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RTÉ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Dillon Quirke's father pays tribute to Tipp after victory
The father of late Tipperary player Dillon Quirke said that he was "on their shoulders yesterday" at Croke Park as they won the All-Ireland hurling final. Dillon, who played for Tipperary and captained his club Clonoulty-Rossmore, collapsed on the pitch and died three years ago. Since his death, his family have worked to raise awareness of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome and to fund cardiac screening for young people involved in sport. Dillon's father Dan and his mother Hazel watched Tipperary win from their home, opting not to travel to Dublin for the game. Amid the celebrations at Croker yesterday, both Tipperary captain Ronan Maher and manager Liam Cahill paid tribute to Dillon. Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, Mr Quirke said it was a day of "mixed emotions". He said he was delighted that the team performed so well. "[They] gave a super exhibition of hurling in the second half. I don't know did we see that coming earlier on in the year, but God they've been magnificent and hats off to Liam Cahill for what he's done with all these young men," he said. "They're great young guys. We actually had a few of them out to us here on Friday evening, they visited Dillon's grave after. They are lovely young men. "We are delighted with what has happened, it's great for Tipperary. Obviously we have mixed emotions. "I shed a tear on Saturday night when I went to bed and it wasn't that Dillon wasn't in Croke Park yesterday. It was more a case that Dillion wasn't with us today, and he won't be with us tomorrow. "So it's been difficult, but it's been great for Tipperary." He said they opted not to travel to Croke Park for the final as, they found the semi final "very emotional and very difficult". "We just felt it to be easier to watch it on TV, even though we were shouting our heads off while watching it," Mr Quirke said. "Dillon was a great friend of all these young guys and I think he was on their shoulders yesterday. Liam Cahill mentioned that everywhere he went, he felt Dillon was with him. "We probably felt it too as a family to watch these guys perform at the best it meant an awful lot to us and we're thrilled as a family, both Hazel and the two girls and myself are very proud. "I'm proud that Dillon maybe had some little bit to do with it something to do from upstairs, as I call it."
Irish Independent
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
‘We're very proud and proud of Dillon too, who maybe had something to do with it from upstairs' – Father of Dillon Quirke reacts to Tipperary win
The 24-year-old died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) in August 2022 when he collapsed while playing a club championship match for Clonoulty/Rossmore against Kilruane MacDonaghs in Thurles. His family established the Dillon Quirke Foundation in his memory to raise awareness of SADS, funding thousands of cardiac screenings for young people involved in sport last year. Speaking to RTÉ's News at One, his father Dan Quirke said there are "mixed emotions" in the aftermath of the Tipperary win, despite being 'delighted that the guys performed so well' in what he described as 'a super exhibition of hurling'. The players visited their late teammate's parents before visiting his grave on Friday evening. "They are lovely young men, we are delighted for what has happened – it's great for Tipperary. Obviously, we've mixed emotions,' Mr Quirke said. "I shed a tear Saturday night myself when I went to bed. It wasn't that Dillon wasn't in Croke Park yesterday, it was more a case of Dillon wasn't with us today and he won't be with us tomorrow. It's been difficult, but it's been great for Tipperary.' Mr Quirke and his wife, Hazel, did not travel to Dublin to watch the match in Croke Park yesterday, having found the semi-final 'very emotional and very difficult'. "We just felt it would be easier to watch it on TV, even though we were shouting our heads off while watching it. We just thought it might be easier and it worked out that way I think.' As he collected the Liam MacCarthy cup yesterday, Tipperary captain Ronan Maher said the team carried the spirit of their teammate 'every step of the way'. "You were in the dressing-room, you were on the field of play, you were in our hearts … and we hope we did you and your family proud today.' ADVERTISEMENT Mr Quirke described the Tipperary team as a 'magnificent bunch of guys' and that his son 'was on their shoulder yesterday'. "We probably felt it too as a family, to watch these guys perform at their best it meant an awful lot to us. We're thrilled as a family. Both Hazel and the two girls and myself, we're very proud and proud of Dillon too, who maybe had something to do with it from upstairs as I call it." The foundation carried out 10,000 screenings for children last year and hope to do the same this year, hoping to raise awareness of SADS in the process. Every year, 100 young people under 40 die of SADS in Ireland due to an undetected heart defect. Last year, the foundation managed to detect cardiac abnormalities in 243 of the 10,128 young people it screened. He said the work is 'saving lives', adding: 'We're delighted to do it, and it would be a super legacy to Dillon in fairness, better than any All-Ireland final for Dillon as a legacy would be saving human lives, and it's been magnificent for us, the foundation. 'Even though at the minute the whole thing is very emotional, but look, we're making a difference for other parents and we're just doing the best we can.'
