Inside Track

Inside Track with John McIntyre A black and amber shadow has finally been removed from the hurling championship . . . and unlike the aftermath of 2010, it mightn’t be returning for some time. In...

Inside Track with John McIntyre IT may be hard to believe in the context of Kilkenny’s current summer dominance over Tipperary, but there was a long time in history – from 1937 to 1967 in...

Inside Track with John McIntyre A tough week for Galway hurling ended on an uplifting note when the county U-21s ended a run of four consecutive All-Ireland semi-final defeats by edging out Dublin after extra...

Inside Track with John McIntyre ALL it takes sometimes is one game to ignite a team. Galway hurlers, who had been so publically ridiculed by former manager Ger Loughnane, got their own back with interest...

Inside Track with John McIntyre GER Loughnane’s shadow hangs over Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling quarter-final between Clare and Galway in Thurles. A pundit with a track record of lowering the blade when it comes to critical...

Inside Track with John McIntyre IT’S hard to escape the conclusion that Galway footballers missed a real opportunity of capturing the county’s first Connacht title in eight years at Pearse Stadium last Sunday. The winning...