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Seán Moran: Thirty years witnessing the most eventful decades in GAA history
The impact of change within the Association since 1994 has been obvious and generally positive
Sixty years ago: a headed goal at Croke Park and the first appearance of a Dublin icon
This weekend in 1964, Laois played a league match in Dublin and a couple of legends were born
Ciarán Murphy: Breath of fresh air as Thomastown lead charge of underdogs
Historic wins for Feakle and Doon in Munster but the fairytale rise of new Kilkenny hurling champions perhaps the story of the year in the GAA
Seán Moran: Policing amateurism in the modern GAA almost requires the skills of Elliott Ness
Jarlath Burns’s presidency has prioritised concerns for football and amateur status. Football is proving comparatively plain sailing
More Than a Whistle: Who’d be a woman referee? You’d hear ‘You should be cooking the dinner,’ says one
Television: RTÉ’s enjoyable documentary charts the progress that Michelle O’Neill, Joy Neville and Maggie Farrelly have helped soccer, rugby and GAA make
Irish education and food are great but ‘as a sober person, it’s very odd to be here’
Max Wolpoff, from near Washington DC in the US, moved to Dublin this autumn
Proposal to reinstate GAA preseason competitions rejected
Football Review Committee’s proposed rule enhancements for Gaelic football will go before Special Congress
‘He turned, a ball of rage, preparing to floor me’: Richie Hogan on Kilkenny, Shefflin and tense exchanges with Cody
Former Kilkenny hurler talks about his new autobiography, being part of Brian Cody’s dressingroom and life after playing intercounty
‘It’s a whole different ball game’: Hurling Shinty International promises to be an old-school throwback
Twelve counties represented in Irish team for Saturday’s game against Scotland in Ennis
Man ‘heavily involved in GAA’ alleges assault and false imprisonment on Croke Park pitch
Limerick man says he was ‘unexpectedly set upon’ by security staff when he entered the pitch following 2018 All-Ireland hurling final
Ciarán Murphy: Whatever rules are put before Central Council should be accepted. There is very little left to lose
The best players and managers available to the GAA showed up in Croke Park last week. That’s a statement admitting the game has to change
Ulster GAA call for meeting to discuss possibility of preseason competitions returning
A meeting of Central Council on Saturday will hear motions calling for the January competitions to be revived
Abbeydorney players facing stark choice due to fixture clash
Ten of the Kerry club’s players must decide between featuring in a Munster junior football semi-final or provincial camogie semi-finals
GPA want Central Council decision to cancel pre-season competitions to be upheld
Wicklow and Cavan have both prepared motions ahead of Saturday’s meeting of Central Council to revive provincial tournaments
Have your say on the GAA’s rule changes: How do you think they will impact football?
Four-game interprovincial series acting as a showcase for rule changes proposed by Jim Gavin & Co
Wicklow to bring motion looking for January competitions to be reinstated
Growing push for the pre-league competitions to take place in 2025
Tactical analysis: Raiders of the arc will find reward under new Gaelic football rules
The 40-metre arc could be a huge influence on the game, and will affect both attacking and kickout strategies
Darragh Ó Sé: Jim Gavin did a great sales pitch but referees set to be under pressure to make new rules work
What the FRC needed was for teams to misbehave — the rules will be properly tested only when used in competitive games
Storm Ashley causes havoc across island as winds down trees and knock out electricity to thousands of homes
Flights cancelled and diverted at airports as high tides and high winds created dangerous conditions around the coast
New football rules: Largely successful outing puts the ball in the GAA’s court
Weekend’s matches saw rapid improvement and sufficient positivity to indicate they will now be given a chance to improve football
Malachy Clerkin: The new Gaelic football rules are fun but they need cynical teams to stress test them
The opening games under the FRC recommendations showcased some interesting possibilities but until there are league points on the line, nobody can truly assess the possibilities
Connacht’s rampage against Leinster not ideal conditions for rules trial
The Westerners were far too sharp for Leinster in the first competitive outing for the FRC rules
Connacht Council cuts ground rent rate for counties following GAA’s decision to scrap provincial leagues
Connacht Council estimates income will drop by €150,000 due to cancellation of provincial hurling and football leagues
GAAGo reports 118% surge in subscription revenue
Joint venture between RTÉ and GAA sees profit jump 47% on broadcast of games behind pay wall
Ciarán Murphy: Fine margins divide winners and losers in knock-out championships
Nowhere are defeats weighted with more finality than for minors who must then grapple with the task of bridging the gap to senior rank
Michael Murphy: We set out to improve the chances of football being played well
By increasing the tempo and encouraging contests the new rules are aimed at making the game more enjoyable for everyone
‘Question marks’ hang over economic benefits of a Dublin NFL game
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said there is ‘no doubt’ Ireland will host a game ‘soon’
New app targets women sports fans poorly served by existing sports platforms
New Innovator: SportElle
Football Interprovincial Series: What time is it on, is it on TV and what are the rule changes?
