The newly-formed Club Players Association has made its first significant stand by calling on GAA Director General Paraic Duffy to “park” his proposals for Championship reform.

It was the end of the world as we knew it. That’s what we were told, anyway. That the reprieve offered to Diarmuid Connolly by two of the three men sitting on the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) panel had taken a match to the GAA’s disciplinary system.

Victorious Ballyboden St Endas manager Andy McEntee hit out at the GAA after midfielder Declan O’Mahoney failed in having his one-match suspension rescinded ahead of the All-Ireland final.

An historic and against-the-odds first All-Ireland senior club football title for Ballyboden - and the fourth time in the last nine years the Andy Merrigan Cup has remained in Dublin.

Today, in Portlaoise, former Tipperary coach Paudie O’Neill will have divided loyalties, part of his heart lying with both Clonmel Commercials and Ballyboden St Enda’s. As always, he’ll see the big picture, the health of the game. As he must in his role as chairman of the Hurling Development Committee.

After a season’s delay, HawkEye is expected to come into operation at Semple Stadium in time for this year’s Munster championship.

Ballyboden St Enda’s 2-9 Portlaoise 1-11: Not so much a game won as one frittered away.

Former Footballer of the Year Michael Darragh Macauley insists he’s “not ready to be a super-sub just yet”, despite being axed by All-Ireland champions Dublin for the first time in his career.

Dublin hurler Shane Durkin is officially the GAA’s most attractive player.

Michael Darragh Macauley has admitted being axed for the first time in his Dublin career came as a ‘wake up call’ and attributed it partly to training too hard earlier in the year.

Paudie O’Neill is pretty good at insulating himself, in his own words.

Eoghan Cormican takes a look at each county ahead of the club championship.

Footballer of the Year contender Michael Darragh Macauley has revealed he initially doubted if Dublin’s rookie recruits were up to it.

Dublin chairman Andy Kettle said Kevin O’Brien has been “pilloried” as a result of bite allegations made against him and rejected some of the claims made by Jim McGuinness.

STRANGE days these for Gary Maguire.

AFTER a season which saw him sidelined with freak injuries such as a piece of chicken getting caught in his throat and a ball breaking his finger, Michael Darragh Macauley may have feared he had broken a mirror.

Anthony Daly says his Dublin side will have to come up with something special to stop the 'machine' that is reigning All-Ireland champions Tipperary.

DUBLIN midfielder Michael Darragh MacAuley had to cry off before Saturday’s Allianz Division 1 game against Cork after suffering breathing difficulties.

THEY may have been safely ensconced in the Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals before throw-in, but that did not impinge on Cork IT’s focus against Dublin IT yesterday.

SHANE O’NEILL was last night named as the new Cork senior hurling captain for the coming season with manager Denis Walsh describing him as the ‘ideal choice’ for the position.

CLARE have injury worries over goalkeeper Ronan Taaffe and wing-forward Cathal Malone ahead of next Sunday’s ESB All-Ireland MHC semi-final against Dublin, with both players set to undergo fitness tests tonight.

SHANE RYAN has handed Anthony Daly a massive boost by throwing in his lot with the Dublin hurlers.

Cavan senior football manager Tommy Carr has named his side for their Ulster SFC quarter-final clash with Fermanagh next Saturday at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Dublin wing-back Stephen Hiney has admitted he only has a "slim chance" of ever playing hurling again.

Ireland's provisional squad for next month's International Rules Series in Australia, managed by Pete McGrath, has been hit by four withdrawals in the last 48 hours.

Armagh welcome back influential trio Steven McDonnell, Enda McNulty and Andrew McCann for Sunday's NFL Div 1A clash with Roscommon.