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Dónal Óg's Hurling Nation: Deise and hurling need a win

Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to the weekend's hurling action where Waterford and Clare go head to head, and after a week when how hurling is presented and produced took centre stage, he argues that the sport deserves extra support and protection.

GAA • 12 May 23

Tipperary have won 41 times against Cork in championship compared to 39 times for the Rebels

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling championship predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack addresses hurling nation ahead of a full slate in the Leinster SHC and Cork's clash with Tipperary.

Hurling • 05 May 23

Mark Rodgers of Clare tangles with Limerick's Ciaran Barry during February's league clash

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling championship predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to another big weekend of hurling championship action.

GAA • 28 Apr 23

Could Tipperary spring the surprise of the weekend against Clare?

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling championship predictions

Hurling nation's poet laureate returns to give his verdict on the first weekend of provincial championship action.

Hurling • 21 Apr 23

Sean Twomey and Cormac Beausang were among the Cork players to impress Dónal Óg Cusack with both sides of their games

Dónal Óg Cusack: Cork closing physical gap on rivals

Speaking on RTÉ's Allianz League Sunday, Dónal Óg Cusack believes Cork have closed the physical gap on their rivals amid positive signs of progress.

GAA • 12 Feb 23

UL players look on during the Electric Ireland Ashbourne Cup semi-final between UCC and DCU on Saturday

Jacob: Ashbourne Cup controversy handling 'appalling'

Ursula Jacob believes this week's controversy over the Ashbourne Cup has overshadowed the culmination of the competition and the handling of the issue has not been good enough.

GAA • 13 Feb 23

Dónal Óg Cusack has said that hurling is getting better and better, but it needs more support

Dónal Óg Cusack: Hurling needs more oxygen

RTÉ analyst Dónal Óg Cusack has said that while the ever-increasing standard of hurling is pumping oxygen into the lungs of the game, the condensed nature of the season is sucking it right back out.

GAA • 18 Jul 22

Brian Cody and John Kiely shake hands after the 2019 semi-final

Dónal Óg Cusack's All-Ireland Hurling final preview

Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to the All-Ireland Hurling final between Kilkenny and reigning champions Limerick on Morning Ireland.

GAA • 15 Jul 22

Kingston managed the Rebels on two occasions.

Cusack: Let process take course to fill Rebel hotseat

Former Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack reckons the Rebels should not rush in to an appointment for "one of the most prestigious jobs in hurling" in the wake of Kieran Kingston's departure as manager of the county side.

GAA • 04 Jul 22

TJ Reid and the iconic stripey black and amber jersey might be enough to see Kilkenny into this year's final

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling semi-final previews

Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to the penultimate fiesta weekend of the hurling summer as he previews the two semi-finals with Kilkenny facing Clare and Limerick taking on Galway.

GAA • 01 Jul 22

Wexford and Clare will be reaching for a place in the semi-finals

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling quarter-final predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack makes his predictions for the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals which see Cork and Galway meet and Clare and Wexford clash on Saturday.

GAA • 17 Jun 22

Antrim have it all to do after a very quick turnaround

Dónal Óg Cusack hurling predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to the games in Belfast and Tralee, while also lamenting the early finish to this year's championship.

Hurling • 10 Jun 22

Waterford got the better of Cork when they last met in the league final

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to the weekend's hurling in the Munster and Leinster Championships.

GAA • 13 May 22

Having teamed up so successfully in the championship for years, Brian Cody (L) and Henry Shefflin will now go head-to-head on Sunday

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack's gives his thoughts on this weekend's action in Leinster and Munster.

GAA • 29 Apr 22

Dessie Hutchinson celebrates after blasting home Waterford's second goal against Tipperary

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling predictions

The former Cork goalkeeper has a hunch for Waterford and Clare in Munster, with Wexford given the nod in the big clash in Leinster.

GAA • 22 Apr 22

It's a Munster derby at Thurles tomorrow

Dónal Óg Cusack's Allianz Hurling League finals verdict

RTÉ's hurling analyst Dónal Óg Cusack casts his eye over this Saturday's Allianz League hurling finals in Division 1 and Division 2A.

