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<p>CRITICAL: Jordan Morris of Meath is tackled by Daniel O'Mahony of Cork in the 2024 championship meeting. Picture: Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile</p>

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Meath v Cork: Three key battles to decide Croke Park showdown

Meath face Cork for the Division 2 title on Sunday, Éamonn Murphy looks at the critical match-ups as the traditional rivals collide again

<p>GAA Show Extra: Lessons from the 2025 All-Ireland SFC final between Donegal and Kerry. Pic: Sportsfile</p>

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GAA Extra: Lessons from the 2025 All-Ireland final, and switching in Gaelic football

<p>Jim McGuinness began his adult coaching career with Na Gaeil in Kerry. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady</p>

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Christy O'Connor: Jim McGuinness’s relationship with Kerry is now more personal than ever

Michael Lyster remembered as ‘magic in human form’ at emotional memorial service

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Michael Lyster remembered as ‘magic in human form’ at emotional memorial service

Kerry v Mayo - Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

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Munster SFC cup to be named after Kerry legend Páidí Ó Sé

Jack O’Connor and Patrick ‘The Bag’ O’Sullivan
3/4/2022

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Nobody springs more out of a league final than Jack O’Connor’s Kerry

Armagh v Kerry - Allianz Football League Division 1

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: McGeeney will be satisfied that Armagh can now cope with shock and awe

In terms of revisiting last June and testing how they have adapted McGeeney will be delighted with the gut check they got on Sunday

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Armagh v Kerry - Allianz Football League Division 1

S Kieran Shannon: Players change but Kerry's league song remains the same

The National Football League has had only eight teams that have won two or more leagues in consecutive years. This Sunday Jack O’Connor’s Kerry can make that nine.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Cork v Kildare - Allianz Football League Division 2

Seán McDonnell: Cork football back where it belongs after Division 1 promotion

“Everyone was playing for each other," McDonnell said about Cork's victory over Tyrone. "There wasn't one man out there that was being selfish, taking stupid shots."

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Dublin v Wexford - Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2

S Fogarty Forum: GAA and RTÉ were partners but are now competitors

With RTÉ's resources stretched, what are their chances of retaining the same stable of matches or increasing them when the very people they will make their submission to are their rivals?

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

2017 GAA Provincial Senior Championship Draws

Funeral details confirmed for former Sunday Game presenter Michael Lyster

Both Anthony Daly and Liam Sheedy recalled how Michael Lyster facilitated their transition from playing and managing to media work

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Clare v Down - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1

Down will accept cup with Allianz ribbons should they win Division 3 final

Down were one of the nine counties to recommend that the GAA ends its relationship with Allianz. They have also facilitated protests at Páirc Esler

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Niall Scully, Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne, Seán Bugler tackle Kieran Molloy 22/3/2026

James Horan says teams still not exploiting full attacking scope of new rules

Horan believes a "herd mentality" exists when it comes to tactics in Gaelic football

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Armagh v Kerry - Allianz Football League Division 1

'Worth a month's training': Jack O'Connor delighted with Kerry's draw in Armagh

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor said Armagh deserved to stay up after their performances in the final two games of the league. They fought back from 10 points down to draw with the Kingdom

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

Cork vault last hurdle on long road back to Broadway

Brian Hurley’s extraordinary 66th-minute two-point bouncer was vital in the victory.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

TJ Reid celebrates scoring a goal 21/3/2026

S Christy O’Connor: Celebrate the physics-defying magic of McGinnis and Reid

There have been clear hints during this league of players leaning more towards an increased level of individual expressionism.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Robert Finnerty celebrates kicking a 2 pointer late in the game 22/3/2026

Maurice Brosnan: Full theatre of football on display in Salthill relegation showdown

This round of the league was glorious carnage, frantic and utterly compelling.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Tyrone v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2

'We were ready this time' - John Cleary delighted as Cork earn promotion to Division 1

Cork's three-point victory over Tyrone, their sixth win of the league, saw them promoted back to Division 1 for the first time in a decade.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Shea Malone celebrates after scoring his side's first goal 22/3/2026

