John Fogarty: GAA wasn’t and isn't ready for clock/hooter The innovation is a deep source of frustration for TV producers.

The #GAA wasn’t, isn’t ready for the clock/hooter. Column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Fogarty Forum: What now for National Leagues after the goldrush of 2025? It would help if the start of the football and hurling leagues were staggered, as they were previously in 2024.

After the gold rush - can National Football and Hurling Leagues keep up with record-breaking 2025? #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

'We know this may never happen again' - Opportunity knocks for Danny Lynch and Dingle's 'old stock' In this week of all weeks, the rogue in Lynch is alive. Dingle, his Dingle, are in an All-Ireland final.

“We know this may never happen again”. Interview with former #GAA PRO Danny Lynch on his beloved Dingle www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar...

Fogarty Forum: Nobody's found a way to stop Kerry’s grading gain If Dingle complete the job next Sunday, Kerry will have produced the four adult All-Ireland football winners.

Nobody’s found a way to stop Kerry’s grading gain (because it will mean looking at themselves). #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Fogarty Forum: Smooth out the season by staging All-Ireland hurling final after football The claustrophobic nature of the inter-county season has plenty to do with the misalignment of fixtures

Staging All-Ireland hurling final after football would suit more clubs. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

GAA facing flood of safeguarding complaints, warns leading solicitor Solicitor Conor Sally says rules go beyond keeping members safe from harm

Excessive child and adult safeguarding rules exposes #GAA to flood of complaints and objections, warns solicitor: www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar...

Fogarty Forum: Tipp and Kerry clear decks for back-to-back tilts The obstacles to putting All-Irelands together will occupy minds among the champions

Chances of Tipperary and Kerry doing back-to-back? Well, they’ve cleared the decks at least. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Fogarty Forum: Allianz decision won’t wash for many in GAA The GAA may not be prepared to end their policies with Allianz but the sentiment is so strong among many of its members.

#GAA’s Allianz decision won’t wash with many of its members. Column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Fogarty Forum: John McGrath’s RTÉ awards snub is a bad look That a hurler was not deemed good enough to join David Clifford on the 12-person shortlist for the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year award was a surprise

John McGrath’s omission from RTÉ Sports Personality shortlist is a bad look. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

John Fogarty: So long as counties work in silos, spending will go up Irrespective of inflation, the numbers are staggering.

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John Fogarty: Ten pressing matters GAA faces this week Amateur status, GPA funding, disbanding All-Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals, and county board tax liabilities are among the issues up for discussion.

Ten pressing matters facing the #GAA this week (they don’t include rural depopulation and integration). Column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Fogarty Forum: For integration to happen, female codes must first unite Same stubbornness that has defined camogie and LGFA relationship was again on show on awards tonight

For integration to happen, female Gaelic sports must unite first. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

John Fogarty: GAA can’t wish away Allianz's Gaza war links The insurance company's links to the Association have come under the spotlight.

#GAA can’t wish away Allianz’s Gaza war links. Column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

John Fogarty: Why did GPA give DJ Carey €30,000? Oversight has been a major stumbling block in the GAA-GPA funding negotiations. The DJ Carey donation suggests they have cause to insist on more regulation.

Why did the GPA give DJ Carey €30,000? #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

John Fogarty: Ground rules need to be set for AFL poachers It should be regulated how and where players can be contacted, and it should be insisted the AFL clubs work with the GAA units who invested in these footballers.

Ground rules needs to be set for AFL poachers. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Outside manager is back in #GAA crosshairs. Column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Tipp's breakthrough boy Doyle just playing it whatever way it comes When Robert Doyle thinks of the players who have come and gone without walking up the steps of the Hogan Stand, he knows he is fortunate.

Interview with Tipperary’s Robert Doyle. Robert was promoting a fundraiser in Cashel on October 26 for a host of charities including The Dillon Quirke Foundation. www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar... #GAA

Fogarty Forum: GAA struggling to find right balance when it comes to streaming games At Saturday's Special Congress, GAA president Jarlath Burns said some counties, at least one of them being from Munster, have admitted buyers’ remorse about some of the commercial deals they have stru...

#GAA addled by streams of risky: Croke Park to clampdown on unregulated streaming market at county level. Column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Fogarty Forum: Football's revamp has delivered, but which rules have been best value? The €300,000 spent on changing up Gaelic football has proved a good investment

Ahead of Saturday’s vote, ranking Gaelic football’s new rules. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

GAA learning lots from the NFL machine, says Croke Park director Peter McKenna But GAA stadium and commercial director Peter McKenna is against introducing dynamic pricing for tickets

Among other things, the NFL’s visit adds a ribbon board to Croke Park but stadium director Peter McKenna is against dynamic pricing in the #GAA www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar...

Cathal Barrett would go back to Tipp setup 'in a heartbeat' The Holycross-Ballycahill defender was axed by Liam Cahill this year but remains a devoted Tipperary fan and goes to every game.

“I’d go back in a heartbeat”: Cathal Barrett interview www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar... #GAA #Tipperary

John Fogarty: NFL visit a reminder of how different the GAA is The visit of the Vikings and Steelers to Croke Park this week highlights what must be protected here.

It isn’t schmaltzy to say the NFL’s visit to Croke Park this weekend serves as a reminder of the #GAA’s uniqueness. Column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Fogarty Forum: Integration will happen organically, not like this Integration of the Gaelic games family will take patience and time and a whole lot of spending money

Integration will happen but not shoehorned like this. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

As football gets richer, hurling gets nicher. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar...

Fogarty Forum: Clock/hooter more trouble than its worth Teething problems encountered by the clock/hooter system this year suggest there might be long-term issues.

The clock/hooter has its pluses but it is more trouble than it’s worth. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

John Fogarty: Cork hurling doesn’t need another style war After Pat Ryan's decision to step away from the job, the Rebel County faces a fork in the road.

Cork hurling doesn’t need another style war. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

Who would have thought people cared so much about Munster SFC? As Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Clare consult with the GPA, one wonders what will happen when the 2026 draw is due to take place in October

Who would have thought so many people cared so much about the Munster SFC? #GAA column:
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Fogarty Forum: Good old umbrage fuelled Kerry and Tipp Jim Gavin’s intention was to make it the most exciting field sport in the world but GAA president Jarlath Burns was declaring it in his presentation of the Sam Maguire Cup on Sunday.

Good old umbrage fuelled Kerry and Tipperary. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar...

Fogarty Forum: Tipp's seven steps to utopia Everything a team does to reach All-Ireland glory will be scrutinised by the others counties aiming to replicate their success.

From one overnight trip all season to Liam Cahill’s half-time claim that Cork were right where they wanted them, some of the stories behind this incredible Tipperary success. #GAA column: www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

'I intend to live with cancer and not die of it'. That was his mantra - Cork great Ger Fitzgerald remembered Ger Fitzgerald won’t be far from thoughts this weekend. At the age of 60, Cork’s two-time All-Ireland SHC winner passed away on St Patrick’s Day, 37 years to the day after he featured on a Midleton te...

It’s a bittersweet week for the Fitzgerald family. Ger’s All-Ireland winning father Paddy and sister Gillian remember one of Cork’s most loved hurlers following his passing in March: www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ar... #GAA