Time heals, time relieves and time changes.

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.

It doesn’t always happen but, invariably, the wheel will turn full circle. At the end of the Dr Harty Cup final yesterday, I spotted my clubmate and former St Flannan’s team-mate, Pat Healy, recording footage of the trophy presentation on his phone. Thirty-three years on from when we won our Harty medals together, Pat’s son Darragh got to taste that feeling.

Tipperary are much changed for Sunday's crucial Allianz Hurling League clash with Waterford.

TJ Ryan and Mark Landers review the Allianz Hurling League weekend with Anthony Daly.

How fine are the margins, exactly?

At the third time of asking, Tipperary recorded their first win of the Allianz Hurling League as they put Westmeath to the sword at Semple Stadium.

New Waterford manager Liam Cahill is enjoying the league so far. Then again, he’s always been a fan of those early-season outings.

Cork manager Kieran Kingston has also made four changes, with Eoin Cadogan selected at full-back.

When Liam Cahill took over as Waterford manager last autumn, his first act was to take out his axe and get chopping. A host of names were dropped but when that list included team-captain Noel Connors, and another high-profile casualty, Maurice Shanahan, much of the discussion focussed on Cahill’s reasoning behind those decisions.

Options, options, options. For all the pieties to be heard after NHL games, managers are keeping an eye out all the time for options.

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

Waterford boss Liam Cahill believes that a sin bin in hurling would heap even more pressure on overworked referees.

Two goals in first-half injury time by Jack Fagan and Stephen Bennett, gave Waterford the platform to record their second successive victory in this year’s National Hurling League as they ran out comfortable nine-point winners over a dogged Westmeath in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, Sunday afternoon.

Former Cork coach and midfielder Justin McCarthy reckons the Leesiders don’t play as fast as All-Ireland champions Tipperary and suffer as a result.

“We have written to all units reminding them to exercise caution at this time around party political activities and requests of this nature,” confirmed a GAA spokesperson.

Mark Landers bemoaned the old Cork failings that cost the Rebels in Sunday’s league defeat by Waterford.

Stephen Bennett wants Waterford to make Walsh Park a fortress this year.

I TOOK my place on the bank behind the near goal in Walsh Park yesterday and, a couple of minutes into the match, I was congratulating myself on the decision.

Cork couldn’t have dreamed of a better start, breaching Stephen O’Keeffe’s goal-line twice in the opening three minutes.

Recently retired Waterford defender Philip Mahony has explained he could no longer devote himself to inter-county hurling because of the demands involved.

New Waterford boss Liam Cahill admitted he was disappointed by Phillip Mahony’s inter-county retirement but said the decision deserved to be respected.

Mahony, who turns 29 next week, made the surprise decision after a year in which a broken shinbone ended his Championship prematurely, before recovering to co-captain Ballygunner to a sixth Waterford SHC in a row.

“Sean O’Donoghue came in centre field and Bill Cooper played centre-back, we’re just trying fellas out to see how they go — this is the time of the year to do it.”

They beat Liam Cahill's Waterford in a soggy Fraher Field with 2,976 in attendance.

Waterford hurling supporters won’t be too keen to recall the 2019 season, but even in a disappointing year there were highlights.

It's a family affair as Kieran Kingston makes six changes to his Cork team to face Waterford in the Co-op Superstores Munster Hurling League.

Legendary Cork goalkeeper and now head coach Ger Cunningham said he would have loved the current Munster championship format to have been in place during his playing career.

These are the most breathtaking pictures of the year.

Tipperary selector Darragh Egan has said it will be even more difficult for the Premier County to emerge from the Munster round-robin in 2020 as Clare, Cork, and Waterford will each get “a bounce” from their new manager.

Liam Cahill believes it’s an advantage to him to be based outside Waterford as it’ll enable them to “assess what’s going on” without having to discuss team matters with people on a daily basis within the county.

Waterford hurling supporters can anticipate a side encouraged to play “off the cuff from time to time”, according to new manager Liam Cahill.

Shane Bennett will not be part of the Waterford senior hurling panel in 2020, the Irish Examiner understands.

Goals win games — and when you keep scoring them game after game, you inevitably win All-Irelands, as Tipperary’s senior and U20 teams happily found this year.

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy and former Cork boss John Meyler are set to lead the PwC All-Star 2019 and 2018 hurling teams when they head out to Abu Dhabi tomorrow.

Austin Gleeson has been chasing after his stunning form of 2016 ever since and, in a bid to finally recapture it, has decided to cancel Christmas.

Fans have a choice to make for their pre-Christmas hurling fix as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League and McGrath Cup fixtures have been confirmed.

The Clonoulty-Rossmore clubman takes over from new Waterford senior boss Liam Cahill, who led Tipperary to the last two All-Irelands.

Galway officials are to ask Croke Park to conduct a more expansive audit into the county’s finances.

Former Brighton midfielder Dessie Hutchinson has admitted he wants to hurl for Waterford in 2020 after impressing on his return to the small ball game.