USA: Divorce, it seems, has turned into a party — special cakes and all.

Speaking at the History of Hurling one-day seminar held at The Schoolhouse venue at Muckross House in Killarney last Saturday, one of the most stylish forwards of his era reflected on a 19-year senior inter-county career.

This is the most exciting National League I can remember in any format.

Hundreds of mourners yesterday turned out to celebrate the life of hurling great, Jimmy Smyth in his home Clare village of Ruan.

Former GAA president Dr Mick Loftus was amongst the attendance yesterday at the funeral Mass of Down-born Joe McGrath who achieved notable successes as a hurling, football and camogie coach over the past 40 years while living in Cork.

What have Kilkenny and Brian Cody been doing behind closed doors in Nowlan Park since the Leinster final loss to Galway?

IT’S hardly surprising, given their preeminence in hurling, that Kilkenny supplied the first father-and-son combination in the GAA All Stars scheme.

Derek Lyng won six All-Ireland medals and national acclaim in service of Kilkenny. But the path to becoming one of the greatest midfielders of his generation was an arduous one.

WE once again witness the power of the stock markets in determining the future of the eurozone.

ALL-IRELAND final, and in my usual habit I visited both camps.

BRIAN CODY will have fond memories of All-Ireland hurling final day in 1972.

T’WAS lovely and fair as the entrants in this year’s Rose of Tralee festival got their first taste of the spotlight which will shine upon them for another week when they gathered at the RTÉ studios in Dublin yesterday.

FRANK CUMMINS is generally recognised as being one of the greatest hurlers of all time, certainly one of the greatest midfielders.

WHEN Declan Kidney was thinking of appointing Les Kiss as Ireland defence coach, he was immediately impressed by the attitude shown by the former Waratahs head coach.

Damien Irwin laments the passing of an era when bloodied, bandaged hurlers staggered across the landscape – and a player became synonymous with a gap in his teeth or a shock of red curls

FOR many hurling fans, Frank Cummins is, and probably always will be, the finest midfielder the game has ever seen.

A rare Féile double proves something is stirring in Blackrock writes John Riordan.

They’re tied on 30 All-Ireland titles each, but there’s more at stake at Croke Park tomorrow for Cork and Kilkenny than statistics. Stars of the 70’s, Cork’s Brian Murphy and Kilkenny’s Phil ‘Fan’ Larkin discuss battles past and tomorrow’s semi-final with Diarmuid O’Flynn.

COMING soon to a venue near you - puke hurling. Have you noticed how poor the hurling championship has been so far this year?

IT’S TAKEN eight years, but I’ve finally joined the 21st century – today, I’m launching my own website, originally located at www.diarmuidoflynn.com.

IT was Kevin Heffernan and Mick O’Dwyer who ushered in the era of the manager as we know it today.