2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Encyclopedia
The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 113th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
, an inter-county hurling
tournament for the top teams in Ireland
. The match was held at Croke Park
, Dublin, on 5 September 2010 and was a repeat of the 2009
final with Kilkenny
taking on Tipperary
. Kilkenny were attempting to win a fifth All-Ireland title in-a-row, a feat never achieved in either hurling or Gaelic football
. This has been referred to as the "Drive for Five". The game was watched by more than 80,000 in the stadium as well as a global audience on TV, radio, etc. The Final attracted the highest ever Irish viewership for an All Ireland Hurling Final
peaking at 1.236 million viewers in the final minutes of the match, with an average audience of over one million people during the game which was shown live on RTÉ Two
.
The match was won by Tipperary by a score of 4-17 to 1-18.
and Galway
to earn that title. They beat Cork in the semi-final on 8 August 2010. Tipperary lost to Cork in the first round of the Munster championship
and went into the All Ireland Qualifiers, where they beat Wexford
, Offaly
and Galway, before beating Waterford
in their semi-final on 15 August 2010.
Kilkenny were bidding for their 22nd successive championship win and had not lost a game since losing to Galway
in the 2005 All-Ireland semi-final
. In 2009 Kilkenny became the first county since Cork in 1941 - 1944 to win the four in a row and were bidding for their 33rd All Ireland title. Tipperary, who lost to Kilkenny by five points in the previous years final were seeking their first All-Ireland title since 2001
and their 26th title in all.
The pre-match betting made Kilkenny favourites, with Bookmaker
Paddy Power
giving odds of 4/11 on a Kilkenny win, Tipperary were 5/2 to win with a draw at 12/1. Paddy Power also pledged to refund a wide range of losing bets on the match if Kilkenny were beaten, risking a potential five figure refund should Tipperary reverse the form book.
Before the senior final, Kilkenny beat Clare
in the minor
hurling final.
, who had torn his cruciate ligament
in the semi final against Cork, an injury which generally takes several months to recover from. Shefflin attended noted physiotherapist, Gerard Hartmann
, who specialised in such injuries, and recovered to such a degree that within 3 weeks, he took a full part in a Kilkenny training session watched by around 8,000 fans, without noticeable discomfort. Shefflin was then selected to start the All Ireland Final, but due in part to slippery conditions on the day, pulled up after 12 minutes in obvious pain, and had to be substituted. Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy
opted to stick with the same team that had defeated Waterford in the semi-final, the team contained eleven of the players that started the 2009
final.
-based referee Michael Wadding was named as the referee for the 2010 All-Ireland final on 17 August 2010. The Roanmore
club man, who has been refereeing for twenty-one years, has previously taken charge of All-Ireland championship deciders at minor level in 1997 and at under-21 level in 2003. He was also the referee for the 2010 Leinster final between Kilkenny and Galway
. Wadding, however, has been involved in three previous All-Ireland finals at senior level — twice as stand-by referee and once as a linesman.
The GAA opted against appointing high-profile referees as umpires for the final, as had been suggested in the wake of the controversial end to the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
between Meath
and Louth
. Instead, Wadding will use his usual team of umpires from his native club — Noel Cowman, Pat Byrne, Thomas Martin and Noel Crowley
.
free cancelled out Eoin Kelly's opening score before two more Kelly points were added to by a goal by Lar Corbett
after 13 minutes. Corbett shrugged off Noel Hickey
to field a long ball from Shane McGrath
before lashing the ball to the net from close range. John O'Brien added to Tipperary's lead after Brendan Cummins had saved a goal attempt at the other end by TJ Reid, Henry Shefflin lasted only 13 minutes as he succumbed to his cruciate ligament injury, which saw Michael Rice introduced as Tipperary increased their lead to 1-6 to 0-3 after 19 minutes following Brendan Maher
and Eoin Kelly points. Richie Power hit 1-5 of Kilkenny's remaining first-half tally of 1-6 including a 32nd-minute goal after Eoin Larkin
's thrust into the Tipperary defence. Tipperary's six-point lead of the 30th minute dwindled to one point at half time as Kilkenny's dominance began to translate into scores. Tipperary led by 1-10 to 1-9 at half time.
then fired over successive points in the 59th and 62nd minutes to extend Tipperary's lead to five points. Richie Power and John Mulhall
then added Kilkenny points before substitutes Benny Dunne
and then Séamus Hennessy
scored long-range points for Tipperary . Lar Corbett then got his third goal in injury time from a pass from Patrick Maher to seal the county's 26th Liam McCarthy Cup
.
Tipperary's final tally of 4-17 is the biggest total ever scored against Kilkenny in a 70-minute final (the 5-17 for Tipperary in 1971 was in an 80-minute decider).
Lar Corbett became only the second player in modern times and first since Eddie O'Brien
in 1970 for Cork to score a hat-trick in a final.
Tipperary's win continued their unique achievement of having won a Senior Hurling All-Ireland in every decade since the GAA’s
foundation in 1884.
