It's been a “change” election in so many ways, but one certainty we cling to is that we’re stuck in the same old territory when it comes to the election of women to the Dáil.

You won’t be astonished to learn that here was not one of those matches where the scoreline failed to tell the whole story.

Turloughmore successfully retained the John West Féile na nGael Division One Hurling title following a comprehensive victory against Na Piarsaigh in the decider.

The distance from the headline to the small print was sketched out efficiently yesterday in Nowlan Park.

Limerick manager John Kiely paid tribute to his panel yesterday for maintaining their standards since winning last year’s All-Ireland success, saying “all the credit goes to the players” for kicking on to reach the Allianz League final.

I was walking into Croke Park last Sunday when I heard some fella calling me.

That Tipperary have only one league win from three outings is not a concern for Liam Sheedy.

A Cork man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a freak accident while in the US is now out of intensive care.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium director Bob Ryan says “there’ll be no issue with the pitch” for tomorrow week’s Munster SHC opener between Cork and Clare at the venue.

Dublin reap rewards and costs of Cuala success.

It’s exactly 20 years ago that Liam Silke’s uncle, Ray, captained Galway to the All-Ireland football title.

Cuala have just kept finding the answers when the hardest questions imaginable have been asked of them, writes Anthony Daly.

Cuala (Dublin) 1-17 Liam Mellows (Galway) 0-11: The champions of the last two years will meet in the All-Ireland club hurling final, but it will take a monumental performance from Na Piarsaigh to deny this Cuala team a two-in-a-row.

David Treacy scored seven points for Cuala who overwhelmed Liam Mellows and advanced to another All-Ireland final at Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day.

It’s probably a good thing that new Dublin hurling boss Pat Gilroy was in Boston and missed county champions Cuala’s latest outing.

There has been an overwhelmingly negative reaction to the publication of a long-awaited report into fire safety which had been expected to address specific concerns about construction methods during the boom years.

There has been an overwhelmingly negative reaction to the publication of a long-awaited report into fire safety which had been expected to address specific concerns about construction methods during the boom years.

The Dublin hurling camp is “totally disgusted” at being forced to play Tipperary in their own backyard this Saturday, writes Eoghan Cormican.

The Dublin hurling camp is “totally disgusted” at being forced to play Tipperary in their own backyard this Saturday.

After this Saturday night’s battle in Innovate Wexford Park, the picture will become clearer.

When I was coming out of Tullamore yesterday, I ran into a few Dublin supporters. The disappointment and frustration was visible on their faces.

Although he had no quibbles with the result, Ger Cunningham raised serious questions about some of the decisions made by referee Barry Kelly.

Starting as they mean to go on and carrying on where they left off in the league, Galway disposed of Dublin with all the comfort of seasoned assassins.

Cuala took the honours in the All-Ireland Club hurling final with surprising ease, easing past Ballyea of Clare in a dour struggle.

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Ask Martin Bowen what game stands out for him this summer and he gives the answer you’re least expecting.

Sarsfields 0-16 Erins Own 1-13: What should have been the championship’s marquee fixture, one to give Cork hurling an esteem boost, instead turned out to be a mediocre affair with holders Sarsfields just about hanging onto their title – at least for another six days.

A businesswoman who confronted presidential candidate Sean Gallagher on live TV over his business ethics and was subsequently accused of being a “political plant” is set to run for the Social Democrats.

Waterford 2-21 Dublin 1-19: An unstinting work-rate complimented by the occasional passage of sweeping brilliance.

My day got off to a bad start. The Limerick minors were beaten by Galway. It was disappointing but we could have no real complaints.

There is a loop of hurling anoraks throughout Ireland and I am cousins, never far removed, with each and every pilgrim.

Waterford, as Johnny McCaffrey said yesterday, have been a breath of fresh air this year.

DUBLIN 1-17 LIMERICK 1-16

Dublin captain Peter Kelly is a major injury concern ahead of next Saturday’s Leinster quarter-final replay.

Dublin 0-20 Galway 1-17: Rip it up and start again. 

The Leinster Council have a lot to answer for.

When I stepped down from Dublin last September, I was barely back down the M7 when some people already thought I had relocated to Galway. 

After Dublin’s quarter-final win against Limerick, I laughed to myself when I saw some of the lazy journalism splurged across many of the papers.