Niall O Meara

Liam Sheedy’s Tipp team had too much for Kilkenny in a thrilling hurling finale

Ian O’Riordan hands out the marks after the Premier County secured the Liam MacCarthy

Sending off of Richie Hogan proves key as Liam Sheedy’s side pile on the scores

All-Ireland hurling final countdown: player-by-player analysis of Tipp’s starting XV

Liam Sheedy’s men had to overcome three disallowed goals and loss of John McGrath to red card

Time to alternate big finals on Saturday and Sunday so fans don’t lose out

The tectonic endgame left you in no doubt that everyone was in it to win it

Finding room for the surfeit of talent at his disposal a conundrum for Michael Ryan

Galway’s talisman breaks Tipperary hearts with majestic last-gasp winning point

Michael Ryan knows his side have work to do for semis after conceding three goals

Tipperary flatter to deceive as Westmeath put it up to All-Ireland champions at Semple

Daragh Mooney’s goal save from Westmeath’s Cormac Boyle proved crucial

Cork-Tipp rivalry back with a bang in dramatic Munster championship quarter-final

The parallels between Tipperary 2017 and Kilkenny 2007 are uncanny

Model County were competitive for most of the semi-final but were then put to the sword

John and Noel McGrath grab two goals apiece at Nowlan Park