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2025
division 1 final
Kerry do enough to see off Mayo in half-hearted Division 1 league final
30 Mar 2025
6.2k
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Lifetime ambition
'It's a phone call I'll never forget': Grief, family, football and taking over Monaghan
A change in career and circumstances opened Gabriel Bannigan up to fulfilling a lifetime’s ambition.
29 Mar 2025
11.0k
1
23 seasons not out
Four league titles, five promotions, 92 wins, Mickey Harte's league record stands alone
Harte’s league run with Tyrone, Louth, Derry and now Offaly, sets him apart.
Declan Bogue
27 Mar 2025
2.2k
1
Ireland Women's squad announced for ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier
25 Mar 2025
836
0
Crocked
Tally confirms Conor McCluskey, Brendan Rogers and Anton Tohill out for Donegal clash
25 Mar 2025
2.7k
1
Report Card
Who's left celebrating a good GAA football league and who has all the regrets?
The final day of league action produced plenty talking points.
Declan Bogue
24 Mar 2025
2.6k
0
National League
'Is it a lack of leadership or lack of cohesiveness?' - A puzzling league concludes
Tyrone are relegated and come away with positivity, while Dubs stay up and feel listless.
23 Mar 2025
3.7k
7
RELEGATION WOES
Tyrone relegated despite strong performance and win over Dublin
23 Mar 2025
4.3k
10
Conundrum
'It’s just one of these illogical situations' - Donegal and Mayo try to play it cool
23 Mar 2025
4.4k
2
transition
The next team that Dessie built: Dublin manage the transition once more
22 Mar 2025
2.1k
1
RELATED
Who's going up and who's coming down? The final day Gaelic football permutations explained
18 Mar 2025
All-Ireland winner John Small 'unlikely' to be involved with Dublin in 2025
6 Mar 2025
Gaelic football is a game worth saving from itself and control freaks
3 Mar 2025
Horses for Courses
Cork's style council still deliberating 20 years on from Galway final win
22 Mar 2025
2.2k
1
Last day scramble
All the ups and downs of the hurling leagues as we explain final day permutations
18 Mar 2025
2.5k
1
RELATED
Cork's goalscoring power, Clare face the drop, Offaly and Down on the up
10 Mar 2025
Gleeson returns as Waterford hit 7-34 against Westmeath, Down go up after win in Kerry
9 Mar 2025
Cork fire six goals to defeat Clare in game where three sent off
9 Mar 2025
Permutations
Who's going up and who's coming down? The final day Gaelic football permutations explained
18 Mar 2025
2.4k
2
RELATED
Monaghan on verge of Division 1 return as promotion race approaches thrilling finale
16 Mar 2025
Mayo condemn champions Derry to relegation and keep Division 1 final hopes alive
16 Mar 2025
As Kerry struggle to evolve, the load on David Clifford is cranked up more and more
13 Mar 2025
Friendlies
Senegal bound for the Aviva in men's June window tune-up
18 Mar 2025
1.8k
2
RIP
Tributes paid to All-Ireland winning hurler Ger Fitzgerald on his passing
18 Mar 2025
14.5k
5
ardsmen
'The cult of the manager has destroyed the GAA' - Ronan Sheehan and the long climb for Down
Win this weekend away to Kerry and the Down hurlers will be up to Division 1B.
Declan Bogue
9 Mar 2025
4.5k
2
No tight fit for old men
GAA bosses need to ditch the tracksuits and get back to dressing like adults
7 Mar 2025
7.0k
1
blood brothers
'At the end of the day, it was done for a reason' - Jerry O'Connor on Cork strikes
6 Mar 2025
2.1k
1
GALWAY HOOKER
Dave Heffernan pledges next two seasons to Connacht with contract extension
5 Mar 2025
2.0k
4
Laochra Gael
'At the moment, the standard of refereeing is cat' - Ben O'Connor raises concerns
5 Mar 2025
5.7k
9
mol an oige
Karl Lacey rejoins Donegal two years after resigning from Academy
4 Mar 2025
3.1k
0
column
Gaelic football is a game worth saving from itself and control freaks
Whatever happens, the sport cannot go back to the awful spectacle it became.
Declan Bogue
Updated 3 Mar 2025
2.3k
8
Frustration
'I don't want to be getting in trouble the whole time' - Kieran McGeeney on new rules
2 Mar 2025
2.9k
3
kicking game
Armagh inflict eight-point defeat on Dublin after holding them scoreless for first 20 minutes
1 Mar 2025
3.6k
9
tight margins
New bosses Ó Ceallacháin and Queally square off with no margin for error in Walsh Park
1 Mar 2025
2.3k
1
CLARE BLOW
Hurler of the year Shane O'Donnell to miss the 2025 season with shoulder surgery
27 Feb 2025
4.8k
23
Gone for now
Mayo disband their senior camogie team for the 2025 season
27 Feb 2025
2.4k
0
Friends Reunited
'People ask, ‘What did you give Geezer to join?' - Pillar Caffrey on managing McGeeney and Dessie
Kieran McGeeney’s playing days with Na Fianna saw him line out with Dublin duo Dessie Farrell and Mick Galvin.
27 Feb 2025
7.7k
1
sean brown
'Why is our family and our 87-year-old mother being treated with such contempt?'
GAA Congress featured an appearance from the family of Seán Brown, with his daughter Clare giving one of the most important-ever addresses to a Congress floor.
26 Feb 2025
4.1k
4
big day for the parish
Clifford-Mania arrives in Pomeroy with Kerry star's hat-trick brilliance
A switch of grounds has written the name of the Tyrone club into the legend of David Clifford.
Declan Bogue
24 Feb 2025
3.7k
2
URC BLOW
Injury rules out Iain Henderson and John Cooney from Ulster duty against Scarlets
24 Feb 2025
2.5k
11
going through the motions
GAA to screen their own games under new streaming service GAA+
24 Feb 2025
3.4k
16
The Faithful
'He brings so much energy to the place' - Cormac Egan on Mickey Harte impact with Offaly
23 Feb 2025
1.5k
0
Political Football
'It's really only pessimism on Casement at the moment' - Jarlath Burns hits out at DUP's Lyons
23 Feb 2025
3.0k
2
GAA Congress
Withdrawals, debate, and shade thrown: how the main motions fared at GAA Congress
22 Feb 2025
2.7k
4
all change
All-Ireland football championships set for revamp as backdoor system makes a comeback
Delegates overwhelmingly vote to scrap Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup round-robin formats from 2026.
Declan Bogue
Reports from GAA Congress
22 Feb 2025
5.4k
4
Profile
'He’s a fantastic hurler, a brilliant stick player' - the making of Darragh Fitzgibbon
Last year’s nominee for Hurler of the Year has pushed himself into a leadership position for rejuvenated Rebels.
20 Feb 2025
4.4k
2
Saffs for Croker
'Corrigan or Nowhere' takes another twist as Antrim nominate Belfast venue to Ulster Council
19 Feb 2025
2.5k
4
Time To Vote
6 key motions to keep an eye on at this weekend's GAA Congress
18 Feb 2025
3.2k
13
On the Move
Connacht grant winger John Porch his wish to join Top 14 club in France
17 Feb 2025
10.7k
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