CPA members in favour of escalation

GAA tweets of the week

What the they said … the weekend in quotes

Dromard club notes

Sympathy: Dromard GAA offers its condolences to the Kiernan Family on the death of Pauric Kiernan, Enaghan, whose funeral took place last Wednesday in Arva. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Emmet Og Club Notes

We start this week by congratulating our under 20 team and management on a fine win in the championship semi final on Wednesday evening last over Longford Slashers on a score of 3-12 to 2-10.

Gianluca Vialli and Harry Redknapp to swap sports in AIB's toughest rivalry

AIB have brought renowned Premier League Manager Harry Redknapp to West Cork to participate in the creation of a mini-series, The Toughest Rivalry.

New Director General shares CPA's fixtures concerns

The Club Players' Association's objectives are not "unreasonable", according to newly appointed GAA Director General Tom Ryan.

Decrease in percentage of televised championship matches

The football and hurling championships have been expanded but there'll be no extra games broadcast live on TV.

"Tell me how that's fair"

Mattie McGleenan points to a glaring anomaly in the football championship structure that needs to be urgently addressed.

CPA preparing "to escalate the situation"

The CPA has distributed a survey to its members with a view to intensifying its efforts to fix the fixtures.

Electric Ireland Rising Stars announced

Higher Education GAA has announced the names of exciting young talents in Gaelic Games who make up the Electric Ireland HE GAA Rising Stars in football and hurling for 2018.

Dromard Club Notes

Sympathy: Dromard GAA offers its condolences to the Healy family on the death of Alice Healy (née Sorohan),

GAA tweets of the week

Harry Redknapp dropped in on the London footballer's training session during the week…

Emmet Og Club Notes

Our seniors had two league games over the last two weeks. First up we played Dromard at home and we emerged with a share of the spoils.

What they said … the weekend in quotes

"Are we too nice now that we are partnered with the GAA? Yes we have to be on the same page as them, yes we have to work with them but we also have to be there for our players."

O'Rourke wants club players to follow Martin Luther King's lead

Colm O'Rourke has called on club players to mobilise and march on Croke Park to demand their 'civil rights'.

First defeat for Longford champs since 2016

Defending Longford senior football champions St Columba's Mullinalaghta suffered their first loss in the county since 2016 last weekend.

Fixtures confirmed for McDonagh, Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cups

The GAA has confirmed the fixture arrangements for the upcoming Joe McDonagh, Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups.

Referees' panel for football and hurling championships announced

The GAA has announced its panel of referees for this summer's football and hurling championships.

HL top scorers: Forde hits 4-32 in knockout stages

Jason Forde is the Allianz Hurling League's top scorer for 2018 after weighing in with an eye-watering 7-72 from seven games.

Emmet Og club notes

Our seniors were in league action on Saturday evening last and after an evenly contested affair against Dromard we emerged with a share of the spoils

HS hurling team of the week

No prizes for guessing which team dominates our weekly hurling selection following yesterday's league decider…

Dromard club notes

Sympathy: Dromard GAA offers its condolences to the to the Bissett family and Seamus Daly, Fostra, on the sad passing of Rebecca (Becca) Bissett. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam.

GAA tweets of the week

Kerry GAA jerseys were, once again, in vogue at the US Masters while a Cavan supporter was spotted following Rory McIlroy's progress...

What they said … the weekend in quotes

"With all due respect to everyone, it doesn't ever concern me what anyone's opinion is about Kilkenny."

FL top scorers: Walsh by the skin of his teeth

Gary Walsh has finished as the Allianz Football League's top scorer for 2018 by the skin of his teeth.

Whelan: the provincial system is letting us down

Ex Dublin midfielder Ciaran Whelan has repeated his call for the provincial championships to be scrapped.

Emmet Og club notes

It was with great sadness we learned last week of the death of Billy Morgan, one of the most iconic figures in the history of Killoe Young Emmets GAA

Dromard club notes

Sympathy: Dromard GAA extends its sympathy to the Morgan Family on the death of Billy Morgan, Newtownbond, Killoe. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a ainm.

HS football team of the week

Dublin, Roscommon, Armagh and Laois had cause for celebration over the weekend. Check out our football team of the week...

HS hurling team of the week

Old foes Tipperary and Kilkenny will do battle for league honours at Nowlan Park this Sunday. Here's our team of the week from the two semi-finals…

GAA tweets of the week

Stylish Galway ace Shane Walsh in full flow is a sight to behold…

What they said … the football weekend in quotes

"His status at the moment is that both Diarmuid and I agreed that what was best was that he would take a rest over these games. He has had a long number of years playing senior inter-county football, as have a lot of this group, so that decision was made in his best interests."

What they said … the hurling weekend in quotes

"We lost the first two games by three points. Potentially we could have won one or both of those two games. I'm not saying we should have but we were in a position where we might have. Three points is not a big losing deficit by any means. Obviously, we were tipped very strongly to be playing a relegation battle. But our ambition wasn't to do that of course."