V Limerick June 21st 2015 at the Gaelic Grounds.
The second half began with Tipperary playing with the wind. The conversation earlier in Limerick’s dressing room appeared to have worked with Limerick greatly upping their pace. Shane Dowling goals a penalty and follows same with two points, one from a 65 against the wind and all unanswered by Tipperary. By the 49th minute the scoreboard read Limerick 1-15 (18 pts) – Tipperary 2-13 (19 pts).
However this was as close as Limerick would get to closing the gap and by the 50th minute Seamus Callanan had answered with a further 2 points to his ever increasing game tally. Tipperary followed with a further 4 points from John O’Dwyer and a goal from Jason Forde, leaving the score Limerick 1-15 (18 pts) to Tipperary’s 3-18 (27 pts) by the 58th minute.
Further points from Tipperary’s John O’Dwyer, Seamus Callanan, Shane Bourke and Jason Forde and then another goal from substitute Michael Breen; answered only by a point from Limerick’s Graham Mulcahy, saw the full time scoreboard reading Limerick 1-16 (19 pts) Tipperary 4-23 (35 pts).
Tipperary Scorers: Callanan (2-5), J. O’Dwyer (0-7), J. Forde (1-3), P. Maher (0-3), M. Breen (1-0) S. McGrath (0-2), N. O’Meara (0-1), J. Woodlock (0-1), S. Bourke (0-1)
Tipperary Team: D. Gleeson, P. Stapleton, J. Barry, C. O’Brien, K. Bergin, P. Maher, R. Maher, J. Woodlock, S. McGrath, J. Forde, B. Maher, P. Maher, J. O’Dwyer, S. Callanan and N. O’Meara.
Subs: M. Cahill for P. Stapleton, M. Breen for S. Callanan and S. Bourke for N. O’Meara.
Referee: B. Gavin (Co. Offaly).
 Mr Michael Morris A full investigation is now under way following the death of a 30 year old Co. Tipperary man who was found dead on Monday last, while on a hiking holiday in Argentina. The death is understood to have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.
The man, named locally as Mr Christopher Morris; the son of well-known former professional jockey and horse trainer Mr Michael Morris, from Fethard, Co. Tipperary, (latter third son of Lord and Lady Killanin, former president of the International Olympic Committee from 1972 to 1980) was found dead, at an apartment in the Mendoza Province of Argentina.
The dead man’s father, Tipperary resident Mr Michael (‘Mouse’) Morris has been a prominent figure in Irish National Hunt racing for over 30 years.
The body of Mr Christopher Morris was found in an apartment, together with his that of a flatmate.
The Department of Foreign Affairs state that they are aware of the case and are providing consular assistance to the Morris family.
Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis.
Author Liam Ó Donnchú’s long-awaited biography of ‘Tom Semple and The Thurles Blues’ will, I am happy to relate, be launched at the Thurles Sarsfields Centre, (beside Semple Stadium, Thurles), on Saturday June 13th at 8:00 p.m.
Tom Semple, a GAA icon and whose name is immortalised in the name “Semple Stadium” here in Thurles, is synonymous worldwide with the game of hurling, having led the legendary ‘Thurles Blues’ to All-Ireland glory in 1906 and 1908.
The Book’s Contents:
This well researched publication will discuss in great detail these earlier heroes of the ‘camán’ (Irish: Hurl), together with Tom Semple’s training regime and tactics. Readers can follow ‘The Blues’ on their amazing tour in 1910 to Brussels in Belgium and historic Fontenoy in France. They can also learn the fascinating story of the early years of the Thurles Sports field; now Semple Stadium, and how same developed into today’s ‘Field of Legends’. They can observe the role played by Tomas Semple and others in the local War of Independence and which is also detailed in this hardback publication; containing more than 400 truly well researched and fascinating pages.
The book is beautifully illustrated throughout and offers new insights, in many cases erased through time, into the life and times of a yesteryear.
Note: All are welcome to attend this book-launch and books costing €30 will be available from bookshops in Tipperary or signed copies can be ordered by post (€35) from the author: Liam Ó Donnchú, Lár na Páirce, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
The burial place of Tom Semple can be located in the grounds (north side) of St Mary’s Churchyard, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, close to St Mary’s Famine Museum.
Thurles Leisure Centre gym remained closed to the public today (Sunday 12th April) to allow for staff training in final preparations ahead of the re-opening of Thurles swimming pool tomorrow.
This magnificent leisure facility here in Thurles has been closed for 11 months after tiles had been identified as lifting from the base of the pool, during May of 2014.
 Now it is all systems go for tomorrow morning with the pool fully refilled with water and the temperature brought up to correct levels, [Between 77° to 82° F (25°-28°C)].
Tipperary Co. Councillor Seamus Hanafin, who has been most vocal in keeping local people up-to-date on this issue, has explained some of the reasons for the delays over the past 11 months.
“It was a case of ensuring that this project was undertaken to the highest possible standards using correct public procurement procedures. It was most important also that through these procedures, an engineer be identified with the necessary hands on knowledge and experience; thus ensuring that into the future there would be no further recurrence of previously identified structural problems and the inevitable waste of taxpayer funding,” stated Mr Hanafin.
“Once the correct tiles and adhesive had been identified and replaced, it was imperative that expansion joints be allowed to set, before water was slowly added; to give the tank time to properly expand as massive water pressure was increased. A ‘back wash process’, latter which flushes water in the tank back through sand filters, had also to be undertaken to flush out all / any dirt which may have accumulated from previous filtration,” continued Councillor Hanafin.
The Councillor also stated that; “To further ensure a successful conclusion to previous issues the Co. Council had also re-commissioned both the filtration and chlorination systems, as part of this latest refurbishment.”
From tomorrow (Monday 13th April) the Thurles Leisure Centre will re open at 7.00am, as was previously usual for a Monday, with valued customers once more having full access to the Swimming Pool, Sauna, Steam Room and Spa Pool, hopefully long into the future.
 Hawk-Eye score verification technology is expected to be up and running here in Semple Stadium, Thurles, Co Tipperary this summer, 2015, in time for the Munster SHC quarter-final between Clare and Limerick.
This technology was given the green light for installation in several major stadia outside Croke Park at last year’s GAA Congress. However with Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Casement Park both undergoing complete reconstruction at present, this technology is expected to be undertaken at Semple Stadium first.
With a feasibility study of Semple Stadium now completed, it is expected that this technology can be installed in time for the start of this summer’s Munster hurling championship, scheduled for the end of May initially, while using a temporary screen.
Semple Stadium will also host a Munster football quarter-final between Tipperary and Waterford, followed by a provincial hurling semi-final between Cork and Waterford before the second week of June, so for testing purposes alone, getting this technology up and running by May ‘s end would represent good planning.
This verification technology was called into use to decide the All-Ireland senior hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary last September 2014 in Croke Park Stadium, ruling that John O’Dwyer’s final action free, before full-time, was indeed narrowly outside the target zone, thus resulting in both teams having to replay.
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