Event: All-Ireland senior football championship

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No plans for GAA to punish counties training before September 14

GAA president John Horan said Croke Park have no plans to punish counties who return to collective training before September 14. However, they would welcome information on those that do.

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Kilkenny and Wexford to get Leinster semi byes

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GPA claim GAA scheduled later All-Ireland championships to ensure larger crowds

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GAA ready to speed up return to play

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Former Kerry captain John Joe Sheehan dies

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Michael Murphy backs knock-out to ensure All-Ireland SFC finished by Christmas

Michael Murphy: Main fear for county players is preparation time

Donegal captain Michael Murphy believes a straight knock-out format for the All-Ireland senior football championship is the compromise that inter-county has to make.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Croke Park may become all-seater stadium amid further social distancing

Croke Park may have to become an all-seater stadium while social distancing remains a reality.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2020

Championship format doesn’t bother Donegal captain Murphy

Donegal captain Michael Murphy doesn’t care what format the All-Ireland senior football championship takes this year so long as it takes place and safely.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Quiz: Name the All-Ireland Football Championship top scorers for the last 25 years

There are 19 players from 12 different counties represented. Let us know how many you get!

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Michael Clifford: Parties run for cover behind Constitution

The Constitution is taking a battering in this election campaign. They’re coming for it from all angles.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020

Leinster would "more than likely" support four provinces of eight

Leinster GAA secretary Michael Reynolds claims the province is open to the idea of All-Ireland senior football championship commencing with the four provincial conferences of eight teams.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020

National task force fixtures proposals on hold

The GAA’s national fixtures task force will meet again on Wednesday before their report is launched early next month.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2019

National task force fixtures proposals on hold

The GAA’s national fixtures task force will meet again on Wednesday before their report is launched early next month.

Sun, 24 Nov, 2019

Three SFC proposals set for consideration

Central Council will on Saturday be briefed on the three recommendations while also being issued with a list of motions that can be put on the Clár of Annual Congress in February should Ard Chomhairle see fit to do so.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2019

Croker dismay at Mayo no-show at Special Congress

The Mayo GAA executive are facing pressure from Croke Park and their clubs following their non-attendance at last Saturday’s Special Congress in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Tue, 22 Oct, 2019

O’Donoghue ‘going well’ as Kerry gear up for Mayo battle

Kerry manager Peter Keane has dampened any speculation that star Kerry attacker James O’Donoghue, who missed the Munster final win over Cork, might miss Kerry’s crucial Super 8s meeting with Mayo on Sunday, revealing that the Legion clubman is suffering no ill-effects in training.

Tue, 09 Jul, 2019

All hurling quarter-finals and Super 8 games live on TV this weekend, despite clashes

All six of this weekend's hurling and football quarter-final games will be broadcast live on TV, despite some high-profile fixture clashes.

Mon, 08 Jul, 2019

Tiered All-Ireland senior football championship a step closer

A tiered All-Ireland senior football championship moved closer at the weekend with a Central Council decision to advance two proposals to Special Congress in Cork on October 19.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2019

GAA confirm throw-in times for football qualifiers

The CCCC have confirmed the throw-in times for this Saturday's third-round qualifiers in the All-Ireland senior football championship.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2019

GAA considering shake-up of underage competitions

A return to the U21 grade at inter-county level and minor jumping from U17 to U19 are being considered.

Wed, 05 Sep, 2018

‘There’s only a poisoned few at it, a very small minority’

Selector Mikey Sheehy and coach Pádraic Corcoran stood with Éamonn Fitzmaurice for all six of his years as Kerry senior football manager. In a turbulent last 12 months, they weren’t spared much rod but it’s the players they feel most for.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2018

GAA confirm details for All-Ireland SFC Round 1 qualifiers

Mayo will travel to the Gaelic Grounds to take on Limerick.

Tue, 29 May, 2018

Kerry’s hurlers being treated as the GAA’s second-class citizens

The basic inequity of the promotion and relegation system applied to the new structure of the All-Ireland hurling championship is so obvious that it is impossible to ignore.

