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Dates For Diary

All-Ireland and Ulster club final ties live on TV this weekend

9 Dec

6.4k

Family ties

'Dad passed away 21 years ago. We picked this cup out' - Murphy's special Leinster club success

9 Dec

2.3k

Dingle Delight

Paul Geaney: 'A dream year in one sense, a hard psychological year in another'

9 Dec

6.0k

Closer Look

Tipperary GAA release trailer for behind-the-scenes documentary about All-Ireland quest

8 Dec

4.8k

Talking Points

Two-point debates, Dingle and St Martin's celebrate milestone wins, super Sherlock

Ballyboden brilliance and Kilkenny veterans stood out in Leinster.

8 Dec

1.3k

End of the road

Louth 'colossus' Bevan Duffy retires from inter-county football

8 Dec

1.7k

Conor Geaney

'That was biggest free I ever kicked. It’s the best day in the club’s history'

8 Dec

1.3k

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Wizard of Oz

Dingle not expecting to have AFL star O'Connor available for All-Ireland semi-final

7 Dec

3.0k

Memories

Hogan's 1-1 helps former Kilkenny teammate Murphy lift Leinster club trophy named after father

7 Dec

4.8k

Reaction

Jimmy Barry-Murphy: 'It looked very harsh to me...there's no point carping about it today'

7 Dec

6.1k

thurles thriller

Conor Geaney secures dramatic Munster title win for Dingle against St Finbarr's

Steven Sherlock struck 0-16 in defeat for the Cork side.

Fintan O'Toole

Reports from FBD Semple Stadium

7 Dec

6.1k

LEINSTER CHAMPIONS

'That bit of messing paid off. He's made history now, he'll go down in the annals of the parish'

7 Dec

5.4k

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History makers

Wexford's St Martin's win Leinster hurling final thriller against Ballyhale Shamrocks

6 Dec

6.1k

Match Report

Ballyboden St Enda's lift third Leinster senior football title after second-half surge

6 Dec

3.0k

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.

Declan Bogue

6 Dec

3.6k

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.

Declan Bogue

6 Dec

4.8k

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'There are 1,610 clubs in Ireland, and many of these will not survive the decade'

5 Dec

2.5k

column

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.

Gavin Cooney

5 Dec

1.2k

present danger

'Demographic change is not a future threat - it is a present reality' - GAA tackle urban drift

4 Dec

1.8k

Top Pick

Charlie Smyth to start again for Saints after impressive NFL debut

4 Dec

2.4k

Exit

Cork confirm departure of senior hurling coach O’Halloran

3 Dec

4.5k

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Start all over again

All-Ireland champions get to start league season in front of home fans

3 Dec

3.0k

Aussie Rules

Offaly and Tullamore footballer Cillian Bourke makes AFL switch with Essendon

3 Dec

2.1k

Dates for your diary

Tasty encounter between Armagh and Tyrone to open 2026 Dr McKenna Cup

2 Dec

837

Third Level

Here are the 2026 Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup draws

2 Dec

2.3k

Tax

Galway GAA set aside €150,000 to cover potential tax liabilities following audit

2 Dec

1.6k

Dessie Hutchinson

Soccer days with Molumby, hurt after being dropped by Waterford, and Ballygunner brilliance

2 Dec

4.9k

Dates For Diary

Leinster and Munster finals live on TV in this weekend's GAA club action

1 Dec

6.9k

Champions

'It's player-driven. The culture is fantastic' - Ballygunner the Munster masters once more

1 Dec

1.9k

classic

Scotstown eventually prevail on penalties in Ulster semi-final epic

30 Nov

2.9k

Take a Bow

History-makers St Ergnat’s, Moneyglass edge Kilmacud Crokes

30 Nov

2.2k

the Gunners

Ballygunner in control as they land Munster hurling final win over Éire Óg Ennis

An attendance of 3,065 watched on in Thurles.

Fintan O'Toole

Reports from FBD Semple Stadium

30 Nov

4.5k

western kings

Roscommon champions Brigid's edge Maigh Cuilinn to win Connacht crown

30 Nov

2.2k

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.

Declan Bogue

30 Nov

6.6k

Hurling

Slaughtneil cruise to sixth Ulster title in nine seasons

29 Nov

1.9k

Results

St Finbarr's reach All-Ireland camogie final after extra-time heroics as Athenry also advance

29 Nov

2.3k

Kildare to dream

Niall Kelly's wonderful year continues as Athy book Leinster decider with Ballyboden

29 Nov

2.3k

marching on

Ballyboden overpower Tullamore by 15 points to reach Leinster final

29 Nov

2.5k

Open letter

Former All-Ireland champions Glen express grave concerns about inter-county season extension

29 Nov

6.4k

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