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TIPPERARY:
1
Brendan Cummins
2
Paddy Stapleton
3
Paul Curran
4
Michael Cahill
5
Declan Fanning
6
Conor O'Mahoney
7
Pádraic Maher
8
Brendan Maher
9
Shane McGrath
10
Gearóid Ryan
11
Patrick Maher
12
John O'Brien
13
Noel McGrath
14
Eoin Kelly
(captain)
15
Lar Corbett
Substitutes:
16
Darren Gleeson
17
Pa Bourke
18
Jody Brennan
19
Séamus Callinan
20
Benny Dunne
21
Darragh Egan
22
Timmy Hammersley
23
Michael Heffernan
24
Séamus Hennessy
25
Pat Kerwick
26
Shane Maher
27
Hugh Maloney
28
Conor O'Brien
29
Brian O'Meara
30
David Young
Manager:
Liam Sheedy
by the fans at the full time whistle. This was because of a new barricade
which prevents fans on Hill 16
from entering the pitch.
The trophy was presented from the Hogan stand
to Tipperary captain Eoin Kelly
by GAA president Christy Cooney
. Immediately after Kelly's acceptance speech, Tipperary substitute Pat Kerwick
sang 'The Galtee Mountain Boy'.
The Tipperary team then paraded the cup around the stadium in a lap of honour.
panel. Other nominees for the award were Tipperary left back Pádraic Maher
and centre forward Noel McGrath. The award was presented to Corbett at the Tipperary victory banquet in Dublin's Burlington Hotel on the night of the final, and was judged by panel members Donal O'Grady
, Pete Finnerty
and Michael Duignan
.
admitted that his Kilkenny team were second best to a 'driven, spirited, genuine and full of hurling' Tipperary in the All-Ireland final,'We have no excuses and no begrudgery in the slightest. No doubt about it, the better team won the All-Ireland final' he said.
Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy
was delighted with his teams performance saying "Powerful. Great bunch. they are three years in the journey, there has been a lot of twists and turns and highs and lows. First week in June and a lot of people said we didn’t do qualifiers. I think we saw today what this team could do. We felt today that we were in a very good position. Whether you like it or not, five-in-a-row brings its own pressures. We needed 33 players to do this. I am delighted for that group because I feel they have shipped a lot of criticism unfairly. I am a Tipperary man and a proud one and we put everything we had into this".
Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins
said "This time last year we were sinking, we were really disappointed after losing the final. This year makes it all worthwhile, I have huge belief in this group, huge trust in this family, I just knew the lads and I knew by the looks on their faces in that losing dressing-room last year. "My aim all year was to win the semi-final because I felt if we won the semi-final, no one would stop us in the final. Kilkenny are a super team, but I knew if the guys got back into that arena after what happened last year they wouldn't leave it go."
Hat trick scorer Lar Corbett said after the game “It is no good coming up here and scoring three goals and losing to Kilkenny, the win, that is what it is all about. It is the whole year wrapped up in 70 minutes. What can you say? It is unbelievable.”
Sunday Game
analyst Cyril Farrell
thought that Henry Shefflin's injury was a serious setback for Kilkenny, writing in the Irish Independent
he said "credit where it's due, this was a marvellous performance by Tipp, they did to Kilkenny what the Cats have done to so many teams over the years by keeping the pace and intensity at a high level and by crowding the ball carrier".
Former Tipperary player and manager Nicky English
writing in the Irish Times thoughtthat Tipperary got a day when everything went right and the few breaks that any team needs, "Tipperary were quite magnificent in the intensity and skill they brought to Croke Park yesterday to finally prove that Kilkenny, a great team, weren’t invincible".
Former Tipperary manager Bab's Keating
, speaking on Newstalk’s Breakfast Show defended his criticism of Liam Sheedy earlier during the season and claimed the Tipperary management has benefited from his controversial second stint in charge. "Maybe I passed a few comments about Liam Sheedy and the management structure based on what I went through in Tipperary and I made difficult decisions which might have helped Liam Sheedy in the success he had, Keating also stated that the win had dwarfed his own managerial victories and that of Nicky English in 2001. "It probably compares up there if not ahead of those wins in so far as that everyone feared Kilkenny and their dominance. This was a great watermark for the game of hurling."
by train the next evening after the traditional stop at Our Ladies Children's Hospital with the Cup earlier in the day. They then boarded an open top bus for the journey to the reception at Semple Stadium
where an estimated 40,000 supporters turned out to welcome the team home to a rainy Thurles.
There was another huge crowd in Mullinahone
the night after when Eoin Kelly, the first South Tipperary
man to captain Tipperary to All-Ireland senior success, brought the cup home.
were announced on 24 September 2010. Tipperary had 14 players nominated for awards, winning captain Eoin Kelly was going for his sixth All-Star while final hat-trick scorer Lar Corbett was hoping to pick up his second award. Henry Shefflin was on course for a record 10th All-Star after also being nominated for a ninth successive time along with 11 other Kilkenny players. He was hoping to surpass the record jointly held by his fellow county-man DJ Carey and former Kerry footballer Pat Spillane
, whom he joined on nine awards in 2009.
