And so, 14 years becomes 15, one short of Cork’s longest spell without the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Dónal Óg Cusack had already begun changing the game with short puckouts in 2003 and 2004 but Damien Fitzhenry’s puckout masterclass against Kilkenny in the 2004 Leinster semi-final was still a keynote moment in hurling’s expanding tactical revolution.

He was wearing the No 13 jersey on his back last Sunday, and only registered 0-1, but the positioning of Ger Aylward at centre-forward for Kilkenny against Cork was extremely eye-catching, writes Peter McNamara.

Tomorrow marks the 10th national final in 10 years between Kilkenny and Tipperary, writes Enda McEvoy

HAVING last sold for the equivalent of ‘small potatoes,’ and after a costly €1.5m plus rolling refurb, Youghal’s beach-fronting Walter Raleigh Hotel — named for Youghal’s most famous resident Walter Raleigh, of tobacco and potato popularising renown — is back for sale, it is increasingly profitable and now carries a €2.5 million price tag.

After this game in Walsh Park Waterford manager Derek McGrath, who’d just seen his side beaten well by Kilkenny, was asked if the Cats had done a Waterford on Waterford.

Cork 1-24 Kilkenny 0-24: New season, new stadium, new manager: Cork collected their first NHL points on Saturday night, in their first competitive game in the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

This makes the weekend very exciting.

Residents and major industries in Ringaskiddy are united in their opposition to the proposed M28 motorway route as it will sever the Co Cork harbourside village.

Walter Pfeiffer’s fascination with Connemara has left a legacy of two stunning collections of photography, writes Marjorie Brennan

Were you at the show?

Movies have long had the power to spark tourist trends, but changing viewing habits and increased TV production values mean it’s the small screen that’s now inspiring serious wanderlust, writes Carolyn Moore

Ten years on from the events of Prometheus, Alien: Covenant (16s), the fifth offering in the Alien franchise, opens with the spaceship Covenant responding to what appears to be a human signal from an Earth-like planet.

Three skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the northern Italian Alps that injured another five people, rescuers said.

As tributes pour in for Walter Swinburn following his death at the age of 55, the riding great will always be remembered for his partnership with the mighty Shergar, who completed the Epsom and Curragh Derby double in 1981.

Walter Swinburn, one of the most renowned jockeys of his generation and rider of the brilliant Shergar, has died, aged 55.

Latest: Antigo Police have determined the video to be fake.

‘Dodgers’ is Bill Beverly’s dazzling crime novel that follows the blood-soaked journey of East, a Los Angeles gang member, and his three friends sent on a mission to kill a key witness. John Daly savours the grizzly tale.

This novel use of the safety pin is an odd indirect outcropping of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, writes Terry Prone

For Kilkenny newcomer Joe Lyng, his AC joint injury couldn’t have come at a worse time. The NHL throws in this weekend and the Rower-Inistioge clubman will be looking on from the sidelines.

A full house of 30,000 will watch Galway play Dublin in Boston in Super 11 hurling. It provides a platform to present hurling to larger audiences, writes Donal Óg Cusack from Boston.

Comedian Billy Connolly has revealed how his battle with Parkinson’s disease has pushed him to pen a series of letters to his grandchildren.

One of Ireland’s celebrated living painters is hosting an inaugural exhibition for his adopted home in east Cork.

Kelly O’Brien on Kilkenny man Walter O’Briens rise from teenage hacker to US government troubleshooter.

USA: Seattle police witnessed the miracle of childbirth when they pulled over a speeding car en route to an area hospital, and ended up helping a woman in labour deliver her baby girl.

Jane Smiley sets much of her epic trilogy in Iowa. She tells Richard Fitzpatrick that how people farm and eat is at the heart of her story.

THURLES, but not as we know it.

Walter Thomas is 91 years old and, with the help of his grandkids, he managed to tick off the only thing on his Bucket List.

Naturally, when given a video editor, players will make tributes for popular shows, movies, and anything else you can imagine. YouTuber LioN KoLLA created a Breaking Bad tribute in Grand Theft Auto V that’s quite exceptional.

A couple have withdrawn their legal action claiming a pony they bought for their daughter for €67,000 to compete in show jumping refused to jump.

History is repeating itself in reverse as immigrants to Ireland begin changing their names to westernised versions.

A pony, purchased for €67,000 by parents for their teenage daughter to take part in showjumping competitions, refused to jump and was not safe, it was claimed in the High Court.

The first episode of the wildly-anticipated Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul arrives this week.

Stoke City 3 QPR 1: Stoke midfielder Stephen Ireland has vowed to do all he can for the rest of the season to fill the void left by Bojan Krkic’s injury.

The businessman who married movie star Oliver Reed’s widow believes the euro is teetering on the brink and is offering people who buy his produce the chance to get their change in silver.

Jane Smiley returns to the agrarian American mid-west setting of her 1992 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Thousand Acres for Some Luck, the first book in a proposed ‘Hundred Years Trilogy’.

"What is that noise?"

Poor old Walter is terribly confused by his favourite squeaky toy as he can’t figure out where that noise is coming from.

Des O’Driscoll highlights this spring’s TV highlights.

Tim Burton tells Kate Whiting why he made a film on the bizarre true story of Margaret Keane