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Alan Murphy and Ciarán Joyce 26/3/2023

Anthony Daly: Pat Ryan wouldn't pull the handbrake so why were Cork so flat?

I was primed for Cork-Kilkenny on Sunday but any of that giddiness was soon sapped out of me. It was flat, tepid, like warm beer in high summer

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

Cork v Tipperary - Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League Final

Anthony Daly: The bear is out of hibernation and Cahill's Tipp are growling

I don’t see how Liam can hold back but he won’t want to either considering the grief he has experienced at Limerick's hands.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2023

Clare v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A

Anthony Daly: What have Clare really learned about themselves?

It was like a glorified challenge game in Ennis. Anyone who read anything into that match is only codding themselves

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

Derek Lyng during the game 26/2/2023

Anthony Daly: Kilkenny going all out is your only guarantee

No disrespect to Westmeath but Kilkenny can really go all-out for a league title when they are facing the midlanders in their opening championship match

Sat, 18 Mar, 2023

Paul Flanagann and Tom Monaghan 12/3/2023

Anthony Daly: Are goal-shy Clare and Galway just working on a system for Limerick?

If this was a game that Clare had targeted, when a league semi-final was still up for grabs, they went about it a funny way.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

Cianan Fahy rises to claim a puck out 20/3/2022

Anthony Daly: This will be as real as it gets on the league's 'moving weekend'

Clare-Galway is an intriguing contest in the context of how two of Limerick’s closest challengers are still doing everything in their power to try and make up the ground

Sat, 11 Mar, 2023

Limerick v Galway - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A

Anthony Daly: Expect more rutting stags with Galway's need greater

The physicality of the tackling and hitting was savage when Galway came to the Gaelic Grounds last February

Sat, 25 Feb, 2023

Declan Dalton celebrates at the final whistle 12/2/2023

Anthony Daly: Cork's new boys are putting chests out and hands up

Cork seem to be operating with a different mindset than most teams

Mon, 13 Feb, 2023

Clare v Westmeath - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A

Anthony Daly: Clare now blessed with riches up front

Brian Lohan now has huge options in his forward line

Sat, 11 Feb, 2023

Cork v Limerick - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A

Anthony Daly: A show of Rebel resistance but ammo too for Limerick

The guttural and deafening roar that erupted at the final whistle just seconds after Shane Kingston had landed the winning point was like a thunderous war-cry

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023