Brisk sales reported for season ticketsTHE GAA are reporting brisk sales of the 2012 season ticket and encouraged any potential buyers to come in sooner rather than…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
GAA retain headline sponsorsTHE GAA will retain their full multi-sponsorship portfolio for both the All-Ireland football and hurling championships into 2012…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Doyle to lead Kildare's quest againJOHNNY DOYLE has been reappointed Kildare football captain for 2012, and could mark that with an appearance in Sunday’s O’Byrne…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Fitzpatrick forced to dig deep into Louth resourcesGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: MEATH AGAINST Louth in Sunday’s O’Byrne Cup quarter-final will be far from the most important match…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Mixed reviews on new managers as credits start to rollGAELIC GAMES: WITH THE opening credits now running on the GAA season some managers may well be feeling the pressure already – …Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
New match-ban suspensions explained in detailIN THE past the GAA has been accused of being somewhat obscure or even secretive when it comes to rule changes – particularly…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Seville the next test for impressive BrittonATHLETICS: SHE’S THE best in Europe and has now taken the American scalps too, so next up for Fionnuala Britton in her amazing…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Match bans not a feature of January outingsIN RECENT years the GAA’s January provincial competitions have served as the initial testing ground for various experimental …Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Gilroy happy to blood new talentAMONG THE many things the dawn of 2012 marks for Dublin GAA is the slow roll out of their recent six-year strategic plan, the…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Kerry opt out due to lack of playersMcGRATH CUP: KERRY CLAIM being “harder hit” than other counties when it comes to player availability is the sole reason for …Thu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Britton blitzes rivals to send out strong message for 2012ATHLETICS: FIONNUALA BRITTON started the new year the same way she ended the old one with a runaway victory in the Tom Brennan…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Irish youngsters come on in laps and boundsSPORT REVIEW 2011: What seemed like an unpromising year for Irish athletics delivered cross country gold, some brilliant underage…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Carberry back in winner's enclosureSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: SUCH WAS the calibre and range of contenders for the 2011 Irish Times /Irish Sports Council Sportswoman…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Strength of women's sport shines throughSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: ONE GLANCE around the banquet room of the Shelbourne Hotel was enough to realise there would …Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
New format on winter training expectedONLY FOUR shopping days left until Christmas – and only 11 days left until the end of the GAA’s winter training banWed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Tyrone County Board closing in on culprits for mini-riotTHE TYRONE County Board believe they are closing in on the culprits for the mini-riot which marred the climax of their Division…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Cooney calls for more respect for officialsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has described as “unacceptable by any stretch of the imagination” the unruly…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Lack of game time impels Fitzpatrick to quit Kilkenny panelFIVE-TIME All-Ireland winner James “Cha” Fitzpatrick has admitted the failure to make the Kilkenny hurling team has prompted …Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Fermanagh put their faith in Canavan to revive fortunesTHE FERMANAGH County Board last night ratified Peter Canavan as their senior football managerTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Connacht Council waiting for referee's reportIT’S STILL unclear what if any sanctions will be handed down by the Connacht Council arising from the unruly scenes that marred…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Nine new managers among hurling eliteMANAGERIAL APPOINTMENTS: BRIAN CODY may once again have demonstrated his extraordinary powers of longevity by taking on a record…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Dublin to face Carlow in O'Byrne Cup opener2012 LEINSTER COMPETITIONS: DUBLIN HAVE set themselves several modestly lofty ambitions for the near future under their new …Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Dublin to look for "provincial status" via new strategic planGAELIC GAMES: THE DUBLIN County Board are to seek “provincial status” for both funding and administration purposes as part of…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Leinster Council look outside of Croke ParkCROKE PARK will play host to one less game in next year’s Leinster championship fixture list – and only four actual dates in …Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Not a gala year, but more parties are promisedATLHETICS: IT’S ONE thing to make a grand entrance. It’s another thing entirely to get out aliveSat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Cassidy seemingly resigned to his fateGAELIC GAMES: DONEGAL FOOTBALL IT’S IRONIC that at a time when intercounty players are often accused of saying nothing at all…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Gilroy looking to push onGAELIC GAMES: NOW THAT he’s agreed to lead Dublin into the defence of their All-Ireland football title the first question for…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Ipswich switch has rich pay-off for SuppleTHE AIB club championship prides itself on the spirit of community and special allegiance and Shane Supple now understands exactly…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Cluxton does not reveal his secrets in 'Rare' commentsAS IF to prove he can actually speak, Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton has provided some short and naturally sweet comments …Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Gilroy stays but only for one more yearGAELIC GAMES: SO THE least unexpected reappointment of the season is now complete after Pat Gilroy last night agreed to stay…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Kenyans now on a higher level by some distanceATHLETICS: THESE ARE strange and confusing days for the distance runner, the likes of which we have never known, or even feared…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Kerry also looking to hold double-headersWHILE DUBLIN are close to agreeing the exact terms and conditions of Pat Gilroy’s future as senior football manager for ratification…Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
McGuigan and Jordan retireNEWS ROUND-UP: FORMER TYRONE All-Ireland winners Philip Jordan and Brian McGuigan have both called time on their intercounty…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Ndungu sets new standardATHLETICS: SUCH IS the way of the marathon these days that times are becoming less relevant and more relativeTue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Byrne qualifies for OlympicsATHLETICS: LOTS OF things drive you through the final miles of a marathon – mostly sheer willpower – although for Linda Byrne…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Weekend club previewsTODAY Fitzsimons Cup SF tournament final – Meath v Armagh, Páirc Tailteann, 7Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Rules that lead to 'Rejoice! We have conquered'ATHLETICS: Classic rules based on common sense for the gruelling test of human endurance that is the marathonSat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Kerry championship has its complicationsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE SLOW and often convoluted county championship season is almost at an endgame, although things still aren…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Cooney leads condolencesGAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has led the expressions of sympathy to the family of Garda Ciarán Jones, the Wicklow footballer …Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Galway set to ratify Cunningham as managerGALWAY WILL stage a special hurling board meeting in Athenry this evening to complete the ratification of their new senior hurling…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
GPA move to get motions on agendaTHE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) will begin the process of submitting their recently-agreed motions to the GAA’s Central …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Dublin concerns over how to accommodate Spring SeriesNEGOTIATIONS WILL continue this week to agree the venues and dates for the 2012 football and hurling leagues.Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Brogans cap special season for DublinAS IF their All-Ireland football victory wasn’t sweet enough already Dublin have sugared it again with six All Star awardsSat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Tohill calls on Lacey and KellyWHILE THE waiting game continues for several Irish International Rules representatives – including Galway’s Finian Hanley, Colm…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Concussion awareness campaign to focus on educating playersIT MIGHT not have some of the big hits and crashing knocks of some of its rival games – at least not yet anyway – but the GAA…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
GAA has no issue with Meath cup initiativeTHE GAA has no issue with the staging of intercounty challenge cups even though they run close to flouting the so-called closed…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Major doubt over Cluxton's availability to travelGAA: IN ANY other game it would be country before club, but not in the GAATue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Kettle confident Gilroy will stayTHE DUBLIN County Board are now confident Pat Gilroy will continue as senior football manager for at least another year – and…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Ryan unveils backroom teamWATERFORD LAST night unveiled Michael Ryan as their new senior hurling manager to succeed Davy FitzgeraldTue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Preparation pays off for KenneallyATHLETICS: THE LONDON Olympic dream is now almost a reality for Dublin’s Mark Kenneally after he clocked an excellent 2:13.55…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
