Things are stirring in Tipp again.
On Saturday last, the Premier accounted for Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Under-20 final in the Cats’ own backyard, this a year after a similar success was achieved at minor level against the same opposition in the Marble City.
Liam Cahill’s senior side are through to the All-Ireland series in the race for Liam MacCarthy and just narrowly missed out on a place in the Munster final.
Tipperary had endured a few years of provincial strife, their failure to raise any sort of a gallop leaving their fans deflated. No such deflation this summer as they strive to safely negotiate a few more obstacles in the high-stakes race for the biggest prize of all.
One man who has been…