The weekend’s hurling previews: simple assignments for Cork and Dublin

Westmeath and Laois are bidding to cause an upset and earn improbable place in quarters

Donoghue and Galway ‘bitterly, bitterly disappointed’ after early exit

Dublin end Tribesmen’s summer in the middle of June

Dublin’s 14-men too strong for Carlow as they keep Leinster hopes alive

Mattie Kenny’s side were leading 2-9 to 0-6 when Shane Barrett was sent off

Weekend hurling previews: Leinster and Munster championships

Injury-hit Kilkenny take on Dublin to fire the starting gun on this year’s round robins

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?

Leinster SHC: Hat-trick hero Basquel sees Ballyboden past Coolderry after epic

Parnell Park crowd witness 10 goals, 63 scores and four dismissals in thriller

Ballyboden in control as it’s third time unlucky for Kilmacud

Veteran Conal Keaney to the fore as title returns to Firhouse Road after five years

Kilmacud Crokes keep Dublin double alive as they book football final slot

Stillorgan side see off Ballyboden St Enda’s at Parnell Park

Nicky English: Galway look strong enough to go back-to-back

Limerick perhaps best-placed to upset the champions’ title defence this year

Weekend’s Leinster and Munster hurling previews

We’re set for another pulsating weekend of hurling action as the round-robins get closer

Dublin overcome early nerves to send tired Offaly tumbling

Dublin confirmed MacCarthy Cup status while Offaly will fall down a tier next year

Weekend’s hurling previews and team news

Galway braced for difficult assignment in Wexford

Dublin denied late on for second week as Wexford come through

Late points from Rory O’Connor and Harry Kehoe seal it for home side

Jackie Tyrrell: Dublin miles away from winning Leinster title

Thorny questions and negativity surround Dublin ahead of the Kilkenny opener

Your essential county by county guide: 2018 hurling championship

Sean Moran breaks down each county ahead of the Munster and Leinster round-robins

Dublin hurling in a state of flux but Pat Gilroy’s panel has huge potential

Nobody has used more players in the league so far and there are plenty more to come

Aaron Gillane bags 1-9 as Limerick brush aside Dublin challenge

John Kiely’s side make it three from three at the top of Division 1B

Offaly show Gilroy’s Dublin no mercy

Gilroy’s ‘startled earwigs’ put to the sword on chastening evening at Croke Park

NHL Division 1B: All you need to know ahead of the new season

With Pat Gilroy at the helm and players returning, Dublin will be an intriguing prospect

Wexford labour past 14-man Dublin into Walsh Cup final

Pat Gilroy’s experimental team impressed despite eventual defeat at Parnell Park

Malachy Clerkin: TV emphasises mediocrity of early-round club games

Moving the All-Ireland finals out of September isn’t automatically helpful for clubs

Cyclists call on council to build Liffey Cycle route

Proposed route from Heuston to East Link bridge had been delayed for five years

Alan Brogan says Mayo primed to test Dublin’s mettle

Ex-Dublin star believes Rochford’s side have forwards to trouble champions’ defence

Ciarán Murphy: Time to separate seasons for club/county players

Asking club players to play a game or two in April/May before an idle summer is farcical

Connolly and Rock help St Vincent’s and Ballymun advance

Skerries Harps, Castleknock and Raheny advance; Kilmacud end Ballyboden reign

Ger Cunningham to continue as Dublin hurling manager

Former Cork star says the aim is to close the gap with top four counties

Winning formula needs to be ‘fixed’ if Dublin want to win again

Jim Gavin knows change is good even for champions, says Michael Darragh MacAuley

Kilkenny and Tipperary set to progress to hurling league semi-finals

Allianz Hurling League previews: Galway have the edge over Cork in relegation play-off

Ballyboden save their best until the final hurdle

A comprehensive display from Dublin side leaves outclassed Castlebar deflated

Conal Keaney considers retiring from Dublin hurling

Former intercounty dual player to make decision on future within next fortnight

Nicky English: Better players of Waterford should overcome Dublin’s physical presence

New Cork system suits them and they have a greater scoring threat than Galway

Something from the weekend: Our GAA team’s view from the pressbox

Seán Moran, Gavin Cummiskey and Ian O’Riordan with the main talking points

Richie Hogan rested for Kilkenny as Sutcliffe ruled out for Dublin

All-Ireland champions definitely involved in relegation play-off Cillian Buckley also rested

Improving Wexford can do it again

Liam Dunne’s side have the momentum to get past Limerick while Tipperary should prove too strong for struggling Dublin

Top-tier honours no longer beyond ambitious Dublin

National League final win over Kilkenny in 2011 proved a huge moment in the development of Anthony Daly’s side

Wexford seeking to come of age in Ennis

“If the likes of Tony Kelly, Podge Collins and Conor McGrath are allowed run riot they will put on a festival down in Ennis,” says Jack Guiney

Old hands help Dublin see off Wexford challenge

Conal Keaney and Alan McCrabbe in great touch for defending Leinster champions

Fine margins as Tipperary do just about enough

Three-point win secures the Premier County a quarter-final place and consigns Dublin to a relegation play-off

Mount Leinster scale the heights by shocking Ballyboden St Enda’s

Become the first Carlow side to reach a Leinster senior club hurling final

Eight All Star awards on yet another banner day for Clare’s golden generation

Beaten finalists Cork may feel hard done by while Dublin also land three awards

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