The incident took place at St Michael's Avenue in Tipperary town at around 9.35pm on Friday, September 12. A man aged in his 30s who was arrested in relation to the incident has been charged and will appear this morning's sitting of Nenagh District Court. The man injured in the assault died in University Hospital Limerick due to his injuries. The local coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have both been notified, and a postmortem examination is due to be carried out.
Experienced Premier forward says being relieved of free-taking duties and doing less gym work helped him rediscover his best form after a disappointing 2024
John McGrath put more pressure on himself than he usually would ahead of Tipperary's Munster championship opener against Limerick this year in the knowledge that if he didn't take his chance, "it could be the last one you get for the summer."
Kilkenny's first 35 minutes against Waterford in the 2008 All-Ireland final set a high bar with Limerick's opening stanza in the 2021 decider against Cork coming close, but Tipperary's second-half showing against the Rebels tops the lot and is the greatest half in hurling history.