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This week
13th July 2025 - 18th July 2025
Jack and David have decided that this state of affairs will not do. At all.
With one All-Ireland in a decade, Kerry feel they have left a few behind them and are eager to make up the time.
Last week
6th July 2025 - 12th July 2025
Eighth All-Ireland final beckons for Kerry's self-styled football outsider
1-9 for David Clifford as Kerry blitz old foes Tyrone and make All-Ireland final
Kingdom blow past Tyrone in a performance packed with power and verve.
'Robbie will have players bouncing. He doesn’t bring negativity or make it all about him'
Bernard Flynn is living his best life now that his beloved Meath are one game away from an All-Ireland final.
A tale of two warriors: The devotion of Mattie Donnelly and Peter Harte
With over 400 appearances for Tyrone between them, the Red Hand county have had few servants such as their veteran duo.
Trevor Giles: 'I am just delighted that Meath are going well. That's the main thing'
'I know that Glenn put his life and soul into that job' - Johnny Doyle defends Ryan
Tyrone defender Michael McKernan set to miss out on semi-final
Cavan seeking a new manager as Raymond Galligan steps down
Scoreboard malfunction colours the close of remarkable Tipperary victory
Tipp are back, but Kilkenny can feel aggrieved that they were misled by a malfunctioning scoreboard in Croke Park.
This month
July 2025
Absolute warfare: The return of Kilkenny and Tipperary after six years
I hurl, therefore I am: Dublin's quiet hurling manager tearing up the script
Niall Ó Ceallacháin might just be the lowest-profile Dublin manager ever, but he has taken them within one game of a first All-Ireland final appearance since 1961.
Former Premier League striker Lys Mousset leaves Bohs 'by mutual consent'
No rush in appointing Dessie Farrell's successor, says Dublin GAA chairman
Last month
June 2025
Kerry have the best attack left in the championship - the rest is just pub talk
'What's to be gained by slating people? It's the easiest thing in the world' - Jack O'Connor
Kerry manager incensed by criticism of the team and those around the team by former Kerry players.
Kerry knock Armagh off their perch as they dump champions out of race for Sam
The Kingdom attack found their voice in the second half.
'We were blown away': How the Dubs discovered their hard edge through Tyrone battles
This often fractious rivalry has inspired both counties to new levels of excellence.
Ireland's Ellie McCartney becomes European U23 champion
Mayo, God help them! They'll never learn
Who manages Mayo is the choice of the Mayo county board, but the defenestration of Kevin McStay leaves a sour taste.
O'Neill mischievously wishes Andrews well in potential Bees appointment
'What a goal. That is one of the great goals we’ve seen in Croke Park. Magic, magic Mulligan!'
Owen Mulligan takes us back 20 years and talks us through the greatest championship goal ever scored in Croke Park.
Up for grabs! This weekend's Sam Maguire quarter-finals assessed
'We could be at worse things on the weekends' - Pádraic Joyce
‘I would have a vision of where I want Down to go’ says Down manager Conor Laverty.
1-7 for Shane Walsh as Galway edge a stone-cold classic in Newry to make quarter-final
'For us, it's 68 years, so the people were allowed that' - Sam Mulroy loads up again
It’s taken a while for the afterglow of the Leinster title to wear off, but the Louth captain is ready to scale new heights.
Sarah Healy runs a PB and grabs second at Diamond League while Mark English runs sub 1:44
'We back you no matter what’ - Shane Walsh on backing of Galway team mates
No matter how things are going, the Galway players still want Shane Walsh to be their clutch shooter.
'You are used to being on the road' - Shane O'Donnell makes light of Donegal controversy
Heather Payne seeking a new club as Everton allow her contract to run out
'You couldn't be happy with Saturday' - Paul Geaney gets ready for charge at Sam Maguire
At 34 years of age, the Dingle man is playing and enjoying his football more than ever and wants the season to go to the very end.
'They do an incredible job' - GAA President defends fixture makers after McGuinness criticism
Dublin's Kilkenny plays his way into All-Star form as he embodies 'The Good Pro'
The shock of the weekend? Let us make an argument for Down topping their group
Down beat Monaghan in the final round of the National League, and have all the ingredients to repeat the dose in the final series of round robin games.
Old guard of O'Callaghan and Kilkenny inspire Dublin to a nervy win to finish second
Sick of the sight of each other: the Armagh v Galway rivalry of the roaring '20s and before
So what is it we want? Do we want lawless hurling, or just light-touch hurling?
Everybody is happy with the way hurling is refereed, right up to the point the decisions go against them.
Seamus Coleman set to continue for another season with Everton
So, just how serious are we about hurling promotion?
Donating 20,000 tickets for children to attend the Leinster final was a fine gesture, but it also buttered up a potentially embarrassing attendance.
'We go into a knockout phase. Everything ramps up' - Cats boss Lyng moves on quickly