Denis Walsh

Denis Walsh

Denis Walsh is a sports writer with The Irish Times

Championship is enduring a crisis of competitiveness, but hurling is not in need of saving

This year’s All-Ireland was numbingly devoid of exhilarating spectacles, but the game has always weathered tough times

‘104 bagpipers and drummers marched us across the bridge’: How Sam Maguire is touring Mayo

Since Mayo won their first All-Ireland in 75 years, the cup has not been out of the sight of an adoring public

Christy Ring’s All-Ireland medals reunited for first time since 1950s

GAA Museum has complete collection

Cian O’Neill appointed as new head coach of Cork hurlers

Former coach of Rebels footballers returns to intercounty hurling scene after stint in Kerry

Throwing the sliotar is a big problem in hurling, but there might be a technological solution

Hurling’s handpass has turned into a botched nose-job on the face of the game

Inside the Doonbeg bubble where the locals and Trump have reached a deal of mutual benefit

With the Irish Open coming to town next month, Doonbeg prepares for the visit of President Trump and a chorus of condemnation

Here’s why you should speak up if you see a fellow golfer cheat

When players break the rules in golf, rule enforcement isn’t always straightforward

Computer-generated corners? Robot caddies? As sport embraces AI, nothing is ridiculous

From soccer and GAA to baseball and Formula One, teams are exploring how artificial intelligence can improve decision-making - and trying to decide where boundaries should be set

Cork outlast Galway in latest epic instalment of ferocious rivalry

Sorcha McCartan was the outstanding player on the field despite playing with a broken finger

Omissions, sales and scandals: the chequered tales behind hard-won medals

Sweat and sacrifice shown by winners does not always pay off in the long run when it comes to treasured medals

Cork v Galway: Temperature continues to rise in camogie’s defining rivalry

The two outstanding teams for most of the last decade meet again in Sunday’s All-Ireland final

GAA cups used to be filled with Guinness by the champions. Now, celebrations are more rigid

The rapturous, highly organised gathering in Castlebar last Monday was a far cry from the freewheeling and spontaneous events of old

As soon as the hooter sounded in Croke Park, the story was no longer about football

Mayo’s joyous All-Ireland win was also about roots and identity and a rebuttal of the past

GAA calendar: Two sides of the house are living together for the sake of the children

Once the All-Irelands are over, there is too much time to think in one side of the GAA house, and not a minute to scratch in the other

Mayo won the All-Ireland by being true to themselves: falling down, getting up

An extraordinary group of Mayo players rejected the pain of the past to find a path to glory

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