Person: Joe Rabbitte

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Babs Keating, Tipperary Hurling Manager in April 1989. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

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Eleven things that made Galway-Tipperary rivalry

Tim Harford has a new book out, Fifty Things That Made The Modern World. Michael Moynihan applied the template to the Galway-Tipperary hurling rivalry.

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Westmeath hurlers rising to new levels

Opening Lines: The Irish mammy could end up selling the soothing qualities of tea soon

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Rabbitte hails Portumna’s quality

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Ensuring Galway remain Super

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Pride of The Village

Athenry v James Stephens preview

Athenry, seasoned campaigners in the All-Ireland club competition, take on Kilkenny county champions James Stephens in the All-Ireland club hurling final today at Croke Park.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2005

Familiarity to breed Rabbitte-inspired Athenry victory

IT WON’T matter to Athenry or James Stephens, but after three poor contests in succession, hurling needs a good AIB All-Ireland club final today.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2005

Provincial stars pick up 2004 awards

Three of the players involved in next week's AIB All-Ireland Club finals picked up Provincial Player awards in Dublin yesterday.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2005

Club finals go all-ticket to avoid repeat of 2004 fiasco

THE All-Ireland club finals will be an all-ticket affair to avoid a repeat of last year's embarrassing fiasco when thousands had to be allowed into Croke Park free of charge to avoid a possible crush.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2005

Athenry's Cloonan too good for Toomevara

Athenry (Galway) 3-12 Toomevara (Tipperary) 1-11

Sat, 12 Feb, 2005

Nally rallies Athenry troops for Toom clash

PAT NALLY, the man who guided Athenry to two All-Ireland club hurling titles in 2001 and 2002, believes the current side can again capture the national crown on St Patrick’s Day.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2005

McGrath Munster Hurler of Year

ALLSTAR Ken McGrath was yesterday named the AIB Munster Hurler of the Year.

Tue, 01 Feb, 2005

A new year, but unfinished business for club champs

STILL only the first week of January, and hurling clubs and counties the length and breadth of Ireland are girding themselves for another tilt at their own particular Holy Grail.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Rabbitte may return for championship

Galway hurling veteran Joe Rabbitte may return to aid the Tribesmen's championship challenge despite not featuring for his county this year.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2003

Canning the inspiration as Galway do enough

Galway 3-10

Mon, 14 Apr, 2003

A rub of the green and the day is Dunloy’s

IF Dunloy are to win their first All-Ireland club hurling title today, they must do something they have failed to do three times, beat Birr.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2003

Brilliant Birr take Athenry to cleaners

Birr 0-15 Athenry 0-6

Mon, 17 Feb, 2003

Athenry march on

Athenry (Galway) 1-19 Four Roads (Roscommon) 0-9

Sun, 17 Nov, 2002

Rabbitte: we have a brilliant bunch of lads

FOR reasons defined only by narrow parochialism, Athenry are not the most popular club in Galway, but in recent seasons, they are undoubtedly the best.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2002

Bannermen have the game to tame Galway

IT was 1999 when the hurlers from Clare made their last appearance at Croke Park. Presumably the wait has felt much longer due to the fact they had made Croker almost their home over the four preceding seasons.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2002

Cork eight behind against Galway

Cork are still struggling against Galway in the All-Ireland hurling qualifier game at Semple Stadium.

Sun, 14 Jul, 2002

Earley to return for Kildare on Sunday

Dermot Earley will return to the Kildare football team for this Sunday’s Leinster semi-final against Offaly, his first start since a cancer scare last winter.

Thu, 13 Jun, 2002

Hurling: Tipperary defeat Tribesmen

Holders Tipperary got through to the semi-final of the Allianz National Hurling League with a five-point win over Galway in a disappointing quarter final at Thurles today, which failed to ignite.

Sun, 14 Apr, 2002

GAA: No place for Higgins as Galway name unchanged side

Galway hurling boss Noel Lane has decided not to tinker with a winning side, and has named the same fifteen players who started against Kilkenny in the semi-final for Sunday's All Ireland Hurling Final.

Wed, 05 Sep, 2001

GAA: Galway delay naming final team

It is now widely believed that Galway hurling manager Noel Lane will delay naming the starting line-up for Sunday's Guinness All Ireland Hurling Final until tomorrow lunchtime.

Tue, 04 Sep, 2001

GAA: Free-scoring Athenry crush Dunloy

Champions Athenry have made it through to the final with a comprehensive 3-20 to 1-10 win over Dunloy at Parnell Park in Dublin.

Sun, 25 Feb, 2001