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  Clare for the future and Waterford for the final 10-Jun-2010 09:40
  Cork make hay while Tipp beat themselves up 1-Jun-2010 22:46
  2009: A vintage year for underage hurling 4-Jan-2010 11:57
  Tipp can blame the ref, the pitch, the Cats and ... themselves 8-Sep-2009 14:57
  Tipperary's dominance exaggerated by Limerick's poor shooting 19-Aug-2009 16:27
  Too many errors - on and off the field - undermine Waterford 12-Aug-2009 20:33
  Galway not at the races in the finishing straight 30-Jul-2009 20:26
  Galway: lucky rather than good 21-Jul-2009 08:16
  General Lee leads his army on to battle with the Rebels 16-Jul-2009 17:39
  Waterford's poor shooting - except at their feet - helps Tipp on their way 14-Jul-2009 21:25
  Kilkenny keeping high octane fuel in reserve? 7-Jul-2009 15:13
  Tipperary: the mystery of the disappearing forwards 25-Jun-2009 17:00
  Dublin's defence and work rate get them over the line 24-Jun-2009 15:39
  Galway beaten by their own errors 23-Jun-2009 14:35
  Waterford upped their game and dominated Limerick 23-Jun-2009 14:26
  Waterford: overwrought or over the top? 17-Jun-2009 13:58
  How much longer can Tipp ride their luck? 2-Jun-2009 00:23
  Time for Hurling to Break from the GAA? 21-Jan-2009 20:33
  'There's a hole in De Net, Dear Liza, Dear Liza... 5-Nov-2008 17:43
  Waterford dazzled by the lights 10-Sep-2008 09:06
  Experience and work rate the keys to historic Déise victory 19-Aug-2008 13:55
  Cork's weaknesses leave hope for remaining contenders 12-Aug-2008 09:33
  Clare blow it again, with a little help from Dickie 30-Jul-2008 09:11
  Get someone sent off. It'll do you good! 23-Jul-2008 23:27
  Clare dominated play and scoring chances ... pity about the result 16-Jul-2008 10:33
  A most unremarkable game: Clare v Limerick 27-Jun-2008 19:37
  Dubious sideline decisions didn't help Dublin 18-Jun-2008 08:16
  Woeful shooting and tactics undo Cork 10-Jun-2008 11:40
  Déise Downfall due to lack of sharpness and game plan, not lack of effort 4-Jun-2008 23:01
  Canning and Morrissey make a bad hurling day worse 27-May-2008 08:07
  An Moltóir's new Patent GAA Match Evaluation System 10-Apr-2008 09:04
  Kilkenny: Hurling's All Blacks? 6-Sep-2007 08:56
  Fundamental Déise deficiencies finally come home to root 21-Aug-2007 16:22
  Midfield dominance the key to Waterford's success 11-Aug-2007 12:19
  Does Gerald see the writing on the wall? 3-Aug-2007 15:57
  Flynn Waterford's secret of success? 14-Jul-2007 16:05
  Waterford barely squeak it 21-Jun-2007 11:03
  Two-and-a-half good games 15-Jun-2007 17:05
  Déise domination not reflected on scoreboard 3-May-2007 17:13
  Loughnane off to a promising start 9-Mar-2007 07:39
  Kilkenny's win was marginal, not mythical 5-Sep-2006 21:53
  Cork get their just desserts - just! 8-Aug-2006 07:28
  Hurling ... with a Biblical touch 26-Jul-2006 09:28
  Déise dominated even more than the scoreline says 7-Jul-2006 18:47
  Lack of Waterford focus left Tipp off the hook 6-Jun-2006 11:39
  You Don't Have to Hurl for the People Who Collect Your Bin! 10-Mar-2006 20:35
  Giving Jerry O'Connor his due ... and Cork their comeuppance 15-Dec-2005 11:48
  Cork - Not the Best, but the Best Drilled 13-Sep-2005 20:50
  Clare Latest Victims of Cork Power Surge 19-Aug-2005 13:38
  Ninety Nine Per Cent Perspiration, One Per Cent Inspiration 1-Aug-2005 17:01
  An Anaemic Affair 13-Jul-2005 21:48
  Body Language Told It All 13-Jul-2005 21:47
  Poor Refereeing Decided Leinster Final 8-Jul-2005 00:11
  Never Relax Your Grip! 29-Jun-2005 09:49
