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Brian Lohan: ‘Sometimes you just get fed up and it has to stop some time’

Brian Lohan: ‘Sometimes you just get fed up and it has to stop some time’

Faced with a third successive semi-final defeat by Kilkenny, Clare out-stared the abyss to reach a first final in 11 years

Sat Jul 06 2024 - 20:21
All-Ireland hurling semi-final previews: Throw-in times, TV details and more

All-Ireland hurling semi-final previews: Throw-in times, TV details and more

Cork desperate to reignite the spirit of Páirc Uí Chaoimh but it looks a different Limerick this time around

Sat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Football needs cut and thrust as well as cosmetic surgery

Seán Moran: Football needs cut and thrust as well as cosmetic surgery

Seán Moran: All-Ireland quarter-finals have disappointed for a long time but it’s not all about cautious tactics

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Light finally goes out on Dublin’s remarkable era

Light finally goes out on Dublin’s remarkable era

Sean Moran: Without the outsized prompts of last year, the odds were always against further achievement for Dublin

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 15:59
Dessie Farrell expects some ‘brilliant warriors’ may have played their final games for Dublin

Dessie Farrell expects some ‘brilliant warriors’ may have played their final games for Dublin

Manager says a new generation of players have the hunger and desire to take up the challenge

Sun Jun 30 2024 - 13:42
Exceptional Galway second-half showing brings curtain down on Dublin’s golden generation

Exceptional Galway second-half showing brings curtain down on Dublin’s golden generation

Pádraic Joyce ‘s gamble on the fitness of Shane Walsh and Damien Comer pays off at Croke Park

Sun Jun 30 2024 - 12:53
Galway look to break out of their 90-year championship straitjacket

Galway look to break out of their 90-year championship straitjacket

Even when league is included, Dublin have an extraordinary record against Galway. Coincidence or habit?

Sat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
All-Ireland quarter-finals: throw-in times, TV details and team news

All-Ireland quarter-finals: throw-in times, TV details and team news

Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh can earn a reward for their consistency in the last two years by reaching the All-Ireland semi-finals along with Dublin, Kerry and Donegal

Sat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Cork hurlers had to battle illness before win over Dublin

Cork hurlers had to battle illness before win over Dublin

Darragh Fitzgibbon says there were players getting sick in the dressingroom before

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 06:00
Peadar Mogan pictures a brighter future in the new McGuinness era

Peadar Mogan pictures a brighter future in the new McGuinness era

In-form defender Peadar Mogan is named Footballer of the Month for May as Donegal push for a first All-Ireland semi-final in 10 years

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: Harte and O’Connor sound echoes of the days when there were second acts in All-Ireland lives

Seán Moran: Harte and O’Connor sound echoes of the days when there were second acts in All-Ireland lives

An old rivalry resumes at the weekend, but have the ground rules changed forever?

Wed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
GAA commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh dies aged 93

GAA commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh dies aged 93

Kerry native spent more than 60 years broadcasting matches live before his retirement in 2010

Tue Jun 25 2024 - 13:12
Impressive Clare see off Wexford in All-Ireland quarter-final

Impressive Clare see off Wexford in All-Ireland quarter-final

Rory O’Connor sending off costly for Wexford as they exit the championship

Sat Jun 22 2024 - 19:52
Football previews: Derry’s likely last stand in Castlebar the pick of the preliminary quarter-finals

Football previews: Derry’s likely last stand in Castlebar the pick of the preliminary quarter-finals

Mayo are coming from a different position. Frustrated not to get the win over Dublin, they are nonetheless on a run of just one defeat in the past seven matches

Sat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Hurling previews: Cork and Clare can cut through the lingering doubts to reach All-Ireland semi-finals

Hurling previews: Cork and Clare can cut through the lingering doubts to reach All-Ireland semi-finals

All to play for this weekend as championship enters business end of the season

Sat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Nicky Rackard’s impact remembered in TG4 show

Nicky Rackard’s impact remembered in TG4 show

Wexford legend was key member of the teams that won All-Irelands in hurling’s Golden Age

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 14:38
Seán Moran: GAA needs to be more sure-footed when it comes to television schedules

Seán Moran: GAA needs to be more sure-footed when it comes to television schedules

Optimising coverage in schedules packed with international sport can’t be done with attempted last-minute fixes

