[1] The team wore a new home O'Neills jersey with a yellow ribbed neck design and a tribute watermark image of Michael Hogan displayed on the right sleeve.

Danny Slattery, Conor Whelan, Sean Hayes, Andrew Ormond and Mikey O’Shea all started for Tipperary for the first time.

Three points in injury time from Padraig Fitzgerald, Reuben Halloran and Seanie Callaghan won the game for Waterford on a 1-22 to 1-20 scoreline, they had a 1-12 to 0-8 lead at half-time.

[10] The Tipperary goal came from Sean Ryan with fifteen minutes to go with a low shot to the corner of the net to put just two points between the team.

Robert Byrne received a straight red card on 24 minutes for a wild pull across Jack Prendergast, and were nine points down at one stage in the second half.

[11] A week later on 14 January, Tipperary played their second game in the Munster Senior Hurling League against Kerry in MacDonagh Park in Nenagh.

Cathal Quinn, Enda Dunphy, Killian O’Dwyer, Josh Keller, and Sean Kenneally all started for the first time in a young development team.

[13] The team featured only seven players that played in the 2023 championship, with double All-Ireland medal winner Barry Heffernan also returning after having missed 2023 through injury.

Tipperary were missing Jason Forde, Cathal Barrett, Michael Breen, Dan McCormack and Noel McGrath for this game with these players due to return during the league campaign.

[26][27] A week later on Sunday the 11 February, in front of a crowd of 5,941, Tipperary played Galway managed by Henry Shefflin in Semple Stadium in round 2 of the National hurling league.

Man of the match Gearóid O'Connor scored the penalty shooting powerfully to the middle of the goals giving Tipperary a win by five points on 1-16 to 0-24 scoreline.

[32][33][34][35][36] On 24 February, Tipperary played Westmeath, managed by Joe Fortune in front of a crowd of 1,962 in Semple Stadium in round 3 of the National hurling league.

[40][41] On Saturday 9 March, Tipperary played Limerick, managed by John Kiely in round 4 of the National hurling league in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

[47] [48][49][50][51][52] On 16 March, for the second year in a row, Tipperary travelled to Corrigan Park in Belfast to play Antrim, managed by Darren Gleeson in round 5 of the National hurling league.

[55] On Sunday 24 March, Tipperary played Clare, managed by Brian Lohan in the semi-final of the National hurling league in O'Moore Park in Portlaoise.

Tipperary hit 19 wide's during the game with nine missed frees from four different players, Jason Forde, Gearoid O'Connor, Willie Connors and Sean Ryan.

[71] On Sunday 28 April Tipperary played Limerick, managed by John Kiely in their first match of the Munster Championship at the Gaelic Grounds.

[73] The match was televised live on RTÉ 2 as part of the Sunday Game presented by Joanne Cantwell with on site analysis by Ursula Jacob, Anthony Daly and Dónal Óg Cusack.

[74] Tipperary manager Liam Cahill announced his team for the game on 25 April with Sean Hayes from Kiladangan named to make his championship debut at corner forward.

He pounced on the loose ball before firing to the top left corner of the net after a miss-hit free from Diarmaid Byrnes to put Limerick into a seven point lead.

In the 53rd minute man of the match Peter Casey got a second goal for Limerick to put them fifteen points ahead when he scored with a low shot from the right.

[80][81][82] Six days later on Saturday evening 4 May, Tipperary played Waterford, managed by Davy Fitzgerald in their second match of the Munster Championship at the refurbished Walsh Park.

[85] However, one the day he made three late changes to the starting team with Cathal Barrett, Noel McGrath, and Darragh Stakelum coming in for Johnny Ryan, Willie Connors, and Sean Hayes.

[89] Tipperary needed a goal and scored one when Jake Morris’s initial shot from the left was saved before falling to substitute Sean Kenneally who forced the ball over the line from close range.

[91] On Sunday the 19 May, Tipperary played Cork, managed by Pat Ryan in their third match of the Munster Championship and first home game at Semple Stadium.

[94][95] Cork had a 1-15 to 1-12 lead at half-time and scored three more goals in the second half, with Alan Connolly completing a hat-trick to go on a win by eighteen points on a 4-30 to 1-21 scoreline and eliminate Tipperary from the Munster and All-Ireland Championships.

[110] In a released statement he said "Since joining the panel in 2015 it has been a huge honour to represent Tipperary and I will always cherish the time I got to wear the blue and gold at the highest possible level.