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<p>DOUBLE TROUBLE: Michael Murphy of Donegal will return to action with Donegal.Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile</p>

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John Fogarty: The 10 counties primed to exploit two-point score

Which teams are primed to take advantage of the new proposals.

<p>PITFALLS: The downside of early specialisation in young athletes have never been better known yet it has never been more commonly practised. </p>

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

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The Gaelic Football Show: End-of-year questions, Munster and Ulster deciders

SDonal Lenihan: Even Toulouse would struggle against Leinster's galaxy of stars

SColin Sheridan: Expect Ulster to crack Gaelic football's new puzzle before the rest

SPeter Jackson: Munster's Alex Nankivell escaped full force of the law that crashed down on Azagoh

Liam Treacy is challenged by Tom Doyle and Charlie Keating 8/12/2024

S Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy

The manner of how Kilcoo coughed up the winning score to Errigal Ciaran in the Ulster final will haunt the Down club for years.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Fionnuala McCormack after finishing fourth 10/12/2023

S Returning after pregnancy, Irish athletes showing what's possible

Fionnuala McCormack made a return to top-level athletics just six months after giving birth.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

S Christy O'Connor: Dr Crokes' Munster win-rate trumps everyone else

When Dr Crokes win Kerry, winning Munster has just been the logical next step.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Everton FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Premier League

S From the Roker roar to the Baseball Ground, from The Dell to Maine Road: English football's lost stadiums

As Goodison Park prepares to host its final Premier League Merseyside derby, what happened to England’s grand old stadiums?

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

S Ruby Walsh: Ultimate iron man Kennedy possesses power to rebound like no other

He will be back, and the sport will be all the better for it, but the only solace Jack would get right now would be something or anything that would force racing to shut down.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

2024/2025 Investec Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup Launch 15/10/2024

S Ronan O'Gara: Park Vannes. We are going to sink or swim in Bath

Right now, where we are idling, I’d bite anyone’s hand off for a big performance on Friday night against Bath at The Rec.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

S Paul Rouse: 150 years later, the story of Irish rugby's beginning

The game here has been marking a milestone anniversary.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

S Harty Cup talking points: how best to paint a picture of the Gaelcholáiste Mhuire hurling revival?

A winter's tailwind for Cork hurling, Tony Kelly's nous and a boost for Waterford as De La Salle oust Harty holders

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Republic of Ireland v Wales - UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Play-Off Round Two Second Leg

S Tommy Martin: Ireland had enough on their plate without inspiring generations

Many were afraid that if Ireland didn't make the Euros, the girls will stop playing football and put on frilly pink dresses and moon over Timothée Chalamet. Is it a bit much?

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

S Donal Lenihan: Andy Farrell will be less than a phone call away from Ireland

Farrell offered game time to 33 players, which wasn’t easy given the calibre of the opposition. However, it’s fair to say he would have preferred to depart on his Lions sabbatical on the back of a more convincing set of performances

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

S Dalo's Hurling Show: The red wave is brewing up a storm

Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers review the weekend's hurling.

Listen | Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

S The Gaelic Football Show: a vote for change, what happens next...

Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan discuss Saturday's Special Congress vote on the FRC's proposals and the effect they'll now have on the game.

Listen | Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Ireland v Australia - IRFU 150 Test Match

S Duncan Casey: As Wallabies found to their cost, Ireland aren't that predictable

Ireland didn’t light up the rugby world in this series but found innovative ways to exploit their opponents.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Launch of the Second Report of the Football Review Committee

S Fogarty Forum: Debt of gratitude owed to Eugene McGee

It was appropriate that former GAA president Liam O’Neill who appointed McGee 12 years ago endorsed the new FRC’s work on Saturday. McGee, who passed away five years ago, would have been proud too.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Ballygunner v Sarsfields - AIB Munster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

S Anthony Daly: Superb Sars show something special brewing in Cork hurling

But is this a major fork in the road for the three-in-a-row Munster champions?

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Mark McDaniel celebrates after the match 1/12/2024

S Christy O'Connor: Sligo ecomony, Gunners fall short, Con and Burke the difference

Nobody saw Coolera-Strandhill's maiden provincial title coming

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Arsenal FC v FC Porto: Round of 16 Second Leg - UEFA Champions League 2023/24

S Colin Sheridan: what sport media's jock culture shows us about society

This past week showed we may be going backwards.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Ballygunner v Sarsfields - AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship Quarter-Final

S Anthony Daly: Gunners may have peaked but Sars will need something special

This Ballygunner team is past their prime but what they have achieved is incredible

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Ireland v New Zealand - 2023 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final

S Donal Lenihan: Having Joe Schmidt pick holes in Ireland's game could be of long-term benefit

Australia's back line can be sublime from broken play with real quality counter attackers while the unexpected inclusion of Joseph Sua’ali’i offers us a first glimpse of the new Aussie wonder kid.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Manchester City v Feyenoord - UEFA Champions League - League Stage - Etihad Stadium

S Dion Fanning: For once Manchester City are compelling as Pep wrestles with a riddle

Man City have not usually engaged emotions which tend to be more pronounced when there is an element of jeopardy.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

S Cathal Dennehy: Balancing quick wins with the search for future champs

The traditional approach in sport is to categorise players by age, but talent development systems are fast catching on to bio-banding.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. We can't miss the boat.

