The hurling championship gets underway as the football league comes to a conclusion

Wexford boss concerned by the pattern of high free counts in recent games

Malachy Clerkin gives his verdicts on all the weekend hurling and football action

Colin Fennelly’s second goal late on gives Kilkenny side some breathing space

Tipperary champions see off Cork’s Glen Rovers at Semple Stadium

He came on for the final 15 minutes of the round-robin draw with Kilkenny

All-Ireland champions survive late charge by Wexford to take the points

Aron Shanagher had chance late on to steal a win for Clare at Semple Stadium

Banner bound for semi-final as they prove too strong for Fitzgerald’s Wexford

Galway should have enough in reserve to retain their Leinster hurling title

The round-robin series continues this weekend in both Munster and Leinster

Athenry claw back 10-point deficit but lose out to Kieran’s in extra-time

The Dublin university beaten by six points in their first appearance in competition final

Arcane trivia, off-the-wall stuff to quirks and curios, programmes reflect the GAA year

Postman Fergal Horgan says he is ‘devastated’ by news weeks before Christmas

David Burke was probably man of the match, but the Galway forward was the story

Waterford defender facing likely minimum penalty following off-the-ball incident

Kieran Kingston’s team race to victory in Thurles, for 52nd Munster championship

Young Waterford side may struggle to wear down Kilkenny’s sturdy defence

Kilkenny decidedly second best at Wexford Park as Slaneysiders secure famous win

The meeting of Galway and Mayo tops the bill on Sunday with one other semi-final

Brian Cody will have learnt from the league defeat and be intent on turning the tables

Seán Moran and Malachy Clerkin run the rule over a busy weekend of action

Score detection system abandoned after errors emerge during minor match