Pádraic Joyce ready to put Football Review Committee’s proposals to the test with ConnachtFour provinces will compete in an interprovincial series at Croke Park this weekend to showcase the FRC’s suggested rule changesTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:00
Loughmore-Castleiney’s John McGrath makes the difference in Tipperary hurling finalSerial winners eye sliverware haul as if all goes to plan, the club will play two provincial semi-finals in successive weeksMon Oct 14 2024 - 19:00
Loughmore find the right touch to win Tipperary final against battling ToomevaraJohn McGrath comes up with another big display to keep club on track for another hurling/football doubleSun Oct 13 2024 - 19:47
GAA county final previews: A busy weekend of deciders in hotly contested club championshipsToomevara hoping to win first Tipp county final since 2008, but they’ll need a big performance to beat Loughmore-CastleineySat Oct 12 2024 - 06:00
Down forward Pat Havern named Tailteann Footballer of the YearOffaly’s Charlie Mitchell wins equivalent hurling award after been selected as Man of the Match in the McDonagh Cup finalFri Oct 11 2024 - 21:00
The GAA says it has no interest in selling Croke Park naming rights. Will that always be the case?‘It’s more valuable than the family silver – it’s almost like the family name is gone’ says stadium director Peter McKennaFri Oct 11 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: After 15 years, Leinster and Munster rugby are back but it’s a changed worldIn 2009, playing a club rugby match in Croke Park broke new ground. It can do so againWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
Should penalty shoot-outs in hurling get the bullet? Ronan Sheehan’s Down won the first shoot-out in 2020. He would prefer an alternative means of resolutionTue Oct 08 2024 - 06:00
Bonner Maher the ‘bread winner’ for a talented Tipperary generationPatrick ‘Bonner’ Maher retires after a career that yielded three senior All-IrelandsMon Oct 07 2024 - 13:41
Five talking points from the weekend GAA club championshipsUnique southside final in Dublin; tight margins in Clare and Mayo; Imokilly division again on the march; shock demotion in KilkennySun Oct 06 2024 - 21:37
Tim Healy: ‘We are actually paying guys to make football less attractive at club level’Member of previous FRC believes GAA should limit payments to outside managers to €20,000 per head at intercounty level and €3,000, €5,000 at club levelSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Football Review Committee deliberations to be put to the testCroke Park interprovincial matches will have a critical influence on the prevailing mood towards the proposed rule changesWed Oct 02 2024 - 06:00
Sporting disappointment, then a real tragedy: the deaths that tipped the balance on Inish TurbotFifty years ago three men from Inish Turbot went to watch the All-Ireland football final. Patrick Scuffle (48), Patrick O’Toole (58) and Michael Wallace (62) never made it homeSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Let’s hope Jim Gavin’s FRC isn’t the latest example of squandered expertiseFor years the GAA has benefited from the work of highly qualified volunteers only to ignore their recommendationsWed Sept 11 2024 - 06:00
John Kiely and Paul Kinnerk to remain at Limerick helm for a further two yearsDublin hurlers appoint Na Fianna’s Niall Ó Ceallacháin to take over from Micheál DonoghueTue Sept 10 2024 - 21:37
Malachy O’Rourke confirmed as new manager of Tyrone for three-year term57-year-old former Fermanagh player has been one of the most sought after football managers in the gameTue Sept 10 2024 - 20:11
Football Review Committee consider new ‘overtime showdown’ as alternative to penalty shoot-outsNew format could even serve as an extra-time option as chairman Jim Gavin says FRC is ‘on track’ to deliver rule changes on scheduleTue Sept 10 2024 - 18:00
Decorated Galway hurler Iggy Clarke the star turn at mental health event Four-time All-Star hurler grappled with adversity of injury, ordained a priest before leaving religious life and subsequently became a psychologist and therapistMon Sept 09 2024 - 06:00
Central Council endorses All-Ireland replays and suspension of pre-season tournamentsSaturday’s meeting also decided to advocate no change for the football championship structure until 2026Sat Sept 07 2024 - 16:41
Cian O’Neill joins Jack O’Connor’s coaching team at KerryCoach leaves Galway footballers and returns to Kingdom, where he was involved in 2014Fri Sept 06 2024 - 19:18
Dan Morrissey reflects on narrow margins in year the drive for five hit a speed bumpLimerick full back Dan Morrissey expecting manager John Kiely to stay on for a ninth yearFri Sept 06 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Oasis concerts a red herring - GAA needs a proper rethink on season structureWhether the new schedules work or not needs data-driven analysis, not a series of unco-ordinated reactionsWed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00
Unstoppable Ballygunner power to 11th successive Waterford hurling titleChampions put on a consummate display to see off latest challengers Abbeyside BallinacourtySun Sept 01 2024 - 19:12
Enda O’Connor, one of the greats of Clare hurling, lives in a world he can no longer accessThe former hurler has been battling Alzheimer’s and could not even watch the recent All-Ireland finalSun Sept 01 2024 - 06:00
