It had been a poor year for Cork hurling. The seniors had struggled. The minors were beaten by Limerick by 12 points. Another U20 final defeat to Tipp would have almost been too much to take

We’ve seen Kilkenny’s dominance in the past. We’ve heard about projected dominance from other teams. This Limerick team are only getting warmed up

In 1997, I just had this sense of dread. I was riddled with the fear of what could happen, writes Anthony Daly

I was looking at my watch half the day yesterday wondering when 4pm would arrive.

Liam Cahill has done some job but one of his greatest achievements has been getting Waterford to play with the flair and natural abandon that almost became encrypted into the county’s DNA after the great Waterford team of the 2000s

I often wonder what Eddie Hearn would make of hurling, and the opportunity it could present to a guy like him? 

They may be Leinster champions but I’d still say they’re feeling slightly wounded

I wondered at the outset of the championship if the condensed season would be a struggle for new managers in their first season. But Liam Cahill and Shane O’Neill have certainly disproved that theory

When Galway played Tipperary in the 2017 All-Ireland semi-final, I felt like I’d nearly been involved in the action on the Croke Park pitch that afternoon. It almost looked like I had been.

A Munster final day like no other. Silence. No traffic. No colour. Protocols. A sterilised atmosphere. Muted celebrations. And yet, in a weird kind of way, the eeriness of it all can take you closer to the action