Defensive issue laid bare as Cork and Clare scramble to avoid crisis Ruthlessness of the Munster Championship leave both sides in a race to make corrections quickest after disappointing opening round defeatsMon Apr 22 2024 - 15:02
Long drives used to be an exciting part of golf until modern drivers allowed everyone to do itBazooka-style driving is hardly even a spectacle at this stage, but just when did the wonder fail to enthral?Mon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Limerickâs Houdini act among the feats of magic on first day of hurling championshipLimerickâs Houdini act saw them outscore Clare by 3-6 to 0-3 in the final quarterMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Davy Fitzgerald and Waterford rebound from dismal league campaign to power past Cork A brilliant opening quarter, in which the DĂ©ise blitzed Cork, laid the foundation for a victory that rarely looked in doubtSun Apr 21 2024 - 18:16
Championship 2024 preview: No hurling team has ever won five All-Irelands in a row - can Limerick be the first?Like the opening scene from Gangs of New York, the Munster championship is a turf war, arranged by appointment and decided by knives and hatchetsSun Apr 21 2024 - 06:00
John Kiely profile: âThe thing about John, heâd be the last fellah Iâd cross. He can be scary at times, he really can.âThe absence of inflated egos within the Limerick panel is a testament to the leadership of John Kiely who has led Limerick to unprecedented successSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
How Donie McCarthy helped Gaelic games to fulfil its eastern promiseOur clubmate and friend, who died earlier this month, was instrumental in setting up hurling clubs across the Middle EastMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Irelandâs improvement clear to see as victory over Wales sealed early in Cork Aoife Wafer outstanding as Ireland wrap the game up inside the first halfSun Apr 14 2024 - 12:03
Once Rory McIlroy walked into Augusta as a free man but it has held him prisoner for yearsQuestions about McIlroyâs failure to win the Masters have acquired a working vocabulary over timeMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Fireworks arrive on final night of league as Clare hold on against Kilkenny in tense endgame Aidan McCarthy ends evening with a tally of 2-10 as Banner seal league crown in exciting league finalSat Apr 06 2024 - 21:38
âStuff other players donât haveâ: How David Fitzgerald became the ideal modern hurlerHaving added consistency to his exceptional skills and athleticism, the Clareman has become the outstanding player in the leagueSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
All-Ireland football championship 2024: How the teams rank from 33 to 1 after the league campaignWho ranks as the main All-Ireland contender heading into the first weekend of championship action?Sat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
Munster hurling fans take significant ticket price rise in their strideThe Munster Council decision to increase ticket prices involved very little risk as the championship is in the grip of a boomMon Apr 01 2024 - 06:00
When Dublinâs favourite son Brian Mullins signed up to guide Derryâs fortunes The legendary Brian Mullins was a revered GAA figure in the capital but for three seasons in the late 90s he managed Derry with some successSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Denis Walsh: Munsterâs inability to develop top-class centres is astonishing Antoine Frisch and Alex Nankivell partnership has flourished in recent months, but how long can it last?Mon Mar 25 2024 - 06:00
Limerick boss John Kiely: âOur performance today was embarrassing at timesâCats take advantage of careless Limerick to score three goals in the first half-hourSun Mar 24 2024 - 13:15
Kilkenny search for answers as Limerick aim to lay on another lessonIf Derek Lyngâs side are to end a painful losing sequence against Limerick in Saturdayâs National Hurling League Division One semi-final, they will need young players to rise to the challengeSat Mar 23 2024 - 06:00
Kyle Hayes green for go for Limerick after two-year suspended sentence John Kiely already integrated Hayes back into the Limerick team prior to Wednesdayâs sentencing following violent disorder convictionWed Mar 20 2024 - 17:00
Corkâs Alan Connolly is a rare and precious creature in the modern game - a goal scorer After his three goals against Wexford on Saturday Connolly has now scored a staggering 15 goals in 21 league and championship appearancesMon Mar 18 2024 - 15:00
For the Everyday Athletes of the GAA, craic is mined far from pints and taco friesWhat might have been characterised as intrusions not so long ago are regarded as smart and willing choices nowMon Mar 18 2024 - 06:00
Wexford given a stern reality check by free-scoring and dominant CorkAlan Connolly laid down a marker for the season ahead by registering his second consecutive hat-trickSun Mar 17 2024 - 12:35
Shefflin trying to devise a way for Galway to halt Limerick juggernautEngaging the services of innovative former Tipp coach Eamon OâShea represents a smart move by Galwayâs manager Henry ShefflinSat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullinsâs Cheltenham dominance may be boring, but weâve never seen anything like him The Irish trainerâs Cheltenham dominance may be boring, but weâve never seen anything like himMon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
Women jockeys on the racing industry: âOf course, weâve progressed. But where are the rest of the girls?âFrom old-fashioned trainers to difficulties getting horses to ride, obstacles are left, right and centre for women in racingSun Mar 10 2024 - 06:00
Limerick run out winners over Tipperary thanks to superior firepower Late goal brought Tipperary back to within a point but there was no time left to look for levelling pointSat Mar 09 2024 - 21:41
