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2019 All-Ireland finalists Dublin and Kerry will meet on the opening weekend of the 2020 Allianz Football League as the GAA announced the full set of fixtures for the upcoming season. They will battle at 7:15pm in Croke Park on Saturday January 25th while reigning league champions Mayo will begin their title defence against Donegal at the same time in …

Members of Dublin’s five-in-a-row winning All-Ireland side were honoured by Celtic during half-time of The Bhoys’ victory over Livingston in the Scottish Premiership. The Dubs were presented on the pitch at Celtic Park with their historic achievement of claiming five Sam Maguire’s in a row being honoured by the club. Paddy Andrews, Jack McCaffrey and Niall Scully were among those …

With the five-in-a-row secured, it’s no surprise that All-Ireland champions Dublin dominate the PwC All-Star Football Team of the Year for 2019. All-Ireland runners up Kerry have four players in the team while there are two from Tyrone and one each from Mayo and Donegal. Stephen Cluxton is named in goals, winning his first All-Star since 2013. All-Ireland finalists dominate …

It was another busy weekend in the club calendar as Patrickswell were crowned Limerick champions, Cuala and St Brigid’s advanced to the Dublin final while Rathdowney got their revenge on Camross in Laois. Read our round-up of all the action below. _____ Limerick Patrickswell were crowned the Limerick champions for 2019 on Sunday following a 1-17 to 0-15 win over …

Fresh off their third All-Ireland title in a row, Dublin duo Sinead Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy will join the growing number of Irish players competing in women’s Aussie Rules ahead of the upcoming season. Goldrick and McEvoy are joining Melbourne and will make history by becoming the first ever international players to play for the women’s team. The pair, who …

It was another entertaining weekend in the hurling club calendar with plenty of surprise results across the country as the reigning champions were knocked out in both Dublin and Wexford. Dublin Reigning Dublin county champions Ballyboden St Enda’s were knocked out of the senior hurling championship following a 1-29 to 2-15 loss to St Vincent’s after extra time. Boden dominated …

Celebrations continue in Dublin’s fair city as fans and players alike come to terms with the county’s historic fifth successive All-Ireland win.  Having rounded off the decade with seven All-Ireland titles, rumours are circulating that a host of players may ride off into the sunset. However, according to Colm O’Rourke, it won’t matter if the elder statesmen walk away or not, …

Con O’Callaghan may still be just 23 years of age but with four All-Ireland titles under his belt, the Cuala man is quickly becoming an experienced head in Jim Gavin’s side. In the first game against Kerry just over a fortnight ago, the Kingdom limited O’Callaghan to just one point as they failed to take advantage of the extra man …

A euphoric Mick Bohan entered his post-match press conference on Sunday proudly sporting Dublin gear after a historic weekend for the county.  “What a weekend to be a Dub”, he repeated in a satisfied tone. And so it was. After the county’s momentous five-in-a-row win on Saturday evening, the ladies footballers created their own bit of history less than 24 …

It has been a momentous weekend for Dublin as the footballers claimed the elusive five-in-a-row, while on Sunday, the ladies footballers collected the Brendan Martin Cup for the third year-in-a-row.  As expected, a bumper homecoming has been planned that will celebrate the achievements of both teams, however, in an unusual move, the event won’t be held for another two weeks. …

Dublin made history at Croke Park on Saturday afternoon when they defeated Kerry by 1-18 to 0-15 to secure their fifth All-Ireland title in a row. After a replay was needed to separate the two sides a fortnight ago, Jim Gavin’s men ran out six point winners in another brilliant game at GAA HQ. Both sides forward line’s put in …

Dublin and Kerry have named two unchanged teams ahead of this evening’s All-Ireland final replay at Croke Park. Both Peter Keane and Jim Gavin have elected not to change their starting teams ahead of the game as they look to clinch Sam Maguire glory. There had been talk of Bernard Brogan being included in the 26-man squad for this evening’s …

Dublin forward Bernard Brogan is reportedly set for a recall to the Dublin squad ahead of Saturday‘s All-Ireland final replay against Kerry. According to The Irish Examiner, the 35-year-old will be included in Jim Gavin’s drive-for-five chasing squad at Croke Park this weekend, after missing out on the drawn game two weeks ago. Brogan, who will be chasing his seventh …

Joe Brolly will no longer appear on RTE’s The Sunday Game after being left out of their panel for the All-Ireland final replay, according to a report in the Irish News.  The broadcaster announced earlier this week that the controversial pundit would be replaced by former Mayo manager Stephen Rochford for their coverage of the highly-anticipated replay between Kerry and …

The GAA have announced the ticket details for the highly-anticipated replay clash between Dublin and Kerry in the All-Ireland football final. The Sam Maguire Cup lay unclaimed following Sunday’s thrilling 1-16 apiece draw in Croke Park with the replay set for Saturday, September 14 with a throw-in time of 6pm. Tickets will be reduced by a third for the replay …

RTE have announced that over 900,000 viewers tuned into their coverage of Sunday’s All-Ireland final thriller between Kerry and Dublin in Croke Park.  An average of 968,700 tuned into The Sunday Game as Dean Rock’s missed free attempt in the final minute saw Kerry cling on for a draw following an enthralling encounter. The figure sees a significant rise from …