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2024
Sam Maguire
5 talking points as the All-Ireland football draw whets the appetite
Teams taking a dive, the status of Croke Park as a neutral venue, and more bruising Ulster epics ahead — the summer of 2024 will have it all.
Analysis The Saffrons
Antrim stun Wexford and have now blown Leinster wide open
One week on from a 32-point hiding from Kilkenny, Darren Gleeson’s side show immense reserves of courage and character.
Drive for five is alive
4 talking points after Limerick put Tipperary to the sword in humiliating defeat
Analysis Into the breach
Can Liam Cahill finally draw blood in his rivalry with John Kiely?
Tipperary head to the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday with hope that they can land on the right selection, strategy and formation.
Talking Points
Much for Galway and Mayo to chew over, Donnelly's heroic return, Ulster schedule mess
Analysis Goals Galore
Farewell the fly-goalkeeper? The case against roaming outfield
Donegal relentlessly exposed Derry’s desire to have Odhran Lynch as another outfield player. Is it over for the experiment?
Winning Matches
'The only date that matters is the first round of the championship' - Jim McGuinness
Ulster Championship
Donegal sink Ulster champions Derry with four-goal blitz
Old fashioned barn burner in Derry as Donegal raid Celtic Park for goals.
Ulster Championship
'Like something from a horror film for them' - Derry and Donegal's game after the Shankill Bomb
31 years ago, Derry and Donegal met in a hotly-anticipated league showdown in Casement Park, with helicopters circling overhead after mass murder of the Shankill Road Bomb the day before.
championship ready
'I have always said he is as good as another son to me' - Mickey Harte on Gavin Devlin
long read
Massacre at the Marshes to the steps of the Hogan Stand: Down's All-Ireland glory, 30 years on
Ross Carr and DJ Kane take us from the triumphant years of the 1990s through the years of purgatory that have followed.
RETURN OF THE DUBS
Cluxton, McCaffrey, McCarthy all back as Dublin bring in big guns for Meath clash
Royals to rumble
'If they get a mauling it could be very damaging' - Meath legend Bernard Flynn fears Dubs
Number One
Whatever happens, Rory Beggan will go down as football great in golden period for goalkeepers
Bearpit
Paddy Lynch hits 1-9 as Cavan shock Monaghan in Ulster ambush
Monaghan suffer on the counter attack and lose veteran Darren Hughes to a serious injury.
Race For Sam
We're charging into GAA championship 2024 without pause for breath - is anyone ready?
The 2024 action throws in this weekend with the opener in Ruislip this afternoon.
Comment
6 talking points after Derry and Dublin produce brilliant final drama at Croke Park
Mickey Harte’s side won 3-1 on penalties after the game had finished Derry 3-18 Dublin 2-21 after extra-time.
Analysis NU LOOK DUBS
Patience and reward: How Dessie Farrell persisted with fringe players to reshape the Dubs
Ross McGarry and others have finally arrived after years of being hot-housed in the panel, while Farrell has convinced the venerable veterans to remain.
League Matters
'There is something ethically wrong about that - have we got the competitions right?'
