Will France be making it up as they go along? We sincerely hope soIreland are as reliable as the Revenue, but there could be a burst of French spontaneitySat Mar 09 2019 - 07:00
Fateful day dawns for the Faithful County hurlersOffaly face a huge relegation playoff against Carlow as they bid to halt a stark declineSat Mar 09 2019 - 06:00
Roscommon put it up to Dublin but run out of gas in the endJim Gavin’s side were made to work hard for this victory which came in the heavy rainSun Mar 03 2019 - 19:43
Boom to bust: Can the GAA bring back those glory days of uncertainty?Fifteen years ago, Dublin did not seem to be the unbeatable monolith they have becomeSat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
Glen Rovers hero Horgan following in proud footsteps of peerless RingCork’s all-time top scorer in championship hurling has long been a model of consistencySat Mar 02 2019 - 01:00
Tommy Walsh: ‘I wasn't sure if I'd wear the Kerry jersey again’The Kingdom prodigy – now aged 30 – is glad to be back after a three-year absenceTue Feb 26 2019 - 07:00
Kerry show no signs of letting up to make it four from fourKingdom put in huge effort to see off Galway in Tuam and maintain 100 per cent recordSun Feb 24 2019 - 19:07
Weekend hurling previews: Clare aiming to bounce back against WexfordTipperary and Kilkenny both in need of a positive result in Thurles showdownSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:02
Solskjær facing biggest audition at his Theatre of DreamsScupper the Scousers and the job could be his, defeat by them and it’s not so certainSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
O’Shea’s return to Tipp camp a significant feather in Sheedy’s capEmpathetic insights of players’ man will add further ballast to Premier coaching ticketSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
Galway a level above Mattie Kenny’s ‘leggy’ DublinAfter the minor shock of a draw in Carlow, Galway bossed this division 1B encounterSun Feb 17 2019 - 18:06
John Morrison’s coaching innovations became football’s normHe was an evangelist, indifferent to the mainstream, charismatic and confidentSat Feb 16 2019 - 07:45
Gaoth Dobhair get a rare sight of glory amid the griefThe Donegal club’s rise this season has gone hand in hand with personal tragediesSat Feb 16 2019 - 05:00
Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan rescues a point in RoscommonThe hosts had a tap-over winner changed to a throw-in for a retaliation in injury timeSun Feb 10 2019 - 18:33
Keith Duggan: England left us fragile – and then the Taoiseach took a blow‘I knew we were f****d the minute I heard them talking about a ‘double Grand Slam’ on Marian’Sat Feb 09 2019 - 09:00
In Leitrim the show goes on and Séamus O’Rourke is at the centrePlaywright and actor discusses how his homeland and its GAA is so central to his lifeSat Feb 09 2019 - 07:15
Golden gets chance to shine for Clare after injury frustrationSixmilebridge man impresses at midfield in victory over KilkennyTue Feb 05 2019 - 06:00
Clare’s intricate passing game proves too much for KilkennyKevin Kelly punished a succession of untidy defensive fouls to keep his team in the contestSun Feb 03 2019 - 19:04
Sideline Cut: Tom Brady’s self-belief has kept his star shining‘Afterthought’ in the 2000 NFL draft has gone on to dominate and become an iconSat Feb 02 2019 - 09:00
Mark's potential to change football there for all to see‘It is going to be the one rule that takes away the possession mentality’ says Louth boss Wayne KieransSat Feb 02 2019 - 08:30
Developing a tighter defence remains a top priority for CorkSome of the failings that proved costly in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final still evidentSat Feb 02 2019 - 07:00
Horan hails Mayo’s composure as they storm back against RoscommonEye gouging incident mars competitive clash played out in atrocious conditionsMon Jan 28 2019 - 06:00
Mayo dial up some early drama in the MacHale galeJames Horan’s side secure one-point win over Roscommon in foul conditionsSat Jan 26 2019 - 21:16
Hide Jim Gavin’s folder – and 14 other ways to beat the DubsGet rid of the blow-ins and make Jack McCaffrey run to Tyrone and MayoSat Jan 26 2019 - 09:00
Fault lines appear for Kerry in a kingdom under pressureProspects of a Dublin five-in-a-row loom large over Kerry where winning is everythingSat Jan 26 2019 - 08:00
