Seamus O’Rourke: ‘On stage I realised I’m getting back to the same buzz I had when I played for Leitrim'
The award-winning writer, director and actor reflects on his relationship with his father, the meaning of football and why he thrives in the theatre
GAA’s future threatened by demographic time bomb
With rural depopulation and more and more people living in Dublin, there’s a crisis in the GAA that you should care about
Death of a jockey: ‘Michael O’Sullivan was full of ambition, full of passion ... he was just a beautiful person’
Amid increased awareness of safety requirements, jockeys know it is impossible to remove all risk from horseracing, a fact tragically underlined by the recent death of a much loved 24-year-old
Risk management is the rot in Gaelic football the FRC set out to treat
New rules that reward more exciting play are already having their impact on the game
Eternal lure of the game proves irresistible to Mark Hughes
Former top player and manager happy to emulate Roddy Collins and take the reins at Carlisle
Dublin steal the points from Kerry in adrenalin-fuelled finale
Luke Breathnach and Lorcan O’Dell kicked huge late scores to tip NFL clash in Tralee
How ‘outsider’ Jack O’Connor continues to fly in the face of Kerry’s style police
Over the winter there was no heave against him and no clamour for him to stay, but in a wide-open season, his ability to find solutions could prove vital
Outside coaches have changed the odds at club level in the GAA
The cost of preparing teams is running wild, but when a club gets it right with an ‘outside’ coach, whole new horizons can appear
Limerick make power count as they pull away from Tipperary
Cian Lynch and Diarmuid Byrnes stand out for Treaty County
Tony Óg Regan sought the solutions that took him back from a dark place
The Galway hurler tells of a journey that saw him outgrow his doubts and demons
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Player and referee fitness is tested by new rules
Galway show ingenuity; a new Limerick; goalkeeper overlaps are concern; Carlow hurling’s great day
Denis Walsh: Coursing remains deeply divisive but don’t bet on it being banned any time soon
Public are split between revulsion and acceptance but the sport continues to enjoy crucial political support
Cork take more than a point out of Limerick draw after chaotic end game at the Páirc
Darragh Fitzgibbon’s free in the 10th minute of stoppage-time levels things up
Hurling is a local obsession in Tipperary so where have the supporters gone?
The cold distance between the Tipperary team and the Tipperary public has troubled Liam Cahill for a while
Unshackled from tradition, the GAA has made change the new normal
New rules for Gaelic football show what may be possible when we break from the status quo