Nothing new here as Kilkenny serve up their usual hunting game In a two-horse race Clare tried to place an each-way bet, and nothing really worked until they trusted themselves to be boldSun Jul 09 2023 - 21:00
Being Tony Kelly: how Clare’s wizard regained his magic With patchy spells seemingly behind him, the 29-year-old will look to help his county conjure a victory against Kilkenny on SundaySun Jul 09 2023 - 05:00
Galway melt in the acid of relentless Limerick aggressionThe significance of this Limerick performance was lost on nobody: powerful, emphatic, bullying, deadlySat Jul 08 2023 - 21:42
Ryder Cup: In Rome, Team Europe will need all the chemistry they can musterWith most of their players based in the USA, Luke Donald could learn from Paul McGinley’s successful strategy of knitting a group of individuals into a teamMon Jul 03 2023 - 05:00
Brave new worlds get suddenly derailed by the oldest certainties in the gameDublin throw off the shackles in the second half to rout their old rivals Mayo and join impressive Kerry in the semi-finalsMon Jul 03 2023 - 05:00
A Tyrone man, a Clare hurler and a soccer stats guru: Jack O’Connor happy to go outside Kingdom for expertiseFour key members of the Kerry manager’s back room team are from other counties, including Tyrone native Paddy TallySat Jul 01 2023 - 05:00
Denis Walsh: Everyone left in the hurling championship is racing against timeWith doubts about Limerick, Clare and Galway, this could be the season for ambush predators KillkennyMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
Bright and refreshed Clare brush off Dublin challenge to set up Kilkenny semi-final showdownInjury to centre back John Conlon a concern ahead of Croke Park encounterSun Jun 25 2023 - 12:45
Galway and Tipperary, a rivalry in three stages At first clashes between the two counties’ hurlers were formalities; then they became poisonous; now they are fuelled by mutual respectSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Pioneers promoting the full inclusion of gay people in sport still a relative raritySport and society still needs more people like Daniels and Peat and Cusack and McCarthy and ThomasMon Jun 19 2023 - 04:15
Extraordinary Cork comeback leaves Mayo with away game in next roundRebels finish second place in the table, meaning a home preliminary quarter-finalSun Jun 18 2023 - 18:12
Referees in a tough position as hurling’s high wire act continues Are rule changes needed to check the rampant physicality of the modern game which is making life increasingly difficult for match officialsSat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
Teddy McCarthy a darling of the Cork terraces for good reasonInspirational figure was adored by the Cork GAA faithful for the brio and aggression he brought to the famed red jerseyMon Jun 12 2023 - 05:00
Limerick earn narrow win over Clare to claim historic fifth Munster title in a rowThe All-Ireland champions’ greater efficiency was key but Clare will bemoan missed chances and some blatant late frees not givenSun Jun 11 2023 - 16:06
Why Clare’s passion for the Munster championship burns like an undying flameIt’s 1998 since Lohan was a central figure on the last Clare team that won the province and now, as manager, his team are intent on bridging that long gapSat Jun 10 2023 - 04:15
‘You do what you have to do to win’: Gaelic games and the necessary art of cynicismWhen it comes to cynical play, every team and every player makes a judgement about what is an affordable price to pay. Sometimes it pays off, writes Denis WalshMon Jun 05 2023 - 17:00
Denis Walsh: We are living in the golden age of hurling and we should revel in itSometimes it is important to take a breath and rejoice in the here and now; grasp it, luxuriate in it, go mad about itMon Jun 05 2023 - 06:00
‘Today wasn’t about champagne football’ - Jack O’Connor admits Kerry still a work in progressQuestions remain over All-Ireland champions as they toil to get past Cork at Páirc Uí ChaoimhSun Jun 04 2023 - 12:41
David Corkery: ‘I feel like I’m being villainised by the rugby community because I’m taking this action’The former Ireland rugby international talks physical and mental damage he suffered from playing professional rugby during a ‘Wild West’ period and explains why he has joined legal proceedings against the IRFUSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
Formidable Limerick escape to victory after mesmerising Munster showdownChampions end Cork’s season to move ominously into Munster final while Wexford and Waterford register impressive victoriesMon May 29 2023 - 05:00
GAA and the Church’s once symbiotic relationship a thing of the past Once upon a time, the prospect of a big match in the Páirc on the day of the Eucharistic Procession would have been a logistical impossibilityMon May 29 2023 - 04:30
Limerick ready to defend All-Ireland title as Cork’s brave revival comes up shortThe Rebels produced their best performance of the year but still came up short in a storming game in the Gaelic GroundsSun May 28 2023 - 18:20
Series of little earthquakes see Wexford losing their footing in top flightInjuries to key players and poor league form signalled danger but only a collective breakdown can explain surrendering a 17-point lead to WestmeathSat May 27 2023 - 05:00
Sport has moved on from emotive, skin deep, judgments of every kindIn team sports, there is more structure than ever before, and more patterns, and more data-led decisionsMon May 22 2023 - 05:00
