“How much for this one?” I asked the proprietor of a time-portal-in-the-wall antique shop in the charming Ireland town of Kilkenny. The hurling stick I held forth looked as ancient and ...

A box of teabags, a keyboard and a hurling stick were all placed alongside Shane ... A friend of Johnny, but also a fan of your guitar, your weird guitar noises.' But the presentation centred ...

On Saturday, the annual Hurling Classic brings the Irish sport ... Armed with only a ball and a bronze stick - a hurley - the boy fought back, throwing the ball down the beast's throat before ...

The mighty old stick and ball game The history of hurling and camogie is as much legend as it is documented fact. The sports’ roots stretch deep into the country’s founding mythology ...

This extraordinary run of success signalled the effective birth of what would become a phenomenal Kilkenny hurling tradition. And yet, the rise of Kilkenny hurling was neither inexorable nor ...

Two major catapults evolved from Dionysius's invention: the double-armed machine, or ballista, used for shooting arrows, and the single-armed catapult designed for hurling large objects. Although the ...

The preeminent magazine about “axes” has finally gotten the axe. Guitar Player will halt publication after almost 58 years, putting out one last issue on Oct. 15, with an interview with Led ...

BBC Sport explains all you need to know about the sport of hurling ahead of the GAA All-Ireland hurling semi-finals, which are live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website on Saturday and Sunday.

Stick vacuums are big right now, and it’s easy to see why. They’re more compact and lightweight than traditional vacuums, which makes them convenient to store and carry around. Their cleaning ...

What happened when Nails, Gatecreeper, Cradle Of Filth and a ton more brought the noise to Manchester for the biggest ...

A man has admitted setting fire to a wheelie bin, hurling missiles at a mosque and looting a convenience store during rioting in Southport. Jason Burns, from Crosby, Merseyside, admitted violent ...

When you use links on our website, we may earn a fee. It’s easy to understand why stick vacuums have gained popularity in recent years. Often lightweight and compact, they’re easy to store and ...