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Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Tipperary All-Ireland heroes have ‘best fans in Ireland' as estimated 30,000 join homecoming
Emotions boiled over as the crowds braved the elements to see their heroes lift the Liam MacCarthy cup on stage before a crowd estimated at 30,000. 'Yesterday was a truly historic day in Croke Park, and we want to make this a truly memorable night in Thurles,' said Jonathan Cullen, of the Tipperary County Board. Tipperary had suffered, but all that pain was left behind on Sunday. 'Tipp! Tipp! Tipp! Tipp!' The crowds erupted as they waited with expectation for their favourite players. Chairperson of the Tipperary GAA County Board Jimmy Minogue said the spirit of Tipperary is alive and well. 'We've waited six years too long, but the party is going to start now.' Sponsor Fiserv's Lara Byrne said: 'Wow, what a homecoming. Tipperary you are incredible. The best fans in Ireland. It is a huge honour to be here today, with this incredible history making team. A team that have just thrived on Ireland's greatest sporting stage. 'Tipperary is a sponsor's dream. What a day, what a second half. They re-wrote the script with an incredible show of skill.' Tipperary's fans are the heartbeat of the county's GAA, he added. 'Your pride and your passion drove this team forward.' The Tipperary team and players will teach you everything you need to know about teamwork, commitment and hard work, said Mr Byrne. 'We are in awe. You thrilled the entire country and you brought immense pride to this, the Premier County. We are unbelievably proud, and you have made history. From all of us at Fiserv, Up Tipp.' Tipperary supporter Gavin Murphy during the homecoming celebrations of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council, Cllr John Carroll, said they overcame Cork in emphatic fashion. "To our manager Liam Cahill, your vision, resilience and belief, have brought us to the summit once again. From the first whistle to the last, you showed hunger to bring glory back to Tipperary.' Yvonne Meehan, her children Hanna and Aoife, and husband Donal, made the journey from Borrisoleigh. 'Loving it,' said Yvonne 'We were at the match yesterday so it's fabulous.' 'It's so great to be able to see all the crowds here. We are delighted to be sitting and not getting wet either,' Yvonne said. The match was 'fabulous'. 'It was such a buzz. They all got together and they were a real team.' The Meehan family made the journey from their home in Borrisoleigh Darragh McCarthy and Oisin O'Donoghue are Hanna's favourite players. 'Darragh is really good for the points and Oisin is great for the goals.' As the build-up to the arrival of the team began earlier in the evening, Fran Curry of Tipp FM was whipping up the crowds: 'It's a sea of blue and gold out there. There are two fellas called the Two Johnnies out there. Give a special welcome to Una Healy from her home town.' Playing the guitar, singer songwriter Una's set went down a treat with the crowds, kicking off with an old favourite, This is the Life by Amy McDonald. Una's last tune was Guns N' Roses ballad, Sweet Child O' Mine . Oasis tribute band Acquiesce were on the main stage as the crowds were getting soaked with rain. Typical Irish weather – the umbrellas were out but the rain did not dampen this party. Read more Queues had formed at the front gates from 4pm with Tipperary band Seskin Lane coming on stage to perform first at 4.40pm. Seskin Lane bass guitarist and band member Shelly Martin is the granddaughter of Paddy Kenny, who won four hurling All-Ireland finals with Tipperary. Paddy lived in Thurles, on Croke Street. Fans and families continued to gather around the main stage, as Tipperary trad band Cailíní Nua took to the stage at 5.20pm – one of the quartet is 2024 Tipperary Rose Tara Brady. The atmosphere was electric and the craic was ninety. Sport at its finest in an ecstatic Premier County. Send us your homecoming and match day photos at the link below!
