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The Irish Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘It's a fine balance' – Tipperary GAA selector dismisses ‘public perception' that Liam Cahill ‘flogs his players'
THE SUGGESTION that Tipperary boss Liam Cahill is guilty of overcooking players has been dismissed as a half-baked theory by Declan Laffan. Cahill has faced claims of pushing his teams too hard since he led Championship . 2 Liam Cahill has been accused of pushing teams too hard Credit: Ray McManus/Sportsfile 2 Tipperary selector Declan Laffan defended Cahill Credit: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile In his role as a pundit on an episode of the Smaller Fish podcast, ex-Offaly forward Brian Carroll claimed Cahill's teams 'run out of steam' in the summer . But after a challenging first two seasons at the helm in Tipp, they are just one win away from appearing in a first All-Ireland SHC showpiece since 2019. Speaking ahead of Sunday's semi-final against 'Look, let the public think what they like. We just have to worry about what we do. Read More on GAA 'We probably didn't get it right last year. We probably tapered it back a little bit too much and maybe suffered in the latter end of the games where teams pulled away from us and we just hadn't it in the lungs to stay with them. 'It's a fine balance getting it right and it's even the same you'll see coming into big games like this, match week, how you tailor training during the week that you don't end up flat. Do you do an hour? Do you do 40 minutes? 'Everything has to be tailored properly and that's where your S&C guys come in and make sure that things are done right.' Tipp have played twice since Kilkenny's last outing, which saw the Cats overcome Most read in GAA Hurling Cahill's men eased past Kilkenny will hope the four-week lay-off will stand to them in their first Championship clash with their neighbours since Tipp won the Liam MacCarthy Cup decider six years ago. 'Lots of fight' - RTE GAA pundits react to Sean O'Shea's 'very interesting' interview after Kerry dethrone Armagh But Laffan said: 'The two-week break after Galway is ideal . . . 'I think it's worked well for us. If we win, we'll say we have it right. If we don't, somebody will find fault. There's not much we can do about that though.'
RTÉ News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Offalyness and Ulster derbies - the RTÉ GAA Podcast
Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill are joined by former Kilkenny star Jackie Tyrrell and ex-Offaly forward Nigel Dunne to look ahead to the weekend's Gaelic football and hurling championship action. League champions and former All-Ireland favourites Cork need a result against Waterford to avoid a Munster SHC stage exit while Dublin and Galway meet for what is effectively a Leinster semi-final. In football, there are two tasty Ulster derbies in the shape of Donegal v Tyrone and Armagh v Derry while Leinster finalists Louth and Meath are back in action, against Monaghan and Cork respectively.
