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January
January 2026
No divided loyalties for a treasured son of both St Brigid's and Dingle
Tom Óg O’Brien gave years of football to Dingle and came home to win championships with St Brigid’s.
A history of football
The dreamers, schemers, thinkers and doers who brought tactics and design to Gaelic football
In the first part of a three-part series, Declan Bogue charts the early evolution of the sport.
On The 42Warm Ups
Final stages of GAA pre-season competitions take shape as final and semi-final pairings emerge
On The 42Anthony Cunningham
'They’re highly ambitious': A 20-year coaching journey continues to All-Ireland club final day
Veteran manager maintains a low profile despite his unusual successes.
All-Ireland Club
St Brigid's join Dingle in All-Ireland final with nervy win over Scotstown
Roscommon and Connacht champions benefitted from wasteful Ulster opponents.
Gone gone gone
Peter Harte and Rian O'Neill unlikely to feature in 2026 for Tyrone and Armagh
Ulster counties significantly weakened by the absence of attacking leaders.
big dogs
Final Four - How are the clubs chasing All-Ireland senior football glory shaping up?
Representatives from Kerry, Dublin, Monaghan and Roscommon compete this weekend.
Last year
2025
Louth and proud
'It absolutely galvanised the players' - A day in the Leinster football sun
Louth’s Leinster final win over Meath transformed a competition that had been dead in the water.
On The 42Remembering Micko
'Proud to be a son of that man' - Karl O'Dwyer remembers his father, Micko
What was footballing life like as the son of the most famous manager of all?
On The 42IN IT FOR THE MONEY
'Sure it was great for him to play with us, like’ - when George Best togged out for Cork Celtic
The Belfast Boy’s three-game spell on Leeside is explored in a brilliant new TG4 documentary set to air on Stephen’s Day.
Appeal ahoy
'He's in the absolute pits' - Loughrea manager vows to appeal Killeen red card
Tommy Kelly says Galway club will attempt to free up Cullen Killeen for Ballygunner showdown.
All-Ireland Club
Loughrea left to sweat over red card after beating Slaughtneil in All-Ireland semi-final
Late red card takes the shine off a brilliant victory for Galway champions.
Gaels Against GenocideActivist group slams GAA's 'business as usual approach in time of genocide' after Allianz decision
Cardinal Rules
Inside Jim Gavin's 2025: From Football Review Committee success to Presidential disaster
‘The leadership and the lads just pulled up the ladder and pissed off.’
decision
GAA to continue with Allianz sponsorship following Ethics and Integrity Commission report
The company has received criticism over its perceived links to Israel.
Stony grey soil
Hewn from the mountains and bog, Scotstown ache for this Ulster final
For a club with a rich tradition of winning Ulster club titles, this present generation have none, apart from three final defeats. And still they come.
Munster finals
West Kerry's awake: How Dingle and An Ghaeltacht are conquering rural depopulation
Éamonn Fitzmaurice has coached almost all of the two squads heading into the Munster finals this weekend.
long road back to croker
Back in Ballyhale, Henry Shefflin is sharpening himself for more Leinster honours
The decorated player has kickstarted his coaching career once more with his home club.
present danger'Demographic change is not a future threat - it is a present reality' - GAA tackle urban drift
Munster Final
'It was very bitter on their side' - 35 years after losing a Munster final, Eire Óg are back
Regrets after what happened against Patrickswell in 1990 can be washed away by Clare champions.
DRAMA KING
Finding the fun in grief: Shane McNaughton's budding screenwriting career
With a short film on BBCNI, the former Antrim hurler is making a big impression.
Bláithín Bogue
Dummying wheelie bins and kicking into trailers: Fermanagh star in AFLW Grand Final
Tempo Maguires star is in brilliant goalscoring form as she heads for Melbourne showdown.
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