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A general view of Croke Park 13/7/2024
Lack of concerts and events sees Croke Park turnover drop nearly 20%
Accounts show main driver of decline in turnover was a drop in 'hire of facilities' revenue, which declined by €4.6m 'due to the fact that the stadium did not host any concerts in 2023 compared to seven concerts in 2022'

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was 'a father figure to our nation', mourners told
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was 'a father figure to our nation', mourners told
Seán Bán Breathnach: 'There will not be another Mícheál. He was a one-off' 

Sat, 29 Jun, 2024

Watch: GAA match abandoned in Vancouver after black bears invade pitch
Watch: GAA match abandoned in Vancouver after black bears invade pitch
One of the club's PRO said there bears were 'actually up on their hind legs kind of play fighting with each other while the game was going on'

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh 1930 - 2024
Listen: Dara Ó Cinnéide pays tribute to the voice of summer Sundays, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
On the day Ireland lost the legend that was Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Irish Examiner sports editor, Tony Leen spoke to one of the people who knew him best.

 Listen | Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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Patrick Horgan signs autographs after the game 15/6/2024
Christy O’Connor talking points: Can the third-placed teams finally move up the grid?
Wexford and Cork will aim to book All-Ireland semi-final spots this weekend. 

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Tadhg Morley celebrates scoring his sides second goal with David Clifford 16/6/2024
Sunday's GAA football championship results and reports 
Catch up on the weekend action and what it all means.

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Letters to the Editor: GDPR and red tape are slowing down criminal investigations
Letters to the Editor: GDPR and red tape are slowing down criminal investigations
GDPR is forcing investigators to seek Section 10 warrants for minor matters, writes former Garda sergeant Christy Galligan

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Cian Lynch with fans after the game 26/5/2024
Clare v Limerick: a rivalry by the numbers 
The sides face off in the Munster final once more on Sunday. 

Thu, 06 Jun, 2024

Clare v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1
S John Fogarty: Provincial finals’ silence does nothing for hurling
Hurling will do the talking next weekend

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

David Coldrick awards a free following a foul on Conor Glass 2/6/2024
Brian Gavin: Coldrick had hands full and nasty incident deserves retrospective punishment
Officials at Celtic Park seemed to have witnessed the incident involving Connaire Mackin and Conor Glass.

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Offaly v Tipperary - oneills.com GAA Hurling All-Ireland U20 Championship Final
Screeney and Bourke lead Offaly to famous All-Ireland U20 title
Tipperary will rue their missed chances in the championship decider. 

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

Rory Maguire scores a goal 1/6/2024
Cork fire three goals to stun sloppy Donegal in thriller 
The result at Páirc Uí Rinn blows the group wide open.

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

Tipperary v Clare - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5
Enda McEvoy: Summer brought to life by red wave and Cork's wet sail
At the end of the National League final two months ago one of the spectators left Semple Stadium and headed back to his car in downtown Thurles. En route he was buttonholed by not one but two sociable locals.

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Sport on TV this weekend: All-Ireland football championship, Champions League final and Women's World Cup qualifiers
Sport on TV this weekend: All-Ireland football championship, Champions League final and Women's World Cup qualifiers
It's going to be an action packed weekend of sport with the All-Ireland football series continuing, the Nickey Rackard Cup and Christy Ring Cup finals and the Republic of Ireland women facing Sweden in the World Cup qualifiers - all you need to know here.

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Offaly v Kilkenny - oneills.com Leinster GAA Hurling U20 Championship Semi-Final
Offaly's 'magician' Adam Screeney now the star attraction
The talented corner forward remembers what it was like to be the youngster rushing out to greet your heroes.

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Henry Shefflin 26/5/2024
S Fogarty Forum: What next for the hurling managers who've seen their campaigns end?
With the championship over for counties from Galway to Antrim and Tipperary, this week will be one of reflection. 

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Con O’Callaghan and Diarmuid Murtagh 25/5/2024
S Kieran Shannon: Football public knows the championship should mean more than this 
Spectators realise the competitiveness or even integrity of the competition has been diluted.

Tue, 28 May, 2024

The Gaelic Football Show: where are Dublin, Wee County defiance, a bumper weekend
S The Gaelic Football Show: where are Dublin, Wee County defiance, a bumper weekend
Maurice Brosnan, James Horan and Paul Rouse reflect on the championship action and look ahead to a huge schedule of matches.

 Listen | Mon, 27 May, 2024

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Offaly v Kilkenny - oneills.com Leinster GAA Hurling U20 Championship Semi-Final
Faithful won't risk rising star Ravenhill, says O'Connor
The talented youngster suffered a serious hamstring injury in the McDonagh Cup opener against Laois.

Fri, 24 May, 2024

Kerry v Clare - Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Final
Football Review Committee eye two points for long-range points and hooter introduction 
The Jim Gavin-chaired body are also considering a rule which would compel teams to retain a minimum of three players per team in each half of the field at all times.

Thu, 23 May, 2024

The Gaelic Football Show: the job facing Mickey Harte & Galway for Sam?
S The Gaelic Football Show: the job facing Mickey Harte & Galway for Sam?
Paul Rouse is joined by Maurice Brosnan and James Horan to reflect on the week's championship talking points.

 Listen | Tue, 21 May, 2024

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Waterford v Tipperary - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3
S Fogarty Forum: GAAGO’s five inconvenient truths
Now they have been compelled to set up a hotline for supporters who may have difficulty purchasing tickets online. May we see a similar compromise re GAAGO?

