Ten Limerick players approached Shane O’Donnell after the match. Game was recognising gameClare great makes for the sunset at the end of a hurling career like no otherMon Jul 06 2026 - 06:02
After overcoming Clare in the chaos, Limerick will have no margin for error against GalwayJohn Kiely’s team looked withered and beaten, but kept going here because there was no other way backSun Jul 05 2026 - 21:41
Galway outmanoeuvre Cork with devastating second-half performance to reach All-Ireland finalRebels reduced to 14 after captain Darragh Fitzgibbon picked up a second yellowSat Jul 04 2026 - 19:46
Cork need to be patient and clinical against Galway as safety net removedBen O’Connor’s charges harder to break down this season as they seek to heal All-Ireland woundsSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
The Downey brothers: How Cork found two pillars of a rebuilt defenceRobert and Eoin Downey have grown into two of the county’s most important hurlersSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
Shane Lowry has had a season of excruciating near missesWinning in professional golf is brutally hard, but the Irishman has left a few chances behind this yearMon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
Teenage kicks as Kobe McDonald and Darragh Beirne shine in Mayo’s win over misfiring CorkCork will reflect bitterly on the chances they missed as they finished the game with 14 widesSun Jun 28 2026 - 11:41
Mayo’s Andy Moran still fighting the slope, but always looking upIn his topsy-turvy first season as manager, he has brought the county back to Croke ParkSat Jun 27 2026 - 06:00
Hurling’s ecosystem is fragile - the sport can’t afford another year like thisThe quarter-finals were a reflection of the season – 14 of the 29 championship games so far have been decided by double-digit marginsMon Jun 22 2026 - 16:46
Denis Walsh: Hurling has changed profoundly, without anyone giving or seeking permissionHas the game been enhanced or disfigured? That is a matter of tasteMon Jun 22 2026 - 06:00
David Reidy update: Clare hurler released from hospital after injury in Dublin gameShane O’Donnell admits ‘it was scary enough’ after his fellow club-mate suffered a head injury late in the gameSun Jun 21 2026 - 13:36
Clare boss Brian Lohan calls for action after David Reidy hospitalised by high challengeSaturday night’s win over Dublin was overshadowed by incident late on that saw the game stopped for over 10 minutes as player was stretchered offSun Jun 21 2026 - 12:47
Johnny Pilkington: ‘People think I was hard to manage and in one way I probably was’It’s easy to forget how good Pilkington was. He was part of a beautiful team that were hurling’s last punksSun Jun 21 2026 - 06:00
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Clare v DublinIt is hard to see Offaly being able to compete with Cork, despite their improvementsSat Jun 20 2026 - 06:00
Denis Walsh: If the 12-week ban is so draconian, why did nobody object when it was brought in?When it comes to discipline, most GAA people proceed on a need-to-know basis. They couldn’t quote you the rule until it hits them in the faceMon Jun 08 2026 - 10:19
Limerick edge past Cork in Munster final dogfight for seventh title in eight yearsDown the stretch, Limerick found a gear that has been beyond their reach on big days over the last two seasonsSun Jun 07 2026 - 19:00
In Cork, they unearthed a diamond in Brian Hayes. Polished, now Improvement in ball striking is the finishing touch for Cork maestroSun Jun 07 2026 - 06:00
Denis Walsh: The strongest candidate to succeed Derek Lyng at Kilkenny is not who you thinkHurling’s former kingpins are trapped between what winning used to look like and what winning has becomeWed Jun 03 2026 - 12:46
Meddling with the hurling championship to soothe weaker teams misses the point entirelyRace for Liam MacCarthy is a battle to crown the best in the land – it should be ruthless and brutalMon Jun 01 2026 - 06:00
‘They turn on you’: Mayo’s love/hate relationship with the febrile world of TwitterIn his research, Michael Lang examined nearly half a million tweets about the greatest Mayo team never to win an All-IrelandSun May 31 2026 - 06:00
Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Under-20 finalsTyrone face Kerry in All-Ireland under-20 football final as Clare meet neighbours Galway in hurling deciderSat May 30 2026 - 06:00
McGuinness and Clifford getting off scot-free is a bad look for the GAA’s disciplinary processThe current iteration of the GAA’s disciplinary committee has been notably non-interventionistTue May 26 2026 - 18:29
Jim McGuinness made a huge error of judgment – there will be a price to payThe Donegal manager could get a 12-week ban after an incident with a Kerry player in Killarney on SaturdayMon May 25 2026 - 13:47
Denis Walsh: Paywalls in GAA coverage make sense, our sense of entitlement does notSubscriptions have become part of everyday consumption, but the GAA is still being forced to explain itselfMon May 25 2026 - 06:00
Kilkenny find themselves fighting for their lives, and their identityDoubts about once-dominant Kilkenny make Sunday’s showdown with Dublin much harder to predict than such clashes used to beSun May 24 2026 - 06:00