The four provinces will play in a revival of the Railway Cup to showcase the FRC’s proposed rule changes
Provinces announce squads for the football interprovincal series
Four-game series at Croke Park to showcase Football Review Committee’s proposed rule changes
Simon Kelly and Jay Bourke seek €1m for refit of Quinn’s pub near Croke Park
Kelly’s company, Discipulo Developments, is refitting the currently closed pub in Drumcondra which was popular with GAA fans
Donegal to begin Ulster title defence with preliminary round clash against Derry
Draws made for next year’s senior provincial football championships
Joe Canning: ‘The drinking shouldn’t have happened ... but to then run the crap out of us was madness’
Galway hurler Joe Canning writes about the ‘off-the-wall intensity’ of Ger Loughnane’s training regime, how the game takes players to the rawest of places and the infamous story of the Dew Drop 15 in this extract from his new book
Football Review Committee’s dissent proposals will change Gaelic football as much as the gameplay ones
Football Review Committee’s report suggests a cultural revolution
Gráinne Seoige: Can she reconcile her celebrity with parish pump politics?
The GAA has traditionally provided Irish politics with instantly recognisable ‘names’ but more recently broadcasters have joined the fray
The GAA says it has no interest in selling Croke Park naming rights. Will that always be the case?
‘It’s more valuable than the family silver – it’s almost like the family name is gone’ says stadium director Peter McKenna
Jim Gavin says changes football review committee is proposing have potential to reinvigorate Gaelic football
Committee’s ‘rule enhancements’ will be trialled during next week’s one-off Railway Cup revival at Croke Park
James Horan: ‘I’d be cursing those who got rid of preseason competitions this year’
Former Mayo manager says football needs rule changes to avoid ‘another decade of fairly boring stuff’
The Irish Times buys live GAA scores app Score Beo
App will help titles enhance GAA coverage, says media group
Ciarán Murphy: Time for us to start living in the GAA world as is, not what we would like it to be
‘My answer to the idea of paying club managers is this: it’s already happening … These teams already exist. And managers are already getting paid’
Tony Scullion on the Football Review Committee: ‘We don’t need to kick ourselves in the teeth about our game but change is needed’
Former Derry captain says ‘we have to get rid of’ overly defensive play
Seán Moran: After 15 years, Leinster and Munster rugby are back but it’s a changed world
In 2009, playing a club rugby match in Croke Park broke new ground. It can do so again
Why has Vancouver become so attractive for Irish immigrants?
I was not disappointed. The natural landscape leads to jam-packed summers brimming with camping trips, sunrise swims and mountain hikes
Five talking points from the weekend GAA club championships
Unique southside final in Dublin; tight margins in Clare and Mayo; Imokilly division again on the march; shock demotion in Kilkenny
Tim Healy: ‘We are actually paying guys to make football less attractive at club level’
Member of previous FRC believes GAA should limit payments to outside managers to €20,000 per head at intercounty level and €3,000, €5,000 at club level
Anna Geary: ‘Losing a sibling is not talked about a lot. They are meant to be there with you when your parents aren’t’
Camogie made Anna Geary a star but her media career has blossomed in the past decade. Despite great personal hardship in recent times, she’s embracing the future
Paud O’Dwyer aiming to win Carlow title just 12 months on from refereeing last year’s final
Former intercounty referee is currently joint manager of Carlow senior football finalists Palatine
Time to think again? Split season has solved one problem but aggravated another
Noel McCaffrey: Playing with the club is the very essence of the GAA but the current season structure is incompatible with county players being regularly active with their clubs
Ciarán Murphy: McGeeney has the last laugh as doubters disappear in the wake of final success
All-Ireland glory has ensured the previous misgivings among a minority of club delegates in Armagh about their long-serving manager no longer exist
Trading places: Hurling’s managerial merry-go-round remains in full swing
Darren Gleeson’s appointment as Laois senior hurling manager latest installment in off-season moves
GAA Football Review Committee deliberations to be put to the test
Croke Park interprovincial matches will have a critical influence on the prevailing mood towards the proposed rule changes
Pádraic Joyce and Dessie Dolan among managers for Football Review Committee sandbox games
Games to be staged in Croke Park on October 18th and 19th
Everything you need to know about the provincial SFC draw
The draws for next year’s provincial senior football championships take place on Saturday, October 12th
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