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Disciplinary turmoil causes reputational damage to Mayo and the GAA

Disciplinary turmoil causes reputational damage to Mayo and the GAA

Unwieldy disciplinary procedures causing reputational damage to GAA in Mayo

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 11:24
Weekend club previews: County finals in hurling, football and provincial schedule kicks off

Weekend club previews: County finals in hurling, football and provincial schedule kicks off

Dublin, Clare and Tipperary hurling titles up for grabs with football finals in Roscommon, Derry and Armagh

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 19:08
‘The GAA’s mantra is it’s where we all belong - referees have to be central to that’

‘The GAA’s mantra is it’s where we all belong - referees have to be central to that’

Sean Hurson and Colm Lyons call for a reset and re-evaluation of referees' key role within the GAA

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 06:00
Maguire and Westmeath on the trail of further success

Maguire and Westmeath on the trail of further success

Westmeath footballers look to new horizons following inaugural Tailteann Cup success

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Mayo GAA to ‘address the issues raised’ by Castlebar Mitchels over U17 fixture with Westport

Mayo GAA to ‘address the issues raised’ by Castlebar Mitchels over U17 fixture with Westport

Castlebar have asked for U17 championship to be suspended after punishments softened on appeal

Thu Oct 20 2022 - 16:15
Seán Moran: No point in intensifying punishments on referee incidents if you can’t make sanctions stick

Seán Moran: No point in intensifying punishments on referee incidents if you can’t make sanctions stick

Campaigns about respecting referees feel a little like sloganeering when the system needs overhaul

Wed Oct 19 2022 - 06:00
Seán Moran: ‘Functional specialisation’ and how GAA managers can learn from data

Seán Moran: ‘Functional specialisation’ and how GAA managers can learn from data

Tim Healy says it is no coincidence that teams with big backroom teams often perform better

Tue Oct 18 2022 - 06:00
Wexford GAA set to sign off on 96-week suspension for St Joseph’s mentor

Wexford GAA set to sign off on 96-week suspension for St Joseph’s mentor

Referee and umpire allegedly assaulted and gardaí alerted after match between St Joseph’s and Our Lady’s Island

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 21:37
Kilmacud Crokes more than happy to grind it out again

Kilmacud Crokes more than happy to grind it out again

Kilmacud-Crokes eyeing unfinished business after retaining their Dublin football crown

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 21:36
Galway to play Wexford in opening round of Leinster hurling round robin

Galway to play Wexford in opening round of Leinster hurling round robin

Details have yet to be finalised but the sequence of matches has been completed

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 18:22
Provincial football draw: Division Four Connacht side guaranteed to make Sam Maguire

Provincial football draw: Division Four Connacht side guaranteed to make Sam Maguire

Galway to play winner of Roscommon or Mayo on one side of draw, paving way for minnows

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 17:09
Weekend GAA county final previews: A huge weekend sees 16 titles up for grabs

Weekend GAA county final previews: A huge weekend sees 16 titles up for grabs

There are 12 county finals down for decision with big hurling deciders in Cork and Kilkenny

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 06:00
Saturday’s provincial football draw set to be the most significant in recent years

Saturday’s provincial football draw set to be the most significant in recent years

Escape clause that guaranteed teams in league’s top two divisions would play for Sam Maguire is gone

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 06:00
Murtagh Brennan to take over as chief executive of Tipperary GAA

Murtagh Brennan to take over as chief executive of Tipperary GAA

Loughmore-Castleiney member has served with the Army over the past two decades

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 16:51
Surviving the trials and tribulations of a GAA referee

Surviving the trials and tribulations of a GAA referee

`Physical abuse, it happened once when I was only after starting refereeing.' - The trials and tribulations of a Dublin GAA referee

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 06:00
 ‘It is kick-starting a campaign to try and change the culture of the organisation’

‘It is kick-starting a campaign to try and change the culture of the organisation’

GAA president Larry McCarthy launches fight back against mistreatment of referees

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 06:00
Referee attacks ‘cast a shadow over the entire association’ says GAA president

Referee attacks ‘cast a shadow over the entire association’ says GAA president

‘Respect the Referee Day’ will take place over the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd

Thu Oct 13 2022 - 14:34
Seán Moran: How the GAA strove for normality in Covid pandemic times

Seán Moran: How the GAA strove for normality in Covid pandemic times

Damian Lawlor’s book is a reminder of how the GAA in all its virtues and flaws got through the worst public health crisis in a century

Wed Oct 12 2022 - 06:00
Kildare SFC final: Naas untroubled from start to finish of title defence

Kildare SFC final: Naas untroubled from start to finish of title defence

Champions controlled the final against a young Clane side that never got off the blocks

Sun Oct 09 2022 - 19:04
Is GAA management becoming the preserve of those able to retire?

