Cahill couldn't walk away from opportunity to manage Tipp
July 19, 2022
Liam Cahill during his days at Tipperary U20 manager
New Tipperary hurling manager Liam Cahill says he couldn’t walk away from the opportunity to manage his home county after being given the chance a second time.
It was confirmed yesterday that Cahill and coach Mikey Bevans had been appointed to a three-year term in the Premier County after departing the Waterford set-up last Friday.
Cahill told RTE Sport that he felt it was the right time to leave his Waterford post.
"I really enjoyed my time in Waterford and I am very grateful to the players who gave me everything every day they took the field, the county board who left no stone unturned in our preparations, and the supporters who continue to back their team through good days and the not so good," he stated.
Tipperary confirmed Cahill’s appointment yesterday and it sees the Ballingarry native succeeding Colm Bonnar after the latter’s departure after just 10 months in charge of the team.
The new Premier boss said that the temptation of managing his home county was simply too strong to try and turn down again.
"This is the second time we were presented with the opportunity to manage Tipperary," he said.
"And we just couldn’t walk away from that on this occasion. Now is the time for us, if we didn’t do it now, I don’t think it would ever come again."
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