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03:30 Letters: Humanity and humility of Pope Francis mean his legacy will endure for many years

The death of Pope Francis, a man of immense humility, should give us pause for thought and reflection, not only on his life work as a servant of God, but our own lives too.

19/04 Kilkenny outclass Galway with 12-point win in Leinster opener

Adrian Mullen, Eoin Cody and Mossy Keoghan grabbed the goals while Fionan Mackessy excelled on championship debut

19/04 Expect the unexpected as the glorious Munster hurling championship gets under way

Whatever tall tales you have heard about its glorious past, it was never like this. Cherish this sunny day while it lasts

18/04 Nickie Quaid to start for Limerick against Tipperary

Goalkeeper recovers from cruciate injury in time for Limerick’s opening match in Munster hurling championship

18/04 Match analysis: Kilkenny are building a system that combines traditional strengths with tactical nuance

Galway are still searching for their identity, and have only shown flashes of their potential so far

18/04 Kerry native Fionán Mackessy named to start for Kilkenny in Leinster SHC opener with Galway

Former Kerry hurler Fionán Mackessy has been named to start for Kilkenny in their Leinster Senior Hurling Championship round robin tie with Galway at Nowlan Park on Saturday afternoon (3.45pm, live on RTÉ).

16/04 Seán Moran: Hurling championship appears to be the gift that keeps on giving, but enjoy it while you can

Format dependent on broadly competitive teams and that cannot be guaranteed

15/03 Kilkenny’s comfortable victory over Limerick clears up picture in hurling’s top flight

Nine-point win for the Cats relegates Clare and Wexford and sees Tipperary reach final

10/03 Red cards no surprise, curious pitch markings and everything we learned from the GAA weekend

Why Tipperary have a spring in their step; the curious case of the disappearing lines; how Down got their groove back

09/03 Red haze descends on Kilkenny as Tipperary’s good season continues

Four players shown the line at Nowlan Park

09/03 GAA live updates: Clare and Cork meet again as Kilkenny host Tipperary

All-Ireland champions Clare host defeated finalists Cork at Cusack Park in Ennis in Division 1A

09/03 Allianz Hurling Leagues, Kilkenny v Tipperary: Four red cards in five crazy minutes as Cats down to 12

There’s plenty of hurling action in the Allianz League across the country today.

08/03 Gaelic games previews: Moving weekend across the divisions in hurling

Cusack Park in Ennis hosts rematch of last year's All-Ireland hurling final between Clare and Cork

02/03 Diarmuid Healy makes his mark as Cork see off Kilkenny

Minute of remembrance observed following death of former Cork hurler Ray Ryan

26/02 Kilkenny v Limerick league refixture to take on St Patrick’s weekend

GAA confirm a number of refixtures in both hurling and football after the recent wet weather

23/02 GAA Sunday live score updates: Lee Chin returns for Wexford

Follow all the action in the hurling and football leagues

21/02 Opportunities down Kilkenny way as central positions look to be up for grabs

Has Kilkenny hurling reached a rare crossroads of having no superstar players?

08/02 Kilkenny’s early domination ends contest against outclassed Wexford

Home side rally after the break but unable to turn it around

08/02 As it happened: Galway beat Clare in Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Galway played host to reigning champions Clare in Allianz Hurling League Division 1A action this evening.

08/02 Galway v Clare – Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Galway play host to reigning champions Clare in Allianz Hurling League Division 1A action this evening.

08/02 Wexford v Kilkenny – Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Wexford play host to Leinster rivals Kilkenny in Allianz Hurling League Division 1A action.

02/02 Galway regain their spark as Kilkenny revival sputters out

NHL Div 1A: Tribesmen, rank outsiders after last week’s defeat to Tipperary, claim brilliant victory at Nowlan Park

26/01 Kilkenny reverse Clare trend but win ‘doesn’t make up for last year’ – Derek Lyng

You’ll never hear a Kilkenny manager boasting about revenge on the last Sunday in January – they aren’t hardwired that way, and it’s not the month for lifting silverware in any event.

26/01 Battling Kilkenny do enough to edge out Clare despite slow start in Ennis

Brian Lohan fielded an experimental team in this NHL opener and will take solace from a competitive display

24/01 GAA team news: David Clifford to sit out Kerry’s league opener as Galway, Clare and Tipperary teams named

David Clifford will sit out Kerry's opening Allianz league game against Donegal in Killarney on Sunday but Seán O'Shea and Paudie Clifford are both included in attack.

24/01 GAA team news: Competitive Kilkenny debut for Fionán Mackessy, as Kildare and Louth teams named

Fionán Mackessy will make his competitive debut for Kilkenny when they play All-Ireland and league champions Clare in Sunday's Allianz Division 1A league opener in Ennis.

21/01 Thomastown’s John Donnelly to captain Kilkenny hurlers this year

Kilkenny forward John Donnelly will captain the Cats this season.

10/01 St Lachtain’s aim to repeat Croker heroics 15 years on

There was much soul-searching in Freshford when the Kilkenny club were relegated to junior level in 2022, having contested the intermediate county final the previous year.

06/01 ‘He’s eligible to play for Kilkenny’ – Derek Lyng had no hesitation calling up Kerry import Fionán Mackessy for Cats

Derek Lyng understands the debate among supporters around the inclusion of Kerry import Fionán Mackessy in his Kilkenny squad for this year but the Cats' boss had no hesitation in asking him to commit on the back of his club performances with O'Loughlin Gaels.

19/12 Richie Power believes TJ Reid can still give Kilkenny a cutting edge

Eight-time All-Ireland medalist feels his veteran former team-mate’s huge aerial ability means he could be best deployed in or around the opposition square

19/12 It’s time for the younger Cats to share burden with TJ Reid – Richie Power

Richie Power wonders aloud if we’ll ever again see the longevity of a TJ Reid, hurling at such a rarefied level, still chasing the holy grail at 37.

18/12 Kerry native Fionán Mackessy edging towards his Kilkenny hurling debut

Former Kerry star Fionán Mackessy is edging closer to his debut for the Kilkenny senior hurlers having commenced full training with Derek Lyng’s Cats in recent weeks.

04/12 Conor Fogarty’s retirement severs yet another link to Kilkenny’s golden age

Eoin Murphy and TJ Reid are the only remaining players that featured in 2015 All-Ireland final victory

03/12 Kilkenny’s Conor Fogarty retires from intercounty hurling

Decision of four-time All-Ireland winner follows recent retirements of Cillian Buckley and Walter Walsh

03/12 Kilkenny legend Conor Fogarty calls time on 14-year career with the Cats

Another Kilkenny stalwart has hung up his boots after Conor Fogarty announced his inter-county retirement this morning after 14 years with the Cats.

