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Tipp’s new Senior Hurling Management Team

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Three men who will have great intersc in this after-noons Councy Senior Hurling Finał will be the new Tipper-ary management team at senior level - Liam Sheedy (Portroe), Michael Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane) and Eamon O Shea (Kilruane Mac-Donagh).

The triumvirate were appointed by the County Board at a fuli meeting in Sars-fields Clubhouse last month following a recommendation from the Executive Commit-tee - a special committee had been established to discuss the possibilities with potential can-didates.

Liam Sheedy comes to the job with an impressive CV in his back pocket. Having led the Tipperary minors to All-lre-land glory in 2006, his star rosę considerably. People were very impressed with his forth-right attitude and approach to training, as well as his ability to deal with players on a one-to-one basis.A very genuine GAA man, Liam represented Tipp at all levels and played in the All-Ireland senior Finał of 1997 when Tipp lost out to Clare.

Also on that team was Michael Ryan of Upperchurch Drombane - he played at cor-ner back on the day. Michael is another man who has back-boned his club for many years - only last week he lined out at fuli forward in the intermedi-ate football quarter finał. Michael is a man who attends a lot of GAA games in Tipperary and is very well versed in whos who in and around the county. He will be vital when it comes to unearthing new talent for the Premier County.

Eamon 0’Shea, a professor of economics in NUIG, was very highly regarded as a hurler with his native Kilruane MacDunagh - a club that has provided coaches such as Dinny Cahill and Len Gaynor for Tipperary in the past. It is in a coaching capacity. howev-er, that Eamon has earned his reputation and he is highly qualified and very highly thought of when it comes to coaching. He will have a vital role in the set-up and no doubt he will be bringing many of the traditional values associ-ated with hurling in Kilruane MacDonagh to the fore with Tipperary.

Liam, Michael and Eamon are wished well in their posi-tions as they try to continue returning Tipperary to the top of the pile in the country. It will take time - hopefully people will be patient and allow them the chance to put their stamp on the side.