An All-Ireland club winning legend and his business support firm have been accused of converting £1.2m of criminal property.
Judging from the reaction I get whenever I write about the state of Gaelic football, there are a lot of people exercised by the topic.
Five-time All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes, “kicked and punched” a man who was lying defenceless on a street, after becoming “upset” that the man had spoken to two females in a nightclub he was socialising in, a court heard today.
A jury was sworn in this afternoon to hear a trial of three men, including five-time All Ireland winning Limerick hurler, Kyle Hayes, who are charged with violent disorder and assault causing harm to a man at a nightclub in Limerick City.
“Money, money, money
Martin McCartin has been at the coalface keeping the Leitrim County Board financially viable for seven years. As the board’s treasurer, he has overseen a turnover increase from €700,00 to nearly €2m.
David Clifford has paid a heartfelt tribute to his late mother, Ellen, and the support she offered him and his older brother Paudie throughout their football careers.
In a year that saw Limerick carry on winning and a Kerry icon enhance his superstar status, even in All-Ireland heartbreak, it is no surprise to see Aaron Gillane and David Clifford crowned as players of the year in their respective sports.
The screen remains stubbornly blank and the clock ticks on relentlessly toward the witching hour.
Out with the old and in with just one shade of blue – Dublin GAA unveiled a new jersey and main sponsor to a mixed reaction from fans today.
Dublin GAA is expected to confirm the short-term apartment rental company Staycity as their new sponsors for their football, hurling, ladies football and camogie teams in a deal believed to be worth several million euro.
Gary Sice paid tribute to his Corofin teammates for helping him deal with the trauma of his wife’s death last year. This was his 13th Galway SFC title but this one was special and poignant in a week where he turned 39.
Between them the Clifford siblings, David and Paudie, have played more than 100 competitive games in the last 22 months. And they’re not finished yet.
When sporting historians delve into the reasons for the demise of Gaelic football as Ireland’s most popular field game in a few years time, they may identify last Sunday’s Mayo County final as the moment when the Rubicon was crossed.
Three-time All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler, Pat Ryan, successfully appealed a jail sentence and conviction for perjury today.
Mayo GAA star Aidan O'Shea has shared some of his wedding plans after getting engaged to his girlfriend Kristin MacKenzie Vass.
Dozens of tributes have been paid to a popular doctor and former GAA star whose funeral is to take place in Co Wexford tomorrow.
A family member of former Kilkenny hurling star DJ Carey has spoken of her horror after multiple false news articles and videos appeared online wrongly claiming the embattled 52-year-old has died by suicide.
Trevor Giles has been appointed as a Meath senior football team coach.
The Tullamore GAA squad member who pushed referee Barry Tiernan to the ground after a controversial conclusion to last Sunday’s Leinster club SFC defeat to Summerhill could face a 96-week suspension.
When my father died, there were no uncles living near us, so I didn’t have a father figure or a male role model growing up. It might be an exaggeration to say Mick O’Dwyer was a father figure to me, but only a small one.
Offaly GAA chairman Michael Duignan has condemned the “absolutely disgraceful” incident which saw referee Barry Tiernan pushed to the ground in O'Connor Park yesterday.
SO what to write about this week? Let’s check the GAA headlines.
ICONIC former GAA football supremo Pat Spillane gazes out over Kenmare Bay from his bungalow home and describes the idyllic location as his personal paradise.
A former Wexford hurling star is currently in custody in California after an alleged drink-driving incident which allegedly saw him drive on the wrong side of a highway resulting in a collision with an oncoming car near the Golden Gate Bridge.
A leading west of Ireland GAA star has received an official garda caution after being arrested by an officer he had played against in a major match earlier the same day.
You’ve heard it all before. I’m past my sell-by-date. A dinosaur. The game has changed – but not for the better, I might add.
A former Derry GAA star and his wife have come out “fighting” after they were involved in a late night altercation.
A large brawl erupted towards the end of the County Down GAA clash between Kilcoo and Clonduff on Sunday.
Under-the-counter payments to GAA team managers might be the last remaining gravy train in modern Ireland.
Hurler TJ Reid’s wife has appealed for information on social media after her car was “stolen” in Limerick on Thursday night.
Kerry’s David Clifford, Dublin’s Brian Fenton and Derry’s Brendan Rogers have been nominated for the PwC/GAA Footballer of the Year award – but there is no place for record-breaking Dublin totem James McCarthy on the shortlist.
A charge of manslaughter against a former Derry GAA star has been withdrawn by prosecutors, as there is “no reasonable prospect” of a conviction, a court has heard.
Former Hurler of the Year Gearóid Hegarty and Limerick skipper Declan Hannon are notable omissions from this year’s PwC GAA/GPA All-Star nominees but the all-conquering Treaty still lead the way with a whopping 14 contenders.
Mickey Harte is acutely aware of his place in the pantheon of legendary bosses.
As regular readers of this column know, I’m a self-confessed TV sports addict.
John Kiely is still six All-Irelands short of Brian Cody’s record haul of 11.
Louth GAA have confirmed that Mickey Harte has stepped down as their senior football manager and according to a statement from the Louth county board, will become the new Derry manager.
Dublin GAA chiefs are expected to investigate a brawl that erupted during a club hurling match over the weekend.
I was momentarily tempted to jump on the rugby bandwagon and reflect on that thrilling win Ireland had over Romania in their first match in the World Cup.
Female members of a GAA club raised concerns about Rory Gallagher’s involvement after his estranged wife accused him of domestic abuse.
There was a TUBU (tragic, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented) aura about the fortunes of the GAA’s 33 county football managers in 2023.
EVEN by normal standards of self-delusion last weekend’s GAA Central Council meeting broke all records.
Mayo football star Aidan O'Shea and his fiancee Kristin McKenzie Vass are continuing to enjoy their engagement with celebratory snaps posted on Instagram.
Ulster GAA have confirmed that Rory Gallagher has been "temporarily debarred without prejudice” from the association until an investigation is complete.
OPINIONATED, loud-mouthed, outspoken, passionate and sometimes controversial. I am guilty on all counts.
Rory Gallagher is back coaching – four months after he resigned as manager of the Derry GAA team over domestic abuse allegations.
These are heady days for women’s sport in Australia. The Matildas may have fallen short in the Women’s World Cup, but the buzz generated from co-hosting the tournament will leave a lasting legacy.
To his devotees, a flock who follow him with something close to evangelical zeal, he is the visionary who took a blowtorch to convention, transporting his tribe to a higher realm.
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