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Mon 04 Apr 2008Tipperary produce the fireworks at the Gaelic
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NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE FINAL/Tipperary 3-18 Galway 3-16: YESTERDAY'S NHL Division One final suddenly went off without warning in Limerick. The effect was that of someone dropping a match in a firework factory and, although the game in general had been lively enough, the last 10 minutes were a sequence of flashing lights and crashing noise.
It's not altogether clear that either side enhanced their championship credentials, given the problems each experienced at various stages but despite a low attendance figure of 16,365 this was a great afternoon's entertainment.
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