Donegal complete extraordinary voyage from nowhere to eternityALL IRELAND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012: Donegal 2-11 Mayo 0-13: THE ERUPTION of gold streamers into the autumn sunshine as Donegal…Mon Sep 24 2012 - 01:00
Donegal V Mayo: The Key Moments3 minutes: Donegal allay fears of a nervous start and set the tempo earlyMon Sep 24 2012 - 01:00
Donegal ready to take the final stepALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL: TWENTY YEARS on, the contrast could hardly be more vividSat Sep 22 2012 - 01:00
Donegal opt to make no changesDONEGAL MANAGER Jim McGuinness has announced an unchanged side for Sunday’s All-Ireland football final against MayoFri Sep 21 2012 - 01:00
Holy Grail tantalisingly close for Mayo againON GAELIC GAMES: Donegal have taken a disproportionate share of the limelight this season and that may suit James Horan’s side…Wed Sep 19 2012 - 01:00
Donegal stumble to their date with destinyALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL DONEGAL v MAYO: A forgettable semi-final in 1992 proved a defining one for both teams as winners Donegal…Mon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Emerging Clare won't stop the forward march of KilkennyUNDER-21 HURLING ALL-IRELAND FINAL: CLARE AND Kilkenny meet in the Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland under-21 hurling final for the…Sat Sep 15 2012 - 01:00
Horan expects clean bill of healthMAYO MANAGER James Horan said last night he expected all injuries to be cleared in time for Sunday week’s All-Ireland football…Thu Sep 13 2012 - 01:00
Cunningham shows the power of a calm headON GAELIC GAMES: Like Jim McGuinness in Donegal and James Horan in Mayo, Galway’s unflappable hurling manager has made a huge…Wed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Financial pressure closes An Fear Rua siteGAELIC GAMES: ONE OF the oldest and most popular GAA discussion boards has closed downWed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Canning's nerves of steel earn Galway another tilt at the titleGalway 2-13 Kilkenny 0-19: LIGHTNING MAY not quite have struck twice but challengers Galway generated enough electricity to …Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny v Galway: The Key Moments10 minutes : Galway’s biggest days tend to be ignited by strong starts to matches, which invariably involve goalsMon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Shefflin so close to unique pinnacleKILKENNY MANAGER Brian Cody has always regarded with suspicion the personal milestones that measure out the career of Henry Shefflin…Sat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny have plugged all the gaps since JulyALL-IRELAND SENIOR HURLING FINAL Galway v Kilkenny: SEVEN WEEKS isn’t that long a stretch but it feels like a lifetimeSat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
Some reasons why Galway's young crops failGalway’s failure to take the Liam MacCarthy across the Shannon any more recently than 1988 has been a subject of enduring and…Wed Sep 5 2012 - 01:00
This Mayo team have finally shouted 'stop'THE CELEBRATED Mayo writer and journalist John Healy's series, originally published in this newspaper in 1968, about the decline…Tue Sep 4 2012 - 01:00
Ballyhale Shamrocks sharp shooter: Shefflin has Keher's Kilkenny tally in his sights and can finish the season as top scorerFINAL STAND: KILKENNY’S Henry Shefflin goes into the All-Ireland final in search of a record ninth All-Ireland medal won on …Tue Sep 4 2012 - 01:00
Hungry Mayo dethrone DublinMayo 0-19 Dublin 0-16 HISTORY CAME crashing down on All-Ireland champions Dublin in a packed Croke Park yesterday, as Mayo repeated…Mon Sep 3 2012 - 01:00
Dublin can hold the Mayo threatGAELIC GAMES: FOR THE past two weekends the consensus of punditry has run aground largely because it placed too much emphasis…Sat Sep 1 2012 - 01:00
Threads of Cork's challenge slowly unravelledON GAELIC GAMES: Tactically outsmarted on the day, the third quarter of the game was when Cork’s challenge largely fell apart…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Driven Donegal reach new heightsALL-IRELAND SFC SEMI-FINAL: Donegal 0-16 Cork 1-11: TWENTY YEARS ago Donegal reached their first All-Ireland final by coming…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Cork's consistency gives them a slight edgeGAELIC GAMES: CROKE PARK will welcome the millionth spectator of this year’s championship tomorrow afternoon, as the turnstiles…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
GAA congress to consider RWC roleThe GAA will consider making available six grounds to facilitate Ireland’s rugby world cup (RWC) bidSat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny's modern Godfather gets a part twoON GAELIC GAMES: NO COUNTY does “out of the blue” like GalwayWed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Electric Galway leave Cats frazzledGalway 2-21 Kilkenny 2-11: ASTONISHMENT AND history rhymed at Croke Park yesterday, as the outcome only Kilkenny manager Brian…Mon Jul 9 2012 - 01:00
