Unlike John Egan and Enda Stevens, who both made it to Croker on Sunday, Darren Randolph watched proceedings on television and, as one goalkeeper observing another, was much taken with the performance of the Dublin netminder Stephen Cluxton.

The American comedian whose reaction to watching a hurling match went viral online has made it to Croke Park.

You are only minutes into a chat with Mayo midfielder Dayna Finn when you find yourself gripped by her tactical appreciation of how so many goals are created by this current Dublin senior football team.

All-Ireland semi-finals are old hat to Brian Cody, Saturday being his 18th as Kilkenny manager. But this weekend is his first in three years, which might explain some levity at last week’s press event.

Laois vice-captain Joe Phelan has called on Croke Park to make further financialinvestment into hurling in the county and alter the Leinster championship to sustain their competitiveness.

Former All-Ireland winners John Cleary and Tony Davis believe Cork have nothing to lose heading into this year’s Super 8s on the back of a comprehensive victory over Laois.

Seán White, like many of his Cork teammates, has never played an inter-county fixture at Croke Park.

Cork football selector Eddie Kirwan has likened tomorrow’s fourth-round qualifier against Laois to an ‘All-Ireland final’.

At 29 and closer to the end of his Dublin football career than the beginning, Dean Rock appears to have finally won over the doubters.

Dublin attacker David Treacy has refused to term their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final clash with Laois a ‘banana skin’, insisting it’s a 50-50 Championship clash.

Stealth mode suited Limerick last year but don’t try convincing Alan Cadogan just yet that taking the alternative route to an All-Ireland title is to Cork’s advantage.

Laois manager John Sugrue has named an unchanged side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC fourth-round qualifier against Cork.

Former Limerick hurler and manager TJ Ryan reveals what he looks for as a rule of thumb when assessing the very best hurlers

Limerick and Wexford’s provincial successes are expected to provide windfalls for the GAA later this month.

Last Sunday was one of those days when Croke Park began to look its age. The bucket seats on the Lower Cusack Stand sat a faded shade of bluey gray and the concrete holding up any sporting edifice takes on a gloomy hue when the sky spits and coats the walls with damp.

Control over county ground development projects should be taken away from county board officers and handed over to Croke Park, according to Connacht Council CEO John Prenty.

If you were taking the season as a whole, not just the championship, Lynch was definitely Limerick’s most important performer, writes Peter McNamara.

They’ll have to play it in Croke Park, but this time they won’t mind.

I see that Wembley is up for sale, writes Michael Moynihan.

Ten years on from Tyrone denying Kerry a third consecutive All-Ireland title, Mickey Harte has described Brian Dooher’s point in that year’s final as the “score of all time”.

They usually do battle across the Dáil chamber but Micheál Martin and Sean Canney will soon become pitchside opponents.

John Fintan Daly has known AIB All-Ireland club success at Croke Park at a higher level in the past; namely with Milltown-Castlemaine in the 2012 intermediate decider.

Why has it been another winter of discontent? asks Kieran Shannon

Just under an hour before it all kicks off between Mayo and Dublin in the All-Ireland football final.

With no American football scheduled for headquarters, the GAA are set for a €1.5million windfall as Croke Park hosts the All-Ireland semi-final replay between Kerry and Mayo.

If the Mayo-Kerry dynamic awaits a true turning point, at least it now has a sore point.

Cork and Waterford fans have flocked to Croke Park for today's All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash.

Much was made of Galway’s dismal Croke Park record on the run into their Division 2 final against Kildare at the beginning of April. 

Westmeath’s Kieran Martin believes they are in a better position to seriously challenge Dublin this year and has indicated they won’t rely on a blanket defence strategy.

It’s a decade since soccer made its Croke Park debut when Ireland faced Wales but the occasion didn’t have the same impact as rugby’s appearances at GAA HQ.

Kevin Doyle can’t be sure. It has been 10 years, after all.

Ballyea’s main problem yesterday was their big names were too busy with a direct opponent, writes Anthony Daly.

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.

There are questions. And then there are the leading questions, more important even than the Five Things We Learned. Here’s 40 head-scratchers in advance of today’s Croke Park shenanigans.

Cork selector Con O’Sullivan walked over to Rhona Ní Bhuachalla before she made her way out onto the pitch for the second-half.

With Beyoncé to due play Croke Park this weekend, it’s not just her fans who are losing the run of themselves.

With Bruce Springsteen set to rock out at Croke Park tonight, one beloved Irish kids TV character is very excited.