Tipperary are Munster senior hurling champions for a 41st time, having seeing off the challenge of youthful Waterford by 0-21 to 0-16 at Semple Stadium.
In his third season in charge, Premier County manager Eamon O’Shea is celebrating his first piece of silverware at the helm, following a five-point victory played out in front of 43,084 spectators in Thurles.
This was Tipp’s first Munster SHC success since 2012, where they also saw off Waterfordin the final.Waterford didn’t help their cause as they registered eight second half wides whereas Tipp found scores that little bit easier to come by.
Tipp finished strongly by scoring four of the game’s final six points, as Seamus Callanan and John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer collected 0-11 between them in ideal hurling conditions.
Waterford had an eight-point haul from Maurice Shanahan but it wasn’t enough as they turn their attentions towards the back door.
Waterford were level at 0-11 apiece early in the second half but once Tipp moved ahead through O’Meara in the 46th minute, they would not be caught.
The best opportunity of raising a green flag in the opening half came the way of the the Deise’s Stephen Bennett but it was kept out by Darren Gleeson.
Tipp are through to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals, while gallant Waterford will have to regroup for a quarter-final clash with Dublin on 26 July.
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