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  Ned Power: a hurling revolutionary 6-Jan-2010 11:22
  Henry Martin’s book: every county deserves one 31-Dec-2009 21:57
  The turning of the year... 31-Dec-2009 02:05
  'Born in a Herdsman's Shed' - A Christmas truce 17-Dec-2009 22:57
  'Irish is my first natural preference' - Seán Óg 3-Dec-2009 18:25
  An AFR Classic: Geh’ Hup Ya Bhoy Ya Graham !’ 3-Dec-2009 12:00
  Elvis, Dev and Dermot O’Brien 2-Dec-2009 12:24
  A GAA ghost story 31-Oct-2009 15:03
  Meditations on a county final 24-Oct-2009 19:55
  GAA academics don’t ‘get’ the Web 20-Oct-2009 16:47
  Sergeant Fottrell and the GAA 10-Oct-2009 22:34
  Been there Benny, Dunne that! 7-Sep-2009 23:31
  'T'was a Few Tap Dancers I said…! 23-Aug-2009 23:56
  Boilers regularly cleaned and serviced, Mam! 15-Aug-2009 16:17
  Waterford hurling’s paradoxical achievement 11-Aug-2009 17:59
  Advice for An tUachtarán from 'Pee' Flynn... 11-Aug-2009 00:00
  Aaaaaah...Thunder and Lightning Knows No Rest... 11-Aug-2009 00:00
  The GAA Mausoleum? 8-Aug-2009 00:00
  Specially for Bloomsday: Cusack, Joyce and the GAA 15-Jun-2009 10:19
  Saint Patrick and the camogie princesses 17-Mar-2009 08:21
  The Cork Revolution: ‘It’s a little too early to say’ 11-Mar-2009 13:08
  The First Dáil: ‘faoi ghlas ag Gallaibh’ 20-Jan-2009 12:18
  An Chéad Dáil: ‘faoi ghlas ag Gallaibh’ 20-Jan-2009 12:08
  The hands of Joey Maher 14-Jan-2009 22:41
  Dev or Davis: Who was right? 11-Oct-2008 09:52
  Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The great Tommy Murphy 11-Oct-2008 00:19
  Ken McGrath: It's a long way from Manhattan to Croke Park 18-Aug-2008 22:31
  The Gospel according to Saint Just-In 18-Aug-2008 22:04
  Heavenly Hurling 18-Aug-2008 15:30
  An AFR Classic: 'Between 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' and the Beatles' First LP...' 30-Mar-2008 00:20
  The real history of Underage Football 24-Feb-2008 17:25
  The making of a minor footballer 24-Jan-2008 18:07
  2008: The Year of the Pig? 8-Jan-2008 10:25
  Humpty Dumpty rule in the GAA 7-Dec-2007 17:32
  An AFR Classic: From Kung Fu to Feng Shui... 7-Nov-2007 14:54
  An AFR Classic: Thumpin' The Wall With The Leg O' The Table... 7-Nov-2007 09:00
  An AFR Classic: "Suits You Sir...Suits You!" 7-Nov-2007 00:02
  An AFR Classic: Shakespeare And The GAA 6-Nov-2007 22:00
  An AFR Classic: 'Darling, did the ground move for you, or was that just another cruise missile hitting its target...' 6-Nov-2007 12:01
  An AFR Classic: The Making of a Star 12-Oct-2007 21:46
  An AFR Classic: The Nutron Diet Might Damage Your Brain 4-Oct-2007 00:00
  The championship's 'Ten of the Best' ... and 'Ten of the Rest' 27-Sep-2007 00:13
  Kerry and Kilkenny: Is that all there is? 17-Sep-2007 10:25
  Cork v Kerry: 'a local row'? 16-Sep-2007 15:30
  Shaughs: He may win an All Ireland but he'll never win an Oscar 6-Sep-2007 21:52
  In Memoriam: Vanessa McGarry 1976 - 2007 2-Sep-2007 18:01
  JJ Delaney: life is good just now 31-Aug-2007 22:17
