Slicker Cork can escape Dublin’s clutchesGreat championship approaches endgame with little between first two semi-finalistsSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Battle-weary champions Kilkenny finally reach the end of the lineCork and Clare the deserving winners of their respective quarter-finals in ThurlesMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
It’s difficult to bet against champions Kilkenny as Cork face a huge taskClare get a tentative vote to see off inconsistent Galway in the other quarter-finalSat Jul 27 2013 - 11:00
Hungry Limerick have something in reserve to take next stepThe Munster final win was fantastic for hurling, for the team, for manager John Allen, and especially for Limerick’s loyal supportersMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:02
Open road beckons for Cork but they will need goals to silence the Limerick crowdThere’s a long-standing tradition of Cork improving once they get the scent of a Munster titleSat Jul 13 2013 - 09:00
Dublin prove they are now real contenders as holders Galway are brushed asideRun of games has seen Anthony Daly’s side improve at a startling rateMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Battle-hardened Dublin have the momentum to triumph over GalwayBut there is also a chance that Galway are timing their run to perfectionSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Cornered Tipperary must finally front up to finish off a weary and depleted KilkennyLoser of this high-stakes qualifier will be staring into the hurling abyssSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Dublin’s triumph was epic but hurling was the real winnerDaly’s men have lifted their standards in a championship that is wide openMon Jul 01 2013 - 00:31
Kilkenny look tired but not in full bloom crisis just yetDublin will push the Cats but I still expect them to edge itSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Cork and Dublin showings prove this is an open championshipClare will be disappointed as it’s certainly taken a twist this past weekendMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Hurling the winner as thriller goes to the wireHURLING ANALYST: HURLING HAS – yet again – shown itself to be a quite unique and magnificent sportMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Not as sure as I was the last time but I can't see beyond KilkennyHURLING ANALYST: BEFORE THE Leinster final I didn’t give Galway a chanceSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Solid defence the key to Tipperary's triumphBrendan Cummins and the solid full-back line proved the rocks on which Waterford’s title hopes founderedMon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny look equipped to pass a stiff testHURLING ANALYST: The suspicion remains that the champions will find scores easier to come by than DublinSat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Tipperary's greater strength in depth likely to prove decisiveHURLING ANALYST: Cork are building for the future but on paper look too inexperienced to topple their great rivalsSat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Hungry Kilkenny the masters in all areasKilkenny were by far the best team – with team being the operative word – and fully deserved their successMon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Younger legs and renewed hunger edge it for TipperaryThe “Dream Final”, part three: after the great finals of the last two years between these counties, there is a great sense of…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Plenty of room for improvement from KilkennyGAA: THIS WAS a really strange matchMon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
Champions Tipperary produce masterclassGAELIC GAMES: WE ANTICIPATED and expected a Tipperary victory, but nobody could have foreseen the size of this winning margin…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Kilkenny's big players will see them throughGAELIC GAMES: THE PENDULUM has swung since the league finalSat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Tipp's triple salvo the undoing of brave ClareGAA : THE RESULT may have gone as expected but it turned out to be a very enjoyable game at the Gaelic GroundsMon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Dublin must be more clinical in attack if they are to seize the dayGAELIC GAMES: THE FACT Dublin are actually in the final – and there very much on merit – conveys a story of its ownSat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
Tipp on that upward curve nowALL-IRELAND SHC SEMI-FINAL: OVERALL a case of job well done for TipperaryMon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Waterford look capable of finishing the jobHURLING ANALYST IF THE stakes were high going into last Sunday’s Munster hurling final, they’re even higher going into this…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Stakes even higher for both teams next weekHURLING ANALYST The beaten Munster finalists will have little time to recover as they face a testing All-Ireland quarter-final…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Cork more likely to play to their potentialHURLING ANALYST: Waterford should play an orthodox game and their best games are played off-the-cuff without over-analysisSat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
A display that is ominous for competitionHURLING ANALYSIS: THE PERFORMANCE produced by Kilkenny at Croke Park yesterday was both awesome and frighteningMon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Champions' front-runners status strengthenedHURLING ANALYST: Enough in dismissal of poor Dublin challenge to suggest Nowlan Park preparations going wellMon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
It's a long, long way back for TipperaryBrian Cody will have an extra pep in his step following Galway’s subdued display and Tipp’s crushing defeat, writes NICKY ENGLISH…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Crowning glory for Cody and his outstanding history-makersWithout ever reaching the heights of 2008, Kilkenny withstood all Tipperary’s brave efforts and won a great finalMon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Brutal for Limerick but we have the final we wantedHURLING ANALYST : PARKING THIS terrible spectacle, and from a purely hurling perspective, we have got the correct All-Ireland…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
Reputations redeemed but Kilkenny always in controlHURLING ANALYST: THIS WAS a really enjoyable game with both sides guaranteed to take plenty from it but really, for both Waterford…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Ingredients there for Waterford to really let goHard to see Kilkenny actually losing, but a rout like last year’s All-Ireland final unlikelySat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Shanahan gives Deise a shot at redemptionHurling Analyst: DAN SHANAHAN gave an emphatic answer to those who questioned whether he could regain his form of 2007 with …Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Dublin happy to have rattled Kilkenny's cagePEOPLE WERE worried the Leinster final would fail to provide us with competitive hurlingMon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
It's hard to make a rational case for DublinHURLING ANALYST: The more romantic are saying it would be great if Dublin win it but they really need to just do themselves …Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
Tipperary lack Kilkenny's ruthless streakThey may have moved into the Munster final, but Tipperary’s performance throws up a lot of concernsMon Jun 22 2009 - 01:00
Sheedy's men survive stern examinationHURLING ANALYST : Tipp will realise if Cork had taken their chances the outcome might have been very differentMon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Kilkenny one of the greatest teams everHURLING ANALYST : Brian Cody's men completed their three-in-a-row in such awe-inspiring fashion that one couldn't help but feel…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
McCarthy's defensive switches late but spot onTHE LAST three balls into the Cork defence were crying out for a Clare hand to pull them downMon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Nobody the better for succession of mismatchesHURLING ANALYST: IT IS EVEN more dispiriting to see Kilkenny shred the 15-point handicap laid on by the bookmakers for those…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
For Cork to win half backs need to take controlAnalysis : WHOEVER WINS this will be a contender and pretty certain to be in an All-Ireland final and the main obstacle to Kilkenny…Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Limerick blown away by whirlwind startHurling Analyst: This game was over as a contest after Kilkenny's great startMon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
GAA should open up qualifier drawThe current qualifier system is not the finished article, but it's a lot better than it wasSat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
