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July
July 2024
Record Breakers
The 'incredible' Cork and Kilkenny hurling geniuses poised to break 700-point mark
The star power of Patrick Horgan and TJ Reid is lauded in their clubs Glen Rovers and Ballyhale Shamrocks.
Analysis match preview
There is a sense Kilkenny have figured Clare out, so much rides on this third meeting
Managerial merry-go-round
Henry Shefflin steps down from Galway job after three years in charge
Vacant role may tempt former All-Ireland winning manager Micheál Donoghue.
Interview
'Too much of my time was spent on hurling' - Gearóid Hegarty on finding his flow
Man of the Match in the Munster final, Hegarty often wonders what the Drive For Five looks like from the outside.
Analysis Kerry Derry
Brutality of Derry-Kerry clash makes us want to fast-track football changes
Zero-sum tactics have left Gaelic football a profoundly dispiriting experience on too many of the biggest occasions.
June
June 2024
Kingdom Come
'That's obviously a danger, there’s no better than the Kerry public to get carried away'
Green and Gold
Kerry make it past a passive Derry in quarter final
Semi final now against Armagh in first championship meeting since 2006.
Chaos to calm
'I played for Dublin in that period and I didn’t see any chaos' - From serial heartbreak to rise
Despite winning the 1995 All Ireland, the Dublin team endured more disappointment than most. Then they turned it to their advantage . . .
insatiable
'Hostility and hatred? I don’t really know if that’s still there' - Brian Howard on motivation
Louth and proud
'They're the most successful Louth team in 67 years' - Ger Brennan on Wee County ambitions
Calling the games
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh: The man who channelled a GAA desire among people worldwide
There will never be another broadcaster quite like Ó Muircheartaigh for influence and longevity.
Analysis
No quarter given: Who will remain in hunt for Sam Maguire after last-eight ties?
A weekend of reckoning awaits for the country’s best football sides.
Analysis raising the banner
Wexford will not be Lohan's Last Stand with Clare, but a reckoning is coming
Interview
History buff, 2021 final recovery, Keegan role with Cork - Niall O'Leary
Rebel’s corner-back gearing up for final stages of the All-Ireland championship.
The influence of local history on his pride in representing Cork.
The night they beat Limerick to rescue their season.
How Pat Ryan and Gary Keegan maintain belief in the camp.
Analysis Saturday Night Fever
Will Saturday night in Castlebar become Harte's Last Stand with Derry?
A resurgent Mayo have the scent of Croke Park in their nostrils. Derry look like they are hunkering in for an honourable exit.
Survivors
Dublin give a performance to prove their supernatural powers of survival
Cormac Costello rescues a free weekend for Dublin in time added on after rip-roaring match.
Analysis 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.
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
History in their sights
'Limerick, we haven’t won a lot over the years - we want to keep ploughing on'
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.
Analysis 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.
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.
