GAA Club Football Championship

Seán Moran: GAA gather to decide what rules cannot be wished away

Weekend’s central council meeting to consider many issues, but amateurism continues to loom large

Scotstown’s Ryan O’Toole may be eligible to play refixed Ulster semi-final

Monaghan defender was suspended for abandoned match but precedent exists for him to play

Club football round-up: Scotstown and Newbridge semi-final abandoned due to pitch conditions

Kilcoo will play the winners of refixed game in Ulster decider; Dingle and St Finbarr’s to contest Munster final after comfortable wins

The Kerry paradox: Why the aristocrats of intercounty football never dominate club scene

Pat O’Shea has enjoyed All-Ireland success in both worlds and believes the county has its priorities right

Weekend Gaelic games previews: Final places on the line in three provinces

All to play for as clubs clash in pursuit of silverware

Club football roundup: Ballyboden and Tullamore survive scares to advance in Leinster

Former All-Star Colm Basquel hit 1-4 as Dublin side added gloss to scoreline against Castletown

Connacht SFC semi-final: McDonagh brothers help Maigh Cuilinn see off Leitrim Gaels

Fionn McDonagh hits 2-3 as Galway champions secure Connacht final place against St Brigid’s

Connacht SFC semi-final: St Brigid’s put in electric performance to see off Ballina

Mayo champions scored three goals but they couldn’t live with the Roscommon side’s quick movement and scoring accuracy

GAA previews: Ballygunner out for revenge against Sars for last year’s Munster final

The other semi-final pits together the two most recent Hurlers of the Year

Baltinglass’s All-Ireland football title remains unmatched 36 years later

No team from outside of Dublin has won the club championship since 1990

Football round-up: Conor McAteer leads Newbridge attack against Madden to reach Ulster Club semi-final

Maigh Cuilinn through to Connacht semi-final; Ballina Stephenites defeat North London Shamrocks; Erne Gaels advance to the Ulster semi-final

GAA club championship previews: Na Fianna put All-Ireland on the line in Wexford

There’s a busy weekend with the provincial championships up and running

Summerhill tighten up after the break to see off Killoe in Leinster opener

Meath champions concede just five points after the break as they pull away to nine-point win over Longford side

GAA previews: Provinces swing into action with Ballygunner’s trip to Limerick the highlight

Competitive weekend in store as sides countrywide chase silverware

Ciarán Murphy: In the angst-filled world of GAA club transfers, optics are everything

Even in the most reasonable of circumstances, transfers are often met with disdain

St Finbarr’s leave it late to secure Cork football title over Nemo Rangers

Cillian Myers-Murray was the hero at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Loughmacrory and Madden claim maiden football titles in Tyrone and Armagh

Scotstown take three-in-a-row in Monaghan

Paul Geaney goals end Dingle’s 77-year wait for Kerry senior football title

Captain’s two goals decisive in four-point win over Austin Stacks

Moycullen return to Galway top spot with comeback win over Salthill-Knocknacarra

Galway captain Seán Kelly leads club to third county football title

Naomh Máirtín beating the Blues would be quite the flourish in Sam Mulroy’s year of years

Monasterboice man who captained Louth to Leinster glory hopes to be unavailable for Hyrox event at RDS

Ballina Stephenites stage late comeback to claim third successive Mayo title

Captain Evan Regan to the fore in one-point win over Westport

GAA previews: All-Ireland champions Na Fianna chase Dublin hurling three-in-a-row

Big county finals in Kilkenny and Tipperary, with football deciders in Cork and Kerry

Kilcoo secure a 13th Down football title in 14 years

Holders Erne Gaels fight back to earn Fermanagah replay; historic first win for Leitrim Gaels; Old Leighlin’s win first Carlow title in 12 years

Kildare SFC final: Athy revel in upsetting Naas

Seven points in 10 minutes help give underdogs unassailable lead

GAA club championships: Na Piarsaigh claim Limerick SHC after extra-time win over Doon

Athy dethrone Naas in Kildare; Mayo football final requires a replay; Sarsfields claim Cork triumph; Leitrim Gaels win first title

Leitrim Gaels very much alive and kicking as they prepare for first senior county final

Transfer of the three Jones brothers from Derrygonnelly Harps in Fermanagh has raised expectations

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

Conor McHugh brings it all back home as he aims to win Dublin double

Na Fianna man hopes to cap a year that has already brought a club All-Ireland, a wedding and his intercounty hurling debut

County championship round-up: Kingscourt Stars take Cavan crown on weekend of upsets

Dunloy end an 89-year wait for Antrim football title; Éire Óg complete double in Clare; Emmet Óg, Killoe win 15th Longford football crown

Naomh Conaill fight back to beat Gaoth Dobhair after extra-time in Donegal SFC decider

Young Footballer of the Year nominee Finnbarr Roarty puts in Man of the Match performance

Eoghan Frayne leads Summerhill to Meath SFC title over Ratoath

Former Kilmacud Crokes coaches Paul Galvin and David Clare find themselves on opposite sides in Navan

The rise of GAA super clubs has taken the romance out of the club championship

Various county championships are dominated by a few clubs, who have almost professional set-ups

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

Now it’s clear who the real beneficiaries of the GAA’s split season are

The split season has consistently been portrayed as a triumph for clubs and club players. But the reality is different

Rural depopulation and holiday homes leave Clare GAA clubs struggling for numbers

County appoint 2013 All-Ireland winner Patrick O’Connor as demographics officer to look into problem

Dean Rock: In the grand scheme of things, the Leinster championship doesn’t really matter to Dublin

Championship now is all about hitting form at the right time. For Dublin that doesn’t even start until the knockout stages

Seán Moran: GAA trying to bend century-old competitions into modern structures

It’s no mystery why football continues to travel to uncertain destinations

Cuala’s Con O’Callaghan named AIB club footballer of the year

Other winners were Andrew Jamieson-Murphy of Na Fianna (hurling), Louise Ward of Kilkerrin-Clonberne (women’s football) and Niamh McGrath of Sarsfields (camogie)

Na Fianna dominate hurling club team of the year

Dublin champions claim eight spots with AJ Murphy and Brian Ryan nominated for player of the year

All-Ireland winning Cuala manager Austin O’Malley steps down

Former Mayo and Wicklow footballer informed club he would not renew due to other commitments

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