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Anticlimactic final weekend comes at a bad time for football league

Anticlimactic final weekend comes at a bad time for football league

Tightness of scheduling and its associated distraction, the imminence of championship, have caused complaints

Mon Mar 25 2024 - 15:30
GAA league final fixtures released as Clare take on Kilkenny at Semple Stadium

GAA league final fixtures released as Clare take on Kilkenny at Semple Stadium

Derry meet Dublin in the Division One football final in Croke Park at 4pm

Mon Mar 25 2024 - 14:42
Dublin swat Tyrone aside to book final showdown with Derry

Dublin swat Tyrone aside to book final showdown with Derry

Dessie Farrell’s side make in five successive wins as young players continue to add depth

Sun Mar 24 2024 - 16:49
GAA clears way for some soccer and rugby games to be held at its venues including Croke Park

GAA clears way for some soccer and rugby games to be held at its venues including Croke Park

Croke Park in line to stage Champions Cup semi-final if Leinster make last four

Sun Mar 24 2024 - 12:18
Football previews: Last call for most counties before championship beckons

Football previews: Last call for most counties before championship beckons

Difficult assignment for Fermanagh in Cavan as they seek to retain Division Two status

Sat Mar 23 2024 - 06:00
Hurling League previews: Limerick and Clare on course for unscheduled meeting

Hurling League previews: Limerick and Clare on course for unscheduled meeting

Imminence of the Munster championship makes Limerick and Clare potentially contesting a league final sub-optimal but needs must

Sat Mar 23 2024 - 06:00
GAA league permutations: Top teams pick and choose but an anxious time for others

GAA league permutations: Top teams pick and choose but an anxious time for others

Allianz Football League: Several final weekend verdicts remain open as counties aim for the highest status available

Fri Mar 22 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: League’s championship promise may be clouding but it remains bright at the top

Seán Moran: League’s championship promise may be clouding but it remains bright at the top

Incentives to reach Sam Maguire look elusive but for top teams, league performance is still proving a priority

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 06:00
Subplots takes over as Kerry and Roscommon head for D-Day

Subplots takes over as Kerry and Roscommon head for D-Day

Several issues have already been settled but football finalists are still to be decided

Mon Mar 18 2024 - 06:00
Kerry victory leaves Roscommon on the brink of relegation

Kerry victory leaves Roscommon on the brink of relegation

Roscommon wasteful at home as Kerry give themselves chance to make league final

Sun Mar 17 2024 - 18:38
Kerry come calling and Roscommon once more look for the energy to survive

Kerry come calling and Roscommon once more look for the energy to survive

Life as a yo-yo county: since 2015 Roscommon have been promoted to Division 1 four times. Now they face a potential fourth relegation

Sat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Hurling league previews: Weakened Galway face tough task against Limerick

Hurling league previews: Weakened Galway face tough task against Limerick

Cork have an outside chance of forcing a way into the league semi-finals

Fri Mar 15 2024 - 19:00
Seán Moran: Four years on, the influence of Covid on the GAA is still in evidence

Seán Moran: Four years on, the influence of Covid on the GAA is still in evidence

It took the worst global health crisis in a century but the association responded by doing things differently

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 06:00
Limerick’s imposing form doesn’t mean there’s nothing for rivals in the league

Limerick’s imposing form doesn’t mean there’s nothing for rivals in the league

The Weekend That Was: Limerick may determine the hurling league’s championship relevance but other counties have witnessed progress

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 16:45
Waterford the fall guys as next year’s top division reveals itself

Waterford the fall guys as next year’s top division reveals itself

Wexford’s win in Walsh Park relegates their neighbours while it also looks over for Dublin and Westmeath

Sun Mar 10 2024 - 20:18
Late burst takes Clare past Kilkenny and into league semi-finals

Late burst takes Clare past Kilkenny and into league semi-finals

Brian Lohan’s team maintain their unbeaten record in Ennis

Sun Mar 10 2024 - 18:07
New hurling format: Better for players and spectators or cutting adrift developing counties?

New hurling format: Better for players and spectators or cutting adrift developing counties?

