Leinster football and hurling championships move from monopolies to a process of deregulation
The weekend’s results accelerate the move away from predictability, with Kilkenny and Dublin showing frailties
Hurling Championship
Dublin’s slide back into the Leinster football pack continues: What we learned from the GAA weekend
Goal-shy Cork could struggle to beat Limerick on points; Galway’s novel tactical approach adds intrigue
Nicky English: Tipperary were strangely lacking in urgency against Cork
Galway’s star continues to rise in Leinster, as they brush Kilkenny aside
Cork impose superiority on Tipperary with blistering second-half display
The Rebels crucified Tipp on their own puckouts in their Munster championship opener
GAA championship: Cork beat Tipp in Munster opener; Westmeath shock Meath in Leinster – as it happened
Five provincial football quarter-finals take place in Leinster and Ulster
Ronan Maher’s journey from overwhelmed youngster to the Wall of Legends
Tipperary captain’s drive towards Liam MacCarthy success was fuelled by a dream to be immortalised in portrait
Kobe McDonald is a reminder that GAA people are every bit as selfish as pro sports fans
Pressuring intercounty players to devote themselves to club and county is just as tawdry as the AFL picking them off for profit
All-Ireland hurling championship power rankings: Where is your county in the pecking order?
Denis Walsh, Seán Moran, Gordon Manning and Malachy Clerkin rank the teams gunning for Liam MacCarthy
Nicky English: Limerick best placed in wide-open All-Ireland, but I wouldn’t put money on it
Tipperary face age-old challenges - namely Cork and retaining the All-Ireland - while Galway aim to crack Kilkenny’s Leinster domination
Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Tipperary v Cork
Cork can balance the books without bankrupting Tipp
Tipperary name 13 of the All-Ireland final team for Munster opener against Cork
Con O’Callaghan named in the Dublin attack for Leinster SFC game against Wicklow
Who will win the All-Ireland? Denis Walsh previews 2026 hurling championship
Limerick the favourites but their Munster foes will each wish to take their swing
‘I said I’ll take the yellow’: Ben O’Connor insists broken system forced him to enter field
Cork hurling manager calls for improvements to in-game communication after he was warned for pitch encroachments during league final
Ciarán Murphy: This old boomer won’t need a phone to live out the provincial championships
If ever there was a sport to expose the inability of a camera phone to capture anything like the real thing, it’s hurling
Noel McGrath: ‘At this stage in my career, I’m not going to lose sleep over people’s opinions’
Hurler has had a long and storied career with Tipperary, but is still hungry for more success
Armagh make their bench boost count: What we learned from the GAA weekend
Cork hurling have a custody battle on their hands; Wicklow demonstrate their bouncebackability
‘We’ll definitely be better for it happening’: Cork’s Brian Hayes looking to the future after tough end to 2025
A positive league campaign has the Rebels raring to go in Munster
GAA: RTÉ to televise 35 live championship games this season
Championship coverage to begin with Armagh v Tyrone in the Ulster championship
Cork’s burning questions will be answered in Munster, the league was merely filler
First two rounds of Munster championship will reveal what Cork have in them
From North Macedonia to Munster, it doesn’t pay for teams to be hopeless for long
More and more sports bodies realise the value of keeping teams in the running for glory for as long as possible
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Roscommon weather the storm, while Dublin deal with Con job: What we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Tipperary continue their player churn; Kildare continue their slide
Derry light up the league while Cork hurlers consider change in goal: What we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Armagh’s lack of depth costing them; Attacking returns for Dublin
TJ Reid is not done yet, but his successor in Kilkenny’s famed attack is already in place
Eoin Cody finds himself in a role of unique responsibility in hurling’s most successful county
GAA Congress: Motion to extend intercounty season to August withdrawn
A motion to discontinue All-Ireland preliminary hurling quarter-finals was successful
Malachy Clerkin: The GAA’s split season is a success – so why are we still debating it?
