GAA director general Páraic Duffy has no concerns about claims the Government are withholding their €30 million funding commitment towards the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

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Ulster Council chiefs have insisted the redevelopment of Casement Park will be within budget and will enhance the local community.

HE’D love tonight, if she were there, though she’ll be there in so many ways still.

Antrim’s decent record in the back door has given midfielder Michael McCann the belief they can cause an upset against Galway.

Rapidly deteriorating weather conditions, high terrain and a mistaken perception of the aircraft’s position relative to the ground all contributed to the air corps crash in which two men lost their lives, a report has found.

THERE may be action earlier in the day in Ulster, but to the hurlers of Laois and Antrim falls the honour of kicking off the 2011 campaign for Liam MacCarthy.

MONAGHAN midfielder Dick Clerkin has hailed Seamus McEnaney’s unorthodox decision to use his full-back in goals against Armagh on Sunday, describing it as a “masterstroke”.

A man and a woman were arrested this afternoon after drugs and a loaded shotgun were found in a house in Dublin.

Despite almost triple rainfall levels in Dublin in August, Ireland is in no danger of sinking into the sea, an expert claimed today.

FUNNY the curveballs life can throw at a man. Alan Kerins was 23 before he took up football and yet he has All-Ireland senior medals at club and county levels.

This weekend Tyrone, Kerry and Antrim undertake lengthy journeys in search of Allianz League points. Colm O’Connor discovers just how costly and complex these trips can be.

AT the 1975 Munster football final in Killarney the much-fancied Cork team were being hammered, and many Cork supporters began to bail out early.

SEARING images of commuters stuck in snowdrifts, cars upended by a mini-tornado, flooded homes and sun-baked summer days suggest a year dominated by extremes of weather in Ireland.

THE Gaelic Players Association said yesterday it was disappointed a new Sony GAA computer game had gone to market without consultation with players.

The Gaelic Players Association today said it was disappointed a new Sony GAA computer game had gone to market without consultation with players.

The All-Ireland football championship looks set to take over homes around the country again today as Sony Playstation’s Gaelic Games: Football went on sale.

THREE men were last night being treated in hospital after a wedding party was attacked and beaten by an armed gang who then stamped on the victims’ heads as they lay on the ground.

GAA history will be made on July 11 when the Ulster SFC final will be held in Croke Park for the first time ever.

Antrim will face off against Down in the Ulster SHC final following wins for both counties in today's semi finals at Casement and Gaelic Park respectively.