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<p>MEETING THEIR MATCH: Limerick’s Cian Lynch is tackled by Rob Downey of Cork in last year’s Munster SHC final at TUS Gaelic Grounds. The two players meet again tomorrow as the sides clash in the league final at the same venue. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile</span>
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Anthony Daly: Ticket chaos and Cork-Limerick rivalry expose GAA fixture issues

Munster hurling excitement builds but fixture scheduling, squad depth and ticket demand raise fresh concerns for supporters and teams

<p>BEFORE THE STORM: Rob Downey, Cork hurler, at the Munster championship launch at Semple Stadium. Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy</p>

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Tough at the top: Cork's big man Downey eyeing more Munster glory

<p>BATTLEGROUND: Cork will attempt to limit the influence of Cian Lynch as Limerick's creator supreme at midfield. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile</p>

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Limerick v Cork: Three key battles in the Division 1 Hurling League final

Limerick v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

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O'Connor makes three Cork changes, Limerick go strong

Tipperary v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Final

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Patrick Horgan: An unwanted meeting? No, a final is perfect for silverware and last tweaks

Ben O'Connor 21/3/2026

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Cork v Limerick: The same six? Ben O'Connor happy to shuffle Cork defence

Allianz National Hurling League Finals Media Event

Cars to coaches: why Cork-Limerick rivalry is tangled up in knots

The Rebels and Treaty camps will meet once again with silverware on the line this weekend.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2026

Cork v Tipperary - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Mark Coleman: Blocking out the noise now part of the Cork territory

For the younger players who are part of this live-on-their-phone generation, the noise can be challenging to eschew and escape.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Limerick v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Four-goals see Cork blitz Limerick to secure first win in Munster U20 hurling championship

But such a comfortable securing of the two points on offer was in no way a foreseeable outcome approaching half-time.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Kerry v Donegal - Allianz Football League Division 1 Final

S Maurice Brosnan: Eight observations from the weekend's national football league finals

In the modern game, it doesn’t matter how you defend if they have a constant supply of ball

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026

Tipperary v Cork - oneills.com Munster GAA U20 Hurling Championship Final

O'Brien replaces suspended Murphy as Cork U20s look to get back on track

Murphy started at midfield in Cork’s Munster U20 opener, whereas James O’Brien is named at corner-forward.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Cork players dejected after the game 29/3/2026

Plenty of positives for Cork, but there is still room for footballers to improve

Turning the corner into summer, here's a mix of further positives to be accentuated and rooms to be improved.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Allianz National Hurling League Finals Media Event

Cork's Niall O'Leary: At this level, any bit of silverware is huge

A history and PE teacher at the hurling-mad St Colman’s College in Fermoy, the corner-back gets frank performance reviews from class after class of schoolkids picking apart the weekend’s action.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Allianz National Hurling League Finals Media Event

Limerick v Cork in the National Hurling League Final: Throw-in time, TV details and everything you need to know

The clash at TUS Gaelic Grounds this weekend will be preceeded by the Division 1B final between Clare and Dublin.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Thomas Walsh shows Kilkenny's Ivan Bolger a black card 1/3/2026

S Fogarty Forum: Hurling made to wear ill-fitting football hand-me-down

The HDC was too quick to endorse football’s 20m free for dissent from the sidelines.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Former Cork boss Meyler to head up new hurling expert advisory group

Former Cork boss Meyler to head up new hurling expert advisory group

Charged by GAA president Jarlath Burns, Meyler will chair a body that will make recommendations based on data provided by the games intelligence unit (GIU) tasked with collecting information on hurling matches.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

Chris Og Jones shoots defended by goalkeeper Sean Brennan 29/3/2026

S Patrick Kelly: New kickout trends leave Cork with a tricky dilemma between the posts: Doyle or Martin?

