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July
July 2025
let's get down to quizness
Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
Time to test yourself on the last seven days of sport.
25 Jul
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Team news
Donegal unchanged for All-Ireland football final against Kerry
25 Jul
1.9k
2
Redemption
'It still haunts you' - Donegal star Ryan McHugh on 2014 All-Ireland defeat to Kerry
25 Jul
1.6k
0
expert view
Trophy-hunting Kerry and Donegal won't be worried about delivering a fitting football finale
Gaelic football has been transformed, but the end goal on All-Ireland final day remains the same.
25 Jul
596
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Ready to go
Ciaran Meenagh confirmed as new Derry football manager
24 Jul
1.1k
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Teamsheet
Kerry name unchanged side for All-Ireland final as Diarmuid O'Connor makes squad
24 Jul
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Interview
'At 18 years of age I would have done anything for football, at 21 I wanted an excuse to stop'
Darrach ‘Jigger’ O’Connor was a teenager playing in 2014 All-Ireland final, but a litany of injuries stopped everything.
Declan Bogue
24 Jul
7.4k
2
Jack O'Connor
'One of my early years, I had the match played in my head a thousand times beforehand'
24 Jul
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revival
Eoghan Connolly: 'Last year you were afraid to walk down the town to get a coffee'
23 Jul
3.5k
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PodcastThe 42FM
Why Cork choked - and why that's okay
42m
Courts
Former Clare hurler Niall Gilligan found not guilty of assaulting 12-year-old boy
23 Jul
3.2k
Respect
David Clifford 'could be the best player that has ever played the game' - McGuinness
23 Jul
7.4k
3
Gaelic Football
'It's challenging but it’s adding to the entertainment' - Goalkeeper view on new rules
23 Jul
2.8k
0
bolt from the blue
Former Ballyboden St Enda's goalkeeper McNamee signs with NFL's Green Bay Packers
22 Jul
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4
GAA
Gavin Devlin appointed as Louth senior football manager
Updated 22 Jul
2.8k
0
Fallout
The pain for Cork and the joy for Tipperary, this All-Ireland impact will be long-lasting
The 3-14 to 0-2 second-half scoreline is hard to comprehend.
Fintan O'Toole
22 Jul
5.8k
7
Fines
Donegal and Armagh turn down proposed €7,500 fines from Ulster final row
22 Jul
13.8k
3
Premier Star
Noel McGrath: 'To have my son there was one of the greatest things I could have done'
22 Jul
12.2k
6
Eoghan Connolly
'We had a terrible game in-house': Tipperary turned it around to claim famous All-Ireland win
21 Jul
5.4k
3
New Gaffer
Ciaran Meenagh set to become the next Derry manager
21 Jul
5.5k
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Box Office
Over one million viewers tune in to All-Ireland hurling final on RTÉ
21 Jul
3.5k
10
Progress
'We were walking down the street ducking and diving from people'
21 Jul
3.9k
2
decision
No homecoming event for Cork hurlers 'at request of team and management'
21 Jul
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PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
Post All-Ireland final pod: Tipp win as Cork collapse
Fintan O’Toole and Declan Bogue give their reaction from Croke Park.
15m
Selection
Here's The Sunday Game's Hurling Team of the Year for 2025
21 Jul
10.0k
15
MVP
Ronan Maher lands All-Ireland hurling final man of the match award
20 Jul
11.1k
5
Tipp Top
Darragh McCarthy: 'If you let it get to you, you're going to be curled up in a ball at home in bed'
20 Jul
4.0k
3
absent friends
'I never flinched at any stage on the line once he was across my chest' - Liam Cahill
20 Jul
7.5k
1
shock and awe
Hell's Kitchen is back for the digital age as Tipp produce Guerilla warfare
Bravery has never been lacking in the Tipperary DNA, but they came with it all.
Declan Bogue
Reports from Croke Park
20 Jul
3.3k
7
Croke Park
DJ Carey conspicuously absent from Kilkenny jubilee celebration
20 Jul
4.8k
Reaction
Pat Ryan: 'We got blown away, our momentum and energy was terrible in the second half'
20 Jul
6.2k
23
Tribute
'We carried your spirit with us' - All-Ireland champions Tipperary remember Dillon Quirke
20 Jul
3.8k
8
Premier Pride
Stunning Tipperary surge sees them take down Cork and claim All-Ireland hurling glory
Tipperary outscored Cork 3-14 to 0-2 in the second half.
Fintan O'Toole
Reports from Croke Park
20 Jul
9.3k
115
Minute-by-Minute
Cork v Tipperary, All-Ireland senior hurling final
Tipperary crowned champions after 3-27 to 1-18 win.
20 Jul
53.8k
177
Cork GAA
Poll: Who will win today's All-Ireland SHC final?
20 Jul
3.2k
8
Brendan Maher
'I'm very content as a supporter, enjoying the new players coming on'
20 Jul
1.7k
0
All-Ireland SHC Final
Working with Pat Ryan: 'The resilience he has shown is something exceptional'
Wayne Sherlock’s relationship with the Rebel chief goes back to their time as U21 teammates in 1997, while they worked together in Pfizer for over a decade.
20 Jul
1.3k
1
Ladies Football
Dublin beat Galway after extra-time to set up All-Ireland final showdown with Meath
19 Jul
4.1k
9
Ladies Football
Meath dethrone Kerry to book their return to All-Ireland final
19 Jul
3.5k
2
PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
Hurling's great rivalry reaches final destination: All-Ireland final preview
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