Tipperary emerged victorious in this afternoon's All-Ireland premier junior camogie final, with a last gasp free from Jenny Grace leading them to a 0-12 to 1-8 victory over Laois at Croke Park this afternoon.
It was an incredibly close game to open the day's proceedings at GAA headquarters, with the two sides remaining within touching distance throughout.
The contest was still very much in the balance in the closing stages, although a couple of late points from Tipperary would ultimately prove to be the difference on the day. This late free from Grace was enough to lead the Premier County to victory.
Jenny Grace fires over a free to win the All-Ireland premier junior camogie final for Tipperary
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This was Tipperary's first triumph in this competition since 2001, having also been defeated in last year's final.
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Tipperary Boss Gives Brilliant Interview After Junior All-Ireland Win
This was a wonderful victory for Tipperary, with the dramatic nature of that late winning point only adding to their elation after the final whistle. That was certainly the case for their manager, who gave a wonderful interview after the game.
Speaking on RTÉ, Tipp boss Bill Mullaney provided a madcap interview when summing up what this victory meant to his side.
It seems that Tipperary manager Bill Mullaney might have enjoyed that All-Ireland premier junior camogie final victroy over Laois
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Come on Tipp! Come on Tipp!
I'm absolutely thrilled for them. It was great to get the win, they deserved the win. I mean, I know it was a very close contest. We didn't play well in the first half, we weren't allowed and that's a credit to Laois for stopping our flow and everything like that.
I thought we worked very hard in the second half. [They deserved] deserved at least a draw, lucky probably to get the free so close to the end, but that's what happens in these games. In tight games like that, anything can win it.
I'm delighted for the players, delighted for Tipp.
Come on Tipp!
Brilliant stuff.
You get the sense that the Tipperary players and management will certainly make the most of this victory.
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