The Rebels have shown an impressive level of consistency and should target a place in the All-Ireland quarter-finals now.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

Kerry v Donegal - Allianz Football League Division 1 Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Jim McGuinness, Donegal, and the blueprint for how to beat Kerry

Donegal showed the best way to deal with Kerry's much-vaunted attack is to starve them of possession. You can be sure that anyone else with All-Ireland ambitions will also have sat up and taken notice

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

Cork GAA chair: Decision to play both hurling league finals in Limerick on Sunday 'a shambles'

Cork GAA chair: Decision to play both hurling league finals in Limerick on Sunday 'a shambles'

Pat Horgan confirmed he asked Central Council on Saturday to consider making the county’s Division 1A hurling final against Limerick in TUS Gaelic Grounds a standalone game.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

Meath v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2 Final

Royals tick another box as Cork look at bigger picture

Meath rounded out their spring by picking up silverware on Sunday.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

Shauna Kelly with Michelle Davoren and Carla Rowe 29/3/2026

Ladies football: Dublin down despite win over Cork

Results elsewhere on Sunday mean the Metropolitans will be playing in Division 2 of the NFL in 2027.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Meath v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2 Final

Cork boss Cleary fumes at crucial referee call at the death of league decider with Meath

The Rebels came up short against the Royals at HQ on Sunday.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Eoghan Frayne lifts the trophy 29/3/2026

Cork v Meath: Royals reel in Rebels to take Division Two title

Meath's deconstruction of Pa Doyle’s kickout was the difference at Croke Park.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Kerry v Donegal - Allianz Football League Division 1 Final

As it happened: Donegal hammer Kerry at Croke Park

Meath were crowned Division Two champions in the curtain-raiser.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Cork v Kerry - McGrath Cup Final

Daniel O'Mahony: 'Changing the currency of a goal would bring back one-on-ones - defenders love that'

O’Mahony and his ilk are more exposed by the game’s new parameters. Happy days, says the Cork full-back

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

A view of the TUS Gaelic Grounds 21/3/2026

All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals to remain at neutral venues

Meanwhile, at Saturday’s meeting in Croke Park Cork chairman Pat Horgan hit out at the decision to stage both Division 1A and 1B finals on the same bill in Limerick tomorrow week

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Meath v Cork - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1

Meath v Cork: Three key battles to decide Croke Park showdown

Meath face Cork for the Division 2 title on Sunday, Éamonn Murphy looks at the critical match-ups as the traditional rivals collide again

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Armagh v Kerry - Allianz Football League Division 1

O'Connor makes one Kerry change, Cleary reveals Cork hand

Meath have announced the same side that started last Sunday’s win over Offaly.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Cork v Meath - Allianz Football League Division 2

Weekend previews: Kerry to call on muscle memory, free hit for Cork and Meath

Meath's familiarity with Croke Park may just be the difference against Cork.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Cork councillors to decide on Páirc Uí Chaoimh bus drop‑off plan despite zoning concerns

Cork councillors to decide on Páirc Uí Chaoimh bus drop‑off plan despite zoning concerns

Cork City Council is to consider the proposal but acknowledged it would 'contravene materially the objectives' of the city’s development plan

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Offaly v Meath - Allianz Football League Division 2

Robbie Brennan ready for Meath v Cork showdown at Croke Park: 'You can't be in there enough'

Rebels beat their rivals at Páirc Uí Rinn after a Allianz Division 2 thriller in February and Jones Road rematch is ideal championship prep for both

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Broken collarbone to keep Mattie Taylor out of action until after Munster SFC

Broken collarbone to keep Mattie Taylor out of action until after Munster SFC

The injury means Taylor will miss the entire Munster SFC

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

John Cleary: 'Recent Cork resilience will quell consistency debate for now'

For the moment, John Cleary’s group are happily resident in that sweet spot of having achieved a long-held goal, while also knowing that the first searching questions of summer are still a good few weeks off in the distance

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

Cork star Ian Maguire: 'Consistency has given us a huge psychological lift'

