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2025
Leinster Final
'There is a very healthy hatred between Meath and Louth' - Wee county manager Ger Brennan
8 May 2025
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Leinster Final
'It's pure joy... unreal. Probably celebrated a bit too much' - Frayne gears up for final
7 May 2025
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SKORTING AROUND THE ISSUE
The days of the skort are numbered, will it even see out the 2025 season?
The vast majority want choice, how can anyone deny their wishes?
6 May 2025
2.1k
1
BOOK FEATURE
The Last Ditch: 20 years on, the book that conquered an author's extreme phobias
The follow-up to Eamonn Sweeney’s Road To Croker led him to reveal himself and brings us through modern Ireland’s struggles in sport, machismo, racial tensions and culture.
Declan Bogue
5 May 2025
1.8k
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COnnacht final
201 not out: How Aidan O'Shea has kept the Mayo faith over 17 seasons
Playing since 2009, the Breaffy man is the record-holder for Mayo appearances in league and championship.
Declan Bogue
4 May 2025
2.2k
1
Fixture Row
Brennan labels Leinster Council decision 'a disgrace' over double-header
2 May 2025
6.0k
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Croke Park
'Croke Park is now the major funding organ of the GAA' - Burns rules out August finals
30 Apr 2025
4.3k
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Tragedy
Death In The Afternoon: How a young soldier met his fate on the pitch 100 years ago today
At just 22, Hugh O’Doherty had already lived a busy sporting and political life before a collision on the pitch caused his death.
Declan Bogue
30 Apr 2025
2.6k
2
Grounds for Optimism
GAA give the go-ahead to Louth for Phase One of a brand new stadium in Dundalk
29 Apr 2025
2.7k
4
ROYAL RELISH
Meath play Megadeth football to storm Portlaoise and end Dubs dominance
Having tried all the data-heavy approaches, Meath triumphed against Dublin by having a right good cut.
Declan Bogue
28 Apr 2025
2.9k
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EURO HOPES
Bruno Fernandes hopes late goal at Bournemouth gives Rasmus Hojlund confidence
28 Apr 2025
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column
It's bananas and bonkers but Armagh-Tyrone thriller shows Gaelic football is back
Yesterday’s Ulster semi-final showed at least Gaelic football is back capturing the imagination again.
Declan Bogue
Reports from Clones
27 Apr 2025
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Ulster Championship
Rory Grugan seals nerve-shredding win for Armagh over Tyrone in late drama
26 Apr 2025
4.0k
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Enemy lines
A season on the inside: How Jim McGuinness helped Down beat Donegal in 2023
26 Apr 2025
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big week
'We want to play exciting hurling' - Dessie Hutchinson embracing the changes
25 Apr 2025
1.5k
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SCOTS AWAY
Wafer out for Ireland as Bemand names squad for Scotland test
24 Apr 2025
1.9k
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Surgery required
Galway have lost faith in their hurlers and there's only one way to get them back
Updated 21 Apr 2025
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Cats
Kilkenny take advantage of Galway no show to triumph by 12 points in Leinster opener
Eoin Cody, Adrian Mullen and Martin Keoghan among the goals for Derek Lyng’s side.
Declan Bogue
Reports from UPMC Nowlan Park
19 Apr 2025
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Leinster Hurling
'If any Munster team come into Leinster, they'd find it very tough' - John Donnelly
19 Apr 2025
10.3k
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EY UP
Conor Hourihane appointed Barnsley manager on two-year contract
18 Apr 2025
2.3k
1
Munster CHampionship
'I think it’s a privilege to be All-Ireland champions' - John Conlon gears up
11 years on from their last Liam MacCarthy defence, all has changed for Clare and their veteran defender John Conlon.
Declan Bogue
16 Apr 2025
1.4k
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Record Breaker
Ellen Walsh breaks Irish record for 200m freestyle swimmming
15 Apr 2025
1.0k
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HOME TOWN HERO
Rory McIlroy and his hometown: A tortured stew of identity politics
Holywood is the epitome of what the ‘Northern Ireland Dream’ could have been, if only they knew how to sell it.
Declan Bogue
14 Apr 2025
5.2k
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column
What I think of, when I think about west Belfast and the GAA
13 Apr 2025
3.1k
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The Orchard
Armagh land 1-20 in blistering second half to see off Antrim in Ulster quarter-final
12 Apr 2025
3.1k
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Ulster Championship
'No doubt teams are targeting us but we have a few targets ourselves' - Ethan Rafferty
10 Apr 2025
886
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Declan Hannon
'It’s been a lovely life, I wouldn’t change it for the world' - Hannon's Limerick ambition
The most successful hurling captain is bidding for his place in the Munster championship.
Declan Bogue
10 Apr 2025
4.3k
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brought to book
Andrew Porter autobiography set to be released in late September
9 Apr 2025
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Ulster Championship
Malachy O'Rourke and Tyrone: 'It's a very passionate county, very hard to refuse it'
9 Apr 2025
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whistlers
Referees appointed for Leinster and Munster's Champions Cup quarter-final ties
7 Apr 2025
10.1k
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Bouncing Back
A long slow decline: Where can Derry go from here in the All-Ireland series?
The idea that Derry can be rescued by their own people is far-fetched when the culture of coaching in the county has been wiped out.
Declan Bogue
7 Apr 2025
5.1k
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Injury issue
'That could have killed us' - McGuinness objects to injury rule
6 Apr 2025
8.7k
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First Day Out
Dáire Ó Baoill the scoring star as Donegal cruise past Derry in Ulster
Patrick McBrearty also chalked up seven points in facile win.
Declan Bogue
Reports from Ballybofey
6 Apr 2025
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Paddy Tally
'An awful legacy of injuries' - How Derry have been hit hard ahead of Donegal rematch
4 Apr 2025
1.4k
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RIP
The first modern manager of the GAA, Mick O'Dwyer changed everything
Kerry legend ‘Micko’, who has died aged 88, won four All-Irelands as a player and eight as a manager.
Declan Bogue
Updated 3 Apr 2025
1.9k
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HOUSE FULL
65 years on, Cork and Tipp meet in another league final in another world
Christy Ring and Jimmy Doyle towered over a game that brought a crowd of 28,000 to the Cork Athletics Ground.
2 Apr 2025
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Return of the Murph
'There was only one person who would change Michael's mind' - McFadden on Murphy's return
2 Apr 2025
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rock the mic
GAA+ announce live summer schedule with 40 games covered
31 Mar 2025
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Paudie Clifford
42 plays, responsible for 1-8: How Kerry's playmaker has gone to another level
The elder Clifford brother is emerging as the best attacking talent in the game.
Declan Bogue
31 Mar 2025
2.0k
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SOFT FREES
'I thought today he got well looked after' - McStay questions David Clifford treatment by ref
30 Mar 2025
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