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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Liam Cahill praises Kilkenny for not crying foul over scoregate as Tipperary move on from semi-final saga
LIAM CAHILL hailed Kilkenny for not kicking up a fuss over scoregate - and says Tipperary have moved on from the saga. Noel McGrath's wide in 2 Tipperary manager Liam Cahill gave credit to Tipperary for moving on after the scoreboard controversy 2 Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng and Tipperary manager Liam Cahill shake hands after the controversial finish to the semi-final Believing they were three points down, the Cats chased a goal in vain before the Premier advanced to the All-Ireland final against And boss Cahill lauded the Cats for leaving it at that ahead of their July 20 showdown against the Rebels. He said: 'We know Kilkenny from the start of time are a huge hurling county and I said that afterwards. Like ourselves, if Kilkenny don't win it on the field, they ain't going to bring it to the boardroom, that's for sure. read more on gaa 'For me, we were going on the scoreboard. Through Declan Laffan and the lads down the earpiece, there might have been a little query alright but for us we were playing what was in front of us. 'What can we say sure, it's human error, that's the bottom line. A mistake was made but it had no effect on us, on what we wanted to achieve at the end of the day, which was just to get the result. 'Everybody in the GAA, we do our best to try and do things voluntary and keep things as right as we can and unfortunately it was just human error. What can be done, only move on. 'It was out of our control, really. It is unfortunate. From the outset, these boys here were just concentrating on getting over the line. Most read in GAA Hurling 'Look, you can go into all the ins and out of it, there were several other passages of play, decisions that work out throughout the 74-plus minutes. 'The reality is that's what big matches like that are made of and you just roll with the punches and you take the hits.' Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny Meanwhile Galway's Liam Gordon will referee his first ever All-Ireland final when Tipperary clash with Cork. The Killimor clubman refereed Clare's defeat to the Rebels Cork and Limerick's victory over Pat Ryas's men the Munster SHC this summer. He also took charge of Antrim's Leinster SHC loss to Dublin and Limerick's shock All-Ireland quarter-final loss to the Sky Blues last month.
The 42
a day ago
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- The 42
'If Kilkenny don't win it on the field, they ain't going to bring it to the boardroom'
LIAM CAHILL SAYS there was never any possibility of Tipperary's All-Ireland semi-final victory over Kilkenny being retrospectively decided in the boardroom. The Premier boss insisted he had no concerns that the result could come under question after the scoreboard controversy that affected the final moments of the two-point win. 'It's human error, that's the bottom line,' said Cahill. 'A mistake was made, but it had no effect on us or what we wanted to achieve at the end of the day, which was just to get the result. 'Everybody in the GAA, we do our best to try and do things voluntary and keep things as right as we can and, unfortunately, it was just human error. What can be done, only move on.' Advertisement When asked if he had sympathy for Kilkenny's situation, Cahill replied: 'It was out of our control, really. It is unfortunate. 'From the outset, these boys here were just concentrating on getting over the line. Look, you can go into all the ins and outs of it, there were several other passages of play, decisions that work out throughout the 74-plus minutes. 'The reality is that's what big matches like that are made of and you just roll with the punches and you take the hits. 'We know Kilkenny from the start of time are a huge hurling county and I said that afterwards. Like ourselves, if Kilkenny don't win it on the field, they ain't going to bring it to the boardroom, that's for sure. 'That's one thing in Tipperary we were fully 100% sure of. Please God, there will be more encounters into the future where maybe the shoe will be on the other foot.' Cahill said Tipp were going by the scoreboard, although there were some questions over the score. 'For me, we were going on the scoreboard. Through Declan (Laffan) and the lads down the earpiece, there might have been a little query alright. 'But for us, we were playing what was in front of us.' Jake Morris was under the impression the difference was three points, rather than two, towards the end. 'I didn't know what the story was when John Donnelly was hitting that shot. We would have been three up (in my head); but to be honest you don't even think about the score. You are just playing every ball as it comes to you. 'It all happens so quickly but I suppose there was a bit of relief when the ball ended in Bryan O'Meara's path and he carried it out.' On Kilkenny, he added: 'They are a serious, proud hurling county with some serious hurlers. They are a really good team. Related Reads Galway's Liam Gordon to referee All-Ireland senior hurling final Harnedy 'touch and go' to be fit for Cork in All-Ireland final against Tipperary The key factors that helped Tipperary defeat Kilkenny to return to hurling bigtime 'Derek Lyng seems to be a really good operator. It is credit to them that they didn't make as much of a complaint out of it as they could have. 'As Liam said inside, it was a human error. It was unfortunate for them, but it is just the way it goes sometimes. You get the rub of the green sometimes and it fell our way last Sunday.'
The 42
22-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
'Cork are still raging hot favourites' - Liam Cahill on Tipp's All Ireland chances
LIAM CAHILL HAS branded Cork as 'raging hot favourites' after Limerick's exit from the All-Ireland Hurling Championship. His Tipperary side will face Kilkenny in the final four, while the Rebels meet Dublin. With current champions Clare and history-makers Limerick out, Cahill insisted the championship is anything but wide-open. 'Cork are still raging hot favourites,' he said. 'I'd say there's only one man smiling tonight, and that's Pat Ryan. We have to prepare and fix a few things for two weeks' time. And try and embrace the challenge, which is a huge challenge.' Advertisement The biggest hurdle in their preparation will be Tipp's lack of familiarity with Croke Park. The Premier haven't been back to GAA HQ since their 2019 All-Ireland victory over Kilkenny, and Cahill feels the 'bigger spaces' of Croker will require his team to be better defensively. 'It'll be a big challenge to go to Croke Park with a group of players when a high percentage of them won't have played there. That will more than likely hand us the tag of being real underdogs, and rightly so. 'There'll be no margin for error in that place. It's unforgiving up there. Kilkenny know that like the back of their hand, they're playing day in, day out in it. We won't use that as an excuse. Obviously, we're not. But we have to highlight that it is a concern. 'It's a new experience for a high percentage of our players, but it's one that we'll relish and it's one that we have to go through as we try to progress. If you're to call it straight, we're probably a little bit more advanced than we thought we would be in relation to our progression. So, let's go in two weeks' time and have a right cut off it and see where it takes us.' His side got off a whopping 51 shots in the eight-point victory over Galway. Cahill was happy with that statistic, but less pleased with their finishing. 'It's always good, but I would say at least 10 to 15 of them were bad decisions. 'That's what I'm talking about when I talk about trying to fix little areas before we go up the road to take on the might of Kilkenny. We'll look at that and we'll see, but that's a very interesting stat. 'Our shots off are important. Every team is chasing it now because you have to be in the 30-point bracket or the 2-25, 3-25 to have any chance of winning an All-Ireland. 'Today was about getting the job done. It wasn't pretty at times. We showed snippets of what we've been capable of doing all year, but plenty to work on. And a real opportunity now for us to go after it and see if we can sneak into a final.'
