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Sean Moran

Sean Moran

Sean Moran is a GAA Correspondent with The Irish Times.

Fermanagh’s Marty O’Brien (centre) with Cian Mackey and Alan Clarke of Cavan in attendance during yesterday’s Ulster senior football championship quarter-final. Morgan Treacy/Inpho
GAA get that Friday feeling

Championship qualifiers to stage first weekday match for 10 years

Mayo’s Alan Freeman (right) and Niall Carty of Roscommon at MacHale Park. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho
Roscommon no match for Mayo in Castlebar

James Horan’s side ease into Connacht final with 12-point win at MacHale Park

Dual player Eoin Cadogan returns for Cork footballers after recovering from an Achilles tendon injury. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho
Eoin Cadogan return is Cork’s only change for Munster football semi-final clash with Clare

Mick O’Dwyer delays his selection for 24 hours

Maurice Davin: a forensic and considered advocate for the GAA in its early years
Michael Cusack trod on toes but Maurice Davin kept fledgling GAA together

Commemorative activities to take place in Carrick-on-Suir this weekend

All-Ireland champions Donegal have named the same team that started last September’s final for Sunday’s eagerly awaited clash against Tyrone.
Tyrone welcome back O’Neill and Harte for clash with champions Donegal

Cork name five debutants to face Limerick in Munster opener

Galway football manager Alan Mulholland: One of the problems of an early championship exit is the length of time that stretches out before the qualifiers start. Photograph: Inpho
Up to Galway’s footballers now to rediscover their pride in the qualifiers

Players must decide how much they want redemption after the thrashing by Mayo

Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness with Shane Finnegan at Stormont yesterday .
Meyler keeping faith with Carlow hurlers

Veteran boss still harbours hopes for the county as they begin their championship campaign against London

Henry Shefflin: “Over the weekend, it re-acted a small bit. I was in to see the surgeon yesterday and that’s why I’m back in the boot today. I have a bit of a stress fracture in my foot. It’s not the original injury.”
Henry Shefflin suffers setback in training with stress fracture of metatarsal

Kilkenny star set to be out for another six to eight weeks

The North’s First Minister Peter Robinson with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the 2012 McKenna Cup final between Derry and Tyrone.
Ulster Council attempting to breach the great historic divide

GAA’s efforts to be recognised later this month by Co-Operation Ireland

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