Gordon Manning

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Gordon Manning

As a final affront, the Galway team bus snaked away from MacHale Park on Sunday evening to a loud celebratory soundtrack of beeping and hollering and yelping. The neighbours chastened once again. The Tribesmen had just won a record 51st Connacht title, pulling three clear of Mayo. In doing so they had also claimed a first four in-a-row since 1963-66.

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Gordon Manning

Connacht SFC final: Mayo 1-15 Galway 1-17 In a game of inches, fingertips made the difference to secure Galway a fourth consecutive Nestor Cup after a gripping Connacht final at sun-drenched MacHale Park in Castlebar. Mayo will have regrets, when do they not? They chose to play against the wind in the first half, trailed by eight at the interval, got back level inside 20 minutes of the restart but failed to take the lead at any stage. And when the game-defining moments arrived, Galway seized them.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Gordon Manning

Dublin have been drawn in the proverbial Group of Death for the round-robin stages of the All-Ireland senior football championship. Dessie Farrell’s Dubs face a trip to either Salthill or Castlebar for their opening Sam Maguire game after being picked in Group 4 alongside the winners of Sunday’s Connacht final between Galway and Mayo. But the Ulster runners-up will also be in the group – either Armagh or Donegal – while the fourth team are Derry, arguably the strongest of the fourth seeds.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Gordon Manning

Good morning and welcome to our live blog of today’s GAA Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup draws. It’s Gordon Manning here with you for what will be a significant day in the race for the 2025 All-Ireland senior football championship. And it’s certainly championship weather out there. Wow, what day!. But if you’ve managed to skive off work for a bit and are out enjoying the sunshine, be sure to heed the advice of that great philosopher Baz Luhrmann and don’t forget the sunscreen.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Gordon Manning

Seán Bugler insists Dublin’s ambition to be crowned All-Ireland champions remains unchanged despite relinquishing their 14-year grip on the Delaney Cup last Sunday. Dublin’s Leinster semi-final defeat to Meath in Portlaoise sent shock waves throughout the province and beyond, raising doubts about their Sam Maguire credentials. However, Bugler believes there is enough quality in the Dublin dressingroom to pick up the pieces from that loss and mount a challenge for Gaelic football’s ultimate prize.