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Following the first two rounds of the Allianz Hurling League, we have a clearer picture of where each county stands in terms of squad depth and their prospects for the year ahead. Without the prospect of relegation, managers are probably holding back on playing their ace cards before championship but while they don’t want to reveal all their game plans …

With just days left until the Allianz League kicks off again, we have ranked our top ten hurling counties following an epic 2018 season. 1. Limerick The All Ireland champions lost just one championship game last season, an incredible feat given the much tougher structure. On the way to lifting the Liam MacCarthy for the first time in 45 years, …

After a busy and eventful summer, we are down to the last two games and the final three teams. Limerick are through to the All Ireland final for the first time since 2007 and it is all reflected in this week’s Power Rankings. 1 Limerick What other team could we put at the top only Limerick, who have reached the All …

After another busy weekend in the Super 8s, two teams are through to the semi-finals, two teams are out of contention while the rest are battling it out for the final spots. It’s all reflected in this week’s power rankings. 1 Dublin The All Ireland champions retain their top spot this week after they came away from Omagh with a …

Kildare were the story of the weekend as their heroics in Newbridge saw Mayo exit the championship meaning Cian O’Neill’s side are one match away from the Super 8’s and into our GAA power rankings. _____ 1) Dublin The All Ireland champions remain the best team in the country as their focus turns towards the Super 8’s following their demolition …

Kilkenny are back. There’s no need to whisper. They bellowed it yesterday afternoon themselves with a dominant second-half display. TJ Reid, Walter Walsh and Paddy Deegan led the line as the Cats were crowned Allianz Hurling League champions. After two games, there were suggestions that change was needed at the helm of Kilkenny. Fast-forward two months and Brian Cody is …

Ahead of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final between Tipperary and Kilkenny, we take a look at the standout performers from the campaign. 1. Alan Nolan (Dublin) It was certainly an underwhelming campaign for Pat Gilroy’s Dublin side, but Nolan’s showings between the sticks were undoubtedly impressive. The fact that he kept former All-Star Gary Maguire and last season’s …

Dublin signed off a somewhat underwhelming Allianz Hurling League campaign with a defeat to Tipperary in Croke Park yesterday. However, Pat Gilroy has given a huge number of players a chance, as they continue to build for the Leinster Championship. With seven weeks until the Kilkenny game to open their summer, the Boys in Blue improved as the league progressed, but …

Two moments of genius from Clare’s Podge Collins and Limerick’s Cian Lynch summed up the remarkable game of hurling at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday afternoon… Limerick’s dramatic win over Clare in the Allianz National Hurling League quarter-final after a free-taking contest had all the drama imaginable yesterday, as the Treaty reached the final four. There were some truly remarkable skills …

Brian Barry reports from Croke Park where Cuala and Na Piarsaigh drew 1-22 to 2-19. Cuala and Na Piarsaigh met today in Croke Park, in a dream final between the last two winners of the AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling Championship. With the winners set to join an elite club of multiple winners, it was always likely to be a cracker. …

With the new format of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, there is the added element of home and away ties as each team play four games. With Tipperary boasting Semple Stadium, Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Limerick the Gaelic Grounds and Clare Cusack Park, they were well equipped to host the ties. However, there were question marks throughout the winter over Walsh …

Kevin Downes went through a long rehab process to recover from a cruciate injury… Na Piarsaigh are back in Croke Park, chasing their second All-Ireland title in three years when they face Cuala on Saturday afternoon. The Limerick city outfit boast ten county stars, and have had an imperious march to the decider in recent months. One of the side’s main …

With the Allianz National Hurling League Division 1 quarter-finals and relegation play-offs in store this weekend, there is a feast of small ball action in store. Kilkenny and Tipperary travel to Offaly and Dublin respectively, and the two traditional powerhouses will be expected to make their way into the semi-finals unscathed. Meanwhile, Galway and Wexford face off for the first …

On St Patrick’s Day, Cuala and Na Piarsaigh will face off to be crowned the best club hurling team in Ireland. The Dublin and Limerick outfits have shared the last two titles between them, and the winners will enter the conversation of the best club teams we have ever seen. That got us thinking here in Pundit Arena HQ, who …

The GAA have announced that all Allianz National Hurling and Football League games are off this weekend, due to the weather. A full revised fixtures programme to cover the remaining rounds of the Allianz Leagues will be issued on Monday, March 5th. As there consecutive game-weeks in hurling all the way through to the final, all games have been put …

Waterford are up and running in the Allianz National Hurling League, as they beat Cork by five points in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. However, a points difference of -19 with just one game to go means that they’re still in deep trouble ahead of the final round of games in terms of relegation. Speaking after the game, Derek McGrath conceded that …

Tipperary head for Kilkenny on Sunday as the old rivals meet once again. It’s fair to say there’s never a huge amount of love lost between the two counties, and nearly all their clashes in recent times have been crackers, even those in the Allianz National Hurling League. Michael Ryan has made seven changes from the team that saw off Wexford …

The Allianz National Leagues are in full swing, as managers aim to get their teams up to full pace ahead of the summer. After some enthralling clashes thus far, we look at ten players who have enjoyed breakthrough campaigns. Football: Lee Brennan – Tyrone Following the retirement of Sean Cavanagh, Tyrone needed somebody to fill a significant gap in the …