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Cork v ClareD-Day for Kilkenny in Leinster as they travel to Parnell Park to face DublinSat May 23 2026 - 06:00
The camogie skorts story went global. One year on, nothing has changed for the gameLate fixture changes and absence of a grant only two examples of enduring inequalitiesThu May 21 2026 - 14:11
‘Our supporters needed a response and we got that’ – Clare boss Brian Lohan hails win over TipperaryBanner County put in their best performance since All-Ireland winning season to leave All-Ireland champions on brink of elimination Sun May 17 2026 - 12:45
Uneasy lies the Tipperary head that wears a crownAfter eight failed attempts to defend an All-Ireland title over the last 60 years, now Tipp’s season hangs in the balanceSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Galway v DublinOpportunity awaits Dublin in Salthill, Clare need to summon one last kickSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
The greed of top golfers has left the professional game in a precarious stateThe demise of LIV Golf seems nigh, and there are questions over how long the PGA Tour can sustain current level of spendingMon May 11 2026 - 06:00
Cork composure piles yet more agony on WaterfordMark Coleman penalty decisive as Rebels ensure path out of MunsterSat May 09 2026 - 21:10
Wexford didn’t want Liam Griffin, but his reign is still the gold standard 30 years onGriffin endured abuse and under-appreciation before guiding his native county to the Promised LandSat May 09 2026 - 06:00
Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Kerry v CorkWaterford hurlers will have their work cut out against Cork, while the Rebel footballers might just fancy their chances against KerryFri May 08 2026 - 21:58
If you think hurling referees are influenced by the scoreboard, you are rightA superb study on ‘compensatory bias’ produced some fascinating resultsMon May 04 2026 - 06:00
Limerick’s noise, Clare’s silence and a hurling statement made in EnnisBrian Lohan’s men left chasing shadows as a reshaped Limerick deliver a commanding statementSun May 03 2026 - 21:01
Hurling’s full forwards have come full circle as the game evolvesBig men are back in fashion on the edge of the square, but they are different specimens nowSun May 03 2026 - 06:00
Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Louth v Dublin as Con O’Callaghan startsLimerick take on Clare without Aaron Gillane in the Munster hurling championshipFri May 01 2026 - 15:55
Limerick’s lack of depth was badly exposed against Cork as their bench boost has disappearedThe worrying part for Limerick is that, at age-grade level, their results have fallen off a cliffMon Apr 27 2026 - 13:30
Cork’s Ciarán Joyce out for season after ACL injury with Rob Downey out for six weeksThe full back Joyce went down injured after just three minutes of Cork’s match against LimerickMon Apr 27 2026 - 13:04
‘We’re no soft touch’: Ben O’Connor lauds his Cork battlers after edging out LimerickCounterpart John Kiely suggested there was nothing between the teams in Munster Championship thrillerMon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
Liam Rosenior was focused on his message, but top coaches manage resultsMike Vrabel’s scandal with Dianna Russini was damaging, but he turned New England Patriots into a winning team so they stood by himMon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
Behind Nickie Quaid: The unseen goalkeepers who helped build Limerick’s dynastyA portrait of the greatest goalkeeper of his generation through the eyes of the subs that sat behind himSun Apr 26 2026 - 06:00
Denis Walsh: Do you think any Ryder Cup tickets will be unsold? Sports fans are easy marksGolf tournament takes Irish ticket pricing to a place it’s never been, with a one-day pass costing €499Wed Apr 22 2026 - 15:25
Cork impose superiority on Tipperary with blistering second-half displayThe Rebels crucified Tipp on their own puckouts in their Munster championship openerSun Apr 19 2026 - 21:05
Ronan Maher’s journey from overwhelmed youngster to the Wall of LegendsTipperary captain’s drive towards Liam MacCarthy success was fuelled by a dream to be immortalised in portraitSun Apr 19 2026 - 06:00
Who will win the All-Ireland? Denis Walsh previews 2026 hurling championshipLimerick the favourites but their Munster foes will each wish to take their swingFri Apr 17 2026 - 13:00
It’s still a cultural taboo in the GAA to declare your ambitionCork’s Alan Connolly was criticised for saying he was targetting further victories, and that says a lotMon Apr 13 2026 - 06:00
‘There was a hatred ... and respect’: Tyrone’s dip defuses rivalry with Armagh - for nowFor years Tyrone and Armagh brought the best and the worst out of each other; now it seems all too one-sided Sun Apr 12 2026 - 06:00
The 33 Irish football counties ranked. What number is yours? Heading into first weekend of championship, Donegal are in great shape, Kerry are still king. Here is how all sides are looking Sat Apr 11 2026 - 06:00
