Philip Lanigan

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

Limerick’s Cian Lynch is no fan of penalty shootouts. Certainly not after his team’s hopes of a record seventh Munster hurling title in a row were dashed when they lost a final shoot-out to Cork last Saturday night. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW The two-time Hurler of the Year didn’t want to take from Cork’s achievement but he said yesterday he believes there should be a better way of deciding a match of such significance. ‘Penalties… like, hurling is so instinctive.

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

GAA president Jarlath Burns said replays will be considered in light of the drama-packed Munster hurling final between Cork and Limerick that was decided on penalties. After the match ended level following extra time, Cork won the first provincial hurling final to go to a shoot-out 3-2 – and with it a first Munster title since 2018.

1 month ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

Katie Power never intended to become one of the faces of a national campaign. When she lined up for the toss as Kilkenny captain alongside Dublin’s Aisling Maher for the Leinster camogie semifinal, she never imagined that image with the match referee would become iconic in terms of the whole shorts and skorts controversy. Ordered back to the dressing room to change so that the match could proceed under the existing rules governing playing attire, that was the image that quickly went viral.

1 month ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

With a place in the Leinster final already secured, Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng went with an experimental line-up against Wexford, who finished in that strange, mid-table limbo in the Leinster group where they were safe from relegation but outside of the top three that qualify for the All-Ireland. It was no surprise then that Keith Rossiter’s side took control from early on, powering into a 0-12 to 0-5 lead by half-time.

1 month ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

Waterford manager Peter Queally was frustrated by some refereeing decisions he felt didn’t go his team’s way and by the county’s lack of luck in the Munster round-robin – they have failed to qualify in the top three since it came in in 2018. ‘I’m disappointed. We had our hearts set on coming out of Munster this year and hurling for the summer.