Conor Neville

RTÉ Sport Reporter

1 March 2025; Micheál Mullins of Cork gets away from Luke Connellan of Kilkenny during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A match between Cork and Kilkenny at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Allianz Hurling League R5: All you need to know

Cork head for Nowlan Park, while Galway face Waterford in a crucial 1A clash in Salthill. Here's everything you need to know about the weekend's hurling action.

Hurling • 27 Feb

27 July 2025; The Kerry team march on their own during the parade before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Split season hawks have floor as nostalgics tune out

Provided it's not withdrawn at a late hour, the motion to push the All-Ireland finals into August will go to a vote on Saturday and there is great suspicion in the air.

Football • 26 Feb

14 February 2026; Sam Prendergast of Ireland during the Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by John Dickson/Sportsfile

Cullen on Prendergast: 'It's never smooth sailing'

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen believes Sam Prendergast has the mentality to overcome a difficult few weeks after losing possession of the Ireland No. 10 jersey.

Rugby • 23 Feb

22 February 2026; Shane Bennett of Waterford is tackled by Darragh Corcoran of Kilkenny during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A match between Kilkenny and Waterford at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Sunday's Allianz Hurling League results and reports

Neighbours Kilkenny and Waterford faced off in Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League, alongside Offaly and Galway.

Hurling • 22 Feb

21 February 2026; John Hetherton of Dublin and Lee Chin of Wexford after the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B match between Dublin and Wexford at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Saturday's Allianz Hurling League results and reports

The action as it happened from today's action in the Allianz Hurling League, where Tipperary hosted Limerick in Semple Stadium, while Dublin met Wexford in Croke Park.

Hurling • 21 Feb

23 March 2025; John Maher of Galway and Seán O'Brien of Kerry contest a kickout during the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Galway and Kerry at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Kerry in serene mood as resilient Galway come to town

It'd be hard to describe this evening's Kerry-Galway Allianz Football League match as a repeat of the widely feted 2022 All-Ireland final, given the stakes are drastically lower and at least one of the leading men from that afternoon will be absent.

Football • 14 Feb

7 February 2026; A skirmish near the end of the first half during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A match between Cork and Tipperary at SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

O'Meara: Simulation becoming an issue in hurling

Two-time All-Ireland-winning hurler Niall O'Meara is wary of easing the rules around head contact in the sport but feels that simulation has become an increasingly prevalent issue in recent years.

Hurling • 17 Feb