; Croke Park, 3.30pm Live On Rte2 Tv the All-Ireland Hurling Final: Kilkenny V Tipperary

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For a while there, Eoin Kelly had lost the faith.

With each glance in his rearview mirror, the veteran full- forward could see Tipperary's breakthrough All-Ireland success of 2001 getting smaller and smaller. Eventually, it became just a speck in the distant past.

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; Croke Park, 3.30pm Live On Rte2 Tv the All-Ireland Hurling Final: Kilkenny V Tipperary

By 2007, he was out of hope. He was also out of the team, dropped by boss 'Babs' Keating in an infamous moment as Tipp suffered a shock exit against Wexford.

But his darkest hour was followed by a dawning as, weeks later, Tipp's minors retained the All-Ireland title.

Kel...

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