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00
Mayo to host Derry in preliminary quarter-finals as fixtures details are announced

Mayo to host Derry in preliminary quarter-finals as fixtures details are announced

Connacht champions Galway will play against Monaghan on Saturday, the first of three games that day

Mon Jun 17 2024 - 17:24
Proposal to switch hurling and football matches put GAA council in ‘terrible position’, says Burns

Proposal to switch hurling and football matches put GAA council in ‘terrible position’, says Burns

GAA president says condensed championship has caused problems and imagines there will be change

Mon Jun 17 2024 - 12:36
All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals to be played as scheduled next Saturday

All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals to be played as scheduled next Saturday

Emergency Central Council meeting declined to switch hurling matches with the Tailteann Cup semi-finals on Sunday

Sun Jun 16 2024 - 22:08
Draws cost Mayo and Galway on dramatic day in the championship

Draws cost Mayo and Galway on dramatic day in the championship

Dublin and Armagh strike late equalisers to secure All-Ireland quarter-final places

Sun Jun 16 2024 - 21:04
Armagh seize the moment against Galway to reach All-Ireland quarter-final

Armagh seize the moment against Galway to reach All-Ireland quarter-final

Galway worked hard to take control of the game only to see it evaporate in four calamitous minutes

Sun Jun 16 2024 - 17:11
Road stretches ahead for Ruairí Deane and the Cork footballers

Road stretches ahead for Ruairí Deane and the Cork footballers

Discarded and then recalled, Bantry Blues veteran Ruairí Deane is happy to be back involved and contributing to the cause

Sat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
Dublin should have the answer to any Mayo questions asked at Hyde Park

Dublin should have the answer to any Mayo questions asked at Hyde Park

Weekend Gaelic football and hurling previews

Fri Jun 14 2024 - 17:42
GAA launch research project on the economic impact of games

GAA launch research project on the economic impact of games

GAA researchers in Clones and Thurles surveyed supporters and local businesses on the average spend and the overall impacts on trade

Fri Jun 14 2024 - 06:00
All-Ireland SFC Round 3: Permutations going into the final round of games

All-Ireland SFC Round 3: Permutations going into the final round of games

The four group leaders will face the sides in second place over the final weekend

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 19:08
Seán Moran: Limerick move within two steps of history - it is inevitable to compare their progress with Dublin’s

Seán Moran: Limerick move within two steps of history - it is inevitable to compare their progress with Dublin’s

Jim Gavin’s five-in-a-row team have similarities and differences with their would-be emulators

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 06:00
Jim Gavin’s committee ready to assess potential changes to football this weekend

Jim Gavin’s committee ready to assess potential changes to football this weekend

Proposals under consideration ready for series of ‘sand box’ trial matches in weeks to come

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Limerick again the masters in Munster as wasteful Clare fall short

Limerick again the masters in Munster as wasteful Clare fall short

Champions looked in control of the game throughout and set new record with six provincial titles in a row

Sun Jun 09 2024 - 20:33
Limerick v Clare preview: John Kiely’s team stand on the brink of history

Limerick v Clare preview: John Kiely’s team stand on the brink of history

Banner stand between champions Limerick and a record six Munster titles in a row

Sun Jun 09 2024 - 06:00
Dublin v Kilkenny preview: Acid test for Dublin as they face their traditional conquerors

Dublin v Kilkenny preview: Acid test for Dublin as they face their traditional conquerors

Everything you need to know about Leinster hurling final at Croke Park

Sat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
McDonagh and Tailteann Cup previews: team news, TV details, throw-in times

McDonagh and Tailteann Cup previews: team news, TV details, throw-in times

Everything you need to know about the rest of the weekend’s GAA action

Sat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Seán Moran: How to make GAA championship fit for purpose in modern society

Seán Moran: How to make GAA championship fit for purpose in modern society

It’s not just formats and competitiveness that define the games’ attractions - how can the GAA sell the spectacle to people living in a changing world?