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tipperary All-Ireland homecoming: Rain pours as ‘delighted' fans await hurling heroes
Yvonne Meehan, her children Hanna and Aoife, and husband Donal, made the journey from Borrisoleigh. 'Loving it. We were at the match yesterday so it's fabulous,' said Yvonne. 'It's so great to be able to see all the crowds here. We are delighted to be sitting and not getting wet either,' Yvonne said. The match was 'fabulous'. 'It was such a buzz. They all got together and they were a real team.' Darragh McCarthy and Oisin O'Donoghue are Hanna's favourite players. 'Darragh is really good for the points and Oisin is great for the goals.' Fran Curry of Tipp FM is whipping up the crowds: 'It's a sea of blue and gold out there. There are two fellas called the Two Johnnies out there. Give a special welcome to Una Healy from her home town.' Playing the guitar, singer songwriter Una's set went down a treat with the crowds, kicking off with an old favourite, This is the Life by Amy McDonald. Una's last tune was Guns N' Roses ballad, Sweet Child O' Mine. Oasis tribute band Acquiesce were earlier on the main stage in Semple Stadium for the big homecoming, and the crowds were getting soaked with rain. Typical Irish weather – the umbrellas are out but the rain can't dampen this party. It's understood that the main speeches, from Tipperary captain Ronan Maher and manager Liam Cahill, currently scheduled at 8.01pm and 8.15pm respectively, may be later than advertised, and go ahead instead at around 8.30pm. Excitement was building in Semple Stadium throughout the day for the homecoming of Tipperary's triumphant senior hurling team which put Cork to the sword in Sunday's All-Ireland Hurling Final. The estimate is that around 30,000 fans from across the Premier County are flooding into the FBD Semple Stadium, with around 15,000 already on the pitch before the main stage at 6.30pm. Queues formed at the front gates from 4pm with Tipperary band Seskin Lane coming on stage to perform first at 4.40pm. Seskin Lane bass guitarist and band member Shelly Martin is the granddaughter of Paddy Kenny, who won four hurling All Ireland finals with Tipperary. Paddy lived in Thurles, in Croke Street. Fans and families continued to gather around the main stage, as Tipperary trad band Cailíní Nua took to the stage at 5.20pm – one of the quartet is 2024 Tipperary Rose Tara Brady. The atmosphere is electric and the craic is ninety. Sport at its finest. We want to see your matchday and homecoming photos! Send them to us using the form below. Whether you're gathered in a packed pub, cheering along at home, or soaking up the atmosphere at Croke Park, we want to see your photos capturing the excitement, the county colours, and the celebrations of this All Ireland showdown *Your photo or video Where was your photo taken? (optional) *Your story *Your first name *Your last name *Your email Your telephone number (optional) By submitting any contribution to Mediahuis, you confirm that Mediahuis (and any of its group publications or syndicated partners) are free to use the uploaded photos, videos, and texts worldwide, without limitation and for the full duration of their copyright protection (including copying, distributing, (re)publishing, (re)broadcasting, exhibiting, exploiting, and otherwise using them through all possible channels, digital or physical). Mediahuis is entirely free to edit, (re)publish, (re)broadcast, and exploit the photos, videos, and texts as it sees fit. You also confirm that no compensation (in any form) is required by you in relation to your contribution. By submitting any contribution to Mediahuis you hereby warrant and confirm that: - your contribution is your own original work and does not infringe the copyright of any other person - your contribution does not contain any statements that are defamatory of any third party nor is it obscene, in breach of privacy, in contempt of court or in breach of any other statutory obligation - all relevant consents and permissions have been obtained from third parties where appropriate You also confirm that you will indemnify Mediahuis, without time limitation, against all possible claims and demands from third parties relating to your contribution including all fees, expenses, costs, and interest, out-of-court settlements and legal judgments, so that all adverse financial consequences will ultimately be borne entirely by you. You give your consent for the personal data provided to be processed for this editorial initiative by Contribly, on behalf of Mediahuis Ireland Limited, in accordance with our Privacy policy.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Cork and Tipperary loyalties test family bonds ahead of all-Ireland final – ‘the banter has been great!'
Yvonne and John Harding are desperate for tickets to see their native counties clash in Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final between Cork and Tipperary is history-making. Despite this weekend's match being the 94th meeting between the two sides in history, dating all the way back to 1888, this is the first time ever the sides clash in hurling's biggest game.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Cork and Tipperary clashes in the home as well as on the pitch
Yvonne and John Harding are desperate for tickets ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final Today at 04:00 Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final between Cork and Tipperary is history-making. Despite this weekend's match being the 94th meeting between the two sides in history, dating all the way back to 1888, this is the first time ever the sides clash in hurling's biggest game.
ABC News
14-07-2025
- General
- ABC News
Why resentment doesn't have to mean the end of a relationship
Yvonne* first hooked up with her now-husband on the sticky dance floor of a nightclub on a balmy Sydney night when they were both 23. She felt safe with him, like she'd known him for years. They dated, got married and when the couple had their first daughter, Yvonne left her full-time job as an accountant to look after her. That was when her resentment to her husband started to build. "I took a year off and he just continued his own life. His life was still golfing and playing squash and staying back for a few drinks on a Friday night, where I'm at home just getting on with that," Yvonne tells Ladies, We Need To Talk. "The second [child] just kind of added that extra layer of stress." By the time their third daughter was born, Yvonne would try to raise the issue of her husband sharing the mental load but they would end up butting heads. He did not seem to notice the burden that she was carrying. And while there were good times, the same patterns kept repeating. "He thought he did a lot by changing nappies, and he did help at night to settle them. But it was all the other stuff, like thinking about getting out the dinners, who has the nappy bags, what are we doing on the weekend?" Yvonne says. "That mental load is because you