Five things we learned from Leinster v Munster: Leinster’s lineout dominance set the tone
Munster made plenty running but lacked execution; Leinster’s issues at scrum continue; Jamie Osborne and Caelan Doris impress
Five Things We Learned
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Galway and Armagh’s clean sheet record gives them vital edge
The finalists know how to shut up shop; Kerry have an issue with Ulster teams; Donaghy’s split loyalties; and the value of supporters
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Cork’s sheer bolshie bloody-mindedness won the day
The Rebels managed to match Limerick on vital metrics; Clare redress their history; Is the handpass now unreffable?
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Kerry talk of purists when it suits them
The Kingdom is full of pragmatists; Donegal are both battle-hardened and fresh; Derry’s nihilistic streak; Tipperary’s minor miracle
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Change is coming to the football championship structure ... again
Jarlath Burns indicates the group stages are on the way out; Mayo show what they are made of; Cork are on a learning curve
Five things we learned from the weekend: GAA must take responsibility for crazy scheduling of hurling matches
Limerick power on; TJ Reid closes in on magical 700 mark; how Gearoid Hegarty got his groove back; Kerry’s revenge best served very cold
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Louth just the latest to break a Meath record
Limerick’s season is going exactly how they would want; Dublin wind it up; Keith Rossiter’s Wexford revival; and those bloody abacuses
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: A sobering seven weeks for Derry
Waterford conceding too many goal chances; Monaghan at lowest ebb; Tipp bottom out; Kilkenny work in progress
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Don’t mess with the Ulster final
Have Cork finally uncovered Limerick’s tactical vulnerability? John Kiely laments inability to communicate with his players
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Omens looking good for Galway
Media given short shrift in Ennis; Croke Park has some kinks; Tipperary lean on experience; pressure rises on Henry Shefflin
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Eastern Promise and Southern comfort?
Galway and Kilkenny still top dogs in Leinster; Donegal find hidden depths; Limerick tweak a winning formula; Leinster football needs a road show
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: New injury rule has enough grey area to cause problems
Cork’s talent is coming through, just slowly; the football provincials still have some fans; hurling brings the sun and the spenders
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: A rare and illuminating glimpse of a Fenton-less Dublin
Dublin’s very own O’Byrne Cup; Feely brings the feels for Kildare; Armagh go goal crazy; and why lower league teams are looking at the gutter, not the stars
Five Things We Learned from the GAA Weekend: Waterford swat aside the doomsday chatter
Cavan manager Raymond Galligan plays some loud chess; Westmeath walk a tightrope; Kilkenny need some new blood
Five Things We Learned from the GAA Weekend: Dublin’s league record has hidden depths
Dublin are still leagues apart; Tipperary are lacking leaders; the mystery of Cathal O’Neill; Tyrone left in state of despair; Clare see a clear path
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Jim McGuinness is looking up
The league final conundrum; Monaghan finally make the drop; Old school attacking; Kilkenny’s auditioning process
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Limerick’s drive for five gaining steam already
The Kilkenny comparisons fall short; Waterford will see a drop on the double; is Johnny Glynn the answer for Galway?
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Injuries and scores are piling up
Derry ring late changes; Cork and Kildare go goal crazy; Galway’s walking wounded ... and is that Brian Cody?
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend
Monaghan heading for the drop, with Armagh and Donegal poised to get promoted
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Where has hurling’s black card gone?
Changing styles; Moving from one ruck to another; Waterford’s injury list; And a sincere apology
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Unpredictability of opening round strikes again
No change on the western front; McGuinness steadies the Donegal ship; Worth watching if Dublin stick with quick release; Fly goalies add to the thrills in Tralee
Five things we learned from the 2023 Ryder Cup: Is it time to level the playing field?
Rory’s fire, social media’s role, undercooked Americans, Lowry’s exuberance and a way to even things up
Rugby World Cup: Five things we learned from the weekend in France
Rugby World Cup: Ireland must be wary of buoyant Scotland, and Fiji need to get their mojo back
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Conor McManus will be revered forever, final or not
Tailteann Cup success for O’Rourke; Derry go down fighting; James McCarthy’s potential as an athlete
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Nickie Quaid’s gamesmanship paid off in spades
The level of responsibility on goalkeepers these days is colossal; sometimes you can think too hard about the opposition
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: McCarthy and McManus show Croke Park can still be a country for old men
Why Hawk-Eye and Croke Park can’t get their numbers right; and why Seán O’Shea has timed his return to form perfectly
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Mayo will definitely bring the heat to Dublin
Clare have dead-ball worries, Galway have good omens and Monaghan have the right man for the job
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Championship draws get lost in the noise of Monday mornings
The long wait for real, consequential championship action is finally over – but was the wait worth it?
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Refereeing hurling has become an impossible job
Derek Lyng’s Kilkenny project has not been a case of out with the old and in with the new
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: Dublin still know the right buttons to push
Limerick are drowning out the noise by turning up the music; the curious decision not to show Wexford v Kilkenny on TV backfired badly
Five things we learned this GAA weekend: TJ Reid and Patrick Horgan in silent arms race
Limerick are still struggling to find their top gears, while Jack O’Connor had plenty to say to his Kerry players on Saturday
Five Things We Learned this GAA weekend: Derry find breaking the shoot-out rules pays off
Derry were on the spot but Armagh won’t have lost hope; lack of a bounce in Davy’s Déise is a real worry
Five Things We Learned: After years of scarcity in hurling, scoring goals is back in vogue
Micheál Donoghue was vindicated in his vouching for Croke Park as the venue for Dublin’s meeting with Wexford
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