National Hurling League
# national-hurling-league - Friday 26 April, 2013
Ryan targets ‘bragging rights’ ahead of Tipp’s league final
Tipperary assistant Michael Ryan says Brian Cody’s absence won’t have any impact on the National Hurling League final next weekend.
# national-hurling-league - Saturday 16 March, 2013
GAA team sheets: here’s how they’ll line out in the football and hurling this weekend
There’s a bumper programme of league games in both codes this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.
# national-hurling-league - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Duty calls as ‘Bonner’ Maher to miss Tipp clash with Kilkenny
Maher, who recently joined the army, will be unavailable due to work committments.
# national-hurling-league - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Hurling league and championship set for revamp in 2014
The GAA has outlined the changes being considered for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League.
# national-hurling-league - Monday 7 May, 2012
Five things we learned from the league final
Kilkenny dismantled Cork at Semple Stadium on Sunday but are we any the wiser ahead of this year’s championship?
# national-hurling-league - Saturday 5 May, 2012
Cork and Kilkenny meet again with league title on the line
Jimmy Barry-Murphy is putting his brightest red rag out in front of the Kilkenny bull in a much-anticipated league decider in Thurles tomorrow.
# national-hurling-league - Friday 4 May, 2012
Coleman gets the nod to replace Dónal Óg for Cork
Cork have made three changes ahead of Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling final against Kilkenny.
# national-hurling-league - Tuesday 24 April, 2012
Taking Stick: Rebels with a cause
Cork have been hugely impressive in 2012 as Jimmy Barry-Murphy continues the work of Denis Walsh and sees one of his older heads make the difference against Tipperary
# national-hurling-league - Sunday 22 April, 2012
As it happened: Kilkenny v Clare, National Hurling League Division 1A semi-final
Davy Fitzgerald’s side looked to build on their victory over Limerick when they took on the imposing Cats at Semple stadium.
Close encounters: Tipp ready for another tight contest with JBM’s Rebels
Noel McGrath says there’ll be nothing to choose between the sides when Tipperary and Cork clash in the Division 1A semi-finals this afternoon.
Taking stick: league semi-finals preview
Declan Ryan is finishing the league without having fielded his best team while Kilkenny, Cork and Clare all have cases to think they can start the season with silverware
# national-hurling-league - Saturday 21 April, 2012
Larkin encourages Cats squad to pounce on opportunity
Clare have earned the right to be respected ahead of tomorrow’s NHL semi-final, Kilkenny captain Eoin Larkin says.
# national-hurling-league - Friday 20 April, 2012
Quinlan tips native Tipperary
The former Munster and Ireland back-row says Cork are improving under Jimmy Barry-Murphy but believes the Premier side have the edge
# national-hurling-league - Thursday 19 April, 2012
It’s D-Day (again): Galway name team for relegation replay
Iarla Tannian returns as one of three changes in the Galway hurling side to face Dublin on Saturday.
# national-hurling-league - Sunday 15 April, 2012
Canning preaches patience for Galway’s youth project
Galway’s hurlers are still only getting to know each other as they face into this afternoon’s Division 1A relegation play-off against Dublin, forward Joe Canning says.
# national-hurling-league - Friday 13 April, 2012
Win or bust: Dubs and Galway name sides for relegation decider
Anthony Daly and Anthony Cunningham have named vastly changed sides for Sunday’s Division 1A relegation play-off.
# national-hurling-league - Thursday 12 April, 2012
Don’t call it a comeback: Canning says he won’t be ready for relegation decider
Joe Canning admits that he’s unlikely to play any part in Sunday’s Division 1A relegation play-off against Dublin.
# national-hurling-league - Sunday 8 April, 2012
Perfect Fitz: Davy’s Clare leave it late to beat Limerick
Clare snatched promotion to Division 1A with a thrilling two-point win against Limerick.
# national-hurling-league - Monday 2 April, 2012
League draw: Tipp and Cork back in Thurles as Dubs face Galway in Tullamore
The places and times have been sorted out for the league finals, semi-final and relegation clashes
Taking stick: Five things we learned from the weekend’s NHL
The five regulation rounds of the NHL are over so it’s time to take stock of five issues that inspired the pitter-patter of our grey matter – such as Waterford’s fight and Galway’s lack thereof.
