The Irish Times

Weekend GAA Previews

Kingdom hold all the aces in Cork showdown

Sat May 07 2022 - 06:00

1994 Connacht final a long time ago but still fondly remembered in Leitrim

Leitrim will be hoping to bridge a gap of 28 years when they take on Galway this weekend

Thu May 05 2022 - 21:57

Galway-Mayo: A sporting rivalry that has never neatly fit in any category

The counties become like siblings who cannot sit in a room without squabbling

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00

Weekend Gaelic Games previews

All-Ireland champions Limerick and Tyrone are both in action over the Easter weekend

Sat Apr 16 2022 - 06:00

Galway chairman praises Eddie O’Sullivan’s role in Henry Shefflin appointment

Former Ireland rugby coach has had a long association with Galway GAA

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 19:09

Troubled waters: Tensions in Irish Coast Guard

Friction over disciplinary actions taken against volunteers, and view management is too risk averse

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 03:00

John O’Mahony: ‘I’ve no doubt that if they break the barrier, anything is possible’

Former Mayo player and manager, who faced cancer last year, has high hopes for native county

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00

HSE and Cork University Maternity Hospital apologise over death of woman and baby

Marie Downey and three-day-old Darragh died after she suffered apparent epileptic fit

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 18:37

Ex-militiaman convicted of murdering two Irish peacekeepers in 1980

Mahmoud Bazzi (76) jailed for 15 years by military tribunal in Lebanon

Mon Dec 21 2020 - 23:51

Summer 2012 – when Mayo ended Old Dublin’s reign

This Saturday James Horan’s men will attempt to repeat the feat of dethroning the champions

Sat Dec 19 2020 - 06:00

Two men fined for breaches of health and safety regulations over farm death

Deceased was killed when the sides of a trench collapsed on top of him, court hears

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 19:41

Pádraic Joyce: ‘It is massively important this All-Ireland final goes ahead’

‘GAA keeps an awful lot of people in this country going,’ Galway football manager says

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 06:00

Kildare’s happy memory of last winner-takes-all provincial showdown

2000 Leinster final replay was a special day for Lilywhites but a low point for Dublin

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 06:24

Galway and Corofin stalwart Kieran Fitzgerald announces retirement

39-year-old won six All-Ireland medals between county and club

Sun Apr 26 2020 - 19:52

Surveillance oversight needs to be more robust, says former minister

Conference told about importance of Garda intelligence

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 20:35

Pádraic Joyce’s blunt ambition already shaking things up in Galway

Manager makes bold statement of intent in early stages of tenure

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00

Seán Moran: Election fever a reminder of the GAA's fertile political soil

Engagement with Gaelic games has proved a potent tonic across the political spectrum

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 07:00

Unsung Darcy’s major contribution to Dublin football’s golden age

Jim Gavin’s right-hand man still loves coaching – and not just at county level

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 06:00

Meath can take some heart from history with Mayo

Sunday’s encounter means counties will have met in seven of the past eight decades

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 07:00

Echoes of the past as youthful Armagh head for western front

In 2001 the Ulster county took part in one of the most dramatic of the early qualifiers

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 06:00

Damaged Mayo head to Newry on the outside track

Horan’s men bid to get their challenge back on track with a trick assignment in Down

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 06:00

Irish company’s allergy programme not to be sneezed at

Founder surprised at lack of awareness over trigger factors that cause breathing distress

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 05:25

New FAI role for Delaney was created only after loan discovery

FAI officials appear before committee but ex-ceo cites legal obstacles to answering questions

Wed Apr 10 2019 - 16:28

FAI hearing: John Delaney refuses to play ball (on legal advice)

Former CEO unwilling to answer questions on €100k loan “either directly or indirectly”

Wed Apr 10 2019 - 13:02

In Leitrim the show goes on and Séamus O’Rourke is at the centre

Playwright and actor discusses how his homeland and its GAA is so central to his life

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 07:15

Horan breaks new ground as GAA president addresses Seanad

Central place of the GAA in Irish life reflected in the historic invitation

Wed Jan 30 2019 - 01:04

Journalist ‘vexed’ at idea crime reporters used to smear McCabe

Michael O’Toole tells Charleton tribunal Garda press office ‘is his master’s voice’

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 14:52

Seán Moran: history repeating itself out west as contenders clash

Sunday's Connacht tie between Mayo and Galway brings back echoes of 20 years ago

Wed May 09 2018 - 06:00

Corofin look to repeat recent history at Croke Park

North Galway side come full circle as they face Nemo Rangers in All-Ireland club final

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00

Club and college progress suggest something’s stirring out west

Ex-player hoping Corofin and NUIG can add to the current positive vibe in Galway

Fri Feb 16 2018 - 01:00

Michael Meehan retires from intercounty football

Fullback Finian Hanley looks set to follow suit after battling injuries

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 22:15

Enda Kenny rules out standing for the Dáil again

No members of Kenny’s family will seek to succeed him as a TD for Mayo

Sun Nov 05 2017 - 23:20

Enda Kenny expected to say he will not stand for re-election

Former taoiseach has been a TD since 1975

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 10:03

Regulatory and planning issues ‘delaying delivery’ of new housing

Architects’ body says it can take three years for new houses to come on stream

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 06:30