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DECIES RETURN | Davy Fitzgerald confirmed at Waterford hurling manager for second time
Davy Fitzgerald is back as an inter-county hurling manager, returning to Waterford where an agreement has been reached for a two-year term with an option to extend it by a third year.
confirmed | Conor Laverty new Down manager with Martin Clarke and Declan Morgan in backroom team
Down GAA has confirmed that Conor Laverty will be the county's team's football manager for 2023.
'Too young' | RTÉ Sport honours tragic hurler Dillon Quirke ‘taken in the prime of his life’
RTÉ Sport has paid tribute to Dillon Quirke (24), the promising young GAA player who died after collapsing on the pitch during a match last Friday.
energy | Galway win All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie title with win over Cork
Galway had just the more energy to win an absolute arm wrestle with Cork and with that, the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship title.
big decision | The big questions in GAA heading into a barren few months
Here’s a sobering thought for all GAA columnists.
TOP CAT | Derek Lyng is named as new Kilkenny boss as TJ Reid commits to play on
Derek Lyng has been appointed the new Kilkenny hurling manager, replacing the recently-departed Brian Cody.
COOL CAT | Wexford’s Lee Chin ‘deeply admires’ former Kilkenny manager Brian Cody
Wexford star Lee Chin has lauded former Kilkenny manager Brian Cody, and described clashes against his sides as the most enjoyable of his career.
emotions | I felt an overwhelming sense of relief that Kerry had finally got over the finish line
I have never taken illegal drugs in my life, though I can’t imagine any drug would have given me the high I felt after the All-Ireland final.
dublin bound | Shane Walsh speaks out on his intention to make a move
Galway star Shane Walsh has confirmed his intention to join Kilmacud Crokes in time to play in the upcoming Dublin championship.
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'Devastated' | Galway star Shane Walsh looking to make a shock move to Kilmacud Crokes
Galway football ace Shane Walsh is seeking a transfer to Dublin club champions Kilmacud Crokes.
Proud parents | Dublin GAA couple Dean Rock and Niamh McEvoy announce birth of baby girl
Dublin GAA stars Dean Rock and Niamh McEvoy have welcomed their first child together.
kingdom are back | Sense of entitlement from Kerry fans is astonishing – they would have treated final defeat as a disaster
So, the cannister is back in the Kingdom and their fans are at peace. Good for them.
mcstay-ing alive | Kevin McStay puts name forward for Mayo job – and assembles star-studded backroom team
Kevin McStay is to make a pitch to become the next Mayo football manager with Stephen Rochford as his assistant.
question marks | Why a Kerry dynasty is far from inevitable – their rivals will be confident of taking them down
It’s only right and proper that I start by recognising Kerry’s achievement from last weekend and there’s no question that they were deserving winners of the All-Ireland this year.
Kerry heavy hearts | Roy Curtis: The touching stories of Spillane, Clifford and O’Connor show why the GAA works
The deluge that burst the banks of each of these three towering Kerry hearts was prompted by the GAA’s most powerful and enduring weather front.
Fam Maguire | Kerry’s All-Ireland winning hero David Clifford in rare photo with partner and baby son
Kerry GAA star David Clifford celebrated his All-Ireland Senior Football Championship by posing for a rare family photo.
Tears spilled | Pat Spillane on his All-Ireland final tears and why this Kerry win meant so much
Pat Spillane has opened up further about his emotional reaction on The Sunday Game following his native Kerry’s All-Ireland win last weekend.
emotional | ‘In ’09, we won it. And I was thinking this is going to last forever. And then it didn’t’, admits Kerry’s David Moran
David Moran takes a moment to ponder the question. Now a three-time All-Ireland winner, which success is his favourite?
deadly duo | Kerry’s Stephen O’Brien on winning an All-Ireland medal with clubmate Seán O’Shea
IT had reached the stage where Stephen O’Brien was almost starting to feel sorry for Kerry’s supposedly gilded generation. Even before Dublin’s senior trailblazers sealed the deal, they were the original five-in-a-row heroes – the successive minor …
high hopes | Galway’s ‘humbled’ Pádraic Joyce insists future is bright for Tribe’s new generation
Galway manager Pádraic Joyce said he was humbled after thousands of fans turned out throughout the county to welcome the team home after Sunday’s epic All-Ireland final.
line of fire? | Dessie Farrell’s future up in the air as rumours circulate in Dublin
THE future of Dessie Farrell as Dublin senior football manager has yet to be decided, despite ongoing rumours that a replacement has already been lined up.
kerry gold | There was a growing danger that the mantle of expectation would overcome Kerry
IT had reached the stage where Stephen O’Brien was almost starting to feel sorry for Kerry’s supposedly gilded generation.
Kerry Proud | Pat Spillane’s daughter ‘so proud’ as he says goodbye to The Sunday Game
Pat Spillane’s daughter has said that she’s “so proud” of her dad after he wrapped up his final day as a panellist on The Sunday Game.
Kingdom of Dreams | David Clifford says ‘this is something I dreamt about all my life’, as Kerry win All-Ireland
David Clifford has said it was a dream come true to finally win an All-Ireland senior medal.
