The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

John Kiely has put together a team that means the county won’t fret about their place in the world for generations

Any drop-off in the champions’ performance levels or self-belief would have been punished by Kilkenny

Three-in-a-row panel looks well set four a push at four crowns on the bounce if not more

Cats sweat in vain as Marty Morrissey advises the wearing of factor 75

Gearóid Hegarty’s brilliant early goal set the tone for a pulsating final

Limerick’s man of the match has been top scorer from play in three All-Ireland finals in a row

Manager is ‘still buzzing’ as Treaty county celebrate as though it was the first time

Kilkenny’s refusal to concede forces the champions down the final straight where no one beats them

Ian O’Riordan runs the rule over the now three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions

Malachy Clerkin assesses the performance of Brian Cody’s panel as they came up short at Croke Park

Nathan Johns guides you through all the action from this season's hurling decider

Hawk-Eye confirmed as good to go for showpiece event after football semi-final malfunction

Innovative coach’s small-sided based system has proved fundamental to Limerick’s transformation

I’d be surprised if Kilkenny win – but not as surprised as I would have been a few weeks ago

A hard-fought campaign leaves the champions Limerick wary but also practised in surviving tight finishes

Kilkenny’s tigerish man-marker spent his teenage years with a backstage pass, helping out legendary kitman Rackard Coady

The sun may not grace this land very often but, when it does, Ireland knows what to do with it. Which is to go absolutely bananas

Hawk-Eye will be in use for Sunday’s sold out decider at Croke Park

Hurling columnist Joe Canning runs the rule over Brian Cody’s men