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Cork LGBTQ+ GAA club Na Laochra Aeracha to play history-making match

Cork LGBTQ+ GAA club Na Laochra Aeracha to play history-making match

Na Laochra Aeracha have made tremendous strides since being established 15 months ago.

'Hearing the team sing Killeagh was a beautiful moment': Kingfishr on the summer's hurling anthem

S 'Hearing the team sing Killeagh was a beautiful moment': Kingfishr on the summer's hurling anthem

Watch: Dalo's hurling final preview Part 2: 'There will be four games in Sunday's match'

S Watch: Dalo's hurling final preview Part 2: 'There will be four games in Sunday's match'

Christopher McKaigue 4/6/2023

Meenagh-McKaigue double act in the frame for Derry position

Ronan Maher 9/7/2025

Watch: Ronan Maher on captaincy pride, closeness of Tipp panel and ruthless Cork

Tipperary captain Ronan Maher speaks to Tom Clancy ahead of their All-Ireland final meeting with Cork.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Maryanne Jordan tackles Síofra O'Shea 4/8/2024

Kerry and Galway have stubborn obstacles blocking repeat final

O’Connor Park in Tullamore hosts Saturday's semi-final double-header, with the Kingdom and Meath at 5.15, followed by the meeting of Dublin and 2024 runners-up Galway at 7.30pm.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Cork v Dublin - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Eamon O'Shea: It ain't the hope that kills. It's the hope that thrills

People often ask me for goal scoring drills, as if there is some magic potion that helps transform attacking play. If only that were true...

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Jake Morris 9/7/2025

The hurling roundtable: six experts on the All-Ireland decider

The big questions answered ahead of the championship showpiece.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Clare v Tipperary - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3

One change to Tipperary panel for All-Ireland hurling final

Tipperary have released Liam Cahill's selection for the final against Cork

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Cork v Waterford - Electric Ireland All-Ireland Camogie Minor A Semi-Final

A Tipperary All-Ireland final day tradition like no other

Tipperary people have marked their appearance in an All-Ireland final with a commemoration of Seán Treacy’s death. Sunday is the 28th since former Tipp captain Johnny Leahy commenced a tradition like no other.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Tipperary GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Final Media Conference

Ronan Maher: Sleepless nights and tough talks have tightened Tipp group

Ronan Maher obligingly paints the picture of Tipperary’s 2024 championship horribilis.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Clare v Tipperary - GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

S Anthony Daly: Before we went back out Loughnane blocked me from getting past him. ‘Men needed now,’ he roared

Anthony Daly recalls the fear, pressure and war cries of Clare's 1997 All-Ireland final win – and why Cork must learn from it now

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Cork v Dublin - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Cork remain unchanged for All-Ireland SHC final against Tipp

Seamus Harnedy and Cormac O'Brien are named on the Cork bench.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Wicklow v Limerick - Tailteann Cup Semi-Final

Ryan scores 1-6 to help Oola see off Na Piarsaigh in 15 point win

A devastating opening third to this contest, which was closed by Paddy Downey’s powerful goal, saw Oola open up a 1-6 to no score advantage and from here, they never looked back.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Dalo's Hurling Show Live at Sarsfields: The big All-Ireland final preview Part 1

S Dalo's Hurling Show Live at Sarsfields: The big All-Ireland final preview Part 1

Former Tipperary manager and current Galway coach Eamon O'Shea joins Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers to preview Sunday's All-Ireland final.

Listen | Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Declan Laffan 9/7/2025

Watch: Declan Laffan on scoreline controversy, stopping Cork's hunt for goals and Cahill and Bevans influence

Tipperary selector Declan Laffan speaks to Tom Clancy about the scoreline controversy against Kilkenny, stopping Cork's hunt for goals and Liam Cahill and Michael Bevans.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Liam Gordon 20/4/2025

S Brian Gavin: All-Ireland referee Liam Gordon must get the balance right

The Galway man has unquestionably been the leading hurling official in the county this season.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

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Kerry v Dublin - Allianz Football League Division 1 Round 5

Work on open terrace end of Austin Stack Park will increase capacity to 14,000

Construction will begin next month and be complete in time for the start of the 2026 Allianz Football League fixtures

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Kilkenny v Tipperary - Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship Final

Will it rain at Croke Park for the All-Ireland final and does that suit Cork or Tipperary?