  Clueless Offaly ... Clare not Finished 15-Jun-2005 09:19
  Road to McCarthy Begins in Earnest 27-May-2005 17:21
  Tipp v Limerick: Is Resilience and Fighting Spirit Enough? 17-May-2005 17:23
  How Many Waterford Forwards Does it Take to Score a Goal? 21-Mar-2005 15:29
  Time to Give Boothmania the Boot! 25-Feb-2005 16:15
  Last Death Throes of Narrow-Minded GAA Has-Beens? 25-Feb-2005 16:14
  Time for GAA to Root Out Culture of Violence 12-Feb-2005 21:54
  Of Poets Priests and Piss Artists 21-Dec-2004 21:43
  Provincial Chickens Come Home to Roost 4-Nov-2004 09:05
  Jerry O’Connor and Aodán MacSuibhne Key Figures in Cork Victory 17-Sep-2004 00:21
  Cork: Too Good for Their Own Good? 27-Aug-2004 19:56
  Waterford Lack Guile to Play Catch Up with Crafty Cats 10-Aug-2004 09:10
  Clare Unable to Punish Kilkenny's First Half Profligacy 4-Aug-2004 12:26
  Daly’s Game Plan Almost Does the Trick 27-Jul-2004 14:06
  Review of the Hurling Qualifiers 13-Jul-2004 00:12
  Offaly Could Have Been a Contender 5-Jul-2004 23:03
  Anatomy of a Hurling Epic 30-Jun-2004 08:59
  How to Beat Kilkenny … in Three Easy Lessons 16-Jun-2004 00:37
  Waterford – History Repeating Itself? 9-Jun-2004 09:21
  Limerick Can Have Few Complaints 2-Jun-2004 09:55
  The Punditry of the Last Performance 24-May-2004 09:19
  Devastating Déise Destroy Desperate Clare 18-May-2004 16:44
  Should Allianz Get Their Money Back? 11-May-2004 21:22
  Hurling League Final Fixture Fiasco 4-May-2004 01:01
  An Moltóir's NHL Review and Preview 22-Apr-2004 10:51
  Leinster Hurling 'Crisis' - What Crisis? 5-Apr-2004 21:43
  Hale and Harty - Waterford Hurling 24-Feb-2004 09:36
  Is it a Man? ... Is it a Plane?... No! It's Underdog!! 25-Nov-2003 09:40
  Cork's Lack of Bottle Handed Hurling Title to the Cats 18-Nov-2003 21:12
  GAA's Neglect of Top Players made Emergence of GPA Inevitable 11-Nov-2003 21:58
  World Handball Championships Return to Ireland – October 17th to 26th, 2003 17-Oct-2003 20:48
  Time for Radical Change in Hurling Championship 5-Sep-2003 17:25
  Premier Club League A ‘Must’ for GAA Survival 21-Aug-2003 13:05
  Baseball is OK, But You Can’t Bate Hang Sangwidges on the Bonnet of the Car 15-Aug-2003 21:42
  Proposed New System for Provincial and All Ireland Championships 7-Aug-2003 11:43
  Clueless Hurling by Qualifier Losers 21-Jul-2003 01:28
  Ó Muircheartaigh's Priceless Leinster Final Commentary 15-Jul-2003 00:33
  Mullane and the Wind - Key Factors in Keeping Waterford Close to Cork 30-Jun-2003 18:29
  Clare Defeat a Matter of Bad Shooting, Not Bad Luck 18-Jun-2003 00:36
  Cork: A Flash in the Pan or the Genuine Article? 9-Jun-2003 16:43
  Farcical Events in Semple Stadium 3-Jun-2003 09:51
  Tipperary Hype Was Unwarranted 26-May-2003 10:09
  Hurlers on the Web - Inaugural Event 16-May-2003 22:27
  'GAA 2003' - NEW SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS ON TG4 16-May-2003 22:10
  Toyota Car Bonus for Winning Allianz League Teams 2-May-2003 12:45
  Postcards To: ‘The White-Haired Boys c/o Croke Park, Dublin 1’ 17-Feb-2003 15:05
  Waterford’s Annus Mirabilis 5-Dec-2002 15:55
  Waterford and Clare Dominate Munster 22-Nov-2002 10:39
  Tickets and Seats - The Croker Farce 8-Nov-2002 00:59
  'You Gets It and You Hits It!' 1-Nov-2002 00:49
  Press Box Lad: A Right Royal Weekend 19-Oct-2002 21:22
  An Moltóir Looks Forward to 2003 24-Sep-2002 22:29
  Kilmacud Crokes and Beamish Celebrate 30 Years of the 'Sevens' 17-Sep-2002 02:54
  Kilkenny Set The Standard 9-Sep-2002 12:04
  Asian Gaelic Games, Phuket, Thailand 7-Sep-2002 14:33
