Mary Hannigan: If the hope doesn’t kill us, it’ll get us through to 2021

View from the Couch: Croke Park rocked to Aslan’s Crazy World, which was appropriate

Sinéad Aherne praises ‘huge leadership’ as Dublin make it four in a row

Captain sat out second-half but came back on with seconds left to share historic moment

Cork and Dublin set for another instalment of intriguing rivalry

Mick Bohan’s Dublin side chasing four-in-a-row in women's final on Sunday at Croke Park

Dogged Armagh fail to stop Dublin claiming place in final

Dublin’s ability to improve on last season’s three in a row franked by resolute display

Carla Rowe helps set Dublin up with a chance to make it four-in-a-row

Wing forward scores 2-4 against Armagh as Dublin make it to a seventh straight final

Armagh face daunting task of stopping Dublin in their tracks

Orchard County pose a threat to All-Ireland champions in their first clash in five years

Malachy Clerkin: Sport feels like the only true thing in a world of spoof

Tipping Point: Pain of championship exit felt as keenly as ever during a pandemic

Joanne O’Riordan: Stage set for intriguing semi-finals

Dublin put their title on the line against great rivals Cork while Mayo face Galway again

Sinéad Aherne inspires Dublin quarter-final rout of Kerry

Defending champions will meet Cork in the last four after 15-point victory in Tullamore

Joanne O’Riordan: Ladies football championship a gift that keeps on giving

Mayo take big scalp on way to quarter-finals but Dublin remain the team to beat

Mayo’s full-forward line shoot the lights out against Donegal

Reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin hammer Monaghan to also make quarter-finals

Work-sport balance a crucial piece of the jigsaw for experienced Aherne

‘I’ve been playing 15 years so I certainly couldn’t be putting the career on the long finger’

Inspirational Finn helps Cork end Dublin’s reign as league champions

Rebels through to meet Galway in Division One final at Parnell Park

Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin’s answer to St Francis of Assisi canvasses in Waterford

Heartwarming tale of a starling, a hedgehog, a badger and the local election candidate

Galway book semi-final slot after big win over Donegal

Dublin, Donegal, Cork and Mayo fight it out for three spots

Niamh McEvoy impresses as Dublin secure comeback win over Mayo

Defending champions move to the top of Division 1 after Croke Park success

‘I’m just glad Johnny Sexton didn’t come in a dress’

There was no upstaging Kellie Harrington on a day that put sportswomen centre stage

Dublin’s Aherne named women’s Players’ Player of the Year

Award caps an outstanding year for champions’ inspirational high-scoring captain

Eliud Kipchoge: the best athlete on the planet bar none

Kenyan has us believing in the impossible again – the sub-two-hour marathon

Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswomen for September: Sanita Puspure and Sinead Aherne

The two athletes have both shown resolve to dig even deeper no matter how many disappointments they endured

Dublin manager Bohan says beating Cork makes victory extra special

Cork captain Ciara O’Sullivan says side is heartbroken but will regroup

Supreme Dublin too good for Cork as they retain All-Ireland title

Sinéad Aherne and Carla Rowe shine in front of a record Croke Park crowd of 50,141

Unfinished business brings McGrath back to Dublin fold

Long-serving defender walked away in 2014 but is back for another All-Ireland final

All-Ireland women’s semi-final previews

Cork and Dublin both favourites ahead of Saturday’s double header at Dr Hyde Park

Sinéad Aherne enjoying her view from the summit

All-Ireland win eased pain of past failures but Dublin razor-keen to be the best they can be

Joanne O’Riordan: Dublin and Cork to dazzle under lights at HQ

Chance to share the big bill with Dubs and Donegal a major boost for women’s football

Sporting Predictions: Playing the annual guessing game

Players and pundits consult their crystal balls for the big calls of the sporting year ahead

Jessica Harrington crowned Sportswoman of the Year

Horse trainer wins award after memorable 2017 which included unprecedented treble

‘Blues Sisters’ another landmark for burgeoning women’s game

Inspirational story of Dublin’s quest for All-Ireland glory this year a tale well told

Irish Times/Sport Ireland sportswoman award for October: Katie Taylor

Boxer’s latest achievement a world professional title after win over Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez

Sinéad Aherne inspires Dublin to reach third straight final

Kerry have no answer to rampaging Dublin side as they go down by 14 points

Dublin able to up the ante against plucky Waterford

Sinéad Aherne and Nicole Owens do most of the damage for Sky Blues

Dublin women cruise into another Leinster football final

Mick Bohan’s side register a 28-pt victory over outclassed Laois

Holders Cork continue dominance over Dublin to make final

Orla Finn and Eimear Scally combine for 1-10 as Rebelettes reign at Nowlan Park

Cora Staunton hits stunning winner as Mayo pip Dublin

Star forward scores 1-6 on her first appearance at at Croke Park since 2008

Dublin may seek replay after All-Ireland final becomes a sore point

Cork triumph by the minimum but Dublin unhappy after score was flagged wide

Cork make it six in a row as Dublin have certain point denied

Disallowed Carla Rowe first-half effort proves crucial - as Cork fend off late charge

Women’s All-Ireland football final preview: Dublin need to keep foot to floor

Gregory McGonigle and his charges face huge task against favourites Cork

Dublin’s Noelle Healy determined to turn back red tide in All-Ireland final

Dublin captain is not letting hard days against Cork dent her optimism

Dublin prepare to meet old enemy with a new turn of the screw

Memory of the 2009 defeat at the hands of Cork will keep these Dubs focused

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