 He added a second league medal to his collection in 1957 following a defeat of Kilkenny, however, Devaney was still waiting for championship success.In 1958 Devaney won his first Munster medal from the substitutes' bench as Tipperary regained the provincial crown following a 4-12 to 1-5 trouncing of reigning champions Waterford.Tipperary later defeated Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final before lining out against Galway in the All-Ireland decider on 7 September 1958.