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In association with The Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship draws to a close on Sunday when Galway and Kilkenny meet in Croke Park. The two teams know each other extremely well having met at the same stage of the competition last year while also locking horns earlier this season in the quarter-final round-robin series. Galway and Kilkenny have been dominant …

Ahead of the highly-anticipated All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary, Pundit Arena spoke to some of the country’s top hurlers to get their thoughts.  Johnny Coen (Galway), Mark Kavanagh (Laois), Alan Cadogan (Cork), and Cian Boland (Dublin) predict the 2019 decider in Croke Park, the Hurler of the Year and tell us whether or not they would like to see …

In association with Defeat is difficult to deal with under any circumstances but when you are a young hurler on the biggest stage of Croke Park, it can be particularly tough to process. That was the challenge facing the Galway minors in 2016 after they suffered a devastating five-goal loss at the hands of rivals, Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final. …

Derek McGrath has addressed the fallout following his appearance on the Sunday Game two weeks ago when he and Donal Óg Cusack defended the use of the sweeper system in hurling.  The pair, alongside Brendan Cummins, were discussing Davy Fitzgerald having to defend the use of the sweeper once again following their agonising defeat to Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final. …

In Episode 2 of ‘The Barbershop’, Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships ambassadors, Derek McGrath Karl Lacey, Alan Kerins and Mossy Quinn reflect on how match day nutrition has change over the years. _____ Want to win tickets to Dublin vs Kerry in the All Ireland Final? Play ‘Major Shootout’  here for your chance to win tickets. Share your score using #GAAThisIsMajor to be …

In Episode 1 of ‘The Barbershop’, Derek McGrath and the rest of the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships ambassadors, Karl Lacey, Alan Kerins and Mossy Quinn reflect on their minor careers. ______ Want to win tickets to Dublin vs Kerry in the All Ireland Final? Play ‘Major Shootout’  here for your chance to win tickets. Share your score using #GAAThisIsMajor to …

David Gough will referee his first All Ireland final on September 1st when he takes to Croke Park for Dublin’s clash with Kerry in the Sam Maguire decider. Gough had been the front-runner to be named in the middle for the game and Cahair O’Kane of the Irish News confirmed the news on Wednesday morning. Breaking: David Gough will referee …

Former Kerry boss Jack O’Connor is set to take over as manager of the Kildare senior footballers.  Cian O’Neill stepped down from the position after the Lilywhites exited this year’s championship in a heavy defeat to Tyrone in Newbridge in Round 3 of the qualifiers. According to a report in The Irish Independent, O’Connor’s name will be ratified at the …

One of hurling’s biggest rivalries is set to be renewed on Sunday when Kilkenny and Tipperary meet in the showpiece event of the season; the All-Ireland SHC final. It’s the sixth All-Ireland decider involving the two heavyweight counties in 10 seasons (2014 final went to a replay) as the decade rounds off the way it started with Liam Sheedy and …

What a redemption story for Tommy Walsh. Ten years ago the big Kerins O’Rahilly’s man was the most feared full-forward in Gaelic football such was the destructive nature with which he powered Kerry to an All-Ireland title. He soon left these shores to pursue pastures new in Australia where he attempted to carve out a career for himself in the …

They’ve tried their best to steer clear of any drive-for-five chat but Dublin will be hard-pressed to ignore the hype now that they are just one game away from etching their names into the annals of GAA history.  Only five teams, across both codes, have attempted to achieve the five-in-a-row. The first came in 1919 when the Wexford footballers attempted …

Tyrone performed well on Sunday and looked superior to Kerry for large spells throughout their All-Ireland semi-final but ultimately faltered down the home stretch as Stephen O’Brien’s goal ignited the Kingdom to push on and claim a three-point win in Croke Park.  For Mickey Harte and Tyrone, it’s back to the drawing board following a topsy turvy season that saw …

Peter Keane was in a buoyant yet brazen mood, to say the least, following his side’s win over Tyrone in yesterday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Obviously, very happy having seen his side come out on top when for so long they were arguably second best but clearly prepared to play his cards close to his chest as he answered back in …

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. For 35 minutes they raged. Lee Keegan raged. …

Mickey Harte was down but not out as he entered the press room following his sides three-point defeat to Kerry in this afternoon’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park.  Tyrone were the better team for large parts of the game but faltered in the final fifteen minutes as Kerry took control following Stephen O’Brien’s killer goal. Harte felt that Tyrone …

Kerry have qualified for their first All-Ireland final since 2015 after defeating Tyrone 1-18 to 0-18 in Croke Park this afternoon. Tyrone looked in control for most of the game but the Kingdom turned it up a gear in the final quarter in large part thanks to Stephen O’Brien and David Clifford who contributed 1-4 between them in the final …

Michael Corry reporting live from Croke Park. Kerry 1-18 Tyrone 0-18 In comparison to Saturday’s humdinger of a clash between Dublin and Mayo, a paltry crowd descended upon Croke Park for the second of this weekend’s All-Ireland semi-finals between Kerry and Tyrone. Not only did the atmosphere pale in comparison to Saturday’s game but also the intensity with which the …

Michael Corry reporting live from Croke Park. Galway 0-14 Kerry 0-13 The Kingdom were gunning for a chance to go on and complete the six-in-a-row in this Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football semi-final but it was the young Tribesmen who came out on top with a one-point win in Croke Park.  Kerry showed glimpses as to why they are five-in-a-row …