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Donegal dig deep to send Tyrone crashing out

Donegal cleared a huge hurdle towards retaining their provincial title with a 1-13 to 1-11 Ulster SFC quarter-final victory over Tyrone in Ballybofey.

Football • 01 Nov 20

Aoife McCoy of Armagh fires home her side's first goal

Aoife McCoy nets hat-trick as Armagh go goal crazy

Aoife McCoy hit a hat-trick of goals as Armagh powered past Ulster rivals Tyrone to claim a 6-16 to 3-13 victory in the first TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship game of the season.

GAA • 30 Oct 20

Donegal and Tyrone renew acquaintances on Sunday

Tomás Ó Sé's football championship predictions

There's no back door this year so some big teams will exit the championship at the first hurdle - find out who the five-time All-Ireland winner is backing to succeed here.

GAA • 30 Oct 20

Will Sam Maguire be spending the Christmas in the capital once again?

Football preview: Contenders closing on dominant Dubs?

Many expect Sam Maguire to remain the capital by time Christmas comes around, but have the chasing pack drawn closer to the all-conquering Dubs?

GAA • 31 Oct 20

McKenna has added unpredictability to Tyrone's attacking options

'He's got an energy about him that's hard to explain'

"He can do many things well, he can run at you, he can score and is willing to work hard and put the tackles in" - Former Down and AFL player Marty Clarke runs the rule over Tyrone's Conor McKenna.

GAA • 29 Oct 20

'Pádraic Joyce will do well to re-establish the confidence of spring in such a short space of time, but an extra week and a relatively straightforward opener with Sligo will help with the rehabilitation'

Mayo were relegated, but Galway have most work to do

Ahead of the start of the championship, Aidan O'Rourke believes league form may concern Galway, give Mayo hope despite relegation, instill more belief in Donegal and have Kerry primed for a shot at Sam Maguire.

GAA • 27 Oct 20

Mayo manager James Horan will have plenty to ponder for the Connacht championship

Ó Sé: Mayo dropping down but no need to panic

Tomás Ó Sé and Ciaran Whelan both believe that a rare relegation to Division 2 of the Allianz Football League won't dent Mayo's confidence for the upcoming championship campaign.

GAA • 26 Oct 20

Allianz FL results & reports: Mayo and Leitrim go down

Mayo's defeat to Tyrone sends them down to Division 2 of the Allianz League, while Leitrim suffer the same fate in Division 3 after losing out to Tipperary.

GAA • 25 Oct 20

Tyrone have kept their top-flight place, Mayo drop into Division 2

Mayo relegated as Tyrone edge Castlebar thriller

Mayo's 23-year unbroken presence in Allianz Football League Division 1 was brought to an end as Tyrone came out on top in a thrilling Castlebar tie to avoid the drop.

GAA • 25 Oct 20

"The experimentation of the spring time was banished."

Kerry sharpening their claws for Christmas crack at Sam

We're in the early stages of rising to the task of championship intensity but Kerry have made tweaks to their system that might be the missing ingredients when they meet Dublin closer to Christmas.

GAA • 20 Oct 20

Former Tyrone goalkeeper Jonathan Curran dies at 33

Tyrone's GAA community is in shock at the news that former county goalkeeper Jonathan Curran has died at the age of 33.

GAA • 18 Oct 20

Jamie Brennan celebrates after scoring Donegal's second goal

Donegal see off Tyrone to seal safety

Donegal will have the bragging rights over Tyrone ahead of their championship encounter in two weeks' time after sealing a 2-17 to 2-13 victory in the Allianz Football League.

GAA • 18 Oct 20

Darragh Canavan of Tyrone in action against Conor Tyrrell of Dublin

Dublin finish strongly to return to U20 final

A storming finish at Kingspan Breffni, that included points from reigning Player of the Year Ciaran Archer, secured Dublin's return to the EirGrid All-Ireland U20 Football Championship final.

GAA • 17 Oct 20

Colm Cavanagh and his daughter Chloe leave the Croke Park pitch with team-mate Michael McKernan after the 2019 All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry

Total focus required elsewhere as Cavanagh walks away

With a new business venture up and running, Colm Cavanagh felt it was the right time to end his Tyrone career.

GAA • 23 Sep 20

Colm Cavanagh believes that the gap between Dublin and their rivals could be narrowed in the era of the 'new normal'

Cavanagh says split season serving up better football

Retired Tyrone star Colm Cavanagh feels that the split season championship templates are ready for implementation in time for 2021.

GAA • 23 Sep 20

Colm Cavanagh and his daughter Chloe following the 2019 All-Ireland semi=final defeat to Kerry

Colm Cavanagh calls time on Tyrone

Tyrone stalwart Colm Cavanagh has confirmed his retirement from inter-county football.

GAA • 22 Sep 20

Ciaran Barker of Dungannon Thomas Clarkes kicks the winning penalty

Dungannon bridge 64-year gap with shootout triumph

Dungannon bridged a 64-year gap with an emotional Tyrone SFC triumph at Healy Park, winning a penalty shoot-out after a gripping decider that could not be decided with extra-time.

GAA • 20 Sep 20

Conor McKenna joined the Australian side in 2014

Updated McKenna to link up with Tyrone after AFL farewell

Conor McKenna has announced his retirement from Australian Rules and is set to depart his club Essendon.

GAA • 08 Sep 20

Cathal McShane was in superb form for Tyrone last season

Tyrone star McShane out for rest of season

Tyrone's Ulster and All-Ireland hopes have suffered a blow with news that Cathal McShane has suffered a setback in his recovery from an ankle injury, and will miss the Championship.

GAA • 10 Aug 20

Tomás Ó Sé is tracked by Sean Cavanagh during the 2003 All-Ireland semi-final

Ó Sé: Tyrone defeats remain a 'pebble in the shoe'

Kerry won five All-Irelands during the 2000s but Tomás Ó Sé says their three defeats to Tyrone in that decade still rankle.

GAA • 21 Jun 20

Conor McKenna during Essendon Bombers training in March

AFL game off after McKenna tests positive for Covid-19

The Australian Football League's match between Essendon and Melbourne, which was scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed indefinitely after Essendon's Conor McKenna tested positive for Covid-19.

Other sport • 20 Jun 20

Peter Canavan prepares to lift the Sam Maguire Cup in 2003

Peter Canavan's 2003 All-Ireland-winning speech

This week in our series of 'Great GAA Speeches', Peter Canavan joined Jacqui Hurley on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport to recall Tyrone's 2003 All-Ireland SFC success - a day raw with emotion, pride and joy.

GAA • 19 Apr 20

The day Mugsy made mugs of the Dublin defence

In second of a new series, RTÉ GAA commentator Darragh Maloney recalls the greatest GAA matches he has attended. This time it's Owen Mulligan's tour de force against Dublin in 2005.

GAA • 11 Apr 20

Conor McKenna is returning to Ireland during AFL suspension

McKenna and Tohill return home as AFL cut wages by 50%

Conor McKenna is one of "a number" of Irish players to return home as the AFL season has been indefinitely halted due to the coronavirus.

GAA • 23 Mar 20

Conor McKenna returns to Essendon after spell in Tyrone

Conor Mckenna has returned to training with Australian Football League club Essendon after a spell back in his native Tyrone had cast doubt over his future Down Under.

GAA • 05 Mar 20