‘I think it’s bananas’: Former Limerick hurler Séamus Flanagan on the hurling championship format
‘To not have Tipperary and Waterford hurling in June, it’s criminal’
Hurling Championship
Joe Canning: Hurling needs a rugby-style bunker system to help head off serious injury
The way the game is played now increases the risk of head injury, so there must be heavy consequences for those who get it wrong
Hurling skies darken with flapping chickens coming home to roost
Dynamic structure needed in game because capacity of counties constantly fluctuates
Hurling’s ecosystem is fragile - the sport can’t afford another year like this
The quarter-finals were a reflection of the season – 14 of the 29 championship games so far have been decided by double-digit margins
Is home advantage fair in Round 3 of All-Ireland series? What we learned from the GAA weekend
Kerry peaking at right time; hurling’s advantage rule; Mayo’s sleepy start; Dublin refreshed
Dublin and Kerry reassert old order to march into All-Ireland quarter-finals
Draw for last eight will take place on Monday morning
Nicky English: Clare show glimpses of form but big Dublin win overshadowed by injury toll
Cork emphasise the gap between Munster and Leinster as they swat aside Offaly
Denis Walsh: Hurling has changed profoundly, without anyone giving or seeking permission
Has the game been enhanced or disfigured? That is a matter of taste
From cat start to fateful finish, Fermanagh’s official tweeter goes through the wringer
David Clifford unperturbed, and Peter Canavan on cuteness
Dublin dump out Donegal; Cork through to hurling semis – as it happened
Six-goal Cork hammer Offaly in All-Ireland hurling quarter-final at Semple Stadium
Cork set up All-Ireland semi-final against Galway with Offaly demolition
Quarter-final step-up comes too soon for young Faithful
David Reidy update: Clare hurler released from hospital after injury in Dublin game
Shane O’Donnell admits ‘it was scary enough’ after his fellow club-mate suffered a head injury late in the game
Clare boss Brian Lohan calls for action after David Reidy hospitalised by high challenge
Saturday night’s win over Dublin was overshadowed by incident late on that saw the game stopped for over 10 minutes as player was stretchered off
Johnny Pilkington: ‘People think I was hard to manage and in one way I probably was’
It’s easy to forget how good Pilkington was. He was part of a beautiful team that were hurling’s last punks
Wins for Kerry and Mayo in football, Clare hammer Dublin in hurling
Clare play Dublin the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final later
Nicky English: Dublin face an uphill battle against Clare
Clare have played Leinster opposition four times in All-Ireland quarter-finals in the past eight years and won them all
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Clare v Dublin
It is hard to see Offaly being able to compete with Cork, despite their improvements
Dublin hurler Brian Hayes: ‘There’s a lot of belief in our panel, we know how good we are’
Forward says intensity and energy must improve against Clare in All-Ireland quarter-final
Roscommon crash out with a whimper once again: Five things we learned from the GAA weekend
No safety in champions title, while Dublin GAA face a venue conundrum
Eddie Gibbons: ‘The Clare game is a good opportunity to put things right’
Dublin goalkeeper says Munster teams are often ‘put on a pedestal’ compared to Leinster sides
Ciarán Murphy: Jeopardy enters the frame shouting and roaring this weekend. And we love it
After the shadow boxing it’s now straight knock-out time, a situation which we reflexively prefer
Cork’s Mark Coleman says referee James Owens was in the right over last-puck controversy
The Rebels had felt aggrieved in the immediate aftermath of Munster SHC final defeat to Limerick
How Limerick managed to tilt Cork game in their favour
Statistics from the Munster final suggest Limerick enjoyed greater control than Cork, yet the game never felt one-sided
Did the referee cost Cork their Munster title? A foul-by-foul analysis of frees awarded in hurling final
A review of the tape shows that Cork can feel slightly aggrieved by the refereeing - but that wasn’t what cost them their title
Making peil from pixels: is the new Gaelic football video game any good?
The latest attempt to do digital justice to the GAA is Gaelic Football Laochra by Belfast developer Buck Eejit Games
Did the right goalkeeper win man of the match in Munster final? What we learned from the GAA weekend
Hurling’s black card rule under question; Galway’s overhaul pays off; settled Limerick focused on winning
Limerick looked better than Cork and are deserving Munster champions
In Leinster, Galway are clearly a team on the move and eased past a disappointing Dublin. They won’t be pushovers in the All-Ireland semi-final
Limerick beat Cork by one point to claim Munster title – as it happened
The two great rivals played out a great game in wet conditions in Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Change helps Galway as they attain ultimate Leinster goal against Dublin
Dublin boss Neil O Ceallacháin says defeat in final is an ‘absolute killer’
In Cork, they unearthed a diamond in Brian Hayes. Polished, now
Improvement in ball striking is the finishing touch for Cork maestro
Galway achieved ‘number one’ target with Leinster win over Dublin, says Donoghue
Dublin manager Niall Ó Ceallachain admitted the manner of the loss was a setback to the group
Precise Galway defeat Dublin to win Leinster hurling title
The Tribesmen efficiently defused all of their opponents’ most threatening devices
Leinster SFC hurling final: Galway too strong for Dublin with emphatic 14-point win – as it happened
The Dubs are looking for their first title in 13 years at Croke Park
Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including provincial hurling finals
Cork and Limerick resume their ongoing rivalry while Dublin and Galway compete for Leinster’s vacant title
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