Fri, 25 May, 2018

Qualifier guarantee for lucky trio of counties

Cork, Kerry, and Roscommon are the only teams guaranteed to avoid the first round of this year’s All-Ireland senior football championship qualifiers.

Fri, 20 Apr, 2018

Tom Ryan: Time for GAA to practice what we preach

New GAA director general Tom Ryan accepts the organisation’s governance of its amateur status has room for improvement.

Wed, 18 Apr, 2018

Football has to be a tiered championship, says Páraic Duffy

A tiered All-Ireland senior football championship would best serve the game, according to GAA director general Páraic Duffy, but he admitted such a format will be difficult to achieve.

Wed, 24 Jan, 2018

Giving Dublin players the licence to fly high

“My philosophy of sport has always been about the future, about the horizon.”

Thu, 12 Oct, 2017

Can Dublin do four-in-a-row? The 2018 numbers come up blue again

Mayo’s stars are clearly not aligned but Dublin’s numbers add up to a completion of the four-in-a-row next season. 

Sat, 23 Sep, 2017

Quarter-final opportunity for hurling’s minnows

The winners of a new development group will earn a preliminary All-Ireland quarter-final spot in the new All-Ireland senior hurling championship if the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) have their way.

Thu, 18 May, 2017

‘Super 8’ gets thumbs down from CPA

Members of the Club Players Association (CPA) have given an overwhelming thumbs-down to the Super 8 feature that will form the All-Ireland senior football championship for at least three years from next season.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2017

Angry Declan Brennan warns strike remains open option for CPA

Club Players Association (CPA) secretary Declan Brennan has refused to rule out strike action in the pursuit of the newly-formed body’s goal to “fix the fixtures”.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2017

Ronan McNamee: GPA didn’t explain proposals properly

Tyrone full-back Ronan McNamee says the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) should have given inter-county players better information about the ‘Super 8’ proposals ahead of Saturday’s GAA congress.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2017

Liam Kearns unhappy at Tipperary board’s backing for ‘elitism’

Tipperary manager Liam Kearns has expressed his disappointment with the county board’s decision to support the All-Ireland senior football championship revamp put forward by GAA director general Paraic Duffy.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2017

GAA president Aogán Farrell rejects CPA request to speak at Congress

The Club Players Association’s request to speak before their official recognition vote at Congress this Saturday has been turned down by GAA president Aogán Farrell.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2017

Kerry delegates back Paraic Duffy’s All-Ireland proposals

Kerry delegates have backed Paraic Duffy’s proposed changes to the All-Ireland senior football championship.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2017

Flawed ‘Super 8’ not the answer

Introducing more extra-time matches and freeing up September fits into Páraic Duffy’s long-standing agenda to make more space for club activity.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2017

‘Super 8’ a no-go without GPA support, warns CPA chairman Micheál Briody

The Club Players Association (CPA) says the legitimacy of the “Super 8” addition to the All-Ireland senior football championship won’t hold up if the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) also oppose it.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Laois propose alternative round-robin championship

Laois have put forward an alternative to GAA director general Páraic Duffy’s All-Ireland senior football championship proposal.

Sun, 05 Feb, 2017

LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Machete-wielding man shot by soldier outside Louvre

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Páraic Duffy urges Tipp to back championship revamp

Páraic Duffy has urged urge Tipperary County Board delegates to back his proposals to revamp the All-Ireland senior football championship.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2016

GAA set to seal €23 million deal with GPA

The GAA’s Central Council are expected to endorse a finalised agreement with the GPA today.

Sun, 20 Nov, 2016

The year of rebellion was Wexford’s time

Paul Rouse on the battle for the All-Ireland and an independent Irish State

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Killian Young: GPA can push for structural changes

Kerry captain Killian Young has called on the GPA to use their guaranteed motion next February to try and change the structure of the All-Ireland senior football championship.

Wed, 03 Aug, 2016