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Dublin may see itself hosting more than four games in next year’s European Championships as some other host cities may not be able to stage fixtures. The tournament, which was postponed for a year until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic was originally supposed to take place in 12 cities across Europe. However, UEFA’s President Alexander Ceferin outlined on Sunday …

Tyrone legend Owen Mulligan has named his Gaelic Football Team of the Decade, however, no players from his county are included. Mulligan, a Paddy Power GAA ambassador, has named nine Dublin stars in his Team of the Decade while there are two representatives each from Mayo and Donegal. The final two slots are taken by Kerry and Monaghan. As well …

Former Dublin hurler Michael Carton has been discharged from hospital after recovering from the coronavirus (Covid-19).  Earlier this month, the O’Tooles club man announced his diagnosis and shared his symptoms in an effort to warn people to remain indoors and to follow the HSE and government advice. “So I had been self-isolating for a few days with flu-like symptoms. Got …

Next up in our series of quizzes of every All-Star team from the last decade, it’s 2013 and a year Clare hurling fans will never forget. It was a year of firsts, the year that went against the grain. Kilkenny were favourites to complete the three-in-a-row with Galway and Tipperary in hot pursuit. However, the provincial championships threw up more …

Last week, we tested your knowledge of the legendary All-Star hurling team from 2010, now it is time to move onto the 2011 edition.  As you will probably recall, that was the year Kilkenny and Tipperary met in the third instalment of their thrilling final trilogy with Brian Cody’s side winning out on a scoreline of 2-17 to 1-16, avenging …

Following on from our quiz on Thursday testing your knowledge of the Hurlers of the Year from the past decade, it’s now time to see how you fare with the Footballers of the Year.  No player has won the honour twice between 2010 and 2019 with only four counties represented. As we all know, Dublin claimed the Sam Maguire Cup …

Tyrone and Dublin are currently doing battle in the Allianz Football League but the weather conditions are proving to be the biggest opponent of the night.  A number of games were postponed throughout the divisions today due to the effects of Storm Jorge which resulted in an orange weather warning across the country and a red weather warning for Galway …

We’re getting down to the business end of the Allianz Leagues with just a month left until the Division 1 hurling and football league finals.  There are a number of scintillating fixtures taking place this weekend in both codes and, as usual, five of these games will be shown on television. The action begins on Saturday evening with two mouthwatering …

The Tipperary Bloody Sunday Commemorative Committee have announced a series of plans to mark the centenary of the atrocity later this year.  The county is following in the footsteps of Cork whose hurlers will today don a specially commissioned black jersey with a red collar and striping to honour the centenary of the deaths of former lord mayors Terence McSwiney …

With Storm Dennis behind us, the Allianz Leagues are expected to run smoothly this weekend with plenty of mouth-watering action to look forward to.  As usual, five Allianz League games will be broadcast on TV beginning with the meeting of Dublin and Wexford in Group B of the Hurling League in Croke Park. The teams currently sit on level points …

The focus is entirely on the Allianz Football League this weekend with all of the Division 1 clashes will be given TV coverage as well as one game from Division 2. The action begins on Saturday when Monaghan travel to face Dublin in the hope of recording their third Allianz League win over the All-Ireland champions in a row. Dessie …

Dublin and Mayo have named their teams for Saturday’s Allianz League clash. Mayo host the Dubs at Elverys MacHale Park in Castlebar, with throw-in at 7 pm. Dublin manager Dessie Farrell has made four changes to the team that drew with Kerry last Saturday in the league opener. Mayo began have also made four changes to their team from their …

There’s another jam-packed weekend of GAA in-store and five Allianz Hurling and Football League games will be broadcast across three different providers. On Saturday, Dessie Farrell faces a tough first away trip to take on James Horan’s Mayo in Elverys MacHale Park at 7 pm. That game will be broadcast live on eir Sports 1 with coverage beginning at 6.30 …

The Allianz Hurling League returned with a bang this weekend with major wins for Limerick, Kilkenny and Waterford, among others. The action began sensationally on Saturday evening as Limerick snuck past Tipperary during a thrilling affair. Following that, Wexford impressed as they comprehensively overcame Laois. Meanwhile on Sunday, Kilkenny, Clare, Waterford and Galway all recorded wins to get their campaigns …

Dessie Farrell gave his first press briefing on Friday morning with the new Dublin manager confirming that six-time All-Ireland winning captain Stephen Cluxton will return to the set-up in 2020. There had been speculation surrounding Cluxton’s future given the surprise nature of Jim Gavin’s resignation coupled with the fact that the current Footballer of the Year recently turned 38. Farrell …

There was widespread shock late last November when on a seemingly quiet Saturday, Dublin GAA released a statement confirming Jim Gavin’s departure as senior football manager.  Just two months previously, the side completed a historic five-in-a-row and after the All-Ireland replay, all indications from Gavin himself suggested that he was ready to continue for another year. However, it wasn’t just …

This decade will be remembered for the dominance of Dublin as they completed a historic five-in-a-row with victory over Kerry earlier this year.  It was fitting that the Kingdom would provide the opposition for that famous victory considering it was their pairing in the 2011 decider that sparked the Dublin revival. Before that year, the Sky Blues hadn’t lifted the …

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 …