Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

'To hear the Green and Red bellowing out was great'

Reaction from Mayo on finally ending an 18-year wait for silverware at and on what the summer might hold.

Shane Walsh kicked 0-08 in total as Galway re-claimed the Connacht title in Hyde Park this afternoon

Walsh: We forced things too much in the first half

Galway's star man Shane Walsh said his team learned the lessons of last year's Connacht final defeat in dispatching Roscommon in Sunday's provincial decider in Dr. Hyde Park.

GAA • 18 Jun 18

Galway blitzed Roscommon in the second half to claim a second Connacht title in three years

Galway shake off early cobwebs to claim Connacht title

Shane Walsh shone brightly as Galway avenged last year's final defeat to claim a second Connacht football title in three years at Dr Hyde Park.

GAA • 18 Jun 18

No more glitz: Roscommon show worth of provinces

After the glamour and modernity of the round robin hurling format, we return to the most traditional of fixtures. It's a game which reminds us that the provincial element is worth retaining in any new structure

GAA • 17 Jun 18

Roscommon celebrated their 2010 title int he same fashion as all before and after - enthusiastically

No more glitz: Roscommon show worth of provinces

After the glamour and modernity of the round robin hurling format, we return to the most traditional of fixtures. It's a game which reminds us that the provincial element is worth retaining in any new structure

Football • 17 Jun 18

Paul Conroy will partner Thomas Flynn in the midfield

GAA team news: Conroy back in the Galway starting XV

Paul Conroy takes the place of Peter Cooke in the Galway midfield for Sunday's Connacht SFC final against Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park.

GAA • 14 Jun 18

The prize for the winner is direct entry into the 'Super 8s'

All you need to know about Roscommon v Galway

A guide to a third consecutive meeting of the Rossies and the Tribesemen in the Connacht final

GAA • 16 Jun 18

'The amount of work managers have to put in now just on working out a game plan, communicating that idea to the players, working on it consistently in training and making sure it is executed correctly during a game is huge'

Galway need to strike balance between defence & attack

Galway need to beat Roscommon with a bit to spare if their progress towards the top tier is to continue.

GAA • 12 Jun 18

Galway's Damien Comer evades Eoin McHugh of Sligo

Relentless Galway trounce Sligo to make Connacht final

Galway routed Sligo by 21 points at Pearse Stadium to reach a third Connacht football final in a row with Damien Comer twice hitting the net for Kevin Walsh's side.

GAA • 03 Jun 18

Leitrim's Mark Plunkett with David Murray and Cathal Compton of Roscommon

Roscommon outclass Leitrim to reach Connacht final

Diarmuid Murtagh and substitute Cathal Cregg shone for the champions as Roscommon claimed a ninth straight championship win over Leitrim to reach a third Connacht final in a row.

GAA • 26 May 18

Roscommon are warm favourites to book a provincial final spot

All you need to know about Leitrim v Roscommon

A guide to the first of the Connacht SFC semi-finals as Leitrim host Roscommon.

GAA • 26 May 18

'Handling at speed and under pressure is the gateway to everything else within Gaelic football'

Galway handled the pressure but must face mirror soon

In the first of his weekly skills and coaching columns, Aidan O'Rourke looks at the key to Galway's vital goal and asks how the Tribesmen will evolve this summer.

GAA • 14 May 18

One more time with feeling - Mayo's quest for Sam

Eliminated by the eventual All-Ireland champions every year since 2012 and beaten narrowly by Dublin in the last two All-Ireland finals, the second best team in Ireland are facing intensified questions about their future.

GAA • 13 May 18

Mayo's consistency has helped them grow a famously dedicated fanbase

One more time with feeling - Mayo's quest for Sam

Eliminated by the eventual All-Ireland champions every year since 2012 and beaten narrowly by Dublin in the last two All-Ireland finals, the second best team in Ireland are facing intensified questions about their future.

GAA • 13 May 18

Colm Boyle and Shane Walsh (R) are braced for battle

All you need to know about Mayo v Galway

Your guide to the biggest game of the weekend in Castlebar

GAA • 11 May 18

"We all agree that Conor needs to move to the next level after seeing glimpses of his potential up to now"

Six to watch: Conor Loftus - Sub looking to make impact

RTÉ Sport has chosen 6 players to follow through the 2018 Championship. We will look at their careers to date, their aims for 2018 and what success looks like for them and their counties. First under the spotlight is Mayo forward Conor Loftus.

