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1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · By Stephen Barry

   Pauric Mahony proud of 13th consecutive Waterford SHC for injury-hit Ballygunner (opens the original)

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   Pauric Mahony says the victories keep getting sweeter for Ballygunner after overcoming their “most disjointed preparation ever” to win a 13th consecutive Waterford senior county hurling title. Thirty years ago, Mahony, then aged four, was the team mascot as his father Mick scored a hat-trick in the Gunners’ fifth-ever county final triumph. Three decades later Mahony has collected his 15th county title. He has played a part in 60 per cent of Ballygunner’s 25 titles. “As the years go on,

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2. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · By Stephen Barry

   Limerick star Shane O’Brien switches from Mary I to rivals UL (opens the original)

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   Shane O’Brien is well used to playing in a star-studded Limerick full-forward line alongside Aaron Gillane and Peter Casey. Now, he’s joining a second glittering attack in the Fitzgibbon Cup next year as he starts a business management master’s at UL. O’Brien has already played two third-level finals for Mary I against their city rivals, beating them in 2024 and scoring 1-12 in defeat last February. This year, the UL attack featured inter-county talent in Adam Screeney, Darragh McCarthy,

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3. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · By Stephen Barry

   ‘It’s bitter and it’s going to hurt for a few days’: Galway manager Micheál Donoghue praises Limerick’s performance as Tribesmen go back west empty-handed (opens the original)

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   Micheál Donoghue said Limerick delivered their “best performance in a long time” to overwhelm his Galway side in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship final. While the 11-point defeat is “a tough one to take”, the 51-year-old manager feels the experience will stand to his youthful side. “When you reflect on Limerick and the season they had up to today, we were measuring it against lesser performances,” said Donoghue. “On the biggest day, they gave their best performance in a long t

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4. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · By Stephen Barry

   ‘That’s a level of intelligence that they have’: Limerick manager John Kiely praises his squad’s tactical ability following All-Ireland success (opens the original)

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   John Kiely hailed his players’ tactical intelligence as “a very rare quality in elite sport” after Limerick’s landslide All-Ireland final triumph over Galway. The Treaty manager also heaped praise on the “extraordinary” game plan put together by his right-hand man, Paul Kinnerk, to deliver the county’s 13th Liam MacCarthy title – and sixth in nine years. Speaking about the players’ capacity to absorb detail, Kiely harked back to his first year as Limerick U21 manager, where nin

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5. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · By Stephen Barry

   Limerick’s William O’Donoghue on dreams of Old Trafford, filling Declan Hannon’s boots and comparisons with Cody’s Cats ahead of the All-Ireland SHC final (opens the original)

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   William O’Donoghue grew up dreaming of playing for Manchester United as much as representing the Limerick hurlers, but he quickly realised one ambition was more tangible than the other. Inspiration lay just across the road, with the Gaelic Grounds on his doorstep and a view of the Mackey Stand from his homeplace. His most memorable visit in those formative years was the trilogy encounter with Tipperary in 2007. O’Donoghue was among the crowd of youngsters that invaded the pitch early and got

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