John Fogarty previews Division 1 of the Allianz Football League.

John Fogarty previews Division 3 of the Allianz Football League.

Paul Keane previews Division 4 of the Allianz Football League.

Former Dublin footballer Ger Brennan is fearful scheduling changes to the Sigerson Cup and All-Ireland U20 football championship could lead to young players dropping out of college.

Carlow have been hit with a triple-blow ahead of the start of the Leinster Football Championship.

The prospect of inter-county hurling on astroturf is growing on Tipperary GAA secretary Tim Floyd, after he confirmed that Semple Stadium will be closed for pitch repairs until May 1.

Seán Powter will start his first game for the Cork footballers in almost 14 months this weekend.

A paltry scoring return suggests the advanced mark is not making a significant impact on Gaelic football.

The motions for Congress will be released this morning with Donegal’s intention to prevent a team (Dublin) designating Croke Park as a home venue set to generate the most debate.

The hand-pass restriction will not be trialled in the forthcoming Allianz Football League.

The irony of Andy Moran’s call on Monday for a 50-yard penalty to punish cynicism late in matches shouldn’t be lost on anybody.

Leitrim's league campaign ends after only five of their scheduled seven games were played.

With two rounds to go, (three for some in Division 4) John Fogarty considers the lie of the land across the Allianz Football League.

The strength of Kerry selector Mikey Sheehy’s commentary last month about the county’s paltry numbers at last August’s All-Ireland semi-final replay meant his remarks about cynical play went largely unnoticed, writes John Fogarty.

Galway attacker Shane Walsh reckons the huge amount of players that knocked back the opportunity to play for the county in recent seasons are regretting their decisions this week.

Tomas Quinn and Eoghan Cormican review the weekend's Allianz Football League action with Colm O'Connor.

Tipperary 3-17 Longford 0-18: It’s now two from four in the race for promotion from Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, according to Tipperary manager Liam Kearns.

Tipperary 2-12 Antrim 0-13: A much-improved second-half display saw Tipperary claim an opening day victory over Antrim in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League.

Yes, there are a few stragglers still out there begrudging, but it is time to give rugby its due.

I have written on these pages on more than one occasion regarding the need for reform of the All-Ireland Football Championship, writes Seán Kelly

You’d have been hard pressed to envisage a day like this when Tipp were trudging their way through Division 3 of the Allianz Football League.

Galway manager, Kevin Walsh, will be frustrated this morning that a few self-inflicted, late mistakes cost his squad a first Connacht title since 2008, at Pearse Stadium, yesterday.

In his first column for the Irish Examiner, Derek Kavanagh raises serious doubts about whether the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh is what Cork GAA needs to create a competitive culture for its teams. Surely a centre of excellence is preferable to a new stadium — with one training pitch?

Shortly after he was appointed as Antrim’s new strength and conditioning coach last October, Brian Magee implored the players to aim high.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Tipperary senior football manager Liam Kearns has accused local fixtures makers of mistreating young players —and voiced his frustration at the lack of access to top dual players Steven O’Brien and Seamus Kennedy.

It’s probably best to lay it all at the door of Mickey Harte.

Kildare forward Niall Kelly believes new boss Cian O’Neill is right to be unhappy with his players despite their flawless record in the Allianz Football League. 

Roscommon 1-12 Down 0-6: Three wins earned outside of the county boundaries have Roscommon riding high in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League, but manager Fergal O’Donnell is refusing to proclaim their 2017 top flight status just yet.

Goalkeeper Brian Kelly, Aidan O’Mahony, and Jonathan Lyne are the three inclusions as Kerry opt against wholesale changes for tomorrow’s visit of Roscommon to Fitzgerald Stadium in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League (2pm).

The duration of most inter-county football and hurling games is expected to increase from tomorrow’s Allianz Football League openers because of new time-keeping guidelines.

If you were to listen to the naysayers, increasing education, dedication and professionalism has been the scourge of football.

Tipperary 2-12 Wexford 2-15: It came too little, too late, to preserve Wexford’s place in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League but the Slaneysiders finally produced a second half to be proud of yesterday. 

Monaghan 1-11 Kerry 0-10

Graham Dwyer has been found guilty of the murder of Elaine O’Hara, Paul O’ Connell has been named Six Nations Player of the Tournament, and the remains of the crash vitims from the Germanwings disaster are being removed from the alps. 

Claire 1-11, Armagh 3-11:

Kerry 0-15 Dublin 1-10

Kildare are facing the prospect of having to withdraw teams from competition if they don’t get their house in order with regard to finances.

Kildare are facing the prospect of having to withdraw teams from competition if they don’t get their house in order with regard to finances.

Season two of Brian Cuthbert’s regeneration project with Cork’s footballers, and the playbook gets more voluminous by the week.