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Kilkenny v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Three ways the tempo of hurling is very different to a decade ago
An iconic moment in the 2011 All-Ireland SHC final shows how the game has developed

Wed, 05 May, 2021

Launch of the 2021 Allianz Hurling League
Seán Finn on Limerick's 2020 success: 'It doesn't even feel like you won it'
It was only in the last two weeks that the Bruff man managed to get his hands on the Liam MacCarthy Cup since the group had to leave it behind in Croke Park last year

Wed, 05 May, 2021

Castlehaven v St. Finbarr's - Cork County Premier Senior Football Championship Semi-Final
Castlehaven v Nemo Rangers Cork Premier SFC final clash earmarked for August
Cork GAA officials unveiled the county’s 2021 master fixture schedule, as well as the dates for the postponed 2020 deciders.

Tue, 04 May, 2021

GAA Special Congress
Nickey Brennan on the hardest thing in Irish sport: Getting more teams to the top table in hurling
'I’m not sure it’s doable, to be honest, despite what people are saying. I’m saying that from a position where I wish it were different'

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Seven hurling records that could fall in 2021
Seven hurling records that could fall in 2021
Leo McGough picks out the records set to tumble and those that will remain untouched during the 2021 Allianz Hurling League and Championship campaign

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Inter-county challenge games to resume next week
Inter-county challenge games to resume next week
Hurling managers had expressed a desire in recent weeks for challenge games to be permitted ahead of the League commencing so as to expose players to the new cynicism rule in a match environment

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Limerick v Waterford - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Full inter-county GAA squads allowed to attend games in 2021
The restriction to 26 match-day panellists drew strong criticism from Limerick manager John Kiely last year

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Liam Sheedy 21/11/2020
Liam Sheedy: Sin bin will force players to defend smarter
A back injury will rule out Seamus Callanan from the early part of the Division 1 campaign while Billy McCarthy is not expected back until July

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Carla Rowe with Eimear Meaney 20/12/2020
All-Ireland Ladies Football finals set for first Sunday in September
The LGFA also took the decision "to pay match-day player expenses at 30 cents per mile for the travelling teams during the 2021 Lidl National Leagues"

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Darren Gleeson 13/12/2020
Darren Gleeson: Off-field issues won’t hinder Clare
Gleeson says he will not be using the perceived slight of pundit Dónal Óg Cusack as motivation for his Antrim side

Tue, 04 May, 2021

John Kiely 13/12/2020
John Kiely opposed to ‘complex’ new cynicism rule
The two-time All-Ireland winning boss said “there are too many variables that have to be decided in a moment” under the rule

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Doon v Kilmallock - Limerick County Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final
Former Galway manager Tony Ward hopes for speedy resolution to camogie row
The Camogie Association has promised to review their proposed fixture schedule amid the threat of a boycott

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Brian Silke 13/1/2019
Maor foirne role allowed to continue until Covid restrictions end
At GAA Congress, delegates agreed that the running selector position would be discontinued

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Tipperary v Clare - Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final
GAA teams holding out hope for challenge match U-turn
Several inter-county teams have provisionally organised challenge games for this weekend in the hope they receive the green light from the Department of Sport to play them.

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Cork v Mayo - Charity Croke Park Challenge 2018 - Self Help Africa
Joanne Cantwell: Return to football gave me 'a new lease of life'
The Sunday Game host returned to play junior B football last year after a decade away from the sport

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Iain Corbett and Donal O'Sullivan with the McGrath Cup 11/1/2020
Limerick to continue with joint-captains for 2021
The announcement comes three months after GAA’s Central Council voted to ban co-captains from receiving trophies

Mon, 03 May, 2021

The Gaelic Football Show: Joanne Cantwell on life at the centre of GAA punditry
The Gaelic Football Show: Joanne Cantwell on life at the centre of GAA punditry
The Sunday Game presenter Joanne Cantwell joins Paul Rouse and Oisín McConville

