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Fog, ice and rain have eventually put paid to the Munster Hurling League

Munster Hurling League cancelled after postponements

The remaining matches in the Munster Hurling League will not be played due to a lack of available dates to complete the fixtures.

GAA • 22 Jan 24

Tony Kelly will likely miss the entirety of the League

Kelly in race for fitness ahead of Munster championship

Clare are hoping to have Tony Kelly back fit for championship after the star attacker underwent ankle surgery just before Christmas.

GAA • 14 Jan 24

Shane O'Brien of Limerick in action against Ross Hayes of Clare

Limerick see off Clare to begin year on winning note

All-Ireland champions Limerick got their 2024 campaign off to a winning start as goals from Cathal O'Neill and debutant Luke Flynn saw off Clare by a 2-21 to 1-19 scoreline in the Munster Hurling League.

GAA • 10 Jan 24

Brian Looby of Waterford is tackled by Kerry's Shane Conway

GAA round-up: Waterford start 2024 on winning note

Waterford got their 2024 pre-season campaign off to a winning start as they saw off Kerry by a 3-23 to 3-12 margin in their Munster Hurling League clash at Tralee's Austin Stack Park.

GAA • 02 Jan 24

Michael Breen of Tipperary under pressure from Cork's Luke Meade

Late double seals comeback as Cork take Munster League

Cork came with a late charge to overturn an eight-point deficit and win their first Munster Hurling League title since 2017 with late goals from Brian Hayes and Jack O'Connor.

GAA • 22 Jan 23

Cork's Conor Cahalane is tackled by Robbie Hanley, left, and Mark Quinlan

Cork pip Limerick to secure Munster league final berth

Cork's Brian Hayes struck an injury-time winner at the expense of Limerick in Group B of the Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday afternoon.

GAA • 15 Jan 23

Tipperary and Waterford kicked off the Munster Hurling League this week

Timing is everything - calendar sharpens January focus

In the week that inter-county hurling resumes, we ask how much emphasis will managers be putting on pre-season competitions in the tighter calendar of the split-season.

Hurling • 08 Jan 23

Brian Roche is tackled by Kerry's Fionan Mackessy

Cork beat Kerry to get Pat Ryan off to winning start

Cork got Pat Ryan's tenure off to a winning start as they saw off Kerry 2-30 to 2-17 in their Munster Hurling League opener at Tralee's Austin Stack Park.

GAA • 05 Jan 23

Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald after the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League Group 1 match

Davy Fitz marks managerial return as Déise edge Tipp

Davy Fitzgerald made his managerial return with Waterford as they beat Tipperary 0-21 to 1-15 in a Munster Hurling League Group A clash in Mallow.

GAA • 03 Jan 23

David Reidy struck 0-11 as Limerick claimed the Munster senior league title

Stylish Limerick cruise past Cork to win Munster league

David Reidy scored 11 points as Limerick regained the Co-Op Superstores Munster HL title with a resounding win over Cork on Saturday night.

GAA • 11 Jan 20

Sunday's GAA results and reports

There was pre-season football action in Ulster and Munster today, with one game in the Munster Hurling League.

GAA • 29 Dec 19

Jason Forde in action against Colin Guilfoyle

Hurling wrap: Winning start for Banner under Lohan

Brian Lohan celebrated his first game in charge of the Clare senior hurlers with a one-point victory 2-17 to 1-19 over Tipperary in the Munster League.

GAA • 15 Dec 19

Clare's Colin Guilfoyle was a key figure in his side's Munster League triumph in Limerick

Clare power past Tipp to claim Munster League title

Tony Kelly hit two goals for Clare as they won their first Munster Hurling League title in three years with an emphatic victory over Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds.

GAA • 13 Jan 19

Tipperary through to Munster League final

The Premier County will now face either Waterford or Clare in the decider on Sunday, 13 January.

GAA • 05 Jan 19

Seamus Flanagan (L) evades Clare's Conor Cleary and Bobby Duggan

Treaty grind down Clare as Kerry beat Cork, in hurling

Limerick are Munster Hurling League champions following a 0-16 to 0-10 victory over neighbours Clare at the Gaelic Grounds.

GAA • 14 Jan 18

Scheduling the competitions is becoming harder for Munster GAA

Munster to revamp winter leagues as counties withdraw

Munster GAA officials will meet at the end of the month to decide on a format for provincial hurling and football leagues after Christmas, as more counties withdraw from the competitions.

GAA • 16 Nov 17

Cork captain Stephen McDonnell manned the full-back position for Cork in the Munster Hurling League final

Mulcahy: Strong spine key to Cork improvement

Cork hurling manager Kieran Kingston needs to find the right personnel down the spine of their team if they are to progress from a disappointing 2016, says Tomás Mulcahy.

GAA • 10 Feb 17

Davy Fitzgerald gears up Wexford's players before his first game in charge against UCD in the Walsh Cup

Recap: All of Sunday's pre-season GAA action

With dozens of pre-season games in provincial competitions around the country we kept you up to date with all of the scores, big incidents and reaction as it happened.

GAA • 08 Jan 17

Munster Hurling League