30/11 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

25/11 Dublin are now facing the hardest trick to pull off in sport: succession planning

Like the great Kerry and Kilkenny teams before them, Dublin now need a rebuilding period as the likes of McCarthy and Fenton bow out

24/11 A fleeting moment: How to take the perfect sports photograph

Award-winning photographer James Crombie explains how he got three of his favourite shots

23/11 The bird-shaped obsession that drives James Crombie, one of Ireland’s best sports photographers

It started as a pandemic distraction but ended up producing probably the most famous photo the Westmeath man will ever take - the murmuration that went around the world

21/11 Walter Walsh feels that TJ Reid will be good to go again in 2025

Walter Walsh firmly believes that Kilkenny legend TJ Reid will not be following him into retirement from the inter-county game.

17/11 Leinster SHC round-up: Castletown Geoghegan shock Thomastown with 11-point win in Mullingar

St Martin’s end Naas hopes while Kilcormac-Killoughey hold off brave challenge from St Mullins

17/11 Castletown-Geoghegan spring major shock as Kilkenny champions Thomastown crash out

There was a sensational outcome in the Leinster club senior hurling quarter-final in Mullingar where Castletown-Geoghegan defeated Thomastown by an unflattering 11-point margin.

15/11 Kilkenny’s Walter Walsh retires from intercounty hurling

The Tullogher Rosbercon player was named man of the match on his championship debut in the 2012 All-Ireland final

13/11 Alan Mangan and Castletown Geoghegan braced for Thomastown test

Westmeath hurling champions may be rank outsiders against Kilkenny standard-bearers but defiant manager believes ‘there is a first time for everything’

06/11 Former Kilkenny star David Herity takes on more prominent coaching role with Tipperary hurlers

Former Kilkenny star David Herity looks set to take on a more prominent coaching role with the Tipperary senior hurlers in 2025.

29/10 Back to the future for Thomastown, as Farrell celebrates late career highs

Experienced centrefielder has been a huge influence as the club strikes echoes of its past

27/10 Thomastown dethrone O’Loughlin Gaels to end 78-year wait for Kilkenny senior title

Thomastown gained promotion from intermediate ranks last season

27/10 Thomastown blow O’Loughlin Gaels away to claim first Kilkenny title in 78 years

Thomastown's stunning rise to the top in Kilkenny hurling is complete.

26/10 ‘He turned, a ball of rage, preparing to floor me’: Richie Hogan on Kilkenny, Shefflin and tense exchanges with Cody

Former Kilkenny hurler talks about his new autobiography, being part of Brian Cody’s dressingroom and life after playing intercounty

26/10 Richie Hogan book extracts: ‘Look at me now, lying powerless on the ground, pretending I can keep doing this’

As I lay on the floor of the showers in our dressing room in the Hogan Stand, willing the cold tiles to ease the discomfort in my back, one overwhelming thought rushed through my mind: this isn’t worth it any more. I can’t keep enduring this, being reduced to such a helpless, demoralised state.

23/10 Karen Duggan: There is a feel-good factor with the Irish women’s team. None of it extends to the league that produced them

The ‘disconnect’ between the league and international set-up means players feel they are not being seen

21/10 Tommy Shefflin, older brother of Kilkenny legend Henry, primed to become the county’s senior camogie manager

Tommy Shefflin looks set to take the reins as the Kilkenny senior camogie manager.

14/10 From Clough to Cody, relegation is the great leveller that is open to all-comers

Few people can imagine how Brian Cody felt during 20 All-Ireland finals, but everyone knows what it’s like to fight a relegation battle

09/10 Kilkenny football kingpins Mullinavat now targeting senior hurling glory

South Kilkenny club are bidding to reach a first county SHC final for 81 years when they lock horns with Thomastown

19/09 ‘I still watch it ... I don’t miss being involved – it’s just the way I am’ – Cats legend Brian Cody

Sometimes you have to walk into the propellers. There are occasions when it’s right to dip your toe in the shark tank. On this occasion, Brian Cody is sat with assembled media in Croke Park.

19/09 Brian Cody: ‘Of course I enjoyed being manager, but the game goes ahead and I can’t say I miss it’

Former Kilkenny manager is happy in retirement as he focuses on promoting the game of hurling

16/09 Despite a cruciate injury in March and being based in Dubai, Colin Fennelly still plays in Ballyhale Shamrocks’ win

There were enough obstacles standing in Colin Fennelly's way to prevent him from playing with Ballyhale Shamrocks this season, but the former Kilkenny star has refused to take no for an option.

06/09 Shake-up in Derek Lyng's Kilkenny backroom team as Conor Phelan and Peter Barry depart

There looks set to be a shake-up in the Kilkenny senior hurling backroom team for 2025 with the news that Conor Phelan and Peter Barry are understood to have stepped away from Derek Lyng's management team.

11/08 Fiona Nelligan gets vital score as Cork beat Kilkenny to intermediate title

Closing stages of the contest were dominated by Donie Daly’s Cork side, at both ends of the field

01/08 Kilkenny’s Cillian Buckley retires from intercounty hurling

Kilkenny stalwart won three All-Irelands, eight Leinster titles, and five league medals in a celebrated career

01/08 Derek Lyng hails Cillian Buckley as ‘true servant’ to Kilkenny as Dicksboro hurler retires

Cillian Buckley has called time on his Kilkenny career.

26/07 Letters: Eamonn Casey allegations show why a male-dominated Catholic Church is a real problem

The allegations about the late Bishop of Galway, Eamonn Casey, are a sad and sorry reminder of a male-dominated hierarchy and a male-dominated clergy.

22/07 The hurling year in review: O’Donnell leads way for Clare in season sprinkled with magic

The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by our writers

09/07 Tactical breakdown: Cork’s space invaders manage to find chinks in Limerick armour

Cork’s puck-out strategy was key to their plan, while Clare’s bold man-for-man approach eventually paid off

08/07 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Cork’s sheer bolshie bloody-mindedness won the day

The Rebels managed to match Limerick on vital metrics; Clare redress their history; Is the handpass now unreffable?