At the awards ceremony on 15 October 2010, Tipperary won six All Star awards, Brendan Cummins, Paul Curran, Brendan Maher, Noel McGrath, Lar Corbett and Eoin Kelly won awards, while Kilkenny won five awards, Jackie Tyrrell, Tommy Walsh, JJ Delaney, Michael Fennelly and Richie Power. Lar Corbett was named All Stars Hurler of the year while Brendan Maher
collected the All Stars Young hurler of the year award.
Tipperary's Lar Corbett and Brendan Maher were shortlisted, alongside Kilkenny’s Michael Fennelly and Tommy Walsh, for the GPA Hurler of the Year award
for 2010. On 5 November, Corbett was named as the GPA Hurler of the year for 2010, and will receive a new Opel Astra car worth €25,000.
Corbett and Maher were joined in the nominations for the GPA team of the year
by ten of their Tipperary teammates, Kilkenny had ten nominations in total. Tipperary won seven places on the GPA team of the year, all of their All Star award winners in addition to Pádraic Maher
who was named at left-half back, replacing Kilkenny's JJ Delaney in the only difference to the 2010 All Star team.
team completed the double by winning the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
against Galway
by 5-22 to 0-12 at Semple Stadium
to claim their ninth title. Five members of the victorious senior starting team started for Tipperary in the Under-21 final, Pádraic Maher
, Michael Cahill
, Brendan Maher
, Noel McGrath, and Patrick Maher
. Senior substitutes Séamus Hennessy
, Brian O'Meara and Michael Heffernan
also started for the Under-21 team.
On 7 October 2010 it was announced that Liam Sheedy
would be stepping down from his position as the Tipperary manager. Sheedy and his selectors, who found themselves working up to 16 hours a day during their three-year term, cited work commitments as the reason for stepping down and Sheedy thanked the board for their “top class” support.
In December 2010, Sheedy was named the Philips Sports Manager of the Year
for 2010 for managing Tipperary to their All Ireland win.
In November 2010, Tipperary half back Declan Fanning
announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.
In December 2010, Kilkenny midfielder Derek Lyng
also announced his retirement from inter-county hurling after nine years.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2010
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship 2010 was the 114th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition since its establishment in 1887. A total of thirteen teams competed in the championship, with Tipperary unseating the four-time defending champions Kilkenny by 4-17 to 1-18 in the...
, an inter-county hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
tournament for the top teams in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The match was held at Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
, Dublin, on 5 September 2010 and was a repeat of the 2009
2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2009 All-Ireland Hurling Final was a hurling match played on 6 September 2009 in Croke Park, Dublin, between Kilkenny and Tipperary. It was the first time the two teams had met in the All-Ireland final since 1991...
final with Kilkenny
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
taking on Tipperary
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
. Kilkenny were attempting to win a fifth All-Ireland title in-a-row, a feat never achieved in either hurling or Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
. This has been referred to as the "Drive for Five". The game was watched by more than 80,000 in the stadium as well as a global audience on TV, radio, etc. The Final attracted the highest ever Irish viewership for an All Ireland Hurling Final
All-Ireland Hurling Final
The All-Ireland Hurling Final is the last match to be played in the All-Ireland Hurling Championships . The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final is one of the biggest sporting occasions to be held in Ireland every year...
peaking at 1.236 million viewers in the final minutes of the match, with an average audience of over one million people during the game which was shown live on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
.
The match was won by Tipperary by a score of 4-17 to 1-18.
Background
Kilkenny were Leinster champions, having beaten DublinDublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
and Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
to earn that title. They beat Cork in the semi-final on 8 August 2010. Tipperary lost to Cork in the first round of the Munster championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....
and went into the All Ireland Qualifiers, where they beat Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
, Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
and Galway, before beating Waterford
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
in their semi-final on 15 August 2010.
Kilkenny were bidding for their 22nd successive championship win and had not lost a game since losing to Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
in the 2005 All-Ireland semi-final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2005
The Guinness Hurling Championship 2005 began on Sunday, May 15, 2005. The 2005 championship saw some change with the introduction of a new format whereby after the provincial championships and the two new qualifying groups were completed, eight teams were left to face off in four quarter finals....
. In 2009 Kilkenny became the first county since Cork in 1941 - 1944 to win the four in a row and were bidding for their 33rd All Ireland title. Tipperary, who lost to Kilkenny by five points in the previous years final were seeking their first All-Ireland title since 2001
2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match that took place on Sunday, 9 September, 2001. The match was played at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, to determine the winner of the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The final was contested by Tipperary and...
and their 26th title in all.
The pre-match betting made Kilkenny favourites, with Bookmaker
Bookmaker
A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.- Range of events :...
Paddy Power
Paddy Power
Paddy Power is Ireland’s largest bookmaker. Offline it conducts business through a chain of licensed betting offices and by operating Ireland's largest telephone betting service. Online it offers sports betting, online poker, online bingo, online casino games and spread betting...
giving odds of 4/11 on a Kilkenny win, Tipperary were 5/2 to win with a draw at 12/1. Paddy Power also pledged to refund a wide range of losing bets on the match if Kilkenny were beaten, risking a potential five figure refund should Tipperary reverse the form book.