Does the weather matter on Sunday?

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Cork GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Final Media Conference

Watch: Ciarán Joyce on Cork character, blocking out the noise and the need to play in fifth gear

Cork half-back Ciarán Joyce speaks to Therese O'Callaghan prior to the All-Ireland SHC final.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

'You go to Croke Park, you don't show up, you get what comes after that': McLoughlin recalls low of 2014 fall to Tipp

'You go to Croke Park, you don't show up, you get what comes after that': McLoughlin recalls low of 2014 fall to Tipp

A dire performance 11 years ago hardly has a bearing now, but in front of almost 70,000 people, the vast majority of whom were from Cork, it took a lot of the good away from beating Limerick five weeks earlier.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Kilkenny v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Joe Hayes: 'I wish that the GAA would look after the past players better'

Hayes is adamant their allocations should be increased for what they contributed to the GAA in previous years.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Watch: Dalo live at Sarsfields. Part 1 of a special All-Ireland hurling final preview

S Watch: Dalo live at Sarsfields. Part 1 of a special All-Ireland hurling final preview

Anthony Daly, Mark Landers, TJ Ryan, and guest Eamon O’Shea led a packed room at Sarsfields GAA Club through one of the most anticipated All-Ireland Finals in years.

Listen | Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Conor Lehane 8/7/2025

Watch: Conor Lehane on penalties, facing Tipperary and a tough year for Midleton

The experienced Rebels sharpshooter speaks to Therese O'Callaghan ahead of another championship decider.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Robert Downey 8/7/2025

Cork v Tipperary, All-Ireland SHC final, live minute-by-minute updates

Liam Cahill looks to mastermind another Liam MacCarthy win for the Premier while the Rebels hope to end a 20-year wait for the title.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

ian O'Neill and selector Kieran Donaghy dejected after the game 29/6/2025

'Full of pride, memories and deep gratitude': Donaghy steps down as Armagh selector and forwards coach

The Tralee native was a huge factor in the county’s All Ireland winning success last year but after five years of regularly making the 500-plus-miles round-trip commute, he informed Kieran McGeeney in recent days that his time with the county was done

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Kilkenny v Tipperary - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Cashel's King Cormacs new princes aiming to help Tipperary reclaim All-Ireland hurling throne

Sunday is the first All-Ireland senior final since 1991, when the Bonnars were in their pomp, that Cashel King Cormacs have had more than one representative on a Tipperary panel

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Declan Laffan 9/7/2025

Selector Declan Laffan explains how Tipperary turned the tide

Laffan remembers Liam having a very clear plan in his head and how he was going gung-ho after it. His “strong character” wouldn’t allow otherwise. They all bought in and signed up there and then

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Joyce treasuring quiet nature of the farm before Croke Park cauldron

Joyce treasuring quiet nature of the farm before Croke Park cauldron

A week like this, in particular, he finds the farming is all the more to be treasured. Working alongside his father, who would have coached him and multiple others with Kiltha Óg, far away from the maddening crowd.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Clare v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1

Cork's fast starts have become trademark in All-Ireland final run

Cork manager Pat Ryan said his side have only one way of playing: flat out.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Kerry v Mayo - LGFA All-Ireland U16 A Championship Final

Kerry hit the goal trail against Mayo to capture All-Ireland U16 A title

For a superb Kingdom outfit, in a sublime display masterminded by Tom O’Connor, they won their fifth title, and a first since 2016.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Mark Landers: 'If we're in trouble Sunday we're looking to Conor Lehane - we know he will do it'

Mark Landers: 'If we're in trouble Sunday we're looking to Conor Lehane - we know he will do it'

Will Seamie Harnedy be among those subs too if he is passed fit. Landers thinks so

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Tommy Walsh celebrates at the end of the game 10/12/2022

Tommy Walsh calls time on football career with Kerins O’Rahillys

Walsh’s departure at the age of thirty seven was announced by Club PRO Pat Flavin early on Wednesday

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

All-Ireland Hurling Final Special: Joe Hayes on a wonderful rivalry between Cork and Tipp

S All-Ireland Hurling Final Special: Joe Hayes on a wonderful rivalry between Cork and Tipp

At the very least the cup will pass through Tipperary after Sunday, says Joe.

