'American Invasion' proved a costly adventure for the nascent GAAGAELIC GAMES: BY NOW we probably know who’s going to occupy the White House for the next four yearsWed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Banned Cork's Cronin to miss one gameCork hurler Pa Cronin has been handed a one-match suspension arising out of an incident in the All-Ireland semi-final against…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Donegal deny any breach of GAA ticket rulesNEWS: Donegal are adamant that the county did not break GAA rules in the distribution of tickets for September’s All-Ireland…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Time to open minds over the close season for collective trainingNext week sees the first inter-county teams return to collective training, as the GAA’s new close season regulations come into…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Oulart-the-Ballagh enjoy a very lucky escapeOulart-the-Ballagh 1-13 Kilmacud Crokes 1-12: On an afternoon which turned apocalyptic for the final 10 minutes, Wexford champions…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Shefflin sets more records but it's Galway who lead the wayHURLING ALL STARS: FOR THE first time in 39 years the All-Ireland hurling champions were bettered in the All Stars lists last…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Daly accepts exit of code breakersNEWS ROUND-UP: DUBLIN HURLING manager Anthony Daly accepts that the lure of county football is an occupational frustration in…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Dublin shelve plans for centre of excellence in RathcooleDUBLIN GAA yesterday confirmed that the county’s proposed centre of excellence in Rathcoole will be shelved for the time being…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Donegal dominate All Star awardsGAELIC GAMES: DONEGAL’S STATUS as All-Ireland football champions is evident from their domination of this year’s GAA GPA Football…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
GAA rule out broken time payments for Friday gamesTHE GAA have reacted sharply to the suggestion that Friday evening intercounty matches could give rise to player claims for compensation…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Walsh set to remain with SligoKEVIN WALSH is expected to be reappointed as manager of the Sligo footballers tonightTue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Counties facing struggle to secure sponsorsGAELIC GAMES: THE ANNOUNCEMENT earlier this week that Tegral, the long-term sponsors of Kildare football, were terminating their…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Central Council meet again to decide on competition's futureGAELIC GAMES: TOMORROW’S MEETING of the GAA Central Council will consider its umpteenth opportunity to lay to rest the interprovincial…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Weekend Club PreviewsTODAY: Tipperary SHC Thurles Sarsfields v Drom Inch, Thurles, 3Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Rules gap year helps 'cool' antagonismsNEWS ROUND-UP: GAA PRESIDENT Liam O’Neill has accepted the absence of the international rules series from the autumn schedules…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Spotlight on shinty TestTHIS YEAR’S home Test in the hurling-shinty international series between Ireland and Scotland will be the centrepiece of a cultural…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Review committee's report will set the reform ball rollingThe process of reform and improvement of football is now in motion and, certainly in the long run, won’t be easily derailed. …Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Cronin expected to contest semi-final banCORK HURLER Pa Cronin is expected to attend a meeting of the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee this weekend to contest a proposed…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
O'Dowd out to rekindle Meath spiritMICK O’DOWD, who was unanimously ratified as Meath manager at last night’s county committee meeting, has said his priority will…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Weekend Club PreviewsTODAY Cork SFC semi-final Duhallow v O’Donovan Rossa, Páirc Uí Rinn, 7Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Donegal open with daunting challengeGAELIC GAMES: ALL-IRELAND football champions Donegal have been drawn against their predecessors as Ulster champions Tyrone in…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
