Co Cavan twins are as close as ever as they look to reach the elite of the women’s game

Deloitte’s revelation over association’s accounts moves things on to a new plane

Cavan county player on surviving testicular cancer, going to the GP and optimism

Former CEO unwilling to answer questions on €100k loan “either directly or indirectly”

Significant progress over the last 18 months has resulted in back-to-back promotions

Sport Ireland CEO was asked four times by Imelda Munster if he has confidence in FAI

Manager given job by reeling off a streak of results we know not to be his true measure

Taking over from Derek McGrath could have been difficult but transition has been seamless

Adelaide Crows’ Irish player avoids ban that could have meant missing AFLW grand final

New Ireland manager makes it two wins from two thanks to Hourihane free kick

Counties meet for first time in hurling league final; Mayo and Kerry meet in football final

Galway pay the price for wide count but Joe Canning injury is most worrying of all

There is no need for the top administrative functionary in the FAI to be so high-profile

Mattie Kenny will be pleased by his side’s solid progress to the league semi-final

Kerry, Mayo, Galway and Tyrone still in with a chance of making Division One final

Football champions outclass Dr Crokes while Shamrocks crush hopes of St Thomas

This Six Nations has seen an Ireland side so unlike the ones that have gone before

Ballyhale show off their ability to keep regenerating as they put St Thomas’ to the sword

Rory Gallagher’s side unfairly criticised for getting behind the ball, says former player

There is simply no week in sport that offers richer soil in which to dig for gripping yarns

Meaningless encounter between Cork and Kilkenny could prove fruitful for both

It means they have turned over big leads now against both Kilkenny and Tipperary

Money has changed everything about Irish fortunes at Cheltenham since a winless 1989

Ireland have more depth and better coach now – but that doesn’t make victory a given

Two Division 1A games fell victim to the weather while all football fixtures held on

‘We’ve been in Division Two for a long time but you’re starting to see the odd little spark’

Vastly experienced and decorated defender ready for another busy summer campaign

Football team gone from second-lowest scorers to highest scorers in 12 months

With Limerick already through, five teams will sort out who goes where in quarter-finals

Kerry face tough assignment in Galway as they seek to extend their 100 per cent record

Mayo have started the league well but they have failed to beat Jim Gavin’s Dublin in their 13 meetings since 2013

The tectonic endgame left you in no doubt that everyone was in it to win it

Plenty of teams have begun their All-Ireland defence well in recent years, only to fizzle out

Former Limerick star among those featured in the latest TG4 series of Laochra Gael

There is footage from 60 years of All-Ireland finals, but some big gaps need to be filled

Monaghan side take on Kilkenny's Dunnamaggin in All-Ireland Junior Club decider on Sunday

Head of sport has expanded RTÉ’s GAA coverage as a result of losing Six Nations rights

It’s apt that Eddie Jones’s men arrive as our two governments are locked in a battle of wills

Players and managers welcome change, but it’s time to question the sharpness of its teeth

Not the first opening league game defeat for Dubs but still no cracks visible yet

Tipping Point: McIlvanney's writing will live on - because nobody did it better

Introduction of Stephen O’Hanlon and Conor McManus changes game in Clones

Malachy Clerkin and Seán Moran take a look at the match-ups across the four divisions

Dublin will take some serious beating once again but others have room for improvement

2019 Allianz leagues preview

Still comes as a splash of water to the face when ball is thrown in and leagues begin

McDaid, Gavin, Hyland and O’Donnell will be looking for opportunities to press their case

Keoghan, Dalton, McGrath and Gannon have lots of potential

Division One football beckons after a fairytale year with the Longford champions

Down and Laois are favourites while Louth will be wary of the slippery slope

Malachy Clerkin: Who will be this season’s Carlow? Wexford look the best placed

Tipping Point: With no relegation from 1A to 1B, managers can ease into the season

Former Kerry forward suggests a simplified version of proposed handpass rule

Former Déise manager enthralls GAA conference with compelling address on player wellbeing

Evidence-based guiding principles are behind the proposed rule changes

Enterprising anti-doping agent stealing a march in the age 90-94 track cycling scene

New documentary provides poignant insight into life of former favourite of Hill 16

Story of tiny Longford club’s Leinster title win is one for the ages as they beat Dublin superclub

There are five nominees in this group due to joint winners in September and October

Katie Walsh, Leona Maguire and Natalya Coyle are the three up for nomination

Athletics, Gaelic football and Australian Rules are all included in our first three

Challenge match in Navan is in aid of soccer attack victim raises €80,000

Interview: Legendary jockey’s appetite to compete on the biggest days is as keen as ever

Breakfast time in Kilkenny is prime time in Melbourne, just past midnight in Las Vegas

Paul Gibson’s book on the Belfast boxer has been named Eir Irish Sports Book of the Year

After losing three All-Ireland finals in four years, the Cork club made sure this time

Sharp-shooting in the Parnell Park wind sees Cork champions blitz Foxrock-Cabinteely

Malachy Clerkin looks at some of the volumes taking up the sports sections this year

‘An Taobhlíne’ tracks players’ recoveries from injuries that have become so common

Kilkenny champions ease to Leinster club final victory to set up clash with Ballygunner

Limerick man became the first Irish competitor to win UK’s Ultimate Strongman

Early use of the rules in O’Byrne Cup is likely to be stilted and confused before they bed in

New manager knows he has to do a bit of panel beating to knock dinged-up squad into shape

World Cup and street leagues offer hope and sense of inclusion to those who need it most

At one stage the odds-on favourite to succeed O’Neill, Cork man’s stock has now taken a hit

Athletes’ competitive edge and ability to deal with pressure key to their success

Beating the All Blacks is a notions bonanza and thus laden with danger for Irish rugby

‘Feedback from players would have been mostly negative and frustrated’

Pair are grinding away at what they do best in the hope that planets align again

Laois side roar ahead in first half before holding off Kildare champions in the second

After ending a 33-year famine, famous Cork club face Dr Crokes in Munster semi-final

Tour itself didn’t mention it in season schedule as criticism gets louder every day

Stunning start for Wexford side lays groundwork for win over Camross in quarter-finals

Dundalk boss says he finds it 'offensive' when people say long ball is in Irish DNA

Former Irish Olympian boxer and world champion on life in retirement, taking up acting classes and growing up in a trailer in Engl(...)

First-time Cavan champions finally got over the line after losing the three previous finals

Dubs goalkeeper can feel hard done by but he’s the one who defined modern goalkeeping

Dublin star scores 1-6 from play as Stillorgan side win first title since 2010

Club’s revival culminates in a return to the Kilkenny senior final for the first time since 1974

Notre Dame’s clash with Navy the first of five games worth €250m to the local economy

Templeogue club have never won Dublin SFC but have taken major scalps en route to final

Modest Tipperary woman has proved her mettle during her rise to the top of Irish racing

Kelly has Cratloe in his sights again in Clare hurling final

Danish midfielder was pick-pocketed by Jeff Hendrick as he tried to put ball out of play

Cardiff City midfielder maintains decision to pull out of Wales clash was the right one

Denmark looked the ordinary team they are shorn of Tottenham's Christian Eriksen

Rob Carroll sat through 322 matches and pored over around 100,000 handpasses

With five wins from five and not one down the 18th the Italian made his mark in Paris

European captain’s picks outscored US rivals by more than the winning margin

European team made it feel like Ryder Cups of old while US looked on with grim faces