Clare undergo championship metamorphosis; GAA+ capture Páirc thriller perfectly; Bannigan turns air blue; no loose Limerick lips; Dublin’s forward depth
Kildare and Wicklow’s home comforts; Louth’s giant leaps; dummy teams for dummies
Pat Ryan is trying to slow the hype train; the tale of Matt Hassett and little Liam; Carlow’s Joe Murphy takes the road home
Jack O’Connor is chasing silverware; Dessie Farrell’s number one problem; Limerick’s record-breaker
Monaghan looking at return to Division 1 while Mickey Harte & co have Offaly singing
Why Tipperary have a spring in their step; the curious case of the disappearing lines; how Down got their groove back
Clare finally get motoring but is it too late?; Wexford a Model for promotion; Hurling must clamp down on head-high challenges
Cork rue lack of efficiency in front of goal; Jarlath Burns says he is concentrating on just one presidency
Ireland maintain ability to grind out win; the intimidating Principality Stadium; Van der Flier’s tackling stats; quick scrum decisions improve spectacle
Donegal’s favourite son gets headstrong welcome back from Armagh captain
Not all managers will step up like John Kiely; Michael Coleman’s ‘profound effect’ on Galway GAA; football’s new kickout lottery
Hurling managers need to expand their panels, while football manager find themselves wrestling with the goalkeeper conundrum
Ireland leave a few tries behind them amid a lack of precision, Argentina’s ball carrying was largely more effective around the fringes
Munster made plenty running but lacked execution; Leinster’s issues at scrum continue; Jamie Osborne and Caelan Doris impress
The finalists know how to shut up shop; Kerry have an issue with Ulster teams; Donaghy’s split loyalties; and the value of supporters
The Rebels managed to match Limerick on vital metrics; Clare redress their history; Is the handpass now unreffable?
The Kingdom is full of pragmatists; Donegal are both battle-hardened and fresh; Derry’s nihilistic streak; Tipperary’s minor miracle
Jarlath Burns indicates the group stages are on the way out; Mayo show what they are made of; Cork are on a learning curve
Limerick power on; TJ Reid closes in on magical 700 mark; how Gearoid Hegarty got his groove back; Kerry’s revenge best served very cold
Limerick’s season is going exactly how they would want; Dublin wind it up; Keith Rossiter’s Wexford revival; and those bloody abacuses
Waterford conceding too many goal chances; Monaghan at lowest ebb; Tipp bottom out; Kilkenny work in progress
Have Cork finally uncovered Limerick’s tactical vulnerability? John Kiely laments inability to communicate with his players
Media given short shrift in Ennis; Croke Park has some kinks; Tipperary lean on experience; pressure rises on Henry Shefflin
Galway and Kilkenny still top dogs in Leinster; Donegal find hidden depths; Limerick tweak a winning formula; Leinster football needs a road show
Cork’s talent is coming through, just slowly; the football provincials still have some fans; hurling brings the sun and the spenders
Dublin’s very own O’Byrne Cup; Feely brings the feels for Kildare; Armagh go goal crazy; and why lower league teams are looking at the gutter, not the stars
Cavan manager Raymond Galligan plays some loud chess; Westmeath walk a tightrope; Kilkenny need some new blood
Dublin are still leagues apart; Tipperary are lacking leaders; the mystery of Cathal O’Neill; Tyrone left in state of despair; Clare see a clear path
The league final conundrum; Monaghan finally make the drop; Old school attacking; Kilkenny’s auditioning process
The Kilkenny comparisons fall short; Waterford will see a drop on the double; is Johnny Glynn the answer for Galway?
Derry ring late changes; Cork and Kildare go goal crazy; Galway’s walking wounded ... and is that Brian Cody?
Monaghan heading for the drop, with Armagh and Donegal poised to get promoted
Changing styles; Moving from one ruck to another; Waterford’s injury list; And a sincere apology
No change on the western front; McGuinness steadies the Donegal ship; Worth watching if Dublin stick with quick release; Fly goalies add to the thrills in Tralee
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