Person: Aogán Ó Fearghail

Blackrock v Imokelly - Cork County Senior Hurling Championship Final

Imokilly claim Cork SHC title with win over Blackrock

Divisional side Imokilly have bridged a 19-year gap to claim the Cork SHC title at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Sun, 22 Oct, 2017

‘The best sports administrator by some distance’

Former GAA president Nickey Brennan has hailed outgoing director general Páraic Duffy as “by some distance” the best sports administrator in Ireland and beyond over the last decade.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2017

In memory of the memory man: Tributes follow death of Ireland's voice of sport, Jimmy Magee

Latest: Tributes from all walks of Irish life have flooded in following the death of the RTE commentator, journalist and Memory Man, Jimmy Magee.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2017

Limerick councillors urge GAA to reconsider Sky Sports deal

Public representatives in Limerick have backed a motion urging the GAA to reconsider a deal where Sky Sports secured exclusive rights to championship matches.

Fri, 28 Jul, 2017

Derek McGrath: I was too candid over pay issue

Waterford hurling manager Derek McGrath was surprised by the debate he sparked a few weeks ago about intercounty management.

Tue, 09 May, 2017

Eight questions facing the GAA in testing times

The dust has settled on another GAA Annual Congress. As with so many things involving the GAA, there were more questions than answers. Here are just a few that Paul Rouse has on his mind.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2017

Dublin's John Horan elected as new GAA President

Dublin's John Horan is the President elect of the GAA after being elected by landslide at the GAA Congress this evening.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2017

‘Super 8’ a no-go without GPA support, warns CPA chairman Micheál Briody

The Club Players Association (CPA) says the legitimacy of the “Super 8” addition to the All-Ireland senior football championship won’t hold up if the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) also oppose it.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Anna Geary urges female players to join the recently formed CPA

Former Cork star Anna Geary believes female club footballers and camogie players could be best served by linking up with the recently formed Club Players Association (CPA) rather than starting a separate women’s organisation.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

All-Ireland club finals will have later throw-in time to boost profile

The All-Ireland senior club finals will have later throw-in times on St Patrick’s Day in Croke Park this year.

Wed, 25 Jan, 2017

Hurling told to fall in line

“Hurling people feel everything happening with Croke Park is football-orientated.”

Tue, 17 Jan, 2017

Solving fixture jam won’t be child’s play

Fixtures planning expert Paul Kinsella has warned that alleviating the burden on club players will be considerably more difficult than has been portrayed this week.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

John Arnold: Tricolour is the best flag option

No flag other than the tricolour is better placed to symbolise an inclusive Ireland, according to veteran GAA official John Arnold.

Sun, 08 Jan, 2017

Frank Burke: Rural clubs a priority

GAA presidential candidate Frank Burke says improving the plight of vulnerable clubs in “fractured” rural Ireland is one of his chief policy priorities.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

Mickey Harte: Anthem and flag should go when ‘time is right’

All-Ireland winning Tyrone boss Mickey Harte feels the GAA could stop playing the Irish national anthem and flying the tricolour at matches when “the time is right”.

Tue, 03 Jan, 2017

Super 11s hurling set for another trip stateside

The GPA’s Super 11s hurling concept is set to return to Boston next November with a strong possibility of two games taking place.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2016

GAA's media rights announcement was protectionism, not promotion

Thanks to events across the Atlantic this autumn, “normalising” will go down as one of the words of the year. The man who promoted it, New Yorker magazine editor David Remnick, deserves praise for providing an essential tool in describing the GUBU US Presidential election.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2016

Newstalk hits out as RTÉ gain exclusive radio rights

Newstalk hit out at RTÉ yesterday evening after they lost their 22-game live GAA championship games to the national broadcaster.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2016

Duhallow determined on playing of national anthem before games

Top table officers at the Duhallow convention in North Cork have stressed the importance of the national anthem and tricolour remaining central components of GAA match-days.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

All-Stars game needs a revamp

After about five minutes of Friday’s All-Star game in Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City, the crowd stopped cheering scores.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Aogán Ó Fearghail Q&A

The GAA President gives his thoughts on...

