Get Behind the Fight for women’s sports: ‘We are under no illusions that this is only the beginning’ Despite much progress, research shows that 59 per cent of Irish people have never been to a live female sports event, compared to 29 per cent who have never attended a live men’s oneThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:00
Stephen Donnelly and Thomastown eyeing final frontier as they chase All-Ireland glory Leinster standard-bearers Thomastown face Cork’s Castlelyons in the All-Ireland IHC final at Croke Park having finally claimed the Kilkenny title after frustrating defeats in recent yearsThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:00
Armagh qualify for McKenna Cup semi-finals with victory over TyroneArmagh to face Derry and Monaghan to take on Donegal this weekendWed Jan 10 2024 - 22:22
Walter Walsh: ‘You have to cherish when your club makes Croke Park’Kilkenny hurler’s Tullogher Rosbercon have carved a path to All-Ireland club junior hurling finalWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Limerick’s Munster Senior Hurling League clash with Clare a sell-outAll 1,500 tickets have been sold for Wednesday night's game in ClarecastleTue Jan 09 2024 - 18:25
Mickey Harte’s first league game as Derry manager to be on RTÉNational broadcaster to show Cork play Kilkenny in first hurling gameMon Jan 08 2024 - 20:45
Donegal’s Jim McGuinness given eight-week suspension for fielding ineligible playerCounty expected to challenge ban, which could see new manager miss most of the National LeagueMon Jan 08 2024 - 19:54
Glen all clear to focus on final after ‘bananas’ clash in fog Correct procedure was followed and Kilmacud Crokes have no quibble with result after bizarre semi-final in Newry, leaving Glen to prepare for showdown with St Brigid’sMon Jan 08 2024 - 19:37
Monaghan footballer Karl Gallagher signs two-year deal with Adelaide Crows21-year-old Emyvale player has accepted a Category B rookie contract with the AFL outfitMon Jan 08 2024 - 12:00
‘There were times you couldn’t see the ball up the far end’: Glen victorious over Kilmacud Crokes in All-Ireland club semi-finalKilmacud’s All-Ireland defence ended on a day resembling something borrowed from some hazy 1980s TV footage of a Cup Winners’ Cup tie from eastern EuropeSun Jan 07 2024 - 20:50
Glen overcome fog to get revenge on Kilmacud Crokes and reach club finalDerry side had seven-point lead before Crokes fightback led to a tense finish in NewrySun Jan 07 2024 - 19:37
Johnny Magee on Kilmacud Crokes: ‘The backlash towards us as a club was unwarranted, some of it was childish stuff’He understands where the superclub tag comes from but, in advance of Saturday’s All-Ireland club semi-final against Glen, a Kilmacud great sheds light on his club’s soulSat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
Old score to be settled as Glen face Kilmacud Crokes in hugely anticipated All-Ireland semi-finalThis weekend in Newry, two clubs with nothing else in common but one previous Sunday in Croke Park will play a game of footballSat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
Niall Sludden calls time on his Tyrone careerFormer All Star and Dromore clubman Niall Sludden has announced his retirement from the Tyrone squadSat Jan 06 2024 - 00:05
On a cold January night in Cavan, Mickey Harte starts another journeySomething always happens when Harte is involved as Derry win on their first outing under the new managerThu Jan 04 2024 - 13:06
Keith Rossiter joins ranks of intercounty managers trying to end John Kiely’s winning run Wexford are the only county to have named a new manager for the 2024 season, but plenty of others have adjusted their backroom staffThu Jan 04 2024 - 06:00
Two era-defining managers bringing fresh intrigue to intercounty seasonThere are 11 managers entering their maiden season in charge of a senior intercounty football team – though both McGuinness and McNulty are returning to roles they previously filledWed Jan 03 2024 - 06:00
A guide to sports events not to be missed in 2024From the Paris Olympics to Limerick’s drive for five, 2024 is set to be jam-packed for sports fansMon Jan 01 2024 - 06:00
Sports Review 2023: Sprightly veteran Johnny Doyle proves class is permanentFormer Kildare star Johnny Doyle, now 45, a pivotal figure as Allenwood claim Kildare and Leinster intermediate football titlesSat Dec 30 2023 - 06:00
Hannah Tyrrell’s baby can look forward to a unique sporting tale at bedtimeThe multitalented athlete has become a winner of major silverware in soccer, rugby and Gaelic footballThu Dec 28 2023 - 06:00
Real Roy of the Rovers stuff: The rise and shocking demise of a comic-book hero In the 1980s Roy of the Rovers was an essential part of popular culture, with his exploits on and off the field captivating fans and attracting stars from Gary Lineker to Spandau BalletSun Dec 24 2023 - 06:00
Dublin expected to field experimental side for O’Byrne Cup quarter-final clashJames McCarthy confirms he will stay on for 2024 as he eyes 10th All-Ireland title with DubsFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
Seán Kelly: ‘I would have preferred if nothing was seen of it and we could all just carry on’An injury spawned an unusual controversy that afternoon when video footage emerged of Mayo’s Ryan O’Donoghue appearing to intentionally target Kelly’s injured ankle during an off-the-ball scuffleThu Dec 21 2023 - 06:00
Offaly and Kinnitty hurling great Johnny Flaherty dies Flaherty scored one of the most treasured goals in hurling history as Offaly beat Galway in 1981 to win a first All-IrelandWed Dec 20 2023 - 13:11
