Columns - Irish Examiner

Donal O'Grady

Cork’s only hope is to make it a battle

Underdogs must adopt a radical approach to have any chance of victory.

Sat, 22 Jun, 2013

Workrate and hunger the key combination

1. Limerick react to Tipp goal.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2013

Treaty must blitz main battlegrounds

Work-rate and quality of Limerick’s delivery will dictate their chances

Sat, 08 Jun, 2013

Banner’s superior strikeforce the key

Clare’s firepower.

Mon, 03 Jun, 2013

Negating Kelly threat the key for Déise

THERE is one issue that neither Clare nor Waterford can escape ahead of Sunday’s must-win Munster hurling clash — they are both short of natural goalscorers.

Fri, 31 May, 2013

Three things we’ve learned from the league

Irish Examiner columnist, Donal O'Grady, lists three things we have learned from this year's National Hurling League campaign.

Mon, 06 May, 2013

League matters? Maybe, but this final is all about the future

You don’t have to look back far to find out what you can expect from today’s National Hurling League final.

Sat, 04 May, 2013

Tipp could be on road to erasing bad memories

It’s common practice to make your team feel relaxed ahead of big games, especially in Semple Stadium, but there’s a difference between that and being tuned out.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2013

Tipp must sort back complaints

At this stage of the league semi-finals the remaining team managers have different needs.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2013

Five things we’ve learned from the league

1. The format has worked

Mon, 15 Apr, 2013