National Football League

Mayo veteran Aidan O’Shea motivated and ready to confront Kerry in Division One League final

‘For the first 10 years of my career, I didn’t win any national title ... this is a great opportunity to go and grab another one’

Kerry v Mayo: Croke Park trip a chance for Kingdom to road-test new rules

Kerry player Paul Geaney looking forward to Sunday’s Division 1 final before his side start their Munster SFC campaign

Seán Moran: GAA trying to bend century-old competitions into modern structures

It’s no mystery why football continues to travel to uncertain destinations

Maurice Deegan: When the pitches dry out, fast, kicking teams will open up defences for fun

New rules added to the drama of a crazy final weekend in the league

GAA: League finals venues and throw-in times confirmed

Páirc Uí Chaoimh to host NHL Division 1A and 1B double-header

The Good, The Bad and The Two-Pointers: A county-by-county guide to who got what from the National Football League

Promotions, relegations, league finals made (and avoided) – there was something for everyone in the 2025 league

Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Kerry’s league ambition and Dublin’s conundrum

Jack O’Connor is chasing silverware; Dessie Farrell’s number one problem; Limerick’s record-breaker

Kerry and Mayo to face off in Division One decider after head-spinner of a day

Ulster duo Derry and Tyrone slip through the trapdoor to Division Two for next season

Kerry bring the dazzle to subdue Galway and reach league final

Jack O’Connor’s team shoot another big score to continue fine run of league form

Darren McCurry reaches the heights against Dublin but can’t stop Tyrone’s fall

Tyrone drop down to Division Two for the first time in a decade despite victory in Omagh

Mayo become unlikely Division One finalists after dramatic win over Donegal

Kevin McStay’s side were in a relegation spot with seven minutes remaining against Donegal in Castlebar

National Football League as it happened: Mayo and Kerry reach the final, Tyrone and Derry relegated

Monaghan and Roscommon secure their return to Division One, as Offaly and Kildare join Division Two

Armagh ensure Division One survival with emphatic win over Derry

Kieran McGeeney’s side led from gun to tape as they showed why they are All-Ireland champions

Division Three wrap: Clare beat Offaly but miss out on promotion by score difference

Kildare and Offaly get promoted, as Antrim and Leitrim get relegated to Division Four

Division Two round-up: Louth avoid the drop and deny Meath promotion after victory in Inniskeen

Roscommon join Monaghan in Division One; Down lose out on head-to-head record with Louth

Division Four round-up: James Naughton hits 4-12 as Limerick secure promotion

Limerick will face Wexford in Croke Park final; Wicklow must settle for third spot after win over Tipperary

Weekend Gaelic football previews: Free-scoring Kerry face off against league leaders Galway

Armagh in fight to stay in Division One and Dublin look to change their fortunes in Ulster

Malachy Clerkin: Madcap Sunday finish is just another indignity heaped upon the 2025 national leagues

It would have made sense to push the end of the hurling league back to next week and let the fooball breathe but instead it’s a blitz finish

Offaly joint manager Mickey Harte not so much the great survivor as big achiever

Savvy appointment by then county board boss Michael Duignan may yet be franked as side on cusp of promotion

Reaching league final is now talked about in similar terms to outbreak of cholera in the camp

There are solutions, which, if they’re good enough for the NFL, European rugby, and Uefa, should be good enough for the GAA

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