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

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

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

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

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