GAA: Dublin v Armagh, Monaghan v Clare and all the Tailteann Cup action from around the country as it happens
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The bigger ball is where the GAA action is today as the SFC and Tailteann Cup continue with the clash between current All-Ireland champions Armagh and 2023 winners Dublin the pick of the games.
We'll keep you up to date on all games in our GAA blog below.
one minute ago
Dublin pull one back through a Cormac Costello free.
He won it himself, taking on Paddy Burns and drawing the foul.
3 minutes ago
Armagh increase their lead to five with an Oisin Conaty point
The Orchard are playing with the aid of a slight breeze in Croke Park.
6 minutes ago
Armagh surge four clear in Croke Park
Rian O'Neill kicks a two pointer off the outside of the boot before Turbitt adds to their lead. O'Neill has been central to their resurgence.
8 minutes ago
Rory Grugan kicks a two point free to give Armagh the lead for the first time
Clare lead Monaghan by three points in their clash.
14 minutes ago
Lorcan O'Dell kicks Dublin in front
Colm Basquel goes off injured, with Lee Gannon coming in as his replacement in his return from injury.
16 minