Gordon Manning

Gordon Manning

Gordon Manning is a sports journalist, specialising in Gaelic games, with The Irish Times

‘We were being baited’: Kevin McManamon had no time for calls to split Dublin in two

Former Hill 16 hero says hard work and talent underpinned period of dominance

Donegal’s Ulster championship match against Down to be played in Letterkenny

County Board confirm upgrade works will not be completed in time

Goal-shy Armagh need to make opponents’ nets bulge to avoid relegation

Orchard County have raised only one green flag over the course of the National League

No public sale of tickets for first three rounds of Munster hurling championship

Tickets will be distributed through county boards with any remaining going on sale the Wednesday prior to each game

Postponed Waterford v Tipperary NHL fixture set for Sunday

Waterford to host All-Ireland champions at Walsh Park

After Salthill surrender, Kilkenny are certainly down but not yet out

Cats appear despondent following 18-point defeat to Galway

Down’s Ronan Sheehan on hurling with the heavyweights: ‘This is where we want to be’

Down’s player pool may be smaller than that of its big-name rivals but hurling isn’t merely a numbers game

Weekend’s hurling league fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Limerick v Cork

Tipperary look to get back to winning ways in Waterford

Pat Spillane: ‘The AFL are stealing our crown jewels and getting away with it’

‘Surely to God there’s a group of wealthy Mayo people that could come together and give him a package’

Wexford hurlers pin their promotion hopes on victory over Clare

A loss in Cusack Park could prove a fatal blow to the Model County’s aim to secure promotion spot in Division 1B

Kerry great Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh signals fears about talent drain to AFL Women’s game

More than 40 Irish players set to feature in 2026 AFLW season – a record number

FAI and Garda to engage with Norwegian counterparts ahead of Israel game in Dublin

Israeli Football Association have informed Irish officials that they do not expect a significant number of Israeli fans to travel to Dublin

Ballygunner have eight players named on club hurling team of the year

Ballygunner trio Dessie Hutchinson, Paddy Leavy and Stephen O’Keeffe to contest club hurler of the year title

GPA to pursue scrapping of pre-season competitions after Congress left issue unresolved

Players’ body appears to have support on the issue from GAA president Jarlath Burns

GAA Congress reminded us why the Allianz sponsorship storm will never blow over

Opposition to partnership is backed by some of the most influential figures in GAA history

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