'I am so grateful no one is hurt and everyone is safe,' said Niamh de Brún-Reid after her and her mother's cars were stolen

Unbalanced economic development, hostile infrastructure, shrinking school enrolments — the challenges facing hurling on Cork’s northside can seem too much to resist

Limerick's All Ireland winning hurling manager John Kiely has said "time will tell" if ever enters politics amid confirmation that he has been approached to run in elections.

One reader questions the price of club GAA match tickets, while others look at issues including climate change, staffing levels in the Defence Forces, and Irish unity 

Irish Examiner readers consider issues including the fate of a Cork cinema, driving test delays, the GAA season, the environment, and censorship

The summer media attention around students and staff unable to find accommodation, and the consistent lack of action from the Government on this issue runs like clockwork each year.

Twitter rebrand

The All-Ireland hurling final is a topic engaging some readers, while others consider everything from Ireland's racial makeup to the 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' movies

One of the most important public bodies in the country was bogged down for more than a week splitting hairs, taking legal advice, and drip-feeding the truth to the Dàil and Ireland’s Media Minister Catherine Martin. This is a news organisation.

With four teams left in the senior hurling championship we must look to the Munster championship, again, for almost all of hurling’s thrills and spills in a season with just two weekends now remaining.

'Irish Examiner' columnist Jennifer Horgan struck a chord with readers in her piece about loneliness, while other readers consider issues including neutrality, defence, and public health

A retired garda sergeant welcomes the medals awarded to living members of the force, but decries the delay in honouring frontline gardaí who died in the line of duty

Minister Roderick O’Gorman has tasked Sheila Nunan with completing “negotiation with religious bodies, on his behalf, in relation to contributions to the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme”.

Hurley making is part of Ireland's social, economic and sporting life. But now, serious concern is being expressed about the survival of the craft because of the devastating impact of ash dieback.

Regarding the role of the umpire in today’s GAA games.

The Dillon Quirke Foundation has been set up in memory of the late Dillon Quirke who collapsed and died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) on August 5

The irony of ironies a minister for education who is on a career break from teaching considers scrapping career breaks for teachers. You couldn’t make it up!Norma Foley must be fairly confident of her political future in Fianna Fáil.

GAA spending

GAA star Davy Fitzgerald has raised questions before the Deputy Master of the High Court about the alleged sale of his loan from ACC Bank to a 'vulture Fund'.

GAA’s Sky Sports deal ends

New research found a range of injuries associated with neck injuries, including one player who needed a tracheostomy to help them breathe.

If ever the title of Venice of the North was up for grabs, it was at or about 6pm last Sunday in Cork. I don’t like to spark PTSD among readers — intentionally, at least — but even the mention of last weekend’s downpour may be triggering.

GAA players and parents are being urged not to cut corners when it comes to buying helmets, as reports of injuries due to below-standard helmets are on the rise.

Tsunami of supporters in green and white swept into the city and the TUS Gaelic Grounds to welcome the three-in-a-row All-Ireland hurling champions

Plans outlined by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to progress a Bill that would ban pro-life vigils outside abortion providing facilities, represents a severe danger to fundamental rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.

All-Ireland final fever heats up alongside the temperatures

Capturing the hurling zeitgeist this year is a pimped-up green and white van topped with a cat’s eyes in a reference to Kilkenny — Limerick's opponents on Sunday

Ken Hogan, Mark Landers and TJ Ryan review the weekend's hurling with Anthony Daly

We’re at the stage of the season now where the league is, I won’t say irrelevant, but it’s certainly losing its value and importance with the championship coming so soon. Certain teams will crave a league title but the semi-final nearly looks a more appealing match than the final because you can go all out in that game, whereas managers might not want to risk some players two weeks out from their first championship match.

You would expect the reigning Hurler of the Year to stand out at this level - and Cian Lynch certainly does.

Gearoid Hegarty was the latest Limerick player to see red against Galway last weekend in the Allianz League.

The University of Limerick snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when their left full forward Mikey Kiely sent a 40 yard free to the IT Carlow net with the final puck of a dramatic Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final

The Limerick star is chasing more third level glory with NUI Galway this weekend

NUIG manager Jeff Lynskey said the key factor for his men will be to recover in time for Saturday’s Fitzgibbon Cup final after finally seeing off the challenge of GMIT

Last Saturday’s game was Owens’ fifth All-Ireland senior final having taken charge of his first SHC club decider in 2015 followed by the inter-county finals in ‘15, ‘18 and ‘19.

The changes to the sliotar dimensions include: the maximum mass of the sliotar reduced from 120 grams to 116g, the maximum rim height cut from 2.8 millimetres to 2.6mm and minimum height dropping from 2mm to 1.8mm.

The former Brighton and Hove Albion footballer hopes Ballgunner's All-Ireland club final success can now inspire a new generation.

Clare weren't brilliant against Wexford, but it was much better than what we saw in Cork last weekend. Brick by brick. Step by step.

How will refs react now that Limerick discipline is back under the spotlight?

Two goals inside three minutes and a third green flag eight minutes later gives ample indication of just how dominant the visitors were. This goal rush contributed to Cork surging 13 clear - 3-6 to 0-2 - after only 14 minutes of action. The gap, thereafter, was never less than 11.

Clare’s downfall here was a first-half showing when they managed just eight scores from 21 attempts and two of them coming from play despite the benefit of the wind

Carlow blew Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League wide open as a Kevin McDonald goal helped them to a 1-20 to 1-14 win over Westmeath.

The biggest cheer of the afternoon was reserved for the Tadhg de Burca when he made way on 49 minutes in his first competitive outing since the 2020 All-Ireland final

Honours to Tipperary in this entertaining NHL 1B clash in misty Thurles courtesy of Jason Forde’s accuracy with an injury-time free.