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March
March 2024
Analysis Precious silverware
Lohan's Clare head into league final with precious little baggage
Meeting Limerick in a league final would have been tricky. Instead Clare now get to have a cut off Kilkenny with no strings attached.
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Clare join Kilkenny in league decider after getting past mis-firing Tipperary
Tipp burn through four freetakers as Clare look ahead to a meeting with Derek Lyng’s Cats.
What's at stake?
'Loughnane had got the training badly wrong and just flogged us' - Jamesie O'Connor on timing
Mind Matters
The evolution of sports psychology: how the GAA is working to get the best from its experts
kyle hayes
When Kyle Hayes returns to hurling's national spotlight, spare a thought for Cillian McCarthy
Two-year suspended sentence will allow Limerick hurler to resume his sporting career, but it is hard to agree that he has taken responsibility for his actions.
Heavy workload
'There are just too many competitions for them' - Tomás Ó Sé on fixture madness for U20s
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Soccer culture has become beyond poisonous - let's fix it and integrate the fans
The madness of crowds has infected cross-channel soccer and damaged it beyond repair. The same rules don’t have to apply here.
Analysis Permutations
Explainer - Here's what's at stake in the final round of the football league
Seven slots for promotion and relegation to be determined after the final round of fixtures.
GAA
'You still wonder if he can do it, but he proved it today' - Monaghan's star still shining
Tyrone ran out 1-19 to 2-13 winners over Monaghan last night.
Fanzone
Croke Park set to become Uefa Fan Zone for Europa League final - if Liverpool make it
Staff at Croke Park preparing a plan to host thousands of soccer fans for event on 22 May.
Deise slump
Waterford fan apathy, injuries, league struggles - challenges stack up for Davy
Division 1B for Waterford in 2025 as the crowds turn their back on the team for the year.
doing the sums
What are the Six Nations title permutations ahead of final day?
Here we look at what the four teams in contention on the final day of the Six Nations need to do to win the tournament.
Adam Screeney
'He is going to face monsters of men in every backline' - Offaly's rising attacking star
Blonde bomber
'He was the best winger in the world at that stage' - Simon Geoghegan, 1994 and that try
Thirty years ago, a single try in the entire Five Nations was the highlight of the tournament for Ireland. But it went a long, long way.
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Ireland drawn with England, France and Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifiers
Eileen Gleeson’s side handed a tough assignment.
Analysis Smooth operator
On a routine evening, Fenton marks himself out as the LeBron James of football
Game of bluff
Kilkenny top-scores as Dublin dominate weakened Derry
Sometimes it’s hard to believe your eyes in league games as Dubs stroll to win with only token resistance.
February
February 2024
Mouth of the Foyle
As Dubs come to town, how did Derry turn their home from wasteground to fortress?
The ground in Derry city is now loved by fans who once viewed it with indifference.
Analysis Tinkermen
Can these modern GAA manager greats rescue Gaelic football?
High profile appointments to Jarlath Burns’ Football Review Committee will have to tackle the very basics of the game to re-establish it as a full-blooded contest.
AN UACHTARAN
Player, pundit, columnist, steward, administrator, grafter and now President - Jarlath Burns
The 41st President of the GAA takes over this Saturday with a world of expectation upon him. But what change can he truly bring?
Items for discussion
5 talking points from the GAA football league weekend action
Give it to the shooters, but what happens if your shooter is on the bench? Big crowds, absent friends and journalistic flare-ups, it’s all here.
