Down GAA

Scotstown finally win their Ulster title on the back of a phenomenal Rory Beggan display

Monaghan goalkeeper scores 11 points as his team falls over the line after an extra-time battle against Kilcoo

Charlie Smyth’s foot-perfect NFL debut has put Tadhg Leader’s kicking programme on the map

GAA player from Co Down’s journey to kicking for the New Orleans Saints began with a session in Carlow hosted by Leader in 2023

Ciarán Murphy: Charlie Smyth has earned his shot at securing NFL’s most unforgiving role

For the former Down goalkeeper to get where he is right now is one of the stories of the Irish sporting year

Charlie Smyth on his NFL debut: ‘Whenever you’re in that situation, those juices flow’

New Orleans kicker scored 56-yard field goal against Miami Dolphins

Club football round-up: Scotstown and Newbridge semi-final abandoned due to pitch conditions

Kilcoo will play the winners of refixed game in Ulster decider; Dingle and St Finbarr’s to contest Munster final after comfortable wins

Holders Slaughtneil progress to face St John’s in Ulster SHC final

Derry side held off Portaferry in repeat of last year’s final

Kilcoo’s intensity too much for Loughmacrory in Ulster SFC

Down team were efficient and organised in difficult conditions, with some classy moments

St Martin’s come from behind to beat Rathnure to Wexford hurling title; Portaferry triumph again in Down

Rathoath earn a win over Kiltale after a replay in Meath

Kilcoo secure a 13th Down football title in 14 years

Holders Erne Gaels fight back to earn Fermanagah replay; historic first win for Leitrim Gaels; Old Leighlin’s win first Carlow title in 12 years

‘We knew intensity would get us there’: Niamh Mallon on how Galway won the O’Duffy Cup

Camogie forward credits Tribeswomen’s game plan for victory, saying they learned from last year’s defeat to Cork

Seán Moran: 25 years since tyranny of sudden death ended in championship football

Counties can resurrect apparently failed campaign bouncing back into contention

Football prelims had a whiff of predictability, but it’s anyone’s guess from here to the final

Heavyweights such as Donegal, Kerry and Dublin have all displayed flaws on road to quarter-finals

Donegal get big win over Louth, Galway also through to quarter-finals – As it happened

Kildare and Limerick will face off in the Tailteann Cup final

Relentless Down give Galway huge test but experience sees Pádraic Joyce’s contenders through

Odhran Murdock sublime for the home side as Shane Walsh and Mathhew Thompson star for last year’s All-Ireland finalists

Football previews: Dublin can override inconsistency - and Cork - to reach last eight

Other preliminaries likely to produce Kerry, Donegal and Galway for next week’s All-Ireland quarter-finals

Shane Walsh on coming back from injury: ‘It can knock you, you can go into your shell a bit. I definitely felt that’

Walsh looks to have regained full confidence ahead of Galway’s preliminary quarter-final against Down

Tactical analysis: Down will need to share scoring burden around more to knock out Galway

Down’s reliance on three key men is an issue, but they have improved steadily under Conor Laverty

Ciarán Murphy: Keeping cool in front of goal is key to landing All-Ireland

That said, Peter Canavan goal in the 2005 All-Ireland final basically cheated us out of one of the simple joys of life

Conor McManus: Here’s my ranking of the top 12 counties going into the knockouts

The last unbeaten record went up in smoke at the weekend and a few big names are in action sooner than expected

Dublin’s path forward becomes clear and what else we learned from the GAA weekend

No more second chances; Conor Laverty gets Down moving on up; Galway’s embarrassment of riches

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