Peter Branigan

SATURDAY Joe McDonagh Cup final Carlow v Laois, Croke Park, 3.45pm Leinster SHC final Dublin v Galway, Croke Park, 6pm SUNDAY Munster SHC final Cork v Limerick, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 2pm ONLINE Live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. TV Live... See more

In Brian Fenton's playing days, Mayo were Dublin's big rivals. In that era where the Metropolitans were All-Ireland contenders, Kerry (twice), Donegal and Tyrone were the other counties to lift the Sam Maguire. And yet it was the games between the sky blu... See more

There's an uneasy feeling for small ball followers in the capital ahead of Sunday's Leinster round-robin clash between Dublin and Kilkenny. The Dubs are being talked up as favourites in some quarters. Even allowing for Kilkenny's form in 2026, it seems al... See more

The Enhanced Games are due to take place later this week in Las Vegas. The idea of the event is that athletes can dope, under supervision, to see how fast they can run or swim, or how much weight they can lift. The events are spread across swimming, athle... See more

The final weekend of the provincial hurling round-robins and it's Leinster, arguably, where things are that bit more interesting. Dublin lead the table ahead of the three fixtures, but there are still three potential Leinster final combinations that we co... See more