Qualifiers have enabled the cream to rise to the topThe football qualifiers have many critics, but they have also served to revolutionise the championshipWed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Decline in Leinster gate revenueLEINSTER Council gate revenue is currently €300,000 down on last year but provincial chief executive Michael Delaney is optimistic…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Carney restates view that Kerry are in declineRTÉ’S Sunday Game analyst Martin Carney has reiterated his view that Kerry are in a natural process of declineTue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Cork banish Kingdom to the scenic routeMUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Cork 0-17 Kerry 0-12: FOR A championship fixture that to the casual observer must appear to take place…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Weekend previewsTODAY MUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL Limerick v Clare, Gaelic Grounds, 7Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Cork stick with league winning sideTEAM NEWS: CORK MANAGER Conor Counihan has announced an unchanged team from the side that won the county’s third successive …Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Dublin can repeat, but not if it's the same againON GAELIC GAMES: Pat Gilroy’s men had to defy precedent to beat Kerry in last year’s final, so they know just what they’re up…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Bastick gets fair return on all he put inWITH REACTION to Dublin’s win over Louth in the Leinster championship hovering between admiration for the power play which blew…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Johnston awaits his fate as CCCC reconvenesTHE CENTRAL Competitions Control Committee meets today to consider one the most contentious items ever to appear on one of its…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Cork at full strength for Kerry clashCORK ARE in the unusual position of having a full pick for Sunday’s Munster football semi-final against Kerry, the biggest match…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Champions crank up well-oiled machineDublin 2-22 Louth 0-12: ALL RELEVANT questions concerning yesterday’s Leinster football quarter-final were answered quickly…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Dublin send out a messageGAELIC GAMES: IT’S HARD to imagine that a championship crowd at Croke Park on a June Bank Holiday weekend was ever as cold as…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
CCCC to rehear Johnston caseGAELIC FOOTBALL: Seán Johnston’s transfer from Cavan to Kildare moved a step closer yesterday when the Central Appeals Committee…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Johnston saga rumbles on as CAC consider new requestGAELIC GAMES: THE SEÁN Johnston transfer saga was again under the spotlight last night, as the GAA’s Central Appeals Committee…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
DRA likely to have final say on Johnston sagaON GAELIC GAMES : OVER THE border from Cavan, Patrick Kavanagh succinctly reflected the importance of locality that’s so central…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Tipperary have just about enough in reserveTipperary 2-20 Limerick 1-19: QUALIFIERS notwithstanding, yesterday must have been a time of great stress for Tipperary connections…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Cats keep distance from chasing packIT’S BEEN a sobering 12 months since last year’s GAA All-Ireland hurling championships got underway in what was apparently a …Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny defers trial Down UnderDUBLIN AND Castleknock dual star Ciarán Kilkenny had good news for the GAA yesterday when he confirmed he was deferring his trial…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Working for chance to seize the dayGAELIC GAMES: THERE HAS been a fair bit of difference between John Allen’s managerial appointments.Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
O'Sullivan and Kerry have their eyes on the ballMUNSTER SFC FIRST ROUND: PLAYING FOOTBALL for Kerry may be enviable but it can also be a slogWed May 23 2012 - 01:00
GAA must make the most of their old 'product'ON GAELIC GAMES: Enhanced awareness of the requirement to promote and market is important for the GAA, but there’s only so much…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
McEnaney feels some calm after the stormLEINSTER SFC FIRST ROUND: IT’S JUST over a month since Meath manager Séamus McEnaney survived an attempt to depose him at a …Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Donegal show young Cavan how far they've to goULSTER SFC PRELIMINARY ROUND: Donegal 1-16 Cavan 1-10: IF THE keynote reaction of Donegal to the win over Antrim a year ago …Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Johnston's transfer saga to end todayTHE LONG-RUNNING request from former Cavan player Seán Johnston to transfer to the St Kevin’s club in Kildare will be answered…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