Donegal set up Kerry rematch with victory over Monaghan

Donegal will play Kerry in the Division 1 final on Saturday

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Armagh v Kerry - Allianz Football League Division 1

Kerry reach league final but Armagh celebrate survival after epic draw

Armagh came back from 10 points down to snatch a dramatic draw with Kerry, securing their Division 1 status. Kerry will play Donegal in the league final

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Wexford v Wicklow - Allianz Football League Division 4 Round 7

Ryan’s last-gasp goal seals dramatic promotion for Wexford

Sean ‘Minnie’ Ryan struck an extraordinary winner deep into injury time as Wexford came from eight points down to beat Westmeath by one and secure back-to-back promotions to Division 2.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Darragh Kirwan with Sam Mulroy 22/3/2026

Kildare relegated as Louth’s Division 1 hopes end despite win

Kildare got the result their needed elsewhere with Derry beating Cavan but could not hold up their own part to prevent relegation to Division 3

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Limerick v Wicklow - Tailteann Cup Group 3 Round 3

Limerick relegated despite comeback victory over Fermanagh

In a dramatic finish at the bottom of Division 3, Limerick fought back from 11 points down to beat Fermanagh but they did not get the slip up required from Sligo for them to stay up

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Tempers flare between players and backroom teams as the teams leave the field 22/3/2026

National Football League, minute-by-minute live updates

Donegal and Kerry are set to meet in another Croke Park final, while both Cork and Meath will play Division 1 football in 2027.

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Armagh v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Football's new conundrums — disrupting momentum and different defending

The NBA's Indiana Pacers could be an interesting point of reference for how football teams go after the ball and rattle the opposition this summer

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - Allianz Football League Division 1

Seán O’Shea and Kerry may want to keep their pedals to the metal

Seán O'Shea possesses the most relentless tacometer in Gaelic football, but it would be no bad thing to give him a pass for the Athletic Grounds.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Kilkenny v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Cork hurlers make seven changes, none for Rebel footballers in promotion chase

The Cork hurlers face Offaly on Saturday while the footballers travel to face Tyrone on Sunday.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026

St Brigid's v Ballina Stephenites - AIB Connacht GAA Football Senior Club Championship Semi-Final

'Couldn't be fitter': Anthony Cunningham dismisses cancer rumours

Many of Cunningham's former players reached out when they heard the rumour he was sick

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Tiernan Kelly and Brian Howard are shown red card by David Gough 14/3/2026

S Fogarty Forum: Does something have to give in the Kieran McGeeney v David Gough dispute?

No current manager has been as pointed in his criticisms of a current referee as Kieran McGeeney has about David Gough

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Paul Conroy in action 15/3/2026

Paul Conroy: ‘If Pádraic put a gun to my head in January, I probably wouldn’t be here’

There were concerns in Galway that 2024 Footballer of the Year Paul Conroy would call time on his inter-county career but the 36-year-old has returned and really showed his value against Monaghan

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Mikey Corridon celebrates winning the match
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How Tralee CBS stitched back together its football identity

After playing second fiddle to their neighbours, Marc Ó Sé says Tralee had to go back and work on their foundations.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

The AIB Club Player Awards 2026

Tom O’Sullivan says late grandmother was with him in Dingle’s All-Ireland triumph

Tom O'Sullivan said he and his grandmother Maura were "best friends"

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Clare v Kerry - McGrath Cup

Hotelier-coach Paul Madden always sees room to improve

Professionalism and perfectionism are his guiding principles.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

John Cleary 15/2/2026

Shea Fahy: Succession planning key for Cork football future

Fahy expects Cork to bounce back against Kildare from their heavy defeat to Derry a fortnight ago

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Mayo v Derry - Allianz Football League Division 1

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice on football: pressing sideline kicks, Mayo's Tralee test and managerial glastnost

Our lead football analyst on March manoeuvres, Mayo's high-octane brand, and those post-match managerial huddles with hacks

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Dingle v St Brigid's - AIB GAA Football Senior Club Championship Final

Dingle's Tom O'Sullivan named club footballer of the year, Dessie Hutchinson wins hurling award