Bubbles O’Dwyer: ‘If Limerick get out of Munster there is nothing going to stop them’Former Tipperary star John O'Dwyer believes it’s up to their Munster rivals to derail champions’ Limerick's bid for a record five in-a-row of All-Ireland titlesWed Dec 20 2023 - 06:00
St Thomas’ beat Ballygunner on penalties after epic All-Ireland semi-finalEvan Duggan scores decisive penalty as St Thomas’ advance to All-Ireland finalSun Dec 17 2023 - 13:15
Lure of Cushendall still strong for Shane McNaughton in faraway New YorkActor/writer Shane McNaughton will take a break from rehearsals for the play Aristocrats in New York to catch his former club Cushendall’s All-Ireland semi-final with O’Loughlin GaelsSat Dec 16 2023 - 06:00
JP McManus’s cash injection will go straight to GAA’s grassrootsOther sports will be left envious wondering ‘why is it always the GAA?’Thu Dec 14 2023 - 17:17
Fresh from Waterford title and midwifery duties, Ballymacarbry’s Aileen Wall gunning for All-Ireland gloryBallymacarbry’s Aileen Wall gunning for All-Ireland senior club final glory in Croke Park as the Waterford club face Galway's Kilkerrin-ClonberneThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:00
Six All-Ireland club finals this weekend, three in camogie and trio of women’s football fixturesPersistent argument regarding GAA fixture scheduling continues to generate heated debateThu Dec 14 2023 - 00:00
Laura Ward and Sarsfields fully focused on camogie final challengeLoughrea Lake’s healing properties helps reigning All-Ireland club champions Sarsfields' captain recover in time for three-in-a-row bid against Dicksboro from KilkennyWed Dec 13 2023 - 06:00
Eagerly anticipated Kilmacud Crokes vs Glen All-Ireland semi-final to be played in NewryCastlehaven vs St Brigid’s to be played on the same day in Semple Stadium, ThurlesTue Dec 12 2023 - 18:04
Larry Tompkins tips his hat to Cahalane clan and champions CastlehavenThree Cahalane brothers feature in Castlehaven's dramatic Munster penalty shoot-out win but former Cork great Larry Tompkins salutes 'collossus' Damien’s final heroicsMon Dec 11 2023 - 18:58
Allianz League ticket prices increase for a second consecutive yearTop flight matches in the 2024 league campaign will increase from a cost of €18 to €20Mon Dec 11 2023 - 16:05
O’Loughlin Gaels stage late rally against Na Fianna to claim Leinster titleMark Bergin shows ice in his veins to nail match-winning free from tricky positionSun Dec 03 2023 - 13:23
Diarmuid Connolly: ‘I don’t miss playing, my body couldn’t do it now’‘I think I was a good team player, I found was if you worked your socks off you ended up getting on the end of those moves anyway’Sat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
Tight turnarounds on the cards again as GAA opts to retain double-header league football finals Proposal to remove league finals failed to gain enough supportThu Nov 30 2023 - 06:00
Kilmacud Crokes aim for same again as Naas look for new Leinster order Kildare champions meet their Dublin counterparts for third consecutive year in Leinster club SFCThu Nov 30 2023 - 06:00
Na Fianna blast ‘totally unacceptable’ fixture schedule with 12 players playing back-to-back semi-finals Na Fianna approached the LGFA and Camogie Association to find a way out of the fixture jam, but a satisfactory resolution did not materialiseWed Nov 29 2023 - 06:00
Big time finally beckons for Na Fianna hurlers at nearby Croke Park Dublin champions Na Fianna facing a big task as they contest their first provincial decider against Kilkenny standard-bearers O’Loughlin GaelsWed Nov 29 2023 - 06:00
Scotstown pull off extra-time victory in epic Ulster semi-final against TrillickConor McCarthy scores vital stoppage-time point to save Monaghan champions in normal timeSun Nov 26 2023 - 17:32
GAA weekend previews: Thrilling senior club semi-finals in store in Munster, Leinster and Ulster Castlerea St Kevins face Monivea-Abbey in Connacht’s intermediate club football finalSat Nov 25 2023 - 00:00
Waterford’s new senior football manager Paul Shankey hopes to bring some Meath magic to the DéiseFormer Meath player and 1999 All-Ireland winner admits managing Waterford footballers wasn’t on his radar, but was keen to grab the opportunityThu Nov 23 2023 - 06:00
GAA proposal to lock five counties out of hurling league may not make it to voting stageLouth, Fermanagh, Longford and Cavan say they will vote against the proposal, while Leitrim hurling manager Olcan Conway labels it ‘a cost-cutting exercise’Wed Nov 22 2023 - 19:00
End-of-season atmosphere marks the end of an era that never took offDesperately wanting something to work not enough as Kenny era peters outWed Nov 22 2023 - 11:39
Stephen Kenny admits that new Ireland deal is unlikelyIreland manager was speaking in the wake of 1-1 international friendly draw with New ZealandWed Nov 22 2023 - 08:19
Stephen O’Keeffe and Ballygunner taking nothing for granted Experienced goalkeeper Stephen O'Keeffe remains cautious despite Waterford kingpins being on the verge of a historic third Munster club title in a rowTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
Naas bid to create history by qualifying for provincial deciders in both codes Croke Park will host a Leinster club finals double-header on Dec 2nd if Dublin champions Na Fianna overcome Naas in Sunday’s hurling semi-finalMon Nov 20 2023 - 16:52
Netherlands 1 Ireland 0: How the Irish players rated in AmsterdamGavin Bazunu holds rampant Dutch to just the one goal but too many in green failed to put stamp on proceedingsSun Nov 19 2023 - 00:07
Netherlands 1 Ireland 0 - as it happened: Dutch delight as Weghorst books Euro 2024 slot Follow all the action in Amsterdam as Stephen Kenny’s men look to pull off unlikely winSat Nov 18 2023 - 22:29
