Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Pádraig Joyce and Galway are now set for another championship date with Armagh

Canavan: Galway still capable of tearing teams apart

They have yet to scale the heights that saw them reach last year's All-Ireland final, but Peter Canavan has no doubt that Galway can emerge from their "flat spot" and have a say where Sam Maguire will reside later in the summer.

Football • 04 Jun

Galway & Dublin issues | Dramatic group finale in store

On this week's RTÉ GAA Podcast, Peter Canavan and Ciarán Whelan join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to discuss the state of play in the All-Ireland SFC after the second round of group games.

Football • 03 Jun

Tyrone impress, Meath show fight, Tailteann tempting?

Peter Canavan joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to reflect on another busy weekend in the provincial football championships.

Football • 14 Apr

What can we expect from the 2025 football championship?

On the last Allianz League Sunday programme of the year, Paul Flynn and Peter Canavan looked ahead to the championship, which begins next weekend.

Football • 30 Mar

Donegal and Jim McGuinness can now set their sights firmly on the defence of the Anglo Celt Cup

Canavan: 'A travesty' Donegal are not in league final

Peter Canavan felt that Donegal had it in them to reach a league, stating that it was "a travesty" that Jim McGuinness' side are not involved in next weekend's Division 1 decider at Croke Park.

Football • 24 Mar

Mayo's Donnacha McHugh questions referee Barry Cassidy in the league game against Tyrone

Canavan accepts communication issues around new rules

Peter Canavan accepts there have been communication issues regarding the new Gaelic football rules but doesn't believe the Football Review Committee (FRC) is to blame over the ensuing confusion.

Football • 17 Feb

Referee Martin McNally explains a decision to Kerry players Seán O'Shea, Jason Foley and Tadhg Morley at Celtic Park on Sunday

Canavan: Rules welcome, but volume doesn't sit well

Peter Canavan says the new rules in Gaelic football have already improved the spectacle but remains concerned how they will be implemented at club level.

Football • 05 Feb

Peter Canavan: 'In previous years it was easy for the spoilers, easy for a manger to set a team up whereby you spoil the game'

Canavan: Football no longer blighted by the spoilers

After the second series of matches in the Allianz Football League, Peter Canavan is now more of the view that the new playing rules are resulting in a better game to watch and that the days of negative coaching are at an end.

Football • 04 Feb

Referee Niall Cullen explains a decision to Down and Roscommon players during their Division 2 clash

Canavan: Tweaks needed, but game in better place

Peter Canavan says that while tweaks may be required to the new football rules, he is confident that the overall game is already in a better place.

Football • 28 Jan

Damien Comer showed flashes of his potential in the semi-final win over Galway

Fitzmaurice expecting Comer to shine on the biggest day

Éamonn Fitzmaurice is expecting Damien Comer to produce his best in Sunday's All-Ireland final as the talismanic forward approaches full fitness.

Football • 26 Jul 24

Armagh and Galway battle for Sam Maguire

Peter Canavan and Éamonn Fitzmaurice join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to preview Sunday's All-Ireland football final between Armagh and Galway.

Football • 25 Jul 24

Can Donegal and Armagh spring semi-final surprises?

On this week's RTÉ GAA podcast, Peter Canavan and Colm Keys join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to preview the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals and the Tailteann Cup decider between Down and Laois.

RTÉ GAA Podcast • 11 Jul 24

Aidan Nugent, whose impact as a sub has impressed Canavan, is pictured in action against Galway during the 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final

'Advantage Armagh' against depleted Galway - Canavan

Peter Canavan believes Armagh are primed to take advantage of Galway's injury woes at Markievicz Park on Sunday and pick up a win that would secure top spot in the All-Ireland SFC Group 1.

Football • 14 Jun 24

Verdict on FRC rules proposals and SFC weekend preview

Tomás Ó Sé and Peter Canavan join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill on the RTÉ GAA Podcast to preview the weekend's major All-Ireland SFC fixtures including Mayo v Dublin, as well as sharing their view on the Football Review Committee's new trialled rules proposals.

Football • 13 Jun 24

Donegal saw off Tyrone in the Ulster semi-finals

Canavan picks Donegal to shade tight Ulster decider

Peter Canavan is predicting a final which will reflect the competitive nature of Ulster football when Jim McGuinness's Donegal and Kieran McGeeney's Armagh lock horns in their provincial decider in Clones on Sunday afternoon.

Football • 09 May 24

Crunch time for Cork | Donegal and Armagh do battle

Jackie Tyrrell discusses Cork's must-win Munster SHC clash with champions Limerick and a novel Leinster campaign while Peter Canavan previews Sunday's Ulster and Leinster football finals -

Hurling • 09 May 24

Jim McGuinness (L) and Mickey Harte back in 2013

Peter Canavan: Harte holds the aces for Donegal clash

Former Tyrone star forward Peter Canavan believes Derry boss Mickey Harte holds "all the aces" ahead of Saturday evening's Ulster SFC quarter-final clash with Donegal.

Football • 19 Apr 24

Mayo and Roscommon will renew hostilities this weekend

'McStay needs to decide on a game plan and stick to it'

There will be no room for neighbourly politeness in Castlebar on Saturday evening when Mayo and Roscommon meet in a crucial Division 1 clash that could leave the loser embroiled in a relegation dogfight.

Football • 01 Mar 24

Conor McManus is in line for his first appearance of the season against Galway

Canavan: There'll be a sting in the Monaghan tail yet

RTÉ GAA analyst Peter Canavan has warned against writing off Division 1's great survivors Monaghan as the Farney County prepare for the crux of their league campaign.

Football • 01 Mar 24

Dublin's Cormac Costello (L) in action against Derry's Conor McCluskey in last year's Division 2 clash

Canavan: Derry and Dublin clash of country's best sides

RTÉ GAA analyst Peter Canavan believes that Saturday's Division 1 meeting of leaders Derry and a rejuvenated Dublin brings together the best two teams in the country currently.

Football • 29 Feb 24

Derry and Dublin showdown, Cork or Kildare for the drop

Peter Canavan joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to another packed weekend of Allianz Football League action.

Football • 29 Feb 24

Monaghan players Gary Mohan, left, and Joel Wilson enjoyed last week's victory over the All-Ireland champions at Croke Park

Which Monaghan will show up this weekend?

Two-time All-Ireland winner Peter Canavan tells the RTÉ GAA Podcast that Monaghan shouldn't be getting ahead of themselves after last week's confidence-boosting victory over All-Ireland champions Dublin.

Football • 03 Feb 24

Could the use of the TMO feature in Gaelic games in the future?

Canavan: GAA need to be wary of introducing TMO

Peter Canavan says the GAA should be very wary about the potential introduction of a Television Match Official (TMO) for football and hurling.

Football • 29 Jan 24

Tyrone legend Peter Canavan and Armagh goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty joined Damian Lawlor to discuss the state of Gaelic football in 2023

Canavan: Meaningful rule changes needed to fix football

Peter Canavan is unhappy with modern Gaelic football as a spectacle, with the ex-Tyrone player putting a lot of it down to coaches sacrificing style of play in order to achieve results.

Football • 15 Nov 23

Jason Akermanis and Peter Canavan had a running feud during the 2000 International Rules Series

Akermanis on Canavan feud, controversy and Irish return

Jason Akermanis is an AFL Hall of Famer, but for Irish fans he will always be remembered as the man who came to blows with Peter Canavan during the 2000 International Rules Series.

Football • 10 Sep 23