Bagenalstown fell to second heavy defeat in consecutive weeks as they were cut apart by a clinical St Mullins

Mount Leinster Rangers outclass Naomh Eoin during the second half of their Senior Hurling Championship game at Netwatch Cullen Park

With the week’s that in it your scribe indulges his Clare inclinations with diary entries on milestone dates in his personal hurling history … Sunday, September 1, 1968: It was a diary that sparked my interest in the All-Ireland hurling final and ...

Mount Leinster Rangers and St Mullins brushed aside the respective challenges of Naomh Eoin and Bagenalstown Gaels in this evening's JJ Kavanagh & Sons Senior Hurling Championship games at Netwatch Cullen Park

Mount Leinster Rangers are unlikely to appeal the lengthy ban dished out to Fiachra Fitzpatrick but have branded the decision as "disgraceful"

“I can’t sum it up for you,” said winning manager Tommy Buggy after St Mullins beat Ballinkillen in the fourth round of the JJ Kavanagh Senior Hurling Championship last Saturday.  I don’t know what happened.

For the fourth successive year, Carlow fell at the All-Ireland semi-final stage

It was Carlow Town who drew first blood as Brian Delaney sent over a free from distance

Carlow manager Ed Burke was as pragmatic as ever. He took the disappointment of Sunday's All-Ireland Junior semi-final defeat as well as he could suggesting that Louth got that bit of momentum which could so easily have gone his side’s way.

30 JULY marks the 80th anniversary of the greatest day in Carlow GAA history

Short the likes of John Phiri, Karol English, Kyle Nolan and Conor Lawlor these are big and talented men who any side would struggle without them

Rathvilly and Carlow player, Ella Molloy, is one of the young guns

The morning of the Limerick v London game Inagh were playing Tubber’s second team in Ruan in the Junior Hurling Championship

MYSHALL have dominated the camogie scene in Carlow for over two decades but as always, the start of a new championship brings with it fresh hope and optimism

Marty Kavanagh was playing his first game of the year for his club and he comes in and scores three goals

Rangers face a Naomh Eoin side next week who have to win

The Guard of Honour on Thursday morning  at Jim Treacy's funeral mass was a virtual who’s who of St Mullins hurling

Overall, Rangers played their opponents off the park