Guide to your GAA weekend: A tale of spring kings on the slide, Cavan v Dermot McCabe and Armagh’s red mist warning – Irish Independent

Guide to your GAA weekend: A tale of spring kings on the slide, Cavan v Dermot McCabe and Armagh’s red mist warning  Irish Independent GAA on TV: Eight games to watch live on a bumper weekend of football and hurling action  GAA Football & Hurling GAA GUIDE: Fans spoilt for choice with eight live League games on … Read more

FRC to review 20-second time limit for kick-outs after confusion

Galway goalkeeper Connor Gleeson. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile The Football Review Committee (FRC) will continue to monitor the time it takes to get a kick-out away after some confusion over the weekend at the apparent introduction of an approximate 20-second guideline agreed among referees. The inter-county pool of referees met with members of the FRC the … Read more

Frank Roche: Donegal return of Michael Murphy may prove to be the final piece of Jimmy McGuinness’s jigsaw

Sam Maguire odds tighten as Donegal make early mark, even minus green flags Michael Murphy of Donegal signs autographs after the Allianz Football League Division 1 win over Armagh at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey, Donegal. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile At this stage, there is nothing in Michael Murphy’s box of tricks that would shock Ryan McHugh. … Read more

Donegal manage final quarter to keep Dublin at bay again in Ballybofey

NFL Div 1: Donegal 0-20 Dublin 0-16 Donegal’s Michael Langan is chased by Dublin’s Eoghan O’Donnell during their NFL Division 1 match at Mac Cumhaill Park in Ballybofey, Donegal. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile They likely won’t be talking about it inside the Donegal dressing room but their second season in Jim McGuinness’ second coming comes laden … Read more

Eamonn Sweeney: Jim Gavin’s radical gamble looks like it has paid off – a winner for natural forwards

Rules can lead to a Treasure Island of adventure and excitement Jim Gavin at the Division 3 match between Offaly and Sligo at O’Connor Park. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile FRC fears look as ill-founded as Y2K panic. Planes didn’t fall from the skies as the clock ticked into a new millennium. And the first weekend of … Read more

‘We’re on track for a savage product. It’s going to be brilliant’ – Roscommon boss Davy Burke hails rule changes

Eddie Nolan of Roscommon is tackled by Down’s Paddy McCarthy during the Allianz FL Division 2 clash at Dr Hyde Park. Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile ​Lots to decode and interpret from Roscommon and no, none of it empirical evidence of anything just yet. But maybe best to frame the day like this: Last year, with their … Read more

NHL Division 1A: Brian Hayes inspires Cork to opening day win over Wexford

With Pat Ryan starting with nine of last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists and Wexford down an array of talent through retirement and injury, the disparity in talent slowly but surely reflected itself on the scoresheet. Wides hurt Cork as they dominated the opening exchanges. Nevertheless, with Hayes excelling, the visitors settled into a 0-4 to … Read more