Cuala’s Con O’Callaghan puts football ambitions on long fingerDublin champions hoping to atone for last season’s defeat in Leinster hurling finalTue Nov 29 2016 - 01:02
Come on now, sports fans, show some cop on and put phone awayDivide between players and public will deepen as long as all those cameras are aroundMon Nov 28 2016 - 06:30
Daithí Casey leads rout for clinical Dr Crokes v The NireWaterford champions unable to provide a test for Kerry opponents in Munster finalSun Nov 27 2016 - 20:28
St Vincent’s and Rhode can edge way to Leinster club finalWeekend club football previews: Dr Crokes should progress from Munster while Corofin can seal Connacht titleSat Nov 26 2016 - 09:00
Tipping point: Dispatches from nether regions of European TourEddie Pepperell retains his card while getting to know darker, more insidious side of golfMon Nov 21 2016 - 06:30
Bloody Sunday victim Daniel Carroll finally gets a headstoneThe 13th victim killed at Croke Park gets fitting memorial after 96 years in an unmarked graveSat Nov 19 2016 - 10:00
After Trump’s victory I’m abandoning ‘real’ news, give me sport insteadIf sport is the opium of the masses, it’s a lot more fun than the US electionMon Nov 14 2016 - 06:30
Austria 0 Ireland 1: Ireland player ratingsMalachy Clerkin runs the rule over the team that made Irish football history in ViennaSat Nov 12 2016 - 19:23
Martin O’Neill’s journeyman army full of fighters who never surrenderIreland’s players are not world-beaters but they are no easy touch for any side eitherSat Nov 12 2016 - 13:18
Dundalk duo not ‘token gestures’ in Martin O’Neill’s squadDaryl Horgan and Andy Boyle get warm welcome on first day in international set-upWed Nov 09 2016 - 08:07
Strong second half gets St Vincent’s over the line against CastleknockMarino club pick up 28th Dublin title but Castleknock no pushovers in first finalSat Nov 05 2016 - 17:05
Weekend fixtures: Club football and hurling Championship previewsIt’s hard to imagine St Vincent’s coming up against a better side than Ballymun this side of ChristmasSat Nov 05 2016 - 07:32
Castleknock GAA knocking on heaven’s doorWest Dublin club may have been in existence for just 18 years but have certainly made markSat Nov 05 2016 - 07:00
Dick Clerkin’s Indian summer was richly deservedMonaghan midfielder rides off into sunset after career spent fighting in the trenchesWed Nov 02 2016 - 07:00
Pádraic Maher and Thurles Sarsfields keen to push onTipperary kingpins determined to improve on their pretty modest record in MunsterMon Oct 31 2016 - 15:45
Class acts ready to line up for intriguing Dublin hurling finalColáiste Eoin can take credit for anything up to 26 players on Kilmacud and Cuala panelsSat Oct 29 2016 - 09:00
Stephen Kenny interview: Progress in Europe the icing on the cakeDundalk manager has long plotted his side’s eventful campaign on the European stageSat Oct 29 2016 - 01:00
Limits to growth of Tipperary football may well come from withinMalachy Clerkin: Each and every county prioritises one code over the otherWed Oct 26 2016 - 09:33
Sport unites us in grief at loss of Anthony FoleyFor Anthony Foley and Cormac McAnallen sport didn’t need to be put in perspectiveTue Oct 18 2016 - 18:30
Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor taking Clare on a natural progressionNew hurling management team stepping up to finish venture of helping boys become menSat Oct 15 2016 - 06:00
Weekend fixtures: Club football and hurling Championship previewsMonaleen should have enough to see off Dromcollogher-Broadford in LimerickSat Oct 15 2016 - 01:00
Dublin could be set for the road in 2017 championshipThe draws for the football and hurling championships took place on Thursday nightThu Oct 13 2016 - 22:55
True Gael will always find a way to deepen his winter of discontentIn GAA world of extremes black card can’t just be an irritant. It has to be blight on gameWed Oct 12 2016 - 06:00
Analysis: Mayo could have won war if they hadn’t lost battle of kick-outsRob Hennelly struggled as Dublin attacked his restarts right from the get-goMon Oct 03 2016 - 08:42
Cormac Costello proves rabbit in the hat on a magical day for DublinJim Gavin’s changes come up trumps as his brilliant side claim back-to-back titlesMon Oct 03 2016 - 08:00
