Your essential county by county guide: 2018 hurling championship

Sean Moran breaks down each county ahead of the Munster and Leinster round-robins

Nicky English: New format excites but nobody’s sure of the implications

All teams will look forward to more matches as last year’s Top Four look to have slipped back

Peter Ryan: ‘I was 22 and had nothing terminal. There was a long way to go’

‘Legally blind’; ‘former minor’; ‘alcoholic’: Tipp man shed the tags and took on cycling

Brian Cody oversees the 20th national title of his reign

TJ Reid and Walter Walsh lead the bullying of the Tipperary defence in second half

Kilkenny’s exuberance ruthlessly exposes Twilight Zone Tipp

Defeat in Nowlan Park means Tipperary have now lost their last five league finals

Tipperary braced for challenge of improving Limerick

Manager Michael Ryan continues to cast his net wide in advance of serious summer tests

25 fearless women who helped shape today’s Ireland

They smashed stereotypes, changed Ireland – yet many are forgotten by history

Snapshots of Cork street life in all its 1960s glory

Along with running a tea empire, Anthony Barry captured Cork's life and times

Tipperary duo head Ireland’s team for Shinty international

Waterford’s Shane Bennett and Patrick Curran are on the Irish Under-21 squad

Canning conjures a moment of magic to make all the difference

Galway’s talisman breaks Tipperary hearts with majestic last-gasp winning point

Nicky English: Galway certainly not uber reliable favourites

Champions picking up momentum but the favourites have been a model of composure

Galway look to have edge in familiar showdown

New chapter in long-running rivalry as champions meet the title favourites

Jackie Tyrrell: Old-style full back an endangered species

No position has changed more with the evolution of the game than the number 3

Tipperary's forwards make up for defensive shortcomings to see off Clare

Champions back in the All-Ireland semi-finals after an historic afternoon in Cork

Tipperary end Clare’s summer at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Michael Ryan knows his side have work to do for semis after conceding three goals

Jackie Tyrrell: Tipperary need to rediscover defensive mean streak

All-Ireland champions must tighten up at the back if they are to retain their crown

‘I was really interested in hairy ladies. The deviance’

Artist Niamh McGuinne on combing through the rich and strange history of hair

Theresa May’s speech shows the limits of her insecure employment

Billed as a relaunch of her premiership, it actually illustrated her precarious position

UCC production line has delivered for Cork hurling

Nearly half of the 52 players listed on Sunday have passed through the Cork college

Cork and Tipp set the summer alight and we’ve only begun

An epic encounter in Thurles saw the championship blown wide open early on

Cork’s youthful cast knocks Tipperary off the stage in dazzling show

Cork-Tipp rivalry back with a bang in dramatic Munster championship quarter-final

Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title

Title decider sees All-Ireland champions suffer worst day under Michael Ryan

Tipperary in a strong position to emulate great Kilkenny team

The parallels between Tipperary 2017 and Kilkenny 2007 are uncanny

Séamus Callanan ruled out of hurling league final

James Barry will be fit to play despite picking up a minor injury at the weekend

Tipperary’s scoring power proves the difference against Clare

A battling performance by Clare wasn’t enough to derail the All-Ireland champions

‘My eating disorder was my best friend’

Cathy Gaillard: ‘One day, Dr Dunne asked my aunt if she ever told me she loved me’

Great moments in Irish history captured on the canvas

A new exhibition at the National Gallery shows Ireland’s history in 55 paintings, and reveals a few secrets if you look carefully

Auctions & Fairs

Sale of art collection of renowned critic Brian Sewell

Second half onslaught sees Tipperary reach the promised land

Brian Cody’s Kilkenny finally dethroned as Michael Ryan’s Tipp run riot at Croke Park

Late arrival James Barry becomes rock at heart of mean Tipp defence

Switched to ull back in panic move in 2014, James Barry has made spot his own

Late goals help Tipperary shade titanic battle with Galway

Tipp set up another showdown with Kilkenny as Galway rue Joe Canning injury

Gaelic Grounds massacre - Tipperary ease to 21 point win

John McGrath hits 3-2 for impressive holders as Waterford suffer complete systems failure

Cork prepare assault on strong Tipperary side

The Rebels have played down their chances but still pose a significant threat

Tipperary and Cork happy to see back of each other

Familiarity may not breed contempt for old foes, but eyes turn towards championship

Kilkenny make five changes for visit of Dublin

Cork make just one change for Tipperary game; James Barry named full back for Premier County

Allianz Hurling League: Weekend Previews

Cork travel to Croke Park to play Dublin with high hopes and sound record

Swing to left in Dublin South Central and Dublin Bay North

Bríd Smith of AAA-PBP says Labour Party deserved battering at polls over policies

Nursing home residents and postal voters cast their vote

Dublin city voters in 43 nursing homes will vote from Monday

Kilkenny make four changes for clash with Tipperary

Dublin make changes as Waterford and Tipperary unchanged for league games

Tipperary warm Thurles night as they put Dublin in their place

It was exhibition stuff at times from Michael Ryan’s side at Semple Stadium

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