Before the senior final, Kilkenny beat Clare
Clare GAA
The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....
in the minor
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship is an annual competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for competitors under eighteen years of age in the game of hurling played in Ireland.The series of games are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland final...
hurling final.
Team News
Much of the pre-match build-up centred around the fitness of Kilkenny's Henry ShefflinHenry Shefflin
Henry Shefflin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 1999...
, who had torn his cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee...
in the semi final against Cork, an injury which generally takes several months to recover from. Shefflin attended noted physiotherapist, Gerard Hartmann
Gerard Hartmann
Gerard Hartmann is one of the more notable physical therapists located in Limerick, Ireland. Hartmann has also collaborated with Nike Inc. on Nike Free running shoe.-Athletes Gerard Hartmann worked with:*Paula Radcliffe - marathon world record holder...
, who specialised in such injuries, and recovered to such a degree that within 3 weeks, he took a full part in a Kilkenny training session watched by around 8,000 fans, without noticeable discomfort. Shefflin was then selected to start the All Ireland Final, but due in part to slippery conditions on the day, pulled up after 12 minutes in obvious pain, and had to be substituted. Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy
Liam Sheedy
Liam Sheedy is an Irish former hurler and manager. He played for his local club Portroe and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1997 until 1999...
opted to stick with the same team that had defeated Waterford in the semi-final, the team contained eleven of the players that started the 2009
2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2009 All-Ireland Hurling Final was a hurling match played on 6 September 2009 in Croke Park, Dublin, between Kilkenny and Tipperary. It was the first time the two teams had met in the All-Ireland final since 1991...
final.
Referee
WaterfordWaterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
-based referee Michael Wadding was named as the referee for the 2010 All-Ireland final on 17 August 2010. The Roanmore
Roanmore GAA
Roanmore GAA is a GAA club based in the west outskirts of Waterford City, Republic of Ireland. Formed in 1970, the club made rapid progress, achieving Senior Hurling status in 1980...
club man, who has been refereeing for twenty-one years, has previously taken charge of All-Ireland championship deciders at minor level in 1997 and at under-21 level in 2003. He was also the referee for the 2010 Leinster final between Kilkenny and Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
. Wadding, however, has been involved in three previous All-Ireland finals at senior level — twice as stand-by referee and once as a linesman.
The GAA opted against appointing high-profile referees as umpires for the final, as had been suggested in the wake of the controversial end to the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
The 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final was the last football match of the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship, played between Louth and Meath on 11 July 2010 in Croke Park, Dublin. Louth were appearing in their first Leinster Senior Football Championship Final in 50 years...
between Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
and Louth
Louth GAA
The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth inter-county teams....
. Instead, Wadding will use his usual team of umpires from his native club — Noel Cowman, Pat Byrne, Thomas Martin and Noel Crowley
Noel Crowley
Noel 'Noelie' Crowley is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Roanmore and with the Waterford senior inter-county team....
.
First half
A Henry ShefflinHenry Shefflin
Henry Shefflin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 1999...
free cancelled out Eoin Kelly's opening score before two more Kelly points were added to by a goal by Lar Corbett
Lar Corbett
Lar Corbett is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2001.-Club:...
after 13 minutes. Corbett shrugged off Noel Hickey
Noel Hickey
Noel Hickey is an Irish hurler who played currently plays as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Hickey made his first appearance for the team during the 2000 championship and immediately became the first-choice full-back...
to field a long ball from Shane McGrath
Shane McGrath (hurler)
Shane McGrath is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballinahinch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Early life:...
before lashing the ball to the net from close range. John O'Brien added to Tipperary's lead after Brendan Cummins had saved a goal attempt at the other end by TJ Reid, Henry Shefflin lasted only 13 minutes as he succumbed to his cruciate ligament injury, which saw Michael Rice introduced as Tipperary increased their lead to 1-6 to 0-3 after 19 minutes following Brendan Maher
Brendan Maher
Brendan Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Borris-Ileigh and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Career:...
and Eoin Kelly points. Richie Power hit 1-5 of Kilkenny's remaining first-half tally of 1-6 including a 32nd-minute goal after Eoin Larkin
Eoin Larkin
Eoin Larkin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2005...
's thrust into the Tipperary defence. Tipperary's six-point lead of the 30th minute dwindled to one point at half time as Kilkenny's dominance began to translate into scores. Tipperary led by 1-10 to 1-9 at half time.