08/07 For Cork to bring Limerick’s five-in-a-row odyssey to an end, only an epic like this would do

John Kiely: ‘We haven’t tasted defeat very often. But any time we have, it has tasted very sour.’

07/07 Nicky English: There was method behind the magic Cork conjured to beat Limerick

Some crucial wides cost Limerick, but this win was built on a brilliant defensive display from Cork, led by their goalkeeper Patrick Collins

06/07 Brian Lohan: ‘Sometimes you just get fed up and it has to stop some time’

Faced with a third successive semi-final defeat by Kilkenny, Clare out-stared the abyss to reach a first final in 11 years

06/07 Nicky English: Greater depth gives Clare a deserved place in the All-Ireland final

In a game of two halves, it was the Banner that had the more resources down the stretch at Croke Park

06/07 How the players rated in Clare’s stunning victory over Kilkenny

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06/07 Clare dig deep to reel Kilkenny in and book All-Ireland final slot

Brian Lohan’s side outscored Kilkenny 0-12 to 0-4 after trailing by six in the middle of the third quarter

06/07 ‘Enough is enough. Sometimes you get fed up of it and it has to stop some time’ – Brian Lohan on Clare’s defiance

There comes a time, said Clare hurling manager Brian Lohan, when "enough is enough."

06/07 ‘They showed a great bit of character’ – Brian Lohan hails ‘tough’ Clare’s recovery after first half ‘breakdown’

Brian Lohan says ‘six or seven’ of Clare’s marquee players could have been taken off at half-time before an incredible second half display saw them overcome Kilkenny in Croke Park.

06/07 Stirring second-half comeback sees Clare break Kilkenny hearts and move into All-Ireland SHC final

Clare banished the ghosts of back-to-back All-Ireland semi-final defeats to Kilkenny when they knocked the Cats out of the race for the Liam MacCarthy Cup at Croke Park this afternoon to reach their first final since 2013.

06/07 Aisling Maher inspires Dublin to victory over Kilkenny and spot in semi-finals

All Star full forward hits seven points as Dublin reach last four for first time in seven years

06/07 LIVE Kilkenny v Clare updates: All-Ireland hurling semi-final

Follow all the action from Croke Park as Kilkenny look to make final once more

06/07 Clare v Kilkenny, All-Ireland SHC semi-final: Cats in command at Croke Park

Kilkenny and Clare go head-to-head in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final.

06/07 Clare 0-24 Kilkenny 2-16 as it happened: Banner come roaring back in second half to clinch All-Ireland SHC final spot

Clare had a stirring second half comeback to see off Kilkenny and march into the All-Ireland SHC final.

06/07 Kilkenny v Clare: What time, what channel and all you need to know

Kilkenny and Clare go head-to-head in an All-Ireland SHC semi-final this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the game.

06/07 Malachy Clerkin: Clare have to be ready for the Kilkennyness that’s coming their way

Conor Fogarty sums up everything that makes Derek Lyng’s side such a consistent, dependable presence at the latter end of the championship every year

06/07 Shane O’Donnell: ‘The stone wall I ran into when trying to interact with the GAA about my concussion was extremely frustrating’

Whether it’s explaining the art of the pick-up or outlining his problems with the GAA, the Clare full-forward is always one of the most interesting and singular figures in the game

05/07 Nicky English: Kilkenny and Limerick still look best bets to meet in another hurling final

Clare need to make most of any period of supremacy while Cork seem to have lost Munster momentum

05/07 Barry Nash ruled out of Limerick’s mouth-watering All-Ireland semi-final clash with Cork

Barry Nash is a notable absentee from Limerick's match-day squad to face Cork in Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final.

05/07 Joe Canning: Clare are in the last-chance saloon if this team is to win an All-Ireland

I can’t see Cork catching Limerick again while it’s last chance saloon for this Clare team if they are going to win an All-Ireland

04/07 €6m bonanza for GAA as hurling semis spark first ticket frenzy of year

Croke Park is gearing up for its first full house of the GAA season when the all-conquering hurlers of Limerick put their All-Ireland crown on the line against Cork this Sunday.

03/07 Aoife Prendergast hoping for more Croker glory when Kilkenny face Dublin in last eight decider

The Christmas lights were on in Grafton Street. And on O’Connell Street too.

03/07 Limerick and Cork’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final set for sold out Croke Park

Only tickets for Hill 16 or the Nally Terrace remain available to the public with a capacity crowd of 82,300 expected

29/06 Tipperary claim extra-time victory over Kilkenny to take minor title despite two red cards

Goal from the outstanding Billy O’Brien three minutes from the end of extra-time proved to be the decisive score

29/06 Tipperary minors manage to win All-Ireland hurling title, beating Kilkenny after extra time, despite two red cards

Tipperary produced a sensational performance to defeat Kilkenny in a pulsating All-Ireland Minor Hurling final in UPMC Nowlan Park.

29/06 Another minor classic beckons as Tipperary and Kilkenny clash in Nowlan Park

Tipperary and Kilkenny tossed for venue. Kilkenny won.

22/06 Galway and Kilkenny join Cork and Tipp in last six of camogie championship

Niamh Mallon-inspired Galway dominate hapless Clare

19/06 ‘Lads were getting their frustrations out. That’s all you can do’ – Paddy Smyth on how Dubs coped with Kilkenny loss

From the realms of the utterly predictable comes Paddy Smyth’s report of a discernible “bite” to Dublin training last week. All things considered, any other kind of dispatch would be a grave worry.

16/06 Kilkenny hold off Clare in extra-time to set up minor hurling decider with Tipperary

Kilkenny close in on first minor title since 2014

16/06 Jake Mullen’s 13-point haul for Kilkenny helps depose Clare in All-Ireland MHC semi-final

Jake Mullen’s 13 points saw Kilkenny dethrone All-Ireland minor hurling champions Clare after a titanic extra-time tussle at Semple Stadium.

13/06 Eoin Cody: It is a given that as soon as you put on that Kilkenny jersey that you are going to work as hard as you can

Eoin Cody is a veteran of five seasons with Kilkenny now, an All-Star and a household name in hurling circles. But there was a time when his future in the game, and where it might bring him, was uncertain.

11/06 Tactical breakdown: Limerick control the zones, while Mullen runs the show for Kilkenny

The Munster champions obliterated Clare on long deliveries, while Dublin found themselves struggling to answer positional questions from the Cats

11/06 Slighted Kilkenny set sights on All-Ireland title

Eoin Cody hopes five-in-a-row Cats can prove their All-Ireland credentials now

11/06 ‘We get enough credit for our consistency’ – Eoin Cody hits out at Kilkenny critics

They are only the fourth team to win five Leinster SHC titles in succession but this Kilkenny crop don’t get the respect they deserve for their exploits, according to star forward Eoin Cody.