  The Truth about ‘Junor’ Football 24-Aug-2007 17:31
  ‘From a Dublin perspective it’s all to play for’, says Dessie. 24-Aug-2007 17:19
  Eoin Kelly: A man working his way 6-Aug-2007 00:11
  An extraordinary year 9-Jul-2007 09:24
  The GAA Heritage Tour 20-Jun-2007 19:46
  1991 – That Palindrome of a Year 20-Jun-2007 19:40
  The Semple Truth 4-Jun-2007 00:53
  The Gospel according to Saint Michael 3-Jun-2007 11:30
  The Bull, The Bird and Nick E fall out over the Field 29-Apr-2007 22:50
  Dining out with Babs 9-Apr-2007 00:12
  Big changes in GAA ticket sales on the way 21-Mar-2007 23:03
  A matter of life and death? 15-Mar-2007 07:25
  The ‘Newsweek’ Guide to GAA success 9-Mar-2007 15:52
  Clooney Gaels in Croke Park – ‘the ultimate in fairy tales’. 7-Mar-2007 23:46
  Lie back and think of … England! 26-Feb-2007 12:40
  England in Croke Park: ‘Sport is not just a matter of life and death …' 26-Feb-2007 11:22
  Our town ... our team ... our lights 4-Feb-2007 20:27
  Lights … teams … action! 3-Feb-2007 17:23
  Whatever Happened to Hyacinth Keenan? 25-Jan-2007 08:38
  The ‘Newsweek’ Guide to GAA Success! 25-Jan-2007 08:38
  A parable of modern sport and life 21-Jan-2007 14:52
  General O'Duffy...a Soft Touch for Hurlers... 6-Dec-2006 08:14
  Shakin’ the barley … in Monaghan 5-Dec-2006 10:29
  Pay for Play? - The Real Solution 27-Nov-2006 11:57
  Media Swallows Perched on the Wire 21-Nov-2006 08:35
  An Epiphany Moment 9-Nov-2006 14:46
  We couldn’t even beat the Scots at feckin’ Shinty! 9-Nov-2006 12:00
  GAA: The international and multinational dimension 5-Nov-2006 09:42
  More damp squibs than fireworks 29-Oct-2006 23:13
  ‘They don’t eat any better potatoes than we do!’ 28-Oct-2006 22:41
  Seán Boylan: The will to win - Review 20-Oct-2006 16:17
  DJ Makes A Balls Of It! 12-Aug-2006 21:32
  Haaa-aay! Not so fast with the obituaries already! 7-Aug-2006 23:11
  The Wind Up that Barely Shakes 18-Jul-2006 21:43
  AFR's Patent Guide to All that is Best in GAA Women 1-Jun-2006 10:16
  Ms. Gee-Gee and Mr. My-Erse: A Tale of the Times 18-Feb-2006 12:33
  The Great Ring Conspiracy … 24-Jan-2006 21:12
  Mr. Bumble and the GAA 25-Oct-2005 23:55
  'I love your doublet and hose Ducky...' 10-Oct-2005 08:54
  Parish or ‘Perish’ Rule? 26-Sep-2005 08:41
  You're a Minor Footballer Now ... 22-Jul-2005 23:25
  What’s the Serbo-Croat for ‘Evening Herald’? 27-Jun-2005 00:19
  Yes, and Pigs May Fly over Ballybricken 22-May-2005 19:33
  Rule 42: Spit or Swallow? 3-May-2005 18:20
  Peking Pearses 1-11 Shanghai Shamrocks 0-9 24-Mar-2005 20:51
  Saint Patrick and the Camogie Princesses 15-Mar-2005 22:36
  What Parish d’You Play for, Hassan? 14-Mar-2005 23:33
  Political Football at its Best! 4-Mar-2005 10:37
  I Never Knew Any of Them Played Gaelic! 21-Dec-2004 21:42
  This Band of Brothers 17-Nov-2004 23:43
  Christian Ethics and Old (S)port... 17-Sep-2004 23:55
  The Chatty Wee Blonde from Tempo and other GAA Characters 17-Sep-2004 23:54
  Sod Off!… Ye Pack a’ Losers! 2-Sep-2004 22:31
