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

Evidence-based guiding principles are behind the proposed rule changes

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

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

Europe dominate Saturday’s fourballs to take 8-4 lead over USA in Paris

Persistence proves the key for Thomas Bjorn's side in historic foursomes whitewash

Europe’s Mr Dependable steadies the ship as Americans blown off course

Creeping hand of PR wrapped its bony fingers around the Friday morning institution

Opening ceremony was full of glitz, glamour and quietly-spoken Tidy Towns treasurers

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each pairing and who will win the points?

The Englishman is playing in his first Ryder Cup for a decade this week in Paris

Ryder Cup Wednesday was just moseying along until the American breezed in

‘He’s one of 12. We’re not looking at any individuals, just trying to beat the US team’

Tour Championship winner was a museum piece a year ago - it is a remarkable turnaround

Every September since forever has been about the All-Ireland finals in hurling and football

Birkdale in 1969 was probably the closest a match came to actual violence on the course

Leahy may not be a great manager but words like ‘unsafe’ should not be thrown around

It doesn’t matter whether Europe or the USA wins, it only matters that it’s a close battle

Long-serving defender walked away in 2014 but is back for another All-Ireland final

Unseemly end to Rochford’s reign while bitter Carnacon row doesn’t augur well

Manager Bohan explains the background to last year’s eye-opening film on women’s team

Much like Stephen Ward’s leaked message you were left wondering what it all boiled down to

No goals, points from placed balls and two teams who know each other too well

There are times when Williams comes across as petty and self-involved

Dublin do everything better and quicker than their opponents and it’s hard to see that changing

Any way you spin it, no sport is helped at all by the outright domination of one team

Three bad kick-outs and a stupid free, and Tyrone went from four up to five down in 10 minutes

Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Jim Gavin’s side after All-Ireland final victory

Football the poor relation at the end of summer where complaining is true national sport

Four stories from the weekend when Limerick managed to end 45 years of hurt

Towards the end, it seemed as if Limerick would falter, but all ghosts are laid to rest

The question was what had Galway left once Glynn’s aerial threat was coolly neutralised

John Kiely’s heroes do just enough to see off Tribesmen and seal a historic, deserved win

The county has got carried away in the past and is paranoid about doing it again

The buzz in the county last week was in the hope of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Manager is going the right way about building his team into a permanent empire