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Seán McCague’s practical presidency also left a major legacy of reform

Seán McCague’s practical presidency also left a major legacy of reform

Monaghan man didn’t see himself as a visionary but his forcefulness across a range of issues made him one of the most influential GAA presidents

Thu Nov 24 2022 - 21:11
Former GAA president Seán McCague has died

Former GAA president Seán McCague has died

Teacher from Scotstown managed Monaghan to the Ulster championship success

Thu Nov 24 2022 - 11:36
World Cup: How the GAA learned to cope with the biggest sports event on Earth

World Cup: How the GAA learned to cope with the biggest sports event on Earth

Coming to terms with global soccer’s showpiece has been a consistent challenge as well as an influence on the association’s evolution

Wed Nov 23 2022 - 06:00
Pauric Mahony’s stunning 13-point haul helps seal come from behind win for champions Ballygunner

Pauric Mahony’s stunning 13-point haul helps seal come from behind win for champions Ballygunner

Limerick champions Na Piarsaigh fell away after controlling the first half of Munster semi-final

Sun Nov 20 2022 - 19:17
Weekend GAA previews: Crunch time as Ballygunner’s All-Ireland goes on the line in Limerick

Weekend GAA previews: Crunch time as Ballygunner’s All-Ireland goes on the line in Limerick

Provincial semi-finals include Croke Park double-header with Leinster champions Kilmacud revisiting last year’s biggest challenge against Portarlington

Sat Nov 19 2022 - 06:00
Donegal coming to terms with the post-Michael Murphy void

Donegal coming to terms with the post-Michael Murphy void

Declan Bonner: ‘People ask was he the best ever and in my mind there’s no doubt in terms of what he delivered overall’

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 20:09
Colm McFadden joins up with Sligo as forwards coach

Colm McFadden joins up with Sligo as forwards coach

Donegal All-Ireland winner will join Tony McEntee’s coaching team in January

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 18:33
Seán Moran: GAA approaching crisis point on reputational damage

Seán Moran: GAA approaching crisis point on reputational damage

Litany of misbehaviour no longer passes unnoticed and unless checked will continue to weaken association

Wed Nov 16 2022 - 11:40
Leinster Council to investigate violent scenes at Parnell Park

Leinster Council to investigate violent scenes at Parnell Park

It is hoped that additional video evidence can be sourced to facilitate the investigation and both clubs are said to be co-operating fully

Tue Nov 15 2022 - 11:01
Liam Cahill names Noel McGrath as Tipperary hurling captain for 2023 season

Liam Cahill names Noel McGrath as Tipperary hurling captain for 2023 season

New Tipp manager has named his first training panel and made it public

Tue Nov 15 2022 - 10:51
Moycullen ready to exploit second chance in wide open Connacht

Moycullen ready to exploit second chance in wide open Connacht

After Covid scuppered their first provincial run, the Galway champions are focused on making amends

Tue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Kilcoo unchained as Ulster club championship comes to the boil

Kilcoo unchained as Ulster club championship comes to the boil

All-Ireland club champions Kilcoo seem to be on a collision course with formidable Derry kingpins Glen

Tue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Kilcoo work past Ballybay to set up Ulster semi-final date with Enniskillen

Kilcoo work past Ballybay to set up Ulster semi-final date with Enniskillen

Two second-half goals from All-Ireland champions rubber stamp convincing win

Sun Nov 13 2022 - 15:39
Both sides now: Seán Stack on playing a final against the team he managed

Both sides now: Seán Stack on playing a final against the team he managed

'Someone said to me before that Munster final, “sure you can’t lose” and my answer was, “no, I can’t win”.’

Sat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Club previews: Provincial races in full swing with Connacht and Ulster football to the fore

Club previews: Provincial races in full swing with Connacht and Ulster football to the fore

Latest instalment of Nemo Rangers v Clonmel Commercials the big match on Saturday

Sat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Club culture: how local breakthroughs can change the bigger picture

Club culture: how local breakthroughs can change the bigger picture

Two provincial fixtures remind us how Tipperary and Connacht football ambitions expanded after landmark success

Fri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Ballygunner light the fuse for an explosive club championship

Ballygunner light the fuse for an explosive club championship

All-Ireland champions Ballygunner preparing for key Munster clash against Limerick kingpins Na Piarsaigh

