For all that went wrong, Fitzgerald is still happy he did all he could. “You have to ask yourself did you do everything...
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Waterford hurling is at a crossroads
Waterford hurling is at a crossroads
I was struck by something Liam Sheedy said after Sunday’s anti-climactic All-Ireland semi-final. “All we do is let these guys...
Off The Ball Roadshow in Waterford
Off The Ball Roadshow in Waterford
A host of local/other sporting names took part in the show ahead of this Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final. The pair...
Reality dawns at Aviva
Reality dawns at Aviva
Last Wednesday’s opening soccer match at the new Aviva Stadium has set the League of Ireland back 20 years according to Pat...
For hurling’s sake let’s not complain about Kilkenny
For hurling’s sake let’s not complain about Kilkenny
Let’s face it. After last Sunday’s cakewalk in Croke Park the prize at stake in this weekend’s second semi-final at headquarters...
Silver lining with a cloud
Silver lining with a cloud
Derval O’Rourke’s stunning silver medal in the 100m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona should have had...
Champions’ Downfall of their own making
Champions’ Downfall of their own making
Having Joe Brolly and Pat Spillane in the same studio makes for uncomfortable viewing. It’s a bit like sticking Enda Kenny and...
Hurricane blew it all
Hurricane blew it all
It may sound crass to say that Bestie’s ill-fated friend and fellow Belfast child Alex Higgins went to pot years ago, but, as...
Green genes
Green genes
It’s been a positive Tour de France when the misgivings about the manner in which Alberto Contador won this year’s...
August anticipation
August anticipation
On the basis of Sunday’s chalk and cheese hurling quarter-finals — the first mellow, the next dramatic — most experts are...
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
■□■ View More Photos (Purchase these Photos from our store: www.munster-express.ie/photographs) It won’t win any prizes for...
Startling stats
Startling stats
Denis Walsh will doubtless use his admission/impression that Cork weren’t at the races for long stretches as motivation for...
