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All-Ireland winning Tipperary legend Nicky English on discovering his perfect hurley in a fertiliser bag and a recurring dream about returning to a Tipperary dressing room.

Lee Chin confessed himself to being “a bit lost for words” afterwards, an occurrence he promptly acknowledged to be unusual. But, in the circumstances, why not?

Tomás Ó Sé says the catalogue of injuries endured by James O’Donoghue is frustrating for not just the player himself but all “Kerry fellas, to know his talent”.

And so begins the Dublin drive for five.

With the Club Players’ Association (CPA) threatening to “escalate” their stand-off against the GAA over club fixtures, GAA President John Horan says it is up to individual county boards to provide players with a programme that satisfies everyone.

John Coughlan Basketball

On the weekend that the Allianz Hurling League teams sit their opening exams, our headmaster assesses the best and worst boys in the class so far.

Clare co-manager Gerry O’Connor doubts that Tony Kelly’s red card last Saturday week would be shown in the Championship.

Jim McGuinness, the last manager to take down Dublin in the Championship, reckons it will take “something exceptional” to prevent the All-Ireland title-holders from completing the five in a row.

A few moments before Patrick Fox spoke to TG4 after Sunday’s AIB Leinster club final win, he learned who Mullinalaghta would be playing next.

The concept of a calendar year season has been queried by the chairman of the GAA’s fixtures review committee Micheál Martin.

He’s not exactly tormented by his decision, yet Kerry great Tomás Ó Sé has admitted he retired too early from the inter-county game in 2013.

Before the majority of people had left Croke Park yesterday, the talk had turned to another All-Ireland final: The 2019 edition and if Dublin can land the elusive five in a row of senior titles.

In his job as a professional diver, Donegal centre-back Paul Brennan has seen the depths but has an opportunity of a career highlight on Sunday.

Dublin ladies captain Sinéad Aherne says her side will have to improve on their semi-final performance if they are to secure a first ever Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 crown against Mayo on Sunday.

One of those games where you need a second sheet of paper to record all the scores.

The current college-county fixtures clashes are not sustainable, says Nicky English, and it is threatening the very existence of the Fitzgibbon Cup.

With the third round of the Allianz Hurling League taking place this weekend, Enda McEvoy eyes eight mid-term trends worth keeping a weather eye on...

We’re all paying for Eir, because our national broadcaster didn’t have the foresight or desire to recognise and harness the obvious potential of the National League, writes Mike Quirke.

Every year the comparative article here on this day constitutes a variation on a familiar theme. We have, oh dear, had precious little to talk about since last September. We have, oh woe, been living on processed meat. Now proper hurling — real beef — is back again. Yay! Rejoice and be glad. Etc.

Mayo may not have beaten Dublin in a competitive fixture for almost six years, but Stephen Rochford says that his team ‘certainly don’t fear’ the three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions.

Kilkenny GAA chiefs have slammed “draconian rates” that could spell the end of their pursuit of big games and the staging of concerts in Nowlan Park.

Tipperary captain Pádraic Maher says the scheduling of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship, not the format, is a concern.

Rebels are realistic MacCarthy Cup contenders

Chief executive Bernard O’Byrne has revealed that Basketball Ireland (BI) will stump up the €4,000 shortfall to continue a development officer programme in Cork, mired in controversy, through the rest of this year.

Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Limerick is the game Clare have “targeted all year”, says Banner co-manager Gerry O’Connor.

Wayne Shaw feared his exit from FA Cup heroes Sutton United could lead to depression and revealed that he still has a "knot in his stomach" about the incident.

FA Cup fifth round

Kieran Kingston has appealed for patience from Cork fans as his developing side prepares for tomorrow evening’s Allianz NHL Division 1A opener at home to Clare.

Conflicting arguments on the retention of the traditional Championship format emerged from Killarney and Thurles on Sunday. 

Cork U21 and senior footballer Stephen Cronin says former boss Brian Cuthbert shipped too much flak in the wake of last year’s tame championship exit.

The GAA’s Central Council have chosen to withdraw their motion proposing an All-Ireland “B” championship be introduced next year.

This month marks year nine of Páraic Duffy’s term as GAA director general.

As has happened in so many Mays before, the same will happen this May: the GAA will be criticised for not organising a grand game to launch the football championship in style.