Paul Curran among those trimmed from Tipperary hurling squad

Tipperary manager Eamon O'Shea has trimmed a number of players, including 2010 All-Ireland SHC medallist Paul Curran, from his squad ahead of this summer's championship.

Curran, 33, lined out at corner back in the recent Allianz Hurling League Division One semi-final defeat against Waterford at Nowlan Park but his long intercounty career now appears to be at an end.

Curran made his senior debut in 2001 against Cork in the National League before going on to enjoy a successful career in the blue and gold.

Curran is a two-time National Hurling League medallist and he also won four Munster senior championships, including as captain of the 2012 winning team.

O’Shea has settled on a core group of 26 players for pre-championship preparations but the squad remains very much open-ended.

It is understood O’Shea will reveal a 30-man panel in early June, ahead of the Munster SHC semi-final with Clare or Limerick on June 21.

Four slots are essentially still up for grabs, and possibly more depending on injuries, and O’Shea will run the rule over a number of candidates in forthcoming challenge games, with Tipp due to face Dublin on May 17 in Drombane.

Other fringe players such as Tom Stapleton, Shane Bourke, David Butler, Micheal Butler, Bill Maher, Sean Maher, Stephen Maher, Joe O'Dwyer and Liam Treacy have been omitted at the present time while former minor captain Liam McGrath is currently recovering from injury.