Dillon Quirke

THERE was a poignant moment after Kilruane MacDonaghs were crowned Tipperary hurling champions.MacDonaghs beat Kiladangan in yesterday's county final.

@ClonRossGAA" "Congrats. 'Sean Kelly' MEP said: "What a lovely way to remember & honour the great Dillon Quirke. @MacDonaghsGAA @ClonRossGAA" Inár gcuimhne go deo." Kilruane MacDonaghs Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions 2022, Dillon is forever in their hearts...

After ending a 37-year wait to become Tipperary SHC champions, Kilruane MacDonaghs stepped away from the celebrations, kneeling in a circle around manager ...

"That was a massive turning point in the game. Jack Peters, for the second week in a row, put a hamstring strain to the back of his mind. "They tell me, reading the media, Kilruane should’ve been there a long time ago. As for All-Ireland champions Ballygunner in a Munster quarter-final next Sunday: "That’s for another day. "I came from a rugby background and the dynamic of the game is a little bit different compared to hurling. It took a number of defensive switches until they got the formula right to halt the Kiladangan threat. That’s the way he was and that’s the way these guys are all year. He’s destined for big things, I’ve no doubt in my mind, but I’m not involved in that part of it." "Craig Morgan was a massive loss but his loss inside the white lines was a massive gain for Liam O’Kelly outside the white lines. Niall O’Meara hobbled his way to the man of the match award, ignoring the effects of a knee injury. I’d the bike organised for him there on the side. Craig Morgan, their Tipperary starter, chief among them, having been as ruled out with a cruciate injury at the end of August.

Kilruane MacDonaghs paid a poignant tribute to the late Dillon Quirke, after they claimed the Tipperary senior hurling championship.

“There’s a bond between Kilruane and Clonoulty [Rossmore] that’s absolutely phenomenal. Pausing for a moment on the area of the pitch where Quirke took ill, the Kilruane MacDonaghs squad raised a red helmet in honour of the 24-year-old after the game. In August, Quirke passed away during a club game between Clonoulty-Rossmore and Kilruane MacDonaghs after taking ill on the Semple Stadium field of play.

THERE was a poignant moment after Kilruane MacDonaghs were crowned Tipperary hurling champions.MacDonaghs beat Kiladangan in yesterday's county final.

@ClonRossGAA" "Congrats. 'Sean Kelly' MEP said: "What a lovely way to remember & honour the great Dillon Quirke. @MacDonaghsGAA @ClonRossGAA" Inár gcuimhne go deo." Kilruane MacDonaghs Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions 2022, Dillon is forever in their hearts...