Cork GAA

John Kiely’s team looked withered and beaten, but kept going here because there was no other way back

Young Rebels recovered from nine points down with 21 minutes to go

Galway’s system of play is not simple, but it is implemented with great enthusiasm

‘It didn’t happen for us,’ says Cork manager after Rebels see their championship come to a close

Rebels reduced to 14 after captain Darragh Fitzgibbon picked up a second yellow

Rebels boss insists delayed gratification – namely player development – is what really motivates him

Ben O’Connor’s charges harder to break down this season as they seek to heal All-Ireland wounds

Robert and Eoin Downey have grown into two of the county’s most important hurlers

Galway can challenge Cork on Saturday but Clare need to be able to field close to their best against Limerick

Going into the semi-finals this weekend, the pressure is different and the expectations have been revised

Forward to play a steadying, guiding role as Galway plot their way into an All-Ireland hurling final

Season has been building towards Cork-Limerick showdown, but there could yet be a twist in the tale

Mayo’s fresh faces storm Croke Park, Louth make 14 count

Cork will reflect bitterly on the chances they missed as they finished the game with 14 wides

Limerick win the All-Ireland Minor Hurling final against Tipperary with a late goal

Kerry meet Tyrone in the last eight, resurgent Dublin face Galway; Limerick and Tipperary contest minor hurling decider

In his topsy-turvy first season as manager, he has brought the county back to Croke Park

We bow to no one in our admiration of David Clifford and all the rest of them but sport needs variety above all else

Dynamic structure needed in game because capacity of counties constantly fluctuates

There is only one scenario where a draw would not be required to decide who faces who in the last four

Northeast derby between Louth and Monaghan is the early throw-in on Sunday, with Cork taking on Mayo and Kerry facing Tyrone on Saturday

The quarter-finals were a reflection of the season – 14 of the 29 championship games so far have been decided by double-digit margins

Monaghan to play Louth in local derby, Mayo face Cork in Croke Park

Cork emphasise the gap between Munster and Leinster as they swat aside Offaly

Six-goal Cork hammer Offaly in All-Ireland hurling quarter-final at Semple Stadium

Quarter-final step-up comes too soon for young Faithful

Three repeat pairings ruled out for last-eight encounters at Croke Park

Second-half purple patch buts Rebels beyond doubt at Parnell Park

Clare have played Leinster opposition four times in All-Ireland quarter-finals in the past eight years and won them all

It is hard to see Offaly being able to compete with Cork, despite their improvements

The referee knows the benefit of preparing for any eventuality as we go behind the scenes for his 58th championship game

Clare will pose a very different challenge to Dublin from the one Galway presented in the Leinster final

Forward says intensity and energy must improve against Clare in All-Ireland quarter-final

The draw is scheduled to begin shortly after 8.30am

Salvo of scores early in second half enables Cork to pull away from Tipperary

Cork stun Donegal after being seven points down, while Monaghan hammer Roscommon in Clones to knock them out of the championship

Cork forward kicks four two-pointers as Rebels roar home to victory in Ballybofey

Tipperary will face Limerick in the All-Ireland final in a fortnight’s time after they proved too strong for Galway

Football championship moves into knock-out territory

After the shadow boxing it’s now straight knock-out time, a situation which we reflexively prefer