Shane McGrath

RTÉ Hurling Analyst

' My son Seán Óg will be five soon and I know I will be showing him videos of TJ in the years to come when he is discussing who he thinks the best player is'

Hidden gems from a weekend of hurling highlights

Shane McGrath picks out some of the the lesser-spotted wonders from a weekend of blockbuster action in the All-Ireland SHC.

GAA • 12 Jul 23

Star billing for quartet on semi-final weekend

Shane McGrath identifies Conor Whelan, Aaron Gillane, Tony Kelly and Eoin Cody as being key to how the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals will unfold at Croke Park.

GAA • 05 Jul 23

'To be brave you must make mistakes, you must understand that not everything will fall into place, but still be confident in the knowing you will be successful in the end'

All-Ireland race down to four, only brave will prevail

We're down to the last four in the race for Liam MacCarthy, but brave calls from the sideline will determine who marches on and who bows out at the penultimate stage, writes Shane McGrath.

Hurling • 28 Jun 23

Tipp and Clare get thumbs up for Limerick colosseum

Shane McGrath expects his native Tipperary and Clare to prevail over Galway and Dublin, respectively, in Saturday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final double-header at the Gaelic Grounds.

Hurling • 21 Jun 23

Shane McGrath defends the officials based on what he sees as an unfair level of expectation

Championship heats up in the noise of no more chances

Shane McGrath looks back on a special weekend of hurling and the reality of no more secondary opportunities being available to the counties falling short so far in the summer.

GAA • 14 Jun 23

Life's just a game of inches – and so is the All-Ireland hurling championship

Hurling's 'game of inches' came into focus last weekend

After a dramatic weekend in which the smallest of margins made a huge impact in the All-Ireland hurling championship, Shane Dowling is reminded of a famous speech from Al Pacino.

GAA • 31 May 23

'This Limerick team have done some hurling since 2017 and when you look back, it has been the same 15 or 16 guys for the majority of that journey that have done the most hurling'

Weekend promises Munster showdown and Wexican stand-off

Shane McGrath on how Cork can capitalise on a Limerick team that may have been to the well one time too often, and the "do-or-die" nature of the task facing Wexford.

GAA • 24 May 23