{"id":403018,"date":"2026-04-17T07:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/403018\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:19:14","slug":"retaining-all-ireland-title-isnt-at-the-top-of-tipperarys-list-of-priorities-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/403018\/","title":{"rendered":"Retaining All-Ireland title isn’t at the top of Tipperary’s list of priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI can genuinely say, every night we\u2019ve come into training since we commenced last November, there\u2019s never been a feeling around the expectation of doing back-to-back All-Irelands,” says Tipperary manager Liam Cahill<\/a>, as his team prepares for Sunday’s Munster Senior Hurling Championship first round game against Cork in Thurles.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s something that is bandied about out there but for us, and I would be the first to feel it personally, we will come into training every night, I prepare behind the scenes, in relation to having the squad ready, and having all the logistics side of it done. And that (back-to-back) never enters our head, it\u2019s always about trying to keep consistent in our performances, and keep trying to improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really feel that we won the All-Ireland last year, it genuinely doesn\u2019t. We still have the same appetite to keep proving ourselves, both as players and management. And once you\u2019re feeling that I think you\u2019re in a good place to try and get results. That has been the overall feeling of the group over the last number of months, since we commenced training in November\u201d.<\/p>\n

The manager has also spoken about the double-edged sword that is winning the All-Ireland final.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been more difficult to get your early work done, because of the commitments that come with being successful last year. It is a huge ask of players and management to work around what comes from winning the All-Ireland from every aspect, from getting out and about meeting people through schools and various fundraisers, and benefit meetings, to the corporate side of things as well.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut I have to say since we came back at the end of November into training, the players have shown a huge appetite and a real accountability to one another to say, look it, there\u2019s nothing guaranteed here but we\u2019re going to give ourselves every chance, and they\u2019ve prepared really well. The backroom team have been rowing in behind them, straight away.<\/p>\n

\u201cComplacency is something that hasn\u2019t been an issue. Again, I would be the first to know and I\u2019d have that feeling in your gut if something wasn\u2019t right. I do know over the last number of weeks we have been preparing really well behind the scenes, that we\u2019re in a good place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players are starting to come into really good form, fitness-wise we\u2019re very happy where we\u2019re at, and we\u2019re just hoping over the last couple of sessions, through the last bits and pieces of the work we have to do before April 19 that we come through them unscathed, and have a healthy panel to pick from. We\u2019re happy we\u2019ve done what we can do to be ready for what\u2019s coming\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Tipp manager has also spoken about captain Ronan Maher, following his recovery from surgery on a groin injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe missed quite a bit of the league but he\u2019s a guy who has come through this kind of process before. He\u2019s a hugely determined man, I don\u2019t have to explain much in relation to Ronan\u2019s resilience and availability to get himself right for the big day.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll arrive ready like he always does in a Tipperary jersey and he\u2019s training really well at the moment, and I\u2019m very happy with where he\u2019s at. We\u2019ll be hoping that Ronan will be ready to hit the ground running and obviously we\u2019ll need Ronan and everyone else in the same fettle to get the job done\u201d.<\/p>\n

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