Mon, 03 May, 2021

GPA Return to Play Media Event
Dan Morrissey 'fairly happy' with season structure but wants return to round-robin championship
'Obviously you would like the full rounds of league games and the round-robin Munster championship because all the players love that round-robin series and fans loved it as well'

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Clare v Carlow - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group B Round 1
Camogie players prepared to boycott National League over fixtures row
'Players have overwhelmingly voted (84% of 752 players who responded in last 24 hours) that they will not participate in the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues should the current season structure be retained'

Sun, 02 May, 2021

A view of Camogie Association branding at the photocall 4/9/2018
GPA: 84% of camogie players will refuse to play in league unless fixture plan changed
The organisation has confirmed it will be gauging opinion on their club-before-county plan

Sun, 02 May, 2021

Donegal v Antrim - Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final
Donegal GAA has 'an obligation to assist the government', county chairman says
The 14-day incidence rate of 293.4 per 100,000 population in Donegal on Friday was more than double the national rate of 127.3

Sun, 02 May, 2021

A view of Camogie Association branding at the photocall 4/9/2018
Latest: Camogie Association sets out nine reasons for controversial club before county approach
The Camogie Association has decided against the split-season model, contrary to wishes of inter-county players

Sat, 01 May, 2021

Conor Prunty 3/12/2020
'A great leader' - Conor Prunty to captain Waterford hurlers again
The Abbeyside full-back skippered the team last year after Pauric Mahony was injured

Sat, 01 May, 2021

Padraic Mannion with David Treacy 28/5/2017
Padraic Mannion thrilled with the return of 'a slight bit of normality'
The 28-year old, heading into his second season skippering the Tribesmen, said that short days, bad weather and the general uncertainty just made the latest lockdown difficult for everyone.

Sat, 01 May, 2021

Limerick v Waterford - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Final
Allianz and the GAA remain one of Irish sport's most powerful partnerships.
'Having been sponsors of the Allianz Leagues for the past 29 years, we’ve never had to rely on the strength of our relationship with each other as much as we have in the past 12 months'

Sat, 01 May, 2021

Killian O’Hanlon takes a free 8/11/2020
Double blow for Cork footballers as Killian O’Hanlon becomes second ACL victim in three days
O’Hanlon’s absence for the remainder of the 2021 campaign means management will have to settle on a new midfield partnership for the forthcoming League and Championship

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

'Some people say we are cursed, we say we're blessed': Mayo release fundraising film
'Some people say we are cursed, we say we're blessed': Mayo release fundraising film
The county’s passion for football - and pride in their players - is perfectly encapsulated in a specially commissioned new film

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

A view of Offaly hurling training 20/4/2021
GAA remains unsure when inter-county challenge games allowed
Counties may not be permitted to play challenge games before their league campaigns begin

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

Joe Canning scores a point from a sideline cut 29/11/2020
Shane O’Neill says Joe Canning is 'flying' ahead of 14th Championship campaign
The Galway star has made a full recovery from All-Ireland semi-final injury

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

GPA Return to Play Media Event
Paul Geaney draws strong line under Kerry ructions rumour 
'Just to put a bottom line on it while I have the chance now: it’s absolute nonsense'

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

GPA Return to Play Media Event
Doireann O’Sullivan: Camogie and football must work together to avoid fixture clashes
At the end of last year, the LGFA pushed the Cork-Galway All-Ireland senior semi-final a week back as it was originally slated for the same day as Cork’s senior camogie last-four match with Kilkenny

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

Tipperary v Clare - Bord Gáis Energy Munster Hurling Under 20 Championship Quarter-Final
Provincial GAA finals and League of Ireland games may pilot return of fans
It is almost nine months since supporters were last admitted to games in the Republic of Ireland.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws
West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws
Castlehaven, who are still waiting to play the 2020 county final against Nemo Rangers, again find themselves in the same group as West Cork rivals Carbery Rangers and Newcestown