It’s okay for those of us who said the GAA were mad to move the All-Ireland finals from September to admit we were wrong
Motion to restore All-Ireland minor deciders as senior finals curtain raisers to go to GAA congress
Push for football final to be in second week of August also among motions at meeting
Galway left Tralee with more than just a draw: Five things we learned from the weekend’s league action
Kieran McGeeney bemoans kickout ‘piggery’, while Meath and Cork impress
Donegal v Kerry was everything good about the league: Five things we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Louth and Cork football teams are going in contrasting directions
Tipperary hurlers reminded us why the past is more powerful than the future
Groundwork for a remarkable All-Ireland triumph was laid when Liam Cahill least expected it
Denis Walsh: The GAA community has no stomach for strict enforcement of rules
The furore over the sending-off of Loughrea’s Cullen Killeen showed our mixed-up attitudes to discipline
‘It felt like every football fan in the world saw the goal’: Ken Early on the late, late Troy show
Irish Times writers pick their most memorable moments from a year featuring outstanding performances by Katie O’Connor, Ava Crean, Louth’s footballers and more
Complete guide to the 2026 intercounty league and championship fixtures
National Leagues to kick off on January 24th with a number of heavyweight clashes
Motion agreed to drop All-Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals
Central Council also approves Amateur Status report motions
Draws for 2026 provincial football championships to take place in Croke Park on Thursday
GAA pushes back draw date aiming to pique interest
John McGrath on the game that changed his season: ‘It just catapulted my year’
The Tipperary man ends 2025 as an All-Ireland winner and as hurler of the year
Why there’s no longer any need to ask the GAA what they think
The days of provocatively looking for Croke Park’s reaction to the Irish soccer team are gone
Donal O’Rourke: ‘A lot of the talk out there was that Tipperary’s sweeper spooked Cork. That wasn’t the case’
The 24/7 coach reflects on Cork’s All-Ireland defeat, Pat Ryan’s ‘devastating’ resignation, and a Déise homecoming
David Clifford moves within touching distance of history with third Footballer of the Year award
John McGrath named Hurler of the Year to crown an extraordinary return to form with Tipperary
In pictures: your player-by-player guide to the 2025 Hurling All Stars
Seven Tipperary players have been named on the team
Champions Tipperary lead the way with seven hurling All Stars for 2025
Beaten finalists Cork have four players included, as there are 10 new All Stars
Ninety Championship appearances, 32 goals and 683 points: Patrick Horgan’s career in pictures
Eighteen pictures for 18 seasons in Rebel red
Ciarán Murphy: It’s blatantly unfair to say Patrick Horgan didn’t do it when it mattered
Yes, Cork’s highest ever scorer in the senior hurling championship never won an All-Ireland. Don’t labour the point
Denis Walsh: Patrick Horgan leaves a gaping hole that Cork will struggle to fill
Longevity and durability set Horgan apart during his glittering intercounty career
Lovely hurling a uniquely Irish game despite globalisation of sports
‘Hurling lives here, a source of wonder to visitors, just like the Book of Kells or Newgrange. That doesn’t make the wonder any smaller’
GAA Central Council to discuss report on extending All-Ireland season into August
Committee report also stipulates no return of pre-season competitions nor final replays
Final FRC report proposes review of four-point goal and suggests handpass trial at youth level
Hooter to revert to signalling end of play as rule changes heads for special congress
Ciarán Murphy: Intercounty selectors have never faced this level of scrutiny
Buck still stops with the manager, but in some cases their selectors pay first for bad results
The story of Killeagh: How a hurling club in east Cork inspired the summer’s best-loved song
Kingfishr guitarist Eoin Fitzgibbon was challenged to write a song about Killeagh; now it’s the most famous GAA club name in Ireland
Axing hurling preliminary quarter-finals would give Joe McDonagh Cup the space it deserves
Second-tier competition currently has to fight for oxygen against the provincial championships, a battle it’s never going to win
Seán Moran: Tale of two All-Ireland managers shows importance of legacy and experience
Jack O’Connor and Pat Ryan had similar trajectories up until half-time in late July
‘Why have a blazing row when we’re six points up?’: Ex-Cork boss Pat Ryan hits back at All-Ireland final rumours
Ryan said he stepped down as he couldn’t commit to three-year term county board offered
Pat Ryan steps down as Cork hurling manager after three years at helm
Ben O’Connor, who led the Cork under-20s to the All-Ireland title in 2023, is likely to be the front runner to replace him
John McGrath on storming back to form in a season to remember: ‘I probably was frustrated having not seen game time’
Having started a first championship match in two years, McGrath’s goal scoring drove Tipperary to a memorable All-Ireland
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