Seán Moran: Data tells us what football has become but what do we want it to be?Amidst the rise of possession-based football, it’s time for a coherent philosophy for the game’s futureWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Ballyboden advance to meet All-Ireland champions Kilmacud in Dublin finalClub GAA round-up: Summerhill take first Meath title in 10 years and avenge last year’s defeat by RatoathSun Oct 08 2023 - 20:15
Euro 2028 comes to the rescue of much put-upon Casement Park projectGAA now has a golden opportunity to secure future of a flagship Ulster venue after a decade of frustrationFri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00
Seán Moran: The GAA special congress took little time, but big decisions were madeOn Saturday the GAA took two big steps forward but further challenges loom on the horizonWed Oct 04 2023 - 06:00
Relief as GAA votes for better gender balance on management committee Director general Tom Ryan admits threat of cut in State funding influenced voteMon Oct 02 2023 - 06:00
GAA special congress votes for improved gender balance on Management CommitteeOther motions relate to dates in the calendar and different tiers in the championshipsSat Sept 30 2023 - 13:34
Ciarán Kilkenny: The ‘central casting’ Dublin forward is showing no signs of slowing downCastleknock player speaks about playing aggressively, turning 30 and learning Jiu JitsuSat Sept 23 2023 - 05:00
Rebel rising 1973: Cork stake their claim to a place in modern footballNext week is the 50th anniversary of the county’s famous All-Ireland triumph. Reflections on how it happenedSat Sept 16 2023 - 05:00
Seán Moran: When the GAA were going to jointly-host this Rugby World Cup and other adventuresRugby's impact on the GAA hasn’t been as great as may have been feared within the organisation when rugby went professional 28 years agoWed Sept 13 2023 - 05:00
Rory Gallagher debarred from coaching teams by Ulster CouncilDecision made against former Derry manager until investigation into allegations of domestic abuse have concludedSun Sept 10 2023 - 23:01
Ballygunner claim 10th successive Waterford hurling titleWinner found inspiration from familiar sources as the victory was sealed thanks to two first-half goalsSun Sept 10 2023 - 18:49
Ballygunner bid for record tenth Waterford title in a row at upgraded Walsh ParkUpgraded Walsh Park to host Waterford hurling final between Ballygunner and De La SalleFri Sept 08 2023 - 05:00
Seán Moran: GAA eying up the butterflies as chaos theory makes a reappearanceGAA facing an administrative headache as a Congress motion on determining club round-robin fixtures is now threatening a run on the DRAWed Sept 06 2023 - 05:00
Seven-time All-Ireland winner Richie Hogan retires from intercounty hurling with KilkennyThe 2014 Hurler of the Year has called time on his career at the age of 35Fri Sept 01 2023 - 10:13
Top GAA official calls for automatic access to All-Ireland quarter-finals for provincial winnersConnacht CEO and fixtures task force member John Prenty says greater incentive needed to reward championsFri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00
Seán Moran: What can the GAA do, as open season on referees looms into view?Last year produced a litany of awful incidents so bad that local events quickly became national news. Croke Park hopes for better this time aroundWed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
GAA managers: Fewer counties looking for new boss than a year ago but they’re no easier to findTrying to identify plausible and willing candidates for a frequently thankless task is the challenge facing countiesTue Aug 29 2023 - 05:00
Jim McGuinness: ‘It makes it very hard to knock teams off their perch if you’re only copying’Everything aligns for Donegal’s once and future manager, as family, career and the county’s needs dovetailSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Study finds hurling frees more likely to go to team trailing on scoreboardDr John Considine of UCC is one of the authors of a study presented to European Sports Economics AssociationThu Aug 24 2023 - 18:48
Seán Moran: Managerial merry-go-round obscures complexity and sustainability of demandsPlayers are raised to have high expectations of team managers whose challenges get steeper and steeperWed Aug 23 2023 - 05:00
Jim McGuinness appointed Donegal manager for a second termBackroom team will include Colm McFadden, Neil McGee and Luke BarrettMon Aug 21 2023 - 20:45
Naomh Éanna second-half surge takes them to second Wexford titleGood start to both halves not enough for Oylegate-Glenbrien, as McGuckin and McDonald take chargeSun Aug 20 2023 - 19:43
GAA’s century of serial success shows no sign of easingModern systems of talent pathways and advances in sports psychology among reasons so many All-Ireland records tumbled in the past 24 yearsSun Aug 20 2023 - 07:00
Keith Rossiter to become Wexford’s new senior hurling managerFormer player was previously manager of the county Under-20 team, guiding them to Leinster finalsFri Aug 18 2023 - 12:27
Eventful weekend for Wexford hurling arrives against backdrop of uncertaintyAppointment of new manager expected as well as another novel county final, but scheduling concerns growingFri Aug 18 2023 - 05:00