GAA D-day | My verdict ahead of last All-Ireland final working as Sunday Game pundit
This is my last All-Ireland final working as a panellist on the Sunday Game.
raw emotions | WATCH: Pat Spillane overcome with emotion as he remembers his late father after Kerry win
Kerry legend Pat Spillane was overcome with emotion after seeing his two nephews Adrian and Killian Spillane help the Kingdom to a first All-Ireland title in eight years.
Kingdom's crown | Sam Maguire on way back to Kingdom as Kerry squeeze Galway out to win All-Ireland SFC
After an afternoon of warm sunshine the rain at the final whistle failed to dampen Kerry celebrations after ending an eight-year wait for a 38th All-Ireland title at Croke Park. But they were made battle fiercely by a Galway side which made a …
CODY’S GREAT LEGACY | Roy Curtis on Brian Cody’s enduring legacy as a glorious era ends
It FEELS like the end of forever, as unthinkable as a Newgrange’s neolithic magnificence as build-to-rent bijou apartments.
rule breaker | Why Brian Cody was the greatest manager I’ve ever known
Brian Cody was the greatest manager I’ve ever known, in all of sport, and he did it by breaking every rule that I ever knew about management.
Hell or Connacht? | Galway can defy the odds and pull off All-Ireland final win against Kerry
Let me clear up two burning issues before I proceed.
'huge debt we owe' | Brian Cody steps down as Kilkenny manager after 24 successful seasons
BRIAN Cody has officially confirmed he is stepping down as Kilkenny manager.
golden boy | A look at the rise of ‘quiet, determined’ Damien Comer to Galway superstardom
TWO days after leading Galway to their first All-Ireland final in 21 years, Damien Comer sends a text to his good friend Padraig Lally to see if he could shoot the breeze.
eye in the sky | Former referee Pat McEnaney predicts VAR in GAA within the next five years
Croke Park could be just five years away from introducing a video assistant referee, or VAR, to help in adjudicating contentious calls.
new era | By 5pm on Sunday not alone will the Kerry famine be over but a new football dynasty will have begun
GALWAY’s first appearance in the All-Ireland football final since 2001 got me thinking about the halcyon era of pre-final press nights back in the age of innocence.
rumours mount | Brian Cody’s future as Kilkenny manager under a cloud after All-Ireland final defeat
Intense speculation has persisted in Kilkenny throughout the day that Brian Cody is to step down as the county's hurling manager after 24 years.
spot on | Galway’s shoot-out hero Matthew Tierney prepares to ‘step up’ once again against Kerry
The soap opera that was this year’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final between Galway and Armagh had already reached almost unbearable levels of tension when it took one final twist.
online rants | Kerry boss Jack O’Connor slams social media abuse of inter-county managers
Jack O’Connor admits that social media and himself are “not great bedfellows” but the Kerry football boss still cannot fathom the abuse which inter-county managers are being subjected to online.
kingdom come | How Galway boss Pádraic Joyce has the Tribes fired up for All-Ireland war
Twice as many chuckled at his naivety, convinced that he was making a rod for his own back.
fighting words | John Kiely proud of Limerick’s ‘fight’ and calls for return of ‘maor foirne’ role
There are plenty of aspects of the GAA which John Kiely gets his teeth stuck into the morning after landing a famous All-Ireland SHC three-in-a-row, but the “fight” shown by his Limerick charges throughout a challenging season is the only starting …
pat's verdict | Kerry can be kings for decade if they get over the line in the All-Ireland final
We are still catching our breath in the Kingdom after finally getting the better of the Dubs.
Cod of Conduct | Brian Cody sounds the rallying call after Kilkenny’s All-Ireland defeat
For Kilkenny it was a case of have might have been as Brian Cody acknowledged in his past match press conference.
TRIBUTES | All Ireland GAA club football winner Colm McGurk laid to rest as hundreds attend funeral
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Magherafelt to pay their final respects to All Ireland GAA champion Colm McGurk when he was laid to rest yesterday.
'No nerves' | John Kiely insists tone for Limerick’s All-Ireland victory was set on train to Dublin
From the moment the players assembled this morning in Limerick Railway Station for the trip to Croke Park manager John Kiely sensed that the mood was perfect to deliver a historic result.
final call | Decision on Limerick’s Cian Lynch is made ahead of All-Ireland decider
Cian Lynch has lost his race against time to be fit for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC final with the reigning Hurler of the Year not named in Limerick's match-day squad to face Kilkenny.
legend | The complete Brian Cody story as he aims to add to his legacy on Sunday
How many Kilkenny teams has Brian Cody built and sent into championship battle in 24 years?
all ireland | This is the first time Brian Cody played down his side’s chances, but don’t be fooled
WITH each passing moment of last year’s All-Ireland hurling final, the odds shortened on Limerick being back in the 2022 decider.
big concern | Cian Lynch emerges as major All-Ireland final doubt after ankle injury
Cian Lynch is a major injury doubt for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC final against Kilkenny with the Limerick star understood to have twisted his ankle in training last weekend.
TIME TO GO | Pat Spillane: Balls, brawls and puke football … I am leaving the Sunday game with no regrets
All good things must come to an end.
thriller | Last-gasp Sean O'Shea free breaks Dublin hearts and sends Kerry into All-Ireland final
The wheel turns full circle. A little less than 11 years ago, Stephen Cluxton delivered that nerveless kick from 40 metres to stun Kerry and win an All-Ireland title for the first time in 16 years.
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