Thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral of former Tipperary hurler John Doyle at Hollycross Abbey tomorrow morning at 11:30am.
The eight time All-Ireland winner died at the age of 80 yesterday, with tributes led by Taoiseach Brian Crown.
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Meanwhile, 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.
