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Dublin & Na Fianna mourn death of Jimmy Gray

Former Dublin hurler and footballer Jimmy Gray has died aged 93.

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Páirc Uí Chaoimh to host Limerick-Kilkenny league final

The GAA have confirmed that Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final between Limerick and Kilkenny on 9 April, Easter Sunday, at 2pm.

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Do positions even matter anymore in hurling?

We were playing a school blitz recently and I said to the players, 'just pick a jersey lads, the numbers don't matter and we’ll sort out who’s playing where in a little while'.

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McGrath: Lyng should let Drennan wear TJ's crown

RTÉ Sport analyst Shane McGrath believes that Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng should seriously consider handing free-taking duties to Billy Drennan for this year's All-Ireland Hurling Championship.

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Cork intend to appeal Eoin Downey's red card

Cork manager Pat Ryan has confirmed that his side will appeal a red card shown to Eoin Downey in his side's Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final defeat to Kilkenny.

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GAA roundup: Kilkenny beat Cork in semi-final, Monaghan avoid relegation

Kilkenny are through to the Division One National Hurling League final.

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Cats show claws in semi-final victory over Cork

The Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final will be a repeat of the 2022 All-Ireland showdown between McCarthyCup holders, Limerick, and Kilkenny.

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Limerick stage comeback to beat Tipperary in semi-final clash

Limerick have come from behind to see off Tipperary by 1-28 to 0-25 in their Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

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Second-half surge sees Limerick into league final

A dominant second-half display ensured that Limerick booked their place in the Allianz Hurling League final after they overcame Tipperary with six points to spare in a feisty affair in TUS Gaelic Grounds.

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Allianz HL wrap: Donegal squeeze into 2B decider

Donegal squeezed past Wicklow in Aughrim, 0-17 to 0-16, to reach the Allianz Hurling League Division 2B final on Saturday.

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Offaly punish wasteful Kerry to make league final

Kerry’s paid the price for their profligacy as Offaly produced a a strong finish to prevail 0-23 to 0-19 in their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A semi-final to set up a final showdown with Kildare next weekend.

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Westmeath secure top-flight status and send Laois down

Westmeath's senior hurlers have secured top-flight spring hurling for 2024 and relegated Laois to Division 2 with a hard-earned, but deserved, victory at FBD Semple Stadium.

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Forget a carrot, league needs to reintroduce the stick

After five weekends of televised low-intensity puckabouts, we have arrived at the knockout phase of the Allianz Hurling League. The one that they all want to win, provided it doesn't take too much out of them.

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Kilkenny's dead-eye Billy Drennan in demand at all levels

Billy Drennan has already made a big impact in his first senior season with Kilkenny.

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Limerick star Barry Nash looks back in wonder on positional switch that saved his county career

Four All-Ireland medals, two All-Stars and a Hurler of the Year nomination in the space of five years.

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Jackie Tyrrell: Tipperary will be ready for 'acid test'

Championship is looming, but Tipperary will be all out to have a real crack at Limerick in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final, says Jackie Tyrrell.

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'It's not just Limerick that get red cards' - Barry Nash defends Treaty discipline

Barry Nash accepts that Limerick's physical approach can sometimes be "a bit over the top" but thinks they are no different to their hurling rivals in that respect.

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In defence of the foreign training camp

Round robin of the hurling league over. 'Thank God', I hear you say. We have our semi-finalists and hopefully we'll have a couple of more competitive games at least.

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Limerick star Diarmaid Byrnes back in the zone

It was approaching midnight in Dubai as Diarmaid Byrnes settled in to watch Limerick's opening match of this year’s league campaign.

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Niall Moran: GAA needs to start National Hurling League before Christmas

Niall Moran says the GAA will need to increase the gap between the National Hurling League and the Championship if they want counties to take it more seriously.

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GAA's warm weather training camp: One month's work in a week

Waterford are one of many inter-county teams availing of a warm weather training camp ahead of championship, and Shane McGrath says it is invaluable time for both management and players.

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Galway's David Burke suffers season-ending cruciate injury

Galway's 2017 All-Ireland winning captain David Burke has suffered a cruciate ligament injury that will rule him out of action for the rest of the season.

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Joe Canning: Not every team can move it like Limerick

Limerick, with four All-Ireland titles in the last five years to go along with a few league success, are the standard-bearers in hurling at the moment.

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Late Kilkenny scoring burst sees them edge Waterford

Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng reckoned the Cats will face their most difficult challenge of the season to date when they face Cork Allianz Hurling League Division 1 semi-final next weekend following their two-point win over Waterford.

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Allianz League wrap: Late Donegal rally helps them to snatch semi-final spot from Tyrone

Donegal could only make the semi-finals in Division 2B of the Allianz Hurling League with a victory over Tyrone, and that's exactly what they delivered at Letterkenny.

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Cork rally late to preserve unbeaten run in Clare draw

Cork's cavalry from the bench preserved their unbeaten Allianz Hurling League record as injury-time points through Conor Lehane and Conor Cahalane snatched a share of the spoils with hosts Clare in Cusack Park, Ennis.

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Galway overwhelm battling Westmeath

In what was something of a dead rubber for both sides, Galway, as expected, had a big win by a 4-27 to 1-12 margin against Westmeath in showery conditions in Mullingar, albeit two rapid-fire goals deep into injury-time gave a false impression of the battling display by the home team.

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Kildare book Allianz League Division 2A final spot after draw with Offaly

The celebrations of a thrilled Kildare camp showed what the National Hurling League draw with Offaly in Tullamore meant to them.

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Tipperary cruise to impressive win over Antrim

Tipperary maintained their 100% record in Group B of hurling's Division 1 as they powered past Antrim at Corrigan Park on Sunday.

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