Is GAA management becoming the preserve of those able to retire?

Meath’s Colm O’Rourke became the latest manager to say that running county teams and working are just not compatible

Sat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
Weekend GAA club final previews: Six Leinster football deciders down for decision

Weekend GAA club final previews: Six Leinster football deciders down for decision

GAA club action reaching the business end with six county deciders in Leinster alone this weekend

Sat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
Ray Dempsey appointed manager of Limerick footballers

Ray Dempsey appointed manager of Limerick footballers

Mayo man succeeds Billy Lee, who stepped down in August

Fri Oct 07 2022 - 15:30
GPA agm to hear motion on sourcing of sustainable and ethical playing gear and equipment

GPA agm to hear motion on sourcing of sustainable and ethical playing gear and equipment

Another proposal calls for the appointment of a chief medical officer for Gaelic games

Fri Oct 07 2022 - 13:39
Kildare’s Fergal Conway retires from intercounty action due to knee injury

Kildare’s Fergal Conway retires from intercounty action due to knee injury

Versatile middle third player made 98 appearances for the Lilywhites

Fri Oct 07 2022 - 11:16
Draw for GAA’s most radical championship to date live on RTÉ radio

Draw for GAA’s most radical championship to date live on RTÉ radio

Next year’s provincial football competitions can affect which counties end up qualified for the Sam Maguire

Fri Oct 07 2022 - 06:00
Tadhg Kennelly takes over as head coach of the Great Western Sydney Giants academy

Tadhg Kennelly takes over as head coach of the Great Western Sydney Giants academy

Kerryman made his name with the Sydney Swans where he won a Premiership title in 2005

Thu Oct 06 2022 - 21:55
Seán Moran: Once the GAA starts changing, there’s no going back

Seán Moran: Once the GAA starts changing, there’s no going back

Is the split season a loss of a ‘promotional window’? Depends what you’re trying to promote.

Wed Oct 05 2022 - 06:00
Cork happy to trade ‘promotional window’ for box-office appeal of split season

Cork happy to trade ‘promotional window’ for box-office appeal of split season

‘We’ve got through a massive amount of games, had great weather and increased attendances’ - county chair

Tue Oct 04 2022 - 05:00
GAA club round-up: City rivals St Finbarr’s and Nemo to meet in Cork final

GAA club round-up: City rivals St Finbarr’s and Nemo to meet in Cork final

Shinrone make history by claiming their first senior hurling title in Offaly

Sun Oct 02 2022 - 21:28
Paul Mannion facing three months out with ankle injury

Paul Mannion facing three months out with ankle injury

Kilmacud Crokes join Na Fianna in Dublin final but will be without key man

Sun Oct 02 2022 - 18:36
Na Fianna book ticket to Dublin football final

Na Fianna book ticket to Dublin football final

Ballyboden St Enda’s swatted aside 1-14 to 0-7

Sat Oct 01 2022 - 20:17
Tributes paid to Dublin football colossus Brian Mullins after his death

Tributes paid to Dublin football colossus Brian Mullins after his death

‘It has been often said that Dublin teams stood on the shoulders of giants. Today we lost one of those giants’

Fri Sept 30 2022 - 21:32
Dublin football great Brian Mullins dies aged 68

Dublin football great Brian Mullins dies aged 68

Career spanned all four All-Ireland victories of the era under management of Kevin Heffernan

Fri Sept 30 2022 - 18:32
A history of the GAA in 2,000 cups and the search for Inky Flaherty

A history of the GAA in 2,000 cups and the search for Inky Flaherty

TG4′s series on famous and not-so-famous GAA trophies catches the contemporary wave of history and commemoration

