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Tipperary legend Nicky English says it’s possible Limerick could ‘fly through’ the entire championship but he will reserve judgement until he sees if they’ve got the energy for a successful All-Ireland defence.

In the age of prestige television, the GAA championship plays perfectly to the script.

Former All-Ireland winning Tipperary player and manager Nicky English has surprisingly questioned the fairness of Dublin’s Parnell Park as a hurling Championship venue.

Before the GAA championship begins, a cautionary tale.

Irish horse racing’s first family, a Eurovision hopeful and an outspoken GAA pundit lead the line-up for this week’s Late Late Show on RTÉ One.

Ryle Nugent announced yesterday he will step down from his position as group head of RTÉ Sport for “new challenges”.

It may have been Conor McGregor’s year, in terms of earnings banked, but in the nation’s affections, Notorious has shipped losses in 2017.

The Irish breeding and racing industry generates over €1.8bn in economic activity and supports almost 29,000 jobs.

It’s a shame it’s not in place for this year, this weekend. Picture it – and with weather like this, it’s so easy to picture it.

Does Cork now need an event centre in the middle of the city when the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh is such an attractive venue, asks Michael Moynihan.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Derek Kavanagh says he has often had to explain the structure of the GAA Championship to work colleagues from other countries before walking away thinking: ‘Why don’t we just change it?’

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

REFLECTIONS on the 2015 championships have been under-whelming to say the least. I mightn’t altogether agree with that downbeat assessment, but one has to take the majority view on board and debate what needs to change to improve matters.

It was a wet day in Croke Park, which is some excuse for the lowest scoring final since 2003. 

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Last week’s column explored what happens just before you go away on holiday. Now you’re back. Prepare for misery. It starts with the alarm. During holidays you bounced out of bed before the alarm, in the cool dawn as you went on a life-changing trek through the bush to watch gorillas, or buy fresh bread from the friendly twirly moustachioed boulanger.

Peter McNamara takes a look back at the weekend's GAA action.

Steve Neville believes it is time for a change to the GAA Championship structure.

Donegal’s recent record in the Ulster SFC is exceptional.

A woman died of breast cancer just days after her third baby was born and after two missed opportunities to diagnose the tumour in her breast, the discovery of a suspected BSE case in Louth ’proves structures are robust’ and Liverpool have rejected a £25m offer for Raheem Sterling. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round up.

The Department of Agriculture has identified a suspected case of BSE in Co Louth; Lord of the Rings actor Cristopher Lee has died at the age of 93; Traveller families are refusing to move 200 yards from their old cramped halting site to a new purpose-built €5m housing scheme in Cork. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

It’s summer, the sun is shining, the GAA championship is in full swing, the silage is being cut and you’re probably very contented in yourself.

Shows on kidnappings, Irish pub and the Troubles Documentary explores legacies of three Irish titans

GAA Championship: Peter McNamara analyses the live televised action on Saturday.

Peter McNamara looks ahead to this weekend’s GAA Championship action.

Leitrim football manager Shane Ward is not convinced the county would be best served by competing in an All-Ireland B championship.

There's plenty of interesting sport and some great movies on TV tonight...

SO where was I before you left me for the GAA Championship?, asks Ronan O'Gara.

Ballingarry, Co Limerick

The Irish Open has provided me with many of my very best memories from professional golf.

Kehlan Kirwan looks at the close relationship between sports and business as a long summer of sport kicks off and advises retailers to get savvy and cash in on the action.

Sky’s rights to broadcast GAA championship games may come under the microscope, following the launch by the Communications Minister of a public consultation on what should be free to air because of its cultural or societal importance.

Sky Sports’ stable of GAA pundits and commentators to be announced today is expected to lean heavily on TV3.

A new live and on-demand streaming service for ex-pat GAA fans has been launched.

Brian Whelahan is no stranger to making history.

GAA director general Páraic Duffy says the world has changed completely since 2010 when the organisation told the government selling their media rights to a “foreign channel” was out of the question.