Ciarán Murphy: Castleknock GAA club prove that sometimes less is moreSmaller clubs can help to facilitate the large numbers who want to play the gameWed Nov 16 2016 - 18:13
Second Opinion: Tipperary fans look askance at Austin Gleeson’s awardGifted hurler that he is, did he change the biggest games decisively in Deise’s favour?Wed Nov 09 2016 - 21:31
Ciarán Murphy: All Blacks’ domination provides a lesson for allGAA has had its own powerhouse sides in the last 15 yearsWed Nov 02 2016 - 21:15
Second Opinion: Leinster Council not giving Galway fair crack of whipConnacht county should be given full parity with other counties in Leinster hurling championshipWed Oct 26 2016 - 17:02
Club heroes now guaranteed their 15 minutes of fameExploits of the humble club player likely to be captured for posterity on social media sitesWed Oct 19 2016 - 19:30
Ciarán Murphy: Time for club players to get deserved respectA set calender should be introduced for clubs so their players can prepare accordinglyWed Oct 12 2016 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Agonising All-Ireland wait a burden for suffering Mayo fansAnother shattering final defeat almost too much to bear for Mayo’s loyal faithfulWed Oct 05 2016 - 20:23
Ciarán Murphy: Relishing a floodlit footballing feast in replayClash of Dublin and Mayo under lights, with Sam Maguire on the line, promises to be specialWed Sept 28 2016 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: What happens on All-Ireland day reverberates for lifeIt’s a powerful thing that on All-Ireland day the winners from 25 years before are presentedThu Sept 22 2016 - 14:57
Ciarán Murphy: no place in an All-Ireland final for ordinary menThe fitness level needed in the All-Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Kerry was scaryWed Sept 14 2016 - 20:00
John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer could take a leaf from Rory McIlroy’s bookTipperary hurler should take criticism with a pinch of salt like world number threeWed Sept 07 2016 - 20:21
Cody’s will to win strongest when stakes are highestWhen the chips are down the Kilkenny manager shows what he’s really made ofThu Sept 01 2016 - 16:12
Second Opinion: GAA not the last bastion of Corinthian idealsWe owe it to our national sporting organisation to be aware of its shortcomingsWed Aug 24 2016 - 17:57
Waterford must start again from bottom of mountainPutting Kilkenny to pin of their collar sadly doesn’t guarantee success next seasonWed Aug 17 2016 - 22:30
Ciarán Murphy: Waterford must push away hand of historyKilkenny’s ‘lion in winter’ routine is getting pretty tiresome at this stageThu Aug 11 2016 - 01:41
Second Opinion: Waterford entitled to try a novel route to gloryDéise have suffered so many black days since last All-Ireland senior success in 1959Wed Aug 03 2016 - 19:35
Ciarán Murphy: Football championship trumping hurling in every wayWhile there has been bad games in both, the football carries more significant storylinesWed Jul 27 2016 - 17:21
Ciarán Murphy: Momentum a major asset in GAA seasonClare and Wexford have one advantage as they face wounded Waterford and GalwayWed Jul 20 2016 - 22:30
Connacht rugby losing Jarlath Fallon was Galway’s gainFormer goalkeeper Derek Thompson hopes Roscommon can return to winning cycle after he broke it in 1998Sat Jul 16 2016 - 07:10
Mayo might benefit from taking the road less travelledGalway will be disappointed if they don’t back up surprising win with Connacht titleWed Jul 06 2016 - 22:30
Ciarán Murphy: GAA doesn’t really need feed of pints to have a good timeAt Euro 2016 the crowd is different and the buzz too. Drink as a concept was everywhereWed Jun 29 2016 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Apathy draining the life from Galway footballWhile Mayo leave no stone unturned, many Galway players decline a county call-upWed Jun 15 2016 - 18:00
Omnishambles as Armagh chairman rises to Joe Brolly’s baitWe find ourselves in the middle of our first Joe Brolly News Cycle of the summerThu Jun 09 2016 - 07:00
Offaly up for the fight as Laois collapse in TullamoreFaithful County avoid early season disaster to make their way into Leinster semi-finalSun Jun 05 2016 - 19:10
Ciarán Murphy: My guide for Dublin fans going to KilkennyThings have changed since last time Boys in Blue ventured out of their comfort zoneWed Jun 01 2016 - 13:06