Extra.ie
a day ago
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Cork fan's premature ink now a painful reminder
A Cork man 'took the chance' last week in getting an ink forecasting Cork to win the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, but will have to change a digit or two following their 15 point loss to Tipperary. The Rebel county were red hot favourites entering Croke Park on Sunday, and with a six-point lead at half-time it looked all but a certainty they would lift the Liam McCarthy cup for the first time in 20 years. Tipperary dominated the second half of the match, with the final score a resounding 3-27 to Tipp versus Cork's 1-18 — a winning margin of 15 points. Comedian Pat Shortt with Cork fan Michael John Murphy. Pic: Pat Shortt/X Among the uber confident Cork supporters was Michael John who even got an ink to commemorate a week before the final. The tattoo, which is placed on the GAA fans arm, reads: 'Cork All Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2025.' Skint Tattoo Studio took to Facebook to share pictures of the ink, which was done by business owner Darragh Murphy. 'Confidence is key, the 2025 is an easy fix to 2026 for next year anyway incase anything goes pear shaped Sunday,' the tattoo studio wrote alongside the post, 'But I doubt it.' Unfortunately, things did in fact go pear-shaped for the Rebel County, and the Liam McCarthy is heading to Tipperary this year. The tattoo studio, based in Passage West, followed up on Sunday evening noting that the 'better team won' and predicting that 'Tipperary will be hard to stop in the future years.' They added that they will be doing a GAA themed flash tattoo fundraiser before September with all proceeds raised going to the Dillon Quirke Foundation. The foundation was set up in memory of an up and coming Tipperary hurler, Dillon Quirke, who passed away after collapsing during a game in Semple Stadium in 2022. Dillon died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS), which takes the lives of 100 young people in Ireland annually. The foundation, set up by Dillon's parents and sisters, to raise awareness and save lives by screening every GAA player both male and female from the age of 12 years old.
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Tipperary fans in blue and gold heaven after crushing Cork in thrilling final
Tipperary fans were in blue and gold heaven on Sunday after their side crushed Cork in one of the most thrilling All-Ireland hurling finals ever seen at Croke Park. It was the triumph of hope over expectations as the underdogs came from behind to prove the bookies got it wrong to bring the Liam McCarthy trophy back to the county where the GAA began. Despite being massively outnumbered by Cork supporters it was Tipperary fans who were singing as the strains of "Slievenamon" blared out over the PA system as the match ended. The bookies had tipped Cork as firm favourites and reckoned that the Rebels were about to fulfil their destiny after coming so close but losing out by an extra time final point to Clare last year. But in one of the greatest second half performances ever seen in an All-Ireland hurling final Tipperary blew away the Rebels whose cause looked increasingly lost as the minutes ticked away. There were emotional scenes as Tipperary captain Ronan Maher paid tribute to the former player Dillon Quirke. After paying tribute to his teammates, Cork and the staff at Croke Park, Maher took a moment to remember his teammate who passed away three years ago at the age of 24 during a club match due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. "To one player who is no longer with us but is so much a part of what we are, Dillon Quirke..." said Maher before a huge round of applause rang out around Croke Park. He added: 'We carried your spirit with us every step of the way. You were in the dressing room, you were on the field of play, you were in our hearts. 'And we hope we did you and your family proud today.' Tipperary manager Liam Cahill became visibly upset, as his captain paid tribute to the late hurler. Tipperary captain Ronan Maher lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup A foundation in Dillon Quirke's name was set up after the young man's death in 2022. By the end of 2024, the foundation had helped more than 10,000 people get heart scans. While there were many complaints about a scarcity of tickets in the run up to the match it would appear that Cork fans didn't have many problems acquiring them. Entire tracts of the stands at Croker were a wall of red while there were just smatterings of blue and gold around the famous arena. However, as the second half progressed and Tipp racked up the scores it was those clad in blue and gold who were making all the noise. On the face of it