Kilkenny GAA

All-Ireland champions denied a sixth straight county title by resolute underdogs

All-Ireland champions Ballyhale chase a sixth successive title in Kilkenny while a third successive Tipp final goes to a replay

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

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

Hurler, who has yet to enter a plea, has ‘no income whatsoever’, court hears

Company sponsored Kilkenny hurling team since 1994 through Avonmore, which is now under different ownership

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

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

Champions’ conversion rate was incredible on a day when Kilkenny, just like Galway in the semi-final, were eventually overwhelmed

Average of 830,000 on RTÉ2 was the highest audience since 2019

Comparing the teams is tricky, and the most pertinent fact is Limerick aren’t finished yet

Can Limerick be stopped for five in a row, our writers look back on the season and ahead to the next ...

‘What a performance from all of them ... they stampeded the Cats’

For the fourth All-Ireland final in a row, they’ve put up 30 points - only the greatest Kilkenny team had ever so much as done it once before

There may be some consolation for manager in that Brian Cody also lost his first All-Ireland as Kilkenny boss

The champions ruthlessly suppressed Kilkenny to equal the four-in-a-row record

Limerick 0-30 Kilkenny 2-15: The key moments which decided Limerick’s All-Ireland hurling final win

Not quite vintage TJ Reid for the Cats as they were well beaten in the second half by a dominant Limerick

Limerick produce second half masterclass to win All-Ireland hurling final, look back on the action as it happened with Eamon Donoghue

Hegarty aiming to complete an amazing scoring sequence for the fourth year in a row

Kilkenny’s greater shooting efficiency may struggle for a platform against the champions’ middle third

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

Buoyant Kilkenny will exploit any mistakes but the champions didn’t become so hard to beat by being error prone

The Limerick hurlers of 1973 bridged a long gap when they won the All-Ireland and they ensured hurling’s pulse stayed strong in the county despite the following frustrating decades

Kilkenny invented the dynamic for much of what Limerick pride themselves on

All-Ireland hurling final preview: The men who stand on the cusp of history as they bid to complete a four-in-a-row

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

He has five All-Ireland medals and was president from 2006 to 2009, but these days Brennan is enjoying life in the press box

Limerick’s win in this year’s League final will have no bearing on Sunday’s All-Ireland final

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

Prolific scorer on course to become another Hurler of the Year from Patrickswell

At age 33 the midfielder is enjoying another vintage season with Kilkenny

When Limerick and Kilkenny met in the 1897 All-Ireland final, Seán Óg Hanley was included among the great players for the ‘name and fame of his prowess’

Treaty men aiming to become only third county in history to achieve four consecutive All-Ireland senior hurling triumphs

Five years ago Limerick crossed the Rubicon to initiate a modern dynasty. These are the numbers that achieved it

The county has won seven All-Irelands in years ending in -3 and lost just one, although that was against Limerick 50 years ago

Limerick’s manager was a helpless onlooker in the stand 14 years ago as Limerick were crushed by Tipperary and all-conquering Kilkenny were on the cusp of their famous four-in-a-row

John Kiely’s Treaty men have their eyes firmly set on their fourth All-Ireland title in as many years

Until this year’s Munster final, Reidy had just two Championship starts for his 10 seasons on the panel

A six-time All-Ireland winner on the field, Lyng is seeking his first as Kilkenny manager in his first season in charge