Wed Jun 05 2024 - 06:00
Dublin to take on Mayo at Dr Hyde Park in final series of neutral venue games

Dublin to take on Mayo at Dr Hyde Park in final series of neutral venue games

Winner takes all Group One clash between Galway and Armagh to take place at Markievicz Park

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 17:44
Donegal left to ponder a more arduous route to Croke Park after Cork defeat

Donegal left to ponder a more arduous route to Croke Park after Cork defeat

Saturday was a terrific step forward for Cork and a quarter-final place beckons if they can take perform against Tyrone

Mon Jun 03 2024 - 15:36
Goal-hungry Cork shock Donegal as unbeaten record goes up in flames

Goal-hungry Cork shock Donegal as unbeaten record goes up in flames

Cork are now top of the group and if they navigate their final match against Tyrone they will go into the All-Ireland quarter-finals

Sat Jun 01 2024 - 17:48
Seán Moran: Back from the brink: 30 years ago this week Down recreated themselves in Celtic Park classic

Seán Moran: Back from the brink: 30 years ago this week Down recreated themselves in Celtic Park classic

In the days when defeat meant your summer was over, All-Ireland champions Derry and an apparently faded Down played out an epic duel in the sun

Sat Jun 01 2024 - 06:00
All-Ireland and Tailteann Cup previews: team news, TV details and throw-in times

All-Ireland and Tailteann Cup previews: team news, TV details and throw-in times

Everything you need to know ahead of the weekend’s football and hurling action

Fri May 31 2024 - 17:33
All-Ireland final tickets hit the €100 mark after price increase

All-Ireland final tickets hit the €100 mark after price increase

GAA increases final tickets for the first time since 2019 as both stand and terrace prices are on the rise

Fri May 31 2024 - 16:44
Seán Moran: Hurling counts its winners as football ponders its disappearing audience

Seán Moran: Hurling counts its winners as football ponders its disappearing audience

Seán Moran: Sense of unease as All-Ireland football series opens to underwhelming crowds while Munster hurling attendances continue to soar

Wed May 29 2024 - 06:00
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Louth just the latest to break a Meath record

Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Louth just the latest to break a Meath record

Limerick’s season is going exactly how they would want; Dublin wind it up; Keith Rossiter’s Wexford revival; and those bloody abacuses

Mon May 27 2024 - 11:14
Dublin manage elements and extra man to perfection and eliminate Galway

Dublin manage elements and extra man to perfection and eliminate Galway

Micheál Donoghue’s team in Leinster final, as Henry Shefflin ponders his future

Sun May 26 2024 - 19:20
Tailteann Games: How the Irish State’s first big international event set out to rival the Olympics

Tailteann Games: How the Irish State’s first big international event set out to rival the Olympics

The ancient games had a star-studded revival 100 years, and with a heavy influence from the GAA, set out to rival the Paris Olympics of 1924

Sat May 25 2024 - 06:00
Leinster and Munster Hurling Championship: team news, TV details and throw-in times

Leinster and Munster Hurling Championship: team news, TV details and throw-in times

All to play for as seven of eight teams in contention this weekend could either progress or play no further part in the championship

Fri May 24 2024 - 18:13
Seán Moran: Football championship reaches business end of season

Seán Moran: Football championship reaches business end of season

Group stages have delivered excitement but it is 14 years since a county lost in the football championship and went on to win the All-Ireland

Wed May 22 2024 - 06:00
Mayo captain Paddy Durcan out for the season with an ACL injury

Mayo captain Paddy Durcan out for the season with an ACL injury

Castlebar Mitchels wing back missed the Connacht final due to injury only to once again face a spell on the sidelines following his return

Mon May 20 2024 - 17:53
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: A sobering seven weeks for Derry

Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: A sobering seven weeks for Derry

Waterford conceding too many goal chances; Monaghan at lowest ebb; Tipp bottom out; Kilkenny work in progress

Mon May 20 2024 - 10:22
Cork soar above Tipperary but anxiously await next weekend’s finale

Cork soar above Tipperary but anxiously await next weekend’s finale

Any three of four counties can make the All-Ireland stages after another blazing day in Munster

Mon May 20 2024 - 10:15
‘It was a horrendous thing to do’ - Pádraic Joyce unhappy at stamp on Damien Comer

‘It was a horrendous thing to do’ - Pádraic Joyce unhappy at stamp on Damien Comer

League champions never recovered from first-half red card for Gareth McKinless for challenge

Sun May 19 2024 - 14:36
Hurling Championship previews, throw-in times and TV details

Hurling Championship previews, throw-in times and TV details

All you need to know ahead of this weekend’s Leinster and Munster Championship action

Fri May 17 2024 - 20:06
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