  Waterford: Putting the Bull Back into Hurling 13-Aug-2002 10:11
  The Sunday Lessons from Croke Park 31-Jul-2002 09:38
  Port Laoise Pitch Not Fit for Top-Class Hurling 17-Jul-2002 00:24
  Kilkenny’s Touch of Class 9-Jul-2002 15:50
  Déise Victory Sets Championship Alight 2-Jul-2002 08:57
  Two Big Games Analysed 30-Jun-2002 12:21
  Musings from Japan 7-Jun-2002 16:11
  Competitive Waterford Get the Breaks 29-May-2002 09:51
  Self-Belief the Crucial Difference Between Tipp and Clare 21-May-2002 16:42
  Cecil B. de Mille and the NHL Final 14-May-2002 12:04
  Time for the GAA to Do some Serious Soul-Searching 7-May-2002 19:52
  TG4 Score Again with Cusack Park Thriller 11-Apr-2002 22:28
  Complete Club Championships in Calendar Year! 18-Mar-2002 15:43
  Rumours of Demise of Hurling League 'Greatly Exaggerated' 12-Mar-2002 12:37
  Lose a Player ... Win the Game! 20-Feb-2002 21:17
  Clubs Should Get Pride of Place in Competitions 23-Dec-2001 16:23
  Nicky and Justin on the Phone 5-Dec-2001 09:32
  Maloney Exocets Down Toomevara … Now, Gunners Target Blackrock! 27-Nov-2001 09:39
  ‘On Home Ground’ – Renamed as ‘D’Unbelievables’? 14-Nov-2001 13:03
  Waterford Team Fails to Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory - Shock! Horror! 29-Oct-2001 13:59
  TG4 Banish The October 'Blues' 23-Oct-2001 08:08
  Selective Breeding - Answer to the Problems of Laois, Mayo and Waterford? 10-Oct-2001 14:03
  Premature Climax Left Meath Exhausted 26-Sep-2001 16:36
  Tipp’s Victory One of the Least Impressive 11-Sep-2001 10:49
  RTE’s Own Goal 6-Sep-2001 09:03
  Galway's Real Man-of-the-Match: Mike McNamara 28-Aug-2001 11:40
  Wexford: The Worst Forward Line in Top Level Hurling! 13-Aug-2001 21:50
  Wexford Provide Wake-Up Call in Early Morning Chicago 30-Jul-2001 12:38
  What if the Losers' Group had been Played in Hurling This Year? 16-Jul-2001 16:19
  GAA = The ‘God-help-us Association of Amateurs’ 3-Jul-2001 18:35
  Limerick Should Have Won Pulling Up! 3-Jul-2001 18:29
  A Week is a Short Time in Football 26-Jun-2001 19:52
  Can't be Done on Forty Fags a Day! 15-Jun-2001 21:24
  Any Messiah from the Suir-side Fog? 11-Jun-2001 20:30
  Munster Hurling: Bad Economics... Even Worse Refereeing! 5-Jun-2001 16:37
  Babs: Smugness and Insight in Inverse Proportions 28-May-2001 22:57
  New Football Championship – Nothing for Weaker Counties! 22-May-2001 10:06
  Hurling League Final – Plenty of Food for Thought! 18-May-2001 09:58
  Time to Change Knock-Out Minor Championship Format! 28-Apr-2001 22:31
  GAA should learn from the FAI! 19-Mar-2001 13:55
  Foot and Mouth - A Blessing in Disguise for Hurling 19-Mar-2001 13:51
  GAA Stadium Plans in Munster Put Eircom Park Shambles in the Shade … 28-Jan-2001 00:09
  Hurling Championship Proposals Are Flawed but an Improvement 16-Jan-2001 11:43
  Can 'The Banner' Survive Without Loughnane? 30-Dec-2000 18:38
  The Same Oul Story for Waterford Hurling 30-Dec-2000 18:38
  The 2001 Hurling Championship - An Moltóir's Predictions! 19-Nov-2000 20:26
  Waterford Crystal Tournament should be given permanent status in GAA calendar 4-Nov-2000 18:42
  Time for GAA to move Club Championships to Centre Stage 24-Oct-2000 18:15
  Waterford Women Footballers Let Down By Missing Supporters 16-Oct-2000 03:29
  The Intergenerational Transmission of a Congenital Disorder West of the Shannon 5-Oct-2000 18:59
  Media Coverage of Kilkenny's All Ireland Victory Was Over the Top 24-Sep-2000 15:26
  Can Mount Sion Lead Waterford to the Promised Land? 17-Sep-2000 21:36


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