Denis Walsh

20 years on from their triumph, an insight into the methods behind the county’s run to Sam Maguire

It is an abomination the Aviva’s atmosphere for Test rugby has been strangled by the traffic to the bar

Former club player Gregory O’Kane shoots for the moon once again, this time as manager

Last year Kilmeen & Kilbree GAA club didn’t have enough players to field teams at U-17, U-19 or U-21, so they pooled their resources with two neighbouring clubs

To a certain degree, national identity has been commodified. It is no longer strictly about birth place or blood ties

All of the top intercounty teams will have at least three analysts sitting in a coach’s box

Schooled by every menace that golf can muster, the determined Waterford man has eventually emerged triumphant

You may be past your peak, but the temptation to hang on for one more crack at an All-Ireland is sorely tempting

‘We’re furious when we realise we’ve backed a horse that’s not trying, and delighted to be told about a horse that has “a stone in hand” on the handicapper’

On the Limerick team are five sons of former players, more than any other All-Ireland winning team in history

The Waterford camogie star has returned to match-winning action despite multiple knee surgeries and hobbling doubts.

At Ally Pally the players’ nerves are under a constant onslaught on the oche

The greatest hurling team of all time didn’t run purely on talent and guile, but on emotional fossil fuels too

Rower was born with spina bifida, which meant that the first 27 years of her life have been punctuated by surgery

The GAA has decided to make fixtures less flexible, which means more choice for sport lovers