John McGrath’s nerve holds as Tipperary and Limerick play out thrilling drawNobody’s life in the championship was on the line, and yet both teams played like there was no tomorrowSun May 21 2023 - 18:06
Limerick still trusting in proven process as they seek to get back on track The champions are on a one-game losing streak, as part of a two-match dip in form, but they clearly possess the tools and personality to bounce backSun May 21 2023 - 06:00
All over the country, every year, losing intercounty teams are abandoned by their fansYou would imagine that it was the solemn duty of supporters to stand by their team in their hour of needMon May 15 2023 - 05:00
Waterford unable to cope with being a man down as Clare end their championshipCalum Lyons’s dismissal for a second yellow card late in the first half proved the turning pointSun May 14 2023 - 13:48
Waterford’s worry is where the next wave of hurling talent is coming from, and whenCounty’s hopes of staying competitive in Munster will depend on green shoots of development blooming in coming yearsSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
GAAGO: Hurling suffers when RTÉ and GAA put the best matches behind a paywallIt is RTÉ's duty to deliver the most attractive, most popular, most newsworthy sports events to its viewers as often as it canMon May 08 2023 - 16:02
Denis Walsh: The fine art of benching big-name players The man-management of star players often offers fascinating subplots about sport’s most successful teamsMon May 08 2023 - 05:00
Chatbot, can you explain the last 15 minutes of the Cork v Tipp game please? Madcap finish sees Cork save their skins with late goals in thrilling draw with TipperarySun May 07 2023 - 12:42
Uncompromising management team just the ticket for TipperaryLiam Cahill and Mikey Bevans have already led Tipp to three underage All-Ireland titles and the Premier’s senior team will soon bear the duo’s distinctive intense imprintSat May 06 2023 - 06:00
Pain and pleasure simply part of the lifelong deal for the devoted football fanSpurs players' gesture following the humiliation at Newcastle was tone-deaf and patronising to the travelling faithfulMon May 01 2023 - 05:00
Cork hit the ground running with dominant win over Waterford in Pairc Ui ChaoimhWaterford were flat and out-played and scored just one point from play in the first halfSun Apr 30 2023 - 18:18
Pat Ryan’s quest crystal clear as Cork return to first principles New manager wants to see a more physical and forceful Rebels side as he plots a route back to hurling’s top tableSun Apr 30 2023 - 08:00
Joey Carbery is in a tough spot but he can learn from Ronan O’Gara’s exampleMunster predecessor's career offers clues as to how the 27-year-old out-half can regain formMon Apr 24 2023 - 05:00
Goal-hungry Tipperary feast on Clare’s mistakes to earn win in EnnisTwo goals apiece from Jake Morris and Jason Forde proved key to the Premier County taking the pointsSun Apr 23 2023 - 18:37
Clare, Tipperary and the enduring venom of a sprawling rivalryBetween 1993 and 2003, Tipperary and Clare met 10 times in the championship. Tommy Dunne and James O’Connor, key men for their respective counties, reflect on a sometimes bitter enmitySun Apr 23 2023 - 05:00
Hurling Championship preview: This new-age Limerick team hold all the keys to hurling’s kingdomControlled, deliberate, hard-headed, John Kiely’s team has set the bar high for all would-be challengersFri Apr 21 2023 - 12:00
No end in sight to the curse of slow play in golfIt is one of the eternal hazards of the game: a playing partner that cooks every shot like a Sunday roastMon Apr 17 2023 - 05:00
Why is it so unusual for a woman to manage a camogie team?Of the top 12 teams in this year’s senior camogie leagues, 10 are managed by menSun Apr 16 2023 - 05:00
If you don’t shoot, you don’t score: Limerick’s relationship with wides is nuancedJohn Kiely bemoaned their efficiency against Kilkenny but analysts found team with the most shots generally wins gamesMon Apr 10 2023 - 12:29
Stephen Hendry consigned to the foothills of the peaks he once commanded How could one of the greatest snooker players that ever lived descend from such imperiousness to such fragility?Mon Apr 10 2023 - 05:00
Limerick send out ominous message as they skin Kilkenny without their shooting boots onLimerick’s careless finishing saw them hitting 15 wides with the breeze in the second halfSun Apr 09 2023 - 18:02
Limerick ready to collect first silverware of their seasonKiely’s formidable outfit primed to subdue an honest Kilkenny effortSun Apr 09 2023 - 05:00
Football Championship 2023: A county-by-county guideOur writers assess the prospects of every county ahead of the new Championship seasonSat Apr 08 2023 - 05:00
Evolution of Limerick hurling has been defined by clashes against KilkennyIn each of John Kiely’s first three years as manager they met Kilkenny in the championship; each time they were shaped by the outcomeSat Apr 08 2023 - 05:00
Masters 2023: Rory McIlroy resumes search for peace in tournament that has tormented him The golfer will this week begin his 15th attempt to win the one major that has eluded him, and thereby answer a question that has dogged him for yearsMon Apr 03 2023 - 05:00
Good attitude not enough for Ireland during tough French lessonSix Nations: ‘There is a gulf, but we will get there eventually,’ says Ireland coach Greg McWilliamsSun Apr 02 2023 - 19:00
