Donegal GAA

Stephen Rochford the right man for Mayo with the season on the line

Lee Keegan believes Rochford’s willingness to try the unpredictable could prove decisive

Mayo will need Aidan O’Shea to wreak havoc to beat Donegal

Donegal will toss too many problems at Mayo for Stephen Rochford’s side to solve them all

Malachy Clerkin: Calling the football championship wide open is a polite way of saying every team is flawed

When the landscape shows up to nine teams able to win Sam Maguire or stop someone else, the format doesn’t matter a damn

Tactical analysis: Aerial dominance and nous in final third will prove pivotal in decisive football weekend

Mayo aiming for a repeat, Dubs target bounce-back and champions Armagh out to maintain momentum

Ciarán Murphy: Kildare looked preconceived notions in the eye and decided to ignore them

The Lilywhites’ Joe McDonagh Cup triumph represents one of the most heartwarming GAA stories of the year

All-Ireland Series permutations: All to play for as group stage comes to close

Donegal, Mayo, Cavan and Tyrone have a lot at stake with all on same points

Darragh Ó Sé: Good decision-makers are gold dust – Armagh had Rory Grugan, Dublin missed Con O’Callaghan

There was little between last two All-Ireland champions on Sunday, but Kieran McGeeney had a trump card

All-Ireland groups ticking nicely before they wind up and what else we learned from the GAA weekend

Davitt Neary gets Mayo fans out of their seats; Kilkenny struggle at underage

Final games of SFC round-robin format will be more fun than a piñata at a children’s party

Permutations and possibilities at play for the round-three matches are a number-cruncher’s fantasy

Armagh beat Dublin in Croke Park, Galway nab late draw against Derry – As it happened

Wins for Kildare, Antrim and Fermanagh in Tailteann Cup

Donegal triumph over Cavan to put championship aspirations back on track

Ulster champions pushed to the finish knowing scoring difference may enter the Group 1 equation

Ciarán Murphy: Tyrone’s ability to stand the heat as Donegal emptied the tank was as compelling as it gets

Breathless closing stages in Ballybofey again showed us why football is returning to full health for the first time in years

Conor McManus: Tyrone showed how new rules give forwards license to dictate terms of football

Red Hand County clearly made good use of four-week break ahead of morale-boosting win over Donegal

Tyrone take ‘great step forward’ as they burst Donegal’s bubble in Ballybofey

Seán MacCumhaill Park has previously been a fortress for Jim McGuinness’s side

Tyrone beat Donegal at the death; Wins for Armagh, Monaghan and Meath – As it happened

Goals flying in at all the venues as Ger Brennan blames Leinster final hangover for Louth defeat to Monaghan

Football previews: Ulster rivalries make for close encounters

Tyrone go to Ballybofey while Armagh welcome Derry to the Athletic Grounds

Darragh Ó Sé: Fatigue could separate football’s contenders from pretenders - and that’s bad news for Kerry and Donegal

Ulster final showed that exhaustion is a huge factor under new rules

Donegal to kick off All-Ireland series against Tyrone in Ballybofey

Armagh to host Derry at the Athletic Ground as Meath welcome Cork to Páirc Tailteann

Tactical analysis: Donegal and Armagh are two teams that ask all the right questions

The Ulster finalists both came with numerous plans and had the players to execute them

Conor McManus: Rule changes make Gaelic football more exciting and managing the clock even more crucial

Donegal showed a bit more ambition but Armagh will improve

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