Kobe McDonald is a reminder that GAA people are every bit as selfish as pro sports fans
Pressuring intercounty players to devote themselves to club and county is just as tawdry as the AFL picking them off for profit
Football Championship
Louth went under the radar to win Leinster in 2025. Now they have a target on their back
Wee County footballers start a provincial campaign as champions for the first time since 1958
Weekend’s football fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Derry v Antrim
Wexford motivated to dethrone Louth, Wicklow face downtrodden Dublin
Tipperary name 13 of the All-Ireland final team for Munster opener against Cork
Con O’Callaghan named in the Dublin attack for Leinster SFC game against Wicklow
Jordan Morris and Meath set out on mission to end 16 years of pain in Leinster
The Royals came undone in the 2025 provincial final but they have momentum on their side after clinching Division Two title
Dublin players in the dark over Ger Brennan ban ahead of Leinster opener
County preparing to take the case to the Disputes Resolution Authority
Seán Moran: Despite renewed signs of life, are the provincial championships on borrowed time?
All-Ireland winners do not need them and they create structural anomalies
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin for Sam? They’ll be doing well to win Leinster
Con O’Callaghan and Ciarán Kilkenny are still lining out but they’re like actors in a bad sequel now
Kildare veteran Kevin Feely still holding out hope for a breakthrough in Leinster
At 33, the former professional footballer continues to be the engine of the Kildare midfield
Armagh make their bench boost count: What we learned from the GAA weekend
Cork hurling have a custody battle on their hands; Wicklow demonstrate their bouncebackability
Just when you least expect it, Leitrim do something extraordinary
Offaly inspire Gaelic games wholesome fact of the week
Roscommon net five first-half goals in comfortable New York win
Daire Cregg red card does little to slow Roscommon’s challenge
Kieran McGeeney welcomes hard-fought Armagh win over battling Tyrone
Malachy O’Rourke says his team proved their spirit and quality
Conor Turbitt point the difference as 14-man Armagh require extra-time to dispatch Tyrone
Ben McDonnell goal forces Ulster opener to extra-time at the Athletic Grounds
Wicklow reign supreme over washed-out Carlow
Oisín McConville’s side set up enticing duel with Dublin
Leitrim hang on for first over Sligo in 15 years
Hosts leave comeback too late as Leitrim advance to meet Galway
Cork progress against Limerick but plenty of wrinkles need ironing out
Strange Munster SFC game saw home team lose its way in second half and both sides play better against the wind
Five-goal Westmeath overpower Longford to reach Leinster quarter-final
Mark McHugh’s side to face Meath in Leinster Championship last eight
Tipperary come from behind against Waterford to set up Munster semi-final with Cork
Michael O’Brien nets for the Déise in Fraher Field defeat
‘There was a hatred ... and respect’: Tyrone’s dip defuses rivalry with Armagh - for now
For years Tyrone and Armagh brought the best and the worst out of each other; now it seems all too one-sided
Kevin McStay: ‘Football can never be allowed to decline into such a state again’
McStay set to head new Gaelic football expert advisory group following Jim Gavin’s Football Review Committee
Laois to face Kildare in Leinster quarter-final after impressive win over Offaly
Laois go on green-flag run in Tullamore
Mayo cruise to victory over London in Connacht quarter-final
Impressive display of shooting by Mayo as they tallied up scores from two-point range
All-Ireland SFC power rankings: Where is your county in the pecking order?
Heading into first weekend of championship, Donegal are in great shape, Kerry are still king. Here is how all sides are looking
Gaelic games previews: Offaly look to kick-start season, Tyrone aim to rise to Armagh
Galway women take on Cork in search of their county’s first Division One league title
Malachy Clerkin: It’s clear Gaelic football rules aren’t quite right yet – but throw it in, ref
Any other tweaks and nips and tucks to football rules will have to wait until after the championship
‘It changed the mentality’: when Laois won the league, only to fall in the Battle of Aughrim
Being crowned NFL Division One champions 40 years ago was ‘something special’, recalls former manager Kieran Brennan
Leinster Football Championship needed a shake-up, Louth provided the blueprint
After Dublin’s provincial run ended last season, more counties are daring to dream
Tyrone and Armagh know victory in heavyweight tie will only bring them to the start line
Ulster is a notoriously tricky province to negotiate without the added difficulty of a preliminary-round match
Kevin Quinn longing for some good old days in Wicklow football
A nephew of Wicklow All-Star Kevin O’Brien, Quinn fondly recalls the Mick O’Dwyer era in the Garden County
GAA: RTÉ to televise 35 live championship games this season
Championship coverage to begin with Armagh v Tyrone in the Ulster championship
New York GAA’s future in the championship at risk amid rising costs and visa issues
There is a significant drop-off of players coming from Ireland, manager Ronan McGinley says
‘Not something that’s driving me to play on’: Aidan O’Shea on 18 unbroken seasons with Mayo
Stalwart forward hails fresh approach and energy of manager Andy Moran
Seán Moran: Unlike the All-Ireland, league wins are always contextualised
Donegal’s gratifying takedown of Kerry shows they are on the right track but it won’t define their season
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