Ciarán Murphy: Oisín McConville’s quiet conviction undermines my Zen-like calm
Ciarán Murphy: All week I’ve had a firm belief about Galway’s chances of All-Ireland glory but a trip to Crossmaglen provided an unsettling doubt or two
Ciarán Murphy: Mass hysteria in store even if Clare don’t drink Cork’s milkshake
The All-Ireland finals feel pleasingly fresh even if the teams are familiar to each other
Donaghy and Armagh benefit from blurring GAA’s unwritten rules; and they’re not the only ones
The unreasonable men involved in this weekend’s All-Ireland semi-finals welcome external help
Ciarán Murphy: Reluctant Rebels pay a heavy price for their timidity
Ciarán Murphy: Cautious Cork refused to even place a bet when all the chips were on the table and Louth duly scooped the pot
Ciarán Murphy: Rory McIlroy’s US Open failure a stark reminder of sport’s unforgiving nature
‘I felt bad for him when he lost the Open to Cameron Smith at St Andrews … He played solid golf, the other guy played brilliant golf, and he lost’
Ciarán Murphy: The GAA doesn’t need bigger stadiums – it needs better ones
GAA president Jarlath Burns pessimistic about prospects for Euro 2028 in Belfast but already imagining a new future for Casement Park
Ciarán Murphy: It may be time to start taking Cork seriously again
There’s an event that offers the sort of weekend every GAA person should try to experience at least once in their lives
Copying Limerick hurlers could be worth a shot for some football teams
It would be foolish to expect Dublin, Kerry, Galway or Donegal to change now, but other counties should consider it
Ciarán Murphy: A golden age dawns for that GAA permutation-lover in your life
‘Life is frustratingly short on clarity and so too are league tables where three teams out of four … can qualify’
Ciarán Murphy: We need more games on GAAGo – not fewer
The GAA now have more championship games that matter than they’ve ever had and via GAAGO more people can see more of these games than ever before
Ciarán Murphy: FA Cup could provide a model for provincial GAA championships to prosper
Play the four championships throughout the season, like the FA Cup in England, sprinkled into the fixture list every couple of weeks
Ciarán Murphy: Of course the Connacht final is worth winning - just to beat the other shower
For the simple joy of beating that other shower, Sunday is a game these old rivals would dearly love to win
Ciarán Murphy: Whether you’re from Waterford, Donegal or anywhere else, playing intercounty is a fairly noble ambition
We’re often guilty of patronising the likes of Mickey Quinn and Eoin Cleary, asking what motivates them to keep going. It’s the same for any player
Ciarán Murphy: Jeopardy makes the Munster hurling championship a force for good
Spectre of the dead rubber has stayed away, showing fans that group stages can have all the drama you can handle
Ciarán Murphy: Recalibration of GAA summer an improvement on times past
Provincial GAA championships may be losing their lustre but straw hat brigade and, more importantly, players can now enjoy more high-quality games in high summer