Limerick’s lack of depth was badly exposed against Cork as their bench boost has disappeared
The worrying part for Limerick is that, at age-grade level, their results have fallen off a cliff
Hurling Championship
Cork’s Ciarán Joyce out for season after ACL injury with Rob Downey out for six weeks
The full back Joyce went down injured after just three minutes of Cork’s match against Limerick
Too many head-high tackles were left unpunished in Páirc Uí Chaoimh: What we learned from the GAA weekend
Roscommon show strength in depth; the great Stephen Bennett; teams face Tailteann Cup wait; TJ Reid breaks record
Free-taking could be the key to Galway’s Sam Maguire bid
Fermanagh’s Daragh McGurn two-point exploits; John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer states the obvious
‘We’re no soft touch’: Ben O’Connor lauds his Cork battlers after edging out Limerick
Counterpart John Kiely suggested there was nothing between the teams in Munster Championship thriller
TV View: Beauty of championship showcases lovely hurling and surprising football
Weekend of sports exposes us to clash of the ash, women on the ball and that London Marathon
GAA Sunday: Waterford and Tipp draw in Munster SHC; Down shock Donegal in Ulster - as it happened
Waterford welcome Tipperary as both counties look to rally after opening round defeats
Behind Nickie Quaid: The unseen goalkeepers who helped build Limerick’s dynasty
A portrait of the greatest goalkeeper of his generation through the eyes of the subs that sat behind him
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Cork v Limerick
Galway need to shake off flaky tag, Tipperary and Waterford both looking to bounce back
Nicky English: League form borne out in provincial championships’ opening weekend
Cork and Galway impress in round one while Tipperary struggle for sharpness
Pat Bennett ticking one off the bucket list with Carlow while his sons drive the Déise
Father of Waterford’s Bennett brothers – Stephen, Shane and Kieran – took on the Carlow top job last November
Ciarán Murphy: Challengers shouldn’t fear old tormentors in new Leinster landscape
Provincial championship openers showed Dublin and Kilkenny are far from invincible despite past glories
Martin Keoghan says Kilkenny’s confidence is not low despite humbling Galway defeat
The Cats suffered their biggest loss in Leinster since 1990
Cork showed against Tipperary that they have made progress but the next step is more complex
Ben O’Connor has changed his side’s style since the All-Ireland final implosion, but control gives you a foothold in games - variation wins them
Leinster football and hurling championships move from monopolies to a process of deregulation
The weekend’s results accelerate the move away from predictability, with Kilkenny and Dublin showing frailties
Dublin’s slide back into the Leinster football pack continues: What we learned from the GAA weekend
Goal-shy Cork could struggle to beat Limerick on points; Galway’s novel tactical approach adds intrigue
Nicky English: Tipperary were strangely lacking in urgency against Cork
Galway’s star continues to rise in Leinster, as they brush Kilkenny aside
Cork impose superiority on Tipperary with blistering second-half display
The Rebels crucified Tipp on their own puckouts in their Munster championship opener
GAA championship: Cork beat Tipp in Munster opener; Westmeath shock Meath in Leinster – as it happened
Five provincial football quarter-finals take place in Leinster and Ulster
Ronan Maher’s journey from overwhelmed youngster to the Wall of Legends
Tipperary captain’s drive towards Liam MacCarthy success was fuelled by a dream to be immortalised in portrait
Kobe McDonald is a reminder that GAA people are every bit as selfish as pro sports fans
Pressuring intercounty players to devote themselves to club and county is just as tawdry as the AFL picking them off for profit
All-Ireland hurling championship power rankings: Where is your county in the pecking order?
