{"id":185623,"date":"2025-12-10T23:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/185623\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T23:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:00:08","slug":"gaa-stars-from-around-ireland-to-descend-on-fethard-for-tipperary-matches-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/185623\/","title":{"rendered":"GAA stars from around Ireland to descend on Fethard for Tipperary matches this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"474\">Fethard Town Park is set for a memorable evening next Saturday when the 2025 All-Ireland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipperarylive.ie\/section\/828\/gaa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hurling<\/a> and football winners line out for the first ever Champions Under Lights fundraiser in support of the Dillon Quirke Foundation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"474\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipperarylive.ie\/news\/1964266\/in-pictures-see-the-incredible-celebrations-after-silvermines-brilliant-county-triumph.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ NEXT:\u00a0IN PICTURES: See the incredible celebrations after Silvermines brilliant county triumph!<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"692\">The action begins at 4.00pm, with Tipperary\u2019s senior footballers facing All-Ireland champions Kerry. At 6.00pm, the spotlight shifts to the hurling field as reigning champions Tipperary meet familiar rivals Limerick.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"983\">The event is dedicated to the memory of Dillon Quirke, who tragically passed away in 2022 after collapsing during a match. Proceeds will help raise awareness of sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) and contribute to ongoing cardiac screening for young athletes between the ages of 13 and 17.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1267\">Backed by Clonmel Credit Union, the evening aims to blend top-level sport with a strong community spirit. Families can enjoy a festival-like atmosphere, with opportunities to support a cause that has already made a meaningful difference in promoting heart health across Irish sport.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1547\">Supporters will also get the chance to browse a pop-up shop featuring Dillon Quirke Foundation county jerseys, pick up a souvenir match programme, and view the Liam MacCarthy and Sam Maguire Cups.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1547\">Gates open at 1.30pm, with speeches scheduled from 3.30pm ahead of the throw-ins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1775\">Tickets must be purchased online in advance to help manage attendance. Prices are set at \u20ac50 for a family ticket (two adults and two children), \u20ac25 for adults, and \u20ac5 for children under 14, who must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1814\">Tickets available through Eventbrite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipperarylive.ie\/news\/1964212\/three-tipperary-hurlers-nominated-for-goal-of-the-year-after-finishes-during-2026-season.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ NEXT:\u00a0Three Tipperary hurlers nominated for Goal of the Year after finishes during 2026 season!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fethard Town Park is set for a memorable evening next Saturday when the 2025 All-Ireland hurling and football&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5582,36425,61,60,7727,1396,43],"class_list":["post-185623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-tipperary-gaa","tag-fethard","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kerry","tag-limerick","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}