Mayo hammer Louth to make ninth All-Ireland final this century
Ryan O’Donoghue led a performance of such authority and class from Mayo that it raises the question, this time?
Paudie Clifford: How Kerry’s overlooked talent became an indispensable star
The older Clifford brother went from missing out on minor and under-21 panels to anchoring Kerry’s attack
How Christy Ring’s All-Ireland medal found a home in an Augustinian church
The eight-time All-Ireland winner donated his final Celtic cross to St Augustine’s Church in Cork City
Henry Shefflin faces uphill task in Kilkenny with need to both improve and innovate
Much will depend on the management team that is assembled, but the worry is that Cats are lacking in young quality players
Ten Limerick players approached Shane O’Donnell after the match. Game was recognising game
Clare great makes for the sunset at the end of a hurling career like no other
After overcoming Clare in the chaos, Limerick will have no margin for error against Galway
John Kiely’s team looked withered and beaten, but kept going here because there was no other way back
Galway outmanoeuvre Cork with devastating second-half performance to reach All-Ireland final
Rebels reduced to 14 after captain Darragh Fitzgibbon picked up a second yellow
Cork need to be patient and clinical against Galway as safety net removed
Ben O’Connor’s charges harder to break down this season as they seek to heal All-Ireland wounds
The Downey brothers: How Cork found two pillars of a rebuilt defence
Robert and Eoin Downey have grown into two of the county’s most important hurlers
Shane Lowry has had a season of excruciating near misses
Winning in professional golf is brutally hard, but the Irishman has left a few chances behind this year
Teenage kicks as Kobe McDonald and Darragh Beirne shine in Mayo’s win over misfiring Cork
Cork will reflect bitterly on the chances they missed as they finished the game with 14 wides
Mayo’s Andy Moran still fighting the slope, but always looking up
In his topsy-turvy first season as manager, he has brought the county back to Croke Park
Hurling’s ecosystem is fragile - the sport can’t afford another year like this
The quarter-finals were a reflection of the season – 14 of the 29 championship games so far have been decided by double-digit margins
Denis Walsh: Hurling has changed profoundly, without anyone giving or seeking permission
Has the game been enhanced or disfigured? That is a matter of taste
David Reidy update: Clare hurler released from hospital after injury in Dublin game
Shane O’Donnell admits ‘it was scary enough’ after his fellow club-mate suffered a head injury late in the game