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June
June 2024
INTO BATTLE
Whatever way you look at it, the Dublin-Mayo rivalry covered up for years of poor football
As they prepare to meet at Dr Hyde Park with little on the line, Mayo and Dublin were the most exciting pairing of the last decade.
Declan Bogue
16 Jun
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Kieran McGeary
'I like being busy' - Footballer of the Year, teacher, restaurant owner, and coach
The decorated Tyrone man is not yet satisfied with all he has achieved in the game.
His own journey since being the 2021 Footballer of the Year
On Tyrone's loss of form and transition in the team
Opening a restaurant and being a teacher
Mickey Harte's departure, Feargal Logan's health difficulties
Declan Bogue
15 Jun
7.3k
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Permutations
What are the 16 counties playing for in the last round of All-Ireland SFC group games?
13 Jun
1.9k
1
History in their sights
'Limerick, we haven’t won a lot over the years - we want to keep ploughing on'
11 Jun
2.2k
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beaten banner
Brian Lohan: 'The last time we lost we were able to bounce back'
9 Jun
6.9k
11
Reaction
'We grew up as children looking in on these occasions, never thinking we’d be involved'
9 Jun
4.4k
15
SIX IN A ROW
Limerick stay on track for smashing all the records with Munster six-in-a-row
Hegarty goal sets Treatymen on the road to victory.
Declan Bogue
Reports from FBD Semple Stadium
Updated 9 Jun
8.5k
29
Munster final preview
Clare need to get a few green flags waving in the sky to derail Limerick bandwagon
Two teams meet in the Munster final for the third year in a row and little can separate them.
Declan Bogue
9 Jun
1.8k
1
Munster Final
'He is an academic genius' - The coaching mind of Limerick’s Paul Kinnerk
With his links to eight of the present Clare senior team, Paul Kinnerk has changed the terms of engagement in hurling.
8 Jun
5.4k
5
Joe McDonagh final
'It wasn’t a sexy thing to play hurling for Offaly - last weekend has done an awful lot'
With the success of the U20 All Ireland winners, the focus turns to a Joe McDonagh Cup final against Laois, and a Liam MacCarthy fixture the following week.
Declan Bogue
5 Jun
2.7k
2
Baller
Wexford sharpshooter Cullen picks up Ladies' Player of the Month Award
5 Jun
1.5k
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Updates
Ringrose return provides Leinster boost, injuries rule out Munster trio
3 Jun
7.2k
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Comment
4 key talking points from the weekend's All-Ireland football group stage action
3 Jun
3.5k
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New blood
Lawal in line for potential first Ireland senior cap
3 Jun
5.6k
7
FALLEN ROYALTY
The moment Meath football lost its humility and how it has never recovered
1 Jun
13.6k
4
May
May 2024
Hurling on the fringes
'It makes me feel connected to him' - Life, loss and hurling in Croke Park
Despite the loss of a son, and serious health difficulties this year, Joe Baldwin’s drive to fight against the odds is perfectly matched to his Fermanagh team.
30 May
1.5k
3
Dutch masters
Injured De Jong makes the cut for Netherlands squad
30 May
2.1k
5
Coaching Journey
Christian Brothers College appoint Jonny Holland as rugby boss
30 May
4.7k
10
More games
Fixture schedule released for next season's United Rugby Championship
30 May
3.7k
17
Tamed cat
'It was the patience thing with me, that I wanted to play' - Richie Hogan on lack of gametime
29 May
2.5k
1
Give it to the shooter
'We are training athletes to play football' - Bryan Sheehan on neglect of kicking skills
29 May
2.5k
2
Tribesmen
Jeff Lynskey questions Eddie O'Sullivan's role in Shefflin Galway appointment
29 May
7.4k
6
main man
10 years after shocking Dublin, McHugh still the driver of the Donegal system
KIlcar playmaker back playing some of the best football of his career with the benefit of maturity.
Declan Bogue
9 hrs ago
1.9k
1
in control
Donegal make a statement in victory over meek Tyrone
Donegal were seven-point winners in Ballybofey.
Declan Bogue
reports from Ballybofey
19 hrs ago
2.9k
1
hot property
Wanted by Chelsea and Brighton, the family roots of Ireland's new star manager
Having to retire at the age of 22 left Kieran McKenna pursuing a coaching career with a passion. He’s poised now to take his pick of the Premier League jobs.
Declan Bogue
23 May
4.7k
3
Annus miserabilis
Tipp's last stand: What have the Premier left other than pride against Clare?
Tipperary are in danger of sliding off the cliff if they don’t give followers something to get behind.
Declan Bogue
22 May
2.9k
1
Last Chance Saloon
Two games to save themselves: Do Derry and Mickey Harte believe in each other?
Moving to Derry was about winning All-Irelands, not successive humiliations for decorated former Tyrone manager.
Declan Bogue
21 May
2.1k
2
head melt
Explainer: The permutations in the Munster and Leinster championships this weekend
20 May
3.3k
1
Road to Paris
Irish rowers put themselves in contention for Olympics
20 May
1.8k
0
Ah Ref
'A lot of people in the GAA think they are entitled to berate the referee' - New ref's chief
20 May
3.3k
2
Truly madly deeply
Cork make their hurling public fall in love with them all over again
The Great Entertainers could still go out of the Munster championship next weekend, but what a travesty that would be as they inflict a filleting on Tipperary.
Declan Bogue
19 May
4.4k
3
RED HANDS RISE
Geelong AFL prospect McElholm with 0-7 as Tyrone grab another U20 title
19 May
3.2k
2
Cockney Rebels
Uefa badge holder and All-Ireland winner - the London team that blitzed Offaly
16 May
3.1k
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gaa go
How about taking the GAAGO money to truly push hurling into every corner of the country?
16 May
1.8k
11
REAL STUFF
Sweet Sixteens? The tastiest match-ups in the Sam Maguire group stages
What more could you ask for then some hyper-local rivalries like Louth-Meath, Tyrone-Derry, and the modern classic of Mayo and Dublin in a neutral venue?
14 May
3.4k
3
All over
Rory O'Loughlin forced to retire on medical grounds
14 May
8.0k
2
Algarve
Dublin make history as first squad to head off mid-championship for foreign training camp
14 May
9.6k
17
GAAGO
'Very surprised and disappointed' - GAA President Burns answers Taoiseach back over GAAGO
Updated 13 May
14.0k
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NOT A LOTTERY
Armagh's penalty woes are rooted in culture and fear of failure
Everything fell for Armagh to win the match in normal and extra-time, but they were gripped by a smothering pressure.
Declan Bogue
13 May
1.8k
0
STIFFER TESTS
Ulster title a good start for Donegal, but there is a glass ceiling
12 May
2.8k
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