Hurling rankings: things are clearer now with only four teams still active

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown was a popular phrase used by GAA scribes in less imaginative times but it's worth another spin to describe Mullingar Shamrocks standing after this opening championship match in Moate on Saturday night.

With the amount of hurlers at each training session in Páirc Chiarain on a Tuesday or Friday night

We took on neighbours Tang in the opening round of this years intermediate championship, in Tubberclaire last Sunday

St Loman's began their championship campaign with a seven point victory over the Downs in a high scoring affair at TEG Cusack Park last Saturday evening.

Hard luck to our seniors who were defeated by Coralstown-Kinnegad 1-17 to 1-6 last Friday

Gaa: Our Seniors kicked off there campaign in the SFC last Sunday evening where we took on St Mary's Rochfortbridge In a bright and sunny TEG Cusack Park

We play our first senior championship match since 2014 on Sunday evening next in Cusack Park at 7:30

We played our old rivals, Ballynacargy, in the opening round of the championship on Saturday evening in Rochfortbridge.

No winner of the jackpot this week with the numbers drawn 2, 5, 13 & 16

A sunny warm day in The Downs saw us open our Junior Football Championship campaign with a useful but hard earned win over a good Delvin side.

Garrycastle gained two valuable championship points in this tricky fixture against last year's champions

Our minors were out three times last week and put in great performances on each occasion.

LOTTO next jackpot €7,200 Sunday July 21st in FitzGerald's Lounge with everyone welcome to attend. Thanks to everyone for their support.

The refixed final went ahead last Monday in Cusack park and served as a useful warm up for the weekends championship action to come.

GAA tweets of the week

Did you know that England's Cricket World Cup winning captain was a ball boy for Dublin's 1995 All-Ireland winners...

What they said … the weekend in quotes

"Our fellas worked like dogs out there. That was probably where the game was won, in the first half."

As it happened: Sunday Match Tracker

Croke Park, Killarney and Ballybofey were the venues for today's games.

Our first IFC game in five years brought no joy as we succumbed to a more seasoned and physically-stronger St Malachy's team by 0-5 to 1-9 at TEG Cusack Park last Friday evening.

16 counties represented on Masters International Rules squad

The Irish Masters (Over 40) squad to face their Australian counterparts in next Saturday's International Rules test in Denn, Co. Cavan has been named.

Westmeath SFC: Heslin fires Loman's past O'Mahony's The Downs

John Heslin put the disappointment of his early dismissal in Westmeath's All-Ireland SFC Qualifier defeat to Clare a fortnight ago behind him by scoring 1-10 for St Loman's as they opened their county SFC campaign with a high-scoring victory over The Downs at TEG Cusack Park last night.

Gerry Reilly Cup fixtures

The Gerry Reilly Cup Under 16 football tournament continues this weekend

Shamrocks unveil new alternative jersey ahead of first Flanagan Cup defence

Next Saturday evening when Mullingar Shamrocks take the field against Garrycastle the players will be wearing the club's new alternative set of jerseys for the first time (GAA clubs don't do away strips).

99s all round in Kilbeggan

Children attending their club's weekly coaching session last evening got a lovely surprise when a club member organised an ice-cream van as a treat for their efforts so far this year.

Who exactly would a two-tiered senior football championship benefit?

Evidently, a two-tiered intercounty football championship is imminent, but it certainly won't be a pill for every ill.

Football rankings: the picture is becoming clearer

Here are our latest football rankings as the Super 8s are about to begin.

Leinster hurling championship expansion to be discussed next week

Leinster Council chairman Jim Bolger has confirmed that a possible expansion to the Leinster senior hurling championship will be discussed next week.

Quaid: Rome wasn't built in a day

Westmeath manager Joe Quaid is in no doubt that his charges are in for a tough test in the NHL next year.

Ladies semi-finals fixed for Croke Park

History will be made next month when the All-Ireland senior ladies football semi-finals will be staged at Croke Park for the first time.

Maryland travelled to Balinacarigy on Sunday last for the 1st round in the Junior B

HS football team of the week

The Super 8s beckon for Tyrone, Mayo, Cork and Meath…

HS hurling team of the week

Dublin's conquerors Laois have no less than nine representatives on our team of the week…

GAA tweets of the week

Laois pulled off a big shock in the hurling championship while Tyrone, Mayo, Cork and Meath all have Super 8 football to look forward to...

What they said … the weekend in quotes

"I am getting a little bit of credit and I don't want it. The players are the ones that crossed the line, that drove it on."

Garrycastle retained their ACFL Division 1 title in some style with an emphatic win over Rosemount on Friday evening in TEG Cusack Park.

The first adult championship of the season ended with a win for Mullingar Shamrocks in a fine and exciting match played in Springfield on Sunday morning.

Southern Gaels took their under 14 promotion to Division 1 Championship hurling very serious and it couldn't have come with a sterner challenge than the Division 1 League finalists CTG

System 'stacked against us', claims Quaid

Joe Quaid accused the GAA of paying lip service to developing hurling counties after his Westmeath side suffered a crushing All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final loss to Cork.

Gerry Reilly Cup: Big win for Royals

Meath got off to flying start to the Gerry Reilly Leinster U16 FT Round 3 game played in Millbrook, Oldcastle.