Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Ross McQuillan was among the two-point scorers for Armagh

Rafferty reigns as Armagh topple Tyrone

Armagh got their division one campaign up and running with a convincing seven-point win over rivals Tyrone in a thriller in the Cathedral City.

Football • 01 Apr

Carlow got a six-point win over home side Waterford in rainy conditions

Carlow crush Waterford in monsoon conditions

Carlow got their first win of their National Football League Division 4 campaign when they came away from Dungarvan on Saturday with a well-deserved victory.

Football • 01 Feb

Allianz Football League R2 results and reports

After a rules-dominated first weekend, teams are back in action with two Division 1 games down for decision on Saturday evening.

Football • 01 Feb

Michael Freaney buries Tipperary's third goal in their dramatic one-point win over Longford

Russell two-pointer sees Tipp pip Longford at the death

A Mark Russell two-pointer in added time rescued a win for Tipperary from the jaws of defeat against a luckless Longford side in a thrilling National Football League Division 4 clash at Clonmel Sportsfield on Saturday afternoon.

Football • 01 Feb

Donegal fans will be hoping Michael Murphy will make his Ballybofey return

Allianz Football League Round 2: All you need to know

After an opening weekend where the rules took centre stage and scoreboard operators were left with sore thumbs, it's quickly back to the action as teams try to take a foothold in their respective divisions.

Football • 12 Feb

Football: Early rules trends and player welfare impact

Ciarán Whelan joins Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to share his first impressions of the new football rules in a competitive environment, discuss the potential impact on player welfare and to cast an eye ahead to the next slate of Allianz League games.

Football • 30 Jan

'The solo-and-go was a total success and players have taken to it instantly'

Positives outweigh negatives amid storm of changes

We finally viewed - or at least some of us did - the new rules in competitive action and the initial verdict is more positive than negative, writes Lee Keegan.

Football • 30 Jan

Cavan goalkeeper Gary O'Rourke gets caught up in the umpire's orange flag after a Monaghan two-pointer

Five observations on football's brave new era

Not spectacular enough to win over the sceptics and not enough of a disaster to dissuade the optimists – the GAA's new rules made a tepid enough full league debut.

Football • 27 Jan

Dublin's Killian McGinnnis comes under pressure

Bugler on song to help Dubs hold off Mayo at Croke Park

Dublin just about had too much for Mayo as they began their Allianz Football League Division 1 campaign with a victory at Croke Park.

Football • 25 Jan

Seán Nolan enjoyed the distinction of landing Wexford's first-ever two-pointer

Two-pointers to the 'four' as Wexford hammer London

Wexford landed four two-pointers en-route to Saturday's resounding Division 4 Allianz NFL victory over London at Chadwicks Wexford Park.

Football • 25 Jan

Sean O'Connor was central to Tipperary's comeback

Controversial finish as Tipp fight back in Carlow draw

There was controversy at the very end of the Division 4 drawn encounter between Carlow and Tipperary at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday.

Football • 25 Jan

Michael McKernan (C) celebrates after scoring Tyrone's first goal

Impressive Tyrone surge leaves Derry for dust

Tyrone got the Malachy O'Rourke era off to a winning start with an impressive Allianz Football League Division 2 win over Ulster rivals Derry at O'Neill's Healy Park, finishing strongly to see off their neighbours.

Football • 25 Jan

Galway's Shane Walsh takes on Barry McCambridge of Armagh

Galway find two-pointers to get past 14-man Armagh

Galway dished out revenge with a convincing Allianz Football League Division 1 win over All-Ireland champions Armagh after a superb second-half display.

Football • 26 Jan

Sean Walsh of Cork (R) shoulders into Meath's Jordan Morris

Cork sweep to entertaining victory against Meath

Cork have had their opening-day struggles in the past decade but they got their Allianz Football League Division 2 campaign off on the right foot with a four-point victory against Meath at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Football • 25 Jan

Saturday's Allianz Football League results and reports

A new era in Gaelic football sees the new rules put forward by the Football Review Committee being tested competitively for the first time, with eight games down for decision.

Football • 23 Apr

Kerry and Donegal last met in the league in 2023

Kerry-Donegal & Leitrim-Laois AFL games both postponed

Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 1 clash between Kerry and Donegal and the Leitrim v Laois in Division 3 have both been postponed.

Football • 25 Jan

The All-Ireland finalists collide once more

Allianz Football League Round 1: All You Need to Know

Competitive inter-county football returns this weekend after a long hiatus, Conor Neville has all you need to know.

Football • 25 Jan

Conor Glass with the Division 1 league trophy

Glass: Derry were missing Tally's authority & calmness

Derry midfielder Conor Glass has hailed the appointment of Paddy Tally as manager, adding that the well-travelled coach has brought a freshness to the set-up.

Football • 24 Jan

Brace yourself for a whole new ball game

Prepare for crowd participation, civility and deflation

The challenge matches and the sandbox games are done, the FRC rule changes will get tested this weekend

Football • 27 Jan

'So much depends on how quickly teams can adapt to the new rules'

Uncharted waters as teams adapt to whole new ball game

Making definite predictions about how things will go is a mug's game this weekend, writes Lee Keegan

Football • 23 Jan

Clockwise from top left: Gearóid McKiernan (Cavan), Jordan Morris (Meath), Brian Stack (Roscommon), Jason Irwin (Monaghan), Ronan Wallace (Westmeath), Brian Hurley (Cork), John McGovern (Down), Craig Lennon (Louth).

Division 2 preview: Rossies look a cut above

The Division 2 pool is not as shark-infested as 12 months ago but it remains the most high pressured division of them all

Football • 23 Jan

Clockwise from top left: Conor Glass (Derry), Rian O'Neill (Armagh), David Clifford (Kerry), Paul Conroy (Galway), Brian Howard (Dublin), Paddy Durcan (Mayo), Darragh Canavan (Tyrone) and Michael Murphy (Donegal)

Division 1: Kerry to edge rivals in slow bicycle race

No team will want to drop down to Division 2 for 2026, but it's hard to envisage any side going all out for a place in the final, especially for the four counties in championship action a fornight later.

Football • 24 Jan