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Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Tipperary fan Pat Shortt meets Cork supporter who got All-Ireland champs tattoo
Pat Shortt couldn't resist getting a selfie with the Cork fan who was so confident his county would win the All-Ireland that he got a tattoo crowning them champions before Sunday's final. Tipperary produced a stunning second half display at Croke Park to run out winners by 3-27 to 1-18 to bring the Liam MacCarthy Cup to the Premier County for the first time since 2019. Prior to the decider, Cork fan Michael John Murphy, uber confident that his beloved county would win, got a tattoo that read: "Cork All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2025." 'We're 20 years without an All-Ireland title so I was always going to get something to commemorate the win this year,' he told The Irish Examiner ahead of Sunday's game. 'I already have four or five other tattoos, including one of a hurler on my left shoulder, with a flash of red going through the helmet, for Cork, along with the names of my son, daughter and grandson, so it's only natural I'd get this one.' Comedian and Tipperary native Pat Shortt bumped into Michael over the weekend and got a selfie with him, writing online: "We tried rubbing it off last night. Condolences to all Cork Fans especially this one. But fair play to him he was great craic." The Rebels' wait for All-Ireland glory will now at least stretch to 21 years, with a scheduled homecoming for the players at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Monday evening cancelled following their defeat.
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
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- Irish Examiner
Watch: Cork fan gets All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions' tattoo
Cork hurling fan Michael John Murphy has taken up the offer of a free tattoo from Skint Tattoo Studio, Passage West ahead of the All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday.
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
‘Cork people don't claim him' – Rebels fan gets controversial tattoo days before All-Ireland final
A CORK hurling fan tempted fate with a tattoo just days before the All-Ireland final clash with Tipperary. Michael John Murphy, 37, got 'Cork All Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2025' inked onto his right forearm. 3 The end product of the controversial tattoo Credit: SKINT TATTOO STUDIO 3 Darragh Murphy in action during the creation of the project Credit: Michaeljohn murphy 3 The Cork team have been trying to block out the outside noise and pressure coming from their own fan base all season now The Cork hurling season ticket holder, originally from Waterford, is so confident in the Rebels, he has inked the end result on his arm days before the final against Tipperary. The tattoo artist behind the piece was another huge Cork hurling fan Darragh Murphy. Darragh offered the tattoo to be done for free to any customer who dared in his 'Skint Tattoo Studio' just outside Cork city, but didn't expect anyone to be brave enough to take up the offer. When speaking to Read more on GAA "I said whoever wanted it could get it for free. I didn't know Michael, but he said he was going to get the same tattoo anyway if they won - might as well take the chance and get it now for free! "And if it's not this year, they're likely to win soon anyways." The tattoo received some backlash online with fans not happy with the Cork fan preempting Sunday's result. One fan used this as a chance to take a dig at hurling culture in the Rebel county, declaring: "Cork hurling culture is almost indistinguishable from English soccer culture." Most read in GAA Hurling Even Cork fans were infuriated by the tattoo with one saying: "Whoever that guy is he's a moron and Cork people don't claim him." Another was worried it would be a bad omen for the final commenting: "We are jinxed now." 'Easiest interview I've ever had' jokes RTE GAA host after pundits go back and forth before Meath vs Donegal The hype surrounding the Rebels has been outrageous. A A huge demand for tickets to Cork and Tipperary's first ever All-Ireland final meeting has resulted in Pat Ryan's side take on a Tipperary team that have appeared to have slipped under the radar despite possessing some seriously talented hurlers. The Rebel's will be hoping to complete a treble this year having won the National Hurling League and the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Limerick. Many have backed Cork to win their first All-Ireland since 2005 and for Patrick Horgan to lift his first Liam MacCarthy Cup in the twilight of his career. Even Tipp boss Liam Cahill declared Cork the " Cork star Shane Kingston has spoken about The Douglas forward said: 'We know about the outside noise and we always emphasise that we should just keep the outside noise out. 'It's no different to last year when there was a lot of outside noise. We keep a tight-knit group and keep everything in the circle. 'Everything in that circle matters and everything outside it is just irrelevant to us. We're staying focused on what we need to do. People love talking about it, no different to any other year.
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Watch: Cork fan gets 'All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions' tattoo
Cork hurling fan Michael John Murphy has taken up the offer of a free tattoo from Skint Tattoo Studio, Passage West ahead of the All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday.