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Rest of Ireland competition could be answer to Galway ‘unfairness’, says Aogán Ó Fearghail

Galway are getting a raw deal from Leinster and Croke Park are aiming to come to their aid, GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail has revealed.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Cillian Buckley: Deal with it, Galway

Kilkenny’s Cillian Buckley has frustrated Galway hurling fans by claiming they can’t expect to play any home games in the Leinster championship.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2016

Brian Cody to continue as Kilkenny manager next season

Brian Cody will mark 19 years in charge of Kilkenny’s senior hurling team after he was confirmed as manager for 2017 following a meeting of the county board in Nowlan Park last night.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2016

Conor O’Brien calls it a day with Tipperary

Conor O’Brien has called time on his involvement with the Tipperary hurlers, the 30-year-old bowing out with two All-Ireland and five Munster medals.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2016

Kerry and Limerick support Páraic Duffy's plans

Kerry and Limerick have indicated support for GAA director general Páraic Duffy’s draft All-Ireland football championship proposals.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2016

Sin bin offers referees comfort

Derry, March 23, 2013. Overcome with emotion, Football Review Committee chairman Eugene McGee sheds a tear upon the announcement that the black card, against the odds, has received 71% support and will come into rule.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2016

Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne: He lifted us all

“People trained like alcoholics in those days. They didn’t like people to know they were training.”

Tue, 18 Oct, 2016

Thursday morning briefing: Ministers asked to forego €12,000 pay hike. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Aogán Ó Fearghail disappointed Cork and Tipperary jumped the gun

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail says he would be disappointed if counties have rejected director general Páraic Duffy’s plans to change the All-Ireland football championship without seeing the final proposal.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Black card is here to stay, says Aogán Ó Fearghail

There is no chance of the black card being ditched from Gaelic football, according to GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Dublin v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay

A fairer football championship format?

The stale if necessary event that is next year’s provincial championship draw takes place in Montrose on Thursday evening. In an attempt to jazz it up, RTÉ are making available a number of their pundits for interview afterwards.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2016

Aogán Ó Fearghail wants all groups including camogie and ladies football as ‘one GAA family’

The camogie and ladies football associations could officially become part of the GAA by the end of the current GAA president’s term of office.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2016

Aogán Ó Fearghail: Nobody has an automatic right to see every game on television

As GAA chiefs put the finishing touches on a fresh TV rights deal with interested parties, President Aogán Ó Fearghail insisted “there is no automatic right for everybody to see every game”.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

No arrests over GAA match attack

Gardaí have said no arrests have yet been made as they investigate an incident in which an off-duty officer was beaten unconscious as he sought to protect a referee at the end of a minor Gaelic football match.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

GAA Reforms: GPA welcomes Duffy proposals

The Gaelic Players Association has welcomed Croke Park’s proposals to shake up the structure of the All- Ireland football championship, although reaction across the wider GAA community has been predictably mixed.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2016

The stock of club players tumbles to an all-time low

It is one of the great axiomatic principles of the GAA that the club is the bedrock of the Association. This is repeated time and again and is rooted in the reality of the lives of people all across Ireland.

Sat, 30 Jul, 2016

Funding deal set to earn GPA €7.5m per annum

The GPA could make as much as €7.5m per annum from their new funding agreement.

Tue, 26 Jul, 2016

Séamus Mac Géidigh obituary: ‘He got on with everyone in the GAA community, an achievement in itself’

Séamus Mac Géidigh was broadcaster and manager of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s northwest service in Donegal

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

Aogán Ó Fearghaíl: New GAA TV deal done by autumn

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghaíl says a decision will be taken in the autumn as to whether the GAA will continue its deal with Sky Sports for the 2017 season and beyond.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2016

Aogán Ó Fearghail: Louth board are to blame for six-day turnaround

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail says Louth are responsible for having to play their qualifier against Derry six days after they lost a Leinster quarter-final to Meath.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2016

No Cork crisis, says new hurling development chief

The GAA’s newly-appointed national hurling development manager Martin Fogarty has rejected the claim Cork hurling is in crisis.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2016

Meath fume over decision to replay Christy Ring final

Meath hurling boss Martin Ennis has lambasted the GAA’s decision to replay the Christy Ring Cup final replay in Newry on Saturday.

Wed, 08 Jun, 2016