Tipperary afforded the champions the traditional guard of honour but within 50 seconds of the throw-in the visitors went in front with a penalty superbly struck low by Callanan.
Luke Connolly (below) gave a stunning personal display and he hit 0-10, but a disappointing
Tipperary were second best throughout.
This was announced in
Tipperary town and the former chairman of the Northern Ireland talks process intends to travel to
Tipperary with his family in the New Year to accept the award.
Tipperary continued to edge the game in the second-half but Gillane scored seven points before his withdrawal.
"Obviously the
Tipperary senior job is a big job because of it being in
Tipperary and the tradition of
Tipperary hurling and all that, but for me it's something that I haven't honestly sat down and really thought about.
TIPPERARY 2-15 MEATH 1-10 THE accuracy of Conor Sweeney was key as
Tipperary got their Division Two campaign back on track in Thurles.
GER BROWNE'S late goal helped
Tipperary into their first All-Ireland U-21 final since 2010 as they saw off Galway in a thriller at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.
There was little between the teams in the opening quarter but
Tipperary then pulled away to open up a 1-15 to 1-8 interval lead.