The proverbial game of two halves in Salthill but a wind-assisted half-time lead of seven points wasn’t nearly enough for Tipperary to hang on.

As expected injury has ruled former hurler of the year Joe Canning out of Galway’s do-or-die NHL clash with Tipperary tomorrow as Shane O’Neill places his faith in 14 of the starters that claimed victory over Cork last time out.

Cork are out of the Allianz Hurling League; this defeat for Kieran Kingston's side and Tipperary's victory over Waterford meaning the Rebels cannot progress to the knockout stages.

Kieran Kingston has shuffled his Cork deck for Sunday's Allianz Hurling League tie against Galway, making four changes.

How fine are the margins, exactly?

John Fogarty and Eoghan Cormican preview the weekend's GAA fixtures.

Our writers look ahead to the major talking points ahead of the weekend's Allianz League action.

Galway hurling manager Shane O’Neill has received a boost with Joe Canning set to be available for next Sunday’s clash with Tipperary in Salthill.

“A lot of people probably wouldn’t think that I was much good at hurling,” Michael Walsh offers, suggesting later on that, “realistically, I was a very average hurler in terms of hurling ability.”

Defending champions Limerick’s “in it to win it” approach under John Kiely again manifested itself as they extended their winning League run to six games going back to last season.

When I was walking out of Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday evening, I noticed some action on the 4G pitch. I knew it couldn’t be some club training so soon after the match so I went over to investigate; it was 13 Tipperary substitutes going hard at it.

Our writers pick out the main talking points from the weekend’s Allianz League action.

Limerick comfortably dismissed Galway to extend their winning run in the Allianz League to six games going back to last year.

This was a canter for Galway as Shane O’Neill picked up a convincing victory in his first National League game as manager, although playing against Westmeath’s 14 men for all of the second half softened his side’s route to victory at Pearse Stadium.

Kilkenny full-back Huw Lawlor wants to see his side get their NHL campaign off to a winning start against Dublin this weekend.

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

There’s a lot to be said about the autobiography of Eoin Larkin, the Kilkenny hurler.

A Tommy Larkins side who won their only Galway SHC title back in 1971 will bid to dethrone the reigning champions St Thomas’ in the quarter-finals of this year’s title race.

The Kilruane MacDonagh's man was influential for Liam Cahill’s side this summer as they claimed the first All-Ireland title at the new U-20 grade, scoring 1-1 in last month’s final against Cork.

Complacency or commitment not to blame for Tipp’s failure to retain All-Ireland crowns, says McGrath

It’s amazing the difference a win makes to your week, starting with the long drive home. You can’t wait for The Marty Squad, The Sunday Game, the next day’s papers, the next week’s podcasts.

Not for the first and hopefully not for the last time, Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett once again flew in the face of the mainstream.

A look back at the magical moments from this year.

The rivalry has defined so much of this decade it shouldn’t be surprising that the players and their skills have done so too.

Joe Canning has admitted he was aware some thought his litany of serious injury setbacks might end his career and that he took satisfaction from proving them wrong.

Ger Cunningham believes it’s harsh to describe the Cork hurlers as ‘flaky’, but accepts the current crop have failed to deliver when it has been put up to them.

Horgan's three highest tallies this year have all come in losses.

We are lucky at home to have three super young boys as neighbours.

A whole host of singers, actors and former sportspeople took to Clare on Wednesday for the Irish Open Pro-Am.

The joy and release of Limerick’s All-Ireland win and the pain of his sister’s passing last year have changed Joe Quaid’s outlook on life.

Micheál Donoghue has another year to run on his management deal with Galway but after this who can say what the future holds.

Galway have been sensationally dumped out of the All-Ireland hurling championship after a remarkable evening at Parnell Park that saw Dublin pull off a famous Leinster SHC win.

Tomorrow’s meeting with Limerick is a chance for Tipp to rest some ‘made men’

There are some All-Ireland finals that were they played another nine times would produce a myriad of different outcomes.

Pat Horgan’s ears have been burning for the last few weeks with high praise coming from all quarters.

By 9am tomorrow morning, people other than those inside the Galway camp will know if Joe Canning is in line to play in Sunday’s crucial Leinster Round 4 game in Nowlan Park.

Everyone wants to know at what stage of the All-Ireland series Joe Canning will make his return — but has anyone stopped to consider the growing possibility that Galway might not see beyond Leinster, putting paid to any late-summer running of The Joe Show?

When five minutes went up on the board yesterday, I said to Brendan Cummins that a draw would be the fairest result.

A sterling second-half comeback from Wexford earned the visitors to Salthill a share of the spoils in this error-ridden Leinster SHC clash.

The questions which Ger Cushe pose have been asked before. The ever so slight frustration in his tone has been heard before also.

Anthony Daly I was below in Cork the day that Galway played Carlow two weeks ago. It never even entered my head to check the result because I thought it was a foregone conclusion. Yet when I heard Carlow were just three points behind with eight minutes remaining, I honestly wasn’t that surprised.