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Tipperary Atone Against Cork In Munster SHC

Yesterdays magnificent display by Tipperary against Cork, in front of 31,231 spectators, showed why The Premier County are All-Ireland champions.

Tipperary came through a gripping Munster SHC quarter-final against old rivals Cork at Semple Stadium this afternoon, atoning for last year’s ten-point embarrassing championship defeat against the Rebel County.

A remarkable second half saw Cork come from seven points down at half time to draw level, before Tipperary pulled away again, thanks in no small measure to substitute Benny Dunne’s goal four minutes from the end of normal time.
Tipperary led by 2-11 to 0-10 at the interval, as last years ‘Hurler of the Year ‘ Lar Corbett and team captain Eoin Kelly struck for goals minutes before the half way mark, aided by no fewer than six of Tipperary’s starting forwards who also registering their mark on the score board.

The second half saw the Rebels take control of mid field and haul themselves level with a run of seven unanswered points, levelling the score, but despite Cork having advantage of the wind, Lar Corbett managed an inspirational point, to again restore Tipperary’s momentary lost half time advantage.

In past matches Tipperary have sometimes appeared to loose steam in the closing minutes of play, but today the Premier County truly turned on the style closing the game with four fine scores, two from Seamus Callanan, who was playing his first competitive match of this year, following a broken collarbone.

Final Score: Tipperary 3-22 – Cork 0-23

Tipperary Scorers were: E Kelly 1-7, L Corbett 1-2, S Callanan 0-5, N McGrath 0-4, B Dunne 1-0, J O’Brien 0-2, P. Maher 0-1 and J. Woodlock 0-1.

Tipp Team: B Cummins; P. Stapleton, P. Curran, M. Cahill, D. Young, Padraic Maher, J. O’Keeffe; G. Ryan, S. McGrath, S. Callanan, N. McGrath, Patrick Maher, E. Kelly, J. O’Brien, L. Corbett.

Subs: P. Bourke for G. Ryan, J. Woodlock for S. McGrath, C. O’Mahony for D.Young , B. Dunne for J.O’Brien.

Lar Outside – New Song From Johnny B and the Boogie Men

Johnny B and the Boogie Men have just released a fantastic new song and video called Lar Outside! This song follows on from their very successful hit last year called Premier Rap which everybody loved, including our sporting rivals. The new song is once again all about our great Tipperary hurling team and Lar Corbett in particular. The video has only just been put up on YouTube but already it has had over 40,000 views. You can check out the video below, it rocks!

To view more info about Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne, a Tipperary hurling legend mentioned in the video, you can check out a recent post we did on his new book called ‘The Rattler’.

Well done to Johnny B and The Boogie Men, this song is going to be huge. You can expect to hear ‘Lar Outside’ on local radio stations like TippFM and even national radio. Here’s to Tipperary winning this years All Ireland Hurling Championship.

C’mon Tipp!!
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The Rattler Byrne Book Launch

"The Rattler," Book is available from bookstores

A new book celebrating the life story of former Tipperary hurling legend, Mickey ‘The Rattler ‘ Byrne, will be launched here in Thurles tonight.

Mickey Byrne won five All Ireland Senior Hurling Medals, seven National League Medals and a record 14 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship medals with Thurles Sarsfields.

Pic. shows: B/R – L-R:- L. Carroll, S. Cantwell, D. Kinane, P. Stakelum.
F/R – L-R:- S. Quinlan, M. ‘Rattler ‘ Byrne, P. Lyons.

Mickey Byrne was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, in 1923 and was educated locally, attending Thurles CBS where his hurling skills were first developed.
Mickey first tasted success as a hurler when he won a Dean Ryan Cup medal, in 1939. Later, his hurling skill, his wit and athletic achievements would elevate him to be one of the great legendary figures of the world of Gaeldom.

The book entitled “The Rattler,” which has been penned by retired Tipperary Star former editor Mr Michael Dundon, will be launched by former RTE games commentator and Co Kerry native Mícheál O’ Muircheartaigh.

The launch takes places in the Anner Hotel, Thurles tonight at 8pm, at which ‘The Rattler ‘ will be present as guest of honour.

Cork Ticket Sales Slow For SHC Clash With Tipperary

Tipperary manager Declan Ryan and his troops expect a tough opening to their defence of the All-Ireland title, when Cork come hunting in Semple’s Field, in the Cathedral Town of Thurles, this coming Sunday.

We may have brought home Liam McCarthy to the Premier County last September, but followers of Tipperary have no memory loss when it comes to Cork’s humbling, doled out to the champions on their first outing in Munster, last year.

Revenge will be uppermost in the minds of Declan Ryan and Co. as they plot a perfect defence, to ensure Tipperary’s perfect start to what should be a truly cracking encounter.

We learn however that the Cork County Board expect to sell only 3,000 tickets for this Sunday’s Munster SHC opener at Semple Stadium.

Rebel supporters traditionally travel in very large numbers to Thurles, and while a few thousand followers are expected to travel up on Sunday and buy their tickets at Semple Stadium, they are now expected to be heavily outnumbered by Premier County supporters.

Last year’s meeting between both counties attracted almost 37,000 spectators to Cork’s Pairc Ui Chaoimh, but it is thought that a combination of a disappointing NHL campaign and the current recession, will mean that some Cork supporters may choose to remain at home, for this Sunday outing at least.

Tipperary GAA Home Jersey Goes On Sale

Škoda Ireland announced back in April that it is the new GAA sponsor of County Tipperary, and the new Tipperary GAA Home Jersey, bearing the Skoda logo, now goes on sale.

Škoda Ireland and Tipperary GAA officially unveiled the new 2011 Jersey at Croke Park on Tuesday April 19th last .

Škoda Ireland’s three year sponsorship agreement, which begins following the 2011 National Leagues, will see the company invest approx €200,000 into Tipperary each year, as part of this sponsorship agreement.

This sponsorship includes both the counties hurling and football codes and covers all grades, minor to senior inter-county teams, over the next three years.

Marketing Manager, Ray Leddy of Škoda Ireland stated: “Škoda has also been building over the last number of years and since our launch in 1993 we have become a feature amongst motorists throughout Ireland. Like Tipperary we too have ambitious plans and we aim to become a Top 5 best-selling car brand in Ireland by 2016. We already achieved a record 5.6% market share in 2010 and with our network of 19 retailers employing 200 people across Ireland we are ready to push on into 2011 reinforced by our new Škoda logo and corporate design which we launched in March.”

In acknowledging Škoda’s sponsorship, Barry O’Brien, Tipperary County Board Chairman said: “Škoda will bring a new dynamic to the promotion of Tipperary GAA both within and outside of the county. The Škoda brand name will adorn all our county jerseys from minor to senior in both Hurling and Football. We are looking forward to working with our new partners and we have no doubt that our clubs and supporters will fully support Škoda and their fantastic model range.“