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Ciarán Murphy: The alarm clock is sadly already set to end the Mayo dream of Kobe McDonald
There’s a kind of pre-grieving since McDonald’s coruscating 18-minute debut against Monaghan, with the young star set to go to Australia
Allianz, ‘manliness’, Casement Park and more: Would-be GAA presidents field the key questions
Derek Kent, Ger Ryan and John Murphy are seeking to succeed Jarlath Burns as president in 2027
GAA presidential candidates say capacity of a redeveloped Casement Park may have to be revisited
All three candidates agree that scaled back plan for the Belfast venue will need to be considered amid soaring costs
Seán Moran: Proposal to extend GAA season into August looks doomed
Football Review Committee raised expectations when it comes to spotting problems and selling solutions
GAA coach says club a place of ‘dread and stress’ after treasurer convicted of assaulting him
In victim impact statement, Peter Martin says family have had to withdraw from Tullamore club over handling of case
Kobe McDonald makes statement Mayo debut: Five things we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Hurling can learn from football’s third-man-in rule; Shaun Patton stakes his claim on Donegal goal
Players can be forgiven for thinking they say it best when they say nothing at all
Nature of news and social media coverage can lead many to limit engagement in interviews, GPA admits
GAA Congress gets its chance to halt the runaway train of intercounty costs
Proposed licensing system would hold counties to new rules on finances and management-team sizes
Motion to restore All-Ireland minor deciders as senior finals curtain raisers to go to GAA congress
Push for football final to be in second week of August also among motions at meeting
Seán Moran: Allianz issue needs to be aired at congress to get the views of GAA members
It will be an opportunity to discuss but Central Council is the forum for action - if that is what the Association wants
Galway left Tralee with more than just a draw: Five things we learned from the weekend’s league action
Kieran McGeeney bemoans kickout ‘piggery’, while Meath and Cork impress
‘Home Rule in athletics’: Ray Burke on the GAA’s ‘ban on foreign games’
The ban survived the Civil War and was rarely challenged at conventions, enabling the GAA to avoid splits
Croke Park confident the NFL will return for a game in 2027
It would take a ‘few of the stars to align’ for Katie Taylor to fight at Croker
GAA director general raises fresh concern over rising costs surrounding intercounty teams
Annual report shows bill for preparing intercounty teams rose to €45 million last year
Several treated for injuries following fence collapse at schools GAA final
Incident occurred at Leinster senior schools hurling final at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny
Ben O’Connor bristles against ‘cleansing’ hurling: what we learnt from the weekend’s GAA
Sendings off at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday caused the new Cork manager to see red
Government officials say funding wasn’t a factor in NFL decision not to return this year
Croke Park commercial director confident that regular season games will be held at the stadium in the future
Donegal v Kerry was everything good about the league: Five things we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Louth and Cork football teams are going in contrasting directions
Playing Fantasy Gaelic Games has sent me down a rabbit hole
My fantasy team, Duffy’s Dynamos, didn’t do so well, but I’ll be back on the app for more
National League: Counties urged to alert Croke Park if fixtures in doubt due to rain
Concern at state of football and hurling pitches after Storm Chandra brought more rainfall
Moving home to Dublin from Taipei: ‘I used to be more tolerant of public transport here’
David Conway, who has returned to Dublin after seven years in Taiwan, made many friends in Taipei’s diverse GAA community
It’s clear what referees have been told to clamp down on this season: Five things we learned from the weekend’s league action
Cards, kickouts and the hooter on the agenda as the National Football and Hurling Leagues return
NFL Division One: Who can challenge Kerry in 2026 as teams assessed ahead of new campaign
Rebuilding jobs in Dublin, Mayo and Roscommon contrast with continuity in Kerry and Galway
Pro-Palestine protesters gather at GAA headquarters to oppose Allianz sponsorship
About two dozen people protest outside Croke Park over decision to continue deal with insurance firm
Players ‘unlikely to be distracted’ in row over Allianz sponsorship of National Leagues
Potential boycott of firm’s signs during player interviews has been discussed by Dublin County Board
No discussions held by Dublin players on potential Allianz protests for National Leagues
Recent report by the GAA’s Ethics and Integrity Commission recommended retaining Allianz as sponsors
Full integration of Gaelic associations by 2027 ‘an unrealistic target’, says GAA Management Committee
Minutes of December meeting show committee feel ‘phased implementation would represent a more measured approach’
Fool’s paradise: Frank McNally on a cliche beloved of obituarists
Not a day passes when a writer does not note that the deceased ‘didn’t suffer fools gladly’
Antrim’s Neil McManus expects players to take a stand over GAA’s Allianz links
‘I don’t believe the values that make the GAA what the GAA is have any alignment with Allianz’
‘Up the Ambers!’ – Cork parish prays for All-Ireland win with a little help from the priest
Fr Pontianus Jafla will say early morning mass for Ambers fan before travelling to Croke Park on team bus
Irish people have always demanded too much of RTÉ – and it usually delivered
Responsibilities were presumed to include reviving Irish, selling everything ‘from sausages to sweep tickets’, and providing a living for writers and musicians
Cork man Aidan Walsh hopes to bring All-Ireland silverware back to Kerry
Former Cork dual player transferred from his native Kanturk this season to join west Kerry club An Ghaeltacht
Armagh look to put blitzkrieg by Kerry behind them as they face old enemy Tyrone
Defender Tiernan Kelly relishing Dr McKenna Cup opener after pain of last year’s SFC quarter-final
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