2019 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary county hurling team
2019 season
Manager Liam Sheedy[1]
Captain Séamus Callanan
All-Ireland SHC Winners[2]
Munster SHC Finalists
National League Quarter-Finals
Top scorer Championship Jason Forde (2-67)
Highest SHC attendance 82,260 (v Kilkenny 18 August)
Lowest SHC attendance 18,316 (v Clare 2 June)
Standard Kit

The 2019 season was Liam Sheedy's first year in charge since returning as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team, having been previously in charge from 2008 to 2010.

The team were sponsored by world leading CEO advisory firm Teneo for the first year in a deal worth up to €180,000 a year on a rolling 12-month contract.[3][4][5][6]

On 24 September 2018, Liam Sheedy was appointed as the new manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team on a three-year term.[7][8][9][10][11][12] In October 2018, Tommy Dunne was named as the coach of the senior hurlers with Darragh Egan also added to the back-room team as goalkeeping coach. Paddy O’Brien (physio) and Cairbre O Caireallan (strength and conditioning) were also named in October as part of Sheedy’s management team.[13][14][15][16][17]

On 3 November 2018, a Tipperary XV played a Kilkenny selection in a charity match to raise money for Amanda Stapleton, the sister of former Tipperary All-Ireland winner Paddy Stapleton, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.[18]

On 13 November 2018, Sheedy announced a 40-man pre-season training squad which contained 12 players from the 2018 All-Ireland Under 21 Championship winning team. Training began on the weekend of 17 November.[19]

On 22 January 2019, Séamus Callanan was named as the new captain of the Tipperary senior hurling team for 2019 with Noel McGrath named also as vice-captain.[20] [21][22][23]

On 20 February it was announced that former manager Eamon O'Shea would be joining the backroom team in a support role at the end of the National Hurling League.[24][25][26]

In early May it was announced that former captain Eoin Kelly had also joined the back-room team.[27][28][29]

  1. ^ "Sheedy coy on 2020 as he savours All-Ireland success". RTE Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Tipperary 3-25 Kilkenny 0-20". GAA.ie. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Declan Kelly firm Teneo links with Tipperary GAA". Irish Examiner. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Corporate advisers Teneo to sponsor Tipperary GAA". Irish Times. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "NEW TIPPERARY LEAD SPONSOR". Tipperary GAA. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Tipperary and Roscommon unveil new jerseys for 2019". The 42. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Liam Sheedy appointed as Tipperary senior hurling manager for three-year term". Irish Examiner. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Westside Column 28 September 2018". Tipperary Supporters Club. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. ^ "It speaks volumes for his passion, his drive and his interest in Tipperary hurling". The 42. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Liam Sheedy returns to guide Tipp fortunes". Irish Examiner. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Sheedy bids to win back the Tipp public". Tipperary Star. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Liam Sheedy reveals that Mick Ryan pushed him hardest of all to take the Tipp job". Tipperary Star. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Doran opts out of Model panel while Sheedy adds Egan to Tipp backroom". Irish Independent. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Tommy Dunne joins Liam Sheedy's Tipperary set-up as senior coach". Irish Examiner. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Dunne and Egan ratified as Liam Sheedy assembles Tipperary backroom team for 2019". The 42. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Dunne and Egan confirmed in Tipp backroom team". Hogan Stand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  17. ^ "2019 Senior Management Team". Tipperary Supporters Club. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  18. ^ "All-star line-ups announced for Tipperary vs Kilkenny charity match in aid of Amanda Fund". Irish Independent. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  19. ^ "12 All-Ireland U21 winners in 40-man Tipperary hurling pre-season squad as new sponsor named". The 42. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Two-time All-Ireland winner Callanan named as Tipperary captain for 2019". The 42. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  21. ^ "Callanan will captain Tipperary for 2019". RTE Sport. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Tipp scapegoat-turned-fan favourite has got the ultimate goal in his sights". Irish Independent. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Seven goals in-a-row: Séamus Callanan leading Tipp from front and top". Irish Times. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  24. ^ "'A great boost' for Sheedy as Eamon O'Shea rejoins Tipp management team". The 42. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  25. ^ "O'Shea to join Tipperary management team". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  26. ^ "'Huge boost' - Captain Callanan hails returning Tipp duo Maher and O'Shea". The 42. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  27. ^ "Eoin Kelly answers Tipperary call as Derek McGrath open to return". Irish Independent. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  28. ^ "Brendan Cummins: 'The usual suspects will all fancy their chances but Galway stand out'". Irish Independent. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  29. ^ "The goal that set Tipperary on way". Tipperary Supporters Club. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.