Columns - Irish Examiner

Tony Considine

Cork played with freedom and showed their bold approach

Cork’s lines all stood up to the task against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium yesterday

Mon, 29 Jul, 2013

If you want to match Cats, you’ve got to match their attitude

Thanks to Bruce Springsteen, the clash of Cork and Kilkenny is the warm-up game.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2013

Tribe have capacity to step it up

I hope there’s more noise in Thurles tomorrow than there’s been all week around Clare and Galway.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2013

Rebels lacked steel to breach Limerick’s defensive wall

What a brilliant day for Limerick.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2013

Don’t spoil game as good as this with tactics

You can talk about development squads, you can talk about managers, you can talk about coaches, you can talk about backroom staff, but no one will ever do as much for hurling as the players.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2013

Heat is on, but Kilkenny can lift themselves again

How much has the victory over Tipperary taken out of Kilkenny?

Sat, 13 Jul, 2013

Daly’s heroes have learned from Kilkenny

What a weekend of sport!

Mon, 08 Jul, 2013

Tipp close, but it’s their era that has been ended

This was real championship fare in Nowlan Park on Saturday and the first man I want to congratulate for that is referee Brian Gavin, along with his team of officials.

Mon, 08 Jul, 2013

Tipperary will throw everything, but it won’t be enough

Even the people in the stands in Nowlan Park should be wearing helmets this evening, such is the ferocity in store.

Sat, 06 Jul, 2013

Time for new Kilkenny brigade to step up

How does a team deal with loss of two outstanding leaders?

Sat, 29 Jun, 2013