A Junior County championship win in 1974, brought a revival to Holycross–Ballycahill GAA, which resulted in Mid Senior titles in 1978, 1985, 1989 and 1990.

The team was led by Declan Carr who went on to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup as Tipperary GAA captain 1991.

They lifted All Ireland Junior B Hurling title in 2014 under the captaincy of Padraig McGrath, one of the club's finest achievements in recent years.

During Tipperary hurling's greatest years, Holycross-Ballycahill GAA club provided Pat Stakelum, who captained the 1949 All Ireland winning team.

John Doyle won 8 All Ireland medals during this time with Tipperary, a record which he and Christy Ring held until 2011.