Ireland is facing a cost-of-living insolvency problem as vulture funds pursue homeowners trapped by crippling mortgage ...

Hurlers use a wooden stick called a hurley to hit a small ball called a sliotar (pronounced slitter) between the opponents’ goalposts either over the crossbar (1 point) or under the crossbar ...

“You play with a stick, the hurley, and a baseball-esque ball, also known as a sliotar. Traditionally, it is played on very large fields that can accommodate teams of fifteen. You advance with the ...

Complete with working lights and sirens, you'd think you could hop behind the handlebars and take off on this motorbike - if ...

The word “puck”—as in “hockey puck”—comes from the Irish “poc,” which means “to poke” and is what hurling players do to the sliotar (slit-hur), the hard, leather-covered ball.

Offertory gifts at the mass included The Irish Examiner to signify Mr O’Keeffe’s interest in current affairs, a picture of ...

Paul Mescal has showed off his GAA skills after returning to the Croke Park pitch for the first time in nearly 10 years.

After going three seasons without a group stage win, Watergrasshill moved up the Senior A grade in Cork with victory over ...

They believe an open market will ensure the best value for units. As it has done with the smart sliotar, the GAA is determined to ensure the ethical and sustainable integrity of its official ...

Most essentially, they need to hurl a baseball, not a sliotar; to recognize the blues, not the bodhran; and to cherish barbecue, not bangers and mash. I suppose I could sing them Irish lullabies ...

After 25 minutes of Wednesday’s Harty Cup debut, Tralee CBS were on level terms with their illustrious opponent, Thurles CBS, ...

Naas secured their sixth Kildare senior hurling championship title in-a-row by handing Maynooth a comprehensive 3-20 to 0-12 ...