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Laois survive late scare in Aughrim

Laois's name will be in the draw for Round 2 of the All Ireland SFC Qualifiers on Monday morning - but only after they survived a late scare against Wicklow in Joule Park in Aughrim on Saturday evening.

GAA • 17 Jun 17

Michael Murphy's Donegal are bidding to reach the Ulster final for a seventh successive year

Murphy: Donegal young guns have little fear

Michael Murphy says there is "very little fear" among the new crop of young players who have lined out for Donegal in recent months

GAA • 16 Jun 17

David Brady: Big ask for Mayo to bounce back again

Former Mayo midfielder David Brady fears his county will not have as comfortable a march through the qualifiers this year after their Connacht semi-final defeat to Galway.

GAA • 12 Jun 17

Harte and Tyrone 'a bit like Wenger and Arsenal'

Paddy Bradley believes Mickey Harte is under more pressure to deliver an All-Ireland title this year and compares the expectation levels on the Tyrone manager to those on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

GAA • 29 May 17

Tyrone ran out easy winners at Celtic Park against Derry

Kevin Cassidy: Mismatches show it's time for change

Kevin Cassidy believes the one-sided nature of many games in the football Championship so far should be sounding alarm bells in headquarters.

GAA • 29 May 17

Tyrone's Conor Meyler is tackled Derry's Conor McAtamney

Tyrone ease past Derry into Ulster last four

Tyrone swept to a 0-22 to 0-11 victory over Derry at Celtic Park to set up an Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Donegal.

GAA • 28 May 17

Evan Comerford played a big part in Tipperary's success last season

Tipp sweating on Comerford after club red card

Tipperary could be without All Star nominee Evan Comerford for their Munster SFC semi-final next month after the goalkeeper was sent off for a dispute with a referee in a club game.

GAA • 25 May 17

Luke Meade will make his Championship debut

GAA Digest: Rebels to field fresh faces against Tipp

Cork will give five players their first Championship starts in Sunday's Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary (4pm, Live on RTÉ2 and Radio 1).

GAA • 19 May 17

Cillian O'Connor at the launch of the 2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship

Cillian O'Connor: Mayo not looking back in anger

Cillian O'Connor insists Mayo have moved on from last year's All-Ireland final heartbreak against Dublin ahead of their Connacht SFC opener against Sligo on Sunday week.

GAA • 11 May 17

Brian Fenton and David Moran battle for possession in the 2016 All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park

Game of the Week: Kerry need to break Dublin spell

Kerry need to break the spell and finally record a win over Dublin. It's what their always-demanding supporters expect and that's why this weekend's game in Tralee was a sell-out weeks in advance.

GAA • 18 Mar 17

Eamonn Fitzmaurice led Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 2014

Fitzmaurice: Championships can't cater for weaker sides

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice is strongly in favour of the Super 8 system, saying the point of a championship is to "find out who are the best teams".

GAA • 07 Mar 17

Dublin are unbeaten in 33 consecutive League and Championship games

McEnaney: Leinster All-Stars wouldn't beat Dublin

Wexford football manager Seamus McEnaney says that "the pick of Leinster" wouldn't beat a Dublin side he says look to have no serious challengers for their All-Ireland crown.

GAA • 06 Mar 17

Tyrone are the reigning Ulster champions

Tension in Tyrone over tightened belts

A statement purportedly issued on behalf of a Tyrone senior footballer has criticised county Red Hands chairperson Roisín Jordan for cutting spending on county teams.

GAA • 24 Feb 17

Down's last League or Championship victory came 22 months and 14 games ago

Down in the dumps: Clarke doubts players' desire

As Down's winless streak stretches to almost two years, former county man John Clarke says the players have to accept responsibility for the dramatic decline in fortunes.

GAA • 14 Feb 17

O'Mahony: I wouldn't jeopardise Kerry for myself

Aidan O'Mahony says that not wanting to stand in the way of a fresh crop of talented Kerry footballers made his decision to retire from inter-county duty an "easy" one.

GAA • 23 Jan 17

Cork's Paddy Kelly hangs up boots

All-Ireland winner Patrick Kelly has announced his retirement from inter-county football with Cork.

GAA • 06 Jan 17

Mayo and Dublin players battle for possession during last October's All-Ireland SFC final replay

It's time to give Gaelic football love it deserves

Gaelic football is an entertaining, hugely popular sport that continues to thrive. So why does it get such a bad rap? Peter Sweeney examines how the GAA can keep the game moving in the right direction.

GAA • 14 Dec 16

Maurice Deegan black cards Mayo's Lee Keegan in the All-Ireland final replay

Refs chief Walsh: We can enforce black card better

Referees chief Sean Walsh admits that there have been inconsistencies with the application of the black card but he insists it has had an overall positive effect on Gaelic football and is "here to stay".

GAA • 01 Dec 16

The art of high fielding is set to be rewarded

Make your mark - Gaelic football's new rule

The GAA has moved to clarify details of the new 'mark' rule before its official introduction to Gaelic football on 1 January.

GAA • 30 Nov 16

Corofin's Gary Sice and Ronan Steede try to tackle Barry Moran in last year's final

Ray Silke: Corofin can catch Castlebar on hop

Two-time All-Ireland winner Ray Silke runs the rule over Sunday's heavyweight Connacht semi-final clash between Corofin and Castlebar Mitchels.

GAA • 12 Nov 16

Dick Clerkin in action against Dublin's Diarmuid Connolly in 2015

Dick Clerkin hangs up boots for Monaghan

Dick Clerkin has called time on a 17-year career with the Monaghan footballers.

GAA • 01 Nov 16

Ó Sé gets set to leave the pitch for the last time as a player following defeat to Dublin in August

Opinion: Setting the bench-Marc in the Ó Sé family

The highest praise anyone could give to Marc Ó Sé is to say that he’s the best footballer to have come out of the Ó Sé household in Ceann Trá.

GAA • 12 Oct 16

Mayo misery? Sure these are the golden years

It mightn’t always seem like it to Mayo fans, but the results show that this is a golden era for their county’s footballers.

GAA • 17 Sep 16

Jim Gavin's incredible Championship record

Ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland final, we look at Dublin manager Jim Gavin's highly impressive championship stats.

GAA • 17 Sep 16

A short story: How an All-Ireland medal is made

We all know how All-Ireland medals are won - but just how are they made? Here, RTÉ Sport takes you through the process that turns strips of medals into priceless badges of honour.

GAA • 19 Sep 16