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Ballyboden take on double-chasing Na Fianna in Dublin football final

Ballyboden take on double-chasing Na Fianna in Dublin football final

On a busy weekend for county finals, some of the big titles are down for decision

Sat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
Further dual recognition for Kildare as Beirne and Boran win awards

Further dual recognition for Kildare as Beirne and Boran win awards

Both played key roles in their county’s successes during the summer

Fri Oct 17 2025 - 20:30
Former GAA president Nickey Brennan fears bloated payroll could damage volunteerism

Former GAA president Nickey Brennan fears bloated payroll could damage volunteerism

He also outlined concerns around proposals to pay intercounty managers

Fri Oct 17 2025 - 06:00
Champions Kildare earn five spots on Tailteann Cup Team of the Year

Champions Kildare earn five spots on Tailteann Cup Team of the Year

Runners-up Limerick have four players recognised

Thu Oct 16 2025 - 19:44
Seán Moran: GAA rule on amateurism is a busted flush, so let’s change it

Seán Moran: GAA rule on amateurism is a busted flush, so let’s change it

The GAA should ask how amateurism is viewed by its wider membership, and how best to protect the volunteerism ethos

Wed Oct 15 2025 - 09:06
Na Fianna put Dublin hurling title on the line on weekend of decisive showdowns

Na Fianna put Dublin hurling title on the line on weekend of decisive showdowns

Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair vie again for football supremacy in Donegal

Sat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
John Small the latest from Dublin’s gilded generation to call time on intercounty career

John Small the latest from Dublin’s gilded generation to call time on intercounty career

Ballymun Kickhams defender won seven All-Irelands over 11 years and won an All Star in 2020

Thu Oct 09 2025 - 19:59
Seán Moran: In an ideal world Jim Gavin’s would have been running someone else’s campaign

Seán Moran: In an ideal world Jim Gavin’s would have been running someone else’s campaign

Dublin’s record breaker and football’s saviour is the latest to fall prey to the political snake pit

Wed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
Triumphant Football Review Committee tired, but looking to future after special congress

Triumphant Football Review Committee tired, but looking to future after special congress

Even in absence of Jim Gavin, there was no derailing football’s reforms

Mon Oct 06 2025 - 06:00
GAA keen to maintain work of Football Review Committee with future changes considered

GAA keen to maintain work of Football Review Committee with future changes considered

Four points for a goal and handpass rules among ideas to be reviewed

Sat Oct 04 2025 - 15:11
GAA special congress: Clock hooter to continue to operate in football matches

GAA special congress: Clock hooter to continue to operate in football matches

Approval of delegates was more sparing, at 67-33, whereas other motions passed at more than 90 per cent

Sat Oct 04 2025 - 14:20
GAA Special Congress explainer: Football changes expected to sail into the rule book

GAA Special Congress explainer: Football changes expected to sail into the rule book

FRC chair Jim Gavin likely to take a lower-key role in the political circumstances

Fri Oct 03 2025 - 14:01
Full steam ahead for GAA club referees grappling with new rules

Full steam ahead for GAA club referees grappling with new rules

Donal Smyth says officials adapting well although further challenges lie ahead

Fri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Kildare’s Daniel Flynn calls time on intercounty career  at 31

Kildare’s Daniel Flynn calls time on intercounty career at 31

Forward played senior for the county for over a decade and spent a year in Australia playing AFL

Thu Oct 02 2025 - 12:39
Gaelic football’s FRC awakening has to be a process, not a destination

Gaelic football’s FRC awakening has to be a process, not a destination

Saturday’s special congress will accept nearly all the proposals. That should be only the start

Wed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
GAA special congresses occasionally necessary but at this stage, overused and disruptive

GAA special congresses occasionally necessary but at this stage, overused and disruptive

New football rules may require events like next Saturday’s but they could be virtual or ideally, smaller

Tue Sept 30 2025 - 06:00
GAA imposes €7,500 fines on Armagh and Donegal county boards over post-Ulster final brawl

GAA imposes €7,500 fines on Armagh and Donegal county boards over post-Ulster final brawl

Counties have three days to decide whether they want to take matter to Central Appeals Committee