Second half
TJ Reid leveled the scores straight after the interval but Tipperary responded with 2-1 in four minutes as Eoin Kelly's free was added to by goals from Lar Corbett and Noel McGrath. Corbett lashed his second goal to the roof of the net after being set up by a pass on the run from Noel McGrath. McGrath's instinct to follow up a long ball into the Kilkenny goalmouth proved inspired as he scrambled the ball to the net from close range for his goal. Kilkenny then hit four unanswered points to leave one point between the sides with 16 minutes left. Substitute Seamus CallinanSéamus Callinan
Séamus Callanan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008.-Career:...
then fired over successive points in the 59th and 62nd minutes to extend Tipperary's lead to five points. Richie Power and John Mulhall
John Mulhall
John Mulhall is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.Mulhall made his first appearance for the team during the 2010 championship and has become a regular impact sub over the last few seasons...
then added Kilkenny points before substitutes Benny Dunne
Benny Dunne
Benny Dunne is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Toomevara and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 2002 until his retirement in 2011.-Club:...
and then Séamus Hennessy
Séamus Hennessy
Séamus Hennessy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:...
scored long-range points for Tipperary . Lar Corbett then got his third goal in injury time from a pass from Patrick Maher to seal the county's 26th Liam McCarthy Cup
Liam McCarthy Cup
The MacCarthy Perpetual Challenge Cup is a trophy awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the hurling team that wins the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.-The trophy:...
.
Tipperary's final tally of 4-17 is the biggest total ever scored against Kilkenny in a 70-minute final (the 5-17 for Tipperary in 1971 was in an 80-minute decider).
Lar Corbett became only the second player in modern times and first since Eddie O'Brien
Eddie O'Brien (hurler)
Eddie O'Brien is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Passage and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
in 1970 for Cork to score a hat-trick in a final.
Tipperary's win continued their unique achievement of having won a Senior Hurling All-Ireland in every decade since the GAA’s
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
foundation in 1884.
Match details
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| 2 | John Dalton John Dalton (hurler) John Dalton is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a substitute corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Dalton joined the team during the 2006 championship, however, it took two years before he became a regular member of the starting fifteen... |
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| 3 | Noel Hickey Noel Hickey Noel Hickey is an Irish hurler who played currently plays as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Hickey made his first appearance for the team during the 2000 championship and immediately became the first-choice full-back... |
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| 4 | Jackie Tyrrell Jackie Tyrrell Jackie Tyrrell is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Tyrrell made his first appearance for the team during the 2005 championship and immediately became the first-choice left corner-back... |
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| 5 | Tommy Walsh Tommy Walsh (hurler) Tommy Walsh is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team. He joined the team during the 2002 championship and became a regular member of the starting fifteen the following year.... |
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| 6 | John Tennyson John Tennyson John Tennyson is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrickshock and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.- Early life :... |
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| 7 | J.J. Delaney J.J. Delaney J.J. Delaney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Fenians and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2001.-Biography:... |
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| 8 | James Fitzpatrick | ||
| 9 | Michael Fennelly Michael Fennelly (hurler) Michael Fennelly is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2006... |
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| 10 | T.J. Reid (captain) | ||
| 11 | Henry Shefflin Henry Shefflin Henry Shefflin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 1999... |
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| 12 | Eoin Larkin Eoin Larkin Eoin Larkin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2005... |
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| 13 | Eddie Brennan Eddie Brennan Eddie Brennan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2000.-Biography:... |
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| 14 | Richie Power Richie Power (1985) Richard "Richie" Power is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrickshock and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2005.-Club:... |
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| 15 | Aidan Fogarty Aidan Fogarty Aidan Fogarty is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Emeralds and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.-Club:... |
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| 16 | David Herity David Herity David Herity is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.A former dual player who began his inter-county career as a member of the Kilkenny senior football team, Herity joined the county senior hurling team for the 2009 championship, but only became... |
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| 17 | Michael Kavanagh Michael Kavanagh Michael Kavanagh is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club St. Lachtain's and has a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 1998.-Biography:... |
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| 18 | James Ryall James Ryall James Ryall is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2002 to 2010.-Biography:James Ryall was born in Ballycallan, County Kilkenny in 1980... |
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| 19 | Michael Rice | ||
| 20 | Derek Lyng Derek Lyng Derek Lyng is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club called Emeralds and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2001 to 2010.-Club:... |
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| 21 | Martin Comerford Martin Comerford Martin Comerford is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club O'Loughlin Gaels and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2002 until 2010.-References:-Teams:... |
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| 22 | Richie Hogan Richie Hogan Richard "Richie" Hogan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Danesfort and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2008.... |
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| 23 | Paddy Hogan Paddy Hogan Paddy Hogan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Danesfort and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2009.-References:... |
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| 24 | Damien Fogarty | ||
| 25 | Canice Hickey Canice Hickey Canice Hickey is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Dunamaggin and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2007. Hickey's brother Noel has been a member of the Kilkenny team since 2000.-References:... |
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| 26 | Seán Cummins | ||
| 27 | P.J. Delaney | ||
| 28 | John Mulhall John Mulhall John Mulhall is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.Mulhall made his first appearance for the team during the 2010 championship and has become a regular impact sub over the last few seasons... |
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| 29 | Eoin Guinan | ||
| 30 | Richie O'Neill | ||
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| Brian Cody Brian Cody Brian Cody is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently managing the Kilkenny senior inter-county team, where he has been in charge since 1998... |
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Brendan Cummins (Tipperary hurler)
Brendan Cummins is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with Ballybacon-Grange and Gaelic football with Ardfinnan. A former dual player at the highest level, Cummins has been a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team since 1995...
