Football Championship

Playing at home is not quite the advantage it seems in this year’s championship

Almost two thirds of matches have been won by the away team so far, despite the benefits of increased support for the home team

Dublin’s silence sounded like thunder after latest defeat: What we learned from the GAA weekend

Aidan O’Shea hits 100 mark; Cavan and Clare working towards future; Armagh’s depth showing

Westmeath recover from harsh reality of player turnover to lay down new marker

Lake County boss Mark McHugh took issue with timing of draw, insisting it gave opponents a head start

Wee County dig deep to beat the Dubs, as Mayo survive late Monaghan surge

Louth manager Gavin Devlin hails spirit of the ‘new game’ as Sky Blues slump to back-to-back Croke Park defeats for the first time

Mayo hold off late Monaghan charge to win in Clones

Andy Moran’s side bounce back from Connacht final disappointment to take one-point victory

Defiant Louth end 53-year wait for championship win over Dublin

Gavin Devlin’s side overcome six-point half-time deficit to win at Croke Park

GAA: Mayo beat Monaghan in Clones; Louth take Croke Park win over Dublin – as it happened

Clare claim All-Ireland Under-20 hurling title over Galway

Armagh prove too strong for misfiring Derry as they progress to Round 2A in comfortable fashion

Ulster champions run out five-point winners in all-Ulster clash at the Athletic Grounds

Armagh easily beat Derry in the rain, Westmeath beat Cavan after extra-time – as it happened

A full house awaits the new Leinster champions at Cusack Park as they open their All-Ireland campaign

Westmeath continue winning run with thrilling extra-time win over battling Cavan side

Home side came from six points down at the start of the second half of extra-time

Violence in GAA: ‘The doctors said if my son had continued playing he’d probably have had a heart attack’

Some readers say Gaelic games no more violent than rugby or soccer, but many others point to a dangerous culture that breeds conflict

Weekend’s GAA fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Under-20 finals

Tyrone face Kerry in All-Ireland under-20 football final as Clare meet neighbours Galway in hurling decider

Red cards have the power to turn the tide in modern football

It has become a real peril for any team to be at a numerical disadvantage

Dublin’s high-percentage shooting philosophy is haunting them in two-point era

Kerry’s David Clifford and Seán O’Shea have scored nine more two-pointers together than Dubs since start of 2025

Let’s talk about the GAA and a dangerously stupid culture of violence

Violence seems a bit rarer at intercounty level but there’s no escaping that all players must come through the club scene

Ciarán Murphy: Premature goodbyes are denying the hurling championship added jeopardy

Adding an extra post-provincial round would keep more counties in the running for longer

Donie Smith says 12-week minimum ban for GAA managers is ‘far too much’

GAA needs wider range of sanctions rather than just one severe minimum penalty

Draws for second rounds of All-Ireland football championship to take place on Tuesday

Draws for Round 2A and 2B fixtures to be held during Morning Ireland

Darragh Ó Sé: Jim McGuinness acted like any manager would when he saw his player get split open

Sean Hurson handled the problem in Killarney by not handling it. It was a wise call and he went on to have a great game

McGuinness and Clifford getting off scot-free is a bad look for the GAA’s disciplinary process

The current iteration of the GAA’s disciplinary committee has been notably non-interventionist

Jim McGuinness to face no disciplinary action over incident during Kerry-Donegal game

GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee deemed the matter to have been dealt with by referee Seán Hurson

Stephen Rochford: Jim McGuinness was in the wrong, but he deserves to be cut some slack

Donegal manager knows he was wrong to put his hand on a player, but context is important

Jim McGuinness made a huge error of judgment – there will be a price to pay

The Donegal manager could get a 12-week ban after an incident with a Kerry player in Killarney on Saturday

Paudie Clifford and Finnbarr Roarty have battle for the ages: What we learned from the GAA weekend

Dublin find the Cats’ 10th life; Tyrone’s shooting stars hit the target

Kildare’s minor triumph, grandmother’s post-match gift and Offaly’s revival

From a birthday gesture in Portlaoise to Cork’s win, the weekend’s key GAA talking points

Denis Walsh: Paywalls in GAA coverage make sense, our sense of entitlement does not

Subscriptions have become part of everyday consumption, but the GAA is still being forced to explain itself

Cork and Limerick into Munster final; Kilkenny knocked out in Leinster – as it happened

Offaly through to All-Ireland quarters; Tyrone narrowly beat Roscommon at the Hyde

Last-gasp point squeezes Tyrone past Roscommon

Mattie Donnelly goal halts Rossie momentum at Dr Hyde Park

Tailteann Cup: Offaly book place in quarter-finals after surprise defeat of Down

Laois overcome London, while Darragh McGurn powers Fermanagh to seven-point victory over Wexford

Rob Finnerty leads the way as Galway ease past Kildare

Tribesmen push clear after the break to win by 13 points in Salthill

Steven Sherlock provides the answers for Cork as 14 men overcome Meath and red card

Home side advance despite midfielder Colm O’Callaghan being dismissed with 19 minutes left

Donegal hammer Kerry, 14-man Cork beat Meath in classic – as it happened

All-Ireland series kicks off, Tailteann Cup continues

Donegal conquer 14-man Kerry in heated Killarney clash

Micheál Burns sent off after half-time melee

Weekend’s football fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Kerry v Donegal

All-Ireland series gets underway with big-time clashes in Killarney, Salthill and the Hyde

Conor McManus: Plenty of peril and intrigue as big-hitters Kerry and Donegal face off

Plenty of peril and intrigue from day one in this year’s revamped All-Ireland

Nothing is perfect in the GAA so enjoy the football championship when it’s in a good place

The latest format change comes at a time when the game isn’t just better, it’s more democratic than it’s been for ages

Don’t expect a classic if Donegal and Kerry lean on trusted tactics in heavyweight reunion

Hand-passing and slow play were critical to recent clashes of football’s elite pairing

Ciarán Murphy: Win the Tailteann Cup and good things can follow

Tournament still searching for a niche, but past winners have gone on to shine brightly

Seán Moran: The Westmeath purple patch that left Dublin marooned

Mark McHugh becomes the latest missionary from the western seaboard to strike silver

Darragh Ó Sé: The four teams in contention to win Sam Maguire

Race to be All-Ireland champions begins in earnest this weekend and injuries will have a big say on who comes out on top

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