From 2025, the hurling league will have an elite level of seven counties set to thrive both on and off the pitch

Sat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
National Hurling League previews: Moving weekend as next year’s Division One takes shape

National Hurling League previews: Moving weekend as next year’s Division One takes shape

Hurling: Limerick can maintain upper hand over Tipperary while other fixtures will go a long way to settling the new hierarchy

Sat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
Conor Glass and Paddy Deegan named AIB club players of the year

Conor Glass and Paddy Deegan named AIB club players of the year

Players had key roles with their clubs Watty Graham’s Glen and O’Loughlin Gaels

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 23:00
Final farewell for Down GAA footballing hero Dan McCartan

Final farewell for Down GAA footballing hero Dan McCartan

Player hailed from one of football’s most distinguished families and transpired to be a formative influence on the county’s 1960s breakthrough

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 16:40
Tipperary hoping to wipe the slate clean as they get ready for the champions

Tipperary hoping to wipe the slate clean as they get ready for the champions

With just one win in 11 matches since they last beat Limerick in the league, Tipp look to draw a line in the sand

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Dublin’s old guard get the bit between their teeth to rewrite last year’s elegies

Seán Moran: Dublin’s old guard get the bit between their teeth to rewrite last year’s elegies

After a stolid opening to their league campaign All-Ireland champions Dublin are looking right back in business

Wed Mar 06 2024 - 06:00
Mickey Harte on Cormac McAnallen: ‘He could’ve been one of the best to ever play the game’

Mickey Harte on Cormac McAnallen: ‘He could’ve been one of the best to ever play the game’

Former Tyrone manager said McAnallen is a loss to his family and GAA on the 20th anniversary of his sudden death

Sun Mar 03 2024 - 15:31
Dublin inflict Derry’s first defeat of league season in Celtic Park

Dublin inflict Derry’s first defeat of league season in Celtic Park

Derry manager Mickey Harte chose to rest players with a possible league final in mind

Sun Mar 03 2024 - 15:18
Mark Coleman to miss rest of Cork’s league campaign

Mark Coleman to miss rest of Cork’s league campaign

Coleman believed to have suffered broken jaw in training

Sun Mar 03 2024 - 13:12
Allianz Football League: Derry can win clash of the top two in Celtic Park

Allianz Football League: Derry can win clash of the top two in Celtic Park

Buoyant Roscommon head for Castlebar where losers will find themselves in the relegation conversation

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 19:00
How ‘the death of football’ breathed life into Dublin’s record-breaking run

How ‘the death of football’ breathed life into Dublin’s record-breaking run

On Saturday Derry face Dublin in Division One for the first time since a miserable night in March nine years ago

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 06:00
GAA: Latest easing of under-20 restrictions signals death of development grade

GAA: Latest easing of under-20 restrictions signals death of development grade

Original idea behind introducing under-20 championship was to ring-fence elite players good enough for senior

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 21:08
Pat Critchley’s compelling story is one to stop you in your tracks

Pat Critchley’s compelling story is one to stop you in your tracks

There’s a stark poignant depth to the Laochra Gael episode on the life and times of Laois’s lone hurling All Star Pat Critchley

Wed Feb 28 2024 - 06:00
Mid-term report very good for Ulster counties as Harte mobilises Derry

Mid-term report very good for Ulster counties as Harte mobilises Derry

Veteran manager’s strong league record continues in Division 1 and province dominates Division 2

Tue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Casement Park: Jarlath Burns rules out more funds from GAA

Casement Park: Jarlath Burns rules out more funds from GAA

‘Point of principle’ that the association does not pay more to Belfast stadium project

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 15:42
Burns takes office looking to soccer for solutions to curb intercounty spending

Burns takes office looking to soccer for solutions to curb intercounty spending

The GAA’s new president seeks a review of amateur status, including the prospect of licensing teams to compete

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Jarlath Burns makes Jim Gavin chair of the Football Review Committee

Jarlath Burns makes Jim Gavin chair of the Football Review Committee

New GAA president has been impressed with the former Dublin manager’s ‘higher-level thinking skills’

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 06:00
Jarlath Burns promises to ‘stop the runaway train’ of intercounty team budgets