Paddy Stapleton
Paddy Stapleton is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Borris-Ileigh and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008.-Club:...
Paul Curran (hurler)
Paul Curran is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Mullinahone and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2002.-Early life:...
Michael Cahill
Michael Cahill is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county hurling team since 2010.-Career:...
Declan Fanning
Declan Fanning is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Killenaule and also with the Tipperary senior inter-county team until 2010...
Conor O'Mahoney
Conor O’Mahony is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Newport and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Early life:Conor O’Mahony was born in Newport, County Tipperary in 1984...
Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Club:...
Brendan Maher
Brendan Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Borris-Ileigh and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Career:...
Shane McGrath (hurler)
Shane McGrath is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballinahinch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Early life:...
Gearóid Ryan
Gearóid Ryan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Templederry Kenyons and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Club:...
Patrick Maher (hurler)
Patrick Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lorrha and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:Maher won Munster and All-Ireland Minor Hurling medals in 2007, scoring 3–2 from play in the 2007 Minor Championship....
John O'Brien (hurler)
John O'Brien is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Toomevara and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team. He plays as a forward on both teams.-Club career:...
Noel McGrath (Hurling)
Noel McGrath is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Loughmore-Castleiney and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Biography:...
Eoin Kelly (Tipperary hurler)
Eoin Kelly is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for inter-county side Tipperary. He is the current captain and is his county's top championship scorer of all-time....
(captain)
Lar Corbett
Lar Corbett is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2001.-Club:...
Darren Gleeson
Darren Gleeson is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Portroe and has been the sub-goalkeeper on the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008....
Pa Bourke
Patrick Bourke is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Early life:...
Jody Brennan
Jody Brennan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with Upperchurch-Drombane and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team....
Séamus Callinan
Séamus Callanan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008.-Career:...
Benny Dunne
Benny Dunne is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Toomevara and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 2002 until his retirement in 2011.-Club:...
Darragh Egan
Darragh Egan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kildangan and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.On 5 September 2010, Egan was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title, beating reigning champions Killkenny by 4-17 to 1-18 in the...
Timmy Hammersley
Timmy Hammersley is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonoulty-Rossmore and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.Hammersley was part of the Tipperary Under 21 Hurling panel in 2007 and 2008...
Michael Heffernan (hurler)
Michael Heffernan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:Heffernan won two All-Ireland Minor Hurling medals in 2006 and 2007...
Séamus Hennessy
Séamus Hennessy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:...
Pat Kerwick
Pat Kerwick is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Killenaule and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008....
Shane Maher
Shane Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Burgess and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Club:...
Hugh Maloney
Hugh Maloney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.In 2009, he was in the team that was runners-up in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship....
Conor O'Brien (hurler)
Conor O'Brien is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Eire Óg Anacarty and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Club:...
David Young (hurler)
David Young is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Toomevara and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:...
Liam Sheedy
Liam Sheedy is an Irish former hurler and manager. He played for his local club Portroe and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1997 until 1999...
Man of the Match: Lar Corbett Lar Corbett Lar Corbett is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2001.-Club:... Linesmen: Brian Gavin (Offaly) James Owens (Wexford) Sideline Official Cathal McAllister (Cork) Umpires Noel Cowman Pat Byrne Noel Crowley Noel Crowley Noel 'Noelie' Crowley is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Roanmore and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.... Thomas Martin |
Trophy presentation
This was the first final in many years where there was no pitch invasionPitch invasion
A pitch invasion or field invasion, known as rushing the field in the United States, occurs when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the field, to celebrate or protest about an incident...
by the fans at the full time whistle. This was because of a new barricade
Barricade
Barricade, from the French barrique , is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction...
which prevents fans on Hill 16
Hill 16 (Croke Park)
Hill 16 officially called Dineen/Hill 16 is a terrace on the railway end of Croke Park, the show piece stadium of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Dublin City, Ireland. It is considered a national icon....
from entering the pitch.
The trophy was presented from the Hogan stand
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
to Tipperary captain Eoin Kelly
Eoin Kelly (Tipperary hurler)
Eoin Kelly is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for inter-county side Tipperary. He is the current captain and is his county's top championship scorer of all-time....
by GAA president Christy Cooney
Christy Cooney
Christy Cooney is the current President of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
. Immediately after Kelly's acceptance speech, Tipperary substitute Pat Kerwick
Pat Kerwick
Pat Kerwick is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Killenaule and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008....
sang 'The Galtee Mountain Boy'.
The Tipperary team then paraded the cup around the stadium in a lap of honour.
Man of the Match
Lar Corbett was named the All Ireland hurling final 'Man of the Match' by the Sunday GameThe Sunday Game
The Sunday Game is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ Two every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ Two’s longest-running shows, having been on air since 1979, one year after the channel first...
panel. Other nominees for the award were Tipperary left back Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Club:...
and centre forward Noel McGrath. The award was presented to Corbett at the Tipperary victory banquet in Dublin's Burlington Hotel on the night of the final, and was judged by panel members Donal O'Grady
Dónal O'Grady
Dónal O'Grady is an Irish former hurler and manager.O'Grady enjoyed a successful playing career as a full-back with the Cork senior team throughout the early 1980s...
