GAA

Gaelic Athletic Association

Former presidents, current prime ministers and Britpop kings celebrate Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph

The green and red see a swell of support on social media from well-known names at home and abroad

In pictures: Mayo fans celebrate historic All-Ireland win

Mayo won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship for the first time in 75 years on Sunday

On Croagh Patrick the three-leafed shamrock predicted Mayo’s winning margin

Reek Sunday 2026: Mayo climb mountain in Croke Park as thousands of the county’s faithful ascend Croagh Patrick

GAA calendar: Two sides of the house are living together for the sake of the children

Once the All-Irelands are over, there is too much time to think in one side of the GAA house, and not a minute to scratch in the other

The price of history: Mayo’s odds, the pundits’ miss and another long wait ends

Sunday was the 19th time we witnessed a Munster v Connacht All-Ireland SFC final in the last century

David Clifford v Kobe McDonald: No getting away from pair amid All-Ireland build-up

We examine the role and impact of both players in helping their respective teams progress to this year’s decider

Recollections from the road: The highs, lows and what I’ll miss after 32 years as a GAA correspondent

From washing machine mishaps to car battery failures, Seán Moran reflects on some memorable moments in his journalism career

Here’s what I’ve learned from 22 years of meeting Mayo friends after All-Ireland finals

The years pass, the pubs change, our lives move on – but through it all, the mysteries of Mayo football remain a constant

Conor McManus: Kerry may be the best football team, but they are not out of sight yet

What makes this generation of Kerry footballers so close to being mentioned alongside the teams under Mick O’Dwyer and Páidí Ó Sé is that they can beat you any which way

Rating hurlers in the All-Ireland final

‘Disgraceful that self-appointed judges in the press box should ... allocate marks out of 10 to individual players’

The long-winded questions were believed to have caused the subject to die in his sleep

Caught between a late-filing past and uncertain future, Ireland’s newest pensioner reflects

‘Best team in the world’: Limerick hurlers welcomed home to a sea of green and white

Adam Manai (8) said his prayers had been answered when he ‘prayed to God’ for a Limerick goal in the All-Ireland final

Hurling Championship 2026 review: No debate over HOTY; what needs to change in 2027

Our writers also pick out what was most disappointing and what they would change for next year

Denis Walsh: How much does crowd noise actually matter in sport?

When a home team loses, nobody ever blames the crowd, but when they win, they get the credit

‘Éire abú’: How Ireland could yet again taste football glory on the world stage

Alternative to Fifa runs own global tournament and has accepted Cumann Sacair Gaeilge, an all-island team for Irish speakers

It’s 100 years since the first broadcast of a hurling match and the innovations keep coming

From PD Mehigan in 1926 to the young videographer Mark Forde changing the way the GAA reaches audiences, the wheel keeps turning

A Bitter Harvest: A Derry man’s family search for his ‘British state-sponsored’ killer

Garbhán Downey details the sinister murkiness of Seán Brown’s murder as well as its investigative failings

Women’s football has had VAR for nearly a decade, so why not bring it into the men’s game?

The score assistant sits in the onsite TG4 production van and has use of all available camera angles to help determine whether a goal or point has been scored

GAA World Games come to Waterford: ‘Is that the mad game?’

Of the more than 2,000 Gaelic football, hurling and camogie players in 113 teams from all over the world taking part, most are not Irish

Mayo to wear white 1951-inspired jersey in All-Ireland final against Kerry

GAA grants permission to come up with a new jersey over colour clash concerns

Darragh Ó Sé: Ger Brennan giving out about the referee took away from the point he wanted to make

Kerry have reached the final with the handbrake on, but that’s a dangerous game to play

Micheál Donoghue on Galway’s reinvention: ‘These boys took to it really, really well’

‘The lads recognised that we were doing something different; their enthusiasm came from that’

Irish rugby could learn from Croke Park

There are three sharp contrasts between Croke Park and the Aviva Stadium

What’s it worth? John Kelly on the ‘currency’ of All-Ireland medals

Cork great Christy Ring ended his career with a grand total of eight of them

Three weeks of obvious errors caught on screen raises pressure on GAA to consider video review

It’s not a straightforward issue but watching clear mistakes have consequences creates a reputational problem

Mayo’s changing of the guard reaps rewards: Five things we learned from the GAA weekend

Jack O’Connor deflects Kerry hype; Mayo’s crowds are back; Wicklow’s ‘petit slam’; Croke Park’s tribute to Mick Leddy

Meath’s Ruairí Kinsella on his ACL injury: ‘I knew my season was over straight away’

Kinsella’s right knee gave out during a training session a week before Meath’s All-Ireland clash against Derry

Conor McManus: Building steadily and tactically brave, Louth’s progress has been no shock

Sunday caps a remarkable three-year rise for the county and they have every chance against Mayo

Sean Moran: It may be lovely hurling, but match officials must penalise the unfair prevention of a goalscoring opportunity

‘The tweaked advantage rule has worked well in football ... that type of discretion has its merits’

Seán McCague and dementia: he would say ‘the computer’s not working as well as it used to’

Five daughters of the former Monaghan country manager and GAA president are leading a campaign for clubs to step up for those with dementia

Outstanding Gearóid Hegarty channels Henry Shefflin: Five things we learned from the GAA weekend

Parallels between Galway and Tipperary’s All-Ireland runs; Cork’s reset will be painful and time-consuming

Kerry and Louth in the All-Ireland final would be a truly historic rematch

Rivalry between the two counties captivated the public more than a century ago and led to the GAA acquiring Croke Park

David Clifford’s quiet excellence never fails: Five things we learned from the GAA weekend

Mayo’s fresh faces storm Croke Park, Louth make 14 count

Mastering the code: Kerry boss O’Connor lines up the latest battle with old foe Tyrone

Ulster rivals have been a huge influence on the Kingdom manager’s career but the trajectory has changed

Conor McManus: Ulster power cuts leave Kerry’s surge looking irresistible

For Jack O’Connor, once again a Croke Park plan is coming together at just the right time

Joe Canning: Hurling needs a rugby-style bunker system to help head off serious injury

The way the game is played now increases the risk of head injury, so there must be heavy consequences for those who get it wrong

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin are on a high, but Galway have been building quietly and fear nobody

Paul Clancy was as decent a person as you would meet and played the most perfect pass an All-Ireland final has seen

Hurling skies darken with flapping chickens coming home to roost

Dynamic structure needed in game because capacity of counties constantly fluctuates

Is home advantage fair in Round 3 of All-Ireland series? What we learned from the GAA weekend

Kerry peaking at right time; hurling’s advantage rule; Mayo’s sleepy start; Dublin refreshed

Denis Walsh: Hurling has changed profoundly, without anyone giving or seeking permission

Has the game been enhanced or disfigured? That is a matter of taste

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