[20] [21][22][23] On 20 February it was announced that former manager Eamon O'Shea would be joining the backroom team in a support role at the end of the National Hurling League.
Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill); James Barry (Upperchurch-Drombane); Michael Breen (Ballina); Ger Browne (Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams); Robert Byrne (Portroe); Paddy Cadell (JK Brackens); Jerome Cahill (Kilruane MacDonaghs); Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch); Willie Connors (Kiladangan); Cian Darcy (Kilruane MacDonaghs); Colin English (Fr.
[33][34][35] Newcomer to the panel Conor Hammersley, Brendan Maher, Billy McCarthy and Michael Cahill were all unavailable with cruciate knee ligament injuries.
Tipperary had three changes from the side announced with Barry Heffernan, Robert Byrne and Willie Connors coming in instead of Joe O'Dwyer, Paddy Cadell and Jason Forde.
[75] Pauric Maher was judged to have touched the ball on the ground in the third minute of injury-time and Kilkenny went on to win the game with the resulting free from 75 metres out from goalkeeper Eoin Murphy.
Manager Liam Sheedy named the same starting line-up that was originally due to line out against Cork the previous weekend with Cathal Barrett, Joe O’Dwyer, Jake Morris, and John McGrath coming into the team instead of Alan Flynn, Seamus Kennedy, Patrick Maher and Willie Connors.
[89] Man-of-the-match Jason Forde got the goal for Tipperary in the 40th minute when he ran onto the ball before hitting it low to the left corner of the net to put them into a 1-17 to 0-7 lead.
[90][91] With this win Tipperary finished in fourth place in division 1A on 4 points and qualified for the quarter-finals where they went on to play Dublin on Saturday 16 March in Semple Stadium.
[106][107][108] On 2 May, manager Liam Sheedy named the following panel of players for the Munster Championship,[109][110] Séamus Callanan (Drom & Inch, captain), Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney, vice-captain), Alan Flynn (Kiladangan), Barry Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg), Barry Hogan (Kiladangan), Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh), Brian Hogan (Lorrha-Dorrha), Brian McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill), Cian Darcy (Kilruane MacDonagh’s), Conor Hammersley (Clonoulty-Rossmore), Colin English (Fr Sheehy’s), Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh), David Sweeney (Kiladangan), Donagh Maher (Burgess), Ger Browne (Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams), Jake Morris (Nenagh Éire Óg), James Barry (Upperchurch-Drombane), Jamie Moloney (Drom & Inch), Jason Forde (Silvermines), Jason Ryan (Toomevara), Jerome Cahill (Kilruane MacDonagh’s), Joe O’Dwyer (Killenaule), John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), John O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Killian O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Mark Kehoe (Kilsheelan-Kilcash), Mark McCarthy (Toomevara), Michael Breen (Ballina), Niall O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonagh’s), Paddy Cadell (JK Bracken’s), Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Patrick Maher (Lorrha-Dorrha), Paul Maher (Moyne-Templetuohy), Robert Byrne (Portroe), Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), Séamus Kennedy (St Mary’s Clonmel), Seán O’Brien (Newport), Tom Fox (Éire Óg Annacarty-Donohill), Willie Connors (Kiladangan).
[118][119] The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of the Sunday Game presented by Joanne Cantwell with analysis by Jackie Tyrrell, Anthony Daly, and Ursula Jacob.
[120][121] Tipperary had a 1-13 to 0-15 lead at half time and eleven different scorers during the game with every player in the starting team from right wing-back to left corner-forward getting a score, all bar four points came from open play.
[130] The Tipperary team named for the match included Alan Flynn coming in at half-back and Ronan Maher moving to corner back.
[131][132] The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of the Sunday Game presented by Joanne Cantwell with analysis by Henry Shefflin, Anthony Daly, and Donal Óg Cusack.
[138] The second goal came in the 71st minute from Seamus Callanan with a low shot from the left which deflected in off Waterford defender Conor Prunty after a pass along the ground from Jason Forde.
[147] Playing with the wind, Tipperary had a 1-14 to 0-11 lead at half time with the first goal coming from Noel McGrath in the 21st minute when he dived to tap the ball along the ground and into the net from close range.
[148] The second goal came in the 40th minute, a free from the left by Jason Forde hit the right post, the rebound was picked up by Seamus Callanan who shot powerfully to the right corner of the net to put Tipperary into a 2-14 to 0-12 lead.
[149][150] The third goal came from Patrick Maher in the 50th minute when he flicked the ball past the advancing Clare goalkeeper Donal Tuohy, this put Tipperary into a 3-16 to 0-12 lead.
[177] The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of the Sunday Game presented by Joanne Cantwell with analysis by Anthony Daly, Donal Óg Cusack and Henry Shefflin.
[188] [189] The Tipperary team named for the match included Cathal Barrett returning from injury and Niall O’Meara, while Ger Browne comes in to start in midfield.
[190] The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of the Sunday Game presented by Joanne Cantwell with analysis by Anthony Daly, Ken McGrath and Henry Shefflin.
Their second goal came after 16 minutes when Noel McGrath passed into Seamus Callanan who cut in from the right to hit low to the left corner of the net from a tight angle to put Tipperary into a 2-4 to 0-5 lead.
The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of the Sunday Game presented by Joanne Cantwell from the Croke Park studio with analysis by Anthony Daly, Ken McGrath and Ursula Jacob.
[203] The Tipperary team named for the match showed two changes from the Laois game with Barry Heffernan and Michael Breen starting in place of Alan Flynn.
[207] After 31 minutes a goal by John McGrath was ruled out after the referee went back and awarded a point to Wexford which Brian Hogan had not prevented going over the bar 27 seconds earlier.
[230] Jacqui Hurley and Des Cahill presented Up for the Match on 17 August on RTÉ One with guests including Lar Corbett, Shane McGrath, Jackie Tyrrell, Paddy Stapleton, Orla O’Dwyer, Joe Hayes, the Two Johnnies and Una Healy.
[231][232] The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of the Sunday Game presented by Joanne Cantwell from the Croke Park studio with analysis by Anthony Daly, Donal Óg Cusack and Henry Shefflin.
[237] Tipperary playing into the Davin end in the first half might have had a penalty after 9 minutes when Seamus Callanan was pulled down inside the square with the referee awarding a free instead.
[255][256][257][258][259] Tipperary captain Seamus Callanan speaking to RTE after the match said "It’s everything we f...ing dreamed of, we put in so much work and to finally get there in the end of it is such an unbelievable feeling, I’m so proud of that group there.
[278] Highlights of the final were shown on The Sunday Game programme which aired at 9:30pm that night on RTÉ Two and was presented by Des Cahill with match analysis from Brendan Cummins, Cyril Farrell, Jackie Tyrell, Ursula Jacob, Graeme Mulcahy, Derek McGrath and Enda Rowland.
[296] Senior panel members Jake Morris, Jerome Cahill and Paddy Cadell were in the Tipperary team and picked up a second All-Ireland win in a week.