Inside swanky Tipperary celebrations as Sharlene Mawdsley shares funny novelty gift for Michael Breen
Liam Cahill's charges retreated to the outskirts of the capital after storming Croke Park and
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Jonna Cantwell interviewed them from The Grand Hotel in Malahide, Dublin
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19-year-old Darragh McCarthy scored an astonishing 1-13 to bounce back from his semi-final red card
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Sharlene Mawdsley shared this custom reg plate that was being passed around
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Boyfriend Michael Breen was in the running for Player of the Match
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As is tradition, The Sunday Game's evening edition got a sneak peek into their celebratory banquet with Cahill
Joanne Cantwell quizzed Cahill on how they'd silenced the doubters after failing to even make it out of the Munster Championship in 2024.
Among the highlights of the six-minute chat was one moment when he laughed off one question about being hurt by outside criticism.
He replied: "As the lads would know, I'm not the most sensitive type to be honest." This drew a laugh from his players in the background as the 47-year-old is clearly a stern taskmaster.
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In another snippet from the hotel,
He remarked that
"It is what we all dream about, is coming up to Croke Park and putting in a good performance.
"Someone asked me earlier on there what we done at half time but I think the group as a collective were really, really calm and we knew what we needed to do in the second-half.
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"It is an honour for me to captain this group of people. The players, the management, the backroom team.
"I am the lucky one standing up here today. Everybody put in a savage shift today. Even the lads that didn't get onto the field today, everybody there was trememendous throughout the year.
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"It is a good honest bunch of people here and couldn't be happier or prouder standing in front of them.
Maher got visibly emotional when Cantwell revealed he had written himself into a special chapter of history.
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A proud Thurles Sarsfields man, the two-time All Star has dreamed of joining the club's Hall of Fame.
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And now that he is part of that very exclusive club, Maher couldn't help but smile from ear-to-ear.
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He added: "It is a dream come true really. Liam Cahill spoke to me at the start of the year and I was absolutely privileged to get the job again.
"I didn't think I would and I have him to thank for that. The picture on that wall is my screensaver for the last two or three years.
"It is something I have been looking forward to, getting up there and it is unbelievable.
"I couldn't be prouder as a Thurles Sarsfields man and as a Tipperary man to go up on the wall. I couldn't do it without these lads down here so it is unbelievable."
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Bevan largely shuns the spotlight as he noted he likes to leave talking to what goes on on the pitch
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