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July
July 2024
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.
Analysis Talking Points
'It’s pretty raw, emotional for us' - Dublin left down and out, Galway claim stunning win
Padraic Joyce’s side won 0-17 to 0-16 in Croke Park last night.
Dessie Farrell
'It might be the last time that we see them play for Dublin. They've been brilliant warriors'
Tribes On Top
Brilliant Galway knock Dublin out at All-Ireland football quarter-final stage
A one-point win for Padraic Joyce’s side in Croke Park.
Orchard rising
Armagh reach first All-Ireland semi-final since 2005 after overcoming 14-man Roscommon
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 . . .
Analysis GAA
Galway's defence has kept the show on the road - now how will they cope with Dublin test?
Ones to watch
8 key forwards who could decide this weekend's All-Ireland football quarter-finals
Two double-headers in Croke Park will decide who goes through to the semi-finals.
Courts
Former Dublin footballer Diarmuid Connolly spared conviction over 'unprovoked' New Year's Eve assault
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.
RIP
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, iconic voice of GAA, dies aged 93
Ó Muircheartaigh commentated on Gaelic games for over six decades before retiring in 2010.
Analysis Recap
Penalty pain and big upsets - reflection time for teams dumped from football championship
kicked around
Gaelic football needs constructive criticism, not the scorn of those who revel in its flaws
Why does this enduringly popular game lend itself to such never-ending dissatisfaction?
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.
