Mitchell O’Connor says degrees will be valued and regarded the same as any other year

Keith Duggan looks at the final round of games in Division 1A and 1B

Brian Hogan, Diarmuid O’Keeffe and Lee Chin win their first awards

Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management ran courses in supply chain management

Beaten finalists Kilkenny are next best represented with nine players nominated for an award

The two great rivals look to be reaching their peaks at just the right time ahead of final

Tipperary great on hurling, Tipp, Kilkenny and the life lessons learned along the way

Tullaroan man’s versatility has made him indispensable to Brian Cody since 2014

All-Ireland hurling final countdown: player-by-player analysis of the Cats' XV

The two managers will send their sides out with a simple message: Do your job

"There's hurling everywhere," says Ned Quinn of county that leads the roll of honour

If Kilkenny or Tipp prevail in key area they will have one hand on Liam MacCarthy

Pioneer of ‘chasing, blocking, hooking’ strategy through to 16th All-Ireland final

The Cats were never caught by the defending champions after TJ Reid’s first-minute score

Maynooth University and Dundalk Institute of Technology complete quality checks

Time to alternate big finals on Saturday and Sunday so fans don’t lose out

Wexford manager buzzing for renewal of wild rivalry with Kilkenny in Leinster final

Brian Cody will keep his players on their toes but if Galway find their form, it may not be enough

I chased Noel McGrath around Croke Park that day, but really I was chasing shadows

Carlow take on Kilkenny for first time in 26 years while Cork need something from Limerick