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<p>If black carding the third person entering a row applied to hurling, the scuffles during Galway's clash with Cork on Saturday would have been avoided. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile</p>

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John Fogarty: Hurling’s seven deadly sins and how to absolve them

The attention devoted to football last year now needs to shift to hurling. It hasn’t lost its way as much as football but there are sins to be absolved

<p>Tiernan Kelly makes a hand pass against Galway. Picture: INPHO/James Lawlor</p>

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‘There wasn’t enough for us’ — Why the FRC decided to not ban fisted points

<p>Tempers flare off the ball in the game between Offaly and Tipperary. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne</p>

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Talking Points: Offaly's numbers game, Derry on track, Wexford's net gain

Charlie Keating and Kieran Gallagher 1/2/2026

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Donegal make heavy weather of shaking off shadow Kerry

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SÉamonn Fitzmaurice: Football's finest minds are now exploring smart tactical possibilities

Tyrone v Kerry - Allianz NFL Division 1 Round 2

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Kieran Shannon: What happens when two finalists go back to war?

Mayo for Sam, challenges for Cork teams, and more talking points from Late Late Show GAA special

Mayo for Sam, challenges for Cork teams, and more talking points from Late Late Show GAA special

County colours were flying proudly on Friday night’s show. Here are some of the highlights

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Cork v Kerry - McGrath Cup Final

O'Connor makes one change to Kerry side for Donegal trip, Cleary likewise for Cork's clash with Louth

The Galway footballers have made no changes to their starting team for their visit to the Athletic Grounds to play Armagh on Saturday evening.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Tomás Kennedy celebrates at the final whistle with David Clifford 25/1/2026

S John Fogarty: GAA wasn’t and isn't ready for clock/hooter

The innovation is a deep source of frustration for TV producers.

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

GAA Special Congress

Integration could 'suffer if it is rushed in', says Galway GAA chairman

The Irish Examiner understands some counties have yet to form the integration bodies they were requested by the three associations at national level

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

A view of the Connacht GAA Air Dome 2/8/2020

Munster GAA conducting feasibility study for air dome

Munster GAA chairman Tim Murphy said an air dome in the province would be "worth its weight in gold". It is expected a dome in Munster would exceed the €3.1m which the Connacht GAA air dome cost

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Clare v Dublin - Allianz Hurling League Division 1B

S Christy O'Connor: Eoghan O’Donnell return offsets Dublin’s disappointment

Of the five Clare players Eoghan O'Donnell directly came up against on Sunday, he only conceded two shots.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Steven Sherlock shoots the match winning score from a free 25/1/2026

John Cleary: 'If there was any player we wanted on the ball, it was Steven'

Cork scored the last eight points of the game against Cavan to seal a one-point victory. Steven Sherlock kicked a two-point free to win the game

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Dylan Casey is tackled by Paul Carey 25/1/2026

'Catastrophic' rule has a new sibling as Kerry teenager Kennedy pinches both points

Noise around the tweaked hooter rule is just getting started, and the issue is obvious. Similarities have been made to basketball’s 24-second shot clock, but the environment and circumstance are so different

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Steven Sherlock celebrates as Brendan Griffin blows the final whistle 25/1/2026

John Cleary 'thrilled' as Cork pull off dramatic victory over Cavan

Cork trailed Cavan by seven points with 10 minutes to play but came back to win by one

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Monaghan v Armagh - Allianz Football League Division 1

Slick Armagh cruise to victory over Monaghan

Armagh scored 1-25 from played with 11 players getting on the scoresheet

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Louth v Clare - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3

Sam Mulroy delivers killer blow for Louth against Offaly

Offaly led by three points at half-time but managed just five after half-time as they visibly struggled to cope with Louth's conditioning

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Tomás Kennedy celebrates scoring a goal 25/1/2026

New hooter rule gets opening interrogation as Kerry snatch last gasp win

Young Tomás Kennedy was the hero for Kerry, scoring a late buzzer beater to give the Kingdom victory over Roscommon

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

'They were just faster, stronger' - Tralee's Green machine cruises past Rochestown into Corn Uí Mhuirí final

