Malachy Clerkin: a booming end to the All-Ireland summer

Clare and Galway go again, Donegal, Tyrone and Monaghan enter last-chance saloon

Galway frustrated as dogged Clare simply refuse to bow the knee

McCarthy’s late point earns Banner a replay in Thurles after after a pulsating stalemate at HQ

Nicky English: Limerick crown a great weekend for hurling

John Kiely’s team proved amazingly resilient again when the match was in the balance

Dramatic weekend sums up this crazy year of hurling

Two epic semi-finals see Cork crash out as Galway and Clare prepare for a replay

Clare pick up the pieces and book a return to headquarters

Banner bound for semi-final as they prove too strong for Fitzgerald’s Wexford

Nicky English: Confident Clare have stepped up a gear

Sluggish Limerick’s momentum stalled as third game in a row perhaps took its toll

Nicky English: Tipperary’s defence is still their Achilles’ heel

Errors and poor clearances from Tipperary lead to Clare goals and Tipp's exit

No looking back for Clare’s ‘father figure’ John Conlon

PwC GAA-GPA Hurler of the Month award winner is playing a blinder in this championship

Clare find their range to compound Waterford's woes

The visitors were swept away by more misfortune and their improving opponents

Your essential county by county guide: 2018 hurling championship

Sean Moran breaks down each county ahead of the Munster and Leinster round-robins

Clare continue unbeaten run with Cork win

Rampant first-half performance enough to see off Rebels in Ennis

Gerry O’Connor preparing Clare for a hurling season like no other

Given the new championship format, teams must hit the ground running earlier

Tipperary end Clare’s summer at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Michael Ryan knows his side have work to do for semis after conceding three goals

Clare and Tipperary name sides for All-Ireland quarter-final

Both sides make three changes for Saturday’s quarter-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Cork young bloods keep plucky Clare at a distance

Kieran Kingston’s team race to victory in Thurles, for 52nd Munster championship

Hurling previews: Cork express moving too fast for quickening Clare

Young Waterford side may struggle to wear down Kilkenny’s sturdy defence

Nicky English: Clare did what they had to but they will need to improve

Forwards proved decisive against Limerick but winning primary possession an issue

Resurgent Banner back in business

Shane O’Donnell hits 2-2 as Clare book place in Munster final for first time since 2008

Aaron Gillane stars as holders Mary I book semi-final spot

Bright Limerick prospect scores 2-10 against outgunned NUI Galway in comfortable win

Weekend fixtures: Club football and hurling Championship previews

Monaleen should have enough to see off Dromcollogher-Broadford in Limerick

Nicky English: Galway show lesson learnt from Leinster final defeat

One of key differences for Galway on Sunday is that they possessed a real goal threat

Galway hit Clare with the price of Leinster final redemption

Westerners shut the door on Clare’s hopes of revisiting 2013 in Thurles quarter-final

Nicky English: Waterford set the record straight in style

League loss forgotten as Derek McGrath’s men are full value for their win over Clare

Waterford get it right the third time to dismiss out-gunned Clare

The Déise beat Clare in semi-final clash in Thurles to avenge league final defeat

Eleven players become Clare’s first double medallists

Patrick Kelly says failure to win league is the one regret that 1990s’ team still have

Waterford have momentum to deny Clare in decider

Gaelic Games weekend previews: Cork look to have edge in All-Ireland Under-21 FC final

Colm Galvin positioned to answer call of Davy Fitzgerald

A brief exile to America was not enough to dampen appetite of Clare’s All Star midfielder

Clare give Kilkenny a taste of their own medicine

Fitzgerald’s team blitz Cats with three first-half goals to reach league final

Clare return to top flight as Limerick’s long wait continues

TJ Ryan’s side condemned to a seventh season in Division 1B after defeat in Ennis

GAA team news: Stephen Cluxton back in goal for Dublin

Jim Gavin makes six changes, Colm Cooper will make his first start of the season for Kerry

Limerick colleges out in force at Cork IT for Fitzgibbon Cup

Three semi-finalists arrive from Limerick as UCD seek rare double after Sigerson success

Davy Fitzgerald unconvinced by current league format

Like Waterford’s Derek McGrath, Clare’s manager wants an expanded top flight

Nicky English: Both Tipp and Waterford have plenty of room for improvement

Tipp will be relieved to have won the title but Waterford must adapt their game plan

Fitzgerald’s Banner men braced for pivotal test

Victory over Cork would see the 2013 All-Ireland champions generate serious momentum

Cork must banish inconsistency to halt Clare revival

Darach Honan’s return for Fitzgerald’s side gives forward line added potency

John Allen: Galway look ready to unleash big display

Three championship games should have the Tribesmen in ideal shape to shock Kilkenny

GAA Statistics: number of players availing of US option for summer in decline

There’s been 305 less players departing Ireland so far this summer than in 2013

Tipperary have home advantage for Munster showdown with Waterford

Déise hurlers unperturbed by Munster Council decision to fix final for Thurles

Davy Fitzgerald not about to give up ghost with Clare

Results in 2015 won’t decide future of 2013 All-Ireland winning manager

Clare have edge but both teams’ focus should be on late July

It’s the Munster championship in May and losing might not be such a disaster

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