10/06 Dublin hurlers continue to sell themselves short in decade of lost opportunities

The Weekend That Was: In 2013, Dublin and Limerick both ended provincial title droughts but have taken vastly different paths since

10/06 Five things we learned from the weekend: GAA must take responsibility for crazy scheduling of hurling matches

Limerick power on; TJ Reid closes in on magical 700 mark; how Gearoid Hegarty got his groove back; Kerry’s revenge best served very cold

10/06 Camogie round-up: Bill McCormack sets sights on top prizes for Dublin

The priority remains qualification to the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship from Group 2, but manager Bill McCormack believes Dublin should aim higher – even though they will be planning without midfield dynamo Gaby Couch for the business end of proceedings.

08/06 ‘Today is a step back but we’ve just got to regroup now’ - Micheál Donoghue at a loss to explain Dublin no-show

Micheál Donoghue has had some glorious days on the sideline in Croke Park but this was not one of them as his Dublin side were obliterated by Kilkenny in tonight's Leinster SHC final.

08/06 ‘We don’t take it for granted’ – Derek Lyng welcomes another Leinster crown

Kilkenny may have strolled to a fifth Leinster senior hurling title in a row, and 76th in all, but their manager Derek Lyng wanted it to be known that the title still means something.

08/06 Kilkenny rampage their way to fifth consecutive Leinster title

Kilkenny lead by 19 at one stage in the second half but a late Dublin goal tidied up the optics, even only a small bit

08/06 Nobody takes the ‘Kilkenny are never beaten’ dictum more literally than Dublin

Micheál Donoghue has changed Dublin's hurlers but until they find a way to beat Kilkenny, they will be dismissed as the same old Dublin

08/06 Nicky English: Regardless of championship form, Limerick and Clare always provide an epic Munster final

In Leinster, Kilkenny probably have the smart money but Dublin haven’t had a better chance of beating them in the past 11 years

07/06 Joe Canning: Clare need a fit and firing Tony Kelly to end Limerick’s Munster reign

Joe Canning: Clare have to clear a big psychological hurdle if they are to beat champions Limerick while in Leinster Kilkenny should find a way to overcome improving Dublin

06/06 Kilkenny hope TJ Reid can reach the heights as Cats chase more Leinster glory

Reid on the cusp of becoming the first player in history to surpass 700 points in championship hurling

05/06 Leinster GAA hoping to break 25,000 in ticket sales for provincial hurling final at Croke Park

Leinster GAA chiefs are hoping to attract a crowd of 25,000-plus for Saturday evening’s provincial hurling final between holders Kilkenny and Dublin.

04/06 Tactical breakdown: Dublin and Clare both have weapons to end the long wait

Kilkenny and Limerick can be beaten in the Leinster and Munster final respectively - but the challengers will have to be brave

04/06 Kilkenny v Dublin: What time, what channel and all you need to know

The Leinster Senior Hurling Championship reaches its conclusion this weekend with Kilkenny and Dublin facing off for the crown. Here's all you need to know about the game.

31/05 Kilkenny’s John Donnelly likely to miss Leinster final against Dublin due to injury

Kilkenny could be without John Donnelly for next week's Leinster SHC final after the Thomastown attacker sustained a hand injury in their round-robin victory against Wexford last weekend.

31/05 Joe Canning: Difficult times for Galway as their season ends in a whimper

Joe Canning: Galway would be better off retaining the services of Henry Shefflin and Eamon O’Shea as they begin rebuilding project

30/05 Richie Hogan says GAAGo has had a positive impact

Former Kilkenny hurler says the streaming service has broadcast games that would otherwise never have been televised

28/05 Wexford hurlers still standing despite narrow loss to Kilkenny

The pain of another agonising defeat to Kilkenny was partly mitigated by a couple of significant factors after an enthralling contest before 18,785 spectators on a below-par playing surface in UPMC Nowlan Park on Sunday.

27/05 Departing Galway and Waterford find their hopes turn to ‘if onlys’

Clare and Limerick to meet in Munster final for third year in a row, while Kilkenny and Dublin will contest the Leinster final

26/05 Kilkenny hold off Wexford to set up Leinster final date with Dublin

Wexford finish third in the Leinster Championship with Galway failing to progress to the All-Ireland stage

26/05 TJ Reid shoots 1-13 as Cats edge out Wexford to book date with the Dubs

A powerful second half from Kilkenny saw them safely into this year’s Leinster final, with a contribution of 1-13 from TJ Reid.

26/05 Leinster and Munster Hurling Championship: team news, TV details and throw-in times

All to play for as seven of eight teams in contention this weekend could either progress or play no further part in the championship

26/05 Hurling Sunday: Live updates from final round of Leinster and Munster championships

Follow all the action as various counties have their seasons on the line

26/05 Kilkenny claim Leinster minor title after four-point win over Dublin

A seven-point tally from Jake Mullen was crucial as Cats made up for earlier round-robin defeat

26/05 Galway dumped out of Championship by Dublin: As it happened

It’s all to play for in the Leinster SHC as the group phase draws to a close with spots in the final and progression to the All-Ireland series up for grabs.

26/05 Kilkenny v Wexford: What time, what channel and all you need to know

The Leinster Senior Hurling Championship continues this weekend with Kilkenny and Wexford facing off with a place in the final up for grabs. Here's all you need to know about the game.

26/05 Leinster championship can still confound all expectations

January in Netwatch Cullen Park and a bizarre scene unfolds. Kilkenny’s seasonal opener against Carlow in the Walsh Cup has been pulled. Fog has intervened and, after initially pushing back throw-in, referee Eamonn Furlong postpones the game.

25/05 Nicky English: Final spin of the wheel with jeopardy for nearly everyone

Limerick are favourites to advance but consistently impressive Waterford can’t be taken for granted

24/05 Cian Byrne and Jack O’Connor return to Wexford squad for Kilkenny showdown

Cian Byrne and Jack O’Connor have returned to the Wexford squad of 26 announced for Sunday’s Leinster Senior hurling championship showdown with Kilkenny in UPMC Nowlan Park (2 p.m.).