'They were just faster, stronger' - Tralee's Green machine cruises past Rochestown into Corn Uí Mhuirí final

Tralee CBS’s pursuit of a first Corn Uí Mhuirí title since 2020 remains firmly on track. They will face High School Clonmel in the decider

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Meath v Derry - Allianz Football League Division 2

'That was a big turning point' - Meath reel in Derry to claim win at Croke Park

Three two-pointers from Meath helped swing the game as the Royals hit 0-8 without response

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Limerick v Galway - Allianz GAA Hurling National League Division 1 Round 1

S Corn Uí Mhuirí: Clonmel comeback seals final date with Tralee after Milltown fade

High School Clonmel trailed by six points at half-time but they kept Presentation Milltown scoreless in the second half to claim a two-point win

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026

Waterford v Tipperary - Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Waterford and Longford football league clash postponed

A new date for the Division 4 match with be confirmed by the GAA in the coming week.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026

Kerry v Donegal - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Jim McGuinness pride may set Donegal up for a fall this year

Donegal’s defensive set-up will have to be more hybrid in nature, and not rigidly zonal, if it is to thwart the likes of Kerry this season.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026

Kerry v Donegal - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Rules of engagement set but plenty of gains still to be unlocked one v one

Safe to say there won’t be too many managers making a beeline for the referee at half-time in the League. At least there shouldn’t be

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026

Joe O'Connor celebrates at the final whistle 29/6/2025

Cork make three changes for Cavan, Kerry start seven All-Ireland finalists

Kerry face Roscommon at 2pm on Sunday at Fitzgerald Stadium

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Top tier bearpit: County-by-county guide to 2026 Football League Division 1

S Top tier bearpit: County-by-county guide to 2026 Football League Division 1

A new season, the second with the new rules, and no shortage of intrigue in Division 1 of the football league. Our county-by-county guide eyes up the fresh faces, and the reasons for each team to be cheerful and fearful

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Back Down Under, Dingle goalkeeper Gavin Curran and partner Claire welcome baby boy Óigí

Back Down Under, Dingle goalkeeper Gavin Curran and partner Claire welcome baby boy Óigí

Curran is based in Australia. He travelled back to Ireland to play for Dingle during their All-Ireland winning campaign

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Springtime scrapping: county-by-county guide to 2026 Allianz Football League Division 3

S Springtime scrapping: county-by-county guide to 2026 Allianz Football League Division 3

Who's in charge, who's in, who's out, promising newcomers, the schedule, plus reasons to be cheerful - and fearful. The Irish Examiner Sport staff have the rundown.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Looking up: county-by-county guide to 2026 Allianz Football League Division 4

S Looking up: county-by-county guide to 2026 Allianz Football League Division 4

Who's in charge, who's in, who's out, promising newcomers, the schedule, plus reasons to be cheerful - and fearful.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

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

Destiny, drama and Dingle heart: Geaney reflects on All-Ireland victory forged the hard way

Much like manager Pádraig Corcoran, Geaney was effusive in his praise for how Tom O’Sullivan was able to string together those couple of points before Mikey Geaney’s winner.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Dublin v Derry - Allianz Football League Division 1

16 ex-Dublin players sign letter praising current panel's protest against Allianz

Dr David Hickey proud of their decision not to promote league sponsor in interviews

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Cork v Waterford - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5

TG4 to show over 45 games during football and hurling leagues

TG4's coverage gets underway on Saturday when Dublin face Donegal at Croke Park

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

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

S When the aliens come, show them Dingle's epic with St Brigid’s in the All-Ireland club final

From a distance, the outsider might understand the All-Ireland club finals even better than we do; that this is not about sport at all, but about people gathering to remind themselves who they are

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Conor Sheahan celebrates with the Tommy Moore Cup 18/1/2026

S Christy O'Connor: Ballygunner and Dingle wins cap season of seasons for Munster GAA

The only two marquee competitions that Munster didn’t win were the minor and U20 football. Tyrone beat Kerry in the minor final and the U20 semi-final

