Murphy ticks first box, as Earley prepares to name panel for international seriesDonegal captain to lead Ireland but a number of other top players are unavailableFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00
Dublin handed favourable draw, but may end up playing outside of Croke ParkJohn O’Keeffe says seeding Kerry and Cork in Munster lacks equity and fairnessFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00
Clare restore balance to hurling’s main stage in classical styleSaturday’s All-Ireland replay was a reminderthat sport provides serious drama as well as exhilarating spectacleWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Banner prevail over Cork after epic shoot-out in final for the agesDavy Fitzgerald’s young Clare side edge out Cork thanks to deluge of goalsMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
Banner to be unfurled at end of a terrific yearCork can improve considerably on the drawn match but it might not be enough to catch a gifted Clare team who are also getting betterSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Lighting the way in an All-Ireland finalTomorrow will see the biggest match of the year played under lights for the first time when Clare take on Cork againFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Clare unchanged for final replayDavy Fitzgerald’s side includes four players who won the All Ireland U-21 finalThu Sept 26 2013 - 11:24
Allen and Dunne question sweeping assertionsManagers who faced Clare during the summer believe Fitzgerald should stick with the set-up that came so close in drawn finalThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Tributes paid to former GAA president Paddy McFlynnDerryman passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 96Wed Sept 25 2013 - 21:07
Cian McCarthy in as Cork make one change for ClareCentre forward replaces Jamie Coughlan for Saturday’s All-Ireland hurling final replayWed Sept 25 2013 - 20:42
Acknowledging the cloud on a sky-blue horizonWould Dublin accept that they’d have preferred a finale more in keeping with their most successful season in decades?Wed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00
Evolution the solution for new blue revolutionEven in two years Dublin have evolved into a different team under Jim GavinTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
Dublin have to sweat for victory as Mayo wilt in the heatJim Gavin’s men happy to win ugly as the long wait for Mayo continuesMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:04
Finishing power tilts the verdict towards DublinDublin will be better able to raise the tempo in the final quarter than MayoSat Sept 21 2013 - 00:40
Life, coaching and the philosophy of footballFifty years ago this weekend Mickey Whelan starred in Dublin’s 1963 All-Ireland win but that was only the beginning of his contribution to the county and footballFri Sept 20 2013 - 01:27
Cillian O’Connor named to start against DublinFormer boss Maughan backs decision to include free-taker in 15 that takes the fieldFri Sept 20 2013 - 01:00
Decisions leave air of uncertainty in Donegal and MunsterDeparture of Jim McGuinness’s management team came as a shock at the end of a difficult yearWed Sept 18 2013 - 12:00
Shock in Donegal as county board confirm departure of three of backroom teamRory Gallagher, Maxi Curran and Francie Friel leave Jim McGuinness’s sideWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Munster Council opt to revert to seeded draw for senior provincial football championshipMove will be seen as a blow to the traditionally less powerful counties in the provinceFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:53
Kevin Ryan keen for Antrim to make firm stand once again in under-21 hurling final against ClareCoach maintains close-knit group can build on semi-final win over WexfordFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:52
Hurling final replay under lights ‘hardly ideal’ for CorkSaturday 5pm start doesn’t do anything for an All-Ireland final, says selector Ger CunninghamFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:07
Saturday it is and Saturday it will stay for hurling final replayGAA explains date already long chosen and women’s final not being shifted againTue Sept 10 2013 - 06:20
GAA can’t figure out why but football finals outsell hurling decidersAcademic Considine shows hurling finals have only drawn bigger crowd twice in 20 yearsTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
Cork reaction: It’s a fair result from our point of view because they might have edged itCork manager says players showed great character when they looked to be struggling in a lot of placesMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
Clare draw strength from an epic finish and live to fight another dayBanner rescue final with last-gasp point after dominating for 70 minutesSun Sept 08 2013 - 23:32
Cork ready to complete unexpected route to the titleRelegated in the spring, Barry-Murphy’s men have enough momentum to see off emerging ClareSat Sept 07 2013 - 12:26
Backroom know-how provides useful ballast for CorkCompared to the Rebels, Clare very light in terms of experience of All-Ireland final daySat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00
Kildare coach Jason Ryan ‘in shock’ at decision to oust Kieran McGeeneyKildare players meeting late on Wednesday night to formulate a response to dismissalWed Sept 04 2013 - 12:43
Intriguing history reaches unforgettable climaxCork and Clare have shared many significant days in the past four decades but next Sunday is for keepsWed Sept 04 2013 - 09:00
Limerick have no regrets over pursuing Hawk-Eye case all the way to DRAGalway manager Matt Murphy says controversy has not disrupted preparations for finalWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Was Sunday’s Dublin-Kerry as good as 1977?Do Kerry have to lose before matches with the Dubs are regarded as classics?Tue Sept 03 2013 - 01:07
Fitzmaurice points to McManamon’s crucial goal as the game’s defining moment‘We didn’t win Sam Maguire so you know the way it is going to be viewed in the southwest’Mon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
Dramatic finishing burst helps Dublin across the line following a classicSubstitute Kevin McManamon’s goal breaks Kingdom’s spirit as Dublin march on to meet MayoMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00
Dublin can survive their biggest test of the championshipKerry certain to ask the hard questions but Gavin’s men can come up with the answersSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Macauley takes the long road to centre stageLate developer makes up for for lost time in Dublin’s engine room and prepares to take the fight to KerrySat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Is Dublin’s history against Kerry about destiny or bad timing?Jim Gavin’s team have the opportunity to re-write traditional narratives but have they the confidence?Wed Aug 28 2013 - 12:00
Mayo caught red-handed early on but respond well to first real challengeSecond successive final reached but top scorer Cillian O’Connor injuredMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:05
James Horan pleased as his Mayo side win the hard way for onceAndy Moran puts blame on ‘a small bit of nerves’ and his side’s bad shot selectionMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:02
No turning back as Mayo head for the lineTyrone capable of mounting sternest challenge so far to Connacht champions but that’s as far as it’s likely to goSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:04
Connor McAliskey and Ryan McKenna come in for TyroneMayo unchanged for semi-final as Robert Hennelly retains place in goalFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:00
Limerick will appeal dismissal of their objection in Hawk-Eye caseCounty ‘disappointed’ as CCCC said it was precluded from considering caseFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:00
The year Mayo finally got back to the top tableThe last time Mayo faced Tyrone in an All-Ireland semi-final in 1989 it was the beginning of a long and so far unfulfilled questFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:00
Hawk-Eye worth persevering with but not so sure about Limerick’s objectionThe GAA is trying to improve quality of scoring adjudication but should mistakes invalidate match outcomes?Wed Aug 21 2013 - 09:00
Patrick Donnellan says Clare must focus on their own dressing room‘They’re a different generation even though they’re only a few years younger than me. It’s a different mentality to what we had. There’s no lack of confidence there, no inhibitions – they’re really mature’Tue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Limerick to lodge appeal against result in wake of Hawk-Eye debacleCompany says that mistake arose as a result of ‘error in match-day set-up’Tue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Former Kilkenny hurler Pat Delaney diesFour-time All-Ireland winner passed away after long illnessMon Aug 19 2013 - 17:39
Limerick left gasping for air as Clare’s polished performance packs punchDavid Fitzgerald’s tactical deployment works to perfection as team’s skills shineMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:04
