All-Ireland Hurling Final 2018 Pt 2
Sunday’s All-Ireland Final was the 15th All-Ireland Final I have been to, but the first one that did not involve Cork. Back in May when I set out on this
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All-Ireland Hurling Final 2018 Pt 1
78 minutes and 38 seconds into Sunday’s All-Ireland Hurling Final and Joe Canning stands over a free in his own half under the Hogan stand. His Galway side that he
Clare V Wexford, July 14
With 25 minutes gone in yesterday’s All-Ireland quarter-final in Pairc Uí Chaoimh Wexford were 5 points down to Clare. They had 4 points on the board. I was sitting in
Leinster Final: Galway v Kilkenny
Galway came good yesterday in Thurles. For long periods they were better than good. And yet somehow with 15 minutes left to play and after being 12 points down at
Munster Hurling Final: Cork V Clare
Yesterday, Thurles town square was dressed in the red and white of Cork and the blue and saffron of Clare. Crowds spilled out on to the streets from the pubs
June 17 – Waterford versus Cork
On this day last year, June 18, 2017, Waterford played their first game of the season against Cork in the Munster Hurling semi-final. Cork beat Waterford by 5 points that
June 10 Limerick versus Waterford
June 10th and Waterford are out of the All-Ireland championship. Same day and many people’s favourites Tipperary are also gone. It is a long summer ahead with no hurling
June 9 Kilkenny V Wexford
Everything about Kilkenny tells you you are in a hurling town. Shop windows are given over to full displays of Kilkenny hurling paraphernalia. The famous black and amber jersey
June 3, Waterford V Tipperary
What a weekend of hurling. After Saturday night’s thrilling encounter between Cork and Limerick, I was treated to another game that will live long in the memory in Limerick. Tipp
June 2, Cork V Limerick
The sun came out in the second half of this match. It really could not have missed out on it. It was a cracker. As the clock ran down and