Shane Walsh’s goal for Galway in their meeting with Down has caused some controversy in their All-Ireland Championship ...

LIMERICK are looking to create history this weekend when they face Wicklow in the Tailteann Cup semi-final at GAA HQ, Croke ...

Every sport has its cross to bear. Cycling, drugs; athletics, drugs; soccer, money; rugby union, the breakdown; Gaelic football, the tackle. The Seán Cavanagh controversy wasn't strictly speaking ...

"A mathematical proof should resemble a simple and clear-cut constellation, not a scattered cluster in the Milky Way" - GH Hardy, A Mathematician's Apology Defining the tackle in Gaelic football ...

As it stands, the nature of a tackle can vary with the referee in charge and the type of game he allows. The GAA have frequently changed playing rules but still haven't properly examined or ...

Gaelic football is faster and more exciting than ... (And yes, players can tackle each other — it's something between a soccer tackle and a rugby tackle.) Scoring-wise it's more unpredictable ...

Dean Rock believes GAA officials need to address simulation in Gaelic football, with the Dublin forward saying a culture of players diving has become more prevalent in the game. There have been ...

"The tackle is a skill by which one or more players ... Step One: Read the rules of gaelic football. Step Two : Watch a game of gaelic football. Trust me, the contrasts, contradictions and ...

Before attending my first Gaelic football match, I had absolutely no ... either—when I asked one fan what constitutes an illegal tackle, he said: “Unclear.”) But I did learn something ...

Whether you're waiting for the next match or tournament, want to flex your managerial skills, or simply duke it out with pals online, video games have always been a fantastic outlet for sports fans to ...

Referees came to treat an unfair tackle in Gaelic football as the US Supreme Court used to define pornography: they simply ...

The tackle accounted for 27.8% of the injuries sustained (tackler ... so that players miss less time from sport due to injury. Risk factors for injury in Gaelic football must now be investigated so ...