Listen | Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Kerry v Tyrone - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Eight Gaelic football championship observations: David Clifford has mastered sport's new hat-trick

The introduction of the two-pointer to Gaelic football means players can now score a new hat-trick: A one-pointer, two-pointer and a goal. David Clifford has already done it three times. The question now is, what do we call it?

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Cork GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Final Media Conference

'It’s worth any bit of hardship': Conor Lehane on extra-time and earning his Cork revival

Cork forward Conor Lehane reflects on missed chances, mental resilience, and the dramatic twist that reignited his season

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Different ball game but road bowling a family affair for Armagh netminder Ethan Rafferty

Different ball game but road bowling a family affair for Armagh netminder Ethan Rafferty

The Sam Maguire winner claimed the All-Ireland senior road bowling crown over the weekend in Cork.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

GAA Refwell Launch

GAA tightens matchday protocols after Tipperary-Kilkenny scoreline controversy

A mixture of events led to the controversy over the scoreline in the Tipperary/Kilkenny semi-final.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Shane Kingston replaces Patrick Horgan 5/7/2025

Bench bullets: Does Cork's second wave pack a bigger punch than Tipp's?

Cork have depth and Cork have options. You didn’t need to be going through the turnstiles at Páirc Uí Chaoimh or enduring the Buttevant tailbacks en route to the Gaelic Grounds to be aware of such.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Jake Morris 9/7/2025

Roaming role helps Jake Morris tick consistency box

All of a sudden it’s Jake Morris’s eighth senior season but this one, he reckons, is his best yet.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

First-half goal burst earns Duhallow Divisions/Colleges SFC honours

First-half goal burst earns Duhallow Divisions/Colleges SFC honours

Their 4-9 to 0-13 win in Ballydesmond on Tuesday evening delivered Duhallow a Divisions/Colleges SFC title, and a path to the Cork PSFC quarter-final.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Brendan Coleman: Cork's League and Munster wins, Seamus Harnedy injury and contrasting semi-finals

Brendan Coleman: Cork's League and Munster wins, Seamus Harnedy injury and contrasting semi-finals

Cork selector Brendan Coleman speaks to Therese O'Callaghan prior to this weekend's All-Ireland hurling final clash with Tipperary.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Maurice Brosnan asked to shadow Limerick’s Tailteann Cup prep, warts ’n all. Here’s what happened…

S Maurice Brosnan asked to shadow Limerick’s Tailteann Cup prep, warts ’n all. Here’s what happened…

So we’re upstairs in the Ennis Road venue, above the home dressing rooms in the recently-developed gym. Over four days of phone calls, coffees, video analysis meetings, pitch sessions and Zooms, we’ll see what it truly takes to compete in the modern game

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Series National Launch

Watch: Tipperary's Jake Morris on All-Ireland final: 'We're a goal hungry team, but so are Cork'

Tom Clancy spoke to the Nenagh Éire Óg man about their dramatic semi-final win over Kilkenny, the support from the Tipp fans and his manager Liam Cahill.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Armagh v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Brendan Cawley to referee All-Ireland SFC final, Kerry and Donegal to wear alternative jerseys

Kerry will wear blue and Donegal their predominantly white jersey on July 27.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

All-Ireland Hurling Final Special: Keepers' view with Ger Cunningham and Ken Hogan

S All-Ireland Hurling Final Special: Keepers' view with Ger Cunningham and Ken Hogan

A look at Sunday's final between Cork and Tipperary through the eyes of the goalkeepers

Listen | Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Clare v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Cork and Tipperary confirm All-Ireland final ticket allocations sold out

Tipperary GAA PRO Jonathan Cullen confirmed a similar situation exists in the Premier county.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Meath v Donegal - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Donegal's Ryan McHugh hoping to christen son with Sam Maguire glory

"I know he'll not remember or anything like that, but you've got a new cause in life and you're doing it for a different thing now," he said.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Liam Cahill 9/7/2025

Tipperary manager Liam Cahill driven by proving the lazy critics wrong

Liam Cahill says his good name was wrongly sullied by critics of the county

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

How one graph helped Cork hurlers bounce back from Limerick defeat

How one graph helped Cork hurlers bounce back from Limerick defeat

Cork hurling management reveals why they scrapped video reviews after the Limerick loss and how a single graph refocused the team

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

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