  From the Vaults - A Golden Oldie: "Give 'em a touch of the shtick.." 13-Aug-2004 00:15
  Jim Langton Would Turn in His Grave….. 17-Jul-2004 20:02
  'Come Back, Ringy, Come Back!' 13-Apr-2004 17:34
  Putting the Mickey Back into the GAA 31-Mar-2004 23:25
  The Ten Commandments of the GAA 22-Mar-2004 09:40
  A Proper Charlie - Episode 2 1-Mar-2004 12:04
  'If that is the Law, Sir, then the Law is a hAss!' 10-Feb-2004 23:50
  Underage Football: The Untold Story 3-Jan-2004 21:49
  Beannachtaí na Nollag ón Uachtarán Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa 23-Dec-2003 13:51
  Never Mind the Quality, Gerry, Feel the Length! 8-Dec-2003 23:40
  When Harry Met Sally at Croke Park… 25-Nov-2003 22:23
  A Right Load of Oul Boules ! 27-Oct-2003 15:37
  Setanta's Spirit Lives On 14-Oct-2003 16:59
  'Sorry, Coudja Say That Again?...' 7-Oct-2003 23:58
  ‘Gods Make Their Own Importance …’ 6-Oct-2003 15:37
  'They Don't Eat any Better Potatoes Than We Do!' - Seán Boylan 10-Sep-2003 13:36
  To Hell or to Kilkenny... 21-Aug-2003 13:09
  Fillin' the Wickla' Gap 15-Aug-2003 22:16
  'What if the Dream Come True?' 10-Aug-2003 21:22
  Keats and Chapman at the Munster Final 30-Jul-2003 01:21
  The GAA Heritage Tour 29-Jul-2003 00:00
  'Is there long more to go…?' 20-Jul-2003 11:31
  The Great Reality TV Director in the Big Studio Up Above 3-Jul-2003 22:49
  Dis Great Cyber Asssosheeayshun Of Ours 27-Jun-2003 21:51
  Top A' De World, Ma! 27-May-2003 22:32
  Classic Chronicles: Dropping hurleys on Yugoslavia 17-May-2003 22:48
  ‘Gev up da’ houl hurlin’ dere … an’ tog ouh’ with de fuhballers !!’. 2-May-2003 16:25
  Classic Chronicles: The Pied Piper of Shandon … 29-Mar-2003 19:40
  A Typical Waterford Performance! 17-Feb-2003 15:55
  CLASSIC AFR: Canon Guiry Mightn't Have Approved 22-Jan-2003 14:55
  ‘For the Credit of the Little Village…’ 1-Nov-2002 13:55
  VOTE FOR AFR'S HURLER AND FOOTBALLER OF 2002 31-Oct-2002 19:17
  Kate Winslett and the wet GAA jersey competition... 22-Oct-2002 09:31
  The Crystal Ball: Will Tradition Outshine Desire? 18-Sep-2002 22:36
  Cats Cop Clare Cream 9-Sep-2002 11:40
  Desperate Déise, Dubious Clare 12-Aug-2002 00:16
  ‘Another Large Helpin’ of Humble Pie There!’ 11-Aug-2002 19:54
  The Crystal Ball: Dalcassians and Decies 11-Aug-2002 19:53
  D for ‘Déise’ Day 5-Jul-2002 23:22
  The Just-In Time Solution 18-Jun-2002 21:22
  The Clonard Salient 13-May-2002 00:59
  The Most Gaelic Game of Them All 25-Apr-2002 10:45
  Beidh Lá Eile ag an bPéire! 7-Apr-2002 22:31
  Eamon Goes to Hollywood! 30-Mar-2002 22:49
  Divided Dublin – The Real Winners! 23-Mar-2002 22:56
  A Tale of Two Counties? 20-Mar-2002 00:48
  Bread and Circuses 2-Mar-2002 23:44
  How Long More, Oh Lord? 18-Feb-2002 01:03
  A Proper Charlie! 8-Feb-2002 20:54
  Gunners Down Rockies! 3-Dec-2001 11:54
  Ger Loughtalibane: Talking Through His Turban … Again? 19-Nov-2001 13:05
  A Drawn Look on Their Faces … 14-Nov-2001 15:53
  A Man and a Giant 28-Oct-2001 00:38
  Come and Join the Gay-Ay-Ay! 12-Oct-2001 22:13
  Céard a Bhí 'Cearr' le Tommy Bocht? 8-Oct-2001 11:18
