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Kieran Shannon: Kids specialising in Gaelic games too early benefits no one, including GAA

Underage players being part of county development squads is reducing the number of sports those kids get to sample, which the research shows could transfer to and benefit their skills in Gaelic games.

<p>Outgoing Galway GAA treasurer Mike Burke said "as a county we spend the largest amount of money in the entire association on our teams". Picture: Ray Ryan/Sportsfile</p>

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Galway GAA treasurer hits out at team training camps, welcomes emergency meeting

<p>Apart from juvenile tickets now cost €5 for the top two divisions in football and hurling, the GAA has retained its league ticket pricing structure. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE</p>

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GAA ends U16 free tickets for higher division football and hurling league games

GAA call urgent meeting to discuss Revenue audits of county boards

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GAA call urgent meeting to discuss Revenue audits of county boards

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

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Cork GAA officials sought clarity from referee over controversial hurling final moment

Kevin Moran delighted with De La Salle 'doggedness' as they KO Harty Cup champions Nenagh

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Kevin Moran delighted with De La Salle 'doggedness' as they KO Harty Cup champions Nenagh

Harty Cup: The Mon pull off stunning comeback to reach quarter-finals

Harty Cup: The Mon pull off stunning comeback to reach quarter-finals

Gaelcholáiste Mhuire had trailed by nine points with 17 minutes to play against Lismore.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Harty Cup: Harry Doherty key as St Flannan's progress to quarters

Harty Cup: Harry Doherty key as St Flannan's progress to quarters

“We made heavy weather of it. A lot of credit to Hospital, they worked very hard, they turned us over, as we knew they would”, explained teacher and coach, Jamsie O’Connor.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Shane O'Regan scores his sides second goal 1/12/2024

How Sarsfields found the glitches in Ballygunner’s system

The Cork side scored a remarkable 2-11 from turnovers compared to Ballygunner’s 0-6.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Conor O'Sullivan lifts the trophy with his son Shay 1/12/2024

Conor O'Sullivan: 'It seemed too far to imagine a Munster championship with Sars. It’s unbelievable'

The Sarsfields captain accepts the club's Munster record prior to this year looked "horrendous" on first viewing but still feels they got a "bad rap" as most of the games were tight.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Mikey Mahony 17/11/2024

Ballygunner push merciless standards in search of another All-Ireland

Waterford champions Ballygunner face Cork's Sarsfields in Sunday Munster Club SHC final.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Castletown Geoghegan v Kilcormac-Killoughey - AIB Leinster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Kilcormac-Killoughey hope 'unbelievable hurler' Cillian Kiely available for Leinster final

The Offaly side faced Leinster final opponents Na Fianna in a challenge game earlier this year.

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Lack of recognition for Gaelic games in election manifestos 'worrying' for GAA

GAA games development chairman Micheál Martin watched the Premier Sports election debate on Monday night and felt there was a sense the GAA could be penalised for having its house in order.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Cork v Waterford - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 2

Hutchinson to captain Waterford, Cluxton could join Dublin management

Lismore's Iarlaith Daly will serve as vice-captain

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Morgan Gavigan dejected 24/11/2024

S Club GAA talking points: Castletown fall agonisingly short of history, Errigal Ciaran keep their heads

A Westmeath club has only ever reached one premier provincial hurling final at underage, senior or club level. That was 87 years ago when Westmeath beat Meath, Offaly and Laois to qualify for a Leinster senior final which Kilkenny won by eight points.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Na Fianna v St Martins - AIB Leinster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final

2023 heartbreak irrelevant for Na Fianna as they reach back-to-back Leinster final

Dublin champions Na Fianna face Offaly's Kilcormac-Killoughey in the Leinster senior club hurling final at Croke Park on Saturday.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

UCD v Ulster University - Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Sigerson Cup Final

S Colin Sheridan: GAA must end merciless grind of never-ending season for student players

Imagine the buzz and excitement that a November Sigerson weekend in Galway would generate? Imagine, too, the relief of a player whose season has finally come to an end.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Na Fianna v St Martins - AIB Leinster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Na Fianna back in Leinster hurling final after tense victory over St Martin's

Sean Ryan's 54th minute goal was a crucial score for Dublin champions Na Fianna.