# national-hurling-league - Sunday 1 April, 2012
As it happened: Kilkenny v Galway, NHL
The oddity of this year’s NHL format meant that both teams entered this fixture uncertain of progressing. Which way did the pendulum swing? Review our coverage to find out.
How it stands: here’s what each county needs from the final round of National Hurling League games
In case you missed it earlier in the week, we’ve done the maths for you.
What crisis? Dublin hurlers plan to keep calm and carry on
Dublin are facing into a Division 1A relegation play-off but there’s no need to panic, says Dublin forward Ryan O’Dwyer.
# national-hurling-league - Friday 30 March, 2012
GAA throw-in: here’s how they’ll line out in the National Hurling League this weekend
With promotion and relegation races set to go to the wire, here are the line-ups for the final round of NHL games.
# national-hurling-league - Wednesday 28 March, 2012
Taking stick: Clare looking big for their age
Davy Fitzgerald’s team have targeted promotion and a league title with his exciting young side but they need only look at neighbours Limerick in 2011 for warning signs
# national-hurling-league - Monday 26 March, 2012
State of Play: here’s how the promotion and relegation races look in the National Hurling League
Life doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s what the different counties need from their final game.
# national-hurling-league - Saturday 24 March, 2012
As it happened: Dublin v Tipperary, National Hurling League
We went minute-by-minute, as Dublin looked to recover from their extraordinary loss last week, as they took on Tipperary.
# national-hurling-league - Friday 23 March, 2012
Welcome home: McGrath joins Waterford backroom team
It seems Ken McGrath just couldn’t stay away from inter-county hurling.
Feelin’ blue: Daly changes three for Tipp test
Gary Maguire, Alan McCrabbe and Eamon Dillon all start for Dublin against Tipperary tomorrow night.
GAA throw-in: here’s how they’ll line out in the National Hurling League this weekend
It’s shaping up to be a good ‘un, folks. Here’s all the latest team news from the National Hurling League.
# national-hurling-league - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Taking stick: Ryan can turn Waterford’s nightmare start around
The stats from Waterford’s opening three league games are bleak, writes Shane Stapleton, but all is not lost for Michael Ryan and the Decies.
# national-hurling-league - Sunday 18 March, 2012
National Hurling League as it happened: Cork v Galway
We went minute-by-minute as Galway took on Cork in the Allianz League.
# national-hurling-league - Sunday 11 March, 2012
National Hurling League wrap: Cats laugh, as Tipp and Cork edge close encounters
Kilkenny and Cork are the only two teams with unbeaten records at the end of round two of the National Hurling League.
National Hurling League as it happened: Dublin v Cork
The JBM revolution came to Croke Park as Cork took on Dublin in Division 1A. Catch up with a cracker in our minute-by-minute report.
# national-hurling-league - Saturday 10 March, 2012
Taking stick: NHL Division 1B previews
Clare host Antrim, Wexford look to jumpstart their campaign against Offaly and Limerick look to do the same in Laois.
Taking stick: NHL Division 1A previews
Preview of round two of the National Hurling League as Dublin meet Cork, Kilkenny visit Waterford and Tipperary look to kickstart their campaign at home to Galway
# national-hurling-league - Friday 9 March, 2012
Brick keen to take on the best
Michael Walsh feels the best way to recover from Waterford’s opening-day loss to Cork is to test themselves against benchmark side Kilkenny
# national-hurling-league - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
GAA stays positive despite 20% fall in revenue last year
The Association’s revenue dipped under €47m last year, but officials say that they are managing the downturn well.
# national-hurling-league - Monday 27 February, 2012
Winning start but Cody unimpressed with new league structure
Offaly manager Ollie Baker thinks the shortened format gives fans what they want, however.
Cut and dried: What we learned this week in hurling
You’re either at it or you’re not in the opening weekend of the National Hurling League.



























































