Limerick GAA

Letters to the Editor Opinion The message is: we need to evaluate what the media tells us

In her letter, Mary Stewart writes: “Our media generally, with few exceptions, continues to support groupthink to the detriment of factual and balanced coverage of what is of vital importance to all of us” (‘Why groupthink needs to be confronted across all media’, Letters, July 19). She is of course entitled to her opinion.

Letters to the Editor Opinion Proper water storage system for emergencies is needed

There is no reason why floodwater cannot be stored in giant cisterns for both lowering the water level during heavy rain and for use during drought or summer fire outbreaks.

‘They have a different battle here’ – Victorious Limerick team bring Liam MacCarthy Cup to Temple Street

Limerick hurlers were toasting their three-in-a-row success well into the early hours of this morning – but that didn’t stop them sharing their joy today with others who would love to have been able to make it to Croke Park.

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All-Ireland hurling final: Glory for Limerick in sizzling clash of titans against Kilkenny

History made, it was Declan Hannon’s moment to savour it. He was just about to go down in the record books as the first man to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup four times. The most decorated hurling captain of all time. The first to steer Limerick to a three-in-a-row.

Pride in his Cats cannot dull the pain of defeat for Brian Cody

Barely four minutes into Brian Cody’s press conference, all it took was one fatal hesitation from his audience and he was off.

How the managers fared: John Kiely has troops drilled to step up in the Croke Park cauldron

For Limerick, more than ever, this year has been about dealing with pressure situations.

‘There is a great hunger to drive on’ – Declan Hannon not ready to sit on three straight titles

Limerick’s Declan Hannon yesterday became the first All-Ireland winning hurling captain to be presented with the Liam MacCarthy Cup on four occasions.

Editorial Opinion True sporting heroicism on display for proud nation

Normally Peter O’Mahony wears an impenetrable thousand-yard stare. But a fixed vision of the future seemed to glow on the battle-worn countenance in the aftermath of Ireland’s history-making win in Wellington.

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Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Limerick on the brink of history – but many have fallen short before them

There’s something magical about three in a row. It’s hurling’s Golden Fleece, its Holy Grail, its One Ring, an extraordinary objective requiring an epic quest. And it’s very, very difficult to nail down.

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Ursula Jacob Opinion Cats will look to follow 2019 blueprint – but Limerick likely to have the answers this time

A LOT HAS changed in the past three years, but when looking for keys to tomorrow’s final, there’s no better place to start than with the 2019 All-Ireland semi-final.

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All-Ireland Hurling Final countdown: You can put your house on fans to liven up rivalry between Limerick and Kilkenny

IN the grounds of Kil-kenny Castle, a tourist was asking a young boy about the hurl in his hand. What game did he play with it? And was it a game “that makes big money, like football”?

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Who would win - Kilkenny's four in-a-row legends or Limerick's three in-a-row chasers?

The obvious response to the question of which team is greater – Brian Cody’s four-in-a-row Kilkenny side or John Kiely’s current Limerick group – is that the comparison is invalid until the latter’s achievements can be appraised in their entirety.

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The great All-Ireland rip-off: Fans face soaring hotel prices in Dublin for GAA finals

Galway and Kerry GAA fans face paying hundreds more for their hotel rooms in Dublin than hurling fans from Kilkenny and Limerick for the All-Ireland final weekends.

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Eddie Brennan Opinion Key to a Cats triumph lies in killing Limerick’s ruthlessness

When I think about Sunday’s final, and which team will lift the Liam MacCarthy, I think of a line from Rudyard Kipling: “The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack”.

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Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Henry Shefflin finds chinks in Treaty armour that Brian Cody and Cats can exploit

Limerick are stumbling their way toward the record books. John Kiely’s team will enter the final as hot favourites to win the county’s first ever All-Ireland hat-trick but they’ve never looked more vulnerable.

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Champions Limerick duck ‘kitchen sink’ to escape Tribesmen

Great teams are impervious to the outside world, deaf to the voices in fragile heads, blind to the consequences of failure.

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Henry Shefflin ponders cruelty of sport on a day of ‘what ifs’

At times during the second half, as Galway thundered into Limerick as if their lives depended on winning the next puckout, the next 50-50, the next squabble for possession on the Hogan Stand touchline, Henry Shefflin was like Galway’s 16th man.

Gearóid Hegarty insists the extra attention he gets from rival teams is a ‘compliment’

As Tony Kelly’s sideline fizzed through the Thurles air and between the posts at the Town End in last month’s Munster hurling final, Gearóid Hegarty turned and almost smiled at the audacity and splendour of what had just unfolded, not to mention the consequences.

John Kiely confirms return of Peter Casey, Barry Murphy and Cian Lynch to Limerick training ahead of All-Ireland semi

Hurler of the Year Cian Lynch has resumed training with Limerick ahead of their All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Galway on July 3.

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Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Why the Munster final pushed hurling to new heights

I’m still buzzing from the Munster hurling final and you probably are too. There have been a few efforts to pick holes in the game. Why bother? There will be plenty of mediocre games we can apply our fastidious critical faculties to before the year is out.

I’d love to be having a cut off this Limerick team, says Kilkenny legend Eddie Brennan

“They’re making massive strides towards that,” former Kilkenny star Eddie Brennan replies, when asked whether the current Limerick crop can sit beside his great Cats side.

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John Downing Opinion Field of dreams: how hurling knocks fear of war, recession and Brexit out the park

Back in the early 1960s the Cork hurling icon Christy Ring was prevailed upon to overcome his shyness and engage in a film about his hurling prowess.

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Eddie Brennan Opinion Thurles thriller leaves Leinster final in shadows – and shows gulf in class between provinces

That Munster final reminded me of one of Brian Cody’s internal matches: the whistle would go into his pocket and away we went, hammer and tongs from start to finish.

Billy Lee unwilling to ‘sugar coat’ mauling as Jack O’Connor rues Kerry’s four-week break

The Kerry GAA Board forked out €13,000 to secure hotel accommodation for the All-Ireland quarter-final in four weeks’ time before knowing the outcome of Saturday’s Munster final.

Letters to the Editor Opinion What’s in a name? Nothing to manufacture outrage about

Sir —The discussion of whether we should use the term ‘Northern Ireland’, instead of ‘The North’ or ‘The Six Counties’, constitutes more manufactured unionist indignation, most recently from Ian Paisley Jr.

‘It’s an error so we will be asking for that to be rectified' – John Kiely fumes over Gearóid Hegarty red card

Limerick boss John Kiely insists the narrative around Gearóid Hegarty playing on the edge “needs to stop” as it is having a “big impact” after the 2020 Hurler of the Year was sent off in yesterday’s Munster SHC draw with Clare.

CCTV will be key as gardaí probe Limerick hurler’s alleged pub attack on rival

Gardaí will review CCTV footage from a well-known bar as part of their inquiry into a Limerick hurler allegedly headbutting a rival player.

exclusive Limerick hurler arrested for allegedly head-butting Tipperary rival in pub after match

A member of the senior Limerick hurling panel was arrested after an altercation in a pub in which a Tipperary hurler was allegedly head-butted.

‘Walk off the pitch holding their heads high. Supporters just want to see players wearing that jersey with pride’

FOR Tipperary, there’s a temptation to depict this as the most vertiginous exercise since Philippe Petit’s 1974 highwire walk between New York’s twin towers.

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Vincent Hogan Opinion Limerick’s green shadow growing longer by the day

In the court of public opinion, Kieran Kingston’s challenge this week was the equivalent of a search for survivors.