David Burke: ‘His hurling intelligence is way beyond others’. He sees things before they happen’
The Galway hurler has had his share of setbacks down the years but he remains an influential presence
Joe Canning
Sports Books of the Year: Conor Niland’s The Racket the best in a year dominated by autobiographies
Johnny Sexon, Joe Canning and Richie Hogan all have highly readable offerings and Miguel Delaney’s book on the hijacking of modern football is not to be missed
Joe Canning: ‘The drinking shouldn’t have happened ... but to then run the crap out of us was madness’
Galway hurler Joe Canning writes about the ‘off-the-wall intensity’ of Ger Loughnane’s training regime, how the game takes players to the rawest of places and the infamous story of the Dew Drop 15 in this extract from his new book
Joe Canning’s story, or the highs and lows of a down-to-earth superstar
In Laochra Gaela, the Galway hurling great gives a compelling insight into a unique career while showing that sport is never just about sport
Galway set up Leinster final showdown with Kilkenny as Dublin knocked out
Mattie Kenny’s side fail to take advantage of the first-half wind advantage in Salthill
Staunton still savouring sporting life at the top in Australia
Legendary Mayo footballer fresh from her most successful campaign yet in the AFLW
Galway take their eye off the win as Lee Chin helps Wexford to stirring draw
Captain comes off the bench to frustrate Henry Shefflin’s hopes of opening win
Niall Burke, Adrian Tuohey and Seán Loftus absent from Galway squad
Henry Shefflin names 34-man championship squad ahead of opener against Wexford
Weekend hurling previews: Throw-in times, TV details, team news
Seán Moran looks at the opening round of the Allianz League and Croke Park club finals
Ciarán Murphy: It’s time to really push on towards a proper dual mandate
We're not talking about a nation full of Slaughtneils and Loughmore-Castleineys
Henry Shefflin fails in bid to get Joe Canning to change his mind
‘We’re trying to find the newer players who are going to fill the vacancies left behind’
Articulate and resilient Henry Shefflin has Galway hurling fans giddy
Excitement in maroon county as Kilkenny hurling great’s reign begins
Brody Sweeney ready to deliver with Camile Thai as he targets UK market
Entrepreneur not afraid to take business ‘punts’ but also still holds a candle for politics
Old failings apparent again as Kerry suffer another devastating defeat
Kingdom have had a shortage of reliable, knotty defenders for the best part of a decade now
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