Ireland's recovery mission unlikely to catch Australia

Kernan’s team can improve but opponents are impressive and 10 points is a big gap

Ireland to check on pitch size before Perth Test

Manager Joe Kernan wants to ensure dimensions are in keeping with the rules

Blanket defence ‘may be saving players from concussion’

Leading medical expert says style of play does not allow for high-velocity impacts

Shane Walsh intends to put hard lessons to good use in Perth

Having gone into Adelaide a rookie, Galway forward says the biggest lesson is to relax

Ciarán Sheehan joins Irish international Rules squad

Question marks remain over the involvement of Niall Murphy and Enda Smith

Ireland seek rebirth in Perth after downgrade in Adelaide

Manager Joe Kernan without Pearce Hanley for second Test as team trail by 10 points

Ireland fail to keep track with daring Australian tactics

International Rules: on a hot afternoon in Adelaide the home side threw caution to the wind as Joe Kernan’s men stalled

Darren Hughes replaces injured Pearce Hanley in Perth

No decision as yet on the possibility of drafting in Hawthorn’s Conor Glass

Ireland are hung, drawn and third-quartered in Adelaide

Manager Joe Kernan’s team has a mountain to climb after big slippage in first test match

Joe Kernan confirms Pearce Hanley is out of second Test

‘With illness and injuries, I’m very proud of the players and how they finished the game’

Australia seal first Test in Adelaide against goal-shy Irish

The hosts have 10 points to spare ahead of next week’s second Test, a sellout in Perth

International Rules violence? ‘Well behind us’ says Joe Kernan

‘The game doesn’t require over-physicality to make it a good spectacle for the fans’

Copenhagen to Adelaide - Your sporting guide to the weekend

There are four Ireland teams in action in the coming days plus tennis, darts, GAA, golf and cycling

Pearse Hanley, Enda Smith and Niall Murphy unlikely to play full part

Joe Kernan: ‘A few boys have a bug - hopefully it will stay at that and no more get it’

Level of skill required to play International Rules enticed Feely

Athy player says Ireland’s biggest challenge is matching Australia’s speed and power

Zach Tuohy now one of the top Irish players in Australia

Laois man believes formidable array of players on display will attract public interest

Keepers of the flame: Ireland’s advantage between the posts

Niall Morgan continues a distinguished International Rules tradition in Adelaide

Changing cultures leave little space for International Rules

Today, GAA players put their clubs first while Australian rules has shorter offseason

Ireland’s physicality on par with Australia’s, says Joe Kernan

Manager dismisses suggestions in Australia that his team can be targeted physically

Pearce Hanley puts tough year aside to pull on green jersey

Gold Coast’s Mayo man says seeing his county come so close to title is hard to watch

Ireland arrive in Melbourne with eyes on retaining series

Kernan’s men to begin training Tuesday as side eyes back-to-back series wins over Australia

The natural: Conor McManus has Australia in his sights

Monaghan man has been Ireland’s top scorer in every international series he has played

Niall Grimley and Seán Powter added to panel for Australia

Joe Kernan finalises 23-man panel for two-Test series in November

Kernan unveils an inexperienced panel for trip to Australia

Ireland include just eight players with previous experience for Test series Down Under

International rules squad to be without any Dublin players

First time in the history of the series that the All-Ireland champions won’t be represented

James McCarthy hopes Diarmuid Connolly sticks to the football

Dublin star believes appointment of Pat Gilroy as hurling manager could shake things up

Conor McKenna says stubbornness helped him crack Australian code

Ex-Tyrone minor has secured a four-year full-time deal with AFL side Essendon

Adelaide and Perth will host this year’s International Rules tests

Ireland are looking to defend the Cormac McAnallen Cup they claimed in 2015

Time for another Armagh and Tyrone death embrace

Tyrone seem miles ahead of their fierce Ulster rivals in the hunt for the Sam Maguire

Kieran McGeeney and the triumph of self-improvement

Armagh boss has enjoyed a remarkably driven career as both player and coach

GAA Statistics: Gaelic football is a young man’s game – on and off the field

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Five great football upsets

From the 2004 Fermanagh v Armagh quarter-final to 2014’s Tipp v Dublin semi-final

Galway come out from the shadows to face Roscommon

Having ended Mayo’s recent dominance in the province, the Tribesmen still have something to prove

Seán Moran: Extraordinary story of the GAA club that saw off an army

Crossmaglen Rangers documentary highlights difficulties club faced during The Troubles

Two-match International Rules series set to be revived

Players bring the passion as hybrid game feels love again following Ireland's Croke Park win

Joe Kernan proud of players as Ireland resist late Australian charge

Ireland learn lesson from last year’s defeat in Perth as they sprint out of the traps

Joe Kernan: Ireland need to make strong start against Aussies

Ireland coach wants to avoid what happened in last year’s International Rules Test

Bernard Brogan: Ireland need to tackle deficiencies to succeed

Captain knows handling Australia’s early intensity will be key to outcome

International competition can help Ireland to restore core skills

Director of Games says that AFL players’ ability to catch and kick has been more consistent

Pádraig Joyce warns Ireland players ahead of Australia clash

Ireland selector says better kicking and avoiding Gaelic football tactics will be vital

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