Seán Moran: Hurling counts its winners as football ponders its disappearing audienceSeán Moran: Sense of unease as All-Ireland football series opens to underwhelming crowds while Munster hurling attendances continue to soarWed May 29 2024 - 06:00
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Louth just the latest to break a Meath recordLimerick’s season is going exactly how they would want; Dublin wind it up; Keith Rossiter’s Wexford revival; and those bloody abacusesMon May 27 2024 - 11:14
Dublin manage elements and extra man to perfection and eliminate GalwayMicheál Donoghue’s team in Leinster final, as Henry Shefflin ponders his futureSun May 26 2024 - 19:20
Tailteann Games: How the Irish State’s first big international event set out to rival the OlympicsThe ancient games had a star-studded revival 100 years, and with a heavy influence from the GAA, set out to rival the Paris Olympics of 1924Sat May 25 2024 - 06:00
Leinster and Munster Hurling Championship: team news, TV details and throw-in timesAll to play for as seven of eight teams in contention this weekend could either progress or play no further part in the championshipFri May 24 2024 - 18:13
Seán Moran: Football championship reaches business end of season Group stages have delivered excitement but it is 14 years since a county lost in the football championship and went on to win the All-IrelandWed May 22 2024 - 06:00
Mayo captain Paddy Durcan out for the season with an ACL injuryCastlebar Mitchels wing back missed the Connacht final due to injury only to once again face a spell on the sidelines following his returnMon May 20 2024 - 17:53
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: A sobering seven weeks for DerryWaterford conceding too many goal chances; Monaghan at lowest ebb; Tipp bottom out; Kilkenny work in progressMon May 20 2024 - 10:22
Cork soar above Tipperary but anxiously await next weekend’s finaleAny three of four counties can make the All-Ireland stages after another blazing day in MunsterMon May 20 2024 - 10:15
‘It was a horrendous thing to do’ - Pádraic Joyce unhappy at stamp on Damien ComerLeague champions never recovered from first-half red card for Gareth McKinless for challengeSun May 19 2024 - 14:36
Hurling Championship previews, throw-in times and TV detailsAll you need to know ahead of this weekend’s Leinster and Munster Championship actionFri May 17 2024 - 20:06
Seán Moran: Cork’s huge intervention has electrified the county – and the championshipFaced with existential threat in Munster, the county rallied and produced an extraordinary night of hurling against history-chasing championsWed May 15 2024 - 06:00
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Don’t mess with the Ulster finalHave Cork finally uncovered Limerick’s tactical vulnerability? John Kiely laments inability to communicate with his playersMon May 13 2024 - 11:21
Shootout glory hands Donegal first Ulster title in five years In a stellar shootout, 10 penalties were scored in the first round before Armagh’s Shane McPartlan missed in sudden deathSun May 12 2024 - 20:23
Football previews: Dublin and Armagh can complete the All-Ireland draw as provincial championsThe Tailteann Cup is up and running with home sides overwhelmingly favoured for the first round of matchesSat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Hurling previews: Cork can be relied on to make a match of it but can they be trusted to win?Judgment Day for Cork with Limerick in town and stakes also high in Leinster for both Dublin and AntrimSat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Lack of competition a stark threat to championship formats, no matter how successful they lookThe revolution in fixtures scheduling is creating unease. Tweaking structures can only achieve so muchWed May 08 2024 - 06:00
Galway v Mayo: The unchanging but variable rivalry that keeps the West awakeSunday’s Connacht final was decided on the breadth of a bus ticket but it sends the teams on wildly different journeysMon May 06 2024 - 15:00
Connor Gleeson’s late free wins Galway third Connacht title in a rowMayo led by two going into injury-time but Connacht champions fought back with goalkeeper landing late free to clinch titleSun May 05 2024 - 18:52
Football previews: Galway need a big upswing to defend title while Clare hope for home comfortsConnacht Final: Mayo have had the upper hand on their great rivals Galway since Kevin McStay took over as managerSun May 05 2024 - 06:00
Hurling previews: Air gets thinner as Tipperary and Wexford look to stay in touchGalway can expect a resolute challenge at Wexford Park while Waterford have precious momentum as they seek to build on opening win over Cork at Tipperary's expenseSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
Clare’s Shane O’Donnell finds trimmed-down season is just the right fitExperienced forward Shane O'Donnell has looked particularly sharp in first two championship outings since his return to duty for the BannerFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: All-Ireland football championship draw hastens final curtain for provincialsRelevance of the provincial championships to competition for Sam Maguire has declined to virtually nothingWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Conor Whelan snatches point for Galway against KilkennyDepleted Kilkenny side pegged back in the fifth minute of added time at Pearse StadiumSun Apr 28 2024 - 16:22