Ciarán Murphy: GAA could take a leaf out of Connacht’s bookDemand continuing to outstrip supply can make for an unforgettable atmosphereThu May 26 2016 - 07:24
Second Opinion: Ciarán Murphy on the season kicking offCounties in All-Ireland championships take chance to shine in first sun of the summerWed May 18 2016 - 21:38
Second Opinion: Ciarán Murphy on the new ‘lovable’ DubsJim Gavin’s stylish team popular even with their country cousinsWed May 11 2016 - 21:27
Johnny Glynn feeling very much at home in New YorkGalway hurler ready to assist his adopted city’s footballers against RoscommonSun May 01 2016 - 14:47
Kerry and Kilkenny don’t care if they’re loved or loathed once they’re winningAll-Ireland winners show that specialists continue to rule the roost at the highest levelWed Oct 01 2014 - 13:10
Like Padraic Coyne in ’83, Paul Durcan got stuck between a Rock and a hard placeGoalkeepers suffer fate of having no control over redemption following errorsThu Sept 25 2014 - 12:00
Kerry football an evil empire with a siren’s call to all‘We’ll willingly make heroes out of their biggest spoofers, because they’re so damn charming’Wed Sept 17 2014 - 16:30
Failure of Clare hurlers leads to the end of dual dreamsDavy Fitzgerald’s intransigence is part of what makes him a winnerWed Sept 10 2014 - 21:00
From Minor to major can be a difficult road no matter how good the pedigreeWatching the Morans, Ogie and David, last Saturday offered a moment to gladden the heartWed Sept 03 2014 - 13:01
Mayo should let Keith Higgins do his job the old-fashioned wayJames Horan’s side will have to play to their strengths to topple James O’Donoghue and KerryTue Aug 26 2014 - 16:44
One moment in time might have been a hit for Whitney Houston but it doesn’t translate to the sporting arenaWinning and losing is not about the grand gesture but a thousand smaller things coming together at the right timeTue Aug 19 2014 - 13:59
The very best sides know the value of marginal gainsKilkenny hurlers and Dublin footballers keep moving things on in search for perfectionTue Aug 12 2014 - 12:00
James Horan an exceptional leader of menMaking the players believe what you say is part of being a good manager in GAATue Aug 05 2014 - 13:21
Shane Walsh’s sublime piece of skill adds to sweet Tullamore memoriesYoung Galway forward improving by the day ahead of Croke Park clash with KerryTue Jul 29 2014 - 12:00
Standing tall in the terraces where some kids are marked return to senderWexford’s journey through the summer has been an enjoyable one to follow amid growing levels of excitementTue Jul 22 2014 - 14:02
Mickey Harte has earned the right to choose his own destinyTyrone manager’s legacy already written thanks to success comparable to the greatsWed Jul 16 2014 - 11:58
Time for new characters to commandeer centre stageShefflin, Cooper and Neymar cast long shadows from which fledgling heroes must emergeTue Jul 08 2014 - 13:36
Duffy and Gillick attempt to wind back the clockMoving from a professional to amateur environment and swapping one sport for another is a tough remit irrespective of abilityTue Jul 01 2014 - 13:14
It’s a definite maybe for Galway hurlersIn two codes Galway offered some great things, and also exposed some of the same old problemsTue Jun 24 2014 - 11:50
We should treasure the versatility of Aidan Walsh while we still canCross-pollination between the two sports has its benefitsTue Jun 17 2014 - 16:57
Pre-match charade is not the real peril facing GAAFaux bravery will remain but risk of serious injury in hurling needs immediate actionTue Jun 10 2014 - 14:42
Criticism a fossil fuel to fan the flames of inter-county teams’ angerBabs Keating’s assertion that Tipperary were soft caused a huge uproar prior to the game against LimerickTue Jun 03 2014 - 16:30
McGuinnes bringing Donegal back in through the out doorFaced with a Derry team that hold onto the ball for longer than a Led Zeppelin back-catalogue, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness cut his cloth accordinglyTue May 27 2014 - 12:00
Club and county need to learn to get alongWarning inter-county players off club matches is doing our game no favoursTue May 20 2014 - 14:33
Senator defends comments made to journalist in 2002REACTION: SENATOR DAVID Norris has defended comments made in an interview with journalist Helen Lucy Burke some nine years ago…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00