Three players reveal their secrets in the confessionalSports Books 2005 : This has been a busy year for Gaelic games-related publishingSat Dec 10 2005 - 00:00
Motions to scrap Rules seriesThe GAA are scheduled to consider a number of motions to scrap the International Rules series at Saturday's Central Council meeting…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
English agrees with new hurling formatA prominent member of the Hurling Development Committee (HDC) has welcomed the decision to scrap the second phase of the National…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Meath are catapulted into the real worldOn GAA: For Meath football the past week has been a bit like Planet of the Apes, as the local GAA fraternity, usually exemplars…Wed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00
Barry stays as peace breaks outGAELIC GAMES/ Meath managerial crisis: Eamonn Barry is to continue as manager of the Meath footballersTue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Lively debate on club v countyNational Coaching Conference: The GAA's National Coaching Conference for 2005 took place in DCU on Saturday and was attended…Mon Dec 05 2005 - 00:00
Salary for post is inflatedThe difficulty of the GAA in recruiting a national director of hurling may not ease with the news that the generally speculated…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Kelly regrets having to miss Best funeralGAA president Seán Kelly has expressed his regret at not being able to attend the funeral of Northern Ireland soccer legend George…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Barry calls for support from clubsGAA/Managerial row in Meath: Meath football manager Eamonn Barry has issued a strong call to club delegates to remove what he…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Annual All Star row worth the admissionOn Gaelic Games: The All Stars: glittering, gala event and festive piñataWed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
IRFU back down on Kerry venueNews round-up : The IRFU have withdrawn suggestions that Munster could play European Cup matches in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Cork hurlers deny All Star boycott planHurling All Stars : Cork hurlers will attend tonight's Vodafone All Stars banquet in Dublin.Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Fundamental mythology put in revealing contextOn GAA: Monday night in Croke Park and the Cusack Stand became a kind of a time-machine for a couple of hoursWed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Doubt cast on betting claimsGAELIC GAMES/Match-fixing allegations: A leading bookmakers firm has cast doubt on the likelihood of betting coups being launched…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Home where Harte is despite Dublin jobTyrone's Mickey Harte will not be relocating to Dublin despite taking up a job in the capitalFri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
League finals to revert to SundaysNext year's National League finals have been provisionally fixed for the last two Sundays in April, the 23rd and 30thFri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
No place for GAA in Nally affairOn GAA: Maybe the GAA should keep the championships going all yearWed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Munster hurling looks wide open despite familiarityThe first reaction to last night's draws for the provincial championships is how limiting the format looks in these days of qualifiers…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
First national forum for clubsFifteen-hundred delegates will gather in Killarney this weekend for the inaugural National GAA Club Forum.Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Alterations required to stay within the rulesOn GAA: For all the furore created by last Friday's second Test in Melbourne, the violent incidents created a smokescreen behind…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Australian 'gods' laying down the RulesOn GAA: The most animated man you could come across in Perth last week was the Greek taxi driver who ferried a couple of us …Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Ireland left flat-footed and humbledInternational Rules / Australia 100 Ireland 64 : By the end of the first quarter it was clear Ireland would be playing for self…Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
These Tests pivotal for future of seriesOn International Rules: The notion that Australia was once a penal colony seems hard to square with the fine weather and open…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Popular but corps appeal lackingInternational Rules occupies less media attention in Australia than in IrelandSat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Adaptable Joyce knows the scoreInternational Rules: The first stirrings weren't particularly encouragingSat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
A reminder of sport's role within societyOn GAA: There was a collision of events last week that left the ball breaking very nicely for a columnistWed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Meath decider go aheadThe Meath county football final goes ahead tomorrow after the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) rejected the case taken by …Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Women's game deserves Croke Park stageOn GAA: The nature of some reactions to last Sunday's women's football final misrepresented, however benign the intentions, …Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Failure to name hurling development officer no reflection on candidatesGAA president Seán Kelly has denied that the failure to appoint a national hurling development officer at the weekend was a reflection…Tue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
Tyrone's blueprint the one to retainOn Gaelic Games: An exceptional football season concluded at the weekendWed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
Door is left open for CanavanTyrone manager Mickey Harte has suggested that Peter Canavan may be available to his team for the defence of next year's All-…Tue Sept 27 2005 - 01:00
Calculating Kerry to prove pointKerry v Tyrone, Croke Park 3.30: Today sees the climax of a memorable football seasonSun Sept 25 2005 - 01:00
Prepared to succeedThe last championship defeat suffered by Jack O'Connor's Kerry management had a particular resonance for team trainer Pat Flanagan…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
Decision brings saga to a closeThe most positive aspect of the DRA ruling on what had become known as the Mark Vaughan case is that it issued more quickly than…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
History - if it counts - points to TyroneGAELIC GAMES: It feels like a different planet with all the talk of the big three and the confrontation between Kerry and Ulster…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Finer points of Vaughan ruling explainedDisputes Resolution Authority decision: The GAA's independent arbitration body, the Disputes Resolution Authority, has released…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Losers should be spared this ordealOn Gaelic Games: Winners and losers. At no time is the distinction more marked than on the day after an All-Ireland.Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
GAA to query empty seatsNews : The GAA is to investigate a significant shortfall in the attendance at yesterday's All-Ireland final.Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
Offaly reappoint McIntyreGaelic Games News John McIntyre has been reappointed as manager of the Offaly hurlersFri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
O'Sullivan content to be a team playerAll-Ireland SHC Final/Focus on key personalities: Theoretically it should be a bit of a worryWed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
Cork don't tinker with formulaGAELIC GAMES/Cork team v Galway: All-Ireland champions Cork have named an unchanged team for Sunday's 118th All-Ireland hurling…Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
Stakes so high in the last line of defenceOn Gaelic Games: I remember a former colleague saying a publication's best writer should be dispatched to the losing dressingroom…Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
Tyrone won't be stopped this timeGAA/All-Ireland SFC Semi-final/ Armagh v Tyrone: After the controversies and near farce of the Ulster finals it's safe to say…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Boylan finally gives his answerGAELIC GAMES/Resignation of Sean Boylan: The ultimate answer to what had become a perennial question took people a bit by surprise…Fri Sept 02 2005 - 01:00
Delaney unfazed at Leinster's All-Ireland exclusionLeinster Council secretary Michael Delaney says there is no immediate alarm at the failure of the province's counties in this…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Harte wouldn't have it any other wayAll-Ireland SFC: Tyrone footballers are approaching their ninth match of this year's championship but manager Mickey Harte is…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Tributes paid to 'The Master'Death of Seán Purcell: Many tributes have been paid to Galway's Seán Purcell who died on Saturday night.Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
