All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2026 (Munster & Leinster Championships, Liam McCarthy Cup)

It was pathetic. He had no idea where the idea of Clare diving came from, why Adam Hogan got a bad name nor why Conor Cleary keeps getting pinged against Aaron Gillane. Can’t think where or why! Then topped it off by saying any other team would get the foul when Rodgers jersey was pulled and only Clare don’t get such frees. I can’t verify the truth of the rumour that Robbie O Flynn was listening and spontaneously combusted at that point….

in all seriousness though, all teams can point to times they were ridden by refs, not a Clare phenomenon by any means

Very hard to be sure, but having watched it backed a number of times, I reckon the call on the Offaly 65 was correct. Looks like Corcoran knocks the ball with his hand just as Kelly swipes at it. The reaction of the two players would suggest that also.

Chances of Waterford beating Limerick would be remote anyway. You’d never rule anything out in Munster, but it would take a huge surprise.

I know Kilkenny are no longer the force of old, but what a performance by Offaly yesterday and they were unlucky not to win. Offaly seem to have some cracking young hurlers coming through and hopefully they might get out of Leinster this year. Hopefully they might inspire Wexford to get themselves sorted as well!

Just hopefully it won't be getting relegated to the Joe McDonagh and Christy Ring cups levels of worse.

IIn Fairness it's only 7yrs ago Wexford were Leinster champions and blew a great opportunity to be in an all Ireland final...

Wexford have hurlers but they don't have the same ambitions as the lads who played in the past and Keith Rossiter is no Liam Griffin... in fairness not too many people have the Drive in them that Liam Griffin had when he was coaching the YellaBellies...

Do they have hurlers. I can't see them suddenly improving because they gey more ambitious.

Who do they have that wasn't on that 2019 team that is good enough to be competing with the best in Leinster and what does the immediate future look like underage ?

There'll have to be a reaction from Tipp' - they won't want to cede their title so timidly, and it's hard to envisage Clare fixing their chronic defensive problems in a matter of weeks.

If there's ever a time for Offaly supporters to follow their team, it's now. In with a great chance of qualification, and up against a Wexford side which seems to go from weakness to weakness. Will Screeney be available?

The Galway/Dublin championship rivalry this century is interesting with 5 wins apiece and 2 draws. Even when you would think Galway should have a much superior team, they struggle to get over the Metropolitans for some reason, e.g. 2018, when they only won by 1 at home. Then, last year, when Galway were generally awful, they won with some comfort in Parnell park. There's nothing wrong with watching a match in Salthill, it's a fine venue in it's own right, and no more breezier than anywhere else, in spite of what many would insist to the contrary. The Dublin defeat 2 years ago was Galway's only championship loss there since the RR came in, IIRC, so it's not a bogey ground for them. A little bit of pressure on the home team to get a result, they won't want to go to Wexford park needing a win, and I doubt Dublin will save themselves and concentrate on the remaining home fixture with Kilkenny.

In the other matches, Kildare will put it up to Kilkenny for a while in Nowlan park, but the home side will surely gradually pull away - there's also the matter of scoring difference vis-a-vis Dublin to keep an eye on. Even though they still have a mathematical chance, it's impossible to give any hope to a beweakened Waterford team against a Limerick team with their tails up.

According to championship physics, rival counties reactions obey Murphy’s law…. not Newton’s.

Clare lost to Limerick and did not play well and Limerick played really really well.
Tipp and Clare tomorrow could go either way , Clare won the all Ireland 2 years ago and tipp won last year. Also Neither are in great form.

same to you. Tipp clare is a great rivalry. I was at the u20 final the other night. Great game and Clare have some very nice players on that team.
Was tough to lose but Clare were Worthy winners.

All on gaa+. Never thought we'd reach a stage where people would miss the sky sports deal but here we are. I think in terms of promotion of the sport it's a disaster that they're putting so much of it behind a paywall. Used to be just relatively niche games but it's increasingly the more attractive round robin fixtures.