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Full coverage: Hurling

Mick Mackey, Christy Ring, and the making of hurling’s first golden age 

People would cycle from the remotest parts of Munster to watch the two greatest hurlers of their era take to a playing field. In an extract from his new book, Arthur James O'Dea explains how Mackey's Limerick shaped the first hurling boom.

Arthur James O'Dea
19th Sep, 2026 - 10 min read

Finding meaning in the darkness: “I couldn’t talk about this in a dressing room”

Tony Griffin has always been curious and restlessly engaged with life. He talks to Dion Fanning about Clare hurling, working with Kerry footballers and how a breakdown helped him find meaning.

Dion Fanning
9th May, 2026 - 5 min read

Paul Flynn: Dublin football could soon become a victim of hurling’s success

Paul Flynn has been asking himself a simple yet profound question: Could hurling be the reason Dublin football is falling from its previous heights?

Paul Flynn
25th Apr, 2026 - 7 min read

Forging a tradition: Grit, Community and loss in a North Dublin GAA club

As news breaks of the Rescue 116 crash, the Wild Geese Hurling and Camogie Club respond not as athletes, but as a community. This moving extract of a new book charts how sport forges bonds that endure beyond the field.

A. Lenehan and F. Lenehan
3rd Jan, 2026 - 8 min read

After prison, DJ Carey “will have to face life and it will probably be a tough life for him”

The former Kilkenny hurler was jailed for five and a half years for scamming people out of money to pay for cancer treatment he did not need.

Francesca Comyn
3rd Nov, 2025 - 2 min read

From legend to pariah: Court hears of DJ Carey’s spectacular fall from grace

The judge said a custodial sentence is "inevitable" for the former all-star Kilkenny hurler who traded on esteem and regard to dupe friends, family, and associates out of close to €400,000 to help fund cancer treatment he did not need.

Francesca Comyn
31st Oct, 2025 - 4 min read

Cute hoor syndrome: “The biggest problem is a lot of people are not doing the right thing. And that’s disgraceful”

Hotelier Liam Griffin has built a business that has survived many crises before this pandemic. In this interview, he talks about coming through the 2008 financial crash, branching into the UK and sacrificing his love of sport to pursue a career in hospitality.

Cait Caden
27th Aug, 2020 - 17 min read
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