Liam Cahill’s team into the All-Ireland final after rare championship win over Kilkenny

Galway left shellshocked as Brian Cody’s Cats secure the Leinster title at Croke Park

Our team of hurling pundits sift though the contenders in search of winners

Hurlers know that if you can’t hurl in Thurles, you won’t hurl anywhere

Inquiry centres on money paid out by firms on Dublin City Council scheme in Cherry Orchard

A rating system originally developed for chess is used to match evenly-skilled players

Cats had got back within a point before Davy Fitzgerald’s side put the foot down

Claiming Liam MacCarthy the only real definition of success for Kilkenny’s No 1

Alan Murphy’s 24-point haul proves the difference between the sides in 11-a-side event

Brian Hogan, Diarmuid O’Keeffe and Lee Chin win their first awards

Beaten finalists Kilkenny are next best represented with nine players nominated for an award

New championship format makes it harder for teams to go through the summer unbeaten

Liam Sheedy’s Tipp team had too much for Kilkenny in a thrilling hurling finale

Sending off of Richie Hogan proves key as Liam Sheedy’s side pile on the scores

All-Ireland hurling final countdown: player-by-player analysis of the Cats' XV

There’s just something about Tipperary, Brian Cody’s remarkable longevity

In both hurling and football, the ’keeper is now a lightning rod for storms of disapproval

By consensus the best goalkeeper in hurling, his highlights reel is now feature-length

If Kilkenny or Tipp prevail in key area they will have one hand on Liam MacCarthy

Naas star faces Alan Fahy while Charlie Denvir takes on favourite Mullarney

Kilkenny unleash tidal wave of manic intensity for 11th successive semi-final win

Despite red card and three disallowed goals, Tipperary dug deep and came up trumps

The Cats were never caught by the defending champions after TJ Reid’s first-minute score

After trailing at half time the Cats blitzed their opponents in the second half

The Laois manager will be a massively calming presence on their biggest day

Mark Fanning’s late penalty crucial in a first Leinster title win in 15 years for Wexford

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

James Barry and Seán O’Brien return to Tipp full-back line

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

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

David Treacy missed three frees against Kilkenny and was punished ruthlessly

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

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

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

It means they have turned over big leads now against both Kilkenny and Tipperary

Liam Sheedy’s side stung in injury time by well timed surge from the league holders

Scoring blitz before half-time the difference, as John Kiely’s team maintain perfect start

Aside from delays caused by bureaucracy, available funding and local objections, the central impediment to a properly functioning market is the price of land

Three minutes to explain a science concept to a jury and an audience – no slides allowed

Kilkenny, unbeaten by Limerick since 1973, had to be overcome to reach the main prize