As an FRC member, not one person said to me this year: Leave Gaelic football alone, it's fine. Let’s give our players the canvas to play and express themselves, not repeatedly paint by numbers based on metrics

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Niall O Ceallacháin with Paul O’Dea 17/11/2024

S Talking Points: Dual-management role not sustainable once club team reaches All-Ireland

Niall Ó Ceallacháin, the new Dublin hurling manager, is still on this two-road journey with Na Fianna, who are aiming for a first Leinster title on Saturday evening

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

S Paul Rouse: Do we misunderstand what makes a sporting genius?

There are few areas of the modern world where words proclaiming someone’s abilities are as misused as in sport.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference

S Ronan O'Gara: Crowley can't sulk. He's now the hunter. This is a long, cold war

The plain truth is that there must be those in the Irish camp who already believe Sam Prendergast is a better option at ten for Ireland, irrespective of his relative inexperience

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

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John Fogarty: The 10 counties primed to exploit two-point score

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

The Gaelic Football Show: End-of-year questions, Munster and Ulster deciders

SDonal Lenihan: Even Toulouse would struggle against Leinster's galaxy of stars

SColin Sheridan: Expect Ulster to crack Gaelic football's new puzzle before the rest

SPeter Jackson: Munster's Alex Nankivell escaped full force of the law that crashed down on Azagoh

S Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy

S Returning after pregnancy, Irish athletes showing what's possible

S Christy O'Connor: Dr Crokes' Munster win-rate trumps everyone else

S From the Roker roar to the Baseball Ground, from The Dell to Maine Road: English football's lost stadiums

S Ruby Walsh: Ultimate iron man Kennedy possesses power to rebound like no other

S Ronan O'Gara: Park Vannes. We are going to sink or swim in Bath

S Paul Rouse: 150 years later, the story of Irish rugby's beginning

S Harty Cup talking points: how best to paint a picture of the Gaelcholáiste Mhuire hurling revival?

S Tommy Martin: Ireland had enough on their plate without inspiring generations

S Donal Lenihan: Andy Farrell will be less than a phone call away from Ireland

S Dalo's Hurling Show: The red wave is brewing up a storm

S The Gaelic Football Show: a vote for change, what happens next...

S Duncan Casey: As Wallabies found to their cost, Ireland aren't that predictable

S Fogarty Forum: Debt of gratitude owed to Eugene McGee

S Anthony Daly: Superb Sars show something special brewing in Cork hurling

S Christy O'Connor: Sligo ecomony, Gunners fall short, Con and Burke the difference

S Colin Sheridan: what sport media's jock culture shows us about society

S Anthony Daly: Gunners may have peaked but Sars will need something special

S Donal Lenihan: Having Joe Schmidt pick holes in Ireland's game could be of long-term benefit

S Dion Fanning: For once Manchester City are compelling as Pep wrestles with a riddle

S Cathal Dennehy: Balancing quick wins with the search for future champs

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. We can't miss the boat.

S Talking Points: Dual-management role not sustainable once club team reaches All-Ireland

S Paul Rouse: Do we misunderstand what makes a sporting genius?

S Ronan O'Gara: Crowley can't sulk. He's now the hunter. This is a long, cold war

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John Fogarty: The 10 counties primed to exploit two-point score

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

The Gaelic Football Show: End-of-year questions, Munster and Ulster deciders

SDonal Lenihan: Even Toulouse would struggle against Leinster's galaxy of stars

SColin Sheridan: Expect Ulster to crack Gaelic football's new puzzle before the rest

SPeter Jackson: Munster's Alex Nankivell escaped full force of the law that crashed down on Azagoh

S Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy

S Returning after pregnancy, Irish athletes showing what's possible

S Christy O'Connor: Dr Crokes' Munster win-rate trumps everyone else

S From the Roker roar to the Baseball Ground, from The Dell to Maine Road: English football's lost stadiums

S Ruby Walsh: Ultimate iron man Kennedy possesses power to rebound like no other

S Ronan O'Gara: Park Vannes. We are going to sink or swim in Bath

S Paul Rouse: 150 years later, the story of Irish rugby's beginning

S Harty Cup talking points: how best to paint a picture of the Gaelcholáiste Mhuire hurling revival?

S Tommy Martin: Ireland had enough on their plate without inspiring generations

S Donal Lenihan: Andy Farrell will be less than a phone call away from Ireland

S Dalo's Hurling Show: The red wave is brewing up a storm

S The Gaelic Football Show: a vote for change, what happens next...

S Duncan Casey: As Wallabies found to their cost, Ireland aren't that predictable

S Fogarty Forum: Debt of gratitude owed to Eugene McGee

S Anthony Daly: Superb Sars show something special brewing in Cork hurling

S Christy O'Connor: Sligo ecomony, Gunners fall short, Con and Burke the difference

S Colin Sheridan: what sport media's jock culture shows us about society

S Anthony Daly: Gunners may have peaked but Sars will need something special

S Donal Lenihan: Having Joe Schmidt pick holes in Ireland's game could be of long-term benefit

S Dion Fanning: For once Manchester City are compelling as Pep wrestles with a riddle

S Cathal Dennehy: Balancing quick wins with the search for future champs

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. We can't miss the boat.

S Talking Points: Dual-management role not sustainable once club team reaches All-Ireland

S Paul Rouse: Do we misunderstand what makes a sporting genius?

S Ronan O'Gara: Crowley can't sulk. He's now the hunter. This is a long, cold war

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