Kilkenny's Eoin Larkin and Paddy Stapleton of Tipperary tangle during the senior final
Kilkenny supporter Sean Kennedy, Glenmore, Kilkenny, ahead of the gameCroke Park ahead of the gamesGroundsman Padhraic Greene preparing the pitch markings ahead of the gamesReflecting on the day ahead: but who will shade the final?Limerick players arrive and walk the pitch ahead of the minor finalLimerick's Conor Fitzgerald reacts to a missed scoring chance during the minor gameTwo ways to watch the minor game: binoculars and smartphoneKilkenny's Alan Murphy with Sean Finn of Limerick during the minor gameOutside Croker, fans continued to arrive. Seanan, Roisin and Suzanne Raggett from Kilmacow, Kilkenny show their coloursPakie and Roseleen Lawlor with their son Callum from Urlingford, KilkennyA fan selling tickets ahead of the All-Ireland finalPhil and Joe Cody from Kilkenny cityFans in discussion before the gameKilkenny's John Walsh celebrates scoring a goal in the minor finalThe Kilkenny team celebrates winning the minor titleNo doubting who Oisin O'Grady was supportingGeraldine Lewis, Jo Staunton and Ann Cullen from Thomastown, KilkennyAn Taoiseach Enda Kenny was an interested spectator in the crowdThe Tipperary team meet President Michael D HigginsThe teams paraded with a wonderful atmosphere inside Croke ParkKilkenny's JJ Delaney and Brendan Maher of Tipperary with referee Barry Kelly at the coin tossKilkenny's Cillian Buckley and Gearoid Ryan of Tipperary in the early exchangesEoin Larkin was magnificent in the first periodTipperary’s Patrick Maher scores his side's first goal despite Jackie Tyrell of KilkennyAnd from another angle, Maher's technique is evident: shorten the gripTotal commitment from Michael Fennelly with Cathal BarrettRichie Power scores a goal past Darren Gleeson of TipperaryA Tipperary fan celebrates a scoreRichie Power, Kilkenny, chips the ball over Tipperary goalkeeper Darren Gleeson...... and scores his team's first goalEoin Larkin comes in for attention from Brendan MaherTJ Reid disputes a wide call with an umpireJackie Tyrell in action against Noel McGrathSéamus Callanan has his second-half shot saved by Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin MurphyNo quarter taken or given Patrick Maher and Conor Fogarty battle for the sliotarRichie Hogan goes down with cramp near the end of the gameJohn O’Dwyer had a free in injury time to win the game but it drifted just wideKilkenny's Henry Shefflin shakes hands with Tipperary's Michael Cahill after the final whistle