  Ar ‘Cuala’ Tú an Scéal Faoi?… 2-Oct-2001 16:11
  ‘No Incineration’ – But Galway Ignore The Message! 24-Sep-2001 11:41
  Cow on the Lyn-skey! 18-Sep-2001 00:43
  Been There, Dunne That, Worn the Jersey! 10-Sep-2001 13:33
  Sorry, no Second Helpings! 5-Sep-2001 14:06
  Ye Can’t Turn Yer Back for Even Five Minutes … 2-Sep-2001 00:59
  No Drink Please, We’re Dubs! 11-Aug-2001 00:11
  Gardai or Gestapo? 7-Aug-2001 11:27
  Matthew 19:13-15 22-Jul-2001 00:28
  Well Done, The Meath Cricketers! 11-Jul-2001 21:08
  That’ll Do Nicely, Mr Greene! 27-Jun-2001 10:24
  The 'True Gael' Lifestyle 24-Jun-2001 13:24
  'The Gentle County’… 12-Jun-2001 00:45
  ‘We Gev’ Ye a ‘Shniff’ Ev’ It Anyway!’ 28-May-2001 23:56
  The Bishop and the Nightie… 22-May-2001 01:07
  ‘The Dreary Steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone…’ 18-May-2001 10:03
  'The Most Cunning … The Most Devious of Them All …’ 18-May-2001 10:03
  There is no Need to Bribe the Irish Journalist… 18-May-2001 10:03
  Marx’s Views on Championships 18-May-2001 10:03
  The Toilet’s Role in the GAA 18-May-2001 10:02
  From Gold Lamé Trousers to Sweat Bands 18-May-2001 10:02
  A Real Gaelic Tackle... 17-May-2001 09:49
  ‘Rugby Fans to be Disinfected’ 17-May-2001 09:46
  Was Bill Shankly Right After All ? 30-Mar-2001 16:41
  Is the Pope a Catholic or Wha? 21-Mar-2001 13:16
  ‘The Gentlest Black and Tan…’ 19-Feb-2001 01:37
  Where News Comes Dropping Slow… 5-Jan-2001 21:27
  The Good … the Bad … and the Downright Ugly! 4-Jan-2001 08:09
  Hogan's (Last) Stand - II 30-Dec-2000 18:34
  To Hell and Back 30-Dec-2000 18:33
  The GAA's Doughnut King 13-Nov-2000 10:28
  This Evil Bastard 4-Nov-2000 11:08
  'Limerick, You're a...' 29-Oct-2000 11:08
  Marx...Karl, not Groucho... 23-Oct-2000 11:09
  'We Haven't Gone Away You Know!...' 15-Oct-2000 23:55
  The Emigrants Return...' 5-Oct-2000 19:03
  G'Day GPA! 1-Oct-2000 16:06
  'I'll see your Fifty...and I'll raise you Two-Fifty!...' 17-Sep-2000 19:59
  'Bless me Father, for I have Sinned...' 10-Sep-2000 16:10
  Run RTÉ, Run RTÉ, Run, Run, Run... 3-Sep-2000 05:31
  The Tip of the Iceberg 27-Aug-2000 05:31
  'Some a' Dem Bhoys Should be Payin' to Play...' 12-Aug-2000 14:09
  Not Games Merely, but Gaelic as Well... 7-Aug-2000 22:30
  Is Guinness Really Good For You? 23-Jul-2000 22:24
  The 'Useless Adonis' Award for 2000 16-Jul-2000 00:31
  Seethin' an' Boilin' in Dunboyne 9-Jul-2000 22:53
  Will the GAA finally take the Piss? 2-Jul-2000 14:04
  Superintendent Mick Curley BA (Gaelic Refereeing), BA (Police Management) 24-Jun-2000 22:33
  Why bother playing matches at all? 11-Jun-2000 23:38
  'Balls of Iron and a Backbone of Steel...' 5-Jun-2000 15:46
  Fans with Keyboards? 28-May-2000 21:49
  Dame Eithne Rides to the Rescue? 21-May-2000 23:30
  'A Thunderin' Disgrace!...' 14-May-2000 18:36
  A 65/1 Double for the Championships? 7-May-2000 22:17
  'Lions Led by Donkeys...' 28-Apr-2000 02:52
  'Tis' like hurlin' without the shtick!...' 23-Apr-2000 23:33
  On the One Hand... On the Other Hand... 16-Apr-2000 15:18