GAA • 01 Apr 22

Dónal Óg Cusack believes the traditional GAA structures have failed if only a few top teams have been produced

Cusack: Project Belfast needs ramping up

RTÉ hurling analyst Dónal Óg Cusack has said that the GAA has a responsibility to do whatever it can to ensure that Belfast becomes a hurling hotbed.

GAA • 29 Mar 22

The handpass in hurling has come in for greater scrutiny in recent weeks with referees cracking down on the rule in place

Cusack: Handpass proposal addresses symptom, not cause

The thorny issue of policing the handpass in hurling would be made easier for officials if the tackle was more clearly defined, according to RTÉ analyst Dónal Óg Cusack.

GAA • 03 Mar 22

Limerick's David Reidy gets away from Galway's Padraic Mannion in last year's league clash

Allianz Hurling League Round 2: All you need to know

The second round of the Allianz Hurling League takes place this weekend, with Limerick looking for a response against Galway while Dublin attempt to navigate the Corrigan Park challenge

GAA • 11 Feb 22

Kenny is in his fourth season with Dublin

Cusack: Kenny under pressure to deliver silverware

Dublin manager Mattie Kenny is under pressure to deliver silverware for the Metropolitans this season, according to RTÉ GAA analyst Dónal Óg Cusack.

GAA • 06 Feb 22

Limerick have looked unstoppable thus far in the championship

Dónal Óg: 'No point trying to beat masters at own game'

Former Cork goalkeeper and current RTE GAA analyst Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to the All-Ireland SHC final between his home county and reigning champions Limerick, where lies a conflict of head and heart.

GAA • 20 Aug 21

Cork player Luke Meade celebrates after the win over Cork

Cusack: Cork showed they can roll with the punches

Dónal Óg Cusack believes that the manner of Cork's dramatic All-Ireland semi-final win over Kilkenny will provide real mental reinforcement ahead of their final clash with Munster rivals Limerick in a fortnight's time.

GAA • 08 Aug 21

Limerick's Darragh O'Donovan (L) and William O'Donoghue celebrate after their Munster SHC semi-final win against Cork

Dónal Óg Cusack: Clare to topple Wexford in huge battle

RTÉ GAA analyst Dónal Óg Cusack looks ahead to a mouthwatering weekend of hurling action.

GAA • 16 Jul 21

The Galway minors are looking to claim three in a row

Dónal Óg Cusack: Galway minors look set to stretch run

Huring does some housekeeping this weekend, clearing up two competitions lying around from last year in the shape of the Minor and Under-20 finals along with the clash between Laois and Antrim.

GAA • 09 Jul 21

James Owens was at the centre of a controversial call in Limerick

Dónal Óg Cusack has sympathy for referee James Owens

Dónal Óg Cusack has a degree of sympathy for referee James Owens after his controversial decision to sin-bin Aidan McCarthy and award Tipperary a penalty in their Munster semi-final victory over Clare.

GAA • 05 Jul 21

Donal Og Cusack

Dónal Óg's Hurling Nation: Deise and hurling need a win

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling championship predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling championship predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling championship predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack: Cork closing physical gap on rivals

Jacob: Ashbourne Cup controversy handling 'appalling'

Dónal Óg Cusack: Hurling needs more oxygen

Dónal Óg Cusack's All-Ireland Hurling final preview

Cusack: Let process take course to fill Rebel hotseat

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling semi-final previews

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling quarter-final predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack hurling predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling predictions

Dónal Óg Cusack's Allianz Hurling League finals verdict

Cusack: Project Belfast needs ramping up

Cusack: Handpass proposal addresses symptom, not cause

Allianz Hurling League Round 2: All you need to know

Cusack: Kenny under pressure to deliver silverware

Dónal Óg: 'No point trying to beat masters at own game'

Cusack: Cork showed they can roll with the punches

Dónal Óg Cusack: Clare to topple Wexford in huge battle

Dónal Óg Cusack: Galway minors look set to stretch run

Dónal Óg Cusack has sympathy for referee James Owens