Kilkenny are hurling All Ireland champions defeating Tipperary
By: Sean O'Shea | Published Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 7:15 PM | Updated Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 7:15 PM
Kilkenny had a well deserved All Ireland final win over Tipperary at Croke Park on Sunday, winning the title by four points.
It was Kilkenny's fifth victory in six years and they were the better team throughout. They won by 2-17 to 1-16.
Tipperary kept the game close enough but a strong finish by Kilkenny saw them score a critical point to leave four points between the teams.
The legendary Henry Shefflin (pictured)made a winning comeback for Kilkenny and he was ably assisted by fellow veteran Eddie Brennan who set up the critical Kilkenny second goal.
Kilkenny always looked the more committed side right from the throw in and took the game to the favorites Tipperary.
In the minor game Galway easily defeated Dublin.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.AlastairSC | Sep 04, 2011, 06:37 PM EDT
Actually it multiplies our to over 4 million euro, not 40m but still a lot of money. What will they do with it?
BARNEYKX | Sep 04, 2011, 05:45 PM EDT
Was a very hard fought final,Kilkenny were worthy winners Listening to the hurling final yesterday the commentator mentioned that the gate was just over 81,000 ,i got to thinking what receipts would add up to,taking an average of 50 euro a head comes to over 40 million euro ,i do not know the price the tickets actually were though it could add up to a big lot more