Keith Duggan: Kilkenny and the case for the defenceWill Cody release Pádraig Walsh and hold fresh auditions for pivotal No 3 jersey?Sat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
GAA complacent to the point of contempt in its treatment of media coverageKeith Duggan: Gagging of players will ensure other sports inevitably fill the resulting voidSat Jan 19 2019 - 08:00
Summer of ’69: When the city boys from Belfast brought All-Ireland glory to AntrimA half-century on, Keith Duggan talks to the men who won the All-Ireland U-21 football title as the Troubles took holdSat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00
Is this final game, set and match for wholehearted Andy Murray?Sideline Cut: Injury-enforced retirement imminent for Scot who gave all he had to tennisSat Jan 12 2019 - 10:37
McDermott bids farewell to the cut and thrust of life with RoscommonReliable corner back ready to focus on new priorities after 14 years of consistent serviceSat Jan 12 2019 - 07:00
2018 in review: The joys – pure and impure – of Christmas and sportFeelgood stories of smalltown success went shoulder to shoulder with the darker side of sportThu Dec 27 2018 - 09:00
Sports Review 2018: Messi business and Argentina’s national humiliationThe shock of a 3-0 defeat to Croatia in Nizhny led to World Cup miseryWed Dec 26 2018 - 15:01
The Man Who Was Never Knocked Down review: a deep dive into the life of boxer Seán MannionRónán Mac Con Iomaire’s eye-witness account of the last years of Irish-Dorchester from one of its most celebrated sonsSat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00
Katie Taylor has helped give women’s boxing its voiceSideline Cut: Bray fighter is a fitting successor to trailblazers like Jackie TonawandaSat Dec 15 2018 - 07:30
Connacht find form in the storm to triumph over PerpignanProvince make it four wins in a row following hard-fought victory in torrential conditionsMon Dec 10 2018 - 07:00
Connacht master the conditions on a wild old day out westAndy Friend’s side see off Perpignan and the weather to notch up fourth-straight victorySat Dec 08 2018 - 17:57
New generations need the fields to pursue their Dublin dreamCounty chair right to identify the importance of green spaces in a city under huge strainSat Dec 08 2018 - 14:42
Mullinalaghta's half parish ready for Goliath of Kilmacud CrokesTiny Longford club will face a huge task in their clash with Kilmacud Crokes on SundaySat Dec 08 2018 - 10:00
Jim McGuinness named head coach of Charlotte IndependenceFormer Donegal GAA manager signs three-year deal with second-tier North Carolina teamFri Dec 07 2018 - 08:01
Ghaoth Dobhair triumph built on lessons learned from past mistakesUlster final winners put decade of underperformance behind themTue Dec 04 2018 - 12:36
Gaoth Dobhair edge titanic struggle to claim Ulster club titleSubstitute Shane Ferry’s late point in extra-time helps Donegal club pip ScotstownSun Dec 02 2018 - 18:52
Gweedore finally reclaim their crown as Donegal’s football royaltyGaeltacht club’s revival could culminate in a first Ulster title for any Donegal clubSat Dec 01 2018 - 09:45
Delaney’s shrewd stroke still leaves questions for the FAIPerennial struggles of domestic game a major blot on chief executive’s recordSat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
GAA faced a no-win task in implementing rule changes“Referees must have a degree in applied mathematics,” according to Eamon McGeeMon Nov 26 2018 - 06:00
Ireland football is where Ireland rugby was 20 years ago: in the doldrumsSideline Cut: On a night in November 1997, two Ireland teams set off on wildly different pathsSat Nov 24 2018 - 10:00
Malachy McNulty: 'If it was all about me, I’d be still playing'Portlaoise manager on taking the reins at club and the importance of a balanced teamSat Nov 24 2018 - 07:30
More than a manager, Irish football needs a clear and persuasive visionEven the appointment of a respected coach won’t cure game’s deep-rooted problemsThu Nov 22 2018 - 06:30
All Blacks scalp ensures stunning year ends on a perfect noteThe crowd got louder and fiercer as a thunderous encounter unfolded at the Aviva StadiumMon Nov 19 2018 - 06:30
Sense of destiny was there from the minute Irish crowd challenged the hakaFirst 35 minutes was key as Ireland came out and tore into the All Blacks from the offSat Nov 17 2018 - 21:29
Bundee Aki’s decision to choose Ireland makes him a target for All BlacksFocused world champions will have Auckland-born Connacht star firmly in their sightsSat Nov 17 2018 - 06:00
