Jack O’Connor continues his eventful rivalry with Dublin
Whenever the manager has led Kerry to the All-Ireland, they avoided defeat to Dublin in the preceding league fixture
Football Championship
Limerick’s Tom Morrissey: Players are not being compensated fairly for the commitment they give
At intercounty level, are players the last of the amateurs? Look at Croke Park on All-Ireland final day: everyone in that stadium is being paid
Gaelic Players Association flags resistance to ‘stretching’ intercounty season
Playing National League in early January ‘a no-no’, says GPA head Tom Parsons
GAA considering moving All-Ireland finals back to August from 2026
GAA Director General Tom Ryan raises question in his annual report
A year on from having a stroke, Feargal Logan’s life has changed but he counts himself very lucky
Having lost his midfield partner Jody Gormley to cancer in 2024, the former Tyrone co-manager knows all too well the fragility of life and health
Paddy Tally, this is your life: New Derry coach may get deja vu as season kicks in
Tyrone man’s opening fixtures as Derry manager will stir up some sporting memories
Gaelic football rule changes: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
After so much talk, now is time to see the Football Review Committee’s new rules in intercounty action
Seán Moran: Hazards ahead as GAA begins real road test of new rules
The most influential rule change is also the most difficult to arbitrate
Con O’Callaghan close to joining one of the GAA’s most illustrious clubs
A win for Cuala in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior club football final would make O’Callaghan an All-Ireland winner in both codes with his club
‘A gorgeous time for referees’: Gaelic football managers open to learning on the hoof as new rules kick in
Handing the ball back to opponents may prove to be a step too far for some
Daire Cregg: I didn’t grow up wearing a Carlton jersey
Promising forward has turned down a move to Aussie Rules and remains focused on his dream of helping Roscommon’s quest for All-Ireland honours
Crystal ball 2025: Our team of pundits make their predictions for the sporting year
What teams will claim All-Ireland honours, can the Republic of Ireland make it out of their World Cup group, how many Irish players will make the Lions and Ryder Cup team teams?
Denis Walsh: Irish sport’s underdog mentality has been replaced with an unabashed hunger to be the best
In the Golden Age of Irish sport, winning has become intentional
Our writers share their sporting highlights of the year
From Olympic medallists to heroics on the home front, and a poignant evening in Dalymount Park, it’s been another memorable year for Irish sport
FRC reforms aim to defy history by altering course of football permanently
Previous think tanks developed good ideas but none sold the vision as convincingly. Can these new rules resuscitate a stagnating game?
All-Ireland finalists Armagh and Galway to meet on opening Saturday of football league
Hurling finalists Clare and Cork open their campaigns agaisnt Kilkenny and Wexford
Ciarán Murphy: The FRC could be a good template for the renewal of hurling
Hurling is doing fine in its nine or 10 traditional counties but could there be a way to grow the appeal of the national game beyond the heartlands?
Mayo’s Pádraig O’Hora expected to join Cillian O’Connor in departing senior football panel
O’Connor has opted out of the Mayo set-up for next season
Dublin are now facing the hardest trick to pull off in sport: succession planning
Like the great Kerry and Kilkenny teams before them, Dublin now need a rebuilding period as the likes of McCarthy and Fenton bow out
Loss of Brian Fenton and Nickie Quaid will show Dublin and Limerick what ‘irreplaceable’ really looks like
Limerick and Dublin have lost linchpin players, and no amount of forward planning could have prepared them for it
Derry’s Rogers believes Rory Gallagher will return to intercounty management
Derry opted against bringing Gallagher back but Rogers believes his former boss will eventually return to the helm of an intercounty team
Niall Grimley expects All-Ireland title defenders Armagh will have ‘target on their back’ this season
Player tells of his ‘rollercoaster year’ following death of his brother and winning Sam Maguire Cup
Paddy Tally appointed as Derry manager for three-year term
Derry’s search for a new manager finally ends as Tyrone native ratified
Derry close in on appointing Paddy Tally as new senior football manager
Tyrone man has been a coach with the Kerry footballers for the last three seasons beside Jack O’Connor
Milltown and Galway turn out in force to honour Noel Tierney
The outstanding full back on Galway’s famed 1960's three-in-a-row side still commands a special place in the hearts of the Tribesmen
Clare take home six hurling All Stars at the end of a memorable year
Clare’s Shane O’Donnell and Galway’s Paul Conroy are named players of the year at awards ceremony
Football All Stars: Armagh lead the way as five counties represented in team of the year
Fourteen first-time recipients included in 2024 football team of the year
All Stars football team set to be studded with Armagh players
Clare expected to dominate the hurling selection
Darragh Ó Sé: Jim Gavin did a great sales pitch but referees set to be under pressure to make new rules work
What the FRC needed was for teams to misbehave — the rules will be properly tested only when used in competitive games
Malachy Clerkin: The new Gaelic football rules are fun but they need cynical teams to stress test them
The opening games under the FRC recommendations showcased some interesting possibilities but until there are league points on the line, nobody can truly assess the possibilities
Connacht’s rampage against Leinster not ideal conditions for rules trial
The Westerners were far too sharp for Leinster in the first competitive outing for the FRC rules
Michael Murphy: We set out to improve the chances of football being played well
By increasing the tempo and encouraging contests the new rules are aimed at making the game more enjoyable for everyone
Football Interprovincial Series: What time is it on, is it on TV and what are the rule changes?
The four provinces will play in a revival of the Railway Cup to showcase the FRC’s proposed rule changes
Jim Gavin says changes football review committee is proposing have potential to reinvigorate Gaelic football
Committee’s ‘rule enhancements’ will be trialled during next week’s one-off Railway Cup revival at Croke Park
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