All is utterly transformed as Cats run wild while Galway disintegrateGalway 3-11 Kilkenny 3-22: IF THIS year’s All-Ireland hurling final had been treated as an episode of The Twilight Zone, it …Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Mayo withdraw from connacht league finalCONNACHT GAA has reacted angrily to the decision of Mayo to withdraw from next week’s FBD Connacht League final in New York and…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Break will work better for KilkennyTHE FIRST All-Ireland final hurling replay in 53 years brings strains for both Kilkenny and GalwayTue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Donegal complete extraordinary voyage from nowhere to eternityALL IRELAND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012: Donegal 2-11 Mayo 0-13: THE ERUPTION of gold streamers into the autumn sunshine as Donegal…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Donegal V Mayo: The Key Moments3 minutes: Donegal allay fears of a nervous start and set the tempo earlyMon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Donegal ready to take the final stepALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL: TWENTY YEARS on, the contrast could hardly be more vividSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Donegal opt to make no changesDONEGAL MANAGER Jim McGuinness has announced an unchanged side for Sunday’s All-Ireland football final against MayoFri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Holy Grail tantalisingly close for Mayo againON GAELIC GAMES: Donegal have taken a disproportionate share of the limelight this season and that may suit James Horan’s side…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Donegal stumble to their date with destinyALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL DONEGAL v MAYO: A forgettable semi-final in 1992 proved a defining one for both teams as winners Donegal…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Emerging Clare won't stop the forward march of KilkennyUNDER-21 HURLING ALL-IRELAND FINAL: CLARE AND Kilkenny meet in the Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland under-21 hurling final for the…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Horan expects clean bill of healthMAYO MANAGER James Horan said last night he expected all injuries to be cleared in time for Sunday week’s All-Ireland football…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Cunningham shows the power of a calm headON GAELIC GAMES: Like Jim McGuinness in Donegal and James Horan in Mayo, Galway’s unflappable hurling manager has made a huge…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Financial pressure closes An Fear Rua siteGAELIC GAMES: ONE OF the oldest and most popular GAA discussion boards has closed downWed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Canning's nerves of steel earn Galway another tilt at the titleGalway 2-13 Kilkenny 0-19: LIGHTNING MAY not quite have struck twice but challengers Galway generated enough electricity to …Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny v Galway: The Key Moments10 minutes : Galway’s biggest days tend to be ignited by strong starts to matches, which invariably involve goalsMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Shefflin so close to unique pinnacleKILKENNY MANAGER Brian Cody has always regarded with suspicion the personal milestones that measure out the career of Henry Shefflin…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny have plugged all the gaps since JulyALL-IRELAND SENIOR HURLING FINAL Galway v Kilkenny: SEVEN WEEKS isn’t that long a stretch but it feels like a lifetimeSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Some reasons why Galway's young crops failGalway’s failure to take the Liam MacCarthy across the Shannon any more recently than 1988 has been a subject of enduring and…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
This Mayo team have finally shouted 'stop'THE CELEBRATED Mayo writer and journalist John Healy's series, originally published in this newspaper in 1968, about the decline…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Ballyhale Shamrocks sharp shooter: Shefflin has Keher's Kilkenny tally in his sights and can finish the season as top scorerFINAL STAND: KILKENNY’S Henry Shefflin goes into the All-Ireland final in search of a record ninth All-Ireland medal won on …Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Hungry Mayo dethrone DublinMayo 0-19 Dublin 0-16 HISTORY CAME crashing down on All-Ireland champions Dublin in a packed Croke Park yesterday, as Mayo repeated…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Dublin can hold the Mayo threatGAELIC GAMES: FOR THE past two weekends the consensus of punditry has run aground largely because it placed too much emphasis…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Threads of Cork's challenge slowly unravelledON GAELIC GAMES: Tactically outsmarted on the day, the third quarter of the game was when Cork’s challenge largely fell apart…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Driven Donegal reach new heightsALL-IRELAND SFC SEMI-FINAL: Donegal 0-16 Cork 1-11: TWENTY YEARS ago Donegal reached their first All-Ireland final by coming…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Cork's consistency gives them a slight edgeGAELIC GAMES: CROKE PARK will welcome the millionth spectator of this year’s championship tomorrow afternoon, as the turnstiles…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
GAA congress to consider RWC roleThe GAA will consider making available six grounds to facilitate Ireland’s rugby world cup (RWC) bidSat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny's modern Godfather gets a part twoON GAELIC GAMES: NO COUNTY does “out of the blue” like GalwayWed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Electric Galway leave Cats frazzledGalway 2-21 Kilkenny 2-11: ASTONISHMENT AND history rhymed at Croke Park yesterday, as the outcome only Kilkenny manager Brian…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00