It could be a nightmare in the Park for GalwayTHERE WAS a time when Galway created a frisson before matches against KilkennySat Jul 7 2012 - 01:00
Clare aren't expecting too much and are likely to get itTHERE IS an anti-climactic sense to GAA Munster football finals where Cork or Kerry have eliminated the other along the waySat Jul 7 2012 - 01:00
McGrath believes not all of Ulster in transitionLAST WEEKEND’S elimination of Armagh from the championship and Tyrone’s defeat in the Ulster semi-final represented changed fortunes…Thu Jul 5 2012 - 01:00
Baker not bothered by qualifier anomalyGAELIC GAMES: ONE OF the most remarked-on anomalies in the hurling championship is the way it benefits counties defeated early…Thu Jul 5 2012 - 01:00
Johnston issue highlights creation of elite groupON GAELIC GAMES: There are instinctive reservations when a good player from a weak county looks to move to a stronger oneWed Jul 4 2012 - 01:00
Hyland believes focus is on KildareCAVAN MANAGER Terry Hyland says that the stand-out fixture in yesterday’s All-Ireland qualifier draw, which pits his team against…Tue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Shortfall or no, Leinster final stays at Croke ParkACCORDING TO Leinster Council the provincial hurling final will not be moved out of Croke Park in future despite poor expectations…Tue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Kerrigan traces roots of a Meath revivalGAELIC GAMES : NOT EVEN in Meath was there any clear idea that Sunday’s big surprise against Kildare was in the pipeline.Tue Jul 3 2012 - 01:00
Old electricity sparks as Dubs and Meath generate showdownGAELIC GAMES: LEINSTER COUNCIL’S projections for yesterday’s big GAA provincial football semi-finals in Croke Park were slightly…Mon Jul 2 2012 - 01:00
Resurgent Royals roll back the yearsLEINSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Meath 1-17 Kildare 1-11 A CLASSIC ambush at Croke Park yesterday, as hot favourites Kildare firstly…Mon Jul 2 2012 - 01:00
Donegal stick with tried and trustedTEAM NEWS: DONEGAL HAVE named an unchanged team for tomorrow’s Ulster football semi-final against Tyrone.Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
St Mel's still fuelling Longford's fireALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIER LONGFORD v DERRY THE MOST compelling qualifier match this weekend is Derry’s visit to Longford tomorrow…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
McEnaney's helmet worryADVANTAGE RULE: PAT McENANEY, chair of the National Referees Committee, is concerned the compulsory use of helmets in hurling…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Hurling's glass ceiling as imposing as everON GAELIC GAMES: Dublin’s disintegration last Saturday at the hands of Kilkenny is another blow for those counties who aspire…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
McGrath helps Tipp scramble over the lineTipperary 1-22 Cork 0-24: IT’S AS well to beware the hype in relation to Cork-Tipperary Munster hurling encounters but it would…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Old rivals serve up a summer treatGAELIC GAMES: LIKE Mr Dick in David Copperfield, the Cork-Tipperary rivalry sets us all rightMon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
GAA move to keep Dunne in checkWEXFORD MANAGER Liam Dunne will have to confine his ministrations to the sideline in tomorrow’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Shefflin returns for KilkennyHENRY SHEFFLIN returns to the Kilkenny team against Dublin tomorrow for his first competitive fixture since last year’s All-Ireland…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Irish soccer's struggles of no solace to the GAAON GAELIC GAMES: SO THE bread’s gone stale and the circus has left townWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Galway still committed to Leinster projectTHE ARRANGEMENT whereby Galway and Antrim have competed in the Leinster hurling championship is now in its fourth yearTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
GAA defend the right of provinces to set ticket pricesTHE GAA have defended the right of provincial councils to set their ticket pricesTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Away trip to Longford a difficult assignment for DerryALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIERS FIRST ROUND: OF THE 16 counties who went into yesterday’s All-Ireland football qualifiers first-round…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Resolute Waterford stand firm at the finishWaterford 2-17 Clare 1-18: APART FROM being the tightest-rated match of the weekend, yesterday’s Munster hurling semi-final …Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Qualifiers have enabled the cream to rise to the topThe football qualifiers have many critics, but they have also served to revolutionise the championshipWed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00