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Cork's Tim O'Mahony a goal during the All-Ireland quarter-final clash with Dublin

'Angry' Cork have potential to beat Kilkenny - Cummins

The Cork hurlers are "in a serious position" to beat Kilkenny and advance to an All-Ireland final if their attitude is right, according to former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins.

GAA • 02 Aug 21

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Reflections on the end of the Joe show

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill get the immediate reaction of Brendan Cummins and Anthony Daly to the end of the inter-county career of "one of the greatest players I have ever seen".

GAA • 28 Jul 21

Has hurling become a glorified free-taking competition?

Frees and free hands – Hurling's state of the nation

The Sunday Game panel fear the free-taking competitions on view in the early rounds of the league will be on show in the summer and discuss the debate around the playing rules.

GAA • 06 Jun 21

Saffrons' electric start 'no surprise' to Cummins

Brendan Cummins said Antrim's brilliant start to life in Division 1 of the Allianz Hurling League "wasn't any major surprise" as the Saffrons' rise under Darren Gleeson continues.

GAA • 10 May 21

2021 will be another short inter-county season

Balancing pressure and preparation in the GAA

Are flair players being pushed out of Gaelic games? Balancing pressure and preparation in the GAA.

GAA • 16 Apr 21

Four-week training period a must for season - Cummins

RTÉ GAA analyst Brendan Cummins believes a minimum of four weeks of full training will be required for teams ahead of the Allianz League, with priority remaining on playing the inter-county season.

GAA • 27 Jan 21

The Oulart the Ballagh team take a water break during their Wexford club encounter against St Martin's

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Water breaks, streams & split seasons

The GAA may have been thrust into an unfamiliar and often desolate landscape in 2020, but we discovered on the RTÉ GAA Podcast that where there is difficulty there lies opportunity, and that there's an appetite for embracing a brave new world of water breaks, split seasons and live streaming.

GAA • 28 Aug 20

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Penalty shootouts for Christmas

We convene a special podcast following Leinster and Munster hurling draws, with Brendan Cummins and Tomas Ó Sé giving Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill their thoughts after a significant day in the return to GAA action.

Sport Podcasts • 26 Jun 20

It is uncertain when hurling and football action will resume

Current break 'will either prolong or finish careers'

Brendan Cummins, Ken McGrath, Tomás Ó Sé and Ciarán Whelan debate the potential impact the current GAA fixture hiatus will have on older players when it comes to longevity on RTÉ GAA football and hurling podcasts.

GAA • 01 May 20

Brendan Cummins: 'Like a swan under the water, the legs are going mad'

'All good goalkeepers have something quirky about them'

Brendan Cummins says that while the role of the goalkeeper in hurling has evolved, you still need that mad streak.

GAA • 03 Apr 20

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Hurling goalie of The Sunday Game era

The RTÉ GAA Podcast is now available to watch, as well as listen to on usual platforms. Anthony Daly and Brendan Cummins help us pick the All-Star goalkeeper of The Sunday Game era.

GAA • 02 Apr 20

Liam Sheedy's Tipp side are 0 from 2 so far this season

Cummins: Tipperary can't afford to write off League

Brendan Cummins believes All-Ireland champions Tipperary can't afford to ignore results completely in pursuit of development after losing their opening two Allianz Hurling League matches.

GAA • 03 Feb 20

'There's another thing rowing into the Brendan Maher story as well and I think that's Eamon O'Shea'

Eamon O'Shea key to Brendan Maher form - Cummins

Former Tipperary All-Ireland winner Brendan Cummins joins the RTÉ GAA Podcast to discuss Brendan Maher's outstanding form as Borris-Ileigh made it to AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling Final

Hurling • 08 Jan 20

Tipperary red card hurt Wexford more, says Cummins

Former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins believes that John McGrath's red card in their All-Ireland hurling semi-final hindered Wexford and ultimately cost them a place in the final.

Hurling • 29 Jul 19

Offaly have dropped out of the Leinster SHC

Loughnane: Relegation can prove a blessing for Offaly

Offaly's relegation from the Leinster SHC to the Joe McDonagh Cup stung the Faithful County, but it may prove a blessing in disguise.

GAA • 03 Jun 18

The Premier County fell to another defeat at Nowlan Park

Cummins concerned, but not without hope for Tipp

The double All-Ireland winner picks through the bones of another League final defeat for Tipp.

GAA • 09 Apr 18

Cummins: Gilroy would have expected a bigger bounce

Brendan Cummins believes Pat Gilroy "looked backwards rather than forwards" when shaping his panel for the league campaign and is suffering the consequences.

GAA • 19 Feb 18

Niall Burke was key to Galway's late surge

Galway bench was winning of the final

The Sunday Game panel analyse how Galway's substitutes made a difference when it mattered.

Hurling • 04 Sep 17

Duignan: Canning needs a big game

Offaly's Michael Duignan feels that despite Galway's strong forward unit they will still have a big reliance on Joe Canning in the All-Ireland final against Waterford.

GAA • 28 Aug 17

'It's conclusive': Eddie Brennan on Gleeson helmet grab

The Sunday Game panel reflect on the helmet grab incident involving Austin Gleeson during Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final.

GAA • 14 Aug 17

Fennelly lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup after Kilkenny's 2009 All-Ireland win

Cummins says Fennelly return to be decisive for Cats

Brendan Cummins says Davy Fitzgerald has transformed Wexford, but he is still backing Kilkenny to come out on top in their clash on Saturday night.

GAA • 09 Jun 17

Brendan Cummins twice won the Liam MacCarthy Cup

Cummins: Hurling needs greater share of the limelight

Former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins feels that hurling now needs a bit more attention in the wake of the added profile that football is to receive with the introduction of the 'Super 8'.

GAA • 01 May 17

Joe Canning and Dan McCormack clash on Sunday

League title 'absolutely huge' for Galway, says Cummins

Brendan Cummins believes Galway's Allianz League success has made them serious contenders for this year's All-Ireland title.

GAA • 24 Apr 17

Donal O'Grady, Brendan Cummins and Dick Clerkin

CPA critical of 'Super 8' motion and RTÉ coverage

The Club Players Association (CPA) has criticised the new GAA 'Super 8′ proposals to revamp the football Championship and RTÉ's 'blatant' promotion of the motion.

GAA • 22 Feb 17

Maurice Shanahan in action against Tipperary in last year's Munster final

Cummins: Déise need to show ambition against Tipp

Waterford need to display attacking intent against Tipperary in their Allianz Hurling clash on Sunday if they harbour ambitions of a serious tilt at the All-Ireland, says Brendan Cummins.

GAA • 17 Feb 17