| Hand of history can lift Down |
KERRY footballers are not easily spooked, which is just as well for their mental disposition as they prepare for Saturday's AllIreland quarter-final clash with Down. |
| Stats not stacked in Blues' favour |
DUBLIN have played more, drawn more and lost more All-Ireland football quarter-finals than any other county in the nine-year history of the new championship system. |
| Latest call for disciplinary overhaul knocked on head by Duffy |
The GAA has no plans to make any alterations to its disciplinary system, despite recent calls for a radical overhaul. |
| Cavanagh wary of baggage-free Dubs |
It was just two years ago but Sean Cavanagh is expecting the Dublin team he'll face this Saturday to be unrecognisable from the team his Tyrone side blitzed when they last met in the championship. |
| Dublin and Tyrone lock horns again in rivalry that brings out the worst in both |
They've brought the best out of each other. And they have certainly brought the worst out of each other. |
| Dempsey to stay at helm |
Luke Dempsey looks set to stay on as Carlow manager for one more season, WRITES COLM KEYS. |
| GPA must tackle fixture injustice |
If I were Charlie Harrison or Vincent Corey here's what I'd do: I would contact my Sligo and Monaghan colleagues and advise them that, as captain, I was proposing a campaign to end the type of injustice that had been visited on both teams last Saturday. |
| McGeeney methods proving qualified success |
Whatever other legacy Kieran McGeeney will deposit from his time with Kildare, one has already been set in stone. |
| Alarm bells ring as back door closes on provincial finalists |
The failure of any one of this year's beaten provincial football finalists to win a fourth-round qualifier is only the third time that all four in that position have lost their next fixture. |
| GAA attendances beat recession to reach milestone |
The GAA will welcome its one millionth championship spectator this season through the gates of Croke Park for Saturday's first of two All-Ireland quarter-final double bills. |
| Down's 100pc record v kerry |
1960: Down 2-10 Kerry 0-8 |
| How counties rate in last 8 |
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| Earley targets semi-final date |
Dermot Earley didn't know how easy he had it. In his formative years as a Kildare midfielder, he was treated to a series of rollercoaster seasons with long summers and plenty glory, writes Ruaidhri O'Connor. |
| Evolution of a rivalry |
Dublin v Tyrone |
| Gaelic Games Fixtures |
TODAY |
| O'Mahony in frame for kerry return |
Aidan O'Mahony is poised for a dramatic return to the Kerry football team ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland quarter-final against Down, writes Colm Keys. |
| Grimley says 'majestic' Lilies must be faster off the mark |
Paul Grimley has predicted that a "majestic" Kildare outfit that boasts one of "the top half-dozen forwards in Ireland" in James Kavanagh can go all the way to an All-Ireland final, but insists that they must cut out the slow starts and perform for an entire game. |
| O'Neill back in the mix for Dublin clash |
Stephen O'Neill is in contention to play some role for Tyrone against Dublin this weekend. |
| We're learning more about ourselves in the back door: Dubs captain Colm Keys |
Dublin are now in better shape approaching the All-Ireland quarter-finals than they were 12 months ago. |
| Game at a glance |
Man of the match |
| Proud McEnaney drops no hints over his future |
WILL HE stay or will he go? |
| Gilroy's blueprint clicking into gear |
It didn't matter to the many Louth supporters in the 47,738-strong crowd that their team had just delivered their least inspiring display of a five-match championship campaign. |
| Game at a glance |
Man of the match |
| Mickey Ned blasts ref's 'poor' call as Cork edge Limerick |
LIMERICK manager Mickey Ned O'Sullivan has called for action from the GAA to ensure referees make the right decision in game-changing incidents. |
| Six-day syndrome strikes Farney |
The Six-Day Syndrome, whereby defeated provincial finalists on Sunday lose their qualifier game six days later, struck with a vengeance for Monaghan in Croke Park. |