'Physical' Kilkenny want referees lenientKILKENNY’S unhappiness at what manager Brian Cody believes is the removal of “physicality” from hurling is perfectly explicable…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Cavanagh and Earley welcome new ruleON THE first full weekend of championship action, the new “square-ball” rule, enacted at last month’s congress, will make its…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Expectations may weigh too heavily on CorbettLar Corbett’s intriguing return to the Tipperary hurling setup presents many challenges for the 31-year-old current All Star…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Championship's serious competitive depth can distract from problemsTHE CHAMPIONSHIP begins with football experiencing an odd, existential turbulence.Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Time is running out for Johnston's transfer hopesGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: TIME is running out if the Seán Johnston transfer request is to enable the former Cavan player to…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
No need for GAA to panic over summer's distractionsThe Euro 2012 finals and London Olympics will compete for the hearts and minds of sports fans but history shows that the effects…Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
GAA deny London's claimsTHE GAA have responded sharply to claims from London players that their preparations for the Connacht championship have been …Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Fennelly in a race to be fit for semi-final dateKILKENNY’S Hurler of the Year Michael Fennelly will be in a race against time to regain fitness for the All-Ireland champions…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Ruthless Kilkenny in a league of their ownKilkenny 3-21 Cork 0-16: LIKE THE Spanish Inquisition, another traumatic examination which, according to Monty Python, nobody…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
League success key to Kilkenny's winning formulaALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE FINAL: Since 2002 Cody has used the league to graft new talent on to already formidable …Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Cork can upset the odds against weakened KilkennyALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE FINAL Kilkenny v Cork Venue: Semple Stadium Kick-off: Tomorrow, 4pm On TV: Live on TG4Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Grey areas should be first thing tackled in reformThe task facing the Football Review Committee is a Herculean one, but removing areas of ambiguity in the game would be a step…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
McGee appointed to chair Football Review panelEUGENE McGEE, the All-Ireland winning manager and GAA columnist, has been appointed chair of the new Football Review Committee…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Three-in-a-row for powerful Rebels as Mayo's challenge runs out of steamCork 2-10 Mayo 0-11: CORK’S DOMINATION of the Allianz Football League under Conor Counihan continued yesterday with a third …Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Rebels make it three-in-a-rowCork 2-10 Mayo 0-11: Driven by a big performance from captain Graham Canty, holders Cork recorded the first three-in-a-row national…Sun Apr 29 2012 - 01:00
Hunger can give Kildare the edgeIT WOULDN’T have been a major stretch to envisage these counties as finalists at the start of February but after their opening…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Canty returns as Cork make one changeDEFENDING CHAMPIONS Cork make just one change in personnel for Sunday’s National Football League final against Mayo in Croke …Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
O'Neill to kick-start full football reviewGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA is to establish an independent body to conduct a root-and-branch review of the state of footballFri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Managers deserving of a lot more respectON GAELIC GAMES: I REMEMBER a priest at school nearing retirement from teachingWed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Cusack's injury a cause for concern as resurgent Cork finish with a flourishCork 1-25 Tipperary 2-15 THE NATURE of the old rivalry mightn’t have been as elemental in recent years but Cork and Tipperary…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Cusack's injury casts a cloud on Cork's dayON THE face of it, all was well at Semple Stadium, Thurles, yesterdayMon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Cadogan happy to spread the credit aroundLEAGUE SEMI-FINALS are multi-purpose but it’s always easier to be positive about having won one than having lostMon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Offaly begin hunt for Cooney's successorNEWS ROUND-UP : OFFALY OFFICIALS will consider their options this weekend in the wake of Gerry Cooney’s resignation as manager…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
League success still only a means to an endThe miserable attendance at Croke Park on Sunday showed that the last thing football needed was the reintroduction of league …Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Defiant 13-man Dublin earn dramatic reprieveDublin 2-20 Galway 0-26 AET – 2-15 to 0-21 after normal timeMon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
