Tag: rivalries

All-Ireland Hurling semi-finals to renew old rivalries

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship has reached its penultimate weekend, bringing together familiar foes at Croke Park. First up on Saturday, Brian Lohan’s Clare will be hoping third time proves to be the charm as the Banner men face Kilkenny in their third consecutive All-Ireland semi-final. Derek Lyng’s side came out on top in the […]

Learn about these intense animal sibling rivalries

Siblings share a lifelong bond and often spend their lives loving and supporting each other. Siblings can also have some really vicious fights. However, as you will learn today, none of our sibling fights are as cutthroat as some that we see in the animal world. In the wild and competitive world of nature, survival strategies […]

Return of provincial hurling championships reignites neighbourly rivalries

After the return of the provincial football championships last week, this weekend sees the turn of the hurling and ladies football championships in Munster and Leinster. The opening round of the Leinster Hurling Championship brings some exciting pairings, with Wexford welcoming Dublin and Kilkenny meeting Antrim. The big ticket game, however, is in Munster, where […]