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Sean McConigley watches on with his father Michael 4/2/2024

S Anthony Daly: Fans ready to gorge on hurling feast after being starved with league openers

Why couldn’t the GAA at least kick the hurling league off with a handful of attractive TV games to enhance the profile of the competition?

Sat, 10 Feb, 2024

Clare v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A

S Anthony Daly: Enough of an opening day bite to keep the spring tasty

You just never know what you’re going to get from Cork whereas you can be guaranteed that Kilkenny will always show up

Mon, 05 Feb, 2024

Richie Reid 31/1/2024

S Anthony Daly: Year two bosses should give public more faith in this league

A handful of managers in their second season will treat this league as a real chance to win something.

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

OLoughlin Gaels v St Thomas - AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final

S Anthony Daly: Thomas' needed this - now they are in annals of Tribe's greatest

When Brian Hogan looks back on the final, I’m sure he’ll wonder if he could have gambled a little more.

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

AIB GAA All-Ireland Senior Club Finals

S Anthony Daly: Hogan will make all the calculations but Thomas' are worldly wise

The big advantage this St Thomas’ side has that so many other Galway teams didn’t is their hardened experience and worldliness.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2024

St Thomas' v Ballygunner - AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Club Championship Semi-Final

S Anthony Daly: Epic semis reaffirm our faith in the greatest game

We’re often accused of being hurling snobs but when you witness what was produced in Portlaoise the other night, it just confirms what we have always believed

Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

Peter Hogan 3/12/2023

S Anthony Daly: Locked and loaded Gunners will prevail but would Cushendall win really be an upset?

I expect Ballygunner to be primed, especially after last year’s disappointing defeat at the same stage.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2023

Dessie Hutchinson celebrates 3/12/2023

S Anthony Daly: Who's going to crack the Ballygunner code?

It’s going to take a serious team to beat them now but I wouldn’t say that the Gunners are home and hosed yet.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Clonlara v Crusheen - Clare County Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

S Anthony Daly: This is no free shot for Clonlara. It's a Munster final

Ballygunner are almost unbackable favourites but I give Clonlara a much better chance than the bookies and most neutrals.

Sat, 02 Dec, 2023

Na Piarsaigh v Ballygunner - AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship Semi-Final

S Anthony Daly: Were Na Piarsaigh spooked into over-complicating things?

Na Piarsaigh have some brilliant players but I was struggling to understand their gameplan yesterday for long stretches.

Mon, 20 Nov, 2023