So that’s Friday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

An Irish father of two has died while attempting a climb on the world’s highest mountain.

You shall have a fishy, on a little dishy …

“What are they waiting for,” asks a bullish Johnny Coen.

Bord na Móna Walsh Cup final: Galway 1-22 Dublin 1-20: Walsh Cup success served Kilkenny well in 2014 and Anthony Cunningham admitted it’s a template he wishes to follow with Galway this season.

Two years ago, the little nine-hole Spanish Point links in West Clare didn’t have a pennant of any kind.

Monday’s qualifier draw heaped even greater spice on tonight’s Leinster championship semi-final replay. Awaiting the loser is a clash against Tipperary, in Thurles, next weekend. Some pressure!

Yesterday’s game didn’t detain Galway boss Anthony Cunningham too long. They’d won easily, so his focus was already turning to the next day out, a league semi-final against sterner opposition.

Clare have named 12 of their All-Ireland winning team for tomorrow’s Division 1A league opener against Kilkenny in Ennis.

Builder mourning his fish files late tax return

Spanish Point gave Munster golf another reason to cheer at the AIG All-Ireland Cups & Shields National finals when they lifted the Pierce Purcell Shield at Royal Tara Golf Club.

The Galway hurling management and players have lost their way this year, believes former boss John McIntyre.

Clare 1-23 Galway 2-14

Henry Shefflin and Michael Fennelly will start on the Kilkenny team to play Cork in the All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-final in Thurles tomorrow.

Many question marks surrounded both teams before the Leinster hurling final.

I would imagine Marty Duffy will be a little disappointed when he reviews on TV some aspects of his performance in Killarney yesterday.

Dublin manager Anthony Daly has unsurprisingly named an unchanged team for Sunday's Leinster SHC final against defending champions Galway at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

All-Star forward Damien Hayes has been brought into the Galway attack for tomorrow's Allianz Hurling League semi-final against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.45pm).

At this stage of the league semi-finals the remaining team managers have different needs.

Aidan Harte, Jonathan Glynn and Davy Glennon have forced their way into the Galway team for Sunday's Allianz Hurling League Division 1A duel with Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 2pm).

And so Championship 2012 ended with the most predictable winners imaginable after the least predictable journey imaginable.

Kilkenny record breaker Henry Shefflin leads the nominations for the 2012 GAA GPA All-Star Hurler of the Year award, but faces stiff competition from his team-mate Paul Murphy and Galway star Joe Canning.

In looking through the nominations for the 2012 hurling All-Stars, I note what I would consider to be a few glaring omissions.

The first point to be made about this game is that the better team won.

Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 3-11

The Galway hurlers suffered an injury scare last night which threatened to disrupt their preparations for their All-Ireland SHC final replay against Kilkenny.

Kilkenny last night refused to comment on the appointment of Westmeath’s James McGrath for Sunday week’s All-Ireland SHC final against Galway.

Before I talk about the game I want to compliment the GAA on the whole package yesterday.

Galway 2-13 Kilkenny 0-19

The battle lines were drawn before the game when Galway showed the fruits of their planning.

Galway 2-13 Kilkenny 0-19

As is my practice before All-Ireland finals, I visited both counties during the week and discovered contrasting moods.

Galway’s plans for tomorrow will be simple — get the ball to Damien Hayes and Joe Canning.

FINAL DEBATE: Should the Leinster champions forget about tactics and go 15 on 15?

FINAL DEBATE: Will the Galway management pay for ditching so much experience?

Wing forward Cyril Donnellan has been included in the Galway team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash with Cork at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

There’s something to be said for naming the same starting 15 week after week after week – in fact there’s a lot to be said for it.

Galway went into their last game with no expectation.

A historic day in Croke Park yesterday, Galway crowned Leinster senior hurling champions for the first time after a first-half display of crushing dominance; a day that may also go down in history for another reason, however, the day an empire began to crumble.

Who would, or could, have predicted this result?

David Collins has recovered from injury to take his place in the Galway team for tomorrow's Leinster SHC final against Kilkenny.

Ollie Baker described Offaly’s defending that led to Galway’s early three goals as “suicidal”.

It’s time logic began to enter the thinking of the GAA. We have two huge hurling games tomorrow but at venues 50 miles apart.