Tipperary man hailed for role in Arsenal's Champions League title
Cahir's Paudie Roche is head strength and conditioning coach with Arsenal
Tributes have been paid to a Tipperary man who was behind the Arsenal ladies Champions League win over the weekend.
Paudie Roche from Cahir is the lead strength and conditioning coach with the north London women's team who took the Champions League trophy with a win over Barcelona at the weekend.
At the May meeting of the Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel Municipal District, councillors in the district extended their congratulations to the local man who heled the team to victory.
Speaking at the meeting, Cahir councillor Andy Moloney extended an official congratulations to the local man.
"Paudie Roche of Cahir, he started off with Munster youths, Munster Rugby, and went into Arsenal and he's the head [strength and conditioning] coach of the Arsenal ladies football team who won the Champions League at the weekend,' Cllr Moloney said.
"I'd extend a vote of congratulations to Paudie on that,' the independent councillor added.
The Tipperary man, as well as the extended Arsenal backroom team helped to lead the ladies team to a 1-0 victory over Barcelona at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal.
Irish woman Katie McCabe was also on the team which won Arsenal's first Champions League trophy in 18 years.
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