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Cork's Diarmuid Healy scores a point as Kilkenny's David Blanchfield closes in

Cork strength in depth coming to the fore says Canning

Cork are reaping the benefits of a successful crop of Under-20 hurlers, with Diarmuid Healy the latest to come off the underage conveyor belt and catch the eye.

Hurling • 03 Mar

Adam English is fouled by Clare captain Tony Kelly

Canning: Kelly lucky not to see red

Tensions between Clare and Limerick have simmered along nicely in recent years as the rivalry continues between the great Munster rivals.

Hurling • 02 Mar

Jacob: 'Have Clare gone back a little bit?'

After a third consecutive Munster final defeat to Limerick, Ursula Jacob felt Clare weren't able to handle the big-game pressure and wonders have they got it in them to pick up the pieces in the All-Ireland series.

Hurling • 09 Jun 24

'It's not in a good place' - Galway at a crossroads

The Sunday Game analysts Joe Canning and Anthony Daly dissected some of Galway's problems after they suffered a painful All-Ireland SHC championship exit.

Hurling • 27 May 24

Limerick boss John Kiely (L) with Cian Lynch

Canning warns shape-shifting Limerick will only improve

Joe Canning has warned that shape-shifting Limerick are only going to get stronger after surviving a Munster SHC scare against Clare on Sunday.

Hurling • 24 Apr 24

Darragh O'Donovan, left, and Diarmaid Byrnes celebrate another All-Ireland victory at Croke Park

Dónal Óg: Will someone come up with something different

After another All-Ireland for Limerick today- their fourth on the bounce - Dónal Óg Cusack was this evening considering how they can be stopped in 2024.

GAA • 23 Jul 23

The Allianz League trophy is still important, according to Canning

Canning: National League should be started earlier

Joe Canning tells RTÉ Sport that the Allianz Hurling Leagues should be started earlier in the season, with pre-season tournaments cut from the calendar.

GAA • 05 Apr 23

Limerick's Seamus Flanagan (l) and Kyle Hayes (

Canning: Not every team can move it like Limerick

Joe Canning on why it would be "very foolish" of any team to try and mirror Limerick's style of play

GAA • 20 Mar 23

Kevin Cooney of Galway feels the pressure of the Limerick press

Go for broke if you want to beat Limerick - Canning

The only way to dethrone All-Ireland champions Limerick is to throw caution to the wind and high press the four-in-a-row seekers into submission. So says former Galway ace, Joe Canning.

GAA • 27 Feb 23

Joe Canning does believe there are flaws in the GAA's disciplinary process

Joe Canning: Disciplinary inconsistencies a scourge

Five-time All-Star Joe Canning has said that the inconsistencies surrounding the GAA's disciplinary system is a more frustrating aspect than the number of citations that fail to stick.

GAA • 16 Jun 22

Conor Cooney held his nerve against Kilkenny to win Galway the match

Joe Canning blown away by Cooney's 'clutch moment'

Joe Canning knows a thing or two about holding your nerve under extreme pressure - so he was not damning Conor Cooney with faint praise when he reflected on Sunday's nerve-shredding climax against Kilkenny.

GAA • 05 May 22

Joe Canning will be on the sidelines for Galway minors next season

Joe Canning joins Galway minor backroom team

Joe Canning will take his first steps into coaching as part of Fergal Healy's Galway minor hurling management team next season.

GAA • 10 Dec 21

Mullane: 'I think Joe has made the right move for himself, the right move for Galway hurling'

Mullane not expecting Canning retirement U-turn

John Mullane doesn't believe that Joe Canning will reverse his retirement decision following the shock appointment of Henry Shefflin as Galway hurling manager.

GAA • 24 Oct 21

'I wasn't surprised by the news. Not his age, not his pace, and not even his mileage. That man has put up with so much mental pressure over the years. For about 13 years now, every single game he has played, he knows all eyes are on him'

Thanks Joe

From chatting with him in a jacuzzi as a schoolboy to facing him with club and county, or making a point of sitting down to watch him play, our columnist has long been a fan of Joe Canning.

GAA • 30 Jul 21

Joe Canning watches on as captain David Burke lifts the Liam MacCarthy cup in 2017

Forget stats & numbers - this career was about moments

For the guts of 15 years, Joe Canning - elegant, explosive, technically flawless - was the most magnificent sight in the game. Conor Neville reflects on the career of no ordinary hurler.

GAA • 10 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

It's the end of the road for Joe Canning

Joe Canning: Tributes flow to 'one of the greatest'

Brendan Cummins and Anthony Daly have showered Joe Canning with praise after the Portumna man announced his decision to retire from inter-county hurling aged 32.

GAA • 28 Jul 21

Joe Canning lands the first of four successful sideline cuts in the All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Limerick

Sideline acts - Joe's show among hurling craftsmen

With Joe Canning setting a new championship record in sideline cuts, Declan Whooley spoke to some past and present masters on the art of the lineball.

GAA • 28 Jul 21

Joe Canning has been a mainstay of Galway hurling since making his inter-county debut in 2008

'No regrets' - Joe Canning announces Galway retirement

Galway star Joe Canning has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling at the age of 32.

GAA • 28 Jul 21

Canning has another chance to overhaul Shefflin record

Joe Canning requires a haul of 0-08 or more from Saturday's qualifier encounter against Waterford to overtake Henry Shefflin as the all-time top scorer in the history of the hurling championship.

GAA • 24 Jul 21

'Referees are under serious pressure as it is and people can be very harsh on them'

Canning: Refs don't need added pressure of an assessor

The presence of an assessor in the stands is putting too much pressure on referees, says Galway star Joe Canning

GAA • 16 Jun 21

Joe Canning is in his 14th season as a Galway senior

Canning: Stop criticising hurling and enjoy the quality

Joe Canning believes that hurling has changed hugely since he made his debut and that high scores are something to be welcomed rather than moaned about.

GAA • 14 Jun 21

Canning shipped a heavy knock to the head late on in the semi-final.

Updated Canning & Gillane hospitalised, Gillane kept overnight

Galway star Joe Canning and Limerick sharpshooter Aaron Gillane were both in hospital last night after being injured in Sunday's All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final at Croke Park, with Limerick forward Gillane kept overnight.

GAA • 30 Nov 20

'I don't understand why we're playing with yellow sliotars, to be straight up about it'

Joe Canning: Yellow sliotar call a 'strange decision'

Galway hurler Joe Canning says he is mystified by the GAA's decision to introduce yellow sliotars at short notice ahead of the All-Ireland hurling championship, describing it as "strange".

GAA • 12 Oct 20

Joe Canning believes county teams will need three weeks to get up to speed

Canning: Teams will need time to regain match fitness

Galway star Joe Canning says the GAA must factor in adequate preparation time for counties once it is able to announce a start date for this year's hurling championship.

GAA • 25 Mar 20