Looked at in isolation, Galway’s feat in winning back-to-back All-Ireland titles in 1987-88 represented a major leap forward for a county more used to feeding off scraps from hurling’s elite.

JOHN MULLANE has brushed aside the criticism he shipped on The Sunday Game for his fist-pumping antics during the drawn Munster semi-final between Waterford and Limerick a fortnight ago.

MUNSTER COUNCIL chiefsa re to review match day pro-cedures following controversial claims made by Waterford hurling boss Davy Fitzgerald in the aftermath of Sunday’s provincial semi-final draw with Limerick.

WHEN the Christy Ring championship was first introduced a few years ago, along with the Nicky Rackard Cup, the idea was to give the teams in the lower divisions a real target, a prestigious title at which to aim, with the further aim of raising the standards in all those divisions.

ONE of the great coaching tips to young fellas is “no talking to the fella you’re marking”.

DOZENS of mourners queued yesterday to pay their respects to former Taoiseach Charles Haughey within minutes of a book of condolence being opened in the heart of his old constituency.

Dozens of mourners queued today to pay their respects to former Taoiseach Charles Haughey within minutes of a book of condolence being opened in the heart of his old constituency.

PETER CANAVAN will know today what he has to do to be ready for the All-Ireland final on September 28.