Wed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Ballygunner lay down a marker with dominant win over Kilruane MacDonaghs

Ballygunner lay down a marker with dominant win over Kilruane MacDonaghs

Reigning All-Ireland champions prove far too good for the Tipperary champions

Sun Nov 06 2022 - 15:53
Provincial races heat up as Ballygunner begin defence of their All-Ireland crown

Provincial races heat up as Ballygunner begin defence of their All-Ireland crown

Ballygunner begin the defence of their Munster and All-Ireland club titles when they face new Tipperary champions Kilruane MacDonagh's

Sat Nov 05 2022 - 07:00
This weekend 25 years ago the GAA tentatively redefined amateurism

This weekend 25 years ago the GAA tentatively redefined amateurism

This weekend 25 years ago, the GAA held a special congress in Dublin which tentatively redefined amateurism within the association

Sat Nov 05 2022 - 04:15
Croke Park energy costs more than double with fuel bills up by €1.5m

Croke Park energy costs more than double with fuel bills up by €1.5m

Ongoing electricity and gas crisis in 2022 casts shadow on stadium as it prepares to host club fixtures

Thu Nov 03 2022 - 19:00
GAA knows that in a time of unparalleled change, the past has no answers

GAA knows that in a time of unparalleled change, the past has no answers

The past 28 years has seen radical change within the GAA, some of it imperfect, but you can’t rewind the clock

Wed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Jerome Cahill, Dillon Quirke and the ties that bind

Jerome Cahill, Dillon Quirke and the ties that bind

Tragic Tipperary hurler Dillon Quirke still very much in the thoughts of newly-crowned county champions Kilruane MacDonaghs

Tue Nov 01 2022 - 06:00
Peter Casey delighted to be back on track and in form

Peter Casey delighted to be back on track and in form

Limerick star Peter Casey fully fit again and eager to spearhead Na Piarsaigh’s Munster club hurling campaign

Tue Nov 01 2022 - 06:00
Tipperary SHC Final replay: Kilruane MacDonaghs make thunderous second-half comeback to snatch title

Tipperary SHC Final replay: Kilruane MacDonaghs make thunderous second-half comeback to snatch title

Outgunned in first half by 2020 champions Kiladangan, Kilruane roared back to break 37-year title drought

Sun Oct 30 2022 - 19:00
Kerry’s David Clifford and Limerick’s Diarmaid Byrnes take Player of the Year awards

Kerry’s David Clifford and Limerick’s Diarmaid Byrnes take Player of the Year awards

Kerry’s evolving prodigy and Limerick’s galvanising wing back claim the player of the year awards in football and hurling respectively

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 20:25
Hurling champions Limerick lead the way with seven All-Star awards

Hurling champions Limerick lead the way with seven All-Star awards

Kilkenny earn four awards while semi-finalists Clare earn three and one for Galway

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 20:03
County finals embark on their last busy weekend with some big titles on the line

County finals embark on their last busy weekend with some big titles on the line

All-Ireland finalists Kerry and Galway have football deciders as do Cork, Tyrone and Mayo with Limerick and Tipperary hurling also due to crown champions

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 19:55
Oisín McConville decides the time is right for Wicklow

Oisín McConville decides the time is right for Wicklow

Former Armagh All-Ireland winner looks ahead to his first season in intercounty management

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 06:00
Seán Moran: GAA’s brave new media world arrives more quickly than anticipated

Seán Moran: GAA’s brave new media world arrives more quickly than anticipated

An unexpected impasse between the association and Sky has pushed the ambitious GAAGO streaming project centre-stage in 2023

Wed Oct 26 2022 - 06:00
Disciplinary turmoil causes reputational damage to Mayo and the GAA

Disciplinary turmoil causes reputational damage to Mayo and the GAA

Unwieldy disciplinary procedures causing reputational damage to GAA in Mayo

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 11:24
Weekend club previews: County finals in hurling, football and provincial schedule kicks off

Weekend club previews: County finals in hurling, football and provincial schedule kicks off

Dublin, Clare and Tipperary hurling titles up for grabs with football finals in Roscommon, Derry and Armagh

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 19:08
‘The GAA’s mantra is it’s where we all belong - referees have to be central to that’

‘The GAA’s mantra is it’s where we all belong - referees have to be central to that’

