Fitzgerald ready to turn focus elsewhere as he adjusts to the new normal

Experienced hurling boss will be without intercounty duties for the first time in 15 years

Brian Cody to remain as Kilkenny manager for a 24th year

County board ratify management teams for 2022 at Monday night meeting

Jackie Tyrrell: Limerick should revel in the glory of the ultimate performance

The hurling landscape looks very daunting for challenging counties in the next few years

Nicky English: Limerick, Cork and Waterford the leading proponents of new orthodoxy

More traditional style of hurling perfected by Kilkenny’s great teams has been eclipsed

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny need to accept the short ball is just as important as the long ball

Dearth of underage talent and failure to find ‘wow’ players has hurt progression levels

The best and worst: Hurling finals when teams from the same province meet

This year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final is the fourth all-Munster pairing

Road to Croker: The value of a green flag never changes

No team outside the big three has won back-to-back hurling titles since 1988

Paul Kinnerk’s laser-focus approach to coaching paying dividends for Limerick

Having first got the bug aged 12 the Limerick man has been involved in six All-Ireland successes

McGrath warns Cork what to expect against Kilkenny

Former star says Rebels must match Cats’ trademark aggression, physicality and never-say-die spirit if they are to prevail

Jackie Tyrrell: Could loyalty be Liam Sheedy’s downfall?

Fear of the end can be a positive, it can make you push for ‘The Last Dance’

Kilkenny retain Leinster title against worn-down Dublin

Covid issues and injuries leave Dubs under-strength and ultimately over-powered

Nicky English: Limerick still the team to beat as provincial finals approach

Dublin look unlikely to be able to rack up the points needed to topple Kilkenny in Leinster

Jackie Tyrrell: Wexford and Clare clash is defining for both

It reminds me of June 2013 when we had to go to that dark place to beat Tipperary

Ciarán Murphy: Hating teams, is it who they are, or what they win?

There are many things that go into building up a hatred of sporting teams

GAA summer all the better when Wexford step up to the fight

Malachy Clerkin: County with their tails up never fail to add to the party

Chin braced for showdown with ‘most impressive’ Kilkenny

Wexford star promotes new pilot programme on concussion baseline testing

Eoin Cody and James Bergin impress as Kilkenny beat Laois

‘It wasn’t a terrific display but we’re heading the table so we’re happy enough’

Jackie Tyrrell: Limerick need to become a moving target to keep the chasing pack at bay

The champions have the manager and players to go back-to-back but they still have to evolve

Pádraic Joyce furious Monaghan ‘rewarded for breaking a Covid curfew’

Dublin and Kerry made to work for wins out west as no league finals looks likely

TJ Reid leads the charge as Kilkenny brush aside Wexford

Cody’s men never troubled in a one-sided affair having led by 14 points at the interval

Malachy Clerkin: Sport is all about fun - like hitting a golf ball on the moon

The rain might have poured at times over the weekend but there were moments to savour

Antrim keep Kilkenny honest but Cats’ class wins the day

Darren Gleeson’s side are given a reminder of the gap they have to close to the top sides

Weekend hurling previews: TV details, throw-in times and verdicts

Can Antrim do it again? Big guns Limerick and Galway, and Tipp and Cork meet

Kilkenny see Dublin’s challenge and raise it to start with a bang

Brian Cody’s side lift their intensity in the last quarter to win comfortably at Parnell Park

Liam Griffin hopeful Wexford are getting closer to the heady heights of 1996

Former Model County manager believes cynical fouling needs to be cracked down on

Dublin to start 2021 championship against Wicklow or Wexford

The Leinster football and hurling championship draws were made Tuesday morning

Eoin Larkin worried lack of desire hampering Kilkenny’s chances of success

Former Hurler of the Year describes Waterford semi-final defeat as ‘a huge disappointment’

Michael Dempsey: Elite intercounty Gaelic games are not the heartbeat of GAA

Four areas must be prioritised to redress imbalance within the game

Nickey Brennan says evidence of games swayed cynical play vote

Former GAA president expects new rule to make for more open game with more goals

Teaching was Jerry Kiernan’s vocation; in 30 years he never missed a day

I recall not just a great athlete but an inspiring teacher at St Brigid’s Boys School

Brian Cody will lead Kilkenny for a 23rd season in 2021

Long-serving manager was ratified again by the county board on Monday night

Jim Bolger’s incendiary statements should shake racing to its foundations

One of the greatest trainers ever believes drug cheats are getting away with it

Jackie Tyrrell: All-Ireland final heroes often come out of left field

Limerick have the edge but Waterford might well find a match-winner of their own

Michael Dempsey: Teams probably in better shape than ever this year

Former Kilkenny fitness coach happy to look on from a distance as bizarre season nears endgame

Seán Moran: GAA can have a content Christmas but 2021 remains uncertain

Resources are still stretched as the CCCC looks to agree on structure for next year

Darren O’Sullivan nails social media backlash after Kerry defeat

‘It’s pathetic, but going nowhere ... people lie very easy now for their own entertainment’

‘It wasn’t down to anything dramatic I said . . . It was down to the players’

Liam Cahill ‘thrilled’ as Waterford come back from half-time deficit to reach final

Waterford get up off the floor to turn the tables on Kilkenny

After a misfiring first half, Déise overpower their traditionally dominant neighbours

Waterford’s frenzied waves of attacks too much for Kilkenny

Liam Cahill’s team into the All-Ireland final after rare championship win over Kilkenny

Big four ready to rumble on hurling’s special weekend

Despite the absent fans, headquarters set to witness two fascinating clashes

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