  Nicky English's Nefarious Plot... 8-Apr-2000 18:06
  GAA Algebra: "Let X Equal the Number of Counties in Ireland…" 1-Apr-2000 21:43
  "Rowl it Dere Paddy..." 5-Mar-2000 00:24
  Big Jim And The GAA 19-Feb-2000 19:36
  Throwing out the Baby with the Throw-In 6-Feb-2000 17:55
  The 'Levellers' of Croke Park 29-Jan-2000 13:27
  Judge Harvey Smith Rides Again... 22-Jan-2000 15:14
  That's 'Whore' without the 'W'... 15-Jan-2000 20:39
  What exactly is bugging the GAA? 31-Dec-1999 14:49
  The Clare 'Shout' or the Clare Whine? 4-Dec-1999 00:00
  The GAA's own 'Shawshank Redemption'…. 20-Nov-1999 00:00
  'Dere...Dat'll hould her for a while, Boss...' 13-Nov-1999 00:00
  ‘Hey Misther ! Can we have our three quid back ? …’ 6-Nov-1999 00:00
  Dr Johnson on Ladies Gaelic Football…. 30-Oct-1999 00:00
  Much, Much More than an Hour From Dublin…. 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  Is that hurley made outa' glass, boy...? 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  'Lahrge' Bottles on the Square in Dungarvan... 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  O'Neills' 31 County Republic 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  Kilkenny Footballer in Championship Shock... 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  War Crimes in Killarney.... 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  The Fairies Of Clare Hurling... 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  More on that Neutron diet.... 1-Oct-1999 00:00
  It’s not the second Sunday in September that’s the problem, it’s the other nine months of the year’. 1-Jan-1900 00:00


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 Take care where you buy your helmet!
 GAA calendar in need of revision
 The Guvnor's long range Cheltenham view!
 Back to business for Kidney’s men
 Paris a step too far for Kidney’s men
 McKenna and O'Byrne - important names in football
 Wear that effin' helmet!
 A hurling manager or a hurling legacy?
 Let the games begin
 Should players have their names on their jerseys?
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 Biggest bet you ever made
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 Threats you mother made when you were young
 Fallon to ride the Champion Bumper
 How much can you make in a life time ?
 Ard Scoil Ris V Thurles. Harty Cup Final!
 Martin Breheny article about Limerick
 Great Player & Manager
 Mary Harney
 Bob Dylan
 'What ever happened to Corey Haim?'
 GAA club crisis in Wexford
 Clare v Limerick U21
 Monaghan duo retire
 Limerick Vs Waterford
 Who is your favourite poster
 Clare Vs Leitrim
 New mid-Tipp Chairman
 Belt tightening time for Kildare County Board
 Aldi GAA Sale
 Connacht GAA personality award winners
 Protestants 'excluded from Irishness', book finds
 The Wife Is Due
 Predictions for the football and hurling championships (and your thoughts in general on the upcoming championships)
 Those f**in swallows
 The Dark Knight
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