"My big fear for it is that it would just end up with teams being forgotten a little bit"

HS football team of the week

It was a weekend to remember for the supporters of Cavan and Armagh while Connacht holders Galway experienced little difficulty in dismantling Sligo…

HS hurling team of the week

The Munster SHC lived up to its billing once again while Dublin came from behind to nick a point off Wexford. Elsewhere, it was business as usual for the Cats and Westmeath recorded a famous victory over Offaly in the Joe McDonagh Cup…

GAA tweets of the week

A drama-packed weekend of GAA action generated plenty of activity on social media...

What they said … the hurling weekend in quotes

"Our work-rate was up, our tackling was up, our decision-making was up. The lads deserve great credit, from Nash out to Cads, they really, really put in a performance today."

What they said … the football weekend in quotes

"It was a game we were looking to since the draw was made especially since it was on our home patch. We targeted a good start and we said we weren't going to take a step back and see what Monaghan were going to bring."

Fanning lays it on the line

Paraic Fanning admits it's do-or-die for Waterford after they crashed to their second successive defeat in the Munster SHC.

Munster SHC: slick Tipp power past Na Deise

Free-scoring Tipperary inflicted a damaging double-scores defeat on 14-man Waterford in the second round of the Munster SHC at Thurles - 2-30 to 0-18.

As it happened: Sunday Match Tracker

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

Munster MHC: Leamy points the way for Tipp

Tipperary have drawn first blood at Semple Stadium today with their minors edging out Waterford by three points.

McGrath: I think Waterford can have a good day

Derek McGrath believes his former Waterford players will bring a 'massive performance' to Semple Stadium today.

Team news: Lyons to debut for Deise

Callum Lyons will make his championship debut for Waterford against Tipperary in the Munster SHC at Semple Stadium tomorrow (throw-in 2pm).

Team news: Flynn the only change for Tipp

Alan Flynn is the only change to the Tipperary team to take on Waterford in round 2 of the Munster SHC at Semple Stadium on Sunday (throw-in 2pm).

Football rankings: Mayo move to the summit

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SHC previews: Shannonsiders to keep up winning ways

It's straight back into Round 2 action this weekend in both the Leinster and Munster senior hurling championships. Here are our previews:

Tipp ready for massive challenge

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy believes that there is no easy game in the Munster SHC as they prepare to face Waterford at Semple Stadium.

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.

Whelan blames himself

Waterford manager Benji Whelan believes that he has to 'hold his hands up' and take some of the blame for their defeat to Clare in the Munster SFC.

46-year old debutant lost his job the week of shock call-up

The 46-year old goalkeeper who made his senior championship debut for Waterford footballers at the weekend has revealed how he lost his job the week that he received his shock call-up to the squad.

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…

Waterford are 'far from done', says Fanning

Paraic Fanning insists it's still all to play for after Waterford's Munster SHC first round loss to Clare.

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."

Ladies: Curran looking forward to Cork challenge

Waterford ladies manager Ciaran Curran says his side are looking forward to locking horns with last year's TG4 All-Ireland finalists, Cork, after they claimed a second win over Kerry (1-12 to 2-4) in a week to launch their TG4 Munster SFC drive.

Munster SHC: Banner hang on to pip Na Deise

Clare beat Waterford by 1-20 to 0-22 in an exciting Munster hurling championship opener at sunny Walsh Park.

As it happened: Sunday Match Tracker

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

Munster MHC: Banner edge out Waterford

Clare's full forward line of Conner Hegarty, Diarmuid Cahill and Keith Smyth scored 0-12 between them as they opened their Munster MHC campaign with a hard-earned victory over Waterford at Walsh Park.

Munster SFC: Clare survive Deise scare

It was with a huge sigh of relief that Clare progressed to a Munster SFC semi-final meeting with Kerry for the fourth year in succession after holding on for a one-point victory over Waterford at Cusack Park in Ennis.

As it happened: Saturday Match Tracker

Tonight we had action in the Leinster senior hurling and football championships as well as both Munster SFC quarter-finals.

Ladies: Deise women down Kerry again

Waterford took a massive step towards the TG4 Munster SFC final as Eimear Fennell's first-half goal helped them to victory after a pulsating encounter at Cusack Park.

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.

Team news: 46-year-old set to make Waterford debut

46-year-old goalkeeper Darren Mulhearne will make his first senior inter-county appearance for Waterford tomorrow when they take on Clare in the opening round of the Munster football championship.

Team news: O'Donnell starts while Ryan makes Banner bow

Clare joint-managers Gerry O'Connor and Donal Moloney have named a strong starting 15 for Sunday's Munster SHC opener against Waterford at Walsh Park.

Ladies previews: Kerry and Waterford renew acquaintances

With the dust settled on the 2019 Lidl National League campaign, thoughts immediately turn towards the TG4 Championship, with opening fixtures down for decision in Munster and Connacht over the weekend.