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The unfashionable sibling - In defence of Leinster

The Leinster hurling championship has taken a pasting since Salthill but it could yet provide most of the drama in 2019.

GAA • 09 Jun 19

Hurling Championship results and reports

It's a jam-packed day of Championship action. Follow it all right here.

GAA • 09 Jun 19

Davy: It could have been more but a win is a win and we're delighted

Fitzgerald happy with 'lovely' positive Wexford hurling

Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald praised his side's 'lovely' second half performance as they sped away from a battling Carlow in Innovate Wexford Park.

GAA • 08 Jun 19

Hurling championship results and reports

The action from tonight's action in the Munster and Leinster hurling championship as Cork dispatched Waterford and Wexford shook off battling Carlow

GAA • 08 Jun 19

Alan Cadogan has been named to start for Cork

GAA teams: Cadogan gets the nod for Cork hurlers

Team news from the Football and Hurling Championships this weekend

GAA • 08 Jun 19

Galway and Kilkenny met three times in last year's Leinster championship

All you need to know: Kilkenny v Galway

The lowdown ahead of week four of the Leinster hurling championship as Kilkenny host Galway.

Hurling • 09 Jun 19

Kilkenny and Galway meet in Nowlan Park on Sunday

Michael Duignan's hurling predictions

RTÉ hurling analyst Michael Duignan offers his predictions for Sunday's Munster and Leinster championship clashes.

GAA • 07 Jun 19

'To score 1-11 to Kilkenny's 0-13 in the second half gives us something to build on going into the last two games'

Carlow boss Bonnar - 'The occasion got to us'

Carlow manager Colm Bonnar was proud of his side's second half display against Kilkenny but admitted the team hadn't represented themselves well in the opening period of their Leinster championship meeting in Netwatch Cullen Park.

GAA • 20 May 19

Wexford pipped Dublin in Wexford Park last year

All You Need To Know: Leinster SHC Round 2

Dublin host Wexford in a game with huge implications for the remainder of their championship campaigns while Carlow, bullish after their strong showing in Galway, welcome Kilkenny to Netwatch Cullen Park

Hurling • 19 May 19

Galway eked out a win over Carlow in unconvincing circumstances

Donoghue mindful of workrate after sluggish display

Galway manager Micheál Donoghue praised Carlow following his team's nervy win in Salthill but stressed that the westerners lacked fluency throughout the encounter.

GAA • 13 May 19

Kilkenny and Dublin met in a humdinger in Parnell Park last summer

All You Need To Know: Leinster SHC Round 1

Kilkenny host Dublin in the Leinster championship opener on Saturday evening, while Carlow make their provincial league debut against Galway in Salthill on Sunday.

GAA • 10 May 19

'It's going to be a massive occasion for Carlow to get four top-class hurling games'

Carlow 'going to places they have never been before'

Carlow hurling manager Colm Bonnar has warned that "anything can happen" as his side face into their Leinster championship round robin campaign.

GAA • 09 May 19

Limerick and Cork meet in the Munster Championship on 19 May

McGrath: Limerick best equipped to carry extra load

Former Tipperary star Shane McGrath gives reasons why All-Ireland champions are best placed to deal with the demands of a hurling championship where nothing will come easy.

GAA • 06 May 19

Cats keeper Eoin Murphy to miss Leinster championship

Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy will not feature in the Leinster Hurling Championship due to injury, Cats boss Brian Cody has confirmed.

GAA • 04 May 19

Delaney and Harnedy will miss their counties' provincial openers in May

Harnedy and Delaney to miss provincial openers

Such is the value of this Saturday's 'relegation' play-off at Nowlan Park, with both counties set to play Division 1 hurling in 2020, it can't be used to clear suspensions by either Kilkenny or Cork.

GAA • 14 Mar 19

Micheál Donoghue led Galway to a second successive Leinster title yesterday

Daly: 'Fr Trendy is becoming another Brian Cody'

Micheál Donoghue's ruthlessness was on display in his decision to drop Conor Cooney for Sunday's Leinster SHC final replay, according to Anthony Daly.

GAA • 09 Jul 18

Tyrone and Cork meet for the first time since 2015

GAA confirm times and venues for weekend fixtures

O'Moore Park in Portlaoise will host a double header on Saturday as the details were confirmed for Round 4 of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

GAA • 03 Jul 18

Galway's Johnny Coen and John Hanbury after the game

Donoghue: 'Intense' battle will stand to Galway

Galway manager Micheal Donoghue admitted Kilkenny gave his team their toughest challenge so far this season after a nail-biting draw in the Leinster hurling final but he believes today's arm-wrestle at Croke Park will help the Tribesmen in the long run.

GAA • 01 Jul 18

Galway and Kilkenny fought out a suffocating draw in the Leinster hurling final

Semple Stadium to host Leinster hurling final replay

The Leinster hurling decider is to be played outside Croke Park for the first time since the 1960s as Galway and Leinster meet again in Thurles.

GAA • 01 Jul 18

Galway are seeking a third Leinster title this weekend

Maximising the potential key as Galway eye more glory

Galway's two All-Ireland senior titles in 29 years is a somewhat bare stat given the talent that emerged in that period but the drive is there among the current squad to put a more positive look on that stat.

GAA • 28 Jun 18

'There is no point pucking high ball down on top of the likes of Gearóid McInerney and Daithí Burke'

Going Route 1 won't work against Galway's physicality

Quick, fast ball must be foremost in the Kilkenny approach if they are to trouble Galway in Sunday's Leinster hurling final.

GAA • 27 Jun 18

Dublin's Danny Sutcliffe and David Burke of Galway

Flynn's frees help Galway to edge out Dublin

Joe Canning, Adrian Tuohey and Johnny Coen sat out this game, and Galway had plenty of trouble finding a way to a fourth championship win of the summer against a brave Dublin at Pearse Stadium, winning in the end by the bare minimum 0-26 to 2-19.

GAA • 09 Jun 18

Paul Murphy celebrates victory over Wexford at Nowlan Park

Second half Cats comeback seals Leinster final date

Kilkenny staged an impressive comeback at Nowlan Park, claiming a one-point win to edge out Wexford and book a Leinster final date with Galway.

GAA • 09 Jun 18

Lee Chin and Conor Delaney in action during the Allianz League semi-final, a game the Cats won comfortably by 12 points

All you need to know about Kilkenny v Wexford

Kilknny and Wexford square off for the fourth time this year, with a place in the Leinster final against Galway awaiting the winner at Nowlan Park

GAA • 09 Jun 18

Waterford's Conor Gleeson and John McGrath of Tipperary

Recap: Hurling Championship updates

Re-live the action from today's hurling championship action where Waterford and Tipperary played out an extraordinary draw while Offaly were condemned to relegation after a one-sided hammering against Dublin

GAA • 03 Jun 18