Hurling championship weekend: All you need to know
SATURDAY 6 MAY
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Limerick blow as Seán Finn ruled out for rest of season
Limerick GAA has confirmed that All Star defender Seán Finn will miss the remainder of the season with an ACL injury.
Dylan McHugh flying flag for Corofin & eyeing Galway glory
Last year three Corofin players lined up for Galway in their All-Ireland senior football final showdown with Kerry.
Draw provides intrigue but safety net needs to go
Although it was a week or so earlier than it needed to be, the draw for the All-Ireland group stage generated a nice bit of excitement and threw out some intriguing possibilities.
Sam Mulroy flourishing in 'the best of times' for Louth ahead of Leinster decider against Dublin
Louth captain Sam Mulroy says that it was important to embrace the feelgood factor around the county, but preparation for a huge upcoming test against Dublin in the Leinster SFC final quickly became their key priority.
Lengthy bans handed out after alleged umpire assault
Members of Naomh Fionnbarra and Clanna Gael Fontenoy have been handed suspensions after an Under-18 hurling league game between the two sides was abandoned following the alleged assault of an umpire.
Hurling & buffering: Two words that don't go together
Saturday night was all that was good about the game of hurling and we forgot about the too many handpasses - or throws as they're called nowadays - or the weight of the sliotar or the slowness of HawkEye and instead it was all about the passion, the atmosphere, two teams just going at this with all they had for their jersey and it was magic.
'Skin and hair' set to fly when Cork and Tipperary do battle
Cork manager Pat Ryan and his Tipperary counterpart Liam Cahill are anticipating a Saturday night thriller when the two sides clash at Páirc Ui Chaoimh in the round-robin phase of the Munster SHC.