Mon Sept 29 2025 - 20:20
Kingdom v Dubs, 1975: Year zero for modern football and the start of Kerry’s Golden Age

Kingdom v Dubs, 1975: Year zero for modern football and the start of Kerry’s Golden Age

On the 50th anniversary of that pivotal All-Ireland final its legacy is very much alive

Sun Sept 28 2025 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Three major issues erupt on a tumbleweed weekend

Seán Moran: Three major issues erupt on a tumbleweed weekend

Player welfare, handpassing in football and the now-problematic Allianz sponsorship were all addressed

Wed Sept 10 2025 - 06:00
Ballygunner storm to 12th Waterford title leaving Mount Sion in the dust

Ballygunner storm to 12th Waterford title leaving Mount Sion in the dust

Champions win by the biggest margin of their record sequence

Sun Sept 07 2025 - 18:47
GAA annual congress to vote on extending All-Ireland championships to August

GAA annual congress to vote on extending All-Ireland championships to August

All-Ireland finals to be played either side of August bank holiday under new proposal

Sat Sept 06 2025 - 19:31
Stephen Cluxton joins Dublin backroom team for next year

Stephen Cluxton joins Dublin backroom team for next year

Decorated Dublin goalkeeper will be in Ger Brennan’s management team after retirement

Fri Sept 05 2025 - 19:27
GAA Central Council to discuss report on extending All-Ireland season into August

GAA Central Council to discuss report on extending All-Ireland season into August

Committee report also stipulates no return of pre-season competitions nor final replays

Fri Sept 05 2025 - 18:09
Donal O’Rourke joins Peter Queally’s Waterford management team

Donal O’Rourke joins Peter Queally’s Waterford management team

Cappoquin man was part of Pat Ryan’s Cork backroom team

Fri Sept 05 2025 - 13:02
Final FRC report proposes review of four-point goal and suggests handpass trial at youth level

Final FRC report proposes review of four-point goal and suggests handpass trial at youth level

Hooter to revert to signalling end of play as rule changes heads for special congress

Thu Sept 04 2025 - 21:13
Seán Moran: After nearly a century, has the time come for a GAA President of Ireland?

Seán Moran: After nearly a century, has the time come for a GAA President of Ireland?

The association has never impacted on the Áras to the same extent as on the Dáil and Seanad

Wed Sept 03 2025 - 06:00
Coaching churn: Just two counties still to appoint football managers for 2026

Coaching churn: Just two counties still to appoint football managers for 2026

Westmeath and Fermanagh were faced with unexpected vacancies but hope to fill them quickly

Tue Sept 02 2025 - 06:00
Further intervention may be needed to get a grip on issue of hand-passing - Paul Earley

Further intervention may be needed to get a grip on issue of hand-passing - Paul Earley

Key issue for coach has been the need for rebalancing in terms of creating contests for the ball, which is undermined by long bouts of possession football

Mon Sept 01 2025 - 06:00
Reaching the end: GAA players face up to challenges of hearing the final whistle

Reaching the end: GAA players face up to challenges of hearing the final whistle

‘I would have had conversations with ex-players who struggled a lot’ says Philly McMahon

Sat Aug 30 2025 - 06:00
Ben O’Connor set to be appointed new Cork hurling manager

Ben O’Connor set to be appointed new Cork hurling manager

O’Connor to succeed Pat Ryan in the role, who stepped down last week

Thu Aug 28 2025 - 17:29
Seán Moran: Tale of two All-Ireland managers shows importance of legacy and experience

Seán Moran: Tale of two All-Ireland managers shows importance of legacy and experience

Jack O’Connor and Pat Ryan had similar trajectories up until half-time in late July

Wed Aug 27 2025 - 06:00
Monaghan’s Darren Hughes announces retirement from intercounty football

Monaghan’s Darren Hughes announces retirement from intercounty football

Hughes represented Ireland at international level and played in every line of the pitch for his county

Tue Aug 26 2025 - 10:23
Poor nutrition is endangering female Gaelic athletes’ health and performance, says study

Poor nutrition is endangering female Gaelic athletes’ health and performance, says study

More than third at risk of ‘Low Energy Availability’, but resources to tackle problem are limited for clubs and teams