Micheál Donoghue set for return as Galway senior hurling managerDonoghue had been managing Dublin for the past two years but unexpectedly stepped downThu Aug 29 2024 - 22:05
Seán Moran: Hurling has presented a wonderful shop window - so why aren’t more people buying?Seán Moran: A spectacular championship and popular champions can’t hide the reality of national failure to promote the game of hurlingWed Aug 28 2024 - 06:00
Meath will move quickly to replace Colm O’Rourke as football managerWestmeath captain Kevin Maguire retires after 14 seasons: ‘It felt like the time was right’Tue Aug 27 2024 - 06:00
Colm O’Rourke steps down as Meath football managerFormer All-Ireland winning player and pundit advises county he will not be seeking reappointmentMon Aug 26 2024 - 08:57
Provincial GAA officials still largely supportive of new fixture calendar Sean Moran: GAA set to address compression of the football season by changing the All-Ireland group stages into knockout roundsMon Aug 26 2024 - 06:00
Tributes paid following deaths of All-Ireland winning footballers Jim Crowley and Eddie McKayCrowley was a member of the 1958 All-Ireland winning Dublin side, while McKay won two All-Ireland titles with DownFri Aug 23 2024 - 19:37
Kevin Kehily was one of the most prominent personalities in modern Cork GAAThe two-time All-Star was laid to rest this week at the age of 74Thu Aug 22 2024 - 21:52
Shane Curran to become next Carlow football managerFirst intercounty management role for the former Roscommon goalkeeperThu Aug 22 2024 - 21:01
Seán Moran: Competing intercounty and club interests putting the split into split seasonSeán Moran: There are arguments on both sides but the new GAA calendar has been fulfilling its purposeWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
Ailbhe Clancy on a high as Leitrim women’s success defies gravity The county’s intermediate title means they will contest 2025 senior championship from Division FourMon Aug 19 2024 - 06:00
Nicola Ward: ‘Some day we will get there and Kerry are an example’Galway's Nicola Ward named the PwC GPA Player of the Month for July in ladies footballSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Paul Conroy bides his time before making any big decision on his futureGalway’s FOTY candidate and Player of the Month Paul Conroy still coming to terms with the disappointment of All-Ireland final defeatFri Aug 16 2024 - 06:00
Wizardry of Tony Kelly appropriately returns on All-Ireland day with magic goal for Clare against CorkHurler says panel-building and some time for reflection may have been keys to Clare’s successFri Aug 16 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Departure of Vinny Corey shows both strength and vulnerability of MonaghanAfter two decades service, the outgoing manager deserves a rest but can the county’s exceptional performance be maintained?Wed Aug 14 2024 - 06:00
Vinny Corey departs Monaghan with the gratitude of the countyThe Clontibret club man was appointed in 2022 after a spell as a selector and a distinguished playing careerTue Aug 13 2024 - 13:43
Galway’s unwanted three-in-a-row echoes Cork experience of 68 years agoIn 1956 Cork’s contesting of three All-Ireland finals was complicated by a polio epidemic – they lost all three finalsTue Aug 13 2024 - 06:00
Davy Fitzgerald ratified as Antrim manager for two years with option of a thirdMuch-travelled Clare man will be extending his management career to a third provinceTue Aug 13 2024 - 06:00
Big Art McRory a splendid servant to Tyrone and the county faithful‘I think he gave seven decades of his life to Tyrone football in one shape or form ... A year on, it’s still raw with a lot of people’Sat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Have this year’s unexpected All-Ireland finals ushered in a more open championship?Seán Moran: After 25 years of historically dominant teams, the GAA looks to be on the verge of less predictable All-IrelandsWed Jul 31 2024 - 06:00
Armagh’s well-heeded lessons in perseverance pay off for McGeeneyIn the 10th year of his management, the fates may have relented but the Armagh manager didn’tMon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
Armagh’s long road reaches prized destination as Galway lose their wayKieran McGeeney’s team kept their composure to hold out in a frantic finale at Croke ParkSun Jul 28 2024 - 19:53
Armagh v Galway: Tribesmen can achieve double figure landmark on the roll of honourGalway are a seasoned unit and their experience should tell in tight All-Ireland finalSun Jul 28 2024 - 06:00
Jim Carney: Taking the temperature and monitoring the moods of Galway footballIn a busy career, journalist, broadcaster and author Jim Carney has monitored the eternal traditions and moods of Galway footballSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Armagh and Galway name starting line-ups for All-Ireland finalPeter McGrane drops to the bench for Armagh with Connaire Mackin coming into the side on SundayFri Jul 26 2024 - 11:33
Clare’s residual experience of All-Ireland success carries the dayBanner County had four starters who lined out in 2013, plus panellist Peter Duggan and two replacements involved 11 years agoWed Jul 24 2024 - 06:00
Clare stay the course as Cork fall agonisingly short in terrific All-Ireland finalTony Kelly gets back to his best as he captains the Banner to their fifth All-Ireland titleSun Jul 21 2024 - 20:26
