Hailing from the hurling stronghold of Portroe, Kevin O'Halloran has bucked the trend by making his mark with the Tipperary footballers.

Currently putting the finishing touches to preparations for Sunday's Munster SFC final against Kerry, O'Halloran, speaking to The Irish Independent, joked: "Even until last year in the club nearly every football in it would have been punctured!

"No, the support is great from the club at home. There's a huge support rowing in there and I think the support is getting bigger every year with the football.

"Tipp football is going places. It's moving up the ladder and going places."

O'Halloran's free-taking was a vital ingredient in the Premier's memorable 3-15 to 2-16 Munster SFC semi-final victory over Cork.

His individual haul of seven points included three frees and two 45s.

"It's just technique that I've worked on.

"I've read a few books, I've listened to a few rugby lads. It's like going into a Leaving Cert exam - you have a task in front of you. You have to concentrate on yourself and not everyone around you. I just said 'listen, I have a task here and I have to block out everything that's going on and get the ball over the bar'."

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