The death has occured of the former Tipperary hurler Jimmy 'Butler' Coffey at the age of 101.
The Newport native won an All-Ireland medal at wing-forward in 1937 against Kilkenny, marking the legendary Paddy Phelan in a game played in Killarney due to on-going work to Croke Park.
He also collected a Railway Cup medal in 1938 on a star studded Munster team which included Jack Lynch.
For his club, Coffee won North Tipperary senior championship medals in 1932 and 1935.
Following his retirement from inter-county hurling, he played his club hurling in Limerick, winning county senior hurling medals in 1947 and 1948 with Ahane before winning a Limerick junior medal with Cappamore in 1949.
