Preview: Clare to upend last year's result or Kilkenny to dismiss form?
In the wake of a bad defeat, managers will usually say something about reviewing the tapes and assessing what went wrong before learning from it and coming again.
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Brendan Cummins: 'Lohan walks on water in Clare. But he needs win badly'
Brian Lohan may be able to walk on water in the hurling heartland of Clare, the Banner County's very own small ball messiah.
Kilkenny snatch Leinster title at the death after thrilling final against Galway
For the last two months, Leinster’s pedestrian and going-through-the-motions fare has lived quietly in Munster’s overbearing shadow. With a sensational closing act in this afternoon’s showpiece event, the lesser province wrestled back the narrative.
Derek Lyng full of praise for Kilkenny's 'huge spirit' as they defend Leinster title
Derek Lyng praised his side's spirit as they snatched a late victory over Galway at Croke Park to land Leinster title number 75.
Cats pounce at the death to win Leinster title and break Galway hearts
Cillian Buckley, once an All-Ireland winning colleague of Henry Shefflin's, drove a stake through his old pal's heart with a remarkable additional time goal to keep the Leinster SHC title in Kilkenny.
The Championship: Provincial showdowns, David Power on Tipperary departure
Eoin Larkin and Tom Condon look ahead to the Munster and Leinster hurling finals, while the now former Tipperary football manager David Power discusses why teams teams are holding back in the championship and whether he'll wear the bainisteoir bib again.
Dónal Óg Cusack's Hurling Nation: Two finals, different stakes
After the mad rush of the last few weeks of microwave hurling, we've some clarity this weekend.
Brendan Cummins: Galway's All-Ireland credentials hinge on winning Leinster
Galway need to come out on top in Sunday's Leinster Hurling final if they are to have realistic ambitions of contending for the All-Ireland according to Brendan Cummins.