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• Time for 'men in white coats' to be re-assessed by tv eye September 4, 2010
  ON the way into the All-Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Cork, I met a man named Chris McGinty from Achill Island heading into Croke Park to watch the Mayo minors. While we were chatting, I was struck by the incredible draw people have to Croke Park and to championship matches and their sense of pride in their county. […]
• Curran comes under fire September 4, 2010
  Monaghan County Board chairman Paul Curran has come under fire from one of the county's most experienced players for comments attributed to him in relation to Seamus McEnaney. […]
• As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning September 4, 2010
  WHEN sporting empires fall, it tends to be in dramatic circumstances, often arriving when least expected. Tipperary are 5/2 outsiders to win Sunday's All-Ireland final, but they will head for Croke Park knowing that, sooner or later, Kilkenny's remarkable run has to end. […]
• Coldrick to join elite group of referees after landing final September 4, 2010
  MEATH'S David Coldrick has been appointed to referee the All-Ireland Senior Football final for the second time in four seasons. […]
• Use of video technology won't work in the GAA September 4, 2010
  THE biggest mistake when confronting a problem is to apply the wrong solution which merely adds to the quandary. […]
• McGeeney in demand September 4, 2010
  Kildare GAA chiefs will look to secure Kieran McGeeney's services as manager of the senior footballers "sooner rather than later". […]
• O'Connor: Kingdom in transition September 4, 2010
  Some of the Kerry footballers got to enjoy the Rose of Tralee for the first time in years and that can be no bad thing for the future, Jack O'Connor claims. […]
• Furious fans' group up ante in protest over Croker ticket hike September 4, 2010
  THE GAA could lose as many as 1,000 long-term Croke Park seat holders at a patrons meeting in Dublin tonight. […]
• Gaelic games fixtures September 4, 2010
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• A summer of doubt unfolds . . . September 4, 2010
  June 20 -- Leinster hurling […]

Independent Hurling News

• Tipperary have come a long way since their early-season collapse to Cork September 4, 2010
  BOUNCEBACKABILITY. It's an ugly mouthful of a word that is originally credited to former Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie, even if cult Saturday morning TV show 'Soccer AM' claim their campaign helped to get it into the Oxford English dictionary. […]
• GAA Confidential: Kildare coach out to Tipp Croker scales September 4, 2010
  ONE member of the Tipperary back-room team is dearly hoping for a 50pc return from spending successive Sundays at Croke Park. […]
• Shefflin recovery 'absurd' September 4, 2010
  AS the hurling world waits to see if 'King Henry' is named in Kilkenny's team tonight, a leading Irish sports medic fears Shefflin's participation in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final will raise "absurd expectations" among others with the same injury. […]
• Vincent Hogan: A humble Monarch September 4, 2010
  In a county where Masses have been all-ticket since the great man's knee buckled on August 8, maybe a Ballinspittle moment was always on the cards. […]
• Tipp name unchanged side September 4, 2010
  THERE were no late changes or surprises from Tipperary last night, who named the same team for the All-Ireland SHC final that beat Waterford in the semi-final, WRITES Cliona Foley. […]
• Expert view: Brian Carroll September 4, 2010
  All eyes will be on the Tipperary half-forward line to see how they cope with the ever- dominant Kilkenny half-back line. But I think the Tipp half-forwards get a lot of unfair criticism. […]
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• Vegas lights way for six stray Cats by numbers September 4, 2010
  Given the methodical way they go about their business, you wouldn't associate Kilkenny hurlers with gambling dens but it seems the glitz of Las Vegas holds its appeal for quite a few of them. […]
• Hogan the Cats only absentee September 4, 2010
  BRIAN Hogan is now the only definite absentee from the Kilkenny squad for Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final. Henry Shefflin and John Tennyson, both of whom have made remarkable recoveries from serious knee injuries, have had no negative reaction to training, leaving both in contention for starting places. […]
• As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning September 4, 2010
  WHEN sporting empires fall, it tends to be in dramatic circumstances, often arriving when least expected. Tipperary are 5/2 outsiders to win Sunday's All-Ireland final, but they will head for Croke Park knowing that, sooner or later, Kilkenny's remarkable run has to end. […]