"When you look across and see Davy and his passion and just the way he approaches everything... when I looked across and seen that, it re-lit a little spark in me.”

It had initially been expected that any proposed changes to the competition would be put forward to Congress next February.

Antrim staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Carlow in extra-time.

Tommy Walsh has spoken openly for the first time about the difficulty he experienced in being dropped by Brian Cody in 2014.

A brace of first half goals saw Antrim earn Division 2A honours.

On Sunday Cork and Limerick clash in the Allianz Hurling League quarter-final, but they’ve had a couple of meetings already this year.

In addition to his five senior All-Ireland medals, Maher won six Munster titles, eight hurling leagues and an All-Ireland at minor level.

“Curling, hurdling? Do the hurls weigh like a hundred pounds each or what?”

Clare star Tony Kelly has suggested getting rid of the provincial competition in favour of a ‘super 8’ of ‘super 10’ All-Ireland championship format.

Galvin, an All-Ireland winner and All-Star in 2013, hasn’t played for Clare this year.

The traditional rivals clash in a pivotal Allianz Hurling League tussle as hosts Kilkenny aim to collect their first points of the campaign.

Limerick began knowing that score difference could come into play at the end of the group campaign.

Davy Fitzgerald's men have now taken maximum points from the two promotion favourites

Austin Gleeson was named at centre-back but given a roving commission up front.

The home side led from start to finish on a chastening afternoon for Kilkenny.

The sides were level on five occasions inside the opening 26 minutes.

Everyone expected this to go one way. It went the other.

Donal Devine came from a family rooted in GAA

Victory went to Ballyea in this dramatic All-Ireland club semi-final in a chilly Semple Stadium.

In last September’s All-Ireland final Brian Cody’s team were torn to shreds by Tipperary’s attack.

"We’re all pondering and having a good look at ourselves individually before we look at it as a team.”

"If Ger spent more time on his hurling and concentrating on hurling rather than worrying about Brian Cody, he might have a few more All-Ireland medals."

Cody will run the rule over prospective candidates during the Walsh Cup campaign.

It was so close to being perfect!

The 31-year-old defender felt the time was right to step away from the inter-county limelight.

"It has been a great honour to represent Dublin at senior level."

"Being part of the Kilkenny senior hurling panel for the past fourteen years has been an unbelievable journey."

Fitzgerald is expected to be ratified as the Model County’s new boss this evening.

One Limerick panellist suggested that current Clare coach Donal Óg Cusack withdrew from the race over the weekend.

He also enlisted support from Mick Conlan.

“It’s the feeling I have for Tipp, even in the semi-final against Galway, even though we were behind, I never felt we were going to lose."

Woodlock says that while Kilkenny will be happy with the news that Gavin is the man in the middle again, Tipp fans are “apprehensive.”

The nation was on the edge of its seat watching events that occurred in Thurles and Croke Park.

Can Waterford engineer a sufficient number of scores in open play to trouble Kilkenny?

The prize is one hurlers will love - tickets to the All-Ireland SHC final in September.

“It’s going to be a tight field, a good crowd down there. Please God we’ll come out on the right side.

“We’re amateur players at the end of the day and our health is our wealth, so it was great to see Davy on the line again today.”

"Coach underage players to develop. If they win along the way well and good but that should not be the motivation at U14 and U16."

"I’ve often checked my heart-rate in games and, trust me, I won’t allow it to be up for a long period of time."

Our hurling analyst tackles two key issues ahead of Sunday’s Munster hurling final.

Limerick failed to put pressure on the Clare goalkeeper in the Allianz Hurling League semi-final.

Too many teams take the easy option and blame factors outside of the white lines. Not Kilkenny.

“If we scored a goal and snuck it by a point, they’d have been out patting him on the back. That’s the nature of sport.”

Hurling may be the fastest field sport in the world but its mystique has diminished for supporters.