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Croke Park is set to take over the running of Páirc Uí Chaoimh as the costs of the redevelopment of the stadium have soared to almost €100 million, according to a report in the Irish Examiner.   The cost of the refurbishment was originally thought to be in the region of €86 million but that has dramatically risen, Croke Park stadium boss …

Almost 500,000 people tuned into TG4 for yesterday’s All Ireland Ladies Football Finals in Croke Park, bringing their total viewership of ladies football games this year to 850,000. 476,000 people watched throughout the day as Limerick and Tyrone were crowned junior and intermediate champions respectively, with 179,000 of those tuning in especially to see Dublin’s commanding performance against Cork as …

A Croke Park committee is to consider the introduction of video assistance for match officials at inter-county games, at a special meeting next month. There have been motions for the introduction of video reviews as far back as 2010, but it has widely been opposed by GAA officials. However, a number of incidents in recent years have reignited the debate, most …

Dublin ladies football stalwart, Sinead Goldrick says that yesterday’s win in the All Ireland senior final was the culmination of a long journey for her side.  In front of a record-breaking crowd of 50,141 at Croke Park, Dublin retained the Brendan Martin Cup for the first time in their history, recording their first championship victory over Cork. It was the sixth …

Being in Croke Park on All Ireland final day in September is a situation the Cork ladies footballers are well used to. This is their eighth final since 2011, having won the title on six occasions throughout that period.  But you won’t find any of the players taking the situation for granted, having experienced the heartbreak of missing out last …

Cork 0-14 Kilkenny 0-13 It was the battle of the free takers as Cork retained the O’Duffy Cup and claimed their 28th All Ireland title with a nervy, one-point victory over Kilkenny, the same margin as last year’s final. There was nothing to separate the sides at the break after a scrappy and disjointed first half, dominated by frees. Chloe Sigerson …

Cork 1-13 Down 0-9 After experiencing bitter disappointment in Croke Park at this level over the past two years, Cork were finally crowned All Ireland intermediate champions after a brilliant win over Down this afternoon.  There was much talk before the game about Down’s route to the final. A poor league campaign, a relegation battle and a change of management …

Kilkenny have made one change to the side that beat Galway in the semi-final for their All Ireland deciding clash with Cork this afternoon.  It is the fourth final in five years that these two teams will contest with Cork emerging as victors on three occasions, with Kilkenny grabbing the top spot in 2016. Miriam Walsh is named at corner forward …

Galway manager, Micheál Donoghue has vowed that his side will recover from their one-point loss to Limerick in the All Ireland final at the weekend and come back stronger.  The Tribesmen found themselves eight points down after 68 minutes but fought their way back to within a point during additional time. Donoghue has hailed the character of his players to recover …

As part of a PA Roundtable ahead of the All Ireland Hurling Final between Galway and Limerick, we spoke to Wexford hurler, Conor McDonald about his predictions for the titanic Croke Park tussle. _____ 1. Who will be Galway’s key man and why? Conor Whelan. He has a ferocious work rate and is unbelievably accurate if he gets any sniff, just …

As part of a PA Roundtable ahead of the All Ireland Hurling Final between Galway and Limerick, we spoke to Tipperary hurler, John McGrath about his predictions for the titanic Croke Park tussle. You can read the full roundtable with Austin Gleeson, Liam Rushe, John McGrath and Conor McDonald here. _____ 1. Who will be Galway’s key man and why? If named …

The GAA have issued a warning to fans heading to the All Ireland hurling and football finals that tickets being resold for over face value will be cancelled. The organisation released a statement this morning said that ticket touting websites will be monitored with any ticket in excess of face value being automatically cancelled. “Tickets for GAA All-Ireland Finals are …

Yesterday we saw Dublin dismiss Galway to bevome the first team on the card for the All Ireland final 2018 but now it is time to who will be joining them. Monaghan and Tyrone have both named their starting lineups ahead of the 3.30pm throw-in. Monaghan have made one change to their side for their first All Ireland semi-final in …

By the end of today, one of the best teams in the country will be heading for a championship exit while the other will begin preparations for the biggest date in the football calendar. The question is, which team will it be? We take a look at some of the other burning questions before Galway and Dublin do battle at …

Galway have made one change to their team for their semi-final clash with Dublin in Croke Park this evening. Patrick Sweeney replaces Adrian Varley who featured in last week’s loss to Monaghan. There is no place on the starting fifteen for the fit-again Michael Daly who suffered a hamstring injury in the game against Kildare last month. Meanwhile Jim Gavin has reinstated …

Joe Canning will be fit to start for Galway in the All Ireland semi-final replay against Clare next Sunday, according to a report in the Irish Independent this morning. The Portumna man, who scored 0-11, limped off the field during the drawn game after jarring his knee. The current Hurler Of The Year was replaced by Davy Glennon in the …