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On The 42Ulster Championship
'Like something from a horror film for them' - Derry and Donegal's game after the Shankill Bomb
31 years ago, Derry and Donegal met in a hotly-anticipated league showdown in Casement Park, with helicopters circling overhead after mass murder of the Shankill Road Bomb the day before.
On The 42championship ready
'I have always said he is as good as another son to me' - Mickey Harte on Gavin Devlin
On The 42Reaction
'I think Armagh have been in a decent place this last four or five years' - McGeeney
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Massacre at the Marshes to the steps of the Hogan Stand: Down's All-Ireland glory, 30 years on
Ross Carr and DJ Kane take us from the triumphant years of the 1990s through the years of purgatory that have followed.
On The 42RETURN OF THE DUBS
Cluxton, McCaffrey, McCarthy all back as Dublin bring in big guns for Meath clash
On The 42Royals to rumble
'If they get a mauling it could be very damaging' - Meath legend Bernard Flynn fears Dubs
On The 42MEET THE FORKER
'Why would Kieran not be there next year?' - Armagh, McGeeney and trophy drought
On The 42Number One
Whatever happens, Rory Beggan will go down as football great in golden period for goalkeepers
Bearpit
Paddy Lynch hits 1-9 as Cavan shock Monaghan in Ulster ambush
Monaghan suffer on the counter attack and lose veteran Darren Hughes to a serious injury.
On The 42Race For Sam
We're charging into GAA championship 2024 without pause for breath - is anyone ready?
The 2024 action throws in this weekend with the opener in Ruislip this afternoon.
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6 talking points after Derry and Dublin produce brilliant final drama at Croke Park
Mickey Harte’s side won 3-1 on penalties after the game had finished Derry 3-18 Dublin 2-21 after extra-time.
On The 42Reaction
'Dublin have the best claim to being a top team, Derry are still a team on the up'
On The 42NU LOOK DUBS
Patience and reward: How Dessie Farrell persisted with fringe players to reshape the Dubs
Ross McGarry and others have finally arrived after years of being hot-housed in the panel, while Farrell has convinced the venerable veterans to remain.
League Matters'There is something ethically wrong about that - have we got the competitions right?'
On The 42The Long Goodbye
'This is what he is pursuing' - NFL dream set to rule Beggan out for Monaghan this year
Precious silverware
Lohan's Clare head into league final with precious little baggage
Meeting Limerick in a league final would have been tricky. Instead Clare now get to have a cut off Kilkenny with no strings attached.
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Clare join Kilkenny in league decider after getting past mis-firing Tipperary
Tipp burn through four freetakers as Clare look ahead to a meeting with Derek Lyng’s Cats.
What's at stake?'Loughnane had got the training badly wrong and just flogged us' - Jamesie O'Connor on timing
On The 42Mind Matters
The evolution of sports psychology: how the GAA is working to get the best from its experts
On The 42kyle hayes
When Kyle Hayes returns to hurling's national spotlight, spare a thought for Cillian McCarthy
Two-year suspended sentence will allow Limerick hurler to resume his sporting career, but it is hard to agree that he has taken responsibility for his actions.
Heavy workload'There are just too many competitions for them' - Tomás Ó Sé on fixture madness for U20s
On The 42column
Soccer culture has become beyond poisonous - let's fix it and integrate the fans
The madness of crowds has infected cross-channel soccer and damaged it beyond repair. The same rules don’t have to apply here.
Permutations
Explainer - Here's what's at stake in the final round of the football league
Seven slots for promotion and relegation to be determined after the final round of fixtures.
GAA
'You still wonder if he can do it, but he proved it today' - Monaghan's star still shining
Tyrone ran out 1-19 to 2-13 winners over Monaghan last night.
On The 42Yo Yo county
5 promotions, 6 relegations in 16 seasons, Westmeath pushing for another bounce up
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