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

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

Andy Merrigan heads for Dingle, winter is officially over in West Kerry

Dingle followed their first Kerry SFC title win in 77 years with a maiden All-Ireland title.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Mikey Geaney celebrates at the final whistle 18/1/2026

'Jesus, I didn't think I had enough in it': the score that won All-Ireland title for Dingle

"No-one can ever take this away from us, we're always going to be All-Ireland champions," said Dingle match-winner Mikey Geaney

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Ben O’Carroll and Ronan Stack dejected after the match 18/1/2026

St Brigid's 'devastated' after losing enthralling final to Dingle

St Brigid’s had 24 shots to Dingle’s 20 during normal time but missed several frees after Fallon’s second-half goal.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Kobe of the Kingdom: the genius of Dingle's Paul Geaney

S Kobe of the Kingdom: the genius of Dingle's Paul Geaney

It has taken Dingle's remarkable run to the All-Ireland final for Paul Geaney, at 35 years of age, to be properly recognised outside and even within Kerry for the remarkable player and leader he is.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

St Brigid's v Scotstown - AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi-Final

S An All-Ireland cracker awaits, but how close is club GAA to inter-county?

The main area where the club game still lags is in sheer athleticism

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Ballymacelligott v Clogher Eire Óg - AIB GAA Football Junior Club Championship Final

Tony Leen: Ballymac's new heroes walk among us, like the normal people they no longer are

Anybody fortunate enough this week to be loitering around Ballymacelligott in Kerry will detect a giddiness and lightness that only comes with something truly historic and wonderful

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Michael Geaney and Ruaidhrí Fallon 14/1/2026

S Christy O'Connor: Reality far different than the perception of Dingle and St Brigid's

Dingle are currently blessed by a freakish cycle of nature and a glorious bounty of talented footballers, just like St Brigid’s.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Matthew Flaherty celebrates after winning 3/1/2026

Dingle GAA fundraiser tops €80k as Kerry total hits €200k

The three Kerry clubs which reached this year's All-Ireland club football finals have raised over €200,000 towards their preparations

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Corn Uí Mhuirí: Clonakilty CC eager to prove Cork can compete

S Corn Uí Mhuirí: Clonakilty CC eager to prove Cork can compete

Wednesday's Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-finals feature five teams from Kerry, two from Cork, and one from Tipperary.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

An Ghaeltacht v Glenullin - AIB GAA Football Intermediate Club Championship Final

S Fogarty Forum: Nobody's found a way to stop Kerry’s grading gain

If Dingle complete the job next Sunday, Kerry will have produced the four adult All-Ireland football winners.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

An Ghaeltacht v Glenullin - AIB GAA Football Intermediate Club Championship Final

Ó Sé sure Ó Beaglaoich will be on Jack O'Connor's Kerry radar

Pádraig Óg Ó Sé believes An Ghaeltacht will be better prepared in 2026 for life in Kerry's top tier than they were last time up

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Sportsfile Images of the Year 2025

S Kieran Shannon: Two-pointer has delivered a precious license to shooters

In the latter part of Jim Gavin's reign as manager of the dominant Dubs, the speculative kick went out of fashion.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Paul Geaney celebrates at full time 7/12/2025

Paul Geaney commits to Kerry but will take 'big break'

Geaney, likely to be Kerry captain in 2026, will probably return for the Munster SFC game against against Clare in April after eight months of injury troubles

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Philip Wall celebrates with his brother Jamie Wall 10/1/2026

S Christy O'Connor: Why Saturday's All-Ireland finals double-header was the best we've ever seen

All four teams in the junior and intermediate hurling finals were heroic

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Brian Ó Beaglaoich and Fergal Ó Sé Manager celebrates after the game 11/1/2026

An Ghaeltacht realise potential and heal two decade old hurt

22 years ago, An Ghaeltacht lost the All-Ireland senior club final to Caltra. Feargal Ó Sé was player-manager that day. On Sunday, he managed the club to the All-Ireland intermediate title

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Eoin Creedon and Ciarán Bogue in action 11/1/2026

Tactical tweaks fire Ballymac to All-Ireland junior title

Ballymacelligott manager Ian Blake said his side's half-back line were "immense" in the victory over Clogher

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026