Michael Fennelly’s retirement last week, both inevitable and a bit unexpected, pushes further into shadow one of hurling’s most remarkable eras.

Sensible programming by TG4. There’s only one show in town today and it’s the gathering of the clans in Ennis. For more about the gathering of the clans in Ennis read the thoughts of yer man on page 15, a man who will on any number of grounds be strictly and nervously neutral (and not at all pulled in any number of complex different directions).

TJ Reid says he has grown tired of people having pop shots at the state of Gaelic football in Kilkenny.

I would like to take issue with some of the points Tony Considine made in his article ( ‘Ruthless Kilkenny’s monopoly is hurting hurling’, September 8).

At the behest of a reader and a Kilkenny friend of ours, we took another look at Barry Kelly’s decision to overturn a Tipperary 65 last Sunday week. 

Three of Kilkenny’s All-Ireland heroes offer insights into life behind the scenes of one of sport’s most enduring and successful dynasties.

Before we get into the madness of the last five minutes, and perhaps its overriding cause was really nothing deeper than Kilkenny’s lack of height in midfield, let us pay due tribute to Galway.

Late August 1997 and Ger Loughnane is talking about life, the universe and hurling in a hotel in Ennis.

The desserts were being served in Langton’s of Kilkenny last week when your columnist got the nudge from a reporter from another newspaper.

Met the proverbial man in the pub last weekend.

Upwards of 30,000 spectators braved the wet conditions to welcome home the victorious Kilkenny All-Ireland SHC title-winning team in the Marble city tonight.

THEY travel to Parnell Park in two weeks still bearing thoughts of survival in NHL Division 1, but after another emphatic defeat in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday, Limerick remain on course to drop to second tier hurling next spring.

THEY scaled the summit for the fourth year running, generated more irrefutable evidence to back their claims to hurling greatness and yet Kilkenny manager Brian Cody yesterday vowed that there is more to come from his charges.

IT HAS been a weekend for everybody.

THE Limerick County Board last night appointed an interim manager following the departure of Padjoe Whelahan.