front 0-3 to 0-1 after seven minutes but Tipperary soon reeled them in and the teams were level ten times on the scoreboard in the opening period. Seven minutes after the restart, Kilkenny led by 1-14 to 0-15 after a Kevin Kelly goal, however, they then conceded 1-04 without reply which put Tipperary firmly back in control. By the 55th minute, Tipperary had stormed 1-22 to 1-15 and the final nail was hammered into Kilkenny’s coffin with John McGrath’s blast to the net. Richie Hogan slammed a Kilkenny goal in response with a clever ground stroke but Tipperary finished strong and put an end to their Kilkenny bogey with a 2-29 to 2-20 win. 2017 to 2019 — Out with the new and in with the old 2017 — Glorious Galway Galway entered the All-Ireland final against Waterford having lost six finals since their previous win in 1988. They started wonderfully to hit four points without replay and scored from their opening nine shots of the game. But Waterford managed to bag two first-half goals, Kevin Moran drilling a shot to the net in the 4th minute and Kieran Bennett’s long delivery deceiving goalkeeper Colm Callanan in the 21st minute. At the break, Galway were ahead 0–14 to 2-7 but Waterford got the better of the early second-half scoring exchanges with a Pauric Mahony free nudging them in front 2-12 to 0-17 by the 47th minute. Galway responded magnificently as they went 0-21 to 2-12 clear. Waterford countered again before Galway stood up once more as they clung to a 0-22 to 2-15 lead with ten minutes remaining. They outscored Waterford 0-4 to 0-2 in the finale as they finally delivered the Liam MacCarthy Cup after 29 years. 2018 — Unlimited heartbreak no more for Limerick A remarkable season of championship hurling, the first to employ a new round robin format, saw Galway face Limerck in the All-Ireland final. Limerick got an injection of confidence in the 16th minute with a Graeme Mulcahy goal that arrived moments after Galway had crept in front by 0-6 to 0-5. That provided the platform for Limerick and when their second goal arrived courtesy of Tom Morrissey in the 54th minute it had the feel of sealing the matter. Galway chipped away at Limerick’s advantage but Shane Dowling netted a third Limerick goal. Limerick led by 3–15 to 0–16 with just two minutes of