Conor Neville

RTÉ Sport Reporter

16 May 2026; Clare and Tipperary players tussle while Mark Rodgers of Clare receives medical attention for an injury during the Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 4 match between Tipperary and Clare at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary.

Saturday's hurling championship results and reports

The action as it happened on a busy day in the Leinster and Munster hurling championship

Hurling • 16 May

NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 16: Alex Smalley of the United States looks over a putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on May 16, 2026 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

USPGA Championship Day 3 recap: Smalley leads by two

Live updates from the third round of the US PGA Championship, where the field is bunched and Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry have all made the cut

Golf • 21 hrs

26 May 2024; Conor Donohoe of Dublin in action against Conor Whelan of Galway during the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5 match between Galway and Dublin at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

Salthill citadel plays host to tit-for-tat battle

Every hurling venue in the country is habitually referred to as a 'fortress', often in stubborn ignorance of what the record books actually tell us.

Hurling • 16 May

Does Jon Raham have anacute case of buyer's remorse?

Chastened LIV outcasts in rough spot at PGA Championship

The 2026 PGA Championship takes place amid the backdrop of what would appear to be the slow and undignified collapse of the LIV experiment.

Golf • 13 May

10 May 2026; Cian Kenny of Kilkenny after the Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 3 match between Offaly and Kilkenny at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore, Offaly. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Permutations: Kilkenny suddenly in danger in Leinster

The previously predictable Leinster hurling championship has taken a complicated turn in the wake of Offaly's landmark draw against Kilkenny, a result which could have major implications for the final two rounds.

Hurling • 11 May

25 May 2025; Austin Gleeson of Waterford after the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5 match between Cork and Waterford at SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

D-Day for Déise in quest to escape Munster

Waterford's long-running quest to escape the prison of the Munster hurling championship and give themselves a game in June reaches a crunch point this evening.

Hurling • 09 May

21 April 2024; Tommy O'Connell of Cork in action against Michael Kiely, left, and Jack Prendergast of Waterford during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1 match between Waterford and Cork at Walsh Park in Waterford. Photo by Brendan Moran/

All-Ireland SHC weekend: All you need to know

Waterford face Cork in a must-win game for the hosts in Walsh Park, while Wexford are at home to Dublin in a pivotal encounter in Leinster.

Hurling • 09 May

3 May 2026; Cathal O’Neill of Limerick attemps to keep possession under pressure during the Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 3 match between Clare and Limerick at Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg in Ennis, Clare. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster SHC recap: Clare 1-18 Limerick 2-30

Live updates from this afternoon's Munster championship encounter between Clare and Limerick in Ennis

Hurling • 03 May

21 April 2024; Shane O'Donnell of Clare is tackled by Barry Nash of Limerick during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1 match between Clare and Limerick at Cusack Park in Ennis, Clare. Photo by John Sheridan/Sportsfile

Fortress Ennis plays hosts to next generation of rivalry

The premier Munster hurling rivalry of the early 2020s resumes - after an effective year's hiatus - with Limerick shorn of two of their X-factor players

Hurling • 03 May

9 April 2023; Aidan O'Shea of Mayo competes with Keith Doyle of Roscommon during the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Mayo and Roscommon at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar, Mayo. Photo by Ray Ryan/Sportsfi

Moran at sharp edge of spiteful Mayo-Roscommon rivalry

Viewed through the national lens, the Galway-Mayo rivalry may have the higher profile and be more synonymous with Connacht football generally but few can match Mayo-Roscommon in terms of bitterness, writes Conor Neville.

Football • 26 Apr