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This month
November 2025
Stars Of The Show
Tipperary win seven hurling All-Stars with four for Cork
Kilkenny, Dublin, and Galway players were also honoured.
6 Nov
10.8k
10
On the box
Dedication, ambition, controversy: Behind-the-scenes camogie documentary airs tonight
6 Nov
1.0k
1
CODE CHANGERS
Bye bye Kobe and Ben, don't forget to send a postcard from Australia
Nobody could begrudge Kobe McDonald and Ben Murphy their attempt to make it in the AFL.
Declan Bogue
5 Nov
3.0k
1
contribution
Coolmore Stud owner gifts 14 acres to Tipperary GAA for centre of excellence
5 Nov
5.6k
11
PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
Why are Gaelic footballers so attractive to AFL clubs? | How the All Stars are judged
GAA
Tyrone support Offaly in urging GAA to end relationship with Allianz
5 Nov
1.0k
Dates For Diary
Leinster hurling and Ulster football games live on TV in this weekend's GAA club action
5 Nov
5.0k
1
statement
Gardaí investigate Wexford GAA final violence as teenager treated for facial injuries
4 Nov
2.4k
PodcastThe 42FM
Ciarán Murphy on why hurling and the Irish language have a similar struggle
Interview
Dublin's comeback kid - 'You can't dwell on it. I never thought I would come back in again'
4 Nov
7.3k
3
Ballygunner
Dessie Hutchinson: 'You want to get another go at them because we were hurt after last year'
4 Nov
1.9k
4
Fixtures
Galway to host Kilkenny in 2026 Leinster SHC opening round
3 Nov
3.2k
4
DJ Carey
A pitiful end to the story of one of the greatest - and most marketable - hurlers
Successful people admired DJ Carey and he leveraged that admiration.
Declan Bogue
3 Nov
5.1k
AN APPRECIATION
A man with many gifts, Monaghan's Nudie Hughes left the world a better place
Castleblayney and Monaghan will be poorer for the absence of one of their greatest sons.
Declan Bogue
3 Nov
3.1k
4
Courts
DJ Carey sentenced to over five years after faking cancer to con money out of people
At a hearing on Friday, Judge Martin Nolan said a custodial sentence was inevitable.
3 Nov
5.2k
RIP
Monaghan football legend Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes dies aged 67
3 Nov
2.7k
4
On The Dotted Line
Mayo’s Kobe McDonald and Kerry’s Ben Murphy sign deals with AFL clubs
McDonald has joined St Kilda while Murphy is heading to the Brisbane Lions.
3 Nov
3.3k
10
On the march
'These guys are serial winners' - Ballygunner's Munster dominance over Limerick teams continues
3 Nov
1.9k
0
lights comeragh action
Comeragh Rangers make history with maiden Munster title
2 Nov
2.6k
2
Déise Delight
Ballygunner finish strong to progress in Munster hurling test against Na Piarsaigh
Fintan O'Toole
Reports from TUS Gaelic Grounds
2 Nov
4.3k
8
club wrap
Athy make light work of Baltinglass, Castletown retain Wexford championship
2 Nov
1.8k
1
boys of summer
Meath champions Summerhill recover to knock out Killoe of Longford
2 Nov
1.4k
0
Munster Club
'They never have an off day' - Na Piarsaigh buckle up for visit of well-rested Ballygunner
Munster club hurling championship begins with a meeting of two titans.
Declan Bogue
2 Nov
1.6k
0
Galway SHC
Loughrea seal back-to-back Galway hurling titles after holding off late St Thomas' rally
1 Nov
2.7k
3
Match Report
2023 All-Ireland finalists St Brigid's dethrone Pádraig Pearses in Roscommon replay
1 Nov
1.4k
0
Talking Points
Early Munster battle, Galway final showdown, Shefflin return for Leinster bid
1 Nov
3.6k
0
Last month
October 2025
marks out of 10
Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
31 Oct
5.1k
5
Courts
DJ Carey remanded in custody pending sentencing on Monday for fraud charges
Judge Martin Nolan said a custodial sentence was inevitable.
The 54-year-old pleaded guilty to ten counts of dishonestly inducing people to pay him money after he fraudulently claimed to have cancer.
The court heard that Carey has not repaid over €125,000 that he received from billionaire Denis O'Brien.
31 Oct
1.9k
Jayo
Jason Sherlock joins Roscommon senior football management team
31 Oct
2.2k
0
GAA
'It seems like they haven't listened to us': Dubs star Byrne renews call for GAA to end Allianz partnership
31 Oct
3.2k
column
Payments to GAA managers will have to be formalised soon. This will be a game-changer
Ronan Early
30 Oct
2.2k
1
GAA
Offaly call on GAA to 'begin process' of ending Allianz sponsorship
30 Oct
1.3k
PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
The GAA and amateurism: How long can the centre hold?
Courts
DJ Carey's sentencing hearing told former hurler is in hospital
29 Oct
3.8k
GAA fixtures
Heavyweight Munster hurling showdown televised live as part of this weekend's GAA club action
28 Oct
16.3k
4
Looking Forward
Larry Tompkins: 'A very rare cancer...please God now, we're going in the right direction'
28 Oct
5.3k
5
Champions
Castletown-Geoghegan beat Lough Lene Gaels in Westmeath final replay
27 Oct
1.9k
0
Gone clubbing
King Henry back on his throne and other club stories from the weekend
27 Oct
2.7k
0
Tyrone final
'I had to have a sit down to compose myself' - emotions flow over for Loughmacrory
Grimley brothers win first-ever championships in Tyrone and Armagh.
Declan Bogue
27 Oct
2.7k
1
club wrap
Club finals: Madden the emotional winners in Armagh, Monaghan's Scotstown go three-in-a-row
26 Oct
2.1k
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