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August
August 2025
End of the road
Peter Keane steps down as Clare football manager after one season
10 Aug
2.3k
4
Around The Counties
Con and Clifford the scoring stars as Kerry and Tipperary All-Ireland winners return to club duty
10 Aug
7.0k
2
Stars Align
Who were the best players in the 2025 ladies football championship?
10 Aug
1.1k
0
Keep the Faith
How the Jesuit experience shaped Ger Brennan, the new Dublin football manager
The St Vincent’s man breaks the mould of the inner-city Dub, and his heritage tells us why.
Declan Bogue
10 Aug
9.7k
4
FULL OF JOY
'I found it made me almost miserable at times' - Players and managers embrace new Gaelic football rules
Luke Loughlin, Lee Keegan and Eamonn O’Hara explain why they are revelling in the new world of football.
Declan Bogue
10 Aug
1.3k
0
Home Ties
The two-time senior All-Ireland-winning boss who led his club to Galway glory as player-manager
10 Aug
6.6k
0
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
Camogie final preview and will Pat Ryan stay on with Cork?
Sinead Farrell and Fintan O’Toole join Ronan Early ahead of Sunday’s deciders at Croke Park.
57m
when worlds collide
'Massive addition to any team' - The former Down duo now in Galway Cork All-Ireland final clash
9 Aug
1.9k
0
all-ireland camogie final
Méabh Cahalane: ‘My dad would say to enjoy it, because the turn of the tide waits for no one’
9 Aug
6.8k
3
Hotseat
Dublin appoint Ger Brennan as new senior football manager
Brennan guided Louth to Leinster senior title success this year.
8 Aug
9.2k
22
Grassroots
Kerry and Tipperary All-Ireland winning stars back in club focus this weekend
8 Aug
2.5k
0
Cork V Galway
Áine Keane prepared for a very different All-Ireland final experience
7 Aug
1.3k
0
Kingdom camogie
'For a few years there, we just didn’t have the numbers' - Kerry camogie on the rise
7 Aug
984
0
Minor Matters
Tyrone and Kerry dominate Electric Ireland Minor football team of the Year
6 Aug
2.4k
19
Camogie
'People say to you sometimes, ‘God, that must be awful' . . . I'm lucky'
6 Aug
4.1k
0
Extension
John Cleary to remain in charge of Cork footballers
5 Aug
2.5k
2
Talking Points
Dublin’s first-half storm, Meath regret, and what next after one-sided All-Ireland final?
5 talking points from Dublin’s 2-16 to 0-10 decider win — and seventh Brendan Martin Cup success.
5 Aug
1.5k
1
RIP
Tributes paid after the passing of former Roscommon player and Galway club winning boss Don Connellan
5 Aug
8.5k
4
Mark O'Shea
'Playing with Kerry was something I thought would never come around' - The All-Ireland winning newcomer
5 Aug
7.5k
1
TWO TIME CHAMP
'It's great, fantastic, I can't complain' - O'Dowd on her second All-Ireland return from AFLW
4 Aug
2.3k
5
Nicole Owens
'I was in a really bad way' - Dublin's goalscoring star bows out a five-time All-Ireland winner
4 Aug
7.4k
1
Reaction
'I'm just gutted for the girls. The game was nearly over at half time' - Meath boss McCormack
3 Aug
5.1k
2
Reaction
'She's given everything. This is a cherry on the top' - Dublin's retiring multi-sport star
Hannah Tyrrell bows out a two-time All-Ireland winner after her earlier rugby and soccer exploits.
3 Aug
2.6k
1
Match Report
Dublin dominate Meath to win second All-Ireland in three years
Dublin ran out 12-point winners in front of 48,089 fans at Croke Park.
3 Aug
2.6k
15
BACK TO BACK BABY
Abbeydorney go back to back Kerry hurling titles after having waited five decades
3 Aug
3.7k
4
RED HAND RISING
Horisk and Muldoon goals grab control for Red Hands ladies as they eclipse Laois
3 Aug
1.2k
2
Minute-by-Minute
Dublin v Meath, All-Ireland senior ladies football final
Catch up on all the action as Dublin and Meath battled it out for the Brendan Martin cup.
3 Aug
29.5k
12
wee county big win
Kate Flood the scoring hero as Louth brush off Antrim to win Junior All-Ireland
3 Aug
1.2k
3
Royal Servant
'I wasn't in good form for a few months after. You're so close to the players'
3 Aug
12.5k
0
reflections
Best moment, star and match: The42 GAA writers review the 2025 hurling and football year
Tipperary and Kerry celebrated, but what else stood out?
3 Aug
1.6k
0
Ladies Football
Dublin and Meath renew rivalry, top stars, key battles - All-Ireland final talking points
3 Aug
757
0
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
All-Ireland Ladies Final preview and Kerry-Donegal review
Emma Duffy and Declan Bogue join Ronan Early ahead of Sunday’s finals.
42m
expert view
Jack O’Connor in a place in Kerry football where he will be celebrated and not forgotten
The Kerry boss won Sam Maguire for the fifth time last Sunday.
Micheál Clifford
2 Aug
1.4k
1
Interview
The 2011 All-Ireland winner targetting more success with Dublin
2 Aug
2.9k
1
Interview
An All-Ireland-winning father and the West Cork daughter bound for the Rugby World Cup
Ahead of the Rugby World Cup, The42 meets Ireland international Enya Breen and her father Ian.
Sinead Farrell
2 Aug
6.9k
2
SQOTW
Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
1 Aug
4.3k
0
LGFA
Dublin and Meath name teams for All-Ireland final showdown
1 Aug
1.7k
1
July
July 2025
looking ahead
Kerry and Cork to be seeded in separate 2026 Munster semi-finals
31 Jul
2.8k
14
Carla Rowe
'I was trending number one in Ireland on Twitter ahead of Rashford and Coldplay!'
31 Jul
2.0k
0
column
Even in the modern age, Kerry show there's still no greater motivator than being written off t' f**k
Gavin Cooney
31 Jul
2.9k
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