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Michael Moynihan

A finale in keeping with a season to remember. With Limerick the last men standing

A championship like no other. A champion team like no other.

Mon, 20 Aug, 2018

Dear manager, just a few things I’d like to get off my chest...

Michael Moynihan has a few things to say...

Mon, 13 Aug, 2018

A journey worth taking

Because this seems to be a week (or two) of Peak Hurling, I thought it might be the ideal time to use the game in order to reenact a great old George Plimpton piece.

Mon, 06 Aug, 2018

Hurling as you have never seen it before

After the weekend of hurling we just had, the timing of tonight’s documentary, The Game: The Story of Hurling could hardly be better.

Mon, 30 Jul, 2018

The time is always right to do the right thing

Lessons learned from a (long) week in sports.

Mon, 23 Jul, 2018

Football shirts in vogue for fashion victims

If you have had enough of the World Cup, fear not. Here I am, as always, to help you out. Or to sharpen your dress sense, at least.

Mon, 02 Jul, 2018

Cork v Kerry - Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Final

New stadium, same old characters at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

An Oral History Of The Lead-up To The First Munster Football final in the New Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Mon, 25 Jun, 2018

Sporting stars who are always heroes to someone

I’m not sure if I ever noticed before that Father’s Day falls around Bloomsday.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2018

More hurling begets better hurling

Every action has consequences, intended and otherwise, which is why I start today with the hurling championship.

Mon, 11 Jun, 2018

Lining up to taint image of beautiful game

The World Cup looms in the distance . . . like a vast cloud about to blot out the sun, putting us in mind of Pompeii long ago, writes Michael Moynihan.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2018