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There was high scoring aplenty on the opening day of the hurling championship as Antrim, Laois and Kilkenny all recorded wins.  The big game saw Mattie Kenny’s Dublin charges travel to Nowlan Park to take on a seemingly wounded Kilkenny side, however, TJ Reid proved to be in inspirational form for Brian Cody’s men. Meanwhile, in the Joe McDonagh Cup, …

Cork and Kilkenny have received a huge boost ahead of the championship with the news that Seamus Harnedy and Conor Delaney have been cleared to play in the opening round after successfully appealing their bans in front of the GAA’s Central Appeals Committee (CAC). According to the Irish Examiner, the CAC upheld their appeals last night in Croke Park Both …

Kilkenny 1-22 Limerick 0-27 Limerick have secured their first win over Kilkenny since 1973 after a thrilling encounter in Semple Stadium this afternoon. Kilkenny’s strategy of moving TJ Reid to full-forward paid dividends in the opening stages as the Ballyhale Shamrocks man caused havoc among a full back line that struggled in the Munster semi-final against Clare. His battle with Seán …

Kilkenny and Limerick have named their respective sides ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling quarter-final at Semple Stadium (throw-in 2 pm).  Brian Cody has made two changes to the side who lost to Galway in the Leinster Hurling final replay. Cody has brought in Colin Fennelly and Martin Keoghan to replace Walter Walsh and John Donnelly. This means there is no …

The World Cup final, Super 8s, All Ireland Hurling Quarter-Finals – RTÉ face into a tricky situation on the weekend of the 14th/15th July.  The GAA announced the details this week of two of the first Super 8 clashes to take place in this year’s All Ireland Football Championship. Dublin v Donegal will take place on Saturday 14th July at …

Pairc Ui Chaoimh could be in line to host this year’s All-Ireland quarter-finals according to a report today in The Irish Examiner.  The newly refurbished venue, which can now hold 45,000 people, will be mooted by Cork GAA officials as a potential venue for the quarter-finals which would result in the second successive year that this stage of the competition …

As part of a new series of interviews with Ireland's top sports stars, we sat down with Wexford hurl​ing manager, Davy Fitzgerald.

With the new year celebrations over attention slowly turns to the new GAA calendar with the National League starting again in the coming weeks.

The top 10 moments from this seasons All-Ireland hurling championship.

They have been waiting for nearly three decades, but this Sunday could well be Galway’s best chance in a generation at regaining the Liam MacCarthy Cup and bringing it west of the Shannon. Since their last triumph in 1988, Galway hurling hasn’t had the great days that were expected to follow on from Cyril Farrell’s successful reign in charge. The …

Following last weekend’s thriller, much will be expected of this Sunday’s clash between Cork and Waterford. The renaissance continues for the Rebels, having claimed a first Munster title since 2014, their focus now turns on regaining the Liam MacCarthy Cup. After encountering a road block in Munster, Waterford have got back behind the wheel and now find themselves just 70-odd …

Waterford and Kilkenny gave us another game that will long in the memories of everyone who witnessed it. After an amazing 90 minutes of hurling, the Munster men won 4-23 to 2-22 Coming into this Thurles showdown, Waterford had not beaten Kilkenny since 1959. Last year proved that they are getting closer before today’s result was a watershed moment for …

For the second week in a row, Kilkenny are in the stand-out fixture in the hurling qualifiers. After sneaking past Limerick in a tense game in Nowlan Park, Brian Cody takes his side to Thurles to where Waterford provide the opposition.  Semple Stadium hosted the replay of the All-Ireland semi-final between the counties last year, and the Home of Hurling …

I don’t think Waterford are in as good a place this year as they were last year going into this game but likewise Kilkenny are not playing as well as they were in 2016.  Having seen the Waterford team named, I can’t get my head around it. There’s one lad in the full forward line who you just know is …

Galway were disappointing on Sunday in their 0-29 to 1-17 win over Wexford. Overall, it was a really poor Leinster final. Micheál Donoghue has a lot to work on going forward to the All-Ireland semi-final. They were very average. Wexford really let themselves down, while the Tribesmen did just enough – they did what they had to do to win …

In what was the pick of the opening round of hurling qualifiers on Saturday, Kilkenny overcame a dogged Limerick in Nowlan Park to secure a place in round 2. However, the game didn’t live up to its billing as neither side played anywhere near their potential as the Cats progressed with a 0-20 to 0-17 win. The disappointing nature of …

As our native Gaelic games develop with each passing year, is it time to genuinely consider, how close are we to professionalism? Traditionalists would have typically blasted the role of statisticians, nutritionists, etc. within a GAA camp. However, more than just a fad, these members of a team now and the science to their work play as key a role …