Jarlath Burns promises to ‘stop the runaway train’ of intercounty team budgets

GAA Congress: Incoming president will establish a new amateur status committee

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 14:58
Larry McCarthy calls for proper investigation into Seán Brown’s murder

Larry McCarthy calls for proper investigation into Seán Brown’s murder

GAA Congress: Outgoing president recalls toughest day in office at trial of former Crossmaglen treasurer Thomas McKenna

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 14:46
Seven-day gap between matches for under-20 players reduced to 60 hours

Seven-day gap between matches for under-20 players reduced to 60 hours

GAA Congress: Cork motion passes by 72 per cent to 28

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 14:30
GAA Congress: Seán Kelly suggests midweek replays for draws after extra-time

GAA Congress: Seán Kelly suggests midweek replays for draws after extra-time

GAA's Annual Congress in Newry’s Canal Court Hotel to herald start of Jarlath Burns’ presidency

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 22:15
Jarlath Burns: After a perfectly conducted apprenticeship, a daunting agenda looms

Jarlath Burns: After a perfectly conducted apprenticeship, a daunting agenda looms

An accomplished administrator and communicator, he knows that only so much can be done in three years

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 06:00
GPA calls for ‘competition load policy’ for male players to counteract player burnout

GPA calls for ‘competition load policy’ for male players to counteract player burnout

Association confirms a charter for women members is in process

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 20:02
GAA aiming to bring Gaelic games to the Olympics

GAA aiming to bring Gaelic games to the Olympics

Association’s international body looking to secure recognition from the International Olympic Committee to broaden ‘global reach’

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 16:44
Seán Moran: For a long time, the GAA has had plausible deniability when it came to the sister sports

Seán Moran: For a long time, the GAA has had plausible deniability when it came to the sister sports

If there is to be any hold-up – and everyone involved swears that won’t happen – it’s not going to affect the reality of the process

Wed Feb 21 2024 - 06:00
Cathal Sweeney’s goal sees Galway hang on for narrow win over Tyrone

Cathal Sweeney’s goal sees Galway hang on for narrow win over Tyrone

Ciarán Daly and Conn Kilpatrick add late points to close the gap to the minimum but Tyrone cannot overturn the deficit

Sun Feb 18 2024 - 18:38
How Galway and Tyrone briefly wrote an alternative history of 2004

How Galway and Tyrone briefly wrote an alternative history of 2004

When the counties met in the league semi-final 20 years ago, the sky looked the limit

Sun Feb 18 2024 - 06:00
Weekend Gaelic games previews: In-form Derry poised to maintain strong start

Weekend Gaelic games previews: In-form Derry poised to maintain strong start

Dublin will be eager to garner their first league points against Roscommon at Croke Park following successive close defeats to Monaghan and Mayo

Sat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Smallest GAA congress motions list in 20 years contains little of major importance

Smallest GAA congress motions list in 20 years contains little of major importance

A couple of proposals to roll back recent reforms plus a few modest changes down for discussion in Newry

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 20:27
Casement Park: The future of the project remains uncertain, minister says

Casement Park: The future of the project remains uncertain, minister says

‘The big difficulty that we face with Casement is going to be the issue of funding,’ says Communities Minister Gordon Lyons

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 18:03
Seán Moran: Key GAA challenges a product of success and therefore hard to address

Seán Moran: Key GAA challenges a product of success and therefore hard to address

Escalating GAA intercounty team costs have become a fixture but are partly driven by circumstances

Wed Feb 14 2024 - 06:00
Tributes paid as Dublin selector Shane O’Hanlon dies

Tributes paid as Dublin selector Shane O’Hanlon dies

St Vincent’s man was part of the dominant era that saw Dublin win multiple All-Ireland titles

Mon Feb 12 2024 - 16:28
Signs of hopeful green shoots manifest in Offaly hurling

Signs of hopeful green shoots manifest in Offaly hurling

Cork continue to find it difficult to master their traditional old hurling rivals Kilkenny

Mon Feb 12 2024 - 15:48
Something for everyone as Clare put one foot on higher ground

Something for everyone as Clare put one foot on higher ground

Aidan McCarthy’s late brace of points decides things at Walsh Park

Sun Feb 11 2024 - 15:53
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