Axing hurling preliminary quarter-finals would give Joe McDonagh Cup the space it deserves
Second-tier competition currently has to fight for oxygen against the provincial championships, a battle it’s never going to win
Ciarán Murphy: Scrolling my brain into obsolescence in pursuit of GAA nirvana
‘Humanity’s accumulated wisdom at my fingertips ... and I choose instead to rewatch a TJ Reid assist for a Ballyhale goal 20 times in a row’
As a player Andy Moran was relentlessly positive. Mayo need that now
A great playing career can’t be the only thing going for you as a manager, but it buys time and instant respect
Ciarán Murphy: Camogie and women’s football should take August for themselves
Supporters of women’s sport are making deeper connections than just the big day out at Croke Park
Ciarán Murphy: Kerry have pointed us to Gaelic football’s bright future
To attend the All-Ireland final was to get a reminder of what makes this sport so important
The obvious way Donegal can be beaten by Kerry is ... David Clifford
Perhaps winning a final requires something different, that deciders are the exception and call for a distinct approach
Ciarán Murphy: At 42 I took up hurling, the world’s most frustrating and beautiful sport
If this sounds suspiciously like a midlife crisis, it at least had the advantage of being a lot cheaper than a sports car
Ciarán Murphy: It’s fundamental to the sport that Kerry win this All-Ireland
It could be written in the stars that both counties battle it out in the All-Ireland final
Ciarán Murphy: Football’s best forwards are being rewarded for their genius and it’s a joy to behold
Quarter-final weekend provided irrefutable evidence that the game is back in the best of health
Ciarán Murphy: Nostradamus would have been proud of my tip. I should have shouted it from the rooftops
Unscrambling the reality of match predictions teaches us that it’s something of a mug’s game
Ciarán Murphy: Keeping cool in front of goal is key to landing All-Ireland
That said, Peter Canavan goal in the 2005 All-Ireland final basically cheated us out of one of the simple joys of life
Ciarán Murphy: Kildare looked preconceived notions in the eye and decided to ignore them
The Lilywhites’ Joe McDonagh Cup triumph represents one of the most heartwarming GAA stories of the year
Cork may be willing to lose the Munster battle to win the All-Ireland war
Gunning for their seventh successive Munster title Limerick look the hungrier of the two sides
Ciarán Murphy: Tyrone’s ability to stand the heat as Donegal emptied the tank was as compelling as it gets
Breathless closing stages in Ballybofey again showed us why football is returning to full health for the first time in years
Ciarán Murphy: Dublin’s leaders prove an old lion is still a lion - and Limerick are roaring now too
Limerick and Dublin last weekend, with 14 All-Irelands between them in the last 15 years, were case studies in greatness