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Gaelic football, commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It is, together with hurling, one of the two most popular spectator sports in Ireland today.
Gaelic football is played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The primary object is to score by kicking/striking the ball with your hand and getting it through the goals. The team with the highest score at the end of the match wins.
Players advance the ball up the field with a combination of carrying, soloing (dropping and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands), kicking, and hand-passing to their team-mates.
Football is one of four Gaelic games run by the Gaelic Athletic Association, the largest sporting organisation in Ireland. It has strict rules on player amateurism and the pinnacle of the sport is the inter-county All-Ireland Football Final.
The game is believed to have descended from ancient Irish football known as caid which dates back to medieval times, although the modern rules were not set down until 1887.
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- Kilkenny v Tipperary SHC final preview
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The GAA has confirmed that both of the presentations following Sunday’s GAA Hurling All-Ireland Championship finals will take place in the Hogan Stand. - Ladies' Football Championship previews
Previews for Saturday's Ladies SFC and IFC semi-finals in Longford. - Tipperary name unchanged side for final
Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has named an unchanged team to play Kilkenny in Sunday's All-Ireland Hurling final. - DJ Carey expects close All-Ireland final
Kilkenny legend DJ Carey believes that the ‘Drive for Five’ will have no bearing on how Kilkenny approach Sunday’s All-Ireland Hurling Final against Tipperary. - Coldrick to referee All-Ireland final
The GAA have confirmed that David Coldrick from Meath will referee this year's All-Ireland football final between Cork and Down. - Maher 'looking for a performance'
Tipperary’s Brendan Maher is determined to make up for last year’s disappointing loss to Kilkenny in the All-Ireland SHC final when the teams meet again on Sunday. - Kennedy eyes magnificent seven
Dublin’s Eoin Kennedy will bid for an incredible seventh consecutive All-Ireland senior softball singles crown when he takes on Westmeath’s Robbie McCarthy at Abbeylara, Longford on Saturday. - Kildare want McGeeney to continue
Kildare have confirmed they want to keep Kieran McGeeney as manager of the senior football team. - O'Connor to continue as Kerry manager
Jack O'Connor has been ratified as the manager of the Kerry senior footballers, following a meeting of the Kingdom's county board. - O Muircheartaigh calls for change
RTÉ commentator Mícheál O Muircheartaigh has said that the GAA should embrace the use of technology and perhaps look at having two referees in charge of matches to avoid the awarding of controversial scores. - County colours to change for final
The GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) has ruled that Cork and Down will wear alternate colours for next month's All-Ireland SFC Final at Croke Park. - Coulter admits he was in square
Down's Benny Coulter admitted he was situated inside the square when he fisted the ball into the net during Down's 1-16 to 1-14 win over Kildare in the All-Ireland Football semi-final on Sunday. - Down 1-16 Kildare 1-14
Down have qualified for their first All-Ireland final since 1994 with a two-point victory over Kildare in a gripping contest at Croke Park. - Cork 3-15 Galway 5-08
Cork came from nine points behind in a Croke Park goal-fest to set up an All-Ireland MFC final meeting with Tyrone. - As It Happened - Kildare 1-14 Down 1-16
Read Tadhg Peavoy's text commentary on the second semi-final in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as Down narrowly defeat Kildare at Croke Park. - Kennedy & McCarthy into another final
The destination of the 2010 GAA Handball All Ireland Senior Singles Softball Championship will be decided following another final title showdown involving Dublin's Eoin Kennedy and Westmeath's Robbie McCarthy. - Dublin into ladies' football final
Last year’s beaten finalists Dublin advanced to the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football final after getting the better of Laois in a hard-fought semi-final. - Hogan ruled out of hurling decider
It has been confirmed that Kilkenny's Brian Hogan will miss Sunday's week's All-Ireland SHC final with a broken finger. - Fitzpatrick named in Down team
The Down team for Sunday's All-Ireland Football semi-final against Kildare has been named. - All-Ireland SFC preview: Down v Kildare
Séamus Leonard casts his eye over second of this year's All-Ireland SFC semi-finals as qualifier survivors Down and Kildare do battle at Croke Park. - McStay not keen on Micko for Mayo
RTÉ football analyst Kevin McStay believes that Mick O’Dwyer is not the man to fill the vacant Mayo football manager’s position. - Hyland & Andrews ratified as Cavan bosses
Terry Hyland and Val Andrews have been ratified as joint managers of the Cavan senior football team on a three-year-term following a meeting of the Cavan County Committee on Thursday night. - Ducksy Walsh not feeling pressure
Kilkenny’s Michael ‘Ducksy’ Walsh takes on Westmeath hotshot Robbie McCarthy in the All-Ireland Senior semi-final, knowing he has one hell of a battle on his hands. - Earley named in Kildare starting XV
Kildare have named Dermot Earley in their team for Sunday's All-Ireland senior football semi-final against Down at Croke Park.