Kilkerrin-Clonberne's Siobhán Divilly was named ladies football club player of the year while Athenry's Lisa Casserly won the camogie award

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Spring chickens: ten starlets who've turned heads in the National Football League

S Spring chickens: ten starlets who've turned heads in the National Football League

It's still early but there has seldom been such a surge of up and coming football talent across the country, emerging from the Sigerson Cup in some instances, and carrying that form into the inter-county sphere

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

James Conlon and Ian Maguire and Sean Meehan in action 22/2/2026

Cork make five changes, Kerry three for National League games

The Cork footballers face Kildare at 5pm in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening while Kerry place Mayo in Tralee at 4pm

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

The Tricolour: Gaelic football’s new hat-trick

The Tricolour: Gaelic football’s new hat-trick

The GAA's Ferguson Files, a new statistics database, will provide an opportunity to record and celebrate feats that might otherwise slip quietly under the radar

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Kieran Shannon: Friday night GAA matches proposal has more precedent than people realise

S Kieran Shannon: Friday night GAA matches proposal has more precedent than people realise

RTÉ head of sport Declan Bennett suggested inter-county GAA matches could be played on a Friday night to facilitate more televised broadcast. The idea was met with opposition but it's not as radical a notion as some believe

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Gowna v Kingscourt Stars - Cavan County Senior Club Football Championship Final

Cavan GAA chairman warns integration timeline is ‘ambitious’

Mark O'Rourke is the latest GAA county chairperson to raise questions about the integration of the association with the LGFA and Camogie Association.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

'A brilliant workout': Ricken delighted as Cork minors win Leinster Development League

'A brilliant workout': Ricken delighted as Cork minors win Leinster Development League

The Cork minor footballers struggled for challenge matches last year. Playing in the Leinster Development League has proved very beneficial

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Andy Moran 25/1/2026

S Gaelic football observations: Moranball raises Mayo ceiling, Armagh doing so much right

Mayo are a side determined to defend aggressively and shoot boldly. It means they will inevitably give up clear-cut goal chances. Kerry will aim to take advantage later this month.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

GAA Annual Congress - Day Two

S Fogarty Forum: Allianz debate is not about where you stop but where you start

You start to believe the silent majority is not okay with it being business as usual.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026

Sean O’Shea is challenged by Michael McCarville and Dessie Ward 1/3/2026

Options abound but Kerry 'not pulling up any trees', insists Jack O'Connor

They say it doesn’t actually matter, but no Kerry manager fancies having that bit of a relegation threat hanging around their necks

Sun, 01 Mar, 2026

Micheál Aodh Martin 22/2/2026

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Asking for a friend — are Cork coming?

The Cork footballers are now in the box seat in Division 2. The question is, can they stay there? Anything less than promotion will be deflating

Sun, 01 Mar, 2026

Stick or twist? Who's patrolling sidelines in top four divisions as Cork's Football League kicks off

S Stick or twist? Who's patrolling sidelines in top four divisions as Cork's Football League kicks off

Appointing club management teams isn't as straightforward as it used be. The demands, the criticism, the availability of players and the difficulty of success means that the truly loyal and ambitious take control of the wheel.

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Shane O'Brien in action 21/2/2026

S GAA buzzwords: go-short Kilkenny, counter-press and the coaching lexicon

Observations: Maurice Brosnan's weekly analytical deep dive in to GAA's tactical nuances, advancements and wrinkles courtesy of the game's smartest thinkers.

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Armagh v Donegal - Allianz Football League Division 1

Kieran McGeeney: 'We’re missing things that should be scored. They’re not difficult chances'

McGeeney estimated that Armagh missed nine chances from inside the 21m line against Donegal

Sun, 22 Feb, 2026

Cavan v Kildare - Allianz Football League Division 2

Tactical tweaks help Cavan to victory over Kildare

Cavan manager Dermot McCabe asked his team to "do better under the breaking ball, kill the ball every time they took a shot and just to come out on the right side of every battle that they went into to get onto the ball".

Sun, 22 Feb, 2026