The FAI will find somebody for the Ireland manager job. He wonât be the solutionAre we condemned to traipsing up and down the aisles of world footballâs manager superstores, searching for a special offer?Mon Mar 04 2024 - 06:00
Cork beat Kildare to leave Lilywhites without a point in five gamesPowerful second half performance from Cork as they moved toward mid-table in Division TwoSun Mar 03 2024 - 18:55
A grand stretch: How GAA players are showing that age is now just a numberAware the end is in sight, veterans are making sure to squeeze every last drop out of their inter-county careersSat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
CaoimhĂn Kelleherâs display proves he cannot stay in Alissonâs shadow foreverIf the Cork goalkeeper is to reach his potential, he needs to be first choice - at Liverpool or elsewhereMon Feb 26 2024 - 16:25
Five things we learned from the GAA weekendMonaghan heading for the drop, with Armagh and Donegal poised to get promotedMon Feb 26 2024 - 12:21
Woods-mania dying a slow death as PGA Tour loses its lustreLIV golf has bitten a chunk out of the PGA Tour as a spectacle or a soap opera and strong personalities now are in short supplyMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Dublin have no answer to Limerick scoring machine as Kyle Hayes returnsJohn Kiely says he ânever hesitated in pickingâ Hayes, who awaits sentencing on a violent disorder convictionSat Feb 24 2024 - 21:11
Poor coaching, loss of dual stars and undeserved freebies - Dublin hurlingâs lost decade âWe were probably a bit embarrassed that we were piggy-backing on the footballersâ success...you should be winning All-Irelands before youâre offered those thingsâSat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
Football league talking points: Kildare and Cork left worrying over Sam Maguire statusGAA can surely live without adding VAR to the mix for marginal callsMon Feb 19 2024 - 15:42
Provincial championships must be reimagined as pre-season competitionsThe provincial championships are uneven, unequal, unseeded and fashioned in part by the luck of the drawMon Feb 19 2024 - 14:37
Rugby retains the unusual capacity to step outside its own realm and foster unblinking loyaltyHaving the best team in our history is clearly lubricating the numbers watching rugby but it is now an established and engaged audienceMon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
Offalyâs Adam Screeney swimming against the tide of hurlingâs modern power gameWill the gifted if slightly-built young Offaly hurler Adam Screeney be able to cope with the unprecedented physical demands of the modern game at senior level?Sun Feb 18 2024 - 06:00
Denis Walsh: Spare us the rhetoric â our GAAâs amateurism is long goneIf the association wishes to protect certain elements of its age-old ethos, then it needs to legislate for what has changedMon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
John Donnellyâs late point sees Kilkenny home against Cork in unhinged affairKilkenny were nine points clear early in the second quarter before Cork got a hold in the gameSun Feb 11 2024 - 13:26
Passionate defenders of Cavan hurling still guarding the flame Three months after being threatened with expulsion from the league by the GAAâs CCCC, Cavan hurlers knuckling down to their task in Division 3ASat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
Calvin Nash slots in perfectly to Irelandâs wing and makes Marseille his playgroundFor days in the build-up to the France game, the Munster wingerâs nerves played hell with himMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Sport continues to take path of least resistance when it comes to world politicsAthletes left to battle their conscience as sports administrators and politicians equivocateMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Irelandâs brilliant performance against France epitomised by bold and brave Jack CrowleyEverything about this game was a gut-check for the new outhalf, and he glided over his mistakes to give a proper Test performanceSat Feb 03 2024 - 08:00
Johnny OâConnor: âItâs not good enough to just be a hurler any more, you need that edgeâFormer Irish rugby international and sporting ecumenist Johnny O'Connor is enjoying his most reaching fitness coaching role â this time with Galway's hurlersSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Unpredictability of opening round strikes againNo change on the western front; McGuinness steadies the Donegal ship; Worth watching if Dublin stick with quick release; Fly goalies add to the thrills in TraleeMon Jan 29 2024 - 12:28
Smash ... Inflict ... Violence: Language around rugby shows both the heart of the game and the disease in its bloodJuxtaposition in Netflix documentary of Italian coach demanding physicality with Seb Negriâs serious injury poses plenty of questionsMon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Mickey Harteâs gamble pays off as Derry outlast understrength Kerry Frantic final quarter sees Kerry strike back with two goals only for McGuigan to win it three minutes into stoppage timeSat Jan 27 2024 - 19:34
Mickey Harte and Jack OâConnor always knew how to get under each otherâs skin. Now they meet againHarte and OâConnor, who staged epic battles between Kerry and Tyrone, will share a sideline again this weekend, 20 years after the first timeSat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
Denis Walsh: When it comes to money, the GAA must uphold distinction between need and greedThe furore over the mooted renaming of Pairc Ui Chaoimh is the latest evidence of the GAAâs conflicted relationship with moneyMon Jan 22 2024 - 06:00
Brian Hogan: âI didnât harbour any aspiration of building a managerial careerâHoganâs playing career with OâLoughlin Gaels is mapped out in county finals. Now he is managing them in the All-Ireland senior hurling club finalSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
