Wednesday lunch-time and Eamon O’Shea is back at his desk. Has been back at work since early in the week. There was no homecoming for him.

This is not a column about VAR. I promise. Well, not really. It’s about hurling, and how it appears to be intent on destroying itself. By bringing in VAR. Wait, wait, don’t run away!

Seven years on, Sunday finally put a seal on the anguish for Tommy Dunne.

Ken Hogan, Derek McGrath and Ger Cunningham review Tipp's All-Ireland triumph with Anthony Daly.

As hurling people, we live for big days like excited kids on our birthday, but the All-Ireland final is usually our Christmas Day, the day when we are entitled to expect — and usually get — that little bit more.

John Fogarty Outnumbered they might have been but Tipperary supporters were not outshouted at last month’s All-Ireland semi-final.

On October 7, 2010, a month after winning the All Ireland and stopping Kilkenny’s five-in-a-row, Liam Sheedy's Tipperary management team announced they were stepping down.

A baptism of fire is de rigueur in becoming the GAA’s national match officials manager. Nine years ago, Pat Doherty stepped into the role the day after Martin Sludden awarded Joe Sheridan that goal in the Leinster final.

Cork All-Ireland winner Joe Deane on his grip and the art of free-taking.

Edge, by definition, is a margin of superiority, a quality or factor that provides an advantage over rivals.

Watching both teams warming up, I zeroed in on the goalkeepers.

In the second of a Championship series, hurlers chat about their hands the injuries sustained in the service of club and county. This week, All-Ireland winning Clare captain Anthony Daly talks to Michael Moynihan.

One cannot but be struck by hurling’s ability to evoke a reversal of fortunes, not to mention opinions.

In the first of a Championship series, hurlers chat about their hands and the injuries sustained in the service of club and county. First up is Waterford legend, Ken McGrath.

With The Sunday Game 40 years old this year, I was asked to pick my highlight for a short clip which was aired during yesterday’s live show from Cork.

Ex-Tipperary captain Shane McGrath senses Liam Sheedy’s team are driven by the negativity that followed their middling league campaign and disappointing 2018 Championship.

My last game as an inter-county manager with Dublin was our 2014 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Tipperary. I drove from Clare, picked up Tommy Dunne in Nenagh and met the squad in the Curragh.

Every county will be out to knock Limerick off their perch, writes Anthony Daly

Not to overanalyse the All-Ireland final last Sunday week or anything . . . but . . . can we just talk about the very end of the game, when Joe Canning was doing his best to imitate the Grinch and steal Christmas from all of Limerick?

Shell-shocked would be an apt description to describe Tipperary’s post-match behaviour on Sunday. Michael Ryan delivered a dressing room speech only to realise afterwards that John McGrath was still on the field, for which the manager apologised.

Tipperary 4-15 Cork 1-14: Tipperary blitzed Cork for a crucial first win of the Munster MHC round-robin which keeps alive their hopes of progressing.

Limerick 1-17 Tipperary 2-12: Limerick drew first blood at the Gaelic Grounds with a 1-17 to 2-12 win against Tipperary in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship yesterday.

A proposal on the appointment of the next Cork County Board secretary will be circulated to clubs ahead of the next board meeting.

Cyril Farrell has tipped Joe Canning to win hurler of the year — but believes Galway’s Gearóid McInerney should have been one of the three players nominated.

Tipperary’s 2001 All-Ireland-winning captain Tommy Dunne will manage the Premier County’s U17 team next year.

It’s only been a week since he officially stepped down from his director of hurling post with Limerick’s underage academy, but Anthony Daly is never short of suitors and he’s already lending his weight to another cause.

Cork City assistant manager John Cotter believes the victory over Finn Harps was crucial in setting the tone for the club’s amazing unbeaten run.

When Cork City meet Derry City tonight, it will be the latest chapter of two clubs whose fortunes have travelled along parallel lines.

The discussion in the staff room at Our Lady’s, Templemore on Wednesday morning centred on the long list of household names who passed through their doors without ever pocketing a Harty Cup medal.

Vinny Faherty’s 45th minute header was the only goal of an interesting game as Galway United stunned SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Dundalk at Eamonn Deacy Park last night.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

With Cork City not in action until they play Bray Wanderers away tomorrow, tonight’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division games present an opportunity for Dundalk to stretch their lead at the top and for Derry City to leapfrog Cork into second place - at least for 24 hours.