The position of Dublin hurling manager remains vacant after no white smoke emerged from last night’s county board meeting.

To grasp just how novel this upcoming All-Ireland final will be, you need only look at the sideline and the profile of the two selectorial teams compared to who was there last year, writes Kieran Shannon.

The Roscommon GAA management and players have issued a statement condemning their fans that booed Mayo's Andy Moran during last Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final, writes Ciara Phelan.

All-Star midfielder Mattie Donnelly says individual awards are no compensation for Tyrone’s failure to back up their Ulster title with a serious bid for the All-Ireland.

Every second year, there is an All Star trip and I was fortunate to be among the group to visit San Diego. Unfortunately, the camogie All Stars do not get to experience such trips or rewards and I hope this will change in the future, writes Valerie Mulcahy

The Wednesday or Thursday after the 2014 All-Ireland final replay an old stalwart from near Urlingford decided to go for a spin on the far side of the border. Eternal vigilance and all of that, dontcha know.

In August, former Armagh All-Ireland winner and All Star Ronan Clarke collided with a goalpost and spent five days in a coma. The accident has changed his outlook on life ...

Maurice Shanahan picked up a hurling All Star a couple of weekends ago, and by revealing his struggle on the evening of the event, he hoped to encourage others to seek help, just as he did, writes Michael Moynihan

If ever a game illustrated what winning takes to Dublin captain Lyndsey Davey, it was last year’s gut-wrenching All-Ireland final defeat to Cork, when maybe some of the Dublin players allowed their eyes drift towards the prize. Now fighting fires off the field, Davey won’t be fazed when Cork turn up the heat tomorrow...

Two days out from an All-Ireland final, Jim Gavin and Eamonn Fitzmaurice are putting the final touches to their matchday scenarios.

Half an hour into the unforgettable game that made Dublin look like startled earwigs, Tadhg Kennelly was summoned from the cushioned dugout in the stand.

I’d love to have been in both dressingrooms at half-time yesterday because I can almost picture both scenarios. 

Tipperary hurler Padraic Maher is unsure whether his shoulder will hold up during Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

The mind games are underway. Cian O’Sullivan believes Kerry are better than they were when they won last year’s All-Ireland title and have superceded Dublin as favourites to lift the Sam Maguire Cup next month.

They’ve been like ships passing in the night this year, but Colin Walshe hopes he and Drew Wylie can soon resume their formidable partnership in Monaghan’s fullback line.

Galway captain David Collins is a doubt for Sunday’s Leinster SHC final with Kilkenny.

Stephen Walsh feels he has to explain himself. He currently lives in Castletroy but works in Ardpatrick National School, a five-minute drive from his home house in Glenroe; an hour from his current abode.

For a side with ambitions of taking down the number one team in Ireland, Graham Reilly accepted that struggling against the joint worst team in the country isn’t a great start for Meath.

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Henry Shefflin has hit out at those trying to ‘pressure’ him into retirement, and insisted that the decision will be his alone.

Kerry GAA officials have expressed "grave doubts" about the workability of a Central Council plan to complete all competitions in the calendar year.

It mightn’t have worked out the way he intended but Lee Keegan at least cleared his name.

The omission of Cork’s Valerie Mulcahy — player of the match in both the Division 1 National League final and the All-Ireland final — was the big talking point from Saturday’s TG4 All-Star awards.

The TG4 Ladies Football All Star Awards took place at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin last night with 15 All Star Awards presented to the winning players along with Player's Player of the Year awards.

This year’s All-Ireland finalists represent over half of the 45 GAA-GPA All Star hurling nominations with 24, 13 going to champions Kilkenny and 11 to Tipperary.

Former Cork selector Ger Cunningham was last night appointed as Anthony Daly’s successor as Dublin manager, being handed a three-year term.

History of a sort was made this week when the All Star football nominations appeared for the first time in 10 years without the name ‘Brogan’ attached, but Bernard Brogan believes only one of the famous Dublin siblings has cause to be aggrieved.

TJ Reid has defended Brian Cody’s remarks about Barry Kelly, insisting referees’ performances should be scrutinised as closely as those of players.

Munster Council chief executive Simon Moroney has expressed relief that the controversy which overshadowed this year’s provincial senior football championship has been resolved.

Injured Kilkenny star Michael Rice has echoed his manager’s assertion that Henry Shefflin is capable of starting the All-Ireland final and lasting the 70 minutes against Tipperary next Sunday.

Not an epic match but an epic contest, a struggle of Old Testament proportions, with weather conditions to match, and only a plague of frogs lacking.

Perhaps the most depressing aspect about the ban is that it’s not really a media ban anymore. It’s more of a superstition.

Limerick chairman Oliver Mann last night called for unity as Dave Clarke was ratified as senior hurling selector at a monthly meeting that passed off with little or no incident.

He is by far and away Division One’s top scorer this year but James O’Donoghue admits he’s still learning his trade.