are thinking of three other humans, yourself, and sometimes your husband as well." Yvonne and her husband sought help over the years, doing talk therapy as well as trying tactics and systems to share the mental load. But Yvonne began to notice a pattern in her husband's behaviour: He would pick up the slack while the inspiration was running hot but then it would go "out the window", she says. "I just felt like I'd tried everything, and then it just wouldn't stick." Things reached a crisis point last year. One particular incident became a catalyst for Yvonne to look for the exit. "My husband smacked my daughter, and we've always agreed not to handle the girls in that way. And it was just that step too far for me," she says. "We tried to repair, we tried everything. And I said, 'look, with all the history … I've grown, I've left you behind. We need to separate'." So they did. Yvonne and her partner tried "bird nesting", where the children stay in the family home and each parent stays elsewhere and takes turns looking after them. But she says "there was still that underlying resentment." When a romantic partnership reaches this point, it's usually over. But for Yvonne and her husband, it wasn't. So what happens if a couple chooses to stick it out and fight for the survival of their relationship? And what does it take to bring it back from the brink? Sex and relationships therapist Toya Ricci is used to seeing couples at their wit's end. By the time they come and see her, the little sores of annoyance have turned into full-blown open wounds of resentment. "Resentment is so sticky, it's so hard to get rid of," she says. "A lot of it comes back to a deep-seated hurt that's been repeated over and over again. I think couples often have the same argument, but it just gets attached to different things." Ricci says that often couples might be fighting about, say, which partner should be emptying the dishwasher, but what they're really arguing about is the deeper feelings underneath. She says there are ways to fix any relationship in need of resuscitation. But what can be needed is something as drastic as "relationship death," especially in cases of infidelity, or where trust issues or long-term frustration fester. "Because you can't go back to the relationship that you had before," she says. "That's gone. But maybe that's OK. [The question is] how do you want to build a new relationship?" By the time a couple gets to therapy, they can be ready to lash out at each other in front of a willing listener. But if resuscitating the marriage is the aim, Ricci says both sides must be willing to listen to each other and make concessions. "I think everything comes down to what our insecurities are and what we need to feel safe. So what do they [each partner] need to feel safe?" she says. "I usually start with their motivations. Like, why do you want to stay in this relationship? What's the benefit? And a lot of times it comes down to, 'oh, because we really love each other still and we want to make it work'. If you want to make it work, that's what helps you put in all the really hard work." Ricci thinks that part of this hard work of repair involves being invested in the other person and their wants and their needs. "I think a lot of times in long-term relationships, what dies is curiosity about the other person," she says. "You should always be curious about your partner and where they're at and what's happening. So you never think that you have them completely figured out." And while people might have preconceived ideas about what resentment means for the viability of a relationship, Ricci says it's more complex than it appears. "Our scripts are that it's always black and white and it's always a disaster ending. But there's so many different people who have previously thought, 'I would never tolerate it', and they are able to come back from it." Once Yvonne decided that she wanted to separate, she tried talking to her husband about their options. But he did not want to split. "I didn't feel happy and felt very alone. I said we need someone to help us navigate this stage," she says. The pair found a marriage coach whose approach felt unorthodox. "She's like, 'OK, you're going to need to have relationship death,' which is basically chucking the old marriage in the bin, because that didn't work for us," Yvonne says. "We were going into this grey zone — so you're not together, you're not married, but you're not going off shagging other people either." Yvonne and her husband weren't living together and did not talk for months, except when necessary for taking care of their children. For Yvonne, this was a time of rebuilding herself. "I was such a shell of myself coming out of that marriage, like I was just so depressed. My confidence was low. So it was just finding myself again and finding out who I actually am and reconnecting with that. And that was so empowering," she says. The time apart was similarly positive for her husband. Soon, Yvonne started coming home to a clean and spotless house. And she found out he had been waiting by the phone hoping that she would ring up for a date. After six months apart, the two met up face-to-face. Yvonne was prepared to divorce but her husband proposed another option. He repeated that he loved her and wanted to be with her. He also agreed he would walk away if that's what would make her happier. The choice was hers. "And I just froze and … there was just something in my body just saying: no, no, no," Yvonne says. "And I said, no, that's not what I want. We've got all these new, amazing tools. I want to move in together and try them." Yvonne told their marriage coach that she felt like "a fraud" for appearing to backflip on her earlier resolve. "And she said 'Well, that's relationship death'," Yvonne recalls. That decision has been part of the next stage of the couple trying to repair their marriage. "[The resentment] it's there. I still get it day to day, but like anything it's about working through it." She says there have been changes in her husband to show that he respects her in a meaningful and true way. "He now hears me," she says. "He would always try to come in and fix it, or try to put his opinion on what I think. "Now I can say, 'honey, I do not feel heard'. And then he'll just take a step back and he'll be like, 'OK darling, I hear that you're feeling overwhelmed'. And then, [he'll] just [give me] that validation of, 'I see you, I hear you'. Yvonne and her husband have been back together for seven months. Yvonne knows that her marriage might be out of ER, but it requires ongoing health checks. "We're constantly working on things," she says. "It's always going to be ongoing but that's the amazing thing, because we are modelling this for our girls; how to repair, how to communicate effectively. And hopefully seeing them bring it into their relationships one day. "But for my husband and I, I just hope our relationship only becomes stronger and deeper and we have a long life together." *Surname withheld to protect privacy
