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Dean Rock held his nerve with an injury-time free against Tyrone

Practice makes perfect for Dublin star Dean Rock

Practice makes perfect for Dean Rock and the Dublin forward who says he is reaping the rewards for additional time on the training pitch perfecting his dead-ball skills.

GAA • 14 Feb 17

Brian Cody saw his Kilkenny side lose their opening Allianz League game

Sheedy: Cody will be worried by lack of goals

Liam Sheedy says Kilkenny are still over-reliant on TJ Reid for scores and believes their lack of threat in front of goals will be a concern for manager Brian Cody.

GAA • 13 Feb 17

Donegal's Michael Murphy battles for possession with Kevin Higgins and Tadgh O'Rourke

Recap: Donegal edge Rossies, stalemate in Monaghan

Donegal get their first win of the Allianz League campaign, while Monaghan and Cavan play out a low-scoring draw in Castleblayney. Here is how the 13 games unfolded.

GAA • 12 Feb 17

Sutcliffe will not be available to Dublin for the 2017 Championship

Dublin sacrificing experience for youth - Keaney

Conal Keaney believes Dublin hurling manager Ger Cunningham is taking a gamble in putting so much faith in an inexperienced panel for the coming season.

GAA • 09 Feb 17

Lady Gaga dropped in for the half-time show

RECAP: Your Morning Sport Updates

The latest breaking news and reaction with our morning sport updates as the New England Patriots claimed the prize in American, Ireland left to lament slow start in Scotland, and the Allianz League gets under way.

Other sport • 06 Feb 17

Jim Gavin's side begin their Allianz League campaign away to Cavan

Flynn: Gavin move leaves Dublin's rivals reeling

Bernard Flynn says the decision by Dublin manager Jim Gavin to rest his All-Ireland winning squad for the victorious O'Byrne Cup campaign is one that has left his rivals "reeling".

GAA • 04 Feb 17

Keith Higgins starts for Mayo against Monaghan

GAA Digest: Mayo name strong team for Monghan

Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has named a strong team for the opening round of the Allianz Football League with seven survivors from the side which started the All-Ireland final replay.

GAA • 03 Feb 17

Jack McCaffrey battles for possession with Dublin's Ryan Deegan

'Focused' McCaffrey still the same player - Clarke

Stand-in Dublin manager Paul Clarke believes Jack McCaffrey remains the very same player after impressing for club and college ahead of an expected return to the Dublin panel.

GAA • 12 Jan 17

Donegal exodus continues as three more depart

Donegal manager Rory Gallagher has been dealt a further blow for 2017 with the news that 2012 All-Ireland winners Christy Toye, Rory Kavanagh and David Walsh have announced their respective inter-county retirements.

Football • 10 Jan 17

Rochford is beginning his second year in charge of Mayo

Rochford responds to stinging Mayo criticism

Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has remarked on the "great" spirit within the Mayo panel after publicly addressing the fallout to the criticism from the previous management of Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes.

GAA • 09 Jan 17

RTÉ will screen 31 live matches as part of the latest deal

RTÉ secures 31 live matches in latest GAA deal

RTÉ will screen 31 live championship matches on television and have secured exclusive radio coverage as part of the new five-year broadcasting rights deal agreed with the GAA.

GAA • 09 Dec 16

Roscommon fans celebrate their league win over Kerry in Killarney

At a glance: Allianz League weekend

The Allianz Football League semi-finals take centre stage this weekend, while there are promotion and relegation issues to be decided in hurling.

GAA • 08 Apr 16

Croke Park stages a double bill on Saturday evening

At a glance: Allianz League weekend

It's double the fun in the Allianz League on Saturday and Sunday as hurling and football feature on the same weekend for the first time this year, including a Dublin double-bill at Croke Park.

GAA • 05 Mar 16

Kevin Kelly got the match-winning goals for Kilkenny in their Division 1A clash with Tipperary

New stars emerge from Kilkenny conveyor belt

A new generation of talented Kilkenny forwards helped the Cats to their first Allianz Hurling League Division 1A win of the season on Sunday, with Kevin Kelly and James Maher getting 2-05 between them.

GAA • 23 Feb 16

Tipperary goalkeeper Darren Gleeson gets the ball away - just - under pressure from Kilkenny's John Power

As It Happened: Sunday's GAA Action

Sunday's hurling action as it unfolded around the country.

GAA • 21 Feb 16

Sean Purcell celebrates at the final whistle

McStay: Rossies absolutely deserved Kerry win

Roscommon co-manager Kevin McStay said his men were "absolutely deserving" of their first ever Allianz Football League win in Kerry on Sunday.

GAA • 08 Feb 16

No way through for Kerry's Stephen O'Brien against Dublin on Saturday

Kingdom boss expected better attitude

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice was left disappointed with his team’s attitude during their Allianz League defeat to Dublin at Croke Park on Saturday night, saying he expected much better.

GAA • 31 Jan 16

Cork's Noel Galvin challenges Aidan O'Shea of Mayo in last year's Division 1 encounter at Páirc Uí Rinn - a match which the hosts won

GAA Digest: Two league debutants in Mayo side

Nine of the players who started in Mayo’s All-Ireland semi-final replay defeat to Dublin last September have been named in Stephen Rochford’s side to face Cork in their Allianz Football League opener on Sunday, while Garrymore's Shane Nally and Caolan Crowe are set to make their league debuts.

GAA • 30 Jan 16

The Dubs celebrate their All-Ireland win in September

All-Ireland repeat to open up 2016 Football League

Dublin and Kerry will start the Allianz Football League off with a bang when they clash in an All-Ireland final replay at Croke Park next January.

GAA • 16 Nov 15

Kevin Ryan must now get Antrim focused on their Leinster round-robin campaign

Antrim players pledge support for Kevin Ryan

The Antrim senior hurlers have issued a statement vowing to back their manager Kevin Ryan, in the wake of their relegation to Division 2A for 2016.

Hurling • 14 Apr 15

Dublin and Mayo renewed their rivalry under the lights at Croke Park

Results: Saturday's League Football

Results from Saturday night's three matches in the Allianz Football League

Football • 29 Mar 14

Carr on McIver

RTÉ pundit Tom Carr praises the job Brian McIver is doing with the Derry footballers

Football • 16 Mar 14

Report: Clare beat Wicklow

Martin Kiely reports on Clare's comfortable victory over Wicklow in Ennis.

Football • 02 Mar 14

Brendan Cummins is looking forward to some mouth-watering games this weekend

Hurling League: The Cummins perspective

Former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins casts his eye over the contenders for Division 1 honours in the Allianz Hurling League

Hurling • 16 Feb 14

It's maximum points for Tom Clancy and Cork after two rounds

Second-half surge helps Cork down Lilywhites

Cork made it two successive wins in the Allianz Football League Division 1 as they put in a vastly-improved second-half display against Kildare at Páirc Uí Rinn, winning 0-16 to 1-12.

Football • 10 Feb 14