Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Dublin's Danny Sutcliffe with Colin Egan and Dermott Short of Offaly

Offaly relegated as Dubs show no mercy

Pat Gilroy's Dublin shook off a slow start at Parnell Park to overcome troubled Offaly with plenty to spare, securing their place in the Leinster SHC for 2019.

GAA • 03 Jun 18

Joe Canning hit 1-12 in Sunday's eight-point dismissal of Kilkenny in the Leinster championship

Canning playing like a man free of pressure and cliches

With the dreaded tag of 'best hurler never to win an All-Ireland' tossed into the Corrib, Canning played with real freedom, authority and joy in Galway's destruction of Kilkenny at the weekend.

GAA • 16 Jun 18

Micheál Donoghue shakes hands with Brian Cody after the Pearse Stadium clash

Galway's strength was just too much for us - Cody

A late Walter Walsh goal made the scoreboard better for Kilkenny as they slipped to defeat against Galway, with manager Brian Cody admitting that his side were well and truly second best in Salthill.

GAA • 27 May 18

Conor McDonald celebrates scoring one of Wexford's five goals against Offaly in Tullamore

Wexford destroy 12-man Offaly in Tullamore rout

Davy Fitzgerald's Wexford cruised to a big win in Tullamore to maintain an impressive 100 per cent record in the new look Leinster SHC.

GAA • 26 May 18

Sean Gardiner of Offaly surrounded - the full-back has since been sent-off

Recap: Offaly 2-9 Wexford 5-24

Wexford have run 12-man Offaly ragged in Tullamore.

GAA • 26 May 18

Flashback to 2016 and the last championship meeting between Offaly and Wexford

All you need to know about Offaly v Wexford

A guide to what's in store at O'Connor Park as Offaly look for their first win in the Leinster SHC round-robin when they take on Wexford.

GAA • 26 May 18

Galway ad Kilkenny meet for the 43rd time in the championship

All you need to know about Galway v Kilkenny

A guide to what should be a cracking contest by the seaside as Galway host Kilkenny in the Leinster SHC round-robin.

GAA • 27 May 18

Rory O'Connor was Wexford's scorer-in-chief

O'Connor the Wexford hero as Dubs taste late pain again

Rory O'Connor scored two late points as Dublin were once more beaten at the death, this time by a Wexford team displaying the ring-rustiness of a team enjoying their first outing of the summer.

GAA • 20 May 18

Offaly certainly gave Kilkenny a run for their money in the league quarter-final

All you need to know about Kilkenny v Offaly

A guide to this Leinster round-robin clash as Kilkenny welcome Offaly to Nowlan Park

GAA • 20 May 18

It's almost two years to the day since Wexford and Dublin's last championship outing

All you need to know about Wexford v Dublin

Your guide to Wexford's bow in the Leinster round-robin when they take on Dublin at Wexford Park.

GAA • 20 May 18

The crowd in Parnell Park for Sunday's Dublin-Kilkenny meeting in the Leinster SHC

Round-robin breast beating looks premature

Change in the GAA isn't always welcomed but the opening weekend of the round robin format hints at an exciting few weeks in the offing

GAA • 15 May 18

Jason Flynn was among the goals for Galway

'We weren't getting goals but we put that right today'

Adrian Tuohy on the pleasing aspect of Galway finding the net five times against Offaly in their Leinster SHC round-robin opener.

GAA • 12 May 18

Galway's Conor Cooney celebrates with Brian Concannon

Galway put five goals past Offaly in round robin opener

Galway got their Leinster title defence off to a winning start against Offaly in the first round of the round robin series.

Hurling • 12 May 18

Dublin host TJ Reid and Kilkenny at Parnell Park

All you need to know about Dublin v Kilkenny

You guide to Kilkenny's opening Championship match in Parnell Park.

GAA • 11 May 18

The sides met in last year's Leinster SHC semi-final

All you need to know about Offaly v Galway

You guide to the opening game of the new round robin Leinster SHC

GAA • 12 May 18

POLL: Who will win the Leinster Hurling Championship?

There was a unanimous verdict from the Sunday Sport pundits but can you see anyone stopping the Tribesmen?

GAA • 09 May 18

Gearóid McInerney and Galway head to Tullamore at the weekend

McInerney: Galway did place priority on League

Gearóid McInerney has dismissed the notion that Galway held something back during the league in advance of more games to be played in their defence of the All-Ireland title.

GAA • 08 May 18

The Sunday Game Live returns this Sunday with a hurling and football double-header

Here are the 45 GAA Championship games live on TV

Here are the 45 games that will be televised from this year's All-Ireland football and hurling Championships.

GAA • 08 May 18

'It was a knee-jerk reaction to the introduction of the Super 8s in football and they're going to end up going back to the previous system'

Frantic new format makes Championship an injury lottery

Asking hurlers to line out every weekend in the provincial Championships is a recipe for injuries and underwhelming encounters, writes Richie Power.

GAA • 26 Apr 18

Differing levels of expectation could benefit Wexford, says Tom Dempsey

Dempsey: Never seen such interest in Wexford hurling

1996 All-Ireland winner Tom Dempsey says he's never witnessed such a level of fanaticism and interest in hurling in Wexford as exists at present.

GAA • 02 Jul 17

Galway's David Burke lifts the Bob O'Keeffe Cup

Galway coast past Wexford to second Leinster title

Galway won the Leinster hurling championship for the second time with a 0-29 to 1-17 win over Wexford at Croke Park.

GAA • 02 Jul 17

Loughnane: Galway rightly favoured but doubts remain

Ger Loughnane believes that Galway deserve their tag as favourites for the All-Ireland title but says that doubts still remain about their on-field leadership in big games.

GAA • 18 Jun 17