Cork collect eighth title after hard-fought win over MonaghanEamonn Ryan’s side had to call on all their experience and wit to find a way to winMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
The hurler with the boyband looks, Shane O’Donnell was Clare’s hero against CorkDavy Fitzgerald only told him he was playing two hours before the game to spare his nervesMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
O’Donnell’s hat-trick puts Clare on road to gloryThrilling replay sees Davy Fitzgerald’s young guns see off Cork at Croke ParkSat Sept 28 2013 - 20:23
Cian O’Sullivan celebrates Dublin’s All Ireland win with Burger King and the joys of the banalHeroes on Sunday, feted by the city on Monday, back to work on ThursdaySat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Monaghan are worthy contenders but Cork are queens of the sport until proven otherwiseEamonn Ryan’s team may be coming to the end but an eighth title in nine years is possibleSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Eamonn Ryan’s extraordinary Cork team know that their time will end some dayLadies football’s dominant side since 2005 face Monaghan in their eighth All-Ireland finalSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Brogan hits high notes as Mayo left singing the bluesThe wait goes on for Mayo as Dublin are left as the last men standingMon Sept 23 2013 - 10:30
Brogan’s brace secures All-Ireland glory for DublinMayo let superiority slip as Jim Gavin’s side come good in second halfSun Sept 22 2013 - 17:26
Methodical, meticulous, precise - Jim Gavin’s life in the Air Corps prepared him for managementThe Dublin manager has never been flashy and always under-appreciated until nowSat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Declan Darcy happy to be Jim Gavin’s wing man on Dublin’s rollercoaster ride‘We have to work harder than everyone else. We have to set the tone for the players’Wed Sept 18 2013 - 22:29
Dublin bench warrants respect and will take some watching in the All-Ireland final against MayoJim Gavin has been able to solve most of his problems this summer with substitutionsTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00
Final drumbeat build-up may grow louder but Jim Gavin’s values still call the tuneManager’s core philosophies have guided Dublin through his first year in chargeMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Centre back stalwart Maher’s All-Ireland senior camogie success 16 years in the makingFive final defeats forgotten for now as Galway see off Kilkenny in dour deciderMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Galway triumph in physical affair as dogged Kilkenny fail to find their rhythmNiamh McGrath and Ailish O’Reilly propel the westerners to a first title since 1996Mon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Galway’s experience gives them an edge in All-Ireland senior camogie finalKilkenny’s semi-final display was more impressive against favourites CorkSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
How bringing it all back home and a new man in charge helped Aidan O’Shea kick on for MayoReturning home to live in Mayo and James Horan’s winning mentality has changed everythingSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
Kilkenny camogie players aiming to finish on the ultimate grace noteGarce Walsh and senior team will be out to fill most the glaring gap in their championship CVs with victory over GalwayFri Sept 13 2013 - 17:46
Cork and Clare serve up final for the agesReplay may be first All-Ireland final to be played under lightsMon Sept 09 2013 - 08:24
Final drama calls for an encore as Cork and Clare play out thrillerDomhnall O’Donovan’s first ever point for Clare extends magical summer of hurlingMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
Road to Rio runs out as Trapattoni faces trap doorManager’s time with Ireland looks to be up as Ireland stutter to Swedish defeatSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:25
Despite soldiering for Clare through the bad times, Patrick Donnellan insists he carries no baggageClare’s sweeper was marked out as a future star by Brian Cody as far back as 2008Sat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Clare’s balance of power has shifted away from the big beasts of the ’90s to smaller clubs todayCoaching from an early age in local schools has raised the fortunes of Clonlara and CratloeSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Jim Gavin rules out action against Rory O’CarrollO’Carroll’s hand appears to have come close to the eye of Colm Cooper in photographFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:00
Tommy Walsh expects all the big guns to return for Kilkenny next yearWing-back says he doesn’t expect any retirements from players or managementFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:00
Bastick says confidence in game plan was key to semi-final win“At times it looked like it was getting away from us,” says Dublin defenderThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
’If you believe in what you’re doing, it doesn’t matter how much flak you get’Clare’s tactical plan was 18 months in the making and is the only one that suits their type of playerTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Epic tale goes Dublin’s wayKingdom smothered under blue tide after McManamon leads way with sublime goalMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
Folks on the hill happy after Dublin shade it in a thrillerMcManamon’s goal turned an epic game in Dublin’s favourMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
Late goals seal it for Dublin in epic semi-finalMcManamon and O’Gara net late on to finish off brave Kerry sideSun Sept 01 2013 - 17:45
Form favours Dublin but history and intrigue means Kerry can’t be written offHard to call as old rivals do battle in fascinating All-Ireland SFC semi-finalSun Sept 01 2013 - 14:22
Dublin versus Kerry in the All Ireland semi-final is a classic clash of agesAs youth meets experience in Croke Park, the big question is whether or not Kerry have the legsSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Mayo keep their feet after shaky start to reach the final peakConnacht champions survive first half woes before finding form in second periodMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
Tyrone manning the barriers but Mayo's momentum to see them safely throughMickey Harte has done it all before but James Horan’s team is a serious contender this yearSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
On the tenth anniversary of the term ‘puke football’, why are Tyrone still seen as the black sheep?Pat Spillane plucked the phrase out of thin air but it has endured and has done Mickey Harte’s side no favoursFri Aug 23 2013 - 23:25
Clare build up early head of steam and prove unstoppableLimerick’s wasteful performance hands superior Banner the initiativeMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:05
Limerick miss the point of new Hawk-Eye scoring systemScore detection system abandoned after errors emerge during minor matchMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Why all the fear and loathing over Joe Brolly or, for that matter, any television pundit?Tyrone’s fact-sheet only proves that counties are taking a TV programme far too seriouslySun Aug 18 2013 - 17:51
As Limerick attempt to make history, the 2010 championship team is a footnoteAfter winter’s discord tore the county apart, they still had to cobble together a panel for the summerSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
His injury problems hopefully in the past, Darach Honan poses a major threat for ClareThe Clonlara full-forward has always had huge promise and now is the time to deliverFri Aug 16 2013 - 20:04
Tyrone to appeal one-match bans against Martin Penrose and Conor GormleyCounty release statistics showing they have been more fouled against than foulingThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Dublin put Cork to the sword but plenty of questions remain to be answeredJim Gavin’s side are favourites for the All -Ireland in many eyes but still need to improveMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Champions Donegal knocked out by Mayo’s heavyweight performanceAll-Ireland champions suffer a complete systems failure and lose by 16 pointsMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Gavin stays calm over Dublin’s squandering of so many goal chancesDublin manager irked at the amount of frees given against his side by referee David ColdrickMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Counihan in reflective mood as he steps down from Cork job after six years in charge“There is always more to do . . . Maybe I didn’t dig deep enough”Mon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Dublin another step closer with win over CorkJack McCaffrey and Stephen Cluxton crucial in five-point quarter-final win over RebelsSat Aug 03 2013 - 20:48
If Mayo get the match-ups right this time they will do itPhoney war over as James Horan’s men set about dethroning All-Ireland champions DonegalSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Ciarán Kilkenny is ready and able to carry the mantleHaving turned his back on Aussie Rules, gifted young player is enjoying his season back in the blue of Dublin’s footballersSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Tony Scullion doesn’t hold cynical play against players – it’s the rules that are to blamePassionate black card advocate admits he’d be cynical too if he was still playing footballSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Cork a danger but hard not to see them swept away by new blue waveJim Gavin’s side favoured to win All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-final at Croke ParkSat Aug 03 2013 - 00:07