Denis Walsh, Seán Moran, Gordon Manning and Malachy Clerkin rank the teams gunning for Liam MacCarthy
Nicky English: Limerick best placed in wide-open All-Ireland, but I wouldn’t put money on it
Tipperary face age-old challenges - namely Cork and retaining the All-Ireland - while Galway aim to crack Kilkenny’s Leinster domination
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Tipperary v Cork
Cork can balance the books without bankrupting Tipp
Tipperary name 13 of the All-Ireland final team for Munster opener against Cork
Con O’Callaghan named in the Dublin attack for Leinster SFC game against Wicklow
Who will win the All-Ireland? Denis Walsh previews 2026 hurling championship
Limerick the favourites but their Munster foes will each wish to take their swing
‘I said I’ll take the yellow’: Ben O’Connor insists broken system forced him to enter field
Cork hurling manager calls for improvements to in-game communication after he was warned for pitch encroachments during league final
Ciarán Murphy: This old boomer won’t need a phone to live out the provincial championships
If ever there was a sport to expose the inability of a camera phone to capture anything like the real thing, it’s hurling
Noel McGrath: ‘At this stage in my career, I’m not going to lose sleep over people’s opinions’
Hurler has had a long and storied career with Tipperary, but is still hungry for more success
Armagh make their bench boost count: What we learned from the GAA weekend
Cork hurling have a custody battle on their hands; Wicklow demonstrate their bouncebackability
‘We’ll definitely be better for it happening’: Cork’s Brian Hayes looking to the future after tough end to 2025
A positive league campaign has the Rebels raring to go in Munster
GAA: RTÉ to televise 35 live championship games this season
Championship coverage to begin with Armagh v Tyrone in the Ulster championship
Cork’s burning questions will be answered in Munster, the league was merely filler
First two rounds of Munster championship will reveal what Cork have in them
From North Macedonia to Munster, it doesn’t pay for teams to be hopeless for long
More and more sports bodies realise the value of keeping teams in the running for glory for as long as possible
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Roscommon weather the storm, while Dublin deal with Con job: What we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Tipperary continue their player churn; Kildare continue their slide
Derry light up the league while Cork hurlers consider change in goal: What we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Armagh’s lack of depth costing them; Attacking returns for Dublin
TJ Reid is not done yet, but his successor in Kilkenny’s famed attack is already in place
Eoin Cody finds himself in a role of unique responsibility in hurling’s most successful county
GAA Congress: Motion to extend intercounty season to August withdrawn
A motion to discontinue All-Ireland preliminary hurling quarter-finals was successful
Malachy Clerkin: The GAA’s split season is a success – so why are we still debating it?
It’s okay for those of us who said the GAA were mad to move the All-Ireland finals from September to admit we were wrong
Motion to restore All-Ireland minor deciders as senior finals curtain raisers to go to GAA congress
Push for football final to be in second week of August also among motions at meeting
Galway left Tralee with more than just a draw: Five things we learned from the weekend’s league action
Kieran McGeeney bemoans kickout ‘piggery’, while Meath and Cork impress
Donegal v Kerry was everything good about the league: Five things we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Louth and Cork football teams are going in contrasting directions
Tipperary hurlers reminded us why the past is more powerful than the future
Groundwork for a remarkable All-Ireland triumph was laid when Liam Cahill least expected it
Denis Walsh: The GAA community has no stomach for strict enforcement of rules
The furore over the sending-off of Loughrea’s Cullen Killeen showed our mixed-up attitudes to discipline
‘It felt like every football fan in the world saw the goal’: Ken Early on the late, late Troy show
Irish Times writers pick their most memorable moments from a year featuring outstanding performances by Katie O’Connor, Ava Crean, Louth’s footballers and more
Complete guide to the 2026 intercounty league and championship fixtures
National Leagues to kick off on January 24th with a number of heavyweight clashes
Motion agreed to drop All-Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals
Central Council also approves Amateur Status report motions
Draws for 2026 provincial football championships to take place in Croke Park on Thursday
GAA pushes back draw date aiming to pique interest
John McGrath on the game that changed his season: ‘It just catapulted my year’
The Tipperary man ends 2025 as an All-Ireland winner and as hurler of the year
Why there’s no longer any need to ask the GAA what they think
The days of provocatively looking for Croke Park’s reaction to the Irish soccer team are gone
Donal O’Rourke: ‘A lot of the talk out there was that Tipperary’s sweeper spooked Cork. That wasn’t the case’
The 24/7 coach reflects on Cork’s All-Ireland defeat, Pat Ryan’s ‘devastating’ resignation, and a Déise homecoming
David Clifford moves within touching distance of history with third Footballer of the Year award
John McGrath named Hurler of the Year to crown an extraordinary return to form with Tipperary
In pictures: your player-by-player guide to the 2025 Hurling All Stars
Seven Tipperary players have been named on the team
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