National Hurling League

For the Everyday Athletes of the GAA, craic is mined far from pints and taco fries

What might have been characterised as intrusions not so long ago are regarded as smart and willing choices now

Wexford given a stern reality check by free-scoring and dominant Cork

Alan Connolly laid down a marker for the season ahead by registering his second consecutive hat-trick

Hurling wrap: Tipperary, Clare and Kilkenny wins see them move into semi-final stages

Clare took the points off Offaly in dramatic fashion, while Kilkenny edged out Waterford with a strong finish in awful conditions

Evan Niland’s late frees earn Galway deserved draw against Limerick

Limerick were down to 14 men for most of the game and produced a battling display

Malachy Clerkin: The GAA should make more of St Patrick’s Day - and more of its intercounty stars

By squeezing the season and stripping the leagues of meaning, this is another lost opportunity by an association that seems to want to remind its elite teams of their place in the world

Shefflin trying to devise a way for Galway to halt Limerick juggernaut

Engaging the services of innovative former Tipp coach Eamon O’Shea represents a smart move by Galway’s manager Henry Shefflin

Hurling league previews: Weakened Galway face tough task against Limerick

Cork have an outside chance of forcing a way into the league semi-finals

Kilkenny goalie Eoin Murphy: ‘You don’t approach a game not wanting to win it’

At the launch of the 2024 Féile tournament for under 15s, the All Star goalkeeper gives his take on recent rules governing puckouts and handpasses

Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Limerick’s drive for five gaining steam already

The Kilkenny comparisons fall short; Waterford will see a drop on the double; is Johnny Glynn the answer for Galway?

Waterford the fall guys as next year’s top division reveals itself

Wexford’s win in Walsh Park relegates their neighbours while it also looks over for Dublin and Westmeath

Late burst takes Clare past Kilkenny and into league semi-finals

Brian Lohan’s team maintain their unbeaten record in Ennis

Wexford seal place in 2025 top flight with strong second-half display to see off Waterford

Defeat consigns Davy Fitzgerald’s side to Division 1B next season as Waterford sit adrift of a top-four finish due to head-to-head record

12-man Galway secure place in next season’s top flight thanks to victory over Dublin

Referee Johnny Murphy dished out eleven yellows, four reds and a further black card on a contentious afternoon in Pearse Stadium

Cork turn on the style to hammer Offaly in five-goal display

Alan Connolly fires a hat-trick for Cork as defeat consigns Offaly to Division 1B next year

Limerick run out winners over Tipperary thanks to superior firepower

Late goal brought Tipperary back to within a point but there was no time left to look for levelling point

Westmeath gather first points of league campaign as they see off Antrim

Opportunist goal from Davy Glennon in the 60th minute helped secure six-point win for midlanders

New hurling format: Better for players and spectators or cutting adrift developing counties?

From 2025, the hurling league will have an elite level of seven counties set to thrive both on and off the pitch

National Hurling League previews: Moving weekend as next year’s Division One takes shape

Hurling: Limerick can maintain upper hand over Tipperary while other fixtures will go a long way to settling the new hierarchy

Mark Coleman to miss rest of Cork’s league campaign

Coleman believed to have suffered broken jaw in training

Five things we learned from the GAA weekend

Monaghan heading for the drop, with Armagh and Donegal poised to get promoted

Cork hurlers and footballers finally up and running

Cork hurlers and footballers registered important first league victories of the season by defeating Waterford and Louth respectively

Cork falter near the line but get home to record first win at Waterford’s expense

The Rebels were 10 points clear at one stage before Déise staged daring comeback that just fell short

Wexford and Clare can’t be separated as Division 1A clash ends in draw

Jack O’Connor struck the levelling point late on for Wexford after giving up the free that briefly allowed Clare to take the lead

Kilkenny’s third-quarter barrage turns the tables on Offaly at Nowlan Park

Cats outscore Offaly by nine points during crucial phase after trailing by six points at the break

Galway bounce back from Tipperary loss to hammer Antrim at Corrigan Park

Evan Niland leads the way with 13 points while Jason Flynn finds the net either side of half-time to cement Galway’s dominance

Dublin have no answer to Limerick scoring machine as Kyle Hayes returns

John Kiely says he ‘never hesitated in picking’ Hayes, who awaits sentencing on a violent disorder conviction

Tipperary take advantage of late own goal to hold off Westmeath’s whirlwind finish

Home side led by 14 points with 19 minutes to go at Semple Stadium before Westmeath rallied

Austin Gleeson: ‘I know a few lads have gone to Australia. They have a life out there, they’re loving it’

In a wide-ranging interview, Gleeson also spoke about his belief a conversation needs to take place on semi-professionalism in the GAA

Signs of hopeful green shoots manifest in Offaly hurling

Cork continue to find it difficult to master their traditional old hurling rivals Kilkenny

Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Where has hurling’s black card gone?

Changing styles; Moving from one ruck to another; Waterford’s injury list; And a sincere apology

Tipperary, Clare and Limerick come out on top on a day of tight battles in the hurling league

Henry Shefflin’s Galway fight doggedly but come up short in Thurles, Davy Fitzgerald’s Waterford unable to overcome a plethora of absences in Walsh Park

Gearóid O’Connor shines for Tipperary as they finally shake off dogged Galway

A late penalty put a cap on a brilliant performance by the Tipp wing-forward as Liam Cahill’s side deservedly took the points

Impressive Westmeath go close against All-Ireland champions Limerick

Munster men seal victory in latter stages of game with crucial 1-2 without reply

Something for everyone as Clare put one foot on higher ground

Aidan McCarthy’s late brace of points decides things at Walsh Park

John Donnelly’s late point sees Kilkenny home against Cork in unhinged affair

Kilkenny were nine points clear early in the second quarter before Cork got a hold in the game

Séamus Casey’s late point earns 13-man Wexford a dramatic draw with Offaly

Offaly had edged themselves into a two-point lead as the game moved into additional time

Passionate defenders of Cavan hurling still guarding the flame

Three months after being threatened with expulsion from the league by the GAA’s CCCC, Cavan hurlers knuckling down to their task in Division 3A

National Hurling League previews: Cork welcome Kilkenny with both sides eager for a first win

Kilkenny boosted by the return of O’Loughlin Gaels All Stars as they visit Cork looking for their first win in the hurling league

Ciarán Murphy: Damp squib as hurling league gets off to a slow start

Surely there is no shortage of games in this toothless hurling league system that busy Fitzgibbon Cup colleges players cannot be rested for

Five things we learned from the Gaelic Games weekend

Cormac Murphy, Fergal Boland and Cillian Burke add extra scoring threats for their teams

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