Malachy Clerkin: Where will Damien Duff’s streak of madness fit into Brentford’s xG models?
The force of his personality seems to be at odds with the Premier League club’s fabled data analytics approach
Did the referee cost Cork their Munster title? A foul-by-foul analysis of frees awarded in hurling final
A review of the tape shows that Cork can feel slightly aggrieved by the refereeing - but that wasn’t what cost them their title
Ben O’Connor’s complaint about free count in the Munster final not backed up by numbers
Cork manager adamant they conceded ‘twice as many frees’ as Limerick but the count was 18-13
Years later, one comment is still that little pebble in the shoe of Dublin hurling
When Anthony Daly’s side lost to Tipperary in 2014, some traditional hurling voices weren’t long putting the boot in
The World Cup is a deathless carnival of garbage, a dictators’ masquerade ball. Can’t wait for it
Fifa’s spivs and charlatans know that no matter what they do to the tournament, they’ll always be able to weaponise our addiction to it
Malachy Clerkin: The Ger Brennan saga would have fizzled out without Jarlath Burns making his snide aside
The GAA president has a habit of holding forth as if he’s still a media pundit rather than the head of a massive, knotted, deeply territorial organisation
Armagh easily beat Derry in the rain, Westmeath beat Cavan after extra-time – as it happened
A full house awaits the new Leinster champions at Cusack Park as they open their All-Ireland campaign
Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Under-20 finals
Tyrone face Kerry in All-Ireland under-20 football final as Clare meet neighbours Galway in hurling decider
Malachy Clerkin: The five most annoying things about Declan Rice
The least he could have done after turning his back on Ireland was turn out to be no good – sadly, that’s not the case
Donegal hammer Kerry, 14-man Cork beat Meath in classic – as it happened
All-Ireland series kicks off, Tailteann Cup continues
Weekend’s football fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Kerry v Donegal
All-Ireland series gets underway with big-time clashes in Killarney, Salthill and the Hyde
Pádraig O’Hora on climbing Everest: ‘I’m over the moon to have achieved what I set out to do’
Former Mayo footballer was part of three-man Irish team to reach the summit on Wednesday morning
Nothing is perfect in the GAA so enjoy the football championship when it’s in a good place
The latest format change comes at a time when the game isn’t just better, it’s more democratic than it’s been for ages
Pádraig O’Hora and Irish team reach the summit of Everest
Three-man team summits the world’s highest mountain in Nepal early on Wednesday morning after 47-day expedition
Pádraig O’Hora makes it to within 400m of the top of Everest before weather forces his team to turn around
All going well, the former Mayo footballer, along with teammates Adam Sweeney and Éanna McGowan, will make another summit push tonight