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

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

Matthew Fitzgerald hits late winner for Monaleen in nail-biting Limerick U20 hurling final

Matthew Fitzgerald hit eight points for city side Monaleen.

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Cashel manager explains decision to rest hurlers in Munster football semi-final

Cashel manager explains decision to rest hurlers in Munster football semi-final

Cashel play Watergrasshill in the Munster IHC final next Saturday.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Fermanagh v Longford - Lory Meagher Cup Final

Defiance of hurling's minnows is waning again

Twelve months on from the proposal to remove five counties from the Allianz League, the energy that defeated it is flagging

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Kilkenny v Offaly - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A

Kilkenny All-Ireland drought leaves Walter Walsh with pangs of regret

Walsh doesn't really have a whole pile of time right now for reflection anyway. His twins, Charlie and Kate, aren't even a month old. He is a full-time schoolteacher and part-time farmer too. And he's back playing rugby with New Ross.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

'A great boost for the Northside of the city' — North Mon secure Harty Cup knockout spot

S 'A great boost for the Northside of the city' — North Mon secure Harty Cup knockout spot

The draw for the knockout stage is planned for next Wednesday and the preliminary quarter-finals are scheduled to take place a week later on December 4

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Nickie Quaid consoled by manager John Kiely 7/7/2024

S Fogarty Forum: How will Limerick replace the irreplaceable Nickie Quaid?

Following Oisín O'Donoghue's own point during the Cashel King Cormac's and Abbeydorney game, we look at ten other infamous GAA own scores.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Sarsfields v Feakle - AIB Munster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Sars' Cian Darcy: We’ll give it one hell of a go against Ballygunner in Munster club SHC final

The showpiece occasion will be a rematch of last year’s Munster quarter-final, when Sars were blown away – 2-20 to 0-9 - by the Waterford champions.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Wexford v Limerick - GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Tom Dempsey worried for future of Wexford hurling when key players retire

“A lot of those guys are in the 32/33 bracket and they will be a huge loss when they're gone and very hard to replace, so that's a worry. How we develop these younger players in the next few years is going to be very important."

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Armagh v Monaghan - TG4 Ulster GAA Ladies Football Senior Championship Final

Brian Gavin: Timing football and hurling differently would make no sense

The introduction of a countdown clock and hooter for Gaelic football is one of the motions being put forward by the Football Review Committee at a GAA Special Congress on November 30.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Craig Leahy and Diarmuid O`Sullivan 17/11/2024

Sars sprint over the finish line as rejigged line-up works a treat in Munster semi

Sarsfields will play Ballygunner in the Munster final.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Watch: Tipperary club score bizarre own point in Munster hurling semi-final

Watch: Tipperary club score bizarre own point in Munster hurling semi-final

The Cashel goalkeeper was a bemused figure as teammate Oisín O'Donoghue scored the opening point for opponents Abbeydorney.

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Bryan Murphy 17/11/2024

Sars finish with a flourish to earn rare Cork victory in Munster SHC

Sarsfields are the first Cork club to reach the Munster club SHC final since Glen Rovers in 2016.

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Loughmore-Castleiney v Toomevara - Tipperary County Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

Eamonn Kelly: There's something magical about Loughmore-Castleiney

The Loughmore-Castleiney manager said his side are 'preparing more' for the Munster SHC semi-final against Ballygunner than they did for the Tipperary decider.

