GAA chief McAvoy won't support standalone Ulster Championship

SEPARATING it from the All-Ireland series would devalue the Ulster Football Championship and strip away its unique passion and excitement, says Ulster secretary Brian McAvoy.

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Collective effort earned us seven Allstar nominations says Cavan manager Mickey Graham

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Nine Cavan men get the nod in Brendan Crossan's Irish News Allstar picks

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Ten years on: "Jim McGuinness didn't ruin the game. A lot of shite coaches tried to copy and paste what he was about"

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Cavan with seven contenders for 2020 Football Allstars although Dublin and Mayo dominate

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10 years on: The Jim McGuinness legacy

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THE picture in Monday morning’s Irish News showed Jim McGuinness open-mouthed, bellowing an instruction on to the sodden Ballybofey pitch.

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THE NATIONAL Football and Hurling Leagues are likely to be postponed for at least three weeks due to concerns over the spread of Coronavirus.

Antrim's Conor McCann: split season can help solve GAA fixtures problem

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ANTRIM'S Conor McCann says more work is needed to resolve issues for dual players, but feels the split GAA season is a good start on the path to solving the fixtures conundrum.

Football stint helped mould me into hurler I am today says Limerick's Hegarty

Neil Loughran 14 Jan, 2021

HE may be the Hurler of the Year-elect after a series of scintillating displays in Limerick’s Liam MacCarthy Cup triumph last month, but Gearóid Hegarty admits it was his early inter-county experiences with the big ball that moulded him into the player he is today.

Cancellation of Sigerson and Fitzgibbon competitions 'not a surprise': John Farrell

Neil Loughran 14 Jan, 2021

ULSTER University GAA president John 'Tommy Joe' Farrell admitted confirmation that third level competitions had been called off for the remainder of the academic year due to the Covid-19 pandemic “hadn’t come as a shock”.

Public health takes precedence over League insists Dublin's Con O'Callaghan

Neil Loughran 14 Jan, 2021

DUBLIN star Con O’Callaghan insists he would have no arguments if the start of the National Football League is put back – or if the League doesn’t happen at all – amid a Covid-19 surge in Ireland.

Kenny Archer: A regular amount of televised sport will help encourage people to stay at home

Kenny Archer, Hitting the Target 13 Jan, 2021

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