Pat Lam to leave Connacht at end of season to take on new role at BristolHead coach led Connacht to the Pro12 title last year, in his third season at the helmMon Dec 5 2016 - 10:13
Would bonus point system have affected last five Six Nations?Would Ireland still have won championship in 2009, 2014 or in Murrayfield in 2015?Thu Dec 1 2016 - 15:02
‘We have put in 130 sessions this year. Today is the date to create our own history’Irish Times journalist Eamon Donoghue’s inside view of his county final journeySun Oct 23 2016 - 08:00
Roscommon unable to negotiate ‘behind scenes’ influences as Dineen drops outKevin McStay is set to be the unchallenged 2017 Roscommon senior football managerThu Oct 13 2016 - 17:50
‘An attacking corner back long before it was en vogue’ – Marc Ó Sé retiresThere’ll be no Ó Sé on the Kerry team in 2017 as Marc walks away with five All-IrelandsWed Oct 12 2016 - 13:13
Donal Óg Cusack to continue on as Clare coach as managers are ratifiedDonal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor have been confirmed as new joint-managersWed Oct 12 2016 - 11:01
GAA Statistics: John Small a big asset for Dublin but McCaffrey still missedAgainst their most familiar opponents Dublin will need others to create from nothingThu Sep 29 2016 - 14:47
Subscriptions loom as Six Nations is not added to free-to-air listIt had been suggested that the competition would be added and remain free after 2021Tue Sep 27 2016 - 12:21
Conor McGregor will fight Eddie Alvarez in New York at UFC 205The featherweight champion will fight for the UFC lightweight belt in New YorkTue Sep 27 2016 - 09:11
Dublin confirm that they will not be requesting a replayCork won Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies senior football final amid HawkEye controversyMon Sep 26 2016 - 13:45
Cork manager told by the LGFA that there will be no replay‘The bottom line is that the scoreline says that Cork won the All-Ireland by a point’Mon Sep 26 2016 - 12:17
GAA Statistics: Mayo had to pay a scoring price for their four man-markersMayo stymied the Dublin forwards - but how? And will they be able to do it again?Thu Sep 22 2016 - 06:00
Lee Chin answers Wexford Youths’ injury crisis call‘You can imagine the type of player he is. Fit is an understatement. But he can play too’Tue Sep 20 2016 - 21:22
Davy Fitzgerald to step down as Clare boss in next 48 hours - reportsHe asked players to meet on Monday night and decide on direction they wanted to takeTue Sep 20 2016 - 19:52
Gaeltacht GAA club claim ref told them to stop speaking IrishClub teams in the west of Galway are synonymous with the use of the Irish languageTue Sep 20 2016 - 19:11
Maurice Deegan to referee third All-Ireland senior finalLaois native will have his hands full with the Mayo and Dublin rivalry at boiling pointTue Sep 20 2016 - 16:06
Tom Parsons comes into Mayo XV for All-Ireland deciderMayo manager Stephen Rochford has named his team to play Dublin in Sunday’s finalFri Sep 16 2016 - 13:04
GAA Statistics: How do Mayo get the best from Aidan O’Shea?Depending on the time of the game, the Mayo talisman must be used in different rolesThu Sep 15 2016 - 06:00
GAA Statistics: The duel of the dead-ball specialistsContributions of Dean Rock and Cillian O’Connor will be hugely significant in finalThu Sep 8 2016 - 06:00
Kevin McStay looks set for now ‘open’ Roscommon football postNomination as sole manger to be put to clubs, as joint manager Fergal O’Donnell resignsThu Sep 8 2016 - 00:00
Kevin McStay set to take hold of Roscommon reins in 2016Last year’s joint manager Fergal O’Donnell has stepped down, along with David CaseyWed Sep 7 2016 - 09:05
GAA Statistics: Staying with Kilkenny for 60 minutes only half the battleCats defend from the front - return to those principles paid dividends in semi-final replayThu Sep 1 2016 - 10:24
Cork referee assigned All-Ireland football finalConor Lane will referee his first senior final next month - between Dublin and MayoWed Aug 31 2016 - 16:09
Paul Mannion named at centre forward as Dublin reveal XVColm Cooper returns for Kerry with Bryan Sheehan on the bench and Brian Kelly in goalSat Aug 27 2016 - 15:03
GAA Statistics: Mixing the short with the long can solve Kerry's kickout conundrumIn the last two big defeats to Dublin, The Kingdom have lost 17 of their total of 49 kickoutsThu Aug 25 2016 - 06:30
