Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

Dublin's quest for five-in-a-row may not be history's defining feature of this year

Irish Times GAA writers and columnists have their say on the 2019 Allianz leagues

Personal lives put on hold as senior managers grapple with demands of the job

GAA’s CCCC advocates continuation of the arrangements first introduced this year

Former Galway hurling manager replaces Kevin McStay who stepped down

Former Armagh All-Ireland winner was expected to be ratified at a meeting on Monday

Era of long-term inter-county manager has passed due to the growing demands

Club Rossie hopes to raise €1.5 million from the raffle of a €425,000 house in Ashtown

Quinn’s endorsement of the idea of a graded championship a timely intervention

DG Ryan thinks there may be better ways of addressing funding than Roscommon’s proposal

He guided county to 2017 Connacht title and back-to-back All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland champions to subdue western challenge while Tyrone can edge northern derby

Roscommon need a new plan after their lack of physicality proved telling

Roscommon manager involved in altercation with linesman last weekend

Roscommon’s Kevin McStay could find himself in hot water after altercation with linesman

With Kerry still smarting from defeat by Galway, this could be Monaghan’s chance

Harte’s men prepare for “acid test” against Dubs by clinically dispatching Roscommon

Croke Park’s CCCC has the ultimate responsibility of making fixtures

Roscommon fail to go back-to-back as Shane Walsh inspires Tribesmen at Dr Hyde Park

McStay’s side are underdogs despite being defending champions on their home patch

Kevin McStay's defensive match-ups were crucial to Roscommon's success last year

Roscommon will give Kevin Walsh’s team a good idea of where they currently stand

Never the remotest danger of an upset materialising in the Connacht semi-final

Cathal Cregg impresses off the bench in 14 point win in Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada

All team news ahead of weekend’s matches in all four provincial championships

Keith Duggan’s guide to the challenge from the west as Roscommon defend their crown

Pleasing consistency for Dublin and encouragement and caveats for Galway

Jim Gavin’s 14th title as Dubs manager is show of strength given the number of absentees

Connacht side win eight-goal Division Two thriller as Cavan lose to team again

Dublin likely to do enough to make final a learning experience for Galway

Dublin keen to check the progress of new-look Kerry

Fixtures, team news and predictions from the Allianz Leagues and club semi-final

Kevin McStay described his team’s performance as ‘one of the poorest’ of his tenure

Dublin bid to maintain 100 per cent Allianz League record at Donegal’s expense

Tough start for Kildare in their return to Division One as they face Dublin at HQ

With many players based in cities, organising intercounty teams is a logistical challenge

Reigning champions Galway scored three goals to beat Leitrim and reach the final

Seán Kelly gets key score as Tribesmen take FBD League opener

Manager Kevin McStay hopes to build on last year's Connacht title winning campaign