Fresher Kilkenny have edge but Waterford carry real threat into semi-final

Omission of Colin Fennelly and Walter Walsh from starting line-up a surprise

Flanagan and O’Donovan named in Limerick side to face Galway

Team news: John Kiely makes two changes for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final

Nicky English: Field has bunched as rivals close in on Limerick

Kilkenny and Tipp make significant moves in rejigging of championship pecking order

Richie Hogan brings the magic as Kilkenny steal the year’s first epic

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

Limerick and Tipperary name teams for Munster semi-final

Daithi Burke misses out for Galway against Wexford, Kilkenny include two debutants

Jackie Tyrrell: Winter is here and a machine-gun Championship awaits

The games will come thick and fast and the weather will be a test of skill and endurance

Wexford best the weather and Kilkenny on a mad day to be hurling

Davy Fitzgerald’s side took the points once again against their rivals in wild conditions

Envoi Allen enters Champion Hurdle picture after Royal Bond success

Trainer Gordon Elliott describes latest novice star as ‘the real thing’

Seán Moran: Tipperary show how All-Ireland success has become a matter of timing

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

Nicky English: Tipperary blend old virtues and modern guile

It was almost impossible to see where 14-man Kilkenny would manage to get a goal

Tipperary emerge from the deluge to wash away Kilkenny

The 33rd-minute red card for Richie Hogan meant the match was played on Tipp's terms

No chance to breathe as Tipp avalanche buries Kilkenny

Cats fought hard with 14 men in second half, but couldn’t halt Tipperary momentum

The key moments that made Tipperary All-Ireland champions

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

Tipperary 3-25 Kilkenny 0-20: Tipperary player ratings

Ian O’Riordan hands out the marks after the Premier County secured the Liam MacCarthy

Tipperary punish 14-man Kilkenny with devastating second-half showing

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

Nicky English: Tipperary’s experience the key in a hard-call decider

The two great rivals look to be reaching their peaks at just the right time ahead of final

Unexpected but familiar pairing gives Tipp final opportunity

Rejuvenated Kilkenny present the usual challenge in a contest set to go the distance

Nicky English’s guide to the Kilkenny team

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

Walsh no stranger to Cody's ability to deliver the unexpected

Kilkenny forward relieved to be injury-free as All-Ireland final looms on the horizon

Kilkenny make final return as they wrap Limerick up in Codyness

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

Nicky English: Formidable Limerick have what it takes to book a final place

Other semi-final is harder to call but Wexford’s momentum may be difficult to halt

Four teams left to fight for hurling’s rich summer spoils

Formidable Limerick aren’t defending their All-Ireland, they’re attacking it

Limerick to prove a bridge too far for Kilkenny in All-Ireland hurling semi-final

Saturday: All-Ireland SHC semi-final – Limerick v Kilkenny, Croke Park, 6.0 [Live, RTÉ 2 and Sky Arena]

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny’s leaders delivered right on cue

Cork’s challenge wilted in vital third quarter when Cody’s men turned up heat

Kerry and Kilkenny clicking into gear at right time

Mayo given a hiding in Killarney while Donegal knuckle down to see off plucky Meath

Nicky English: Kilkenny look fine tuned while Tipp still off key

Greater intensity in Leinster championship vindicated as brittle Cork are shattered

Kilkenny collective overpowers Cork despite Horgan's best efforts

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

Nicky English: Munster and Leinster might be closer in quality than we thought

Cork have potential to reach semi-final but defensive issues leave door open for Kilkenny

Nicky English: Tipp and Kilkenny can edge intriguing finals

Time to alternate big finals on Saturday and Sunday so fans don’t lose out

Nicky English: Maher’s injury takes gloss off Tipp’s shadow boxing win

Galway’s exit the big surprise following two brilliant final round-robin clashes in Leinster

Davy Fitzgerald: ‘If anyone thinks Leinster has been off, they’re off their rocker’

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

Leinster hurling championship final round previews

Kilkenny and Galway have what it takes to make another Leinster final

Nicky English: Wexford have the energy but can they contain TJ Reid?

Home venue is a big advantage but they don’t quite have Kilkenny’s scoring potential

John Kiely shuffles his Limerick hand for Tipperary clash

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

Jackie Tyrrell: Battle lines drawn ahead of hurling’s D-Day

Kilkenny under no illusions about scale of the challenge facing them at Wexford Park

Galway return to form survives helter-skelter conclusion

Five goals, three red cards and a first defeat for Kilkenny leaves Leinster in melting pot

TJ Reid leads Kilkenny’s first-half demolition of Carlow

Colm Bonnar’s side bounce back with much stronger second-half showing

Dublin could unravel if they do not sort out free-taking

David Treacy missed three frees against Kilkenny and was punished ruthlessly

Cody bemused by incident as Kilkenny claw back Dublin in anger

TJ Reid’s proper captain-like display saw him finish with 2-12

Cody bemused by incident as Kilkenny claw Dublin back with some anger

TJ Reid’s proper captain-like display saw him finish with 2-12

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