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 V Mayo: The Key Moments3 minutes: Donegal allay fears of a nervous start and set the tempo earlyMon Sept 24 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Clare aren't expecting too much and are likely to get itTHERE IS an anti-climactic sense to GAA Munster football finals where Cork or Kerry have eliminated the other along the waySat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
It could be a nightmare in the Park for GalwayTHERE WAS a time when Galway created a frisson before matches against KilkennySat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
McGrath believes not all of Ulster in transitionLAST WEEKEND’S elimination of Armagh from the championship and Tyrone’s defeat in the Ulster semi-final represented changed fortunes…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Baker not bothered by qualifier anomalyGAELIC GAMES: ONE OF the most remarked-on anomalies in the hurling championship is the way it benefits counties defeated early…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Johnston issue highlights creation of elite groupON GAELIC GAMES: There are instinctive reservations when a good player from a weak county looks to move to a stronger oneWed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Hyland believes focus is on KildareCAVAN MANAGER Terry Hyland says that the stand-out fixture in yesterday’s All-Ireland qualifier draw, which pits his team against…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Shortfall or no, Leinster final stays at Croke ParkACCORDING TO Leinster Council the provincial hurling final will not be moved out of Croke Park in future despite poor expectations…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Kerrigan traces roots of a Meath revivalGAELIC GAMES : NOT EVEN in Meath was there any clear idea that Sunday’s big surprise against Kildare was in the pipeline.Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Resurgent Royals roll back the yearsLEINSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Meath 1-17 Kildare 1-11 A CLASSIC ambush at Croke Park yesterday, as hot favourites Kildare firstly…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Old electricity sparks as Dubs and Meath generate showdownGAELIC GAMES: LEINSTER COUNCIL’S projections for yesterday’s big GAA provincial football semi-finals in Croke Park were slightly…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
McEnaney's helmet worryADVANTAGE RULE: PAT McENANEY, chair of the National Referees Committee, is concerned the compulsory use of helmets in hurling…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Donegal stick with tried and trustedTEAM NEWS: DONEGAL HAVE named an unchanged team for tomorrow’s Ulster football semi-final against Tyrone.Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
St Mel's still fuelling Longford's fireALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIER LONGFORD v DERRY THE MOST compelling qualifier match this weekend is Derry’s visit to Longford tomorrow…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Hurling's glass ceiling as imposing as everON GAELIC GAMES: Dublin’s disintegration last Saturday at the hands of Kilkenny is another blow for those counties who aspire…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Old rivals serve up a summer treatGAELIC GAMES: LIKE Mr Dick in David Copperfield, the Cork-Tipperary rivalry sets us all rightMon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
McGrath helps Tipp scramble over the lineTipperary 1-22 Cork 0-24: IT’S AS well to beware the hype in relation to Cork-Tipperary Munster hurling encounters but it would…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
GAA move to keep Dunne in checkWEXFORD MANAGER Liam Dunne will have to confine his ministrations to the sideline in tomorrow’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Shefflin returns for KilkennyHENRY SHEFFLIN returns to the Kilkenny team against Dublin tomorrow for his first competitive fixture since last year’s All-Ireland…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Irish soccer's struggles of no solace to the GAAON GAELIC GAMES: SO THE bread’s gone stale and the circus has left townWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Away trip to Longford a difficult assignment for DerryALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIERS FIRST ROUND: OF THE 16 counties who went into yesterday’s All-Ireland football qualifiers first-round…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
GAA defend the right of provinces to set ticket pricesTHE GAA have defended the right of provincial councils to set their ticket pricesTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Galway still committed to Leinster projectTHE ARRANGEMENT whereby Galway and Antrim have competed in the Leinster hurling championship is now in its fourth yearTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Resolute Waterford stand firm at the finishWaterford 2-17 Clare 1-18: APART FROM being the tightest-rated match of the weekend, yesterday’s Munster hurling semi-final …Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
