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

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

The two managers will send their sides out with a simple message: Do your job

‘It hurts so badly because Wexford haven’t been there in 23 years,’ says Davy Fitz

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

John Kiely’s young team tear apart Tipperary’s attacking apparatus in momentous performance

Tipp getting their house in order has been put down to a special management blend

Work rate, power and fitness as well as a classy forward line proves a potent combination

I chased Noel McGrath around Croke Park that day, but really I was chasing shadows

Dublin advance to semi-final meeting with Limerick

Liam Sheedy’s side stung in injury time by well timed surge from the league holders

Liam Sheedy’s second coming off to positive start against 14-man Clare

John Kiely’s side fight back in the second-half but Seamus Callanan’s haul proves decisive

Past and current players from Tipperary and Kilkenny have committed to the match in Borrisoleigh

Nenagh Eire Óg overcame Thurles Sarsfields in the second semi-final of the day

Jason Forde’s goal for Tipperary was clearly not over the line but little can be done now

Derek McGrath was keen to move on from the controversy of Jason Forde’s score

All that needed to happen was for Mick Ryan's team to be shaken into action

Sean Moran breaks down each county ahead of the Munster and Leinster round-robins

Defeat in Nowlan Park means Tipperary have now lost their last five league finals

Former All Star says proper structure is in place for hurlers to make progress

Limerick had hit final four points in regular time before Tipp opened up decisive advantage

Tipperary outscore visitors 1-11 to 1-1 in the second half to stage hard-fought comeback

Derek McGrath’s side could only manage 1-1 against the breeze after the break

Late David Reidy goal settles matters at Cusack Park

Class of 2016 outgunned as Waterford man scores 10 goals under the city skyline

Manager Micheál Donoghue says first half seemed to be bypassing Galway star

‘Big moments are defined by your big players. He really stood up to the mark’

Champions picking up momentum but the favourites have been a model of composure

This will be a rare match in modern hurling where the match-ups are the key to winning

Brendan Cummins pleads guilty to assault of governor at Cloverhill Prison

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

An epic encounter in Thurles saw the championship blown wide open early on

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

No better team than Galway to punish you if mental preparation not as it should be

A battling performance by Clare wasn’t enough to derail the All-Ireland champions

Defender planning for club final with Thurles before focusing again on Premier ambitions

Henry Shefflin among the multitude in Tullamore for this year’s event

Fear of losing to Kilkenny drove team but belief saw them through, says Pádraic Maher

The All-Ireland win that the Premier County have craved for so long finally came about