Intercountry hurler scores big in New York construction sector
Wild Geese: Jer McCarthy, a Cork man in the Big Apple, recalls building his business amid ‘days when I don’t remember eating or sleeping’
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Gaelic Athletic Association
Pádraic Joyce left Galway in a better place than he found them but the sense of wasted promise will linger
Very few counties had the raw materials at Joyce’s disposal but far too often they weren’t able to close out crucial games
‘Let’s just slow down’: plan to integrate Gaelic codes raises concerns
Timeline to merge three associations in 2027 meets resistance from members seeking a level playing field
New football and hurling rules can be trialled in third-level leagues, says committee
Higher Education Committee sought assurances that coaches and players would have advance details of rule changes
Message from the Editor: a story of desperation, horror and unthinkable human endurance
IT Sunday: Our in-depth account of a single small boat that set off for Europe in June gives a rare glimpse of the human tragedy behind one of the defining issues of the age
Malachy Clerkin: If you’re coaching kids with your county in mind, you’re just as transactional as Aussie Rules
Once you make a move to Australia about the work of coaches rather than the life-changing chance for the player, you lose the argument
US college football is back in Dublin with one of its biggest names and an ex-GAA kicker
Texas Christian University and University of North Carolina face off in Aer Lingus College football classic at Aviva
Copycat culture among counties leaves Gaelic football skills stuck in the past
The county that chooses to truly innovate, instead of perfecting the ‘Mayo press’, can yield a rich harvest
As I stood outside Slattery’s last Sunday I felt a great communion with the common Gael
Nothing happened in the GAA last weekend, apart from a thousand Iliads, a thousand local rows
Christy Ring’s All-Ireland medals reunited for first time since 1950s
GAA Museum has complete collection
‘I left school without filling out CAO form’: Louth GAA’s Sam Mulroy insists Leaving Cert ‘doesn’t define you’
Businessman who runs his own gym says he ‘got 200 points in my Leaving Certificate, and still ended up with a Master’s degree’
The solution to hurling’s handpass blight is quite simple
Outsourcing responsibility to linesmen or even a microchip is no guarantee of success
Garda vetting and sports clubs
The time may have come for different sporting bodies to come together under the umbrella of Sports Ireland
How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?
Rite and Reason: The reaction when the county’s footballers finally won the Sam Maguire was unpredictable
Being wrong is part of the job. I thought Katie Taylor might not sell out Croke Park
Hosting Premier League teams and musicians makes perfect business sense for association
Ireland’s football pitches have turned to ‘barren, dusty ground’ in the summer heat
GAA and soccer grounds have taken ‘real hammering’ over the prolonged hot and dry spell
Croke Park to host largest ever crowd for a soccer match in Ireland
Friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United will draw 83,000 fans
Crowds line the streets of Cork to welcome All-Ireland camogie champions home
Team bus arrived in the city to the sound of Tina Turner’s hit Simply the Best
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
The number of Pioneer pins has fallen – but so too has alcohol consumption
Rite & Reason: The temperance movement originated in the United States in the 19th century
Allianz rejects allegation that it is complicit in genocide
Allianz Ireland responds to ‘inaccuracies and mischaracterisations’ regarding it role
Building a digital home for GAA supporters: From a start-up to over 400,000 downloads in five years
Fergus Grimes founded the Score Beo website and app to help fellow GAA fans keep up with the latest results. Now it has a fanbase of its own
Ciarán Murphy: The GAA owes more to women than it realises
On and off the pitch, leaders like them have served the association and Gaelic games well for 140 years
Paul Galvin: ‘It’s a bad loss for us, I think we have to be cold about it’
‘It’s a bad loss for us, and I think we have to be cold about it and analytical about it’
GAA’s denial of basic facts concerning relationship of Allianz Ireland with parent company is a stain on the organisation
The Allianz group is the biggest non-Israeli institutional holder of Israeli sovereign debt
Former GAA president Liam O’Neill dies, aged 70
A highly-respected administrator, he was an early advocate for the integration of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association
Galway provide show-stopping finale against Kerry in All-Ireland women’s football decider
A disallowed equalising point was Kerry’s chief grievance after the game
Mayo’s win was one of the most joyful national episodes since Republic’s foundation
When winter arrives and the evenings close in, the people of Mayo will continue to remind themselves it was real
Conor McManus: Joy for Mayo tempered by heartbreaking farewell to my friend Stephen Gollogly
The joy of ending a 75-year football famine is tempered by the heartbreaking farewell to Monaghan teammate Stephen Gollogly
St Patrick’s Bed? – Frank McNally on spending All-Ireland final night in a Mayo bridal suite
After hitchhiking back from Craogh Patrick, the celebrations in Westport led to an unexpected ending for the weekend
Seán Moran lived up to the high standards of his predecessor
There is no greater compliment to pay a reporter than to recognise they are knowledgeable and fair
GAA community feels the piercing glare of soccer’s greedy eye
Ken Early’s article a fresh take on the views that surface when the national soccer team fails
Argentina should look to Kerry to learn how to lose with dignity
The Kingdom lost with graciousness despite their bitter disappointment
Mayo people abroad: ‘I told English friends it’s like winning the World Cup, but bigger’
Irish in Australia: ‘At 1am we woke up our two young children to watch the rest of the game’
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