Tipperary were one of the few counties that contested the first championship in 1887. Every year since that, they have contested in the Munster and All-Ireland Championship.
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary inter-county teams.
The history of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is long and remarkable, with over one hundred and twenty years of competition finding winners and losers from all parts of the country.
The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship.
Tomás Dunne is an Irish hurling coach and former player who is from Toomevara, County Tipperary in Ireland. He is the current coach of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Anthony "Tony" Wall is an Irish retired hurler and manager who played as a centre-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Donie Nealon is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Brendan Cummins is an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.
Benny Dunne is an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team. He joined the team in 2002 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2011.
Conor O'Mahony is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Tipperary senior team from 2005 up to 2015.
Declan Ryan is an Irish former hurler and team manager with Tipperary.
Michael Doyle is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Len Gaynor is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior hurling team.
John "Johnny" Leahy was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team.
Jimmy Kennedy (1926–2007) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Kiladangan in Tipperary and UCD in Dublin. Kennedy also played with the Tipperary and Dublin senior inter-county teams from 1946 until 1951.
Paddy Kenny (1929–2004) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Borrisoleigh and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s. Kenny is regarded as one of Tipperary’s greatest-ever players.
Phil Purcell was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Moycarkey-Borris and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1926 until 1937.
Martin Kennedy was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Toomevara and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1922 until 1936. Kennedy is regarded as one of Tipperary's greatest-ever players.
John Maher was an Irish hurler. At club level he played for Thurles Sarsfields, captaining the club on a number of occasions, and was the captain of the Tipperary senior hurling team that won the 1945 All-Ireland Championship.
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary inter-county teams.
The Cork senior hurling team represents the county of Cork in the Gaelic game of hurling. The team competes annually in the Waterford Crystal Cup, National Hurling League, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Cork also contribute players to the Munster Railway Cup team for an annual inter-provincial series of games.