, Pete Finnerty
Pete Finnerty
Pete Finnerty is an Irish retired hurling coach and former player.Regarded as one of his county's all-time greats, Finnerty enjoyed a distinguished playing career at club level with Mullagh and at inter-county level with Galway...
and Michael Duignan
Michael Duignan
Michael Duignan is a retired Irish hurling manager and former dual player. He played hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St. Rynagh's and with the Offaly senior inter-county teams from the 1980s until the early 2000s. Duignan served as manager of the Meath senior hurling team from...
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Reaction
Kilkenny manager Brian CodyBrian Cody
Brian Cody is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently managing the Kilkenny senior inter-county team, where he has been in charge since 1998...
admitted that his Kilkenny team were second best to a 'driven, spirited, genuine and full of hurling' Tipperary in the All-Ireland final,'We have no excuses and no begrudgery in the slightest. No doubt about it, the better team won the All-Ireland final' he said.
Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy
Liam Sheedy
Liam Sheedy is an Irish former hurler and manager. He played for his local club Portroe and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1997 until 1999...
was delighted with his teams performance saying "Powerful. Great bunch. they are three years in the journey, there has been a lot of twists and turns and highs and lows. First week in June and a lot of people said we didn’t do qualifiers. I think we saw today what this team could do. We felt today that we were in a very good position. Whether you like it or not, five-in-a-row brings its own pressures. We needed 33 players to do this. I am delighted for that group because I feel they have shipped a lot of criticism unfairly. I am a Tipperary man and a proud one and we put everything we had into this".
Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins
Brendan Cummins (Tipperary hurler)
Brendan Cummins is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with Ballybacon-Grange and Gaelic football with Ardfinnan. A former dual player at the highest level, Cummins has been a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team since 1995...
said "This time last year we were sinking, we were really disappointed after losing the final. This year makes it all worthwhile, I have huge belief in this group, huge trust in this family, I just knew the lads and I knew by the looks on their faces in that losing dressing-room last year. "My aim all year was to win the semi-final because I felt if we won the semi-final, no one would stop us in the final. Kilkenny are a super team, but I knew if the guys got back into that arena after what happened last year they wouldn't leave it go."
Hat trick scorer Lar Corbett said after the game “It is no good coming up here and scoring three goals and losing to Kilkenny, the win, that is what it is all about. It is the whole year wrapped up in 70 minutes. What can you say? It is unbelievable.”
Sunday Game
The Sunday Game
The Sunday Game is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ Two every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ Two’s longest-running shows, having been on air since 1979, one year after the channel first...
analyst Cyril Farrell
Cyril Farrell
Cyril Farrell is a former Irish sportsperson. He was the manager of the Galway senior hurling team in the 1980s and 1990s. He led Galway to four consecutive All Ireland finals appearances from 1985 through 1988. He comes from the Tommy Larkins hurling club in Woodford/Ballinakill...
thought that Henry Shefflin's injury was a serious setback for Kilkenny, writing in the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
he said "credit where it's due, this was a marvellous performance by Tipp, they did to Kilkenny what the Cats have done to so many teams over the years by keeping the pace and intensity at a high level and by crowding the ball carrier".
Former Tipperary player and manager Nicky English
Nicky English
Nicholas J. English , better known as Nicky English, is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Lattin-Cullen and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1982 until 1996...
writing in the Irish Times thoughtthat Tipperary got a day when everything went right and the few breaks that any team needs, "Tipperary were quite magnificent in the intensity and skill they brought to Croke Park yesterday to finally prove that Kilkenny, a great team, weren’t invincible".
Former Tipperary manager Bab's Keating
Michael Keating (hurler)
Michael 'Babs' Keating is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Ballybacon-Grange and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s...
, speaking on Newstalk’s Breakfast Show defended his criticism of Liam Sheedy earlier during the season and claimed the Tipperary management has benefited from his controversial second stint in charge. "Maybe I passed a few comments about Liam Sheedy and the management structure based on what I went through in Tipperary and I made difficult decisions which might have helped Liam Sheedy in the success he had, Keating also stated that the win had dwarfed his own managerial victories and that of Nicky English in 2001. "It probably compares up there if not ahead of those wins in so far as that everyone feared Kilkenny and their dominance. This was a great watermark for the game of hurling."
Civic reception
The Tipperary team arrived back to ThurlesThurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
by train the next evening after the traditional stop at Our Ladies Children's Hospital with the Cup earlier in the day. They then boarded an open top bus for the journey to the reception at Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of hurling for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. It is the second largest stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500....
where an estimated 40,000 supporters turned out to welcome the team home to a rainy Thurles.
