Ciarán Murphy: Don’t say this in Munster, but Leinster is the story of the hurling summer
With Kilkenny in danger and Offaly daring to dream, eastern province has delivered a captivating narrative
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Roscommon beat Galway in Connacht final; Kerry ease past Cork in Munster – as it happened
Kilkenny and Offaly draw in Leinster SHC; Tailteann Cup opening round continues
Eoghan Cahill’s late strike secures draw for Offaly as Kilkenny endure tough day in Tullamore
Offaly will now target win over Wexford in bid to advance to the All-Ireland series
Hurling championship: Who is currently leading the pack? Nicky English gives his verdict
Cork’s forward firepower can see off Déise as Leinster prepares for moving day
Joe Canning: Clare would have a hard time explaining away a loss to Limerick on Sunday
Absences of Cian Lynch and Aaron Gillane add to pressure on Clare in Ennis
TJ Reid breaks championship scoring record as Kilkenny demolish Wexford
The Cats fired in four second-half goals to crush the visitors and the contest with them
Kilkenny under scrutiny after Galway rout but former players urge patience
Heavy defeats to Galway raise questions about Derek Lyng’s side ahead of Wexford clash
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Cork v Limerick
Galway need to shake off flaky tag, Tipperary and Waterford both looking to bounce back
Nicky English: League form borne out in provincial championships’ opening weekend
Cork and Galway impress in round one while Tipperary struggle for sharpness
Joe Canning: Cork’s win over Tipperary raises bigger questions before Limerick clash
Opening hurling championship results challenge assumptions about several leading contenders
Ciarán Murphy: Challengers shouldn’t fear old tormentors in new Leinster landscape
Provincial championship openers showed Dublin and Kilkenny are far from invincible despite past glories
Martin Keoghan says Kilkenny’s confidence is not low despite humbling Galway defeat
The Cats suffered their biggest loss in Leinster since 1990
Leinster football and hurling championships move from monopolies to a process of deregulation
The weekend’s results accelerate the move away from predictability, with Kilkenny and Dublin showing frailties
Kilkenny miles off the pace in 15-point defeat to improving Galway
Red card for John Donnelly pivotal as Derek Lyng’s side post their worst Leinster championship defeat in 36 years
Kobe McDonald is a reminder that GAA people are every bit as selfish as pro sports fans
Pressuring intercounty players to devote themselves to club and county is just as tawdry as the AFL picking them off for profit
All-Ireland hurling championship power rankings: Where is your county in the pecking order?
Denis Walsh, Seán Moran, Gordon Manning and Malachy Clerkin rank the teams gunning for Liam MacCarthy
National League: Limerick and Cork win to set up Division 1A final – as it happened
Tipperary and Kilkenny played out a free-scoring win in Thurles
Tipperary and Kilkenny share the spoils after high-scoring thriller in Thurles
TJ Reid tallies 1-8 on his return to action with Jordan Molloy striking late equaliser
St Kieran’s College claim Croke Cup with late charge to beat Presentation College Athenry
Fionn Mahony and Dan Carroll goals push St Kieran’s clear at Croke Park
‘She just snapped out of it’: How recordings of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh are helping dementia patients
The Replay archive makes his All-Ireland senior finals commentary from 1985 to 2010 available online
Ciarán Murphy: Flaky Spurs could learn a thing or two from Kilkenny hurlers
‘The history of Kilkenny ... is not just about winning, although obviously they’ve done plenty of that. It’s also about maxing out on the talent available’
After Salthill surrender, Kilkenny are certainly down but not yet out
Cats appear despondent following 18-point defeat to Galway
TV View: At the 33rd time of asking, Azzurri prove patience is indeed a virtue
After Italy’s triumph over England, you’d have been reaching for the Kleenex yourself
Hurling League permutations: Suspense builds as Limerick, Cork and Galway vie for top-two finish
Kilkenny may need to beat Tipperary to avoid relegation
Derek Lyng labels Kilkenny performance as ‘unacceptable’ after 18-point defeat in Galway
The two sides will meet again in Salthill in six weeks’ time in the Leinster championship
Weekend’s hurling league fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Limerick v Cork
Tipperary look to get back to winning ways in Waterford
Hurling’s rule book has been left behind by the modern game
Referees are walking a tightrope in hurling’s contact zone
Cork survive frantic finish to gain rare win in Kilkenny
One victory from last two games will guarantee another League final for Cork
National League: Cork beat Kilkenny; Donegal and Galway share the spoils - as it happened
Mayo squeze past Armagh, while Dubin best Roscommon in football
TJ Reid is not done yet, but his successor in Kilkenny’s famed attack is already in place
Eoin Cody finds himself in a role of unique responsibility in hurling’s most successful county
Weekend’s hurling league fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Kilkenny v Cork
Limerick poised to heap extra misery on Offaly
What happens to Kilkenny in the league matters beyond the county and province
If Munster effectively becomes Division 1A, Leinster becomes Division 1B
Players can be forgiven for thinking they say it best when they say nothing at all
Nature of news and social media coverage can lead many to limit engagement in interviews, GPA admits
Waterford fall narrowly short in typical Kilkenny endgame
Visitors recovered to hit the front going into injury-time but watched it slip away
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