1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final

June 2020 June 2020 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Tipperary 40px 2-12 Galway 40px 1-9 23 September 1979 O'Moore Park Portlaoise Noel Dalton (Waterford) 1978 1980 The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise on 23 September 1979 to determine the winners of the 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 16th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Tipperary of Munster and Galway of Connacht, with Tipperary winning by 2-12 to 1-9.http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx Tipperary GAA profile Hogan Stand 13 September 2010 26 August 2015 Colm Keys https://web.archive.org/web/20120821024353/http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx 2012-08-21 dead The All-Ireland final between Tipperary and Galway was their sixth championship meeting. Both sides were hoping to win their third All-Ireland title, while Galway were hoping to retain the title for the first time in their history. Match Details 23 September 1979 Tipperary 2-12 – 1-9 Galway M Doyle 1-2, P Looby 1-1, T Grogan 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, E O'Shea 0-2, A Slattery 0-1, B Mannion 0-1. J Ryan 1-2, J Coen 0-4, P Ryan 0-1, S Davoren 0-1, C Hayes 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise N Dalton (Waterford) References Category:1979 in hurling Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship finals Category:Tipperary GAA matches Category:Galway GAA matches Category:September 1979 sports events in Europe Category:Sport in Portlaoise Category:Hurling competitions in County Laois