Football Championship

Three first-half goals put Ger Brennan’s side in control of affairs in Inniskeen

In last year’s All-Ireland draw, Conor Carroll ran Dublin ragged in the heat - Dessie Farrell will be prepared this time around

Dublin transformed from the comedy warmup act to the Dubs, a behemoth of the GAA

Sides level on seven points apiece early in the second half but Mayo pull away for third consecutive minor crown

Louth full-back Dermot Campbell returns to fitness ahead of Saturday’s clash after recovering from a hamstring injury

‘Life is frustratingly short on clarity and so too are league tables where three teams out of four … can qualify’

Ballymun goalkeeper suffered knee injury in club game for Ballymun Kickhams

Group stages have delivered excitement but it is 14 years since a county lost in the football championship and went on to win the All-Ireland

Every player has experienced what happened to Monaghan in Killarney last Saturday, the sort of nightmare you can’t wake up from

After Gareth McKinless’s red card against Galway, there was no way back for Derry who no longer look like All-Ireland contenders

A series of missed goal chances on the Dublin side were a key factor, but Longford still had to show incredible character

Castlebar Mitchels wing back missed the Connacht final due to injury only to once again face a spell on the sidelines following his return

Waterford conceding too many goal chances; Monaghan at lowest ebb; Tipp bottom out; Kilkenny work in progress

Tyrone show underage strength again as they prove too strong for old rivals Kerry in All-Ireland U20 final at Portlaoise

To compete at the all-you-can-eat sports buffet on TV the GAA needs a streaming service

Kildare outclass Waterford to continue their strong start to Tailteann Cup campaign

Eoin McElholm, Ruairí McCullagh and Ronan Cassidy share haul of 17 points

League champions never recovered from first-half red card for Gareth McKinless for challenge

Steven Sherlock and Mark Cronin both make vital contributions after coming on

Kevin McStay’s men never trailed against a Cavan side who were second best throughout

The Kingdom were 13 points ahead at half-time and the only surprise is that Monaghan won the second half

Emma Dineen raises the green flag twice as Kerry come from behind to seal an eight point win at Mallow

Following the chastening defeat to Donegal, Mickey Harte's Derry must decide whether to revert to a more cautious Plan B or just come back blazing with a better, more effective Plan A

The GAA now have more championship games that matter than they’ve ever had and via GAAGO more people can see more of these games than ever before

Winning is an art and the players are the ones holding the brushes – looking to the sideline for guidance is no way to see out an Ulster final

Grattan Park in Inniskeen will host the clash between Louth and Meath; all games to be played on Saturday, May 25th

Armagh and Donegal’s shooting was superb, but Mayo’s lack of a cutting edge again failed them in Connacht

Dublin footballer talks championship changes and loss of selector Shane O’Hanlon ahead of the All-Ireland series

Michael Murphy: It takes until All-Ireland quarter-finals for likely winners to emerge but non-contenders can be identified much more quickly

A golden score would seem a more fitting, yet equally dramatic, tiebreaker to a drawn football game than a penalty shootout as it retains the core disciplines of Gaelic football.

‘It’s a credit to the GAA that they do at least listen and try to change - I don’t think they have got it right in its current format’

Have Cork finally uncovered Limerick’s tactical vulnerability? John Kiely laments inability to communicate with his players

Kieran McGeeney’s side losing their four-point lead cost them dearly against Donegal in the Ulster final

Heartbreaking Ulster final defeat for Armagh again as they suffer a fourth penalty shootout loss in big games

In a stellar shootout, 10 penalties were scored in the first round before Armagh’s Shane McPartlan missed in sudden death

Wee County do themselves proud as they reduce the deficit from 21 points last year to four points

When they lifted the Anglo Celt in 2008, it was their seventh time being champions in the previous 10 seasons - nobody expected it all to fall off a cliff, least of all themselves

Our analyst answers readers’ questions about the 2019 All-Ireland final, a potential rule change, how to balance children’s sporting workload, what to do about the scheduling of the All-Ireland final and the future of the provincial championships

The Tailteann Cup is up and running with home sides overwhelmingly favoured for the first round of matches

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