24/05 Joe Canning: The consequences of another hiding for Tipperary don’t bear thinking about

Munster shouldn’t overshadow the Leinster championships, where yet more drama is on the cards

21/05 Munster and Leinster hurling permutations: who needs to do what to qualify?

All you need to know ahead of this weekend’s small ball Super Sunday in both provincial championships

20/05 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: A sobering seven weeks for Derry

Waterford conceding too many goal chances; Monaghan at lowest ebb; Tipp bottom out; Kilkenny work in progress

19/05 Kilkenny minor hurlers get their revenge in win over Galway by sealing Leinster final berth

An emphatic second half performance from Kilkenny ensured that they comprehensively avenged last year’s Leinster final defeat to Galway, as they fired four second half goals to power their path through to a provincial decider against Dublin.

19/05 Buckle up, don’t blink: How hurling scoring rates continue to rise

The biggest driver of scoring in hurling has been passing, with help from the modern ball

18/05 'We're going to have to get better' – Derek Lyng relief but knows Kilkenny must improve after Dublin scare

The relief was clear to see on Derek Lyng's face after Kilkenny survived a serious scare before coming away with a 1-28 to 2-23 victory against Dublin after a Leinster SHC cracker in Parnell Park this evening.

18/05 Eoin Cody’s late goal seals thrilling win for Kilkenny over Dublin

Dublin took the lead through Brian Hayes’s goal in the 55th minute but scores dried up in closing stages

18/05 Dublin’s hopes broken by Eoin Cody’s saving grace as Kilkenny get back on track

Eoin Cody’s late goal proved the difference as Kilkenny got their Leinster SHC campaign back on track, but not without surviving an almighty fright from Dublin in Parnell Park.

18/05 Dublin v Kilkenny – Leinster SHC round 4 tie at Parnell Park

Dublin take on Kilkenny in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship round four qualifier.

18/05 As it happened: Dublin denied by late Kilkenny goal in Leinster SHC thriller

Dublin took on Kilkenny in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship round four qualifier at Parnell Park.

17/05 Hurling Championship previews, throw-in times and TV details

All you need to know ahead of this weekend’s Leinster and Munster Championship action

15/05 Offaly hurlers see off Kilkenny in dramatic Leinster U-20 semi win

Leinster minor champions in 2022 and U-20 champions 12 months ago, Offaly are back in another provincial final after they survived an incredibly dramatic and intense contest against Kilkenny tonight in Tullamore.

15/05 Johnny McCaffrey hopes Dublin can end long wait for a championship win over Kilkenny

Former captain led Dublin to their last championship victory over the Cats in 2013

14/05 Dublin v Kilkenny: What time, what channel and all you need to know

The Leinster Senior Hurling Championship continues this weekend with Dublin and Kilkenny going head to head. Here's all you need to know about the game.

13/05 Denis Walsh: Shefflin facing a different challenge as he struggles to solve Galway conundrum

As a player Kilkenny legend Henry Shefflin had to overcome significant obstacles and it looks like being the same in his managerial career with Galway

11/05 Carlow stun work past underdogs tag to hold Kilkenny to a draw

Kilkenny led by six points close to the half-hour mark but were denied victory by a last-minute free

11/05 Carlow cause shock of the senior hurling championship as they hold 14-man Kilkenny to stunning draw

Carlow caused the shock of the senior hurling championship at Netwatch Cullen Park when they held Kilkenny to a draw in a pulsating encounter.

03/05 Joe Canning: Calling out the Tipperary players in public wasn’t smartest move by Liam Cahill

Joe Canning: Tipperary look stuck in a rut and they must improve greatly on their dismal display in Limerick if they are to overcome Waterford and ignite their season

29/04 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Eastern Promise and Southern comfort?

Galway and Kilkenny still top dogs in Leinster; Donegal find hidden depths; Limerick tweak a winning formula; Leinster football needs a road show

28/04 Conor Whelan snatches a point for Galway against Kilkenny

Depleted Kilkenny side pegged back in the fifth minute of added time at Pearse Stadium

27/04 Sean O’Brien’s 13 points key as Wexford hold off Kilkenny fightback

Two Darren Rossiter goals and a superb display of shooting from Seán O’Brien steered Wexford to a rousing win over Kilkenny in an entertaining Electric Ireland Leinster Minor hurling championship Tier 1 clash in Chadwicks Wexford Park on Saturday.

27/04 Nicky English: Difficult assignment for Clare as they put their season on the line

Pat Ryan’s rejigged side will be fired up in front of big home crowd at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Clare have a poor championship record in Cork

26/04 Joe Canning: Cork have even more questions to answer than Clare

Cork hurlers must shake off their brittle tag if they are to defeat Clare and reignite their Munster championship hopes

25/04 Galway v Kilkenny: What time, what channel and all you need to know

The Leinster Senior Hurling Championship continues this weekend with a glamour tie between Galway and Kilkenny. Here's all you need to know about the game.

21/04 Kilkenny demolish Antrim but face nervous wait on a number of injuries

Goalkeeper Eoin Murphy, 2023 All-Star Eoin Cody and Adrian Mullen were all taken off following knocks ahead of next week’s Galway clash

21/04 Sharp TJ Reid to the fore as Cats slay Antrim by 32 points in Leinster opener

Two weeks after losing the Division 1 National League final to Clare, Kilkenny opened their Leinster SHC defence with the win most expected at UPMC Nowlan Park, a massacre in the brilliant sunshine.

21/04 Championship 2024 preview: No hurling team has ever won five All-Irelands in a row - can Limerick be the first?

Like the opening scene from Gangs of New York, the Munster championship is a turf war, arranged by appointment and decided by knives and hatchets

20/04 Nicky English: Ice-creams and shirt sleeves, time we returned to high-summer hurling

Limerick will not be able to treat five-in-a-row bid as just another championship

20/04 County-by-county guide to GAA hurling championship

Rival hurling counties lining up to see if they can stop Limerick's quest for historic All-Ireland five-in-a-row

17/04 Kerry star Fionán Mackessy explains how his move to Kilkenny side O’Loughlin Gaels came about

Star Kerry hurler Fionán Mackessy – the reigning All-Ireland Poc Fada champion – has spoken for the first time about his impending move to All Ireland-senior club championship runners-up, O’Loughlin Gaels.

