Eoin Harrington

5 days ago | balls.ie | Eoin Harrington

Henry Shefflin was back in the RTÉ studio on Saturday afternoon for the first time since his exit as Galway manager. The Kilkenny legend returned to punditry duties as his county took on his former charges from Galway in both sides' opening game of the Leinster hurling championship. It was a strange tie for Shefflin to take in as his first game back in the studio, after three years in charge of Kilkenny's western rivals.

5 days ago | balls.ie | Eoin Harrington

Liverpool fans were ecstatic in recent weeks with the confirmation that both Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk have extended their contracts. Amid his finest season yet in the red of Liverpool, Salah was heavily linked with a move this summer, with his current contract expiring at the end of this campaign. Similarly, van Dijk's contract was entering his final months, with rumours linking the Dutchman with PSG after Liverpool's exit from the Champions League.

5 days ago | balls.ie | Eoin Harrington

There was plenty of hype around Tipperary coming into the Division 1A final but, after Cork's comprehensive win, that has quelled somewhat. The Premier County were in fine form during the league phase but ultimately came up well short of Pat Ryan's Rebel charges, who are firmly positioned as the favourites for this year's All-Ireland. Tipp's form earlier in the league had fans hopeful that they might make it out of the Munster round robin after a bottom-placed finish last year.

5 days ago | balls.ie | Eoin Harrington

After over a decade in the red of Munster, Conor Murray will depart these shores at the end of the season for a new challenge. While his fellow Ireland veterans Cian Healy and Peter O'Mahony announced that they would retire at the end of the current season, Murray confirmed that he would leave Munster but continue playing elsewhere. The 35-year-old made his debut for Munster 15 years ago, and has been a pivotal player for Ireland ever since his first appearance in 2011.

6 days ago | balls.ie | Eoin Harrington

I've been a massive Rory fan for a long time. I used to play at a place called Queenwood...I used to play quite a lot with Darren Clarke, who is a great golfer himself. He said, 'Can you play tomorrow?' He gave me a call and I went, 'Yeah, yeah, I'm around.'He said, 'I've got this young boy coming who's going to be the next giant of golf.'I went, 'Really?'He said, 'Yeah, a 14-year-old.'I get there and it's Rory McIlroy.