The Galway hurling boss feels rigidly deploying a sweeper system can make it difficult to adapt during games.

On Saturday night, 24 October 1915, a group of about 25 men from Queen’s County were staying in a hotel on Gardiner Street in Dublin. They were the hurlers of Leix – as Queen’s County was officially known in GAA circles – and they were in Dublin to play the All-Ireland hurling final against Cork.

Here’s a thought. Eoin Morgan spent mere minutes at the crease against Australia before being bowled out for four runs on Tuesday and yet we’ve seen more of the England cricket captain on our TV screens since last weekend than we have any hurlers or footballers.

RTÉ has returned an operating deficit for the fourth year in a row, according to its annual accounts, prompting senior figures at the broadcaster to renew their appeal for a reform of its funding.

Three All-Ireland titles in a row. In any other code in Gaelic games, it would be hailed as the astonishing achievement it is, but so much of the Slaughtneil camogie story is hidden from view.

The winning of the All-Ireland hurling final by Limerick was joyous. But it is likely that the occasion was spoiled by repeated singing of ‘Sean South of Garryowen’, a song associated with IRA violence.

Following last week’s All-Ireland hurling final the main focus of attention is around the team that won, with a lot less thought to the vanquished.

GAA President John Horan wants to ban concerts and other non-GAA events from Croke Park during July and August each year.

Tonight’s Munster final echoes the same game back in 1976, when Cork and Kerry also met in the provincial decider for the opening of what was then a brand new stadium.

Rugby the people’s choice but what is the women’s game?

The moment when Galway manager Micheál Donoghue met his father Miko for the first time after their All-Ireland hurling final victory over Waterford, as captured by Morgan Treacy of Inpho, has been selected as the Irish Examiner sports desk's picture of the year.

The decision to bring forward the date of the All-Ireland hurling final to mid-August was a mistake, according to Tipperary manager Michael Ryan.

Veteran Cork GAA secretary Frank Murphy will continue in office until December 2018, it has been confirmed.

The GAA will cut the number of inter-county matches in April, August, and September by 79 in 2018 to make more space for club fixtures.

The drama came late in Croke Park yesterday, the old promise issued by B-movie producers coming back into vogue at the very end of this camogie All-Ireland senior camogie final.

Galway was last crowned All-Ireland hurling champions in 1988, while Waterford haven’t taken home the cup since 1959, making them the underdog.

City Hall officials considered injuncting the Cork County GAA Board in a standoff over its mobility plan just hours before the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosted its first major games.

City Hall officials considered injuncting the Cork County GAA Board in a standoff over its mobility plan just hours before the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosted its first major games.

The tens of thousands expected to attend the first inter-county games at the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh this weekend have been advised to arrive early and to walk to the stadium, if possible, to avoid traffic congestion.

This morning's All-Ireland qualifier draw has pitted Kilkenny against Waterford and Tipperary v Dublin in a double-header at Semple Stadium on Saturday night, writes John Fogarty.

Henry Shefflin believes the GAA has missed a trick in delaying the draw for the All-Ireland hurling qualifiers until next week.

Here’s another perspective on the news that broke yesterday about Pairc Ui Chaoimh not being ready to host either of the Munster finals next month.

Tipperary captain Padraic Maher has claimed there is often an overreaction to the county’s defeats and described the last fortnight as particularly ‘disruptive’.

Limerick hurling coach Paul Kinnerk fears the dual player will become an extinct species at inter-county level unless alterations are made to the fixtures programme.

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Tom McGrath reckons it was close to 9pm before his nephew Brian left the Connolly house on the night of Saturday, September 19.

Cork senior administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan has welcomed the GAA’s decision to schedule the county’s hurling and football qualifier clashes on one bill this Saturday.

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It’s almost 30 years since Ray Houghton scored that goal against England in the Republic of Ireland’s first ever game at the finals of a major championship.

New Kildare boss Cian O’Neill begins the search for his backroom team this week.

In the cold light of day, neither management team will be entirely happy with their team’s showing in Sunday’s final, but Eamonn Fitzmaurice will be perplexed by his side’s lack of performance on the big day.

All-Ireland football weekend focuses every sort of issue and maybe not just the obvious ones.

Hurling at Croke Park has been listed among 10 of the world’s ultimate sporting destinations by travel bible Lonely Planet.