‘Not something that’s driving me to play on’: Aidan O’Shea on 18 unbroken seasons with Mayo
Stalwart forward hails fresh approach and energy of manager Andy Moran
Football Championship
Seán Moran: Unlike the All-Ireland, league wins are always contextualised
Donegal’s gratifying takedown of Kerry shows they are on the right track but it won’t define their season
Sam Mulroy: ‘Someone ending that cycle of Dublin winning Leinster was so, so important’
Louth are being held up as the team that have inspired everyone in this year’s championship to dream big
Donegal’s dominance from restarts leaves Kerry with an overwhelming problem
Meath did a similar number on Cork in the Division Two final, underlining a renewed focus on the strategy
From North Macedonia to Munster, it doesn’t pay for teams to be hopeless for long
More and more sports bodies realise the value of keeping teams in the running for glory for as long as possible
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Once again, league has become the football season’s focal point
High-voltage league conclusions have been charging up since the turn of the century
Roscommon weather the storm, while Dublin deal with Con job: What we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Tipperary continue their player churn; Kildare continue their slide
Donegal’s Ulster championship match against Down to be played in Letterkenny
County Board confirm upgrade works will not be completed in time
Derry light up the league while Cork hurlers consider change in goal: What we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Armagh’s lack of depth costing them; Attacking returns for Dublin
GAA Congress: Motion to extend intercounty season to August withdrawn
A motion to discontinue All-Ireland preliminary hurling quarter-finals was successful
Malachy Clerkin: The GAA’s split season is a success – so why are we still debating it?
It’s okay for those of us who said the GAA were mad to move the All-Ireland finals from September to admit we were wrong
Motion to restore All-Ireland minor deciders as senior finals curtain raisers to go to GAA congress
Push for football final to be in second week of August also among motions at meeting
Galway left Tralee with more than just a draw: Five things we learned from the weekend’s league action
Kieran McGeeney bemoans kickout ‘piggery’, while Meath and Cork impress
Poor structures, underage failures and ageing stars: Why has the Dublin conveyor belt stopped?
Ger Brennan may well cut All-Ireland winners from his panel but there’s no evidence that the young guns exist to replace them
Donegal v Kerry was everything good about the league: Five things we learned from the weekend’s GAA
Louth and Cork football teams are going in contrasting directions
Denis Walsh: The GAA community has no stomach for strict enforcement of rules
The furore over the sending-off of Loughrea’s Cullen Killeen showed our mixed-up attitudes to discipline
‘He’s a hyper-talented boy’: Andy Moran on Kobe McDonald’s inclusion in Mayo 2026 squad
Mayo manager also made a strong case for keeping pre-league competitions in the GAA calendar
‘The grá was slow coming, but it’s back’: Pádraic Joyce on staying as Galway manager
Boss gives his thoughts on Guardiola, the new season, his SFC final ambition and turmoil at Old Trafford
Galway without Young Footballer of the Year nominee Matthew Thompson for National League
Peter Cooke’s involvement for 2026 in doubt
Son of his father: How Robbie Brennan’s dad inspired him to bring Meath back to victory
The Meath manager wouldn’t be the Meath manager without his Meath dad, Patrick Brennan
‘It felt like every football fan in the world saw the goal’: Ken Early on the late, late Troy show
Irish Times writers pick their most memorable moments from a year featuring outstanding performances by Katie O’Connor, Ava Crean, Louth’s footballers and more
Complete guide to the 2026 intercounty league and championship fixtures
National Leagues to kick off on January 24th with a number of heavyweight clashes
Armagh and Tyrone to meet in Ulster preliminary round next year
Dublin’s new manager Ger Brennan could meet former team Louth in Leinster semi-finals
Draws for 2026 provincial football championships to take place in Croke Park on Thursday
GAA pushes back draw date aiming to pique interest
Why there’s no longer any need to ask the GAA what they think
The days of provocatively looking for Croke Park’s reaction to the Irish soccer team are gone
David Clifford moves within touching distance of history with third Footballer of the Year award
John McGrath named Hurler of the Year to crown an extraordinary return to form with Tipperary
Kerry’s dominance in Croke Park harvests eight All Stars
Comeback award for Donegal’s Michael Murphy and a first for Meath in many years
Jack O’Connor: ‘For whatever reason, this one seemed to matter more to Kerry people’
Five-time winning manager believes this season was David Clifford’s best to date
Kingdom v Dubs, 1975: Year zero for modern football and the start of Kerry’s Golden Age
On the 50th anniversary of that pivotal All-Ireland final its legacy is very much alive
Donegal pip champions Kerry with 10 All Star nominations
David Clifford, Joe O’Connor and Michael Murphy nominated for Footballer of the Year
Ex-Clare stalwart Keelan Sexton now making his mark with Dublin’s Na Fianna
Kilmurry-Ibrickane’s loss clearly Dublin club’s gain after game-changing impact in county quarter-final defeat of Ballymun Kickhams
Declan Bonner to take Fermanagh job and complete 2026 line-up of football managers
Donegal native led Erne Gaels to the 2024 Fermanagh senior football title in his maiden season
‘Just don’t call it a retirement’: Ger Brennan welcomes Stephen Cluxton to the managerial fold
Cluxton to team up with his former Dubs team-mate as Sky Blues look to mount their comeback
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