Hurling Championship

‘I’ll be back all right’: John Conlon has no plans to hang up boots as he commits to Clare for 17th season

The 35-year-old recently lifted county title with Clonlara before securing double glory with Clare

Kilkenny’s Walter Walsh retires from intercounty hurling

The Tullogher Rosbercon player was named man of the match on his championship debut in the 2012 All-Ireland final

Clare take home six hurling All Stars at the end of a memorable year

Clare’s Shane O’Donnell and Galway’s Paul Conroy are named players of the year at awards ceremony

All Stars football team set to be studded with Armagh players

Clare expected to dominate the hurling selection

‘He turned, a ball of rage, preparing to floor me’: Richie Hogan on Kilkenny, Shefflin and tense exchanges with Cody

Former Kilkenny hurler talks about his new autobiography, being part of Brian Cody’s dressingroom and life after playing intercounty

Limerick hurler Graeme Mulcahy announces intercounty retirement

Kilmallock forward won five All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles with Shannonsiders

Bonner Maher the ‘bread winner’ for a talented Tipperary generation

Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher retires after a career that yielded three senior All-Irelands

Hurling All Stars: Champions Clare lead the way with 14 nominations

Kyle Hayes, Shane O'Donnell and Darragh Fitzgibbon make shortlist for Hurler of the Year

Neil McManus wants Ulster senior hurling championship to be revived as soon as possible

The former Antrim hurler says a competitive Ulster senior hurling championship without Antrim could be arranged within months

Champions Armagh lead the way in All-Stars nominations, with Barry McCambridge up for Footballer of the Year

Beaten finalists Galway have been recognised with eight nominations, with Paul Conroy and John Maher considered for Footballer of the Year

Armagh likely to lead the way for football All-Star nominations

The All-Star nominations for both codes will be revealed this week and are set to have some fresh faces in the mix for gongs

Central Council endorses All-Ireland replays and suspension of pre-season tournaments

Saturday’s meeting also decided to advocate no change for the football championship structure until 2026

Nicky English: Hurling being undermined by the crammed calendar of the last three years

We’ve now reached a situation where only the All-Ireland semi-finals and final are being played at the height of summer – the prime time for hurling

Dan Morrissey reflects on narrow margins in year the drive for five hit a speed bump

Limerick full back Dan Morrissey expecting manager John Kiely to stay on for a ninth year

Enda O’Connor, one of the greats of Clare hurling, lives in a world he can no longer access

The former hurler has been battling Alzheimer’s and could not even watch the recent All-Ireland final

Provincial GAA officials still largely supportive of new fixture calendar

Sean Moran: GAA set to address compression of the football season by changing the All-Ireland group stages into knockout rounds

SeĂĄn Moran: Competing intercounty and club interests putting the split into split season

SeĂĄn Moran: There are arguments on both sides but the new GAA calendar has been fulfilling its purpose

Wizardry of Tony Kelly appropriately returns on All-Ireland day with magic goal for Clare against Cork

Hurler says panel-building and some time for reflection may have been keys to Clare’s success

Davy Fitzgerald’s arrival is good but Antrim hurling needs ‘the whole thing’, says ‘Sambo’ McNaughton

Former Antrim player and manager says county must do more to develop young playing talent

Davy Fitzgerald ratified as Antrim manager for two years with option of a third

Much-travelled Clare man will be extending his management career to a third province

Seán Moran: Have this year’s unexpected All-Ireland finals ushered in a more open championship?

SeĂĄn Moran: After 25 years of historically dominant teams, the GAA looks to be on the verge of less predictable All-Irelands

Joe Canning: All-Ireland heartache and euphoria defined by a single point

Sweet championship success for Clare given big game defeats the Banner County endured over last few years

Clare’s residual experience of All-Ireland success carries the day

Banner County had four starters who lined out in 2013, plus panellist Peter Duggan and two replacements involved 11 years ago

Tactical analysis: Clare got their numbers right, but it’s hard to measure sheer magic

The Banner completely dominated on Cork’s puckout, while losing out badly on turnovers - but the genius of Tony Kelly is difficult to express with statistics

The agony and ecstasy: Cork and Clare players reflect on epic All-Ireland final

Michael Murphy’s social media warning to football finalists; Shamrock Rovers face step up against Sparta

Shane O’Donnell relieved to survive injury scare and play his part in Clare’s final success

Banner star says he thought he was '100 per cent gone' after he suffered a mild hamstring tear in training

‘The players now are immortal’: Clare welcomes hurling champions home

Clare fans celebrate as the Liam MacCarthy cup is brought to the county for only the fifth time

Pat Ryan says All-Ireland finals should go straight to replay, not to extra time

Cork manager says extra time becomes a lottery due to players going down injured

Patrick Horgan planning to play for Cork again in 2025

Cork hotel a quiet place after All-Ireland final defeat to Clare, but children still arrive looking for selfies and autographs

British viewers react to hurling final being broadcast on BBC for first time

Calls for more coverage next year as hurling builds a new fanbase in the UK

Crowning final glory proves the sweetest reward for Clare’s dogged years of persistence

After several Munster final and All-Ireland semi-final defeats, Banner veterans like Tony Kelly, John Conlon and David McInerney grasped the opportunity to add to their 2013 medals

The hurling year in review: O’Donnell leads the way for Clare in season sprinkled with magic

The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by our writers

Croke Park on All-Ireland Sundays still has a timeless power to enthral

The GAA headquarters is now open for all sorts of business but for the All-Ireland hurling and football finals the ground is a player too

Nicky English: Experience and the will of their established players make Clare worthy champions

Cork were unable to recreate their best form but still only lost narrowly

Clare’s refusal to quit carries them to glory as Cork fail to find their flow

All-Ireland hurling final review: Tony Kelly helps propel the Banner to victory after extra-time

Clare know well that tiny moments can lead to sporting earthquakes

Some Banner victories over Cork had major consequences; BBC viewers try to get their heads around hurling

Pat Ryan focuses on team’s shortcomings rather than referee for Cork’s defeat

Cork v Clare: Cork manager is disappointed how his team allowed too many short puckouts

Shane O’Donnell seizes the moment as Clare seize the day

Clare management reluctantly brought O’Donnell off the pitch after 80 minutes – and only when it was clear the Éire Óg man could give no more

Tony Kelly conjured up the required magic for Clare when nothing short of it would have sufficed

The Clare captain finished as the leading scorer from play against Cork and his 1-4 contained some of the most incredible scores an All-Ireland final has ever seen

TV View: Clare and Cork deliver a game that ‘we should just shut up and watch’

The pundits were in no doubt that this was a final for the ages, with the only complaint being that there wasn’t a replay

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