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09 Jan 2026

Final route: Tooreen's journey from Mayo champions to All-Ireland contenders

From a rip-roaring decider against Ballyhaunis to a Breffni Park fairytale, the journey to Croke Park this weekend has been special

Final route: Tooreen's journey from Mayo champions to All-Ireland contenders

Upperchurch-Drombane (Tipperary) and Tooreen (Mayo) will play in the All-Ireland GAA Intermediate Club Hurling Championship final in Croke Park. Pic: Sportsfile

This weekend, Croke Park will be the scene of utter jubilation on one side, and despair on the other, as Mayo champions Tooreen and the might of Tipperary, Upperchurch-Drombane, lock horns in the All-Ireland Intermediate final.

Much has been written about Ray Larkin's troops in the build-up to the big day, but how did they get here?

Here, we'll run you through their journey so far, from a nail-biting Mayo decider to jubilation in the All-Ireland semi-final, and everything in between.

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