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Watch: 2021 Cork hurling and football county championship draws
Watch: 2021 Cork hurling and football county championship draws
The draws, as well as the Rebels' Bounty draw for April take place live from Páirc Ui Chaoimh at 7pm.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Kilkenny v Limerick - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final
Shane Lowry: JP McManus advised me on how best to support Offaly GAA
Shane Lowry got in touch with Limerick GAA sponsor and one of the founding members of the highly successful academy JP McManus after the Treaty won their second All-Ireland in three years

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Cork GAA appoint first full-time Finance Manager
Cork GAA appoint first full-time Finance Manager
Denis Calnan will be responsible for financial management, control and treasury across all aspects of Cork GAA. 

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Kilkenny v Limerick - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final
Shane Lowry set to sponsor Offaly GAA
The 2019 Open champion is son of 1982 All-Ireland SFC winner Brendan

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

AFL Rd 5 - West Coast v Collingwood
Mark Keane returns for Collingwood, but Mark O’Connor sidelined
Cork star Keane who missed last week’s loss to Essendon due to a suspension

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Niall McNamee still dealing with after-effects of ‘scary’ 2019 concussion
Niall McNamee still dealing with after-effects of ‘scary’ 2019 concussion
The prolific forward suffered the brain injury playing for his club Rhode and recalled how at one stage afterwards he burst into tears for no apparent reason on his couch at home

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Extern Problem Gambling Media Day
Oisín McConville fears Jamie Clarke’s Armagh days are done
McConville's understanding is that his gifted clubmate isn’t part of the Armagh panel this year

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

The Carmore team warm-up 26/1/2020
Camogie and ladies football await Government clearance for All-Ireland championships
The Camogie Association and LGFA will not be publishing their 2021 Championship schedules until updated Government guidance gives the green light to proceed

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Kilkenny v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Conal Bonnar: Tipperary must use league to blood next generation
“If those U20s, U21s don’t make the team they could drift away and we could miss a whole generation of guys who were the best at their age and had All-Ireland glory.”

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Extern Problem Gambling Media Day
Oisin McConville: Full championship could have been played if GAA fought to retain 'elite' status
The Armagh legend is disappointed that there'll be no back door element to this year's Championship

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Down v Kerry - Bord Gais Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland U20B Championship Final
Hurling's 'Super League' leaving the rest behind, says Kerry boss Fintan O'Connor
Despite the 2021 inter-county calendar having one more hurling championship weekend than in 2020, Croke Park has halved to two the minimum number of games Joe McDonagh counties will play

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Maurice Shanahan 27/4/2021
Maurice Shanahan still holding onto Waterford dream but admits ‘it’s not looking likely’
The phone call from Liam Cahill 18 months ago to tell him he was no longer part of the Waterford set-up was a difficult one to stomach

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Tipperary v Kerry - 2020 McGrath Cup Group B
GAA may allow seven substitutes in All-Ireland championships
Kerry GAA chairman Tim Murphy last week explained the rationale behind their call for more substitutes

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Sligo v Tyrone – 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Football Championship semi-final
Oireachtas committee blasts ‘scandalous’ gender gap in Government funding of Gaelic games
€3m grant funding is paid annually to male inter-county players, whereas the €700k awarded to female inter-county players is a more team focused grant

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Limerick v Waterford - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
State aid to GAA for All-Ireland championships likely to be less than €15m
The GAA has estimated it would cost almost €20m to stage the senior football and hurling competitions but that figure may have since been revised down

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Ross Coleman celebrates 4/10/2020
Cork GAA reveal seedings for county championship draws
The draws will be live streamed by the Irish Examiner from 7pm on Thursday

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Maurice Shanahan 27/4/2021
Maurice Shanahan: Being dropped off Waterford panel 'still hurts'
Having featured in three of Waterford’s four championship games during the summer of 2019, Shanahan was dropped from the panel a few months later

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

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