08/04 Five Things We Learned from the GAA Weekend: Waterford swat aside the doomsday chatter

Cavan manager Raymond Galligan plays some loud chess; Westmeath walk a tightrope; Kilkenny need some new blood

06/04 ‘It’s massive to us’ – Brian Lohan hails Clare charges after league triumph ends silverware drought

Clare manager Brian Lohan admitted the county’s fifth national league win, earned with a two-point win over Kilkenny, was an important landmark on their journey.

06/04 Fireworks arrive on final night as Clare hold on against Kilkenny in tense endgame

Aidan McCarthy scores 2-10 as Banner seal league crown in exciting final clash

06/04 Clare get timely boost with first National League title in eight years as spectre of Limerick awaits

Clare celebrated a first National League hurling title win in eight years as a blustery evening faded into night at Thurles, repeating their regulation game win over Kilkenny in Ennis a month ago.

06/04 Clare 3-16 Kilkenny 1-20 as it happened: Banner see off Cats to take Allianz Hurling League title

Kilkenny and Clare face off in the Allianz Hurling League final.

06/04 Kilkenny v Clare: Cats take on Banner for Allianz Hurling League title

Kilkenny and Clare face off in the Allianz Hurling League final.

06/04 Leinster U20 hurling championship: Kilkenny storm into semi-finals with wind-assisted victory over Laois

Kilkenny have qualified for the semi-finals of the Leinster Under-20 hurling championship as they defeated Laois in the eye of Storm Kathleen in O'Moore Park.

06/04 Leinster U20 hurling championship wrap: Kilkenny storm into semi-finals with wind-assisted victory over Laois

Kilkenny 6-14 Laois 1-13

06/04 ‘Stuff other players don’t have’: Now it’s clear that David Fitzgerald is the ideal modern hurler

Having added consistency to his exceptional skills and athleticism, the Clareman has become the outstanding player in the league

05/04 In-form Clare can finish the league unbeaten and with a first title in eight years

Both teams will have it harder than in poorly contested semi-finals but Brian Lohan’s Clare can edge out impressive Kilkenny in Division One final

05/04 David Reidy and Clare fully focused on bid for league glory

As experienced Clare forward David Reidy points out, for all their prominence in recent years, the Banner have claimed no national silverware since their 2016 league win

05/04 Jackie Tyrrell admits he’s ‘scared’ at how wounded Limerick will bounce back from Cats’ loss

Jackie Tyrrell is “a little scared” for hurling’s chasing pack as the Kilkenny legend expects All-Ireland five-in-a-row chasers Limerick to respond to their league semi-final defeat in emphatic fashion.

04/04 Kilkenny’s Walter Walsh to miss opening rounds of the Leinster championship

Experienced forward was injured in the league win over Offaly and will play no part in this weekend’s final against Clare

04/04 Walter Walsh feels fortunate to still be waiting in the wings

Walter Walsh will have to settle for a sideline view of Saturday evening’s National Hurling League final between Kilkenny and Clare, as the Tullogher-Rosbercon giant continues his recovery from a groin injury suffered against Offaly just over five weeks ago.

23/03 Limerick boss John Kiely: ‘Our performance today was embarrassing at times’

Cats take advantage of careless Limerick to score three goals in the first half-hour

23/03 Kilkenny book final spot as they inflict first defeat of the season on Limerick

Cats take advantage of careless Limerick to score three goals in the first half-hour

23/03 Camogie round-up: Tipperary, Galway and Cork in final contention with one round to go

Tipperary in line for a first appearance in a senior national camogie decider since 2009

19/03 Limerick v Kilkenny: What time, what channel and all you need to know

The 2024 National Hurling League resumes this weekend at the semi-final stage with All-Ireland champions Limerick taking on Kilkenny. Here's all you need to know about the game.

18/03 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Jim McGuinness is looking up

The league final conundrum; Monaghan finally make the drop; Old school attacking; Kilkenny’s auditioning process

16/03 More woe for Davy Fitzgerald’s men as Kilkenny overturn five-point deficit to earn victory

Walsh Park resembled a quagmire by full-time as Kilkenny splashed their way to the league semi-finals and an All-Ireland final rematch with Limerick.

16/03 Tipperary clinch place in semi-final with defeat of Antrim

The draw between Galway and Limerick ensured any type of victory for Tipp would suffice and they did enough at Corrigan Park

16/03 St Raphael’s preserve honour but St Kieran’s excel in extra-time to secure Croke Cup

St Kieran’s College claimed their 25th Croke Cup title as they downed St Raphael’s of Galway in an extra-time thriller.

14/03 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

11/03 Limerick’s imposing form doesn’t mean there’s nothing for rivals in the league

The Weekend That Was: Limerick may determine the hurling league’s championship relevance but other counties have witnessed progress

10/03 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

10/03 Late burst takes Clare past Kilkenny and into league semi-finals

Brian Lohan’s team maintain their unbeaten record in Ennis

10/03 Clare v Kilkenny: Banner welcome Cats to Ennis for NHL battle

The Allianz Hurling League takes centre stage this weekend and Clare face off against Kilkenny in a clash of the top two in Division 1 Group A.

10/03 Clare 0-19 Kilkenny 0-16 as it happened: Banner see off Cats in Ennis

The Allianz Hurling League takes centre stage this weekend and Clare face off against Kilkenny in a clash of the top two in Division 1 Group A.

09/03 Conor Glass and Paddy Deegan named AIB club players of the year

Players had key roles with their clubs Watty Graham’s Glen and O’Loughlin Gaels

04/03 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Injuries and scores are piling up

Derry ring late changes; Cork and Kildare go goal crazy; Galway’s walking wounded ... and is that Brian Cody?

25/02 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

24/02 Magnificent McGrath gets Tipperary off the mark against champions Galway

Camogie round-up: McGrath scores 3-7 of Tipp’s 3-10 in win; Cork beat Waterford and Kilkenny too strong for Clare

12/02 Signs of hopeful green shoots manifest in Offaly hurling

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

12/02 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

11/02 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

10/02 John Donnelly’s late point sees Kilkenny home as Cork comeback falls short

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

10/02 Cork v Kilkenny: Rebels welcome Cats to Pairc Uí Chaoimh for NHL clash

Cork host Kilkenny in Pairc Uí Chaoimh as the National Hurling League continues.

10/02 Cork 1-17 Kilkenny 0-21 as it happened: Rebels fall just short against Cats at Pairc Uí Chaoimh

Cork host Kilkenny in Pairc Uí Chaoimh as the National Hurling League continues.

