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Louth 'colossus' Bevan Duffy retires from inter-county football
'That was biggest free I ever kicked. It’s the best day in the club’s history'
Yesterday
7th December 2025
Dingle not expecting to have AFL star O'Connor available for All-Ireland semi-final
Hogan's 1-1 helps former Kilkenny teammate Murphy lift Leinster club trophy named after father
Jimmy Barry-Murphy: 'It looked very harsh to me...there's no point carping about it today'
Conor Geaney secures dramatic Munster title win for Dingle against St Finbarr's
Steven Sherlock struck 0-16 in defeat for the Cork side.
'That bit of messing paid off. He's made history now, he'll go down in the annals of the parish'
Last week
30th November 2025 - 6th December 2025
Wexford's St Martin's win Leinster hurling final thriller against Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ballyboden St Enda's lift third Leinster senior football title after second-half surge
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.
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.
Hurling needs a big game, and why football could do with more new rules
'There are 1,610 clubs in Ireland, and many of these will not survive the decade'
From the GAA to World Rugby to Fifa - Stop changing the formats of our great competitions
The formats of virtually of our biggest events have changed radically in the last few years – we have to call a halt.
'Demographic change is not a future threat - it is a present reality' - GAA tackle urban drift
Charlie Smyth to start again for Saints after impressive NFL debut
Cork confirm departure of senior hurling coach O’Halloran
All-Ireland champions get to start league season in front of home fans
Offaly and Tullamore footballer Cillian Bourke makes AFL switch with Essendon
Tasty encounter between Armagh and Tyrone to open 2026 Dr McKenna Cup
Here are the 2026 Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup draws
Galway GAA set aside €150,000 to cover potential tax liabilities following audit
Soccer days with Molumby, hurt after being dropped by Waterford, and Ballygunner brilliance
Leinster and Munster finals live on TV in this weekend's GAA club action
'It's player-driven. The culture is fantastic' - Ballygunner the Munster masters once more
Scotstown eventually prevail on penalties in Ulster semi-final epic
History-makers St Ergnat’s, Moneyglass edge Kilmacud Crokes
Ballygunner in control as they land Munster hurling final win over Éire Óg Ennis
An attendance of 3,065 watched on in Thurles.
Roscommon champions Brigid's edge Maigh Cuilinn to win Connacht crown
'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.
Last month
November 2025
Slaughtneil cruise to sixth Ulster title in nine seasons
St Finbarr's reach All-Ireland camogie final after extra-time heroics as Athenry also advance
Niall Kelly's wonderful year continues as Athy book Leinster decider with Ballyboden
Ballyboden overpower Tullamore by 15 points to reach Leinster final
Former All-Ireland champions Glen express grave concerns about inter-county season extension
McIntosh juggling medical career with football as Moneyglass enter uncharted territory
Ballygunner's stalwarts eye landmark Munster final record
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.
'The next step is performing in finals' - Chasing All-Irelands with Galway and Kilmacud Crokes
Dummying wheelie bins and kicking into trailers: The making of Bláithín Bogue
Tempo Maguires and Fermanagh star set to break all goalscoring records in her debut season as she heads for AFLW Grand Final.