Cork midfield’s totem views promotion as a 'great launchpad' both for the championship around the corner and next year’s return to the League’s topflight

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Late surge helps off-colour Tipp to shaky win over Cork in Munster U20HC

Late surge helps off-colour Tipp to shaky win over Cork in Munster U20HC

In the scoring department anyways, it was a one-man Cork effort for so much of proceedings

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Nemo squander late chances as Barrs get better of local rivals in Division 1

Nemo squander late chances as Barrs get better of local rivals in Division 1

In a repeat of last year’s Premier SFC final, which the Barrs won by a point, Brian Roche’s side won by the same margin as they move on to five points after three outings

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Barry Walsh celebrates scoring a goal 21/3/2026

Ben O'Connor clarifies Barry Walsh decision as U20 campaign kicks off

Walsh played the opening 35 minutes in the annihilation of Offaly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night, and was whipped off at half-time in cognisance of Wednesday’s U20 round-robin opener away to All-Ireland champions Tipperary.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Cork v Offaly - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

S Patrick Horgan: Two hurling league finals on the same bill? Utter madness

It makes obvious sense to have Clare and Dublin to play in Thurles, and to have Cork play Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Limerick v Galway - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Demand outstrips supply as League final double header at Gaelic Grounds set to be sell out

Ticket applications will be made by clubs via their county boards. Any tickets remaining will be put on general sale at 3pm next Monday

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Cork v Kildare - Allianz Football League Division 2

Seán McDonnell: Cork football back where it belongs after Division 1 promotion

“Everyone was playing for each other," McDonnell said about Cork's victory over Tyrone. "There wasn't one man out there that was being selfish, taking stupid shots."

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Cork v Tipperary - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Cork's Diarmuid Healy out for at least five more weeks

Elsewhere on the Cork hurlers' injury list Brian Roche has been nursing an ankle injury while his brother Eoin picked up a knock while on club duty over the weekend.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

Brian Hurley never lost belief that Cork would return to football's top flight

The Rebels booked promotion with a huge win in Omagh on Sunday.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

Cork vault last hurdle on long road back to Broadway

Brian Hurley’s extraordinary 66th-minute two-point bouncer was vital in the victory.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Cork v Offaly - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Ben O'Connor 'more delighted for Paudie Power than anyone else' after Cork beat Offaly

Cork scored six goals in their final round league game against Offaly but manager Ben O'Connor felt his side could have score "three or four more"

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Limerick v Galway - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

'We'll leave them worry about that' - John Kiely focused on Limerick rather than Cork's team for final

Limerick were comfortable eight-point winners over Cork during the March 7 meeting at the Gaelic Grounds with the Rebels containing just six players that began the 2025 All-Ireland final defeat.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

'We were ready this time' - John Cleary delighted as Cork earn promotion to Division 1

Cork's three-point victory over Tyrone, their sixth win of the league, saw them promoted back to Division 1 for the first time in a decade.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

Cork edge Tyrone to seal promotion to Division 1 for first time in 10 years

Brian Hurley had been on the last Cork side to feature in the top-flight in 2016 and it was appropriate he would be instrumental to the achievement.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Cork v Offaly - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Dates, venues and throw-in times for hurling league Division 1A and 1B finals confirmed

Cork’s emphatic victory over Offaly and Limerick’s hard fought victory over Galway ensured the two Munster rivals will meet in the Division 1A decider, which was won by the Rebels in 2025.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Ben O'Connor 21/3/2026

'We’ll go down to Limerick and we will have a cut' - Cork boss Ben O'Connor ready for league final

A strong-looking Rebel team had far too much firepower for Offaly on Saturday.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Barry Walsh scores a goal 21/3/2026

Six-goal Cork cruise past Offaly and into another Division 1A hurling league final

Attracting another healthy attendance of 19,653 to Leeside, it was an evening when a comfortable 12-point interval gap translated into an eventual 24-point margin.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026