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David Gough will referee his first All Ireland final on September 1st when he takes to Croke Park for Dublin’s clash with Kerry in the Sam Maguire decider. Gough had been the front-runner to be named in the middle for the game and Cahair O’Kane of the Irish News confirmed the news on Wednesday morning. Breaking: David Gough will referee …

Dublin and Mayo have named their starting XVs ahead of this afternoon’s highly anticipated All Ireland semi-final clash in Croke Park. Cian O’Sullivan returns to the team after missing the last two games against Roscommon and Tyrone and starts at full-back for Jim Gavin’s side. Michael Darragh McAuley comes into midfield to partner Brian Fenton while James McCarthy also returns …

Sky Sports have a released a pulsating promo for the clash between Mayo and Dublin at Croke Park. The rivals go head-to-head at GAA HQ in an eagerly awaited All-Ireland football semi-final on Saturday afternoon. Dublin are aiming to push Mayo aside and go onto the final on September 1, where they will hope to claim their fifth All-Ireland in …

A sell-out crowd is expected in Croke Park on Saturday evening as for the All Ireland semi-final showdown between Mayo and Dublin with fans scrambling for tickets.  Tickets went on general sale at 10am this morning with supporters queuing for hours outside Supervalu and Centra stores while many reported issues with the online ticketing service, tickets.ie, which reportedly crashed with …

Diarmuid Connolly has been named in the Dublin starting XV for this afternoon’s clash against Tyrone with Jim Gavin making six changes to the team that was named on Saturday. Connolly is among a host of different faces in the starting team with Evan Comerford, Andrew McGowan, Sean Bugler, Paddy Small & Paddy Andrews all starting while Stephen Cluxton, Philip …

The Electric Ireland GAA All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Quarter-Finals, featuring Mayo vs Dublin, Kildare vs Galway, Kerry vs Tyrone and Cork vs Monaghan, will be available to livestream through the official website of Electric Ireland and TG4’s official YouTube channel this coming Saturday and Sunday. First up on Saturday, is the fascinating clash between Dublin and Mayo with the Boys in …

This year’s Senior All Ireland championship has thrown up few shocks as Dublin prove to be the favourites to march on to their fifth title in a row.  Jim Gavin’s side conquered Leinster with ease, despite being pushed by Cork, Kerry triumphed in the Munster championship and Ulster was as competitive as ever though Donegal were crowned back-to-back champions. In …

Tyrone and Dublin both claimed their second victories of the Super 8s competition with respective wins over Cork and Roscommon in Croke Park on Saturday. Tyrone were forced to come from behind against a spirited Cork side while it was all too straightforward for Jim Gavin’s side with a 2-26 to 0-14 win over Roscommon in the day’s second game. …

Roscommon manager Anthony Cunningham has made one change for his side’s trip to Croke Park to face All Ireland champions Dublin in the second round of the Super 8s.  Brian Stack takes the place of Hubert Darcy in the half-forward line following the Connacht champions’ 0-17 to 0-13 loss to Tyrone in Dr Hyde Park last weekend. Stack was introduced …

Jim Gavin has made one change to his Dublin side for their Super 8s opener against Cork in Croke Park on Saturday evening.  James McCarthy misses out after suffering a knee injury against Meath in the Leinster final last month. In his place comes Michael Darragh MacAuley who partners Brian Fenton in midfield. David Byrne continues in the full-back line …

They may have won silverware the previous week, but it was the final whistle in Portlaoise last Sunday that signalled the biggest celebrations the Laois hurlers have ever experienced.  Their two-point win over Dublin puts them in their first All Ireland quarter-final in 40 years, something few outside the camp thought possible. However, for the players involved, that belief was …

Fresh from their win over Laois, Cork manager Ronan McCarthy has named his side for their Super 8s clash with Dublin in Croke Park on Sunday. The Rebels eased past Laois in the final round of the qualifiers with Castlehaven’s Brian Hurley registering 2-4 of their 4-20 total. It was also a productive outing for his clubmate Mark Collins who …

It was a day for numbers in Laois as they beat Dublin for the first time in 14 years to qualify for their first All Ireland quarter-final since 1979.  Dublin were the strong favourites heading into the clash following their win over Galway in their final game of the Leinster round-robin series. However, it was the Joe McDonagh champions who …

The scenes in O’Moore Park at the full-time whistle proved just how much this win meant to Laois.  After a 14-year absence from Croke Park, the county will return to GAA headquarters next weekend for the second time in two weeks. Though last Sunday saw them climb the hallowed steps of the Hogan Stand to lift the Joe McDonagh Cup, …

Laois 1-22 Dublin 0-23 Reporting by Marisa Kennedy in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.  _____ Laois will take on Tipperary in the All Ireland quarter-final next weekend in Croke Park after a deserved two-point win over Dublin in O’Moore Park on Sunday. It was a sensational performance from Eddie Brennan’s men that took the Dublin side by surprise. Aaron Dunphy’s goal in …