The year it all worked out: Brian Lohan on Clare’s All-Ireland deliverance
After four years of frustration, the county produced its first league and championship double and a host of brilliant memories
Hurling Championship
All-Ireland finalists Armagh and Galway to meet on opening Saturday of football league
Hurling finalists Clare and Cork open their campaigns agaisnt Kilkenny and Wexford
Ciarán Murphy: The FRC could be a good template for the renewal of hurling
Hurling is doing fine in its nine or 10 traditional counties but could there be a way to grow the appeal of the national game beyond the heartlands?
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
Kilkenny’s Conor Fogarty retires from intercounty hurling
Decision of four-time All-Ireland winner follows recent retirements of Cillian Buckley and Walter Walsh
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
St Martin’s get Wexford challenge back on the road after years of stalling
The county has won just two matches in Leinster since Oulart won the province nine yerars ago
Johnny Murphy on refereeing the All-Ireland final: ‘Hand on heart, I was happy with the way it went’
The Limerick referee hasn’t agonised over the outcome of the 2024 hurling final and, despite criticism from some quarters, believes ‘the goodwill outweighs the bad’ towards match officials
Loss of Brian Fenton and Nickie Quaid will show Dublin and Limerick what ‘irreplaceable’ really looks like
Limerick and Dublin have lost linchpin players, and no amount of forward planning could have prepared them for it
‘I’ll be back all right’: John Conlon has no plans to hang up boots as he commits to Clare for 17th season
The 35-year-old recently lifted county title with Clonlara before securing double glory with Clare
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
Clare take home six hurling All Stars at the end of a memorable year
Clare’s Shane O’Donnell and Galway’s Paul Conroy are named players of the year at awards ceremony
All Stars football team set to be studded with Armagh players
Clare expected to dominate the hurling selection
‘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
Limerick hurler Graeme Mulcahy announces intercounty retirement
Kilmallock forward won five All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles with Shannonsiders
Bonner Maher the ‘bread winner’ for a talented Tipperary generation
Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher retires after a career that yielded three senior All-Irelands
Hurling All Stars: Champions Clare lead the way with 14 nominations
Kyle Hayes, Shane O'Donnell and Darragh Fitzgibbon make shortlist for Hurler of the Year
Neil McManus wants Ulster senior hurling championship to be revived as soon as possible
The former Antrim hurler says a competitive Ulster senior hurling championship without Antrim could be arranged within months
Champions Armagh lead the way in All-Stars nominations, with Barry McCambridge up for Footballer of the Year
Beaten finalists Galway have been recognised with eight nominations, with Paul Conroy and John Maher considered for Footballer of the Year
Armagh likely to lead the way for football All-Star nominations
The All-Star nominations for both codes will be revealed this week and are set to have some fresh faces in the mix for gongs
Central Council endorses All-Ireland replays and suspension of pre-season tournaments
Saturday’s meeting also decided to advocate no change for the football championship structure until 2026
Nicky English: Hurling being undermined by the crammed calendar of the last three years
We’ve now reached a situation where only the All-Ireland semi-finals and final are being played at the height of summer – the prime time for hurling
Dan Morrissey reflects on narrow margins in year the drive for five hit a speed bump
Limerick full back Dan Morrissey expecting manager John Kiely to stay on for a ninth year
Enda O’Connor, one of the greats of Clare hurling, lives in a world he can no longer access
The former hurler has been battling Alzheimer’s and could not even watch the recent All-Ireland final
Provincial GAA officials still largely supportive of new fixture calendar
Sean Moran: GAA set to address compression of the football season by changing the All-Ireland group stages into knockout rounds
Seán Moran: Competing intercounty and club interests putting the split into split season
Seán Moran: There are arguments on both sides but the new GAA calendar has been fulfilling its purpose
Wizardry of Tony Kelly appropriately returns on All-Ireland day with magic goal for Clare against Cork
Hurler says panel-building and some time for reflection may have been keys to Clare’s success
Davy Fitzgerald’s arrival is good but Antrim hurling needs ‘the whole thing’, says ‘Sambo’ McNaughton
Former Antrim player and manager says county must do more to develop young playing talent
Davy Fitzgerald ratified as Antrim manager for two years with option of a third
Much-travelled Clare man will be extending his management career to a third province
Seán Moran: Have this year’s unexpected All-Ireland finals ushered in a more open championship?
Seán Moran: After 25 years of historically dominant teams, the GAA looks to be on the verge of less predictable All-Irelands
Joe Canning: All-Ireland heartache and euphoria defined by a single point
Sweet championship success for Clare given big game defeats the Banner County endured over last few years
Clare’s residual experience of All-Ireland success carries the day
Banner County had four starters who lined out in 2013, plus panellist Peter Duggan and two replacements involved 11 years ago
Tactical analysis: Clare got their numbers right, but it’s hard to measure sheer magic
The Banner completely dominated on Cork’s puckout, while losing out badly on turnovers - but the genius of Tony Kelly is difficult to express with statistics
The agony and ecstasy: Cork and Clare players reflect on epic All-Ireland final
Michael Murphy’s social media warning to football finalists; Shamrock Rovers face step up against Sparta
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