Sean Hurson and Colm Lyons call for a reset and re-evaluation of referees' key role within the GAA

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 06:00
Maguire and Westmeath on the trail of further success

Maguire and Westmeath on the trail of further success

Westmeath footballers look to new horizons following inaugural Tailteann Cup success

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Mayo GAA to ‘address the issues raised’ by Castlebar Mitchels over U17 fixture with Westport

Mayo GAA to ‘address the issues raised’ by Castlebar Mitchels over U17 fixture with Westport

Castlebar have asked for U17 championship to be suspended after punishments softened on appeal

Thu Oct 20 2022 - 16:15
Seán Moran: No point in intensifying punishments on referee incidents if you can’t make sanctions stick

Seán Moran: No point in intensifying punishments on referee incidents if you can’t make sanctions stick

Campaigns about respecting referees feel a little like sloganeering when the system needs overhaul

Wed Oct 19 2022 - 06:00
Seán Moran: ‘Functional specialisation’ and how GAA managers can learn from data

Seán Moran: ‘Functional specialisation’ and how GAA managers can learn from data

Tim Healy says it is no coincidence that teams with big backroom teams often perform better

Tue Oct 18 2022 - 06:00
Wexford GAA set to sign off on 96-week suspension for St Joseph’s mentor

Wexford GAA set to sign off on 96-week suspension for St Joseph’s mentor

Referee and umpire allegedly assaulted and gardaí alerted after match between St Joseph’s and Our Lady’s Island

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 21:37
Kilmacud Crokes more than happy to grind it out again

Kilmacud Crokes more than happy to grind it out again

Kilmacud-Crokes eyeing unfinished business after retaining their Dublin football crown

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 21:36
Galway to play Wexford in opening round of Leinster hurling round robin

Galway to play Wexford in opening round of Leinster hurling round robin

Details have yet to be finalised but the sequence of matches has been completed

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 18:22
Provincial football draw: Division Four Connacht side guaranteed to make Sam Maguire

Provincial football draw: Division Four Connacht side guaranteed to make Sam Maguire

Galway to play winner of Roscommon or Mayo on one side of draw, paving way for minnows

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 17:09
Weekend GAA county final previews: A huge weekend sees 16 titles up for grabs

Weekend GAA county final previews: A huge weekend sees 16 titles up for grabs

There are 12 county finals down for decision with big hurling deciders in Cork and Kilkenny

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 06:00
Saturday’s provincial football draw set to be the most significant in recent years

Saturday’s provincial football draw set to be the most significant in recent years

Escape clause that guaranteed teams in league’s top two divisions would play for Sam Maguire is gone

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 06:00
Murtagh Brennan to take over as chief executive of Tipperary GAA

Murtagh Brennan to take over as chief executive of Tipperary GAA

Loughmore-Castleiney member has served with the Army over the past two decades

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 16:51
Surviving the trials and tribulations of a GAA referee

Surviving the trials and tribulations of a GAA referee

`Physical abuse, it happened once when I was only after starting refereeing.' - The trials and tribulations of a Dublin GAA referee

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 06:00
 ‘It is kick-starting a campaign to try and change the culture of the organisation’

‘It is kick-starting a campaign to try and change the culture of the organisation’

GAA president Larry McCarthy launches fight back against mistreatment of referees

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 06:00
Referee attacks ‘cast a shadow over the entire association’ says GAA president

Referee attacks ‘cast a shadow over the entire association’ says GAA president

‘Respect the Referee Day’ will take place over the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd

Thu Oct 13 2022 - 14:34
Seán Moran: How the GAA strove for normality in Covid pandemic times

Seán Moran: How the GAA strove for normality in Covid pandemic times

Damian Lawlor’s book is a reminder of how the GAA in all its virtues and flaws got through the worst public health crisis in a century

Wed Oct 12 2022 - 06:00
Kildare SFC final: Naas untroubled from start to finish of title defence

Kildare SFC final: Naas untroubled from start to finish of title defence

Champions controlled the final against a young Clane side that never got off the blocks

Sun Oct 09 2022 - 19:04
Is GAA management becoming the preserve of those able to retire?

Is GAA management becoming the preserve of those able to retire?

Meath’s Colm O’Rourke became the latest manager to say that running county teams and working are just not compatible

Sat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
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