Weekend That Was

The weekend that was: Liam Cahill’s team needs to find something in the coming days otherwise their year will be over quickly

Ruthlessness of the Munster Championship leave both sides in a race to make corrections quickest after disappointing opening round defeats

Allowing The Irish Times access to preparations last week did not do McConville’s side any harm and engagement shows huge hunger by GAA public for insight

A famed rivalry once existed between Dublin and Meath but former Royal legend Colm O’Rourke’s new-look side are again rank outsiders at Croke Park next weekend

Mickey Harte needs to protect his precious resources for the business end of the season

Tightness of scheduling and its associated distraction, the imminence of championship, have caused complaints

After his three goals against Wexford on Saturday Connolly has now scored a staggering 15 goals in 21 league and championship appearances

The Weekend That Was: Limerick may determine the hurling league’s championship relevance but other counties have witnessed progress

Mayo are the only top flight team with a 100% winning record at home, while Donegal and Armagh have similar records in Division Two

The weekend that was: Recent black cards punished honest mistakes instead of truly cynical acts, a deviation from the point of the card

Cork continue to find it difficult to master their traditional old hurling rivals Kilkenny

The GAA weekend that was: It’s slightly surprising that Dessie Farrell hasn’t tried to introduce more young blood to the Dublin team

The Weekend that Was: The GAA’s peculiar relationship with time means last year survives like plastic

The Weekend That Was: Kevin McStay was probably correct that it hadn’t been a bad season, but the assertion was a little tin-eared given the ritual slaughter that had just taken place