Linnane says physical contests are no longer part of hurling and the games are not entertaining to watch

In Thurles on Saturday, Cork selector Diarmuid O’Sullivan and coach Ian O’Connell operated as hurley carriers as did Tipperary coaches Tommy Dunne and Eoin Kelly

Former Kerry star Paul Galvin hopes the county has rediscovered its football DNA

Hurling players, managers, and referees should be able to give feedback on the rules, says the Cork centre-back

The four-time All-Ireland SHC final referee took exception to how Jackie Tyrrell and Ursula Jacob supported John Kiely’s comments without providing evidence

Hurling is in trouble, apparently. Michael Moynihan identifies the seven deadly sins

A serious hamstring tear will rule the Barryroe clubman out for “four to six months”

The former Kerry All-Star found it difficult working parallel to Fitzgerald in the Wexford hotseat

Paul Galvin joins Oisín McConville and Paul Rouse to discuss the Allianz Football League weekend.

The LGFA has informed counties provincial championships can be organised at these age-grades up to the end of August, but for the second year in-a-row there will be no All-Ireland series at U14, U16, or minor level.

"We are still left to fight discrimination not from outside but most alarmingly from within our own association".

It was business as usual for the Dubs, said interim manager Mick Galvin

Hurling heading for crisis, Kerry need to watch their backs, time for Donegal and Mayo young guns to step up and Meath's captaincy. Ten talking points from the weekend's Allianz League action

Lohan had largely been pleased with his team’s performance having led by eight points just after the hour mark

Six points marked Limerick's biggest defeat since falling to the same county in the 2017 League semi-final

The left-half-back scored 1-2 on his senior inter-county debut

“Would we love to have players of that calibre? Of course we would, but we want them on our terms.”

Kiely also hit out at what he saw as simulation by Galway players during this afternoon's clash.

Meath bounced back to beat Wicklow

The Royals dug deep late on to reel off seven of the game's last nine points, Eamon Wallace's 71st minute score proving the winner.

Again Cork manufactured all the game's goal chances

As emphatic as this opening day statement was from Kerry, as conclusive as the evidence provided by Clifford of his extraordinary powers was, the takeaway from Tralee was the abysmal showing from Galway, whom many would place in a putative list of the top three teams in the country

Brian Lohan's side led by 1-19 to 0-14 as late as the 61st minute

Leitrim edged matters at half-time but their position was undermined by a straight red for Aidan Flynn in first-half stoppage time

Armagh raced into a six-point lead after finding the net from a penalty with the first attack and they never trailed thereafter

A much-changed Waterford bounced back from the previous weekend’s defeat to Cork but Westmeath made life difficult

Offaly enjoyed a Division 3 South win over Wicklow

A second half blast of an unanswered 2-3, capped by fine goals from Conal Cunning and Ciarán Clarke, saw the Ulster men come from nine points down to draw level with Kilkenny after 45 minutes

Offaly outscored Kerry 2-10 to 0-2 between the first-half water break and half-time

The Whitehall Colmcille forward took three penalties and finished with a haul of 1-13 against Anthony Cunningham's Roscommon side on Sunday afternoon

Cork were blown for at least six overcarries by referee Johnny Murphy

In a cracking finale, Antrim reeled off the last three scores including the winning point from Ryan Murray deep into stoppage time.

A Fermanagh team shorn of many established players this year fully deserved to come out on top in Saturday night’s Division Three North game

Limerick beat All-Ireland semi-finalists Tipperary 1-13 to 0-14

Allianz Football League Division 2 North Mayo 2-20  Down 1-11  Mayo cruised to a comfortable win over Down in ...

Kerry star hit 3-6 in demolition of Galway at Austin Stack Park

Ciarán O’Regan provides the music in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on match days, leaning on his experience with Red FM. Counting down your top 20. He spoke with Michael Moynihan

The hosts brought on their joint-captain Iain Corbett and Brian Donovan for the second-half, and both made an instant impact.

Cork were the more fluent team in the opening quarter but were guilty of racking up wides and overplaying the ball, which at times handed Tipperary frees

Allianz Football League Division 4 South  Carlow 3-16  ...

Allianz Football League Division 3 North Fermanagh 0-15  Cavan 0-14  A young inexperienced Fermanagh team proved a point to the county’s players who walked away by beating Ulster ...

Donegal took advantage of the numerical advantage in the third quarter to outscore Tyrone 0-4 to 0-1

Allianz Football League Division 3 North Derry 0-21  Longford 0-5  Led by the excellent Conor ...

Na Fianna star thit 18 points as the Dubs ran out eight-point winners

Cork boss was handed a 12 week ban for organising a session on Youghal beach in early January.

2020 ended miserably for David Clifford and Kerry. 2021 couldn't have started much better.

A brace of goals from Amy O’Connor gave Cork a perfect start on the opening day of the Littlewoods Camogie League.

Cork’s approach unravelled as the second-half wore on, their play pockmarked by poor decision-making and an endless catalogue of lateral passes at the outer barrier of Kildare’s defensive moat.

There will be a notable absentee on the sideline as manager Dessie Farrell will not be in Dr Hyde Park as he serves a 12-week ban for Dublin's lockdown training breach.

In her second season in the sport, the two-time All-Ireland intermediate football winner developed into an influential figure on the wing as the Lions