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OBITUARY: 'No job was too big or too small for Jim McGrath'

OBITUARY: 'No job was too big or too small for Jim McGrath'

Maurice Woodcock puts down his glass, feeling that bit philosophical.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2016

Sweeper systems are the Rubik’s Cube of modern game of hurling

Sweeper systems are the Rubik’s Cube of modern game of hurling

Sport needs rivalry, same as egg requires salt and Simon Cowell would not be without Sharon Osbourne.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Does beating Kilkenny represent hurling’s biggest challenge?

Does beating Kilkenny represent hurling’s biggest challenge?

Last weekend’s hurling was a severe disappointment but not without its revelations, writes PM ’O Sullivan

Fri, 27 May, 2016

The Ciotóg Side: Tipperary need elbow grease as much as polish against Cork

The Ciotóg Side: Tipperary need elbow grease as much as polish against Cork

Here come the hurlers of Cork and Tipperary, peering around the curtain, all but tiptoeing into the limelight.

Fri, 20 May, 2016

A tribute to Tom Hunt: 'The most unusual thing was his ability to see potential in lads nobody else rated'

A tribute to Tom Hunt: 'The most unusual thing was his ability to see potential in lads nobody else rated'

Children take the world as they find it. Tom Hunt died six weeks ago, on March 18.

Fri, 29 Apr, 2016

Ger’s salty barb tastes of Munster angst

Ger’s salty barb tastes of Munster angst

Forget your fancy salt, Himalayan pink or Hawaiian red. No seasoning bests Ger Loughnane’s way with Feakle salt. 

Fri, 15 Apr, 2016

To say Henry Shefflin is a hurler is akin to saying Bob Dylan is a singer

To say Henry Shefflin is a hurler is akin to saying Bob Dylan is a singer

PM O’Sullivan reads the autobiography of the 10-time All-Ireland medalist.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015

Begrudgery puts Kilkenny back in the firing line on All-Ireland football weekend

Begrudgery puts Kilkenny back in the firing line on All-Ireland football weekend

All-Ireland football weekend focuses every sort of issue and maybe not just the obvious ones.

Fri, 18 Sep, 2015

For Kilkenny, the ship keeps sailing towards the light

For Kilkenny, the ship keeps sailing towards the light

Almost nothing leaks out of the Hoover Dam that is the Kilkenny senior hurling panel.

Fri, 11 Sep, 2015

Kerrymen in Kilkenny - winners in life

Kerrymen in Kilkenny - winners in life

Christy Walsh has always known the spice of contrast, different strokes for different places.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2015