Ciarán Murphy: GAA online experience for the most part a positive onePodcasts dedicated to the struggles of one’s own county find a ready and willing audienceWed Feb 01 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: ‘Forgotten’ hurling should take lead from football revampPlayers want more games and aim of any championship is to produce worthy winnerWed Jan 25 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Onerous contracts a bridge too far for GAA club playersIt’s incumbent on all sensible players to maintain a proper work-life-GAA balanceThu Jan 19 2017 - 13:20
Second Opinion: Welcome to the GAA’s own FA Cup third roundThe phoney war has started so don’t blame supporters for a bit of wishful thinkingThu Jan 12 2017 - 00:54
Second Opinion: This could be a weekend when a star is bornEarly part of GAA season is chance for some unknowns names to share in the limelightWed Jan 04 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: ‘Setting record straight’ did Connelly and Holmes few favoursFormer Mayo managers would have been better served by not opening can of wormsThu Dec 22 2016 - 09:00
Ciarán Murphy: Munster rugby has found its way againTragic death of coach Anthony Foley is the moment season changed for the provinceWed Dec 14 2016 - 19:00
Ciarán Murphy: TG4 is still capturing the passion of sportYou don’t need subtitles to see the sheer enthusiasm driving TG4’s GAA coverageThu Dec 08 2016 - 17:04
Versatile GAA talents take chance to shine in a different codeGary Brennan, Daithí Burke and Con O’Callaghan have starred in their clubs’ runsWed Nov 30 2016 - 19:05
Ciarán Murphy: The rules won’t change for the GAAThe democratic nature of the association is a myth as most good ideas wither on the vineWed Nov 23 2016 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Castleknock GAA club prove that sometimes less is moreSmaller clubs can help to facilitate the large numbers who want to play the gameWed Nov 16 2016 - 18:13
Second Opinion: Tipperary fans look askance at Austin Gleeson’s awardGifted hurler that he is, did he change the biggest games decisively in Deise’s favour?Wed Nov 09 2016 - 21:31
Ciarán Murphy: All Blacks’ domination provides a lesson for allGAA has had its own powerhouse sides in the last 15 yearsWed Nov 02 2016 - 21:15
Second Opinion: Leinster Council not giving Galway fair crack of whipConnacht county should be given full parity with other counties in Leinster hurling championshipWed Oct 26 2016 - 17:02
Club heroes now guaranteed their 15 minutes of fameExploits of the humble club player likely to be captured for posterity on social media sitesWed Oct 19 2016 - 19:30
Ciarán Murphy: Time for club players to get deserved respectA set calender should be introduced for clubs so their players can prepare accordinglyWed Oct 12 2016 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Agonising All-Ireland wait a burden for suffering Mayo fansAnother shattering final defeat almost too much to bear for Mayo’s loyal faithfulWed Oct 05 2016 - 20:23
Ciarán Murphy: Relishing a floodlit footballing feast in replayClash of Dublin and Mayo under lights, with Sam Maguire on the line, promises to be specialWed Sept 28 2016 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: What happens on All-Ireland day reverberates for lifeIt’s a powerful thing that on All-Ireland day the winners from 25 years before are presentedThu Sept 22 2016 - 14:57
Ciarán Murphy: no place in an All-Ireland final for ordinary menThe fitness level needed in the All-Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Kerry was scaryWed Sept 14 2016 - 20:00
John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer could take a leaf from Rory McIlroy’s bookTipperary hurler should take criticism with a pinch of salt like world number threeWed Sept 07 2016 - 20:21
Cody’s will to win strongest when stakes are highestWhen the chips are down the Kilkenny manager shows what he’s really made ofThu Sept 01 2016 - 16:12
Second Opinion: GAA not the last bastion of Corinthian idealsWe owe it to our national sporting organisation to be aware of its shortcomingsWed Aug 24 2016 - 17:57
Waterford must start again from bottom of mountainPutting Kilkenny to pin of their collar sadly doesn’t guarantee success next seasonWed Aug 17 2016 - 22:30
Ciarán Murphy: Waterford must push away hand of historyKilkenny’s ‘lion in winter’ routine is getting pretty tiresome at this stageThu Aug 11 2016 - 01:41
