Last Friday evening, John Kiely visited Shane Dowling’s home for a cup of tea. News was to be imparted and digested as memories were to be shared.

Limerick’s Shane Dowling has been forced to retire from inter-county hurling through injury at the age of 27.

Limerick Chamber said they will give the newly formed government the benefit of the doubt despite the absence of a cabinet minister from the Mid West writes Alan Healy.

The 2020 All-Ireland Hurling final, scheduled for December 13, will be just the 13th Senior Hurling Championship game played in the final month of the year.

“Club good, county bad.” That about sums up the argument put forward by Captain Cavemen these last few weeks, writes John Fogarty.

In the Munster Minor Hurling Championship, Donal Óg Cusack’s Cork meet last year’s beaten provincial finalists, Clare.

When Clarecastle met Newmarket-on-Fergus in the 1992 championship, we went into the game as raging hot favourites, not just because we were reigning county champions, but because of the way the modern tradition between the clubs had been emphatically turned on its head.

Davy Fitzgerald has labelled posters on a Clare GAA fans web page as “cowards” for calling him a traitor in recent days.

Having only one Limerick man in the current Munster academy? That is not a cause for concern but a positive sign of a successful, province-wide rugby development programme, Munster chief executive Ian Flanagan insisted this week.

Former Limerick manager TJ Ryan has described the Munster SHC draw as “lopsided”, pointing to Cork and Waterford as the big winners from Friday evening’s draw.

Defending Munster champions Limerick have been drawn against Clare with the winners facing 2019 All-Ireland winners Tipperary in a provincial semi-final this October.

Ian Flanagan does not believe Munster Rugby will be at any more of a disadvantage in the post-pandemic landscape than its rivals but it is clear to the chief executive that significant changes in the way its business is conducted will have to be made.

"The manager or the county board is then responsible for the wellbeing of their players. Let them pay out if there is an injury."

Limerick senior hurling manager John Kiely admits he could have done more to honour people after the All-Ireland victory two years ago.

Limerick hosted the return of National Hunt racing and right away there were familiar colours in the winner’s enclosure as Filon D’oudairies, owned by JP McManus, trained by Joseph O’Brien and ridden by Mark Walsh, made all the running to take the first division of the two-mile maiden hurdle.

Tipperary chairman John Devane believes the proximity of the club and county windows to each other are “impractical” and county players could suffer as a result.

This date 10 years ago, Limerick’s lambs were mauled by Cork. Thirteen points was the difference in Páirc Uí Chaoimh as the visitors, so wet behind the ears, were brushed aside with ease.

A sharp exchange of views has emerged over the proposed M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick between Fine Gael and the Greens over the future of the project.

The devastating impact of the Coronavirus on the economy will be laid bare to the Oireachtas Covid Committee tomorrow, with members to be told that Ireland is facing a deficit of €30 billion.

The 2004 Munster Hurling Final meeting of Cork and Waterford has been the most-watched GAA match so far in TG4’s All-Ireland Gold series this year.

Time in lockdown has solidified Conor Murray's ambitions to end his career on a high and the Munster scrum-half believes the province has now got all the ingredients to claim its first silverware since a Celtic League title in 2011.

Donegal captain Michael Murphy supports a straight knock-out format to ensure the All-Ireland senior football championship is finished by Christmas.

New Irish software handles contact tracing and other return to sport protocols for sporting bodies.

"I pulled off the glove and my finger was all bent out of shape. Tony Sheridan, who went on to play for Coventry, came over: ‘That’s not broke.’ He caught it and yanked it into some kind of shape, and I ended up being able to play the game."

Former Waterford manager Derek McGrath reckons that the Déise could thrive in a straight knockout hurling championship.

Kerry and Limerick have already confirmed the live streaming of their respective championships will be pay-per-view, with Cork and Clare yet to decide whether they will charge a fee.

The live streaming of Limerick county championship fixtures later this year will be behind a paywall.

Trevor Neville enjoyed a special 40th birthday at his home in Newcastle West last week, a milestone that looked impossible when he suffered a devastating stroke nine years ago.

Classic soccer and GAA, as well as a re-examination of an infamous Outback crime feature in today's highlights

Cork County Board chairperson Tracey Kennedy has said it will be “challenging” to squeeze their adult championships into the 11-week window outlined in the GAA’s return to play roadmap.

John Fogarty looks at how the rest of the GAA calendar will play out.

We talk to jockey Billy Lee about his sporting life.

Former All-Star Seanie McGrath reckons a knockout Championship could aid Cork’s chances of landing an All-Ireland hurling title later this year.

The Doora-Barefield man instantly fanned the flame and got it flickering in our minds again.

Former captain Darren Stamp has admitted it was “demoralising” at times to play for Wexford and is envious of the current set-up.

The physiotherapist involved in some of Kerry’s most memorable All-Ireland SFC successes is playing a leading global role in assisting patients rehabilitate from coronavirus.

Kerry fans tired of watching reruns of Seamus Darby's famous five-in-a-row-ending goal will get some relief as the June schedule for All-Ireland Gold was released.

Limerick chairman John Cregan says the expense involved in mass testing players for Covid-19 is too prohibitive for the GAA to finance alone.

The widow of Limerick Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, shot dead by the IRA during a botched robbery in Adare 24 years ago, has described how she and her family were unable attend a remembrance ceremony for her slain husband and 87 other officers, due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Munster Rugby have confirmed that new signings Damian de Allende, RG Snyman, Matt Gallagher, and Roman Salanoa will join the province on July 1.

Irish indie acts and major labels don’t always go well together - Limerick trio Bleeding Heart Pigeons can testify to that.

Ramsey Cardy shares the story behind his favourite photograph.

By the only metric that matters in Kerry — championship appearances in the green and gold in one of the three acknowledged grades — I was a footballing failure.

We have all heard it said that half a loaf is better than none. Mostly it’s true, but occasionally it’s not and this is one of those times, writes Shane McGrath.