Fanahan McSweeney, the ‘amazing character’ who deserves to be recognised for so much more than his ominous sighting before the Munich massacreThe Corkman once hailed in the US as ‘the Cajun sportsman of the century’ and described by Eamonn Coghlan as ‘one of the greatest Irish athletes of all time’ was also an inventor, engineer and musician. One RTÉ commentator says he was ’probably the most remarkable person I’ve come across in my life’Sat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Cork and Kilkenny ring the changes ahead of vital hurling matchesCork make six changes for Clare clash with Cahalane and Lehane left out, while injuries force Kilkenny into a number of switchesFri Apr 26 2024 - 12:34
Seán Moran: If you think this season needs an overhaul, take a glance backwardsProblems remain but the player and spectator experiences have been transformed this centuryWed Apr 24 2024 - 06:00
Limerick fight back to stun Clare with final-quarter surge All-Ireland champions scored 3-6 in the closing stages to record a three-point win, having at one stage trailed by nineSun Apr 21 2024 - 16:55
County-by-county guide to GAA hurling championshipRival hurling counties lining up to see if they can stop Limerick's quest for historic All-Ireland five-in-a-rowSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Weekend hurling previews: Clare aiming to lay down a marker to championsCusack Park not Limerick’s favourite hunting ground while elsewhere Cork and Wexford can register important opening round-robin victoriesSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Bringing All-Irelands back to September a curious piece of kite flying by BurnsIt’s not entirely clear whether the GAA president was simply thinking out loud or seriously contemplating itWed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00
Goal-hungry Louth see off Wexford to set up semi-final clash with KildareCiarán Downey’s two dynamite finishes and two penalties from Sam Mulroy seal the dealSun Apr 14 2024 - 19:17
Old gang is back for Dublin as Meath face daunting taskLaois, Down, Kildare, Louth and Armagh should progress in respective competitionsSat Apr 13 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Make football attractive and cynical fouling counterproductive. Simple?Jim Gavin’s Football Review Committee addresses age-old concerns about Gaelic football in a contemporary settingWed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00
Can Derry win the All-Ireland? Have the GAA ruined the calendar? Do Dublin deliver dinners? Three football greats consider the big questions Darragh Ó Sé, Dean Rock and Michael Murphy - all highly influential and now all Irish Times columnists - chat about the state of play before the provincial championships kick off this weekendSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
All-Ireland football championship 2024: How the teams rank from 33 to 1 after the league campaignWho ranks as the main All-Ireland contender heading into the first weekend of championship action?Sat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
In-form Clare can finish the league unbeaten and with a first title in eight yearsBoth teams will have it harder than in poorly contested semi-finals but Brian Lohan’s Clare can edge out impressive Kilkenny in Division One finalFri Apr 05 2024 - 19:34
Jim Gavin lays out timetable for changing rules to make Gaelic football more excitingThe chair of the Football Review Committee explains that new rules could be trailled next year and implemented for the 2026 seasonFri Apr 05 2024 - 15:57
Dean Rock turned down trials for NFL’s international player pathway Former Dublin footballer was approached to travel to London with a view to joining the group of GAA players who travelled to AmericaFri Apr 05 2024 - 13:27
Mickey Harte repositions Derry as contenders and raises questions about DublinDoes the collision of trends from the past 10 years mark a turning point in football’s hierarchy?Wed Apr 03 2024 - 06:00
Harte happy as Derry deliver on the national stage in style Veteran manager Mickey Harte hails a big performance and deserved victory for Derry over reigning All-Ireland champions DublinSun Mar 31 2024 - 22:28
Derry claim league title as Dublin finally run out of escape actsMickey Harte’s men could have won this game after both normal and extra time, but penalties were eventually needed to separate sidesSun Mar 31 2024 - 19:22
Armagh could edge past Donegal to deliver win Kieran McGeeney craves Down’s fortunes likely to improve against WestmeathSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Armagh put relegation to good use as Kieran McGeeney prepares for Ulster challengeA season of better balanced attack and defence has sent Armagh straight back to Division One and into Sunday’s Division Two finalSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
It’s difficult to see Derry stopping Dublin’s flowMickey Harte’s consistently effective team comes up against in-form champions as the league’s two best sides go head to headSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ announce schedule of live GAA matches for next five monthsNational broadcaster will show half of the Munster hurling championship fixtures including Limerick’s first two matchesFri Mar 29 2024 - 18:52
Seán Moran: Burns has to spring early into action to exorcise the ghost of bans past The new president had an unexpectedly demanding afternoon at Central Council but he stamped his authority on itWed Mar 27 2024 - 06:00
Anticlimactic final weekend comes at a bad time for football leagueTightness of scheduling and its associated distraction, the imminence of championship, have caused complaintsMon Mar 25 2024 - 15:30
GAA league final fixtures released as Clare take on Kilkenny at Semple StadiumDerry meet Dublin in the Division One football final in Croke Park at 4pmMon Mar 25 2024 - 14:42
Dublin swat Tyrone aside to book final showdown with DerryDessie Farrell’s side make in five successive wins as young players continue to add depthSun Mar 24 2024 - 16:49
