TWEETS: The best reaction as terrific Tipperary claim their first All-Ireland title in six years

It was going to take a magnificent performance to dethrone the Cats and boy did Tipp deliver one.

Tipperary are All-Ireland hurling champions for the first time since 2010 after crushing Kilkenny’s three-in-a-row bid at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon. From the outset, the Premier County looked primed for battle and dominated proceedings against a Kilkenny side that, in typical Kilkenny fashion, just wouldn’t go away. Tipp were probably value for a better lead than two points at the break having spurned a number of opportunities, which came back to haunt them early in the second half when Kevin Kelly netted for Brian Cody’s side and put them back in the lead. Three points on the bounce was the perfect response by Michael Ryan’s men to that setback and they drove on with a cracking goal by John “Bubbles O’Dwyer just before the 50 minute mark. Ten minutes later, John McGrath rattled the onion bag to stretch the lead to nine before Richie Hogan responded immediately with a goal to give the Cats some hope of a comeback. With Seamus Callanan prominent (just the 13 points for Seamie today), however, Tipp held firm and went on to prevail in some style, winning by a margin of nine points in the end. There was plenty of deserved praise sent their way after the final whistle. https://twitter.com/KilkennyCLG/status/772464729612779520 https://twitter.com/daraobriain/status/772464561723174913 https://twitter.com/offtheball/status/772464434019201025 https://twitter.com/Munsterrugby/status/772464298979360769 https://twitter.com/johnnydoyle78/status/772465187911790592 https://twitter.com/pat_nolan/status/772464763498528768 https://twitter.com/cahilljackie/status/772464339206938624 https://twitter.com/Woolberto/status/772466411696484352 https://twitter.com/RTEgaa/status/772465460268900353