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Waterford minor hurling manager James O'Connor has appealed for minor finals to be played on the same day as senior ...
IN February last year, mechanical engineer John Walsh left to take a job in London with an international construction firm. With little or nothing doing at home, he was glad of the chance but also ...
It was the final day of Na Fianna’s annual mini-leagues on Mobhi Road yesterday. Always a great occasion, this year felt even ...
How an American guy came to love hurling just as much as any Irish lad The story of how I fell in love with the ancient game of Hurling and how I got to play in Croke Park a short three years later.
CLARE hurling legend Davy Fitzgerald has said he is “proud” of his son for facing up to his gambling addiction and seeking ...
Kildare's victory over Laois in last Sunday's Joe McDonagh Cup final means that they will play in the Leinster Championship ...
SOME players belong on stage at the Gaiety panto instead of a hurling pitch. It’s never-ending as far as I’m concerned. If referee Johnny Murphy was on the ball and stepped in before it could ...
PROVIDENCE — The fastest game on grass? Not soccer. Not baseball. It’s hurling — with an “h,” a stick-and-ball sport not to be confused with curling, an ice-and-broom sport. Hurling’s ...
Hurling — one of Ireland’s national sports — has long been known as “the clash of the ash” for the sturdy hurleys that craftsmen have fashioned for centuries from Ireland’s ash trees.