09/02 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

04/02 Wexford snatch dramatic draw in Kilkenny with late goal

A match that the visitors chased for the most part fell their way in the end

22/01 Éanna Burke’s wonder point lifts St Thomas’ back to All-Ireland summit as O’Loughlin Gaels rue ‘ridiculous’ missed goal

From the moment the ferocity of Owen Wall’s shot carried Fintan Burke and the ball, clutched in one of the St Thomas’ full-back’s hands, across the goal line 11 minutes into this All-Ireland club SHC final in Croke Park, it always felt like it would matter later on.

21/01 Malachy O’Rourke: ‘Maybe it was just that wee bit of desire and hunger that got us across the line’

All-Ireland club finals these days tend not to pass without some blizzard of contention and the hurling decider delivered this term

21/01 Éanna Burke’s stunning late point wins St Thomas’ dramatic All-Ireland club final

O’Loughlin Gaels aggrieved after being denied a goal in the first half that seemingly went over the line

21/01 Malachy Clerkin: Losing an All-Ireland club final is hard —only the toughest make it all the way back

Derry club Glen aiming to join an elite club in Gaelic games: winning an All-Ireland 12 months after losing the final

18/01 Bergin and O’Loughlin Gaels hoping to complete a Kilkenny clean sweep

Kilkenny champions O'Loughlin Gaels aiming to claim their first All-Ireland senior title to add to the county’s recent junior and intermediate victories

18/01 Mark Bergin hopes his efforts can inspire next generation

At 34, O’Loughlin Gaels’ Mark Bergin has more hurling behind him than ahead of him and that’s OK with him. Whatever happens in Sunday’s All-Ireland club SHC final, he knows he’s had a good innings. There have been memorable wins with the club and runs with Kilkenny at a time when they had assembled one of the most formidable groups of hurlers ever seen.

12/01 All-Ireland club finals previews: Thomastown to have the edge in intermediate final

Kerry-Cavan All-Ireland rivalry renewed in junior football final

11/01 Stephen Donnelly and Thomastown eyeing final frontier as they chase All-Ireland glory

Leinster standard-bearers Thomastown face Cork’s Castlelyons in the All-Ireland IHC final at Croke Park having finally claimed the Kilkenny title after frustrating defeats in recent years

10/01 Morning sports briefing: Provinces face up to problems ahead of difficult French exams

Gordon D’Arcy is worried about the ‘rugby IQ’ of players coming through, and we look back on the lives of two sporting revolutionaries

10/01 Walter Walsh: ‘You have to cherish when your club makes Croke Park’

Kilkenny hurler’s Tullogher Rosbercon have carved a path to All-Ireland club junior hurling final

09/01 Billy Ryan leads the way as Kilkenny cruise past Carlow

It was all too easy for Kilkenny on a bitterly cold night in Netwatch Cullen Park as they dished out a stern warning to Carlow of what they can expect as they step up a level this year.

09/01 Derek Lyng to cast eye over new faces as Kilkenny look to strengthen depth of panel

It’s all a little bit messy for Kilkenny and Derek Lyng just now. Along with the Fitzgibbon Cup juggling that he and every other county manager has to deal with over the next while, Lyng has the added headache of having three clubs in All-Ireland final action.

07/01 Letters: Little men on a mission — trying to stop the march of Limerick

Sir — At the turning of the year, the ‘little men’ were in conclave up the side of Slieve- namon. They were gathered to discuss the extraordinary rise of the Limerick hurling team and the fate of rivals Kilkenny and Tipperary, whom they saw as the carriers of the hurling flame, with Cork an annoying impostor.

31/12 From shock returns to Grand designs – Our writers pick their sporting moments of 2023

Rúaidhri O’Connor Twelve years of hurt came to an end on a dog of a pitch at the Cape Town Stadium, where Munster captain Peter O’Mahony and Keith Earls held the United Rugby Championship trophy aloft to delight of 2,500 fans who’d made the 14,000km journey to witness history.

19/12 Richie Power book extract: ‘I hit rock bottom as gambling was like a wave that crashed on me in a loop’

At the end of the 2013 season, six-time All-Ireland winner Richie Power Jnr, the most lethal weapon on Brian Cody’s all-conquering Kilkenny team, was dropped from the squad because of his gambling addiction. In this extract from Power: A Family Memoir, Richie and his father, Richie Snr, revisit the toughest year of their lives.

18/12 O’Loughlin Gaels hold their nerve to reach decider as Cushendall wides cost them dearly

Another epic All-Ireland club hurling semi-final but not another unexpected result.

17/12 O’Loughlin Gaels prevail as All-Ireland club semi-finals produce two of the year’s best games

Dicksboro make it a banner day for Kilkenny clubs by claiming the All-Ireland camogie title against defending champions Sarsfields

17/12 Dicksboro claim first senior camogie title with victory over Sarsfields

Masterclass of shooting by Aoife Prendergast key to Kilkenny side’s victory

17/12 Great survivors O’Loughlin Gaels secure yet another one-point victory to reach All-Ireland final

David Fogarty’s injury-time winner earns Kilkenny champions O'Loughlin Gaels a narrow one-point victory over spirited underdogs Cushendall

16/12 ‘You never feel as alone as when the ref blows the whistle and you’ve lost a final’ – Sarfields’ Laura Ward

It’s always the ones you lose. Always. Glib and all as that sounds, clichéd as it inevitably feels, it’s just the unavoidable jeopardy of finals.

14/12 Six All-Ireland club finals this weekend, three in camogie and trio of women’s football fixtures

Persistent argument regarding GAA fixture scheduling continues to generate heated debate

13/12 Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng hit with double blow as Alan Murphy and Conor Browne are unavailable for 2024

Kilkenny hurling boss Derek Lyng has suffered a double blow heading into the 2024 season, with Alan Murphy and Conor Browne not part of the squad for the year ahead.

06/12 Letters: Expecting migrants to sleep outside in this weather is embarrassing for Ireland

The Government offering tents and sleeping bags to migrants during Arctic-like weather is embarrassing and shows a lack of concern and total inability to think.

02/12 O’Loughlin Gaels stage late rally against Na Fianna to claim Leinster title

Mark Bergin shows ice in his veins to nail match-winning free from tricky position

01/12 Bergin delighted O’Loughlin Gaels have another chance to leave their mark

O'Loughlin Gaels captain Mark Bergin aiming to grasp big opportunity in Leinster club final after a season of significant progress

01/12 Strict players’ charters are ‘not healthy at all’, insists O’Loughlin Gaels star Mark Bergin

Former Kilkenny hurling captain Mark Bergin says striking a balance between organic commitment and strict discipline is key for any club team, expressing the belief that a charter, such as the one that emerged on social media at the beginning of this week, is “not healthy”.