There was another huge crowd in Mullinahone
Mullinahone
Mullinahone is a village in the barony of Slievardagh, South Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.The Irish Census of 2006 recorded the village as having a population of 372.-Location and access:...
the night after when Eoin Kelly, the first South Tipperary
South Tipperary
South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...
man to captain Tipperary to All-Ireland senior success, brought the cup home.
Awards
The nominations for the 2010 GAA All Stars AwardsGAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
were announced on 24 September 2010. Tipperary had 14 players nominated for awards, winning captain Eoin Kelly was going for his sixth All-Star while final hat-trick scorer Lar Corbett was hoping to pick up his second award. Henry Shefflin was on course for a record 10th All-Star after also being nominated for a ninth successive time along with 11 other Kilkenny players. He was hoping to surpass the record jointly held by his fellow county-man DJ Carey and former Kerry footballer Pat Spillane
Pat Spillane
Patrick Gerard Spillane , better known as Pat Spillane, is a retired Gaelic footballer and well known Irish sports pundit. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1991...
, whom he joined on nine awards in 2009.
At the awards ceremony on 15 October 2010, Tipperary won six All Star awards, Brendan Cummins, Paul Curran, Brendan Maher, Noel McGrath, Lar Corbett and Eoin Kelly won awards, while Kilkenny won five awards, Jackie Tyrrell, Tommy Walsh, JJ Delaney, Michael Fennelly and Richie Power. Lar Corbett was named All Stars Hurler of the year while Brendan Maher
Brendan Maher
Brendan Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Borris-Ileigh and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Career:...
collected the All Stars Young hurler of the year award.
Tipperary's Lar Corbett and Brendan Maher were shortlisted, alongside Kilkenny’s Michael Fennelly and Tommy Walsh, for the GPA Hurler of the Year award
GPA Hurler of the Year
The GPA Hurler of the Year is a hurling award that honours the achievements of a hurler of outstanding excellence. At the end of every Hurling Championship the members of the Gaelic Players Association, the players 'union', vote on which of its members has played the best hurling in the previous...
for 2010. On 5 November, Corbett was named as the GPA Hurler of the year for 2010, and will receive a new Opel Astra car worth €25,000.
Corbett and Maher were joined in the nominations for the GPA team of the year
GPA Gaelic Team of the Year
The GPA Gaelic Team of the Year known for sponsorship reason as The Opel Gaelic Team of the Year awards were an awards ceremony to honour the performances ofGaelic Athletic Association players...
by ten of their Tipperary teammates, Kilkenny had ten nominations in total. Tipperary won seven places on the GPA team of the year, all of their All Star award winners in addition to Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Club:...
who was named at left-half back, replacing Kilkenny's JJ Delaney in the only difference to the 2010 All Star team.
Aftermath
On 11 September 2010, six days after the Senior final, the Tipperary Under-21 HurlingTipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
team completed the double by winning the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2010
The Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship 2010 was the 47th staging of Ireland's hurling knock-out competition for players aged between 18 and 21. The final was held at Semple Stadium, Thurles on 11 September 2010. Tipperary won the game by 5-22 to 0-12 against Galway to...
against Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
by 5-22 to 0-12 at Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of hurling for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. It is the second largest stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500....
to claim their ninth title. Five members of the victorious senior starting team started for Tipperary in the Under-21 final, Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher
Pádraic Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Club:...
, Michael Cahill
Michael Cahill
Michael Cahill is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county hurling team since 2010.-Career:...
, Brendan Maher
Brendan Maher
Brendan Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Borris-Ileigh and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2009.-Career:...
, Noel McGrath, and Patrick Maher
Patrick Maher (hurler)
Patrick Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lorrha and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:Maher won Munster and All-Ireland Minor Hurling medals in 2007, scoring 3–2 from play in the 2007 Minor Championship....
. Senior substitutes Séamus Hennessy
Séamus Hennessy
Séamus Hennessy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:...
, Brian O'Meara and Michael Heffernan
Michael Heffernan (hurler)
Michael Heffernan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:Heffernan won two All-Ireland Minor Hurling medals in 2006 and 2007...
also started for the Under-21 team.
On 7 October 2010 it was announced that Liam Sheedy
Liam Sheedy
Liam Sheedy is an Irish former hurler and manager. He played for his local club Portroe and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1997 until 1999...
would be stepping down from his position as the Tipperary manager. Sheedy and his selectors, who found themselves working up to 16 hours a day during their three-year term, cited work commitments as the reason for stepping down and Sheedy thanked the board for their “top class” support.
In December 2010, Sheedy was named the Philips Sports Manager of the Year
Philips Sports Manager of the Year
The Philips Sports Manager of the Year is an award for the person considered the most outstanding Irish sports manager or coach of a particular year....
for 2010 for managing Tipperary to their All Ireland win.
In November 2010, Tipperary half back Declan Fanning
Declan Fanning
Declan Fanning is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Killenaule and also with the Tipperary senior inter-county team until 2010...
announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.
In December 2010, Kilkenny midfielder Derek Lyng
Derek Lyng
Derek Lyng is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club called Emeralds and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2001 to 2010.-Club:...
also announced his retirement from inter-county hurling after nine years.