GAAGO is in the second of five years of a deal. There is no serious prospect of that deal being abandoned.

There is nothing positive about the current remaking of history as an appeal to agitation, however.

Dick Blake from Meath tackled the poor spectacle 19th century Gaelic had become and developed new rules.

In studies from the ESRI to Sport Ireland to the CSO, this influence of class is revealed time and again.

The social and cultural life of Sunday afternoons in Ireland in the mid-1990s was transformed by Sky Sports

The unveiling of a plaque last weekend at Clonturk Park in Drumcondra underlined - once again – the extraordinary progress of the GAA since the end of the nineteenth century.

The introduction of a Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons this week has been heralded by the British government as a landmark moment in the organisation of sport in the United Kingdom.

Government support for the industry signifies horseracing's place in Irish society.

The Manhattan cafe was an essential part of the long post-mortem that every big match is owed.

The programme of work in front of him is extensive. He is uniquely placed – through his experience, his achievements and his interests – to make a significant mark on the history of the GAA.