29/11 Big time finally beckons for Na Fianna hurlers at nearby Croke Park

Dublin champions Na Fianna facing a big task as they contest their first provincial decider against Kilkenny standard-bearers O’Loughlin Gaels

27/11 Big boost for Kilkenny as veteran attacker Walter Walsh commits to Derek Lyng’s Cats for 2024

Kilkenny stalwart Walter Walsh has committed to the county cause for 2024.

25/11 Kilkenny champions O’Loughlin Gaels hold firm to make Leinster final

Second half was vigorously contested by Offaly opponents Kilcormac-Killoughey

24/11 Eoin Cody optimistic TJ Reid will be back again for Kilkenny

‘I hope he comes back. He definitely has a lot more to offer to Kilkenny hurling,’ Cody says

24/11 ‘Whatever he decides to do, I’m 100pc behind him’ – Eoin Cody feels TJ Reid will stay in Kilkenny set-up for 2024

Eoin Cody hopes TJ Reid will continue with Kilkenny for 2024 and says he hasn’t heard anything to the contrary from his Ballyhale Shamrocks clubmate.

16/11 Hurling All-Stars 2023: Limerick lead the way again with seven awards

Beaten All-Ireland finalists Kilkenny win five including a seventh award for TJ Reid

16/11 A magnificent seven All-Stars for Limerick – and for birthday boy TJ? Reid

Not for the first year, and probably not the last either, John Kiely’s lean, green machine dominate the PwC Hurling All-Stars narrative.

14/11 Sessions in New York’s Central Park primed Mikey Butler for club service with Kilkenny champions O’Loughlin Gaels

Mikey Butler and his club team-mates on the Kilkenny panel primed themselves for their Leinster quarter-final win over Carlow’s Mount Leinster Rangers with a training session in New York’s Central Park last week.

13/11 Brian Hogan happy to ‘get on the road’ as O’Loughlins book Kilcormac date

This was a sticky one on paper for O’Loughlin Gaels and don’t let the final score fool you, they were under the cosh going into the final quarter in this Leinster club SHC quarter-final before coming good again.

12/11 O’Loughlin Gaels knock out Carlow champions after unusual dismissal

Mount Leinster Rangers played most of second half with 14 men after Diarmuid Byrne’s unusual dismissal

10/11 Club GAA previews: Busy weekend with quarter-finals in all provinces

Castlehaven’s Munster SFC clash with Cratloe moved to Páirc Uí Chaoimh because of expected bad weather

05/11 All-Ireland champions Cork lead the way with eight camogie All-Stars

Beaten finallists Waterford pick up three All-Stars, Tipperary earn a pair with Kilkenny and Galway also represented

04/11 Richie Power: ‘I couldn’t get that consistency. Without doubt, what I was dealing with off the field affected me’

Sitting in front of his parents, Richie Power snr asked him straight. “‘Richie,’ I said, ‘I’m going to ask you one question, but don’t answer if you’re not going to tell me the truth.’”

31/10 Leinster GAA release fixture details for next summer’s intercounty hurling championship

Finalists of past two years Galway and Kilkenny to meet in round two in Galway

31/10 O’Loughlin Gaels hero Paddy Deegan wants to make Kilkenny win count – even if it means missing New York trip

Scoring the winner in a county final is the stuff dreams are made of and the smile etched all over Paddy Deegan’s face said everything you need to know about what victory in the Kilkenny SHC meant to him and O’Loughlin Gaels.

30/10 O’Loughlin Gaels bring down the curtain on long-running Ballyhale show

All-Ireland champions pipped in injury-time while Castlehaven footballers take Cork for first time in a decade

30/10 O’Loughlins stun Ballyhale as Paddy Deegan delivers the killer blow

It takes something special to slay a giant and Paddy Deegan delivered just that with his sublime injury-time winner dashing hopes of a Ballyhale Shamrocks six-in-a-row in an epic Kilkenny SHC decider.

29/10 Kilkenny SHC final: Deegan dethrones Ballyhale as O’Loughlins refuse to yield

All-Ireland champions denied a sixth straight county title by resolute underdogs

28/10 GAA club previews: Last busy weekend for county finals sees big matches in both codes

All-Ireland champions Ballyhale chase a sixth successive title in Kilkenny while a third successive Tipp final goes to a replay

28/10 Ballyhale Shamrocks vow to write history with sixth club title in a row

They bid to go where no Kilkenny club has gone before but history and Ballyhale Shamrocks have gone hand in hand for a long time now with a sixth county title in a row on their horizon.

24/10 Liam Blanchfield called back into Kilkenny fold after fine form with Bennettsbridge

Liam Blanchfield has earned a recall to the Kilkenny senior hurling squad on the back of his scintillating club form with the Bennettsbridge powerhouse set to rejoin Derek Lyng's squad for the 2024 season.

09/10 Derek Lyng and Henry Shefflin to stay on as Kilkenny and Galway managers

Kilkenny boss guided the county to All-Ireland hurling final defeat to Limerick in 2023

02/10 Ballyhale survive epic Boro battle but Kilmacud Crokes and Dunloy bite the dust in their county championships

Ballyhale Shamrocks remain on course for a record-breaking Kilkenny SHC six-in-a-row after surviving an epic quarter-final battle against Dicksboro in Nowlan Park yesterday, 1-20 to 0-21.

30/09 DJ Carey, Kilkenny hurling star, in court over 21 charges of fraud

Five-time All-Ireland winner accused of falsely claiming he had cancer so as to induce people to give him money

29/09 DJ Carey one of the first hurlers to transcend sport and gain wider recognition

Kilkenny player won five All-Ireland senior medals in a stellar intercounty career during a period that brought greater commercial opportunities for top players

29/09 DJ Carey charged with ‘deception and forgery’ in alleged cancer treatment scam

Hurler is accused of inducing people to give him money on pretence he need funds for cancer treatment

29/09 DJ Carey charged with cancer treatment ‘deception and forgery’

Hurler is accused of inducing people to give him money on pretence he need funds for cancer treatment

19/09 Glanbia signs up as sponsor of Kilkenny’s intercounty camogie teams

Company sponsored Kilkenny hurling team since 1994 through Avonmore, which is now under different ownership