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Billy Keane Opinion Even a dash to the Croke Park toilet wasn’t enough to get rid of space invader who gave me Covid

I did the time, but there was no crime. Banged up I was, under house arrest after two red bars showed up on the Covid test. I’m not too bad, thanks for asking. I have it down on a man who was nearly close enough to kiss me at the All-Ireland football final between Kerry and Galway.

Dublin ladies football boss Mike Bohan linked to Rossies vacancy

Dublin ladies’ football supremo Mick Bohan and former Sligo, Offaly and Westmeath boss Pat Flanagan are the early front-runners to succeed Anthony Cunningham as Roscommon manager.

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh Opinion What an amazing few weeks of GAA action – and yet the schedule schemozzles persist

It’s August. Liam MacCarthy will winter in Limerick, Sam Maguire has gone to Kerry, Meath are the ladies’ football champions and by next weekend either Kilkenny or Cork will be camogie queens. The sky hasn’t fallen in. The sun still sets and rises, children still wear their favourite GAA jersey.

exclusive Shock in Galway as star forward Shane Walsh seeks transfer to Dublin giants Kilmacud Crokes

Galway football ace Shane Walsh is seeking a transfer to Dublin club champions Kilmacud Crokes.

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Billy Keane Opinion Deadly enemies are best pals and men are falling in love with their wives – all is well in the Kingdom of Kerry

The All-Ireland is won and July is barely done. All is well in the Kingdom. One wag paraphrased Marty Morrissey when he said: “There won’t be a child washed or a tourist milked this week in Kerry.”

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All-Ireland managers head to head: Wise heads and fresh legs made the difference to Jack O’Connor’s bid

Removing the Galway goal threat

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Kerry’s defiant defence lays the foundation as Jack O’Connor develops teak-tough attitude

There’s a regularly used quote from legendary American Football coach Bear Bryant that says “defence wins championships” and Kerry are the perfect proof of that after their eight-year All-Ireland wait was ended with one of the most miserly seasons in football history.

‘It is in our blood, it’s our religion’ – Kerry back in promised land after thrilling win over Galway

Vatican-style, the green and gold smoke had started billowing from the Hill just before the end, after five minutes of additional time had been announced. Habemus Papam!

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Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Footsoldiers stand tall in the Kerry defensive house that Jack built

It was the unknown soldiers who clinched the Kingdom’s victory in the final battle.

Jack O’Connor’s tactical plan finds keys to Kingdom in All-Ireland glory

Stephen O’Brien can afford to smile now – and he is positively beaming – but he doesn’t even attempt to disguise the pressure that was closing in on Kerry before yesterday’s All-Ireland final.

‘Was it even a free?’ – Galway manager Pádraic Joyce says he ‘couldn’t get over’ momentum shifting decision

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce was critical of the decision of match referee Seán Hurson to award Kerry a crucial free in the 67th minute which effectively turned the game in favour of the winners.

Sam Maguire on way back to Kingdom as Kerry squeeze Galway out in final quarter 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 mockery of 3/1 pre-match odds on them winning a first championship in 21 years.

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‘When I die these boots will go down with me’ – Kingdom confident but Tribesmen are ready for the battle

With Kerry ravenous after an eight-year famine and Galway parched after a 21-year drought, their All-Ireland encounter at Croke Park promises to be a high summer banquet with an epic clash of appetites that will hold the entire country under its spell.

All-Ireland SFC final preview: Consistency points to Kerry sealing a 38th title

The number 13 is unlucky for some but for the Kerry football team it has been a guiding light for much of the season.

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Inside Croke Park: Meet the team keeping GAA ‘cathedral’ pitch perfect for All-Ireland football final

Croke Park has hosted some of the most nail-biting moments in Irish sport, and was the also the site of a bloody massacre .

Spare a thought for the loneliness of the long-distance squad outsider

A work trip took me to Istanbul this week. The bridge between east and west is the last place I expected to be debating the potential match-ups we will be treated to on Sunday.

Neil Ewing Opinion Time to forget flawed analysis and just admire the skills of the players

Impatiently waiting for The Sligo Champion to appear in the shops on a Wednesday evening is a vivid childhood memory. The weekly dopamine hit as the sprawling broadsheet was angled open in the car on the way home from school. My perusal of the local paper always started at the at the back – the excellent sports section.

'I got texts galore about that' - Galway boss Pádraic Joyce on final ref's club link with Kerry coach

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce has “no issue” with the appointment of Seán Hurson to referee this year’s All-Ireland SFC final, even though the Tyrone whistler hails from the same club as Kerry coach Paddy Tally.

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The great All-Ireland rip-off: Fans face soaring hotel prices in Dublin for GAA finals

Galway and Kerry GAA fans face paying hundreds more for their hotel rooms in Dublin than hurling fans from Kilkenny and Limerick for the All-Ireland final weekends.

Galway hoping it’ll be third time lucky against Mayo rivals

Naturally, the eyes of the Galway football public will be drawn to Croke Park this weekend, as Pádraic Joyce and his team try to solve the Derry puzzle.

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Galway crave authority to see out games in closing moments

The common denominator for all four goals that Galway have conceded in normal time in their four championship games in 2022 won’t be lost on Padraic Joyce ahead of their All-Ireland semi-final with Derry.

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Eamonn Sweeney Opinion Henry Shefflin finds chinks in Treaty armour that Brian Cody and Cats can exploit

Limerick are stumbling their way toward the record books. John Kiely’s team will enter the final as hot favourites to win the county’s first ever All-Ireland hat-trick but they’ve never looked more vulnerable.

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Champions Limerick duck ‘kitchen sink’ to escape Tribesmen

Great teams are impervious to the outside world, deaf to the voices in fragile heads, blind to the consequences of failure.

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Henry Shefflin ponders cruelty of sport on a day of ‘what ifs’

At times during the second half, as Galway thundered into Limerick as if their lives depended on winning the next puckout, the next 50-50, the next squabble for possession on the Hogan Stand touchline, Henry Shefflin was like Galway’s 16th man.

Letter of the Week Opinion Toxic ‘part of the game’ culture underlies appalling GAA scenes

Sir — The truly dreadful scenes witnessed in Croke Park last Sunday in the Armagh v Galway All Ireland football quarter final clash are nothing new to the GAA.

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Colm O’Rourke Opinion Galway walking on water ahead of Derry duel

Galway were spared the handicap of having to prepare two teams for Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Derry — one with captain Seán Kelly, and one without.

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The thinking man’s hurler that Tribe keep turning to

When Galway played Tipperary in the 2020 All-Ireland quarter-final at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, David Burke’s afternoon lasted just over 35 minutes. At half-time he was withdrawn, Jason Flynn pressed into action instead.

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Philly McMahon Opinion I’m sick of the fake outrage – the truth is that in the GAA, a lot of people enjoy the violence

Are we being genuine when we ask why incidents like last Sunday happen in the GAA?

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GAA violence: players on what happens when things ‘get out of hand’

Timmy Hammersley has two big passions. One is campaigning to improve youth mental health. The other is hurling. When people who know him for his advocacy work first watch him on a GAA pitch, they hardly recognise him.

Chaotic and crazy to the very end on day when Galway overcome Armagh in the hardest fashion

Plenty to unpack for lots of different people from the chaos and bedlam of yesterday’s opener in Croke Park.