Despite spending more on sport (€2.5bn in 2016 vs €2.4bn in 2014), Irish people are spending less time on participating in sport or activity.

So a quick pop quiz — name the current sponsors of the All-Ireland hurling championship?

New research shows more than 1.6 million adults place bets on sporting events.

Former All-Ireland winning Dublin football manager Pat Gilroy has predicted professionalism is going to become a major challenge for the GAA.