GAA tweets of the week

As it happened: Sunday Match Tracker

The games are coming thick and fast once again this weekend.

Football rankings: Mayo move to the summit

See our latest football rankings:

'It is still a bit weird when you see the American flag in the stands'

If you ever turn up at a Sligo match and see the flag with stars and stripes on it, it's likely to be in the hands of a Henry family member.

Comment: perhaps football and hurling should be pitched separated for TV rights

The natural inclination to broadcast more live hurling championship matches has left many football fans disgruntled.

Seven Rebelettes on Lidl Ladies National League team of the league

The teams of the 2019 Lidl Ladies National Football Leagues have been revealed - with  champions Cork leading the way in the Division 1 selection.

HS football team of the week

10 counties have representatives on our football team of the week…

HS hurling team of the week

It's officially summer once the hurling championship gets underway…

GAA tweets of the week

There were no shortage of talking points from the weekend's championship action…

What they said … the football weekend in quotes

"It's a great victory, we are delighted with it. We will keep our feet on the ground, take on Cork, but I will look beyond that. We can't just take this as the pinnacle of it."

What they said … the hurling weekend in quotes

"Greg is a real top-class sports guy. He's very competitive but one thing about him, he wouldn't do anything like that deliberately and he assured me it was just a reaction."

As it happened: Sunday Match Tracker

Well today was the day that the 2019 hurling and football championships really kicked off.

Watch: The Sunday Game's brilliant promo for Championship 2019

Featuring an all star cast of David Clifford, Brian Fenton, Conor McManus, Seamus Harnedy and Gearoid Hegarty, RTE's 'The Sunday Game' sets the scene for this summer's gaelic football and hurling championship action in this promotional video…

SFC previews: Red Hands, Rossies and Royals enter the fray

The All-Ireland football championship really kicks into action this weekend with clashes in all four provinces. Here are our previews:

SHC previews: Cats and Dubs to kick it all off…

The 2019 All-Ireland senior hurling championship officially gets underway on Saturday evening with the clash of Kilkenny and Dublin at Nowlan Park. Here are our previews for the weekend's four encounters.

65-year-old lines out in club match

St Patrick's Ballyragget chairman John McGrath came to his side's rescue in a recent Kilkenny IFC championship match.

SFC provincial previews: Ulster and Connacht difficult to call

The Leinster and Ulster SFCs look like foregone conclusions again, but Connacht and (especially) Ulster will be more competitive.

Special 'buy early and save' ticket offers in place for championships

Waterford's debut home fixture in the Munster senior hurling championship round robin phase is on course to be a sell-out.

HS football team of the week

Check out our first football team of the week from the 2019 championship season…

Mayo to remain Stateside until Thursday for training camp

Mayo's senior footballers will be staying in the US until Thursday for a training camp in preparation for their Connacht SFC semi-final against either Leitrim or Roscommon.

GAA tweets of the week

The 2019 football championship got underway yesterday and there were expected wins for Mayo and Galway but the Tribesmen didn't have it all their own way in Ruislip...…

What they said … the weekend in quotes

"We just got sloppy, but look, we have won a championship match and we're into the next round."

Connacht SFC: professional but wasteful Mayo far too good for New York

It was a walk in Gaelic Park for Mayo as they inflicted a heavy 1-22 to 0-4 defeat on New York.

As it happened: Sunday Match Tracker

Today marked the start of the 2019 championship season, with two Connacht SFC quarter-finals going down for decision on foreign soil.

New York braced for stern test

New York will be up against the "second best team in Ireland" when they play host to Mayo in today's Connacht SFC opener, according to New York GAA games development officer Simon Gillespie.

SFC previews: And they're off…

It's championship time again and here we preview the first two games taking place abroad in the Connacht SFC race.

Team news: New York name interesting XV

New York manager Justin O'Halloran has named his side to face Mayo in the Connacht SFC at Gaelic Park on Sunday.

Harte backs ban on overseas training camps

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has backed the move to ban overseas training camps.

New York manager says entry to backdoor system would be huge

New York manager Justin O'Halloran said that entry into the backdoor system for the Exiles would be a huge development for the game in the United States.

Team news: Mayo name three debutants for New York clash

Mayo boss James Horan has included three debutants in his side to face New York in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final at Gaelic Park.

Compton plays down New York's chances

Former Roscommon footballer Cathal Compton will line out for New York against Mayo this weekend and he admits that the Exiles will be up against it on Sunday.

Captain O'Connor set to miss New York game

It looks as though Mayo captain Diarmuid O'Connor will play no part in Sunday's Connacht SFC clash with New York.

Munster hurling a big hit as RTE announce their 2019 championship coverage schedule

RTE open their live championship TV coverage with a Munster hurling double bill and will show nine Munster SHC games in total this summer.

New York have nothing to lose - Madine

New York captain Niall Madine is relishing the Exiles' Connacht SFC clash with Mayo this weekend.

RTE to reveal their Championship 2019 TV schedule on Tuesday

RTE will announce their GAA TV schedule for the 2019 championship on Tuesday afternoon.

Silverware aplenty at Westmeath event in New York

The four trophies collected already by Westmeath in 2019 will be on display at the Westmeath Hurling & Football Club New York Dinner Dance and Awards Night in Rory Dolan's Restaurant & Bar, Yonkers next Saturday, May 4.

GAA tweets of the week

John Egan junior was the pride of Kerry after he helped Sheffield United gain promotion to the Premiership over the weekend…

What they said … the weekend in quotes

"From what's I'm hearing, there might be 300, 400 or 500 tickets available (for general sale) on the morning of the match, but that'll be it."

New York-bound Mayo fans urged to 'go for the craic, not the match'

Connacht Council secretary John Prenty expects many Mayo fans who are travelling to New York for next Sunday's Connacht SFC opener not to attend the game.