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Baptism
Letters to the Editor: Survivors of Church of Ireland home dismayed by Synod baptism vote
Former Westbank Orphanage residents seek intervention of Taoiseach GAA fans dismayed over pay-per-view for Cork-Limerick match

Fri, 17 May, 2024

Leinster Rugby v Northampton Saints - Investec Champions Cup - Semi Final - Croke Park
GAA chief Jarlath Burns facing opposition in Croke Park to September finals 
The Central Council meeting on Saturday will hear proposals about reshaping the GAA calendar once again.

Thu, 16 May, 2024

Eamon McGee and Kieran McGeeney 9/7/2006
Armagh and Donegal have held a mirror to each other
Jim McGuinness is back on the Donegal line while old rival Kieran McGeeney is still around to lead the Orchard. 

Sat, 11 May, 2024

Robert Finnerty is spoken to by Referee David Gough 5/5/2024
Frustrated inter-county refs demand more support and feedback from Croke Park
Officials in both codes want at least semi-monthly meetings with fellow colleagues.

Thu, 09 May, 2024

Oisín McConville and Wicklow staff react towards the end of the game 14/4/2024
S Paul Rouse: A heartbeat? Evidence there's life in provincial championships yet
It is reported that at that moment the Kildare manager Glenn Ryan turned and started walking down towards the dressing-room end of the pitch; that is what championship football can do to you.

Fri, 19 Apr, 2024

Sean O’Donoghue, Shane Meehan, Declan Hannon and Ronan Maher 21/3/2024
S Enda McEvoy: Are Cork the pinch of chilli to heat up this championship recipe?
An opening weekend blockbuster in Ennis, a potential Waterford ambush for Cork in Walsh Park, And that's just for starters. Take caution, advises the sage Kilkenny cat. There's plenty to consider beyond April 21.

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

Clare v Kilkenny - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Final
Different score difference rules could decide Leinster and Munster hurling championships
If three or more teams finish on the same points total, different rules apply.

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

Dalo's Hurling Show: 'We'll go down anyway' - buzz is building for Championship
S Dalo's Hurling Show: 'We'll go down anyway' - buzz is building for Championship
Anthony Daly, Mark Landers and TJ Ryan reckon things could be up in a heap after two rounds in Munster.

 Listen | Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

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The Gaelic Football Show: Ciaran Kilkenny on Leinster, the Dubs' rivals and more
S The Gaelic Football Show: Ciaran Kilkenny on Leinster, the Dubs' rivals and more
The multiple All-Ireland winner joins Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan to reflect on the win over Meath and look ahead of the championship action.

 Listen | Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

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Waterford v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1
S John Fogarty: A hue of finality looms over Munster hurling 
How many of the five Munster SHC managers would survive failing to qualify from the province?

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

Dublin v Meath - Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final
S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Dublin take care of business but they'll be a different animal come summer
Dessie Farrell and his squad will use the provincial campaign as a tune-up for knockout football.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Bray Wanderers v Derry City - SSE Airtricity League Premier Division
GPA gave €30k to former player under Garda investigation
The individual received the monies from the official inter-county players body in two tranches amounting to the five-figure sum, the Irish Examiner understands

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Dillon Quirke Foundation GAA Club Fundraising Launch
Dillon Quirke Foundation to be officially launched in Dublin on Tuesday
The Tipperary hurler passed away with cardiac complications while playing for Clonoulty-Rossmore in Thurles in August 2022.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Cork v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final
Letters to the editor: Hurling is being relegated in the fixture list
A reader takes the GAA to task for scheduling these All-Ireland quarter-finals for early on one June Saturday

Thu, 04 Apr, 2024

Letters to the Editor: UN calls for temporary pause but what Gaza needs is a permanent ceasefire
Letters to the Editor: UN calls for temporary pause but what Gaza needs is a permanent ceasefire
A reader asks if the international community will demand an end to 'the mass slaughter and deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians'

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Charlie Smyth 3/3/2024
Charlie Smyth: 'I just thought I could skip it all and go straight to the NFL back when I was 18' 
Charlie Smyth wrote an email to the NFL asking how he would break into the sport during his teenage years - last week he signed a contract with New Orleans Saints. 

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Waterford v Tipperary - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A Round 5
S Eimear Ryan: There is no right way to take a free... or a penalty
The routine we are encouraged to develop around set pieces is part psychology, part prayer, part magic spell. 

Thu, 28 Mar, 2024

The Allianz Gaelic Football Show: the winners and losers after final day of the league
S The Allianz Gaelic Football Show: the winners and losers after final day of the league
Paul Rouse is joined by Maurice Brosnan, Éamonn Fitzmaurice, James Horan and Tony Leen to wrap up the weekend talking points. 

 Listen | Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

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Keep track of all the Super Sunday drama with the Allianz Gaelic Football Show 
Keep track of all the Super Sunday drama with the Allianz Gaelic Football Show 
We'll have all the action from around the country on our live broadcast. 

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Derek Lyng and John Kiely 23/3/2024
'There’s no excuse' - John Kiely blasts Limerick's 'embarrassing' performance against Kilkenny
The All-Ireland champions were 'nailed, good and proper' due to a lack of effort, according to the Treaty boss. 

Sat, 23 Mar, 2024

Dalo's Allianz League Show: will managers put players in the freezer for semis?
S Dalo's Allianz League Show: will managers put players in the freezer for semis?
Anthony Daly and TJ Ryan review the Allianz Hurling League weekend, with analysis from Seán Flynn.

 Listen | Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

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Ballyea v Cuala - AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final
S Kieran Shannon: Could provinces once again fill the St Patrick's Day void?
Is the GAA and its calendar any better for no marquee games on the most celebrated national holiday of all?

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

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