The Irish Times

Hurling league does weaker counties no favours and fans get a substandard product

League put in front of each team like a piece of playdough, to be shaped and moulded

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 22:00

Ballyhale Shamrocks and Ballygunner both hope to make history in All-Ireland club final

James O’Connor’s side have snatched victory from jaws of defeat twice to reach Croke Park

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 06:00

Joey Holden hails James O’Connor as Ballyhale make it four on the spin

Manager replaced Henry Shefflin as Shamrocks completed Kilkenny four-in-a-row

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 06:00

Eoin Cody and James Bergin impress as Kilkenny beat Laois

‘It wasn’t a terrific display but we’re heading the table so we’re happy enough’

Sun Jun 06 2021 - 17:37

Gaelic games previews: Limerick and Waterford meet in top of the table clash

Malachy Clerkin gives his verdicts on all the weekend hurling and football action

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 12:15

John Leahy: ‘I never felt as free in life as I did on a hurling field’

Tipperary great on hurling, Tipp, Kilkenny and the life lessons learned along the way

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 07:00

Nicky English’s guide to the Kilkenny team

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

Fri Aug 16 2019 - 21:15

The ties that bind: Kilkenny's generation game

"There's hurling everywhere," says Ned Quinn of county that leads the roll of honour

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 06:00

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

Sun Jun 16 2019 - 14:31

Jackie Tyrrell: Reliance on TJ Reid can cost Cats against Galway

Brian Cody will keep his players on their toes but if Galway find their form, it may not be enough

Fri Jun 07 2019 - 06:00

Counties must absorb the lessons of 2018 to prosper

Teams who’d to play their four matches back to back had a desperate record

Sat May 11 2019 - 07:00

Jackie Tyrrell: Just when they look to be coming, Dublin freeze

The parallels with the 2012 Leinster fixture between these two teams is apparent

Fri May 10 2019 - 06:00

Holden confident Kilkenny still capable of mixing it with the best

Ballyhale defender believes team developing nicely as the league season progresses

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00

Henry Shefflin hails his young guns as Ballyhale rout Ballyboden

Kilkenny champions ease to Leinster club final victory to set up clash with Ballygunner

Sun Dec 02 2018 - 17:34

Stellar cast to turn out for Amanda Stapleton benefit match

Past and current players from Tipperary and Kilkenny have committed to the match in Borrisoleigh

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 17:38

Limerick march on history in breathless finale

County fight back from late goal to record first championship win over Kilkenny since 1973

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 19:05

Jackie Tyrrell: Kilkenny-Galway to show beautiful art of defending

The always analytical Brian Cody will devise a new plan to beat Galway in the replay

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 07:00

Kilkenny and Galway to go again after first final draw in 25 years

Dramatic injury-time points force fitful champions to Thurles next Sunday for a replay

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 20:25

Eoin Murphy so much more than just a safe pair of hands

‘He’s the best in the game now and when he’s finished, he’ll be one of the best ever’

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 11:45

Cats get the cream as Wexford run out of steam

Wexford let nine-point lead slip as Kilkenny reach Leinster final

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 21:52

Jackie Tyrrell: Old-style full back an endangered species

No position has changed more with the evolution of the game than the number 3

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 07:28

Brian Cody confident Kilkenny will move through the gears

Limerick fearless but wasteful and naive in encounter Cody calls ‘hell for leather’

Mon Jul 03 2017 - 05:30

Limerick stretch Kilkenny all the way in frantic qualifier

Brian Cody’s side were lucky that the visitors were so off target at Nowlan Park

Sat Jul 01 2017 - 21:01

Kilkenny finally vulnerable? Don’t say it out loud, but it could be true

Brian Cody’s next move will be fascinating with pack closing in on Cats

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 07:02

No room for sentiment as Brian Cody contemplates loss

Kilkenny manager concedes Tipperary were the better team on the day

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 01:00

Second half onslaught sees Tipperary reach the promised land

Brian Cody’s Kilkenny finally dethroned as Michael Ryan’s Tipp run riot at Croke Park

Sun Sept 04 2016 - 17:36

Waterford will have to throw off the shackles to threaten Kilkenny

But regardless of what system Déise opt for, form suggests the champions will prevail

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 07:30

GAA team news: Stephen Cluxton back in goal for Dublin

Jim Gavin makes six changes, Colm Cooper will make his first start of the season for Kerry

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 23:15

Kilkenny make four changes for clash with Tipperary

Dublin make changes as Waterford and Tipperary unchanged for league games

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 02:15

Sending right message key to TJ Reid’s success

Body language says it all for Kilkenny’s comeback king and All-Ireland winner

Thu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00

Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title

Cody’s side produce imperious second half display to see off Galway at Croke Park

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00

A tale of two halves: how Kilkenny recovered from Galway blitz

Ian O’Riordan looks at five key turning points in the Cats’ All-Ireland final win

Sun Sept 06 2015 - 20:09

Galway manager praises side for showing ‘great character’

Canning’s 10 points in match puts player up to 4-47 for the championship

Sun Aug 16 2015 - 21:54

Nicky English: Kilkenny’s amazing hunger a testament to Cody’s enduring influence

No matter how many All-Ireland medals they have won these players still want more

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 10:19