Ciarán Murphy: De Búrca and Déise kept waiting too longThe game, both teams and the player deserve quicker result from slow disciplinary processWed Aug 09 2017 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Can Roscommon keep answering the questions?Enda Smith’s injury-time free kick to equalise against Mayo was very impressiveWed Aug 02 2017 - 21:05
Ciarán Murphy: Mayo and Cork still treading familiar tightropeRebels looking for self-respect while Mayo’s long quest for All-Ireland glory continuesWed Jul 19 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Everyone needs a bit of Roscommon in their livesThey lived championship history against Galway while Waterford overcame theirsWed Jul 12 2017 - 22:13
Ciarán Murphy: All-Ireland outcomes are thrillingly uncertainThere is every chance this wonderful summer has a few more surprises left to throw at usWed Jul 05 2017 - 22:20
It’s up to players to decide if they want a ‘B’ championshipIf weaker counties want meaningful football in July and August then it will happenWed Jun 28 2017 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: GAA’s first-date fixation leads to painful break-upThe laser focus on that first championship game is now needed for the next day outWed Jun 21 2017 - 21:00
Championship summer shaping up rather nicelyWins for Cork and Wexford in hurling and Galway in football have whet the appetiteThu Jun 15 2017 - 07:00
Ciarán Murphy: Day of reckoning arrives for GalwayTribesmen aiming to show great rivals Mayo they are a genuine top-tier football forceWed Jun 07 2017 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Carlow should get day in the sun on home turfMoving the fixture to Portlaoise to facilitate Dublin season-ticket holders is misguidedWed May 31 2017 - 20:00
Ciarán Murphy: Cork’s defeat of Tipperary alters all the permutationsRoute to glory for the likes of Waterford and Galway now significantly alteredWed May 24 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: What do Mayo have to do to win elusive All-Ireland?They were so close to beating Dublin last year, perhaps they don’t need to alter muchWed May 17 2017 - 21:18
Ciarán Murphy: Sligo talk of New York ‘disrespect’ hits wrong noteSligo manager Niall Carew himself had talked up New York before Connacht clashWed May 10 2017 - 21:00
Second Opinion: League final defeat a harsh lesson for TipperaryYou can’t just assume Kilkenny’s aura on the back of one All-Ireland title in five yearsWed May 03 2017 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Time to separate seasons for club/county playersAsking club players to play a game or two in April/May before an idle summer is farcicalWed Apr 26 2017 - 21:37
Second Opinion: Impact substitutes now vital part of modern GAAComing off bench used to be seen as poor consolation but that mindset is changingThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Why Davy Fitz should avoid game of Hyde and seek with vigilant GaelsIrish President was removed as patron of association for going to soccer match in 1938Wed Apr 19 2017 - 20:48
Second Opinion: Weakened sides demean national leaguesMeath have reason to feel aggrieved after a second-string Kildare lost to GalwayWed Apr 05 2017 - 18:30
Ciarán Murphy: Last-chance saloon beckons in Allianz Football LeagueSeveral teams facing promotion/relegation issues on a potentially nerve-wracking dayWed Mar 29 2017 - 20:52
Ciarán Murphy: Stakes still high for Galway and LimerickDefeat on Sunday could see losers left out in the cold following a restructured leagueWed Mar 22 2017 - 22:00
Second Opinion: Kerry have special reason to stop Gavin’s trailblazersDublin are on verge of breaking a record set by forefathers of Kingdom football dynastyWed Mar 15 2017 - 21:02
Ciarán Murphy: Time for Galway and Kildare to grasp the nettleStep up to Division One certainly not a test anyone should be backing away from nowThu Mar 09 2017 - 07:30
Ciarán Murphy: Clare are proof Super 8 is a good fitWrong to think new football championship format will be a hindrance to ‘weaker counties’Wed Mar 01 2017 - 16:20
Second Opinion: Write Brian Cody off at your perilKilkenny will most likely be there or thereabouts when the championship is decidedWed Feb 22 2017 - 17:30
GAA gives us all a chance to measure ourselves against our heroesJunior and intermediate finals are as good a day as you can have following Gaelic gamesWed Feb 15 2017 - 22:00
Ciarán Murphy: Defining year for Clare hurling beckonsLife after Davy Fitzgerald should be intriguing as Banner seek to prove themselves againWed Feb 08 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: GAA online experience for the most part a positive onePodcasts dedicated to the struggles of one’s own county find a ready and willing audienceWed Feb 01 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: ‘Forgotten’ hurling should take lead from football revampPlayers want more games and aim of any championship is to produce worthy winnerWed Jan 25 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Onerous contracts a bridge too far for GAA club playersIt’s incumbent on all sensible players to maintain a proper work-life-GAA balanceThu Jan 19 2017 - 13:20
Second Opinion: Welcome to the GAA’s own FA Cup third roundThe phoney war has started so don’t blame supporters for a bit of wishful thinkingThu Jan 12 2017 - 00:54
Second Opinion: This could be a weekend when a star is bornEarly part of GAA season is chance for some unknowns names to share in the limelightWed Jan 04 2017 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: ‘Setting record straight’ did Connelly and Holmes few favoursFormer Mayo managers would have been better served by not opening can of wormsThu Dec 22 2016 - 09:00
Ciarán Murphy: Munster rugby has found its way againTragic death of coach Anthony Foley is the moment season changed for the provinceWed Dec 14 2016 - 19:00
Ciarán Murphy: TG4 is still capturing the passion of sportYou don’t need subtitles to see the sheer enthusiasm driving TG4’s GAA coverageThu Dec 08 2016 - 17:04
Versatile GAA talents take chance to shine in a different codeGary Brennan, Daithí Burke and Con O’Callaghan have starred in their clubs’ runsWed Nov 30 2016 - 19:05
Ciarán Murphy: The rules won’t change for the GAAThe democratic nature of the association is a myth as most good ideas wither on the vineWed Nov 23 2016 - 21:00
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
