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Tipperary manager Liam Cahill says they have found the right group of players as they continue their recovery from the nadir of 2024.

Eleven months after shipping a horrendous beating against Cork at the same venue to conclude a miserable championship campaign, Tipp battled seven-in-a-row chasing Limerick to a draw in a packed Semple Stadium.

The hosts often led a tit-for-tat affair, John McGrath's second-half brace of goals pushing them ahead down the stretch, however it took a late free from 19-year-old marksman Darragh McCarthy to secure a draw.

"We're really proud. It was a typical Munster championship (game), end-to-end," Cahill told RTÉ Sport afterwards.

"It's a credit to the players. We have the right players in the dressing room now. Obviously, the door is always open but we have a real good bunch of players that have shown massive bravery.

"We were in a low place this time last year. We're far from the finished article. But four championship debutants today, all under the age of 20. It's about future-proofing this thing but also trying to deliver silverware because that's the currency in Tipperary.

"Some days we mightn't deliver as we want to but it isn't for the want of trying, I can assure you of that. I think anybody who understands the hurling scene in Tipperary understands we're at least two years away from where we believe we can be. But they're making big strides and I'm proud to be the one helping them."

The showing on Sunday was a world away from their hammering at the hands of Limerick in their Munster opener last year, a game notable for the paltry crowd who travelled from Tipp.

At the outset of the league, Cahill drew a distinction between the "knowledgeable" Tipperary supporters who understood time was