The key areas that will decide tomorrow’s championship opener in Semple Stadium

In this year’s league Kilkenny used their A game against Tipperary in round one, against Galway in round 5 but crucially they didn’t use it in Cork for their round 4 encounter.

Three factors that could decide tomorrow’s Allianz Hurling League final

Two questions exercised the minds of Cork fans leading up to this game.

THE Queen of England herself got a glimpse of it and seemed genuinely impressed.

Eddie O’Sullivan, the former Irish rugby coach and now US Eagles coach, was fond of the phrase ‘ducks in a row’. Kilkenny had their ducks in a row as they ‘loaded up’ before this final.

I’VE long believed Anthony Daly is an astute tactician and it was no surprise they deployed an extra body around the middle to cut down space yesterday.

Three factors that may decide tomorrow’s outcome in Croke Park

Why Kilkenny are in the All-Ireland final

MY first encounter with Seán Óg O hAilpín in January 2003 as Cork hurling manager was an abrupt one – he was late for our first training session in the Old Mon Field and I had to tell him it wasn’t good enough.