all the evidence pointed to Cork ending their All-Ireland famine after two decades in the wilderness but Tipp's second half ambush put paid to that. Praising the honesty of his players, Tipp manager Cahill said that he never doubted they would make a comeback in the second half. Tom Grennan, Rachael Blackmore and Paul Mescal (Image: BBC) He said: "The honesty of that group of players, I never doubted them. I know we're all a little sensitive after what happened last year and some of the criticism was probably deserved. "But I knew the quality of these men, got in among them and started supporting them better and got them believing again. I knew we'd have a great opportunity to lift the spirits of the Tipperary people again.' It was also an emotional day for young Tipperary hero Darragh McCarthy who put his red carding in the semi-final behind him to put in one of the greatest sharpshooting performances witnessed at Croker in recent years. With a tally of 1-13 he has been hailed by fans as one of the inspirations behind the comeback to beat all comebacks. Cork's Robert Downey dejected after the game Showing a coolness well beyond his 19 years he revealed that going in six points down at half time was no big deal. He said: 'The conversation was all positive. We planned for that. We had said during the week that listen if we're five or six down at half time, we're not going to panic here. "We know what we're capable of. We've came from worse margins before.' He was spot on as Tipp put Cork to the sword in a pulsating second half that saw the Premier County live up to its name. It looked to be all Cork in the first half as it seemed the Rebels' experience would win out as Tipp began to make unforced errors and missed several good chances. The sides were three times level in the first half and then that golden goal by Shane Barrett on the stroke of the halftime whistle looked as if it and the six point margin it created would be too much for Tipp. Tipperary's Craig Morgan, Jake Morris and Darragh McCarthy celebrate after the game But the second half was the stuff of GAA history when the underdogs came from behind to crush Cork's resistance and leave them yearning for another year to take the McCarthy Cup back to the banks of the Lee. Tipp manager Cahill illustrated that the comeback was so shocking by saying: "My mother has probably swallowed her rosary beads and my father has probably the cows milked three times with nervousness. I'm so thrilled for everybody. "So thrilled for supporters, the whole shebang." Blue and gold fans went wild when the final whistle was blown as well-known faces such as Oscar-nominated actor Paul Mescal, English singer Paul Mescal and jockey Rachael Blackmore were all in attendance. Olympian sprinter Sharlene Mawsley was also spotted cheering for her Tipp boyfriend Michael Breen. The loved-up couple posed for photos with the Liam MacCarthy cup, as Sharlene kissed her All-Ireland winning boo. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Tipp legend hailed as 'some craic' as RTE kickstart build-up to hurling final
Tipperary hurling legend Joe Hayes has earned rave reviews for his showing on RTE's Up for the match this evening. The Premier County icon appeared alongside Cork hero Tomas Mulcahy in the early stages of tonight's program which begins the build-up to the All-Ireland hurling final that will be contested by the two sides. Hayes was in great form as he bantered with Mulcahy about their battles down through the years, and when Mulcahy mentioned Hayes' new set of teeth which he got 'from Turkey', Hayes responded by saying those Cork teams of yester-years had plenty of unofficial orthodontists who charged nothing for a spot of on the field dental work. The Tipp legend's appearance went down a storm with fans, who flocked to social media platform X to sing the praises of Hayes: "Joe Hayes is one gas man. Absolute beaut of a character! Up Cork tho, Joe," wrote one Rebel supporter. "My God,wouldn't you love to have a pint or two with Joe Hayes," posted another fan. "Joe Hayes is some craic," said another user, while Tipperary fan Shane Brophy reckons Hayes' fine form is a good omen of things to come on Sunday: "If we start tomorrow like Joe Hayes has started be in business." "As if Joe Hayes couldn't be any cooler he's repping a Dillon Quirke foundation jersey. Legend," wrote another fan. The jersey in question was a special Tipperary top with the Dillon Quirke foundation logo on the centre of the jersey. The foundation was set up in Quirke's name after the young Tipperary hurler passed away during a match with his club in 2022 due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. Between its inception and the end of 2024, the foundation had provided over 10,000 heart screening tests for people.
