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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Carney restates view that Kerry are in declineRTÉ’S Sunday Game analyst Martin Carney has reiterated his view that Kerry are in a natural process of declineTue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Decline in Leinster gate revenueLEINSTER Council gate revenue is currently €300,000 down on last year but provincial chief executive Michael Delaney is optimistic…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Cork banish Kingdom to the scenic routeMUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Cork 0-17 Kerry 0-12: FOR A championship fixture that to the casual observer must appear to take place…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Weekend previewsTODAY MUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL Limerick v Clare, Gaelic Grounds, 7Sat Jun 9 2012 - 01:00
Cork stick with league winning sideTEAM NEWS: CORK MANAGER Conor Counihan has announced an unchanged team from the side that won the county’s third successive …Fri Jun 8 2012 - 01:00
Dublin can repeat, but not if it's the same againON GAELIC GAMES: Pat Gilroy’s men had to defy precedent to beat Kerry in last year’s final, so they know just what they’re up…Wed Jun 6 2012 - 01:00
Cork at full strength for Kerry clashCORK ARE in the unusual position of having a full pick for Sunday’s Munster football semi-final against Kerry, the biggest match…Tue Jun 5 2012 - 01:00
Johnston awaits his fate as CCCC reconvenesTHE CENTRAL Competitions Control Committee meets today to consider one the most contentious items ever to appear on one of its…Tue Jun 5 2012 - 01:00
Bastick gets fair return on all he put inWITH REACTION to Dublin’s win over Louth in the Leinster championship hovering between admiration for the power play which blew…Tue Jun 5 2012 - 01:00
Champions crank up well-oiled machineDublin 2-22 Louth 0-12: ALL RELEVANT questions concerning yesterday’s Leinster football quarter-final were answered quickly…Mon Jun 4 2012 - 01:00
Dublin send out a messageGAELIC GAMES: IT’S HARD to imagine that a championship crowd at Croke Park on a June Bank Holiday weekend was ever as cold as…Mon Jun 4 2012 - 01:00
CCCC to rehear Johnston caseGAELIC FOOTBALL: Seán Johnston’s transfer from Cavan to Kildare moved a step closer yesterday when the Central Appeals Committee…Sat Jun 2 2012 - 01:00