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Mary Immaculate College Limerick v UCC - Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Fitzgibbon Cup Round 2

Sharpshooters send Midleton into Dean Ryan Cup final

Midleton scored 2-19 from play in their victory over Nenagh CBS.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Timmy Wilk and Daniel Kearney 20/10/2024

Weekend GAA previews: Sarsfields and Ballygunner can edge Munster SHC semi-finals

Naas, Na Fianna, Thomastown and Kilcormac-Killoughey are fancied to reach the Leinster SHC last four.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Oisin O'Connor and Ronan O'Connor celebrate winning 28/10/2024

S Christy O'Connor: Feakle have been building to this point for a decade

Since that Oulart-The-Ballagh team ruled the local terrain with an iron fist, Wexford’s record in Leinster has fallen off a cliff. St Martin's will try to break the trend when they face Naas.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Daniel Hogan and Daire O'Leary 20/10/2024

Dáire O’Leary 'back up to speed' as club form may lead to Cork recall

"I’d like to push forward, going forward. I don’t see what’s stopping it now, to be perfectly honest. There’s a good few lads there putting their hands up now as well.”

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Clare v Kilkenny - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Final

S Fogarty Forum: Inter-county season a case of too much, too soon

A fortnight out from the General Election, the GAA should be shouting about how much it contributes to Irish society.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Kerry v Tipperary - Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final

Chance to enter GAA jersey market will attract big brands

Meanwhile, a decision on which broadcaster will win the rights for the two All-Ireland senior championship media packages will be made in the coming weeks. GAAGO and TG4 are in the running.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Clare v Cork - oneills.com Munster GAA U20 Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Sars opt against calling up Barry O'Flynn for Munster semi against Feakle

Sarsfields boss Johnny Crowley said the club did consider bringing O'Flynn in to the senior team.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Loughrea celebrate with the cup 10/11/2024

Loughrea finally scratch the itch with victory over Cappataggle in Galway final

The Galway SHC final hinged on two second-half moments

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Sean Canning celebrates 10/11/2024

S Christy O'Connor: Devastating Pearses leave Corofin with no arguments

Cuala continue to build numbers for Dublin clubs in Leinster

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Tipperary v Galway - Guinness All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Watergrasshill's adopted Tipperary son not surprised by their 2024 leap

Waterrasshill has gone nearly four years without a championship group stage win before this season. Now they're in the Premier Intermediate hurling final against Carrigaline.

Sat, 09 Nov, 2024

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S How tax compliant is the GAA? County boards drawing attention of Revenue Commissioners

There are up to seven of the 26 counties currently being audited with possibly another four in line.

Sat, 09 Nov, 2024

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

S The Pitch: Could GAA be next in the incredible rise of Premier Sports?

How has the channel established itself, not only as a disruptive pay alternative to RTÉ, but as a significant rival to the state broadcaster?

Thu, 07 Nov, 2024

Harty Cup: Thurles power clear in second half against debutants Tralee

Harty Cup: Thurles power clear in second half against debutants Tralee

All-Ireland winning Tipperary minor star Euan Murray gave an exhibition at centre-back for Thurles.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Harty Cup: Seven-goal Nenagh power past Rochestown into knockouts

Harty Cup: Seven-goal Nenagh power past Rochestown into knockouts

Tipperary All-Ireland minor medallist Eoghan Doughan scored 2-7 for reigning Harty Cup champions Nenagh.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Mary Immaculate College Limerick v UCC - Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Fitzgibbon Cup Round 2

Harty Cup: Clare minor Corbett hits superb late equaliser for Tulla against Cashel

The referee drew the ire of the Tulla bench when he awarded a late free but blew the final whistle before it was taken.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Victim’s mother speaks out after Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes receives All-Star award

Victim’s mother speaks out after Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes receives All-Star award

The mother of Cillian McCarthy spoke after Kyle Hayes was awarded an All-Star

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Tipperary v Laois - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group B

Tipperary chairman says funding snub for two projects was 'borderline an insult'

Jimmy Minogue said Semple Stadium "needs a lot of work to bring it into the modern world".

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Ballygunner v Kilruane MacDonagh's - AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship Quarter-Final

Ballygunner 'rode our luck' against Doon says goalkeeper Stephen O'Keeffe

"I hadn’t saved a shot all year in the Waterford championship so I was due to make a save!”

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Kerry champions Abbeydorney win extra-time thriller to reach Munster IHC semis

Kerry champions Abbeydorney win extra-time thriller to reach Munster IHC semis

Oisin Maunsell hit the winner for Abbeydorney with the final puck of the game.

Sun, 03 Nov, 2024