An interesting call…. With Limerick out of the All-Ireland SHC for 2025, it’s full steam ahead for Cork, who are now the clear favourites to lift their first title since 2005. At the bookies they stand at 4/5, with Kilkenny at 10/3, Tipperary 7/2, and Dublin 13/1. Galway legend, Joe Canning, has admitted that he […]

9 months ago

Not good enough. Kilkenny swept aside Galway in the Leinster SHC final at Croke Park this afternoon, winning 3-22 to 1-20. The Cats built up what was an unassailable lead, on top by 13 points after 57 minutes, before Galway produced a mini fightback, scoring 1-6 without reply in seven minutes. One of the most […]

9 months ago

Interesting. A major talking point from the weekend’s championship hurling was the lack of black cards in the game in general. One obvious example occurred early on in Cork’s Munster SHC showdown against Waterford. The Déise’s Stephen Bennett was charging through on goal before being pulled down by Cork’s Mark Coleman. Fans and pundits alike […]

10 months ago

“He didn’t perform in the biggest game of the year.” Joe Canning couldn’t believe that Tony Kelly didn’t make The Sunday Game Team of the Year but Jackie Tyrrell was quick to give a reason. The absence of Kelly in the Team of the Year is a strange sight given how prolific the Clare forward […]

2 years ago

“Without John Keenan’s refereeing, you wouldn’t have got the game we got.” In what came as no great surprise to GAA fans, Clare’s Peter Duggan and Rory Hayes and Galway forward Cianan Fahy have all been cleared to play in their All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals this weekend. The appeals process has been under a lot of […]

4 years ago

“There’s no return from me I’m afraid, that’s the way it is.” Joe Canning announced his retirement from inter-county hurling this year, after almost 13 years playing for Galway. The 33-year-old left the game with an All-Ireland medal in his pocket, picked up in 2017 after ending a 29-year wait, and has cabinet full of […]

4 years ago