Second Opinion: Waterford entitled to try a novel route to gloryDéise have suffered so many black days since last All-Ireland senior success in 1959Wed Aug 03 2016 - 19:35
Ciarán Murphy: Football championship trumping hurling in every wayWhile there has been bad games in both, the football carries more significant storylinesWed Jul 27 2016 - 17:21
Ciarán Murphy: Momentum a major asset in GAA seasonClare and Wexford have one advantage as they face wounded Waterford and GalwayWed Jul 20 2016 - 22:30
Connacht rugby losing Jarlath Fallon was Galway’s gainFormer goalkeeper Derek Thompson hopes Roscommon can return to winning cycle after he broke it in 1998Sat Jul 16 2016 - 07:10
Mayo might benefit from taking the road less travelledGalway will be disappointed if they don’t back up surprising win with Connacht titleWed Jul 06 2016 - 22:30
Ciarán Murphy: GAA doesn’t really need feed of pints to have a good timeAt Euro 2016 the crowd is different and the buzz too. Drink as a concept was everywhereWed Jun 29 2016 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Apathy draining the life from Galway footballWhile Mayo leave no stone unturned, many Galway players decline a county call-upWed Jun 15 2016 - 18:00
Omnishambles as Armagh chairman rises to Joe Brolly’s baitWe find ourselves in the middle of our first Joe Brolly News Cycle of the summerThu Jun 09 2016 - 07:00
Offaly up for the fight as Laois collapse in TullamoreFaithful County avoid early season disaster to make their way into Leinster semi-finalSun Jun 05 2016 - 19:10
Ciarán Murphy: My guide for Dublin fans going to KilkennyThings have changed since last time Boys in Blue ventured out of their comfort zoneWed Jun 01 2016 - 13:06
Ciarán Murphy: GAA could take a leaf out of Connacht’s bookDemand continuing to outstrip supply can make for an unforgettable atmosphereThu May 26 2016 - 07:24
Second Opinion: Ciarán Murphy on the season kicking offCounties in All-Ireland championships take chance to shine in first sun of the summerWed May 18 2016 - 21:38
Second Opinion: Ciarán Murphy on the new ‘lovable’ DubsJim Gavin’s stylish team popular even with their country cousinsWed May 11 2016 - 21:27
Johnny Glynn feeling very much at home in New YorkGalway hurler ready to assist his adopted city’s footballers against RoscommonSun May 01 2016 - 14:47
Kerry and Kilkenny don’t care if they’re loved or loathed once they’re winningAll-Ireland winners show that specialists continue to rule the roost at the highest levelWed Oct 01 2014 - 13:10
Like Padraic Coyne in ’83, Paul Durcan got stuck between a Rock and a hard placeGoalkeepers suffer fate of having no control over redemption following errorsThu Sept 25 2014 - 12:00
Kerry football an evil empire with a siren’s call to all‘We’ll willingly make heroes out of their biggest spoofers, because they’re so damn charming’Wed Sept 17 2014 - 16:30
Failure of Clare hurlers leads to the end of dual dreamsDavy Fitzgerald’s intransigence is part of what makes him a winnerWed Sept 10 2014 - 21:00
From Minor to major can be a difficult road no matter how good the pedigreeWatching the Morans, Ogie and David, last Saturday offered a moment to gladden the heartWed Sept 03 2014 - 13:01
Mayo should let Keith Higgins do his job the old-fashioned wayJames Horan’s side will have to play to their strengths to topple James O’Donoghue and KerryTue Aug 26 2014 - 16:44
One moment in time might have been a hit for Whitney Houston but it doesn’t translate to the sporting arenaWinning and losing is not about the grand gesture but a thousand smaller things coming together at the right timeTue Aug 19 2014 - 13:59
The very best sides know the value of marginal gainsKilkenny hurlers and Dublin footballers keep moving things on in search for perfectionTue Aug 12 2014 - 12:00
James Horan an exceptional leader of menMaking the players believe what you say is part of being a good manager in GAATue Aug 05 2014 - 13:21
Shane Walsh’s sublime piece of skill adds to sweet Tullamore memoriesYoung Galway forward improving by the day ahead of Croke Park clash with KerryTue Jul 29 2014 - 12:00
Standing tall in the terraces where some kids are marked return to senderWexford’s journey through the summer has been an enjoyable one to follow amid growing levels of excitementTue Jul 22 2014 - 14:02
