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Upperchurch-Drombane Win All-Ireland Intermediate Crown in Extra-Time Epic

The Tipp club became the county’s first intermediate winners since 2005 after edging Tooreen 4-20 to 2-24 after extra time at Croke Park.

Overview

  • Extra-time goals from Paddy Phelan, Conor Fahey and Paul Shanahan opened a decisive lead before Tooreen rallied late to close the gap to two.
  • Conor Fahey struck two goals overall, and Luke Shanahan top-scored for the champions with seven points.
  • The final delivered 50 total scores across more than 80 minutes in what manager Liam Dunphy described as “chaos.”
  • Gavin Ryan’s long-range point in stoppage time forced extra time at 1-17 to 0-20 after a game of wild momentum swings.
  • A crowd of 5,916 braved freezing conditions in Dublin as Tooreen endured another narrow final defeat, three years after losing to Monaleen.