Tue Aug 26 2025 - 06:00
Jack O’Connor set to be appointed Kerry manager for two more years tomorrow

Jack O’Connor set to be appointed Kerry manager for two more years tomorrow

Manager had appeared to be calling it a day after All-Ireland final

Mon Aug 25 2025 - 20:10
‘Why have a blazing row when we’re six points up?’: Ex-Cork boss Pat Ryan hits back at All-Ireland final rumours

‘Why have a blazing row when we’re six points up?’: Ex-Cork boss Pat Ryan hits back at All-Ireland final rumours

Ryan said he stepped down as he couldn’t commit to three-year term county board offered

Sun Aug 24 2025 - 18:48
Gaels on film: How the GAA battled to project its reel image

Gaels on film: How the GAA battled to project its reel image

TG4 series shows an association grappling for over a century with others’ perceptions of its games

Sun Aug 24 2025 - 06:00
Pat Ryan steps down as Cork hurling manager after three years at helm

Pat Ryan steps down as Cork hurling manager after three years at helm

Ben O’Connor, who led the Cork under-20s to the All-Ireland title in 2023, is likely to be the front runner to replace him

Sat Aug 23 2025 - 12:39
Seán Moran: The FRC set out to save football but may also have rescued referees

Seán Moran: The FRC set out to save football but may also have rescued referees

Collaborative approach to new rules ensured widespread co-operation between stakeholders

Wed Aug 20 2025 - 06:00
John McGrath on storming back to form in a season to remember: ‘I probably was frustrated having not seen game time’

John McGrath on storming back to form in a season to remember: ‘I probably was frustrated having not seen game time’

Having started a first championship match in two years, McGrath’s goal scoring drove Tipperary to a memorable All-Ireland

Wed Aug 20 2025 - 06:00
Galway’s Aoife Donohue again rises to camogie’s big occasion

Galway’s Aoife Donohue again rises to camogie’s big occasion

Dynamic forward led the way to All-Ireland success

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 06:00
David Clifford goes back to school after a masterful summer ends well

David Clifford goes back to school after a masterful summer ends well

Championship top-scorer adjusts to life back in the mainstream

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 06:00
Kieran Donnelly steps down as Fermanagh senior football manager

Kieran Donnelly steps down as Fermanagh senior football manager

Fermanagh were semi-finalists in this year’s Tailteann Cup

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 16:32
David Clifford calls for Jack O’Connor to stay on as Kerry manager

David Clifford calls for Jack O’Connor to stay on as Kerry manager

Clifford lands POTM award for July while Tipperary’s John McGrath takes hurling prize

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 15:47
John Hegarty taking Wexford footballers onwards and upwards despite club reservations

John Hegarty taking Wexford footballers onwards and upwards despite club reservations

Manager admits failure to achieve promotion this year would have meant ‘project was a failure’

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 06:00
GAA referees signal approval for Football Review Committee rule changes

GAA referees signal approval for Football Review Committee rule changes

‘I didn’t think it was going to work as well ... But when there is jeopardy and there is intensity, players still were disciplined.’

Sat Aug 16 2025 - 06:00
The day Galway reorganised hurling’s top table

The day Galway reorganised hurling’s top table

Fifty years ago this weekend, the westerners burst from obscurity by defeating Cork

Fri Aug 15 2025 - 06:00
Andy Moran ratified as Mayo senior football manager

Andy Moran ratified as Mayo senior football manager

Former Footballer of the Year given three-year term

Thu Aug 14 2025 - 22:47
Seán Moran: Sabotaging the often dashed and lonely dreams of Limerick football

Seán Moran: Sabotaging the often dashed and lonely dreams of Limerick football

All they have wanted this century is to win a Munster title, but the odds remain against them

Wed Aug 13 2025 - 06:00
Counties set to revolt over Munster Council decision to seed Kerry and Cork in football championship

Counties set to revolt over Munster Council decision to seed Kerry and Cork in football championship

Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford ‘evaluating potential next steps’ with GPA following decision

Mon Aug 11 2025 - 18:34
Remembering John O’Mahony and his football legacy

Remembering John O’Mahony and his football legacy

Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival GAA night honours one of the town’s own

Sat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
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