Hurling

Follow our interviews, analysis, match reports and liveblogs from the 2023 provincial championships before the cream of the crop battle it out for Liam MacCarthy in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

‘You’re not Irish. You’re not one of us’: Northern students on a year in the South

In the Republic, some students have encountered ignorance, distorted views and even hostility

Nicky English: Regardless of championship form, Limerick and Clare always provide an epic Munster final

In Leinster, Kilkenny probably have the smart money but Dublin haven’t had a better chance of beating them in the past 11 years

Kilkenny hope TJ Reid can reach the heights as Cats chase more Leinster glory

Reid on the cusp of becoming the first player in history to surpass 700 points in championship hurling

Nicky English: Final spin of the wheel with jeopardy for nearly everyone

Limerick are favourites to advance but consistently impressive Waterford can’t be taken for granted

Seán Moran: Cork’s huge intervention has electrified the county – and the championship

Faced with existential threat in Munster, the county rallied and produced an extraordinary night of hurling against history-chasing champions

Clare’s Shane O’Donnell finds trimmed-down season is just the right fit

Experienced forward Shane O'Donnell has looked particularly sharp in first two championship outings since his return to duty for the Banner

Premier County hope to Tipp the balance in Munster opener against Limerick

Tipperary travel to the Gaelic Grounds to face Limerick on Sunday

How Donie McCarthy helped Gaelic games to fulfil its eastern promise

Our clubmate and friend, who died earlier this month, was instrumental in setting up hurling clubs across the Middle East

Poor coaching, loss of dual stars and undeserved freebies - Dublin hurling’s lost decade

‘We were probably a bit embarrassed that we were piggy-backing on the footballers’ success...you should be winning All-Irelands before you’re offered those things’

Tipperary’s Noel McGrath: ‘It was never a burden to talk about it, the least I could do was give back’

In a career bookended by facing off against two of the greatest teams of all time, McGrath’s consistency has been remarkable

St Thomas’ may just have the better balanced team to prevail over O’Loughlin Gaels

It would not be a huge turn-up, however, for O’Loughlin’s to become the fifth Kilkenny club to capture the All-Ireland title

Brian Hogan: ‘I didn’t harbour any aspiration of building a managerial career’

Hogan’s playing career with O’Loughlin Gaels is mapped out in county finals. Now he is managing them in the All-Ireland senior hurling club final

Weather plays havoc as Waterford see off Tipperary in Dungarvan

Davy Fitzgerald’s experimental approach gives Déise chance to win Munster Hurling League for first time

Cork looking to new generation to help bridge the gap to all-conquering Limerick

Former Patrickswell coach and current Cork hurling selector Declan Fitzgerald believes the abundance of fresh talent at manager Pat Ryan’s disposal augurs well for the Rebel County

Keith Rossiter joins ranks of intercounty managers trying to end John Kiely’s winning run

Wexford are the only county to have named a new manager for the 2024 season, but plenty of others have adjusted their backroom staff

Jason Forde and Tipperary keen to end their frustrating wait for silverware

All-Ireland glory in 2019 seemed likely to promise more of the same for Tipperary but it’s been a barren run for the Premier County’s senior hurlers ever since

Waterford selector Peter Queally: We put four or five months into focusing on Limerick last season

After a 2023 to forget and a lot of soul-searching, the Déise face Kerry in the Munster Hurling League opener

How the development of the modern sliotar changed the game of hurling

The unseen work of people like the late Mossy Mullins led to the transformative impact of the modern sliotar and the rise of an intricate, short-passing game

‘Clear, yet dramatic’ rules changes needed in Gaelic games, says Cork GAA CEO

Kevin O’Donovan made a critical appraisal of both hurling and football in his annual report

GAA announce taskforce to develop hurling in weaker counties

National Hurling Action Plan Workgroup has its first meeting at the weekend

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