Ciarán Murphy: Rational analysis be damned when counties blow hot and cold with reckless abandon
Predicting the Leinster semi-finals outcomes is an exercise in trust – which two counties do you mistrust the least
Ciarán Murphy: Challengers shouldn’t fear old tormentors in new Leinster landscape
Provincial championship openers showed Dublin and Kilkenny are far from invincible despite past glories
Ciarán Murphy: This old boomer won’t need a phone to live out the provincial championships
If ever there was a sport to expose the inability of a camera phone to capture anything like the real thing, it’s hurling
Ciarán Murphy: In a changing TV landscape, the GAA needs to up the ante
Supporters have come to expect live coverage of their intercounty teams, the GAA should strive to oblige
Ciarán Murphy: Merging Gaelic games associations is inevitable, so just get on with it
When Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right, the sky didn’t fall, so we can ignore the doomsayers
Ciarán Murphy: Flaky Spurs could learn a thing or two from Kilkenny hurlers
‘The history of Kilkenny ... is not just about winning, although obviously they’ve done plenty of that. It’s also about maxing out on the talent available’
Ciarán Murphy: After Allianz sponsorship row, reckoning is needed to save GAA presidency
It became a classic example of what still makes GAA Congress a powerful idea
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
Two-pointers mean percentage plays ain’t what they used to be in football’s new endgames
New score adds another layer of consideration the final-minute mathematics of games
American football should take a leaf out of the GAA’s book when choosing its MVP
NFL’s top individual prize is voted on long before the biggest games of the season, unlike the All Star awards
Easy to blame Armagh loss on their handpass dependency, but there’s more to it
On another day, their endeavours may have paid off, but Galway were rewarded for rolling the dice
Ciarán Murphy: It’s more fun when young players stand up and start making a name for themselves
Perhaps a degree of sympathy is in order for sponsors of a competition treated in such cavalier fashion ... Allianz
Remove the need to run from Gaelic football and my enjoyment will be complete
Mere mention of a hard-running training session transports me back to secondary school
Ciarán Murphy: There’s a wonkiness to the All-Ireland club championships, but it works
A first All-Ireland hurling title for a West Cork club shows there’s merit in counties restructuring their grades
Ciarán Murphy: Geography should decide who you follow in GAA but it’s never as simple as that
Very few get a chance to play on All-Ireland club finals day. Watching friends do it is a lovely consolation