GAA • 10 May 18

'Brendan Harrison and Keith Higgins are Mayo's best man-markers, but Harrison is only coming back from injury while Higgins has concentrated mainly on hurling in the early part of the year'

Match-up on Damien Comer the key issue for Mayo

Philly Jordan is struggling to call the latest instalment of Mayo v Galway in the Connacht Championship, but believes the identity of Damien Comer's man marker will be crucial to the outcome.

GAA • 11 May 18

Cathal Corey: "We had a gameplan coming here and we knew there was a lot of distraction with travel and in coming to London to play"

Sligo boss Corey delighted with excellent team display

Sligo manager Cathal Corey was delighted with his team's performance in their ten-point demolition of London in the Connacht championship opener in Ruislip this afternoon.

GAA • 07 May 18

Adrian Marren side-footed home a first half penalty to give Sligo a commanding lead

Clinical Sligo cruise to comfortable win in Ruislip

Sligo flew out of the traps in Ruislip to beat London by 10 points and book a Connacht semi-final date with Galway or Mayo.

GAA • 25 May 18

Recap: London 1-11 Sligo 1-21

The action as it happened in Ruislip as Sligo disposed of the challenge of London in McGovern Park.

GAA • 25 May 18

David Carrabine (L) in action for London

The Sligo brothers pitted against each other in Ruislip

Brothers David and Sean Carrabine will achieve the unusual feat of lining out against each other in inter-county action when Sligo travel to play London in a Connacht SFC quarter-final today.

GAA • 06 May 18

The Sunday Game Live returns this Sunday with a hurling and football double-header

Here are the 45 GAA Championship games live on TV

Here are the 45 games that will be televised from this year's All-Ireland football and hurling Championships.

GAA • 08 May 18

Tom Cunniffe beats Michael Meehan to possession in Mayo's 4-16 to 0-11 Connacht quarter-final win in 2013

Fire in the belly driving Mayo's relentless pursuit

Tom Cunniffe says the Galway and Mayo rivalry has changed significantly since his days in a green and red jersey, but doesn't think the hunger of his former team-mates has in any way diminished.

GAA • 11 May 18

Sligo and Leitrim are aiming to avoid upsets this weekend

GAA team news: Emlyn Mulligan starts for Leitrim in NYC

There will be four Connacht Championship debutants in the Leitrim team to play New York on Sunday including Domhnaill Flynn who appears at senior level for the first time. Star forward Emlyn Mulligan returns for Leitrim after injury.

GAA • 03 May 18

New York last faced Leitrim in the Connacht Championship five years ago

Little talk of upsets, but New York quietly confident

For 20 years Justin O'Halloran has seen New York's annual short-lived journey in the football championship. This Sunday he leads a team that expects, rather than hopes, for a first-ever win.

GAA • 05 May 18

Connacht Football Championship

'To hear the Green and Red bellowing out was great'

Walsh: We forced things too much in the first half

Galway shake off early cobwebs to claim Connacht title

No more glitz: Roscommon show worth of provinces

No more glitz: Roscommon show worth of provinces

GAA team news: Conroy back in the Galway starting XV

All you need to know about Roscommon v Galway

Galway need to strike balance between defence & attack

Relentless Galway trounce Sligo to make Connacht final

Roscommon outclass Leitrim to reach Connacht final

All you need to know about Leitrim v Roscommon

Galway handled the pressure but must face mirror soon

One more time with feeling - Mayo's quest for Sam

One more time with feeling - Mayo's quest for Sam

All you need to know about Mayo v Galway

Six to watch: Conor Loftus - Sub looking to make impact

Match-up on Damien Comer the key issue for Mayo

Sligo boss Corey delighted with excellent team display

Clinical Sligo cruise to comfortable win in Ruislip

Recap: London 1-11 Sligo 1-21

The Sligo brothers pitted against each other in Ruislip

Here are the 45 GAA Championship games live on TV

Fire in the belly driving Mayo's relentless pursuit

GAA team news: Emlyn Mulligan starts for Leitrim in NYC

Little talk of upsets, but New York quietly confident