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.

Seán Moran: The uneasy thoughts of the eternal All Star selector, as big week arrives

Long-running awards scheme has spent six decades trying to come up with the perfect selection

Proposal to omit weak hurling counties from league a seriously retrograde step

It’s possible to nourish grassroots hurling in weak counties without punishing the very people who have kept the flame alive

Richie Power: ‘If I’d stayed on the road I was going down, I’d have ended up losing everything’

Sitting in front of his parents, Richie Power snr asked him straight. “‘Richie,’ I said, ‘I’m going to ask you one question, but don’t answer if you’re not going to tell me the truth.’”

Date set for DJ Carey’s trial on fraud and forgery charges

Case of former Kilkenny hurler, who denies all allegations against him, to be heard in July 2025

Billy McCarthy glad to be back in a county final after doing his cruciate three times in two years

Thurles Sarsfields hurler was set to reach the top of the game but injuries have made it a long and lonely road just to get back on the pitch

Shane O’Donnell says injury from playing hurling left him €5,000 out of pocket

Clare hurler is calling for the ‘inadequacy of the current insurance’ plan for GAA players to be addressed

Derek Lyng and Henry Shefflin to stay on as Kilkenny and Galway managers

Kilkenny boss guided the county to All-Ireland hurling final defeat to Limerick in 2023

Cork’s Alan Cadogan announces his retirement from intercounty hurling aged 30

The Douglas clubman had to overcome several injury setbacks during his career

DJ Carey one of the first hurlers to transcend sport and gain wider recognition

Kilkenny player won five All-Ireland senior medals in a stellar intercounty career during a period that brought greater commercial opportunities for top players

‘A sad day for Cork’ - Jimmy Barry Murphy leads tributes to hurling great Jimmy Brohan

Blackrock clubman is long regarded as one of the most stylish corners backs ever to come out of Cork

Séamus Callanan a fitting member of Tipperary’s pantheon of all-time greats

Captaining the Premier County to All-Ireland glory in 2019 was a fitting climax to Séamus Callanan's long and outstanding intercounty career

Former Limerick stalwart Breen still immersed in the world of sport

Following productive stints at the likes of Leinster, Manchester City and Munster, trailblazing physiotherapist is headed for his latest posting at Harlequins RFC in London

Malachy Clerkin: Richie Hogan was a golden hurler who made the rest of us feel joy and wonder

Injuries ruined the back half of his career but the 2014 Hurler of the Year will always be remembered for his genius

Seven-time All-Ireland winner Richie Hogan retires from intercounty hurling with Kilkenny

The 2014 Hurler of the Year has called time on his career at the age of 35

Study finds hurling frees more likely to go to team trailing on scoreboard

Dr John Considine of UCC is one of the authors of a study presented to European Sports Economics Association

Naomh Éanna second-half surge takes them to second Wexford title

Good start to both halves not enough for Oylegate-Glenbrien, as McGuckin and McDonald take charge

GAA’s century of serial success shows no sign of easing

Modern systems of talent pathways and advances in sports psychology among reasons so many All-Ireland records tumbled in the past 24 years

All-Ireland winning hurler and intercounty referee Jimmy Cooney dies at 68

He was the eldest of the famous Cooney brothers from Sarsfields in Galway

Cian Lynch made key interventions in All-Ireland final at a time when Limerick looked like pastiche of themselves

‘Looking in from the outside people might think we’re a team. We’re a family’

History-makers Limerick complete the four-in-a-row with dominant win over Kilkenny

John Kiely’s side put on a phenomenal second-half display to turn a nicely-poised final into a nine-point beating

‘You have to enjoy all of the days like this’: Limerick and Kilkenny fans relish Croke Park spectacle

Supporters turned out in their droves despite the bad weather to watch Limerick win their fourth consecutive Liam MacCarthy Cup

I’d have loved to have played in a game like we are going to see on Sunday’ - Neil McManus

Retired Antrim colossus content in getting best from himself and in pride of representing his county

Eoin Murphy and Nickie Quaid: The two best goalkeepers in hurling face off in a final for the ages

Eoin Murphy and Nickie Quaid have followed similar career paths and will be crucial to the outcome this weekend

Nicky English on the Kilkenny team: Profiles of the 15 men who stand in Limerick’s way

All-Ireland hurling final preview: Derek Lyng’s team is a compelling mix of pure talent and battle-hardened experience

Spirits high among Cats fans as they await end to long drought

With the Brian Cody era now only a memory, manager Derek Lyng is hoping to emulate the legend he served under for many years

GAA and RTÉ need to re-examine GAAGO policy as public missing key matches - Martin

Tánaiste says current broadcasting schedule not striking correct balance between public and commercial interests

Referees in a tough position as hurling’s high wire act continues

Are rule changes needed to check the rampant physicality of the modern game which is making life increasingly difficult for match officials

Teddy McCarthy a darling of the Cork terraces for good reason

Inspirational figure was adored by the Cork GAA faithful for the brio and aggression he brought to the famed red jersey

Richie Hogan’s greatest trick has been to keep his magic show going

Injuries have hampered him throughout his career but, as he approaches 35, the Kilkenny man can still conjure amazing moments

Clare name injury doubt Conor Cleary in starting team for Munster hurling final

Adrian Mullen misses Kilkenny’s Leinster final against Galway at Croke Park

Cork hurling and football legend Teddy McCarthy dies aged 57

He’s the only player to win All-Ireland titles in hurling and football in the same year

Live GAA Sunday - Match tracker

Follow the action as it happened with Eamon Donoghue on a busy day of football and hurling action...

Limerick and Wexford not the only ones with it all on the line on final Sunday

Leinster and Munster round-robins come to a conclusion on Sunday with Joe McDonagh Cup final on Saturday

New hurling handpass rule to be trialled in next year’s third-level Freshers competitions

New rule likely to require a degree of separation between hand and ball

Adam Screeney scores 1-12 as Offaly win Leinster Under-20 final

Offaly beat Wexford to claim just their sixth Leinster Under-20 hurling title

Galway ease past Kilkenny to first ever Leinster minor hurling title

Brian Callanan and Jason Rabbitte scored the goals in 12 point win

Joe Canning: Like 4am runs in Lisdoonvarna, Davy Fitz must find something different for Waterford’s do-or-die clash

It will be interesting to see how the manager uses Austin Gleeson when Waterford go to Thurles in search of the victory they need to reach the All-Ireland series

Offaly and Wexford into Leinster Under-20 hurling final

Wexford beat Kilkenny while Offaly’s win over Dublin sets up exciting final

Clare floor Cork in second half blitz to claim Munster minor hurling title

They never trailed en route to first title in 12 years at Semple Stadium

Smyth goals see Clare past Tipperary and into Munster Under-20 decider

Banner advance to final where they will meet Cork

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