Conor McGregor issued with potential six month medical suspensionThe Irish fighter will need to prove his fitness or else he will not fight again this yearTue Aug 23 2016 - 13:49
GAA Statistics: How Mayo deploy man marker Lee Keegan will be decisiveDefender is a crucial figure in evolving Mayo game plan - all the more vs goal hungry TippThu Aug 18 2016 - 07:00
Conor McGregor arrives late to press conference then trades bottles with Nate DiazIrish UFC sensation loses his temper as his UFC 202 opponent goads him from aboveThu Aug 18 2016 - 00:08
GAA Statistics: Gaelic football is a young man’s game – on and off the fieldWhat are the ingredients for a top intercounty manager? What's changed in Mickey Harte's 14 years...Thu Aug 11 2016 - 01:00
GAA propose scrapping All-Ireland football quarter-finalsNew proposed championship structures: No more replays, hurling final moved forwardThu Aug 4 2016 - 12:49
GAA Statistics: Cian O’Sullivan can sweep, mark and cover that fullback voidDublin are without Rory O’Carroll but their defensive unit can collectively fill the gapWed Aug 3 2016 - 21:00
David Power steps down as Wexford football manager‘I feel that I can no longer devote the necessary time and energy required’Wed Aug 3 2016 - 12:21
GAA Statistics: 14 footballers just one card away from suspension - who are they?Who are the most, and least, cynical team so far in the 2016 Senior Football Championship?Thu Jul 28 2016 - 06:00
Galway races: The ordinary people dedicated to making their sport extraordinaryVal O’Brien’s Athenry training yard captures the passion that makes horse racing greatMon Jul 25 2016 - 11:45
Tireless Podge Collins picked to go from the start for Clare hurlersAfter helping the footballers make history on Saturday he has another big game a day laterSat Jul 23 2016 - 20:02
GAA statistics: More handpassing in Gaelic games than in rugbyPlayers in both sports now share a lot in common when it comes to required skill setsThu Jul 21 2016 - 10:00
GAA Statistics: Meath losing their traditional resilient tagRoyal County footballers now the ones least capable of preserving an interval leadThu Jul 14 2016 - 06:00
Mayo to host Kildare as the back door begins to heat upThe All-Ireland football round three qualifier draw was made on Monday morningMon Jul 11 2016 - 15:13
MRI scan reveals extent of Colm Cooper’s injuryKerry medical team coy about giving details of return: ‘he’ll resume playing in due course’Fri Jul 8 2016 - 12:31
Conor McGregor takes credit for 'carrying' $4.2 billion UFCRafael dos Anjos’s conqueror Eddie Alvarez wants ‘an easier fight like Conor McGregor’Fri Jul 8 2016 - 11:54
GAA Statistics: Roscommon must build victory platform on last line of defenceGalway will aim for full forward Damien Comer with long, high balls in behindThu Jul 7 2016 - 07:30
The origin of Iceland’s incredible ‘Viking’ war chant? Motherwell...Icelandic thunder clap has certainly caught the attention at Euro 2016 but it has an unlikely originFri Jul 1 2016 - 15:15
GAA Statistics: Galway in search of that elusive third win in a rowCounty will have to break four-year habit if they want to get hands on some silverwareThu Jun 30 2016 - 10:12
‘100 years after the uprising the Republic’s latest hero is Robbie Brady’ - the European press reactsTrap’s old team? Italians makes excuses about the pitch as French become waryThu Jun 23 2016 - 10:00
GAA Statistics: Cillian O’Connor is the most relied upon forward and needs a deputyGalway head into Saturday’s game heavily depleted by transfers and sanctions to the USThu Jun 16 2016 - 07:30
GAA Statistics: winning breaking ball still a vital commodityWhile short kick-outs has become standard claiming the break is as much a game changerWed Jun 8 2016 - 21:04
Qualifier draw: Armagh and Laois meet in battle for redemptionThe first qualifier draw of the 2016 football championship was made on TuesdayTue Jun 7 2016 - 09:05
Euro 2016: Only Wales have more foreign born players than IrelandThere are 18 English-born players representing other nations at upcoming Euro 2016Fri Jun 3 2016 - 15:25
GAA Statistics: Tadhg de Búrca the benchmark for Cork and CoPositioning and distribution: Comparing Waterford’s sweeper and William EganWed Jun 1 2016 - 20:30
GAA Statistics: Cavan’s sideways passing shows no faith in talentTalents of David Givney, Michael Argue and Seánie Johnston all being wastedWed May 25 2016 - 20:00
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