He produced a full size soccer ball in beech and mahogany and a sliotar made from one piece of cherry wood inscribed with the 2025 winning Tipperary senior hurling panel and result.

placeholder image — He produced a full size soccer ball in beech and mahogany and a sliotar made from one piece of cherry wood inscribed with the 2025 winning Tipperary senior hurling panel and result.

Woodturner honoured for his model sliotar celebrating Tipperary's All-Ireland hurling win

Editorial

Published 29th Mar 2026, 12:30 GMT

Tom Larkin from Carrick-on-Suir was awarded first prize in the annual Craobh Eo Woodturning Seminar in Mayo for the commemorative sliotar and a soccer ball he crafted from wood

A commemorative sliotar made from wood celebrating Tipperary’s 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling title win was one of the pieces that earned a Carrick-on-Suir woodturner an award from his peers in the craft.

Tom Larkin from Cregg, Carrick was awarded first prize in the annual Craobh Eo Woodturning Seminar in Swinford in Mayo.

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A close up picture of the commemorative sliotar created by Tom Larkin

Woodturner honoured for his model sliotar celebrating Tipperary's All-Ireland hurling win

Tom Larkin from Carrick-on-Suir was awarded first prize in the annual Craobh Eo Woodturning Seminar in Mayo for the commemorative sliotar and a soccer ball he crafted from wood

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