John Kiely points to Kilkenny’s ferocious intensity

Defeated manager dismisses notion four-week gap made a difference

Nicky English: Formidable Limerick have what it takes to book a final place

Other semi-final is harder to call but Wexford’s momentum may be difficult to halt

Four teams left to fight for hurling’s rich summer spoils

Formidable Limerick aren’t defending their All-Ireland, they’re attacking it

Nicky English: Kilkenny look fine tuned while Tipp still off key

Greater intensity in Leinster championship vindicated as brittle Cork are shattered

Nicky English: Munster and Leinster might be closer in quality than we thought

Cork have potential to reach semi-final but defensive issues leave door open for Kilkenny

Nicky English: Tipp and Kilkenny can edge intriguing finals

Time to alternate big finals on Saturday and Sunday so fans don’t lose out

Nicky English: Maher’s injury takes gloss off Tipp’s shadow boxing win

Galway’s exit the big surprise following two brilliant final round-robin clashes in Leinster

Davy Fitzgerald: ‘If anyone thinks Leinster has been off, they’re off their rocker’

Wexford manager buzzing for renewal of wild rivalry with Kilkenny in Leinster final

Jackie Tyrrell: Reliance on TJ Reid can cost Cats against Galway

Brian Cody will keep his players on their toes but if Galway find their form, it may not be enough

Jackie Tyrrell: Tipp’s roving style makes defending against them a nightmare

I chased Noel McGrath around Croke Park that day, but really I was chasing shadows

Counties must absorb the lessons of 2018 to prosper

Teams who’d to play their four matches back to back had a desperate record

Hurling championship 2019: a county-by-county guide

From Carlow to Cork, who has what it takes on the long journey to lift Liam MacCarthy?

Jackie Tyrrell: Just when they look to be coming, Dublin freeze

The parallels with the 2012 Leinster fixture between these two teams is apparent

National Hurling League: Division 1A county-by-county guide

Clare will have big ambitions this year while Wexford could spring a surprise

All 15 of Limerick’s final starters nominated for All Star awards

Joe Canning, Cian Lynch and Pádraig Mannion to contest Hurler of the Year award

Limerick march on history in breathless finale

County fight back from late goal to record first championship win over Kilkenny since 1973

Kilkenny and Galway to go again after first final draw in 25 years

Dramatic injury-time points force fitful champions to Thurles next Sunday for a replay

Cats get the cream as Wexford run out of steam

Wexford let nine-point lead slip as Kilkenny reach Leinster final

Galway provide day of reckoning for Kilkenny in Salthill

Leinster hurling arrives on the Atlantic promenade as champions bare their teeth

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny will be desperate to take Galway down a peg or two

The attitude in Kilkenny’s camp will be, ‘They have our All-Ireland’

Brian Cody oversees the 20th national title of his reign

TJ Reid and Walter Walsh lead the bullying of the Tipperary defence in second half

Kilkenny’s exuberance ruthlessly exposes Twilight Zone Tipp

Defeat in Nowlan Park means Tipperary have now lost their last five league finals

Time for Tipperary to step up to the final plate

Ryan’s team need to lay down a marker to an improving Kilkenny in Nowlan Park

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny’s evolving tactics a potent future template

The league has already been a success for Cody’s side fans will demand win over Tipp

Cillian Buckley: two early losses down to ‘training process’

Kilkenny captain believes possession has now become much more important

Richie Leahy ensures Kilkenny just shade rip-roaring encounter

The sun shone down on 10,587 spectators in Nowlan Park as Tipperary came to town

Tipperary can open their account after sluggish first outing

AHL will begin to take shape after this weekend's second round of matches

Weekend club Gaelic Games previews

The Munster hurling final tops the bill while there are two hurling semi-finals in Leinster

Con O’Callaghan leads Dickboro a merry dance as Cuala march on

Dual star mesmerises yet again as All-Ireland champions show hunger for more

Big guns reload as club championships heat up

Munster club hurling semi-finals and three Leinster quarter-finals down for decision

Galway get the lion’s share of All Star hurling nominations

All Ireland winners secure 14 nominations, including Joe Canning for Hurler of the Year

Derek McGrath unimpressed with ‘Up for the Match’ sweeping jibe

‘Disappointing to see the ball being passed from brush to brush on national television’

Nicky English: Cork aren’t the finished article but they’re not far off

Rebels have struggled defensively in recent years and will get first real test against Clare

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny face a massive test against Waterford

Semple Stadium clash will show which team is on the right track for the All-Ireland series

Brian Cody confident Kilkenny will move through the gears

Limerick fearless but wasteful and naive in encounter Cody calls ‘hell for leather’

Limerick stretch Kilkenny all the way in frantic qualifier

Brian Cody’s side were lucky that the visitors were so off target at Nowlan Park

High-flying Lee Chin ready for Croke Park hurling debut

Wexford talisman excited by a novel Leinster final date against impressive Galway

Nicky English: Wexford beat Kilkenny – and the past

Fans at Wexford were put through the wringer as Kilkenny mounted a late charge

Magnificent Wexford blow the summer wide open

Kilkenny decidedly second best at Wexford Park as Slaneysiders secure famous win

Jackie Tyrrell: Cody will react and Cats will show their claws

Wexford are improving but we still don't know if they have the belief required

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