Rural depopulation and holiday homes leave Clare GAA clubs struggling for numbers
County appoint 2013 All-Ireland winner Patrick O’Connor as demographics officer to look into problem
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Seán Moran: Sobering question for the GAA - does intercounty involvement do players more harm than good?
Discussion paper finds that the longer a career, the greater the chance of mental health issues
Conor McManus: Donegal set and sprang the trap for impatient Monaghan
Was lack of goal opportunities in Clones the price of incentivising long-range kicks?
Derry’s Anton Tohill on mental health and sport: ‘The biggest wake up call for me was Red Óg’
Derry midfielder was close to Red Óg Murphy in Australia and now gives GPA mental health workshops to GAA clubs
Expect the unexpected as the glorious Munster hurling championship gets under way
Whatever tall tales you have heard about its glorious past, it was never like this. Cherish this sunny day while it lasts
Nicky English: Clare have the appearance of struggling to get All-Ireland victory out of their system
The Banner County will need the grit they have shown under Brian Lohan against Cork, while facing Limerick warrants a change of style for Tipp
Match analysis: Kilkenny are building a system that combines traditional strengths with tactical nuance
Galway are still searching for their identity, and have only shown flashes of their potential so far
TG4 documentary to review link between Armagh football and Celtic soccer club
Scéalta na gCorn explores the history of cups and trophies in the GAA – this week in Armagh
Conor McManus: Malachy O’Rourke effect already has Tyrone doing simple things well
Battle of the goalkeepers key to the outcome of Monaghan v Donegal encounter
GAA is failing to hit the beat when it comes to their musical choices
When a modern tune is not played at the final whistle of a big game now it feels like a bum note
Páidí Ó Sé and Mick O’Dwyer: rogues united by football
Whether close allies in the cause of Kerry, or rivals on Croke Park sidelines, the two men’s relationship was founded on respect
South Antrim GAA to ramp up Build Casement Park campaign
Belfast stadium has been closed for renovation since 2013, but British government funding pledge fails to materialise
Antrim vs Armagh tactical analysis: Difference between two teams will be apples and oranges
The gulf between Division One and Division Three/Four is starkly evident when you look at what players do off the ball
School to stop disciplinary process against teacher who says she was wrongly identified as ‘GAA catfish’
High Court strikes out Niamh Farrell’s case with consent from Coláiste Éanna in Rathfarnham
Seán Moran: Fundamental GAA truth – the box office needs contests
Uncompetitive fixtures as big a turn-off as defensive football
Conor McManus: Donegal had long prepared for this day – and they seized it
Jim McGuinness had plenty of depth at his disposal in Sunday’s Ulster Championship opener against Derry
Are the GAA’s new rules the gamechanger football needs?
In the News podcast: Will the new rules to bring speed and skill back to Gaelic change the Championship?
The Irish Times view on Mick O’Dwyer: a man who defied the odds
One of the most influential figures in GAA history, he left a big legacy both as a player and a manger
Six of the best: Some of Mick O’Dwyer’s greatest days on and off the pitch
Kerry great enjoyed enormous success both as a player and manager
Jim Gavin defends managers’ reluctance to share data with Football Review Committee
'I do have some sympathy in terms of everybody getting comfortable with the integrity of the process'
High Court awards former Limerick hurler €950,000 over injuries sustained working for Johnson & Johnson
Mark Keane (43) brought personal injury case against former employer over 2018 incident at plant in Plassey
GAA+, formerly GAAGo, to show 40 live championship games
Limerick’s Munster hurling clashes against Tipperary and Waterford among fixtures selected
GAA’s focus on putting bums in seats has left hurling out in the cold
Act of unity by Louth and Fermanagh shows level of disrespect felt in the hurling ranks
Punt: The Irish and the NFL – Fascinating insight into tough grind faced by Irish sportsmen lured by lucre of American football
Television: We follow Monaghan’s Rory Beggan and Down’s Charlie Smyth as they try their luck with NFL place-kicking
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 22nd-28th: Including This City Is Ours, Raised by the Village and The Studio
Malachy Clerkin: Madcap Sunday finish is just another indignity heaped upon the 2025 national leagues
It would have made sense to push the end of the hurling league back to next week and let the fooball breathe but instead it’s a blitz finish
GAA members killed, the Dutch rave scene and an outstanding coming-of-middle-age story
Lost Gaels by Peader Thomspson; The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club by Richard Foster; Sweet Vidalia by Lisa Sandlin
Teacher who denies she is ‘GAA catfish’ gets interim injunction to restrain disciplinary process
Niamh Farrell secured a short-term order restraining a school from progressing a disciplinary process against her
James Abankwah catches Hallgrímsson’s eye, and Ireland rugby team ‘far from a crisis’
Gordon D’Arcy on how Ireland can move forward; Gerry Thornley on new optimism in Irish women’s team; and the race to become the next IOC president
Time to revisit proposal to scrap football league finals
Dignity of the competition being sacrificed over doubt as to what counties actually want to reach a final and win it
Minister defends €10m investment in NFL game at Croke Park
Patrick O’Donovan says multisport municipal projects would be better placed to secure Government funding than standalone ones
Ciarán Murphy: Surely Antrim are entitled to some home comfort
Ulster GAA’s decision to insist on moving Armagh game from Corrigan Park to Newry unlikely to end well
Central Council use rule amendments to close goalkeeper loophole
All the Gaelic football rule changes were accepted and will be in use from this weekend
Ciarán Murphy: ‘Solo and f**kin’ go, will ye' - how the new football rules are landing in Junior B
The game is slightly better, slightly faster, slightly more vertical, and slightly more fun to play. And all those minor improvements add up to a major impact
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