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Luke Meade made his championship debut for Cork against Tipperary on Sunday, and boy was it one to remember.  The young Newcestown hurler played the game like a seasoned veteran, helping Cork dictate the pace from the outset. He scored three fine points and gave the Rebels a new lease of life alongside fellow impressive debutants Shane Kingston, who scored …

Since making his championship debut for Cork in 2011 in his first year out of minor, there has been a wave of expectation on Conor Lehane to deliver on his billing as one of the hottest prospects in hurling. Yesterday he did that.  The Midleton man came of age in the epic Munster championship encounter with Tipperary in Thurles on …

Cork and Tipperary played out a Munster hurling championship classic in Thurles on Sunday, with the Rebels coming out on top in one of the upsets of the summer already.  The All Ireland champions now head for the back door qualifiers with Cork marching on to a Munster semi-final encounter with Waterford on June 18th. While Tipp planned on rebounding …

In today’s Irish Independent, former Cork hurler and Aussie Rules star Aisake Ó hAilpín spoke to Vincent Hogan about his time with the Cork hurlers, and how things ended, including his disappointment with the treatment of his brother Seán Óg. Cork take on All-Ireland champions Tipperary tomorrow and enter as massive underdogs. Similar odds would have been offered on the …

Tipperary get their All-Ireland defence underway this weekend when the face off against Cork in Semple Stadium on Sunday.  For Tipperary, 13 of the side who lifted the Liam McCarthy last September get the nod with the two changes in the team coming from the introduction of John O’Keefe and Sean Curran. O’Keefe is named at corner-back in the place …

Cork will be without three key players for their National Hurling League quarter final versus Limerick on Sunday.  Kieran Kingston will have to plan for the clash with the Shannonsiders without Shane Kingston, Conor Lehane and Daniel Kearney. All three have been ruled out of the game in Páirc Uí Rinn due to injury. The Douglas forward, Kingston, is still …

All games in the league portion of this year’s competition are now complete following the weekend’s action. Five intense rounds of hurling have thrown together some great quarter-final pairings. We will see three clashes of neighbours next weekend: Wexford face Kilkenny while Cork are rewarded with a meeting against Limerick. Offaly, though, face the unenviable task of playing Tipperary. Finally, …

With the venues and times of this weekend’s league quarter-finals and relegation play-offs announced, the season is beginning to hot up. This was evident last weekend, with the style and intensity of hurling – some of it championship standard – that was on show. The GAA’s official YouTube channel published the best of the weekend’s scores from the final round of …

This past weekend saw round two of the National Hurling League played out as well as All-Ireland club finals in the Intermediate Hurling Championship and Junior Hurling Championship. Here are our top five talking points from the past 48 hours. ________ 5. Clare Hammer Kilkenny Clare had the most eye-catching result of the weekend, claiming a 2-19 to 0-12 win …

With the new National Hurling League season beginning this weekend, here are Pundit Arena’s five teams to watch out for ahead of the 2017 campaign. ________ Tipperary All-Ireland champions Tipperary didn’t play in the Munster Senior Hurling League so a trip to Croke Park to face the Dubs will be their first outing of the New Year. Not playing the pre-season competition …

As the dust slowly settles on Cork’s humbling in Thurles, courtesy of Tipperary, Donal Cashin analyses what went wrong and what can be done to rectify the situation in the Rebel county.  Firstly, Cork losing by nine points to Tipperary was no surprise. This Cork team has lost its mojo and managing the Cork hurlers is now more a mental exercise …

So as we approach the semi-finals of this year’s league campaign, there has been much to talk about. From Kilkenny’s continued dominance, Cork’s great escape and the success story of Kerry hurling, this year’s campaign had it all. Here are six major talking points that have emerged: 1. Cork Survive This angers me if I’m being honest. Cork, who finished the …

Cork’s hurlers have lost both of their opening Allianz league games and things have gone further downhill for the side with the news that Colm Spillane will be out for the remainder of the season due to a cruciate ligament injury. According to the Evening Echo, the 22-year-old underwent an MRI scan on Monday after coming off injured in the …

Cork’s barren spell over the last decade has been discussed at length, but it is perhaps today’s news which shows the true extent of the plight the Rebels have been in for over ten years.  There’s been some close shaves and Cork are by no means a county anyone would relish facing, but the wait becomes more and more worrying with …