Shane Walsh on coming back from injury: ‘It can knock you, you can go into your shell a bit. I definitely felt that’
Walsh looks to have regained full confidence ahead of Galway’s preliminary quarter-final against Down
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Tactical analysis: Down will need to share scoring burden around more to knock out Galway
Down’s reliance on three key men is an issue, but they have improved steadily under Conor Laverty
Ciarán Murphy: Keeping cool in front of goal is key to landing All-Ireland
That said, Peter Canavan goal in the 2005 All-Ireland final basically cheated us out of one of the simple joys of life
Conor McManus: Here’s my ranking of the top 12 counties going into the knockouts
The last unbeaten record went up in smoke at the weekend and a few big names are in action sooner than expected
Dublin’s path forward becomes clear and what else we learned from the GAA weekend
No more second chances; Conor Laverty gets Down moving on up; Galway’s embarrassment of riches
Final-quarter surge sends Monaghan past Down into SFC last eight
Goals from Micheál Bannigan and substitute Jack McCarron helped Monaghan’s cause at the Athletic Grounds
Adam Crimmins saves Down from Louth comeback at the death in Newry
A huge second half from Louth saw them recover from a nine-point half-time deficit
Shamrock Rovers sign former Down footballer John McGovern
McGovern to join Stephen Bradley’s side from Dungannon Swifts
Limerick prove too strong for Cork, Kilkenny return to Leinster final – As it happened
In Thurles, Tipperary took a nine-point win over Waterford
Subdued Clare no match for sharp-shooting Down in Ennis
Down take the reins in Group Three with assertive away win
Watch live All-Ireland football championship draw: Dublin drawn in proverbial Group of Death
Tyrone placed in mini Ulster SFC group alongside Cavan and either Armagh or Donegal
Ulster final confirmed for Clones as Donegal dispatch Down
Suggestions were made of Croke Park final but Donegal will play Armagh in Co Monaghan venue on May 10th
Conor McManus: Donegal set and sprang the trap for impatient Monaghan
Was lack of goal opportunities in Clones the price of incentivising long-range kicks?
Down stage remarkable late comeback to fell Fermanagh at the death
Mournemen come back from seven points down with eight minutes remaining in Ennikillen
Football previews: Kerry and Donegal look to impress again as Galway face testing Roscommon visit
Semi-finals in Munster and Connacht, with quarter-finals in Ulster
GAA’s focus on putting bums in seats has left hurling out in the cold
Act of unity by Louth and Fermanagh shows level of disrespect felt in the hurling ranks
National Hurling League: Down overpower Kildare to take Division 2 title
Mayo win Division 3 crown as Louth beat Fermanagh to top Division 4
Adam Crimmins’s late point keeps Down in hunt to stay up and sends Westmeath down
Pulsating encounter in Newry decided by last-gasp fisted point
Red cards no surprise, curious pitch markings and everything we learned from the GAA weekend
Why Tipperary have a spring in their step; the curious case of the disappearing lines; how Down got their groove back
Cavan take late win over Down to keep promotion hopes alive
Gearoid McKiernan two-pointer proves crucial for home side
Strong second-half display from Meath earns them win over Down
New rules make for an exciting finish but also some confusion in Páirc Esler
NFL Division Two: Roscommon have firepower to go back up as Westmeath look in trouble
Monaghan drop down to the second tier for the first time in a decade
Dr Crokes and Errigal Ciarán take the spoils as the last football trophies of 2024 are handed out
The Kerry and Tyrone clubs will face off in the All-Ireland semi-final on the first weekend of the New Year
Peter Óg McCartan makes himself immortal with injury-time winner for Errigal Ciarán in Ulster final
Brilliant point in the 63rd minute brings a first provincial club title to Tyrone since 2002
Slaughtneil power home to dash Portaferry’s hopes of Ulster hurling glory
Se McGuigan and Shea Cassidy scored two goals in two minutes as Derry champions secured comeback win
Goal-getters Kilcoo crush Scotstown to reach Ulster club SFC final
Down champions exact revenge on Monaghan kingpins after 2023 quarter-final defeat
Kilcoo book Ulster semi-final slot as Paul Devlin picks off Crosserlough
Down champions come through despite being down to 14 men three times during the game in Newry
Kilcoo keep up run of success in Down championship with easy win over disappointing Burren
Karl Lacey’s men clock up their sixth Down club championship title in a row, their 12th in 13 years
Should penalty shoot-outs in hurling get the bullet?
Ronan Sheehan’s Down won the first shoot-out in 2020. He would prefer an alternative means of resolution
Tributes paid following deaths of All-Ireland winning footballers Jim Crowley and Eddie McKay
Crowley was a member of the 1958 All-Ireland winning Dublin side, while McKay won two All-Ireland titles with Down
Tailteann Cup: Down secure another landmark win at Croke Park over Laois
Laois managed to stay in touch to create an interesting endgame, but anything other than a win for the Mourne men would have seemed unjust
Tailteann Cup preview: Improving Laois angling to dish out payback to Down
Laverty’s team to face Laois has four changes from the side that overcame Sligo after extra-time
Conor Laverty: ‘The key to Down’s improvement was a culture change and a demanding of certain standards’
Down face Laois in Saturday’s Tailteann Cup final
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