The All-Ireland Senior Hurling final was broadcast on BBC2 for the first time ever on Sunday, July 21, opening up Ireland's national sport to thousands of fascinated first-time viewers. The BBC could ...

PROVIDENCE — The fastest game on grass? Not soccer. Not baseball. It’s hurling — with an “h,” a stick-and-ball sport not to be confused with curling, an ice-and-broom sport. Hurling’s history reaches ...

For centuries, the sport’s wooden sticks have been made from Ireland’s ash trees. But with a disease destroying forests, the ancient game is turning to different materials. By Megan Specia Megan ...

Gaelic sports hold an irreplaceable position in Irish cultural identity, acting as a bridge between Ireland's past and present. These traditional games—hurling, Gaelic football, handball, and ...

July 16 (Reuters) - More than 82,000 fans will roar themselves hoarse inside Croke Park on Sunday, as tradition and rivalry collide with speed, skill and ferocity when Cork and Tipperary contest the ...

The 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship features a roll-call of the sports big guns, with reigning All-Ireland champions Clare, beaten 2024 All-Ireland finalists and 2025 Allianz Hurling League ...