Seán Moran: A sobering year for Kerry but they’re still in everyone’s roadFootball’s brand leaders may be down but they remain the game’s traditional benchmarkWed Aug 16 2023 - 05:00
No changes or tweaks expected for 2024 football championship formatWidespread consultation with counties produces likely consensus that new format should have at least another yearTue Aug 15 2023 - 05:00
History-makers: Michael Fitzsimons, Stephen Cluxton and James McCarthy and their path to nine All-Ireland medalsPhoto essay: The Dublin trio became the first members of a unique club when they won their ninth Celtic crosses last weekendSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
Covid-19 pandemic ‘exposed’ gender inequalities in sport, new study reveals Survey conducted largely among women Gaelic athletes highlights concerns about access to facilities and fundingThu Aug 03 2023 - 22:01
Seán Moran: Striking a balance and other notes from a troubled championshipIntercounty football is over for another year and reservations remain about where it’s all goingWed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
Dublin rewrite their final chapter after memorable All-Ireland coupEveryone who came back to regain the title was taking a risk but it paid off with the setting of further recordsMon Jul 31 2023 - 19:00
Football Review of the Year: Footballer of the Year contenders, Game of the Year, highs and lowsOur panel look back on a championship which failed to fully ignite but had moments of high drama and qualityMon Jul 31 2023 - 13:01
Dublin keep their nerve to climb the mountain one more timeVital incisions in injury-time carve out a ninth All-Ireland in 12 years for Dessie Farrell’s teamMon Jul 31 2023 - 05:00
Five key moments that turned All-Ireland final for DublinDespite several periods of splendid play, Kerry failed to stretch clear of their well-organised and drilled opponentsMon Jul 31 2023 - 05:00
From Heffo to Hawk-Eye: Managing football’s longest-running rivalry in the modern ageDublin and Kerry were the first to have all-powerful managers and facing each other became a defining taskSat Jul 29 2023 - 06:00
All-Ireland football final: Dublin have the materials and motivation to make a last standKerry have evolved as champions but with McCarthy and Cluxton driving the effort, their old rivals can winSat Jul 29 2023 - 06:00
Dublin and Kerry name their teams for Sunday’s All-Ireland football finalSeán Bugler has proved his fitness and is named among the replacementsFri Jul 28 2023 - 11:05
All-Ireland countdown: Reeling in the 70s as Dublin bounce back in the last 10 minutes Arguably the most famous of the decade’s matches turned out to be Kerry’s last defeat in the fixture for 34 yearsFri Jul 28 2023 - 10:42
Liam McHale departs Mayo coaching set-up after one year’s involvementThe move comes as a surprise, given McHale’s close relationship with manager Kevin McStayThu Jul 27 2023 - 12:47
All-Ireland final countdown: When Kerry became football’s brand leadersThe lines on the graph crossed for both counties in 1941; Kingdom keen to end Dublin’s four-midable sequenceThu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
Seán Moran: Dublin and Kerry boys are back in town as GAA’s greatest rivalry rocks on The golden era of the rivalry came at almost the precise time that Gaelic games erupted out of monochromeWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
‘This crowd have rewritten Limerick GAA history forever’ - Damien QuigleyFormer All-Ireland hurler and selector on how the current team have helped to exorcise the pastTue Jul 25 2023 - 05:00
All-Ireland hurling final: Awesome second half leaves Limerick top of the worldThe champions ruthlessly suppressed Kilkenny to equal the four-in-a-row recordSun Jul 23 2023 - 20:44
All-Ireland hurling final: Controlled Limerick can exert enough pressure on Kilkenny to make historyBuoyant Kilkenny will exploit any mistakes but the champions didn’t become so hard to beat by being error proneSat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
I’d have loved to have played in a game like we are going to see on Sunday’ - Neil McManusRetired Antrim colossus content in getting best from himself and in pride of representing his countySat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
Tom Morrissey steps up to lead his generation from the frontThe former under-21 All-Ireland-winning captain has learned from the past to navigate the futureFri Jul 21 2023 - 05:00
David Gough to take charge of All-Ireland football finalGough was the man in the middle the last time the counties met in the final four years ago.Thu Jul 20 2023 - 17:33
All-Ireland hurling final countdown: Limerick’s first star; playing it again; TJ Reid on course for top scorer When Limerick and Kilkenny met in the 1897 All-Ireland final, Seán Óg Hanley was included among the great players for the ‘name and fame of his prowess’Thu Jul 20 2023 - 05:00
Seán Moran: From unlimited heartbreak to boundless achievement in seven stagesFive years ago Limerick crossed the Rubicon to initiate a modern dynasty. These are the numbers that achieved itWed Jul 19 2023 - 05:00
For Kilkenny, three is the recurrently magic numberThe county has won seven All-Irelands in years ending in -3 and lost just one, although that was against Limerick 50 years agoWed Jul 19 2023 - 05:00