Mayo ripped up script – now they can write own endingDublin victory seemed only possible outcome two weeks ago but all that’s changed nowFri Sept 30 2016 - 22:46
Dublin can be thankful for their fearless young gunsKilkenny, Fenton and Small dragged champions from their slumbers in drawn gameFri Sept 30 2016 - 21:01
Jim Gavin expects Dublin to improve as he puts all pieces in placeMayo will have grown in confidence since drawn All-Ireland final, believes rival managerFri Sept 30 2016 - 01:02
Dublin boss Jim Gavin dismisses Lee Keegan conspiracyBrushes off suggestion of an orchestrated attempt to direct focus onto Mayo defenderThu Sept 29 2016 - 13:25
Concession of key goals continues to cost Mayo dearlyKeeping a clean sheet would go a long way to ensuring Sam Maguire goes westWed Sept 28 2016 - 07:00
Rare moment in sun for women’s football overshadowed by farceMinority sports spend their time pushing against the consensus and then this happensMon Sept 26 2016 - 18:28
By the numbers: Playing it again for SamMalachy Clerkin looks back on a history of All-Ireland football final replaysMon Sept 26 2016 - 07:00
All-Ireland final replays: The second time is never the sameTeams, prize, venue may be identical, hardly anything else resembles All-Ireland finalSat Sept 24 2016 - 07:00
Dublin and Mayo are peers but they are not seen as equalsClose your eyes and imagine Mayo had given away a three point lead in injury timeWed Sept 21 2016 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: A collective stinker from Dublin forwardsIt had never occurred to anyone that Mayo’s forwards would outscore the Dublin onesMon Sept 19 2016 - 05:50
An All-Ireland final that defied logic on a damp day in CrokerTwo own goals and an eventual draw were all the ingredients few were expecting on SundaySun Sept 18 2016 - 21:27
All-Ireland SFC Final: Dublin Player ProfilesMalachy Clerkin runs the rule over Jim Gavin’s all-conquering sideSat Sept 17 2016 - 14:50
All-Ireland SFC Final: Mayo Player ProfilesMalachy Clerkin looks at the 15 players looking to help county win a first title in 65 yearsSat Sept 17 2016 - 14:50
Dublin on the brink of becoming one of great Irish sports teamsMayo’s path to victory at Croke Park looks to be obstructed by too many maybesSat Sept 17 2016 - 14:49
Supersub Kevin McManamon gets to shine from the startDublin forward will start his first All-Ireland final against Mayo after upping his work-rateSat Sept 17 2016 - 07:00
All-Ireland final: A Mayo win means all we know is wrongMayo as overlords. Mayo played by George Clooney. Everything we know will be wrongWed Sept 14 2016 - 11:50
By the numbers: Mayo look to match Brogan brillianceDublin team are just seven wins away from equaling a record held since 1933Mon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00
Kilkenny finally vulnerable? Don’t say it out loud, but it could be trueBrian Cody’s next move will be fascinating with pack closing in on CatsWed Sept 07 2016 - 07:02
Tipp’s top gear brings scores and physicality as Kilkenny routedFor once, Cody’s side has no reply to relentless shooting and workrate of TippMon Sept 05 2016 - 05:00
All-Ireland SHC final: Five key moments that swung the gameMalachy Clerkin looks at the decisive minutes in Tipperary’s thrilling victorySun Sept 04 2016 - 17:56
Tipperary have the power to face up to Brian Cody’s menKilkenny always have work rate to win, but Mick Ryan has built team to take them downSat Sept 03 2016 - 11:45
Late arrival James Barry becomes rock at heart of mean Tipp defenceSwitched to ull back in panic move in 2014, James Barry has made spot his ownSat Sept 03 2016 - 11:00
Eamon O’Shea’s service to Tipperary cause merits recognitionEconomics professor’s novel ideas stretched the tactical boundaries of the gameWed Aug 31 2016 - 07:00
Dublin somehow find a way to keep defiant Kingdom at bayChampions show remarkable composure to overhaul Kerry’s lead in gripping endgameMon Aug 29 2016 - 12:10
Dublin brew up a late storm to leave Kingdom down and outChampions show remarkable mettle to complete their comeback in an epic clashSun Aug 28 2016 - 21:05
