The Irish Times

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny need to accept the short ball is just as important as the long ball

Dearth of underage talent and failure to find ‘wow’ players has hurt progression levels

Fri Aug 13 2021 - 06:00

Jackie Tyrrell: Could loyalty be Liam Sheedy’s downfall?

Fear of the end can be a positive, it can make you push for ‘The Last Dance’

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 06:00

Jackie Tyrrell: Limerick need to become a moving target to keep the chasing pack at bay

The champions have the manager and players to go back-to-back but they still have to evolve

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 06:00

It’s good to have Richie Hogan back, he was missed

He was building a legacy - one of the Kilkenny greats - before four cruel years of injury

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00

Referees working hard to be ready for thankless job

Monaghan referee Martin McNally is excited to be involved in this unique championship

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 06:00

The sporting decade that was: The greatest hurling final ever

How many games in any sport made you feel the need to claim a state of wonder?

Tue Dec 31 2019 - 15:00

Jackie Tyrrell: Limerick the masters of timing in changed landscape

I would have struggled with the idea of being 'rotated' and I wouldn't have been the only one

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 08:22

Kilkenny get revenge for league loss as they leave Galway low in Athenry

Camogie round-up: Limerick get the better of Offaly; Cork too strong for Clare; Dublin pushed by Meath

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 19:38

Dublin start-up Showtime Analytics raises €2m in funding

Backers for Blackrock-based movie data company include Chinese tech giant Alibaba

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 20:19

Ciarán Murphy: Dublin need to turn Kilkenny negative into a positive

Gilroy's side have a lot to be feeling good about ahead of difficult trip to Wexford Park

Wed May 16 2018 - 21:02

Jackie Tyrrell: Tommy Walsh, the nun's bedpost and the night Liam MacCarthy went missing

Galway players have to embrace these next few months but not let it make them soft

Fri Sept 08 2017 - 07:00

Jackie Tyrrell: Davy Fitzgerald using the sweeper as a positive tactic

Shaun Murphy’s covering role gives Wexford defenders the licence to lead the attack

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 07:00

Carrickshock’s seam of quality helps secure All-Ireland crown

Kilkenny side take intermediate title with big win over Ahascragh-Fohenagh

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 19:35

Cats and Tipp have cutting edge while junior clubs enjoy spotlight

GAA previews: Allianz Hurling League and All-Ireland club championships

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 08:00

GAA gives us all a chance to measure ourselves against our heroes

Junior and intermediate finals are as good a day as you can have following Gaelic games

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 22:00

Dublin start-up Showtime secures €1.2m from Alibaba

Showtime to join Alibaba subsidiary in developing products for Chinese film industry

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 15:52

Lar Corbett sees nothing vulnerable about Kilkenny

Tipperary’s hero of 2010 final believes, if anything, Cats are getting a little stronger

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 01:00

Q and A: Richie Power talks chronic knee pain, regrets and missing the craic

The eight-time All-Ireland winner with Kilkenny was forced to retire from hurling

Wed Aug 31 2016 - 06:00

Former top Cat Richie Power now confined to onlooker role

Classy forward has found retirement from the intercounty game difficult to deal with

Wed Aug 31 2016 - 01:00

Brian Cody’s Kilkenny ruthless in pursuit of their goals

Since 1999 Cats have scored twice as many as their various semi-final opponents

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 07:00

TJ Reid points to Kilkenny’s work ethic as their star quality

Hurler of the Year ignores Loughnane’s view as he focuses on upcoming Clare challenge

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 00:30

Walter Walsh abides by Brian Cody’s blueprint

Kilkenny forward eager to remain on upward curve after strong showing last season

Thu Feb 11 2016 - 01:01

TJ Reid and Eddie Brennan lead plaudits for Richie Power

Injury forces brilliant Carrickshock forward to end his stellar intercounty career at just 30

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 01:59

Richie Power announces inter-county retirement

Kilkenny hurling star won eight All-Ireland titles during 11 years with the Cats

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 13:33

No resting on laurels as Brian Cody keeps his eye on the future

The Kilkenny manager is very forthright about how hurling can be improved

Tue Sept 08 2015 - 01:25

Galway can’t handle intensity of Kilkenny pressure cooker

Cody gets 110 per cent out of players and has done it consistently . . . he is the Boss!

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 08:00

Brian Cody points to ‘relentless spirit to just drive on’

Kilkenny manager was not concerned as his side trailed by three points at half time

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00

Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title

Cody’s side produce imperious second half display to see off Galway at Croke Park

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00

Sentiment is never a player in how Brian Cody uses Kilkenny bench

Cody’s bench for this year’s All-Ireland final looks the thinnest one for quite a while

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00

Galway forward Jason Flynn has his eye on the prize

The player knows the history but thinks this team is special enough to beat Kilkenny

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00

Brian Cody confident Eoin Larkin will be fit for final

Kilkenny manager has ‘no concerns’ over the fitness of Larkin and Ger Aylward for Galway decider

Tue Aug 25 2015 - 20:05

Patient Kilkenny take familiar road to final day

TJ Reid’s goal crucial in giving Cats the necessary platform for victory

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 10:19

Nicky English: Reid and Hogan give Kilkenny net advantage

Waterford need to hurl with abandon and be a bit smarter in their use the ball

Sun Aug 09 2015 - 14:04

Kilkenny can make their own case for defence

Waterford’s ambitions not served by meeting might of reigning champions

Sun Aug 09 2015 - 12:06