Fri Sept 30 2022 - 05:00
Seán Moran: If referees’ decisions are disrespected it’s no surprise worse follows

Seán Moran: If referees’ decisions are disrespected it’s no surprise worse follows

Recent assaults on GAA match officials are the inevitable outcome of a long-term lack of respect

Wed Sept 28 2022 - 05:00
Slaughtneil make it 10 out of 10 on mixed afternoon for dual clubs

Slaughtneil make it 10 out of 10 on mixed afternoon for dual clubs

Tipperary hurling champions Loughmore-Castleiney ousted by Drom & Inch

Sun Sept 25 2022 - 20:29
Colm Boyle joins Mayo minor backroom team as selector and coach

Colm Boyle joins Mayo minor backroom team as selector and coach

Boyle won four All Stars during 14-year playing stint with the county

Sun Sept 25 2022 - 17:37
Mary McAleese to chair integration process between GAA and the other Gaelic games organisations

Mary McAleese to chair integration process between GAA and the other Gaelic games organisations

Timeline on discussions between the three associations will be agreed in the coming weeks

Sat Sept 24 2022 - 15:41
Football league finals to be played next year while All-Ireland football final pushed back a week

Football league finals to be played next year while All-Ireland football final pushed back a week

A consensus view at Saturday’s GAA Central Council meeting was that the four league finals should be preserved

Sat Sept 24 2022 - 14:53
Tuohy and O’Connor celebrate as Geelong rout Sydney in AFL Grand Final

Tuohy and O’Connor celebrate as Geelong rout Sydney in AFL Grand Final

Kerry man O’Connor was sprung into action after Max Holmes ruled out

Sat Sept 24 2022 - 11:20
Cavan look to the future while remembering the past

Cavan look to the future while remembering the past

County opens the Breffni Gallery, a celebration of the county’s GAA heritage and place in the community

Sat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00
Leinster tapping into Dublin’s fountain of knowledge no surprise to Philly McMahon

Leinster tapping into Dublin’s fountain of knowledge no surprise to Philly McMahon

‘If GAA was better known around the world, you could probably be working in England and the US and maybe New Zealand’

Fri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Vinny Corey confirmed as new Monaghan manager

Vinny Corey confirmed as new Monaghan manager

Former captain agrees to a three-year term

Thu Sept 22 2022 - 20:43
Seán Moran: Difficulty finding managers? No wonder - why would anyone want to do it?

Seán Moran: Difficulty finding managers? No wonder - why would anyone want to do it?

Sean Moran: Why would anyone want to be a GAA intercounty manager?

Wed Sept 21 2022 - 05:00
Early days but Dublin can doubly benefit from return of McCaffrey and Mannion

Early days but Dublin can doubly benefit from return of McCaffrey and Mannion

A change of mind didn’t look likely and represents a welcome break for manager Dessie Farrell

Mon Sept 19 2022 - 19:58
Kilmacud hoping that calm is restored after Shane Walsh transfer storm

Kilmacud hoping that calm is restored after Shane Walsh transfer storm

Dublin champions had no need to recruit Galway star but neither had they any good reason not to

Fri Sept 02 2022 - 05:00
Roscommon GAA to investigate alleged attack on referee in minor match

Roscommon GAA to investigate alleged attack on referee in minor match

Official required medical attention and the match, a minor fixture between St Aidan’s and St Dominic’s, was abandoned

Thu Sept 01 2022 - 12:57
Seán Moran: Rugby match in Cork sends a shudder of recognition through the GAA

Seán Moran: Rugby match in Cork sends a shudder of recognition through the GAA

Prospect of staging Munster rugby game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh raises old issues for GAA

Wed Aug 31 2022 - 05:00
TG4 have been taking local rivalries to a national stage for 22 years and counting

TG4 have been taking local rivalries to a national stage for 22 years and counting

Live coverage of county championships has been “immensely beneficial” to promotion of the GAA for two decades

Sat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
Abuse and disciplinary decisions impacting on retention of GAA referees

Abuse and disciplinary decisions impacting on retention of GAA referees

Leading Croke Park official responds to damning study on abuse of match officials and calls for further research

Fri Aug 26 2022 - 05:00
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