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7 June 2025; Cork manager Pat Ryan and Limerick manager John Kiely alongside referee Thomas Walsh after the half-time whistle during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship final match between Limerick and Cork at LIT Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photo

Kelly: Munster final required a tighter rein early on

Four-time All-Ireland hurling final referee Barry Kelly believes that Saturday's thrilling Munster final between victors Cork and Limerick required a firmer early touch to clamp down on some of the niggly scenes that accompanied the action at the Gaelic Grounds.

Hurling • 10 Jun

'Often in Munster Limerick have been the storyline, injuries, suspensions, would they be caught this time? And always they freed themselves'

Hurling Nation: A hunger for success in weekend feast

Dónal Óg Cusack previews a crucial weekend of provincial action with All-Ireland champions Clare watching on knowing their Liam MacCarthy defence is all but over.

Hurling • 16 May

Cork's Brian Hayes bats to the net against Clare

Hurling championship weekend: All You Need to Know

After a blistering start to the Munster SHC, we're back for another potential blockbuster weekend while Galway are already under pressure in Leinster.

Hurling • 26 Apr

The Munster Senior Camogie Championship final will be held in Cusack Park

Camogie games to be held before Munster hurling matches

Three Munster Senior Hurling Championship games will be held as double-headers with camogie matches.

Camogie • 01 Apr

Waterford and Tipperary shared the spoils after a thrill-ride in Walsh Park

Tipp rise from death bed to salvage Walsh Park draw

Tipperary and Waterford had to be content with a share of the spoils after a thrilling draw in Walsh Park on Saturday evening.

Hurling • 08 May 24

Waterford will be looking to take something out of 2023

Cummins: Davy and Waterford have to show something

Brendan Cummins tells the RTÉ GAA Podcast that Davy Fitzgerald needs to get a performance out of Waterford in their Munster SHC clash with Tipperary on Sunday, even if they've nothing to play for. Listen to the RTÉ GAA Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

GAA • 25 May 23

Kilkenny's Richie Reed (L) and Wexford's Lee Chin (R) will meet in an important fixture on Sunday

SHC permutations: Limerick, Cork and Wexford in danger

The final day of the provincial hurling championships promises to provide even more drama with big names such as Limerick and Wexford in danger of seeing their seasons come to a very disappointing end while a number of teams are hoping to book final spots.

GAA • 22 May 23

Peter Casey (left) and Michael Breen shake hands at full-time

Tipp delighted to keep Munster final in their sights

Tipperary selector Declan Laffan was delighted to see the Premier rescue a late draw against All-Ireland champions Limerick, whose manager John Kiely said his players showed great fight in the epic clash at Semple Stadium.

GAA • 21 May 23

Limerick's Aaron Gillane is challenged by Tipperary's Eoghan Connolly

Tipperary and Limerick play out pulsating draw

A John McGrath free with the final act of the game ensured a share of the spoils between Tipperary and Limerick in a pulsating Munster SHC encounter at FBD Semple Stadium.

GAA • 21 May 23

Can we keep asking Munster teams to lay it all on the line and play an All-Ireland four times before even qualifying for an All-Ireland series?'

Munster teams face mammoth challenges early on

The path to All-Ireland glory is particularly onerous for those counties in the one province in the country with genuine strength in depth.

GAA • 10 May 23

Cathal Malone of Clare in action against Tom Morrissey, left, and Peter Casey of Limerick

Clare stand tall in Munster thriller against Limerick

Limerick's run of 17 games unbeaten in the championship came to an end after an enthralling game of hurling as Clare ran out one-point winners in the most dramatic of fashion, in front of 30,460 spectators at the TUS Gaelic Grounds.

GAA • 30 Apr 23

Declan Hannon has become very familiar with the Liam MacCarthy in recent years

Hannon: 'You can always go above that ceiling'

Declan Hannon says Limerick's motivation for 2023 is to prove that there is no ceiling to the success that his team can achieve on the field.

GAA • 01 Dec 22

The return of the Munster round robin saw Waterford fall back into old habits last summer

Gleeson hopeful Walsh Park can help Déise to deliver

Austin Gleeson says new manager Davy Fitzgerald, and a refurbished Walsh Park, can help Waterford to finally get out of the Munster round robin in 2023.

GAA • 30 Nov 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

Shane Dowling was impressed with how Limerick's Cathal O'Neill slotted in for Cian Lynch

Dowling: Treaty squad strength disheartening for rivals

Former Limerick hurler Shane Dowling believes that the Treaty County's ability to flex their strength in depth against Waterford on Saturday sent out an ominous warning to the rest of the contenders in this year's All-Ireland Championship.

GAA • 25 Apr 22

Seamus Callanan broke his finger in March

Callanan suffers injury setback ahead of Munster SHC

Tipperary manager Colm Bonnar has said that Seamus Callanan could miss a larger portion of the Munster Championship than first feared after suffering a setback with his finger injury.

Hurling • 11 Apr 22

Tipperary manager Colm Bonnar is not a fan of the current format

Bonnar: Short season leaves players in 'vicious circle'

Tipperary manager Colm Bonnar feels that the new split-season format has left county players trapped in "a vicious circle" with no period of downtime

GAA • 16 Apr 22

New Galway manager Henry Shefflin will begin Championship life with a trip to Wexford

2022 Championship: Shefflin to host old mentor Cody

Galway manager Henry Shefflin will come up against Brian Cody and his native Kilkenny on the May bank holiday weekend after the fixtures for the 2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship were revealed.

GAA • 27 Nov 21

Cork will face Westmeath or Laois the next day

Meyler disappointed as Cork relinquish Munster crown

Cork manager John Meyler says his team have plenty of work to do after being beaten by Clare in their last game of the Munster hurling round-robin. The Rebels will play Westmeath or Laois next.

GAA • 16 Jun 19

Cavan's Cian Mackey celebrates his equaliser against Armagh

Is Ulster football the new Munster hurling?

"Whisper it quietly; this year the football championship has given us better quality, more entertainment and more intense games than the hurling."

GAA • 04 Jun 19

Hurling championship results and reports

Victories for Tipperary and Limerick in Munster, while Dublin beat Carlow in Leinster.

GAA • 02 Jun 19

'While hurling people abhor and dread comparisons with football tactics, nobody can deny...'

Without work rate, Limerick can be beaten by anyone

Cork are a very different team to the All-Ireland champions, but they got their tactics spot on and most importantly their appetite for work was through the roof.

GAA • 20 May 19

Mark Coleman gets a tackle in on Limerick's Gearoid Hegarty

Cork needed to 'redeem' themselves against Limerick

After their poor showing against Tipperary, Cork's players felt that they had a point to prove against the All-Ireland champions.

GAA • 20 May 19

Tipp on top as Munster begins to take shape

As the 2019 Munster Senior Hurling Championship continues to take shape, Tipperary are on top of the pile for now.

GAA • 20 May 19

Meyler gives a little child a sliotar before throw-in at the LIT Gaelic Grounds

Workrate is the bottom line for resurgent Rebels

The Rebels got their season back on track with a highly impressive win over All-Ireland champions Limerick.

GAA • 19 May 19