Painting of Tipperary's All-Ireland victory to be auctioned by Dillon Quirke Foundation

A remarkable painting by mural artist Neil O'Dwyer, depicting players, management and moments from Tipperary's All-Ireland success, has been donated to the Dillon Quirke Foundation, with the purpose of it being auctioned to raise funds for the Foundation.

The painting was handed over to Dan Quirke, father of the late Dillon Quirke, at a celebratory function to mark Tipp's All-Ireland win, at the Porter House in Tipperary Town, on Tuesday October 7.

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The function, which was organised by Stevie O'Donnell, featured members of the Tipperary U20 and Senior panels, along with past players from Tipperary and Limerick and divisional officials.

Robert Doyle (Clonoulty/Rossmore) and Johnny Ryan (Arravale Rovers) represented the senior squad, while David Ryan and Adam Ryan (both Arravale Rovers) represented the U20 panel on the night, and they brought with them the Liam McCarthy Cup and the James Nolan Cup, much to the delight of the large attendance.

Neil O'Dwyer, who is one of the leading mural artists in the country displayed the painting, which is going to be signed by each member of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Panel along with the team management.

Speaking on the night Neil said that it had taken him a couple of weeks to complete the painting and that he had captured some of the key moments of the final such as the goals by John McGrath, the stance of Darragh McCarthy, the save of Rhys Shelly, the delight of Noel McGrath, the smile of Liam Cahill and the raising of the Cup by Ronan Maher.

The painting also includes the logo of the Dillon Quirke Foundation with Dillon's hurley showing great prominence.

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Every member of the team and the panel along with all members of the management team are featured in the painting.

Dan Quirke, father of the late Dillon Quirke, described the painting as "extraordinary" and expressed his thanks to Neil O'Dwyer for a "remarkable piece of work".

Dan said that they would be putting the painting up for auction.

"We expect to have interest in the painting from all over the world, and we will arrange for bids on social media," said Dan.

On the night there was an initial bid for the painting of €2,000 from Eamonn Ryan of the Porter House.

Bids will be accepted by the Dillon Quirke Foundation on X link @dqfoundation22, and their website is www.dillonquirkefoundation.com.