By John Harrington On his first day in the job as the GAA's newly appointed National Head of Hurling, GAA.ie sat down with William Maher to talk about his vision for the role and what he hopes to achieve in it in the coming years. GAA.ie: William, for those who

By Cian O’Connell During a glittering playing career Pádraic Joyce won two All-Ireland SFC titles with Galway. Important matches were always on the agenda. In north Galway, football dominated the conversations. That is what the talk was about. A couple of decades later, Joyce has helped to forge that connection

By John Harrington A morning on the phone talking to those who played for Mick O’Dwyer leaves you with the impression of a man who really left a mark. So much so that some who answered the call could only offer apologies because they were still too upset about the

By John Harrington When you lose an epic All-Ireland Final it’s no consolation that it was an epic. If anything, the fine margins that Cork came out on the wrong side of against Clare last year’s All-Ireland Hurling Final surely made the sting of defeat all the sharper because ‘what