Liam MacCarthy
14 results

Galway get what they want out of hurling league
- Gaelic Games
- March 14, 2020, 06:00
The suspension of all GAA activity this week may permanently curtail this year’s Allianz Leagues but Galway hurlers arguably have already got what the(...)

Seán Moran: Limerick could prove to be a different kind of champion
- Gaelic Games
- February 20, 2019, 07:00
It’s always tricky making long-term projections in a short-term context. Jackie Tyrrell’s comments last week about not seeing Limerick in the top thr(...)

Cork look too strong for Tipperary’s lost generation
- Gaelic Football
- August 24, 2018, 20:55
Cork v Tipperary, Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, 5.30, Sunday It’s adding up to a tough weekend for Tipperary. They face into an All-Ireland against Cor(...)

Nicky English: Confident Clare have stepped up a gear
- Hurling
- June 18, 2018, 05:00
Home advantage has proved a significant and consistent factor in the new championship format. Clare were the only team in Munster to win away – (...)

Colm Callanan pinpoints the day that changed his hurling career
- Gaelic Games
- January 26, 2018, 01:00
It’s hard to think of a more redemptive All-Ireland story and Galway goalkeeper Colm Callanan, who at 35 is coming back for another AHL season, can id(...)

Moments of the year: Joe Cool when everything was on the line
- Hurling
- December 24, 2017, 17:00
Highlight It’s a terrific picture: Joe Canning has hit a winning point from virtually the first row of the Cusack Stand in the last seconds of injury(...)

GAA moves championship goalposts in major paradigm shift
- Gaelic Games
- November 1, 2017, 07:00
Yesterday was a significant day for the GAA, although the news that the association probably won’t be called on to host rugby matches in the 2023 Worl(...)

All-Ireland hurling final preview: Sunday, 3.30pm. Croke Park. On TV: RTÉ2, Sky Sports History can have the effect of freezing you in its headlights.(...)

Seán Moran: Galway and Waterford have overthrown the establishment
- Gaelic Games
- August 30, 2017, 07:00
The undertow from the football waves crashing down from the weekend tends to wash away some of the attention the hurling final would have got in the p(...)

Tony Keady – ‘The bigger the occasion, the better he was’
- Gaelic Games
- August 10, 2017, 17:43
The news about Tony Keady being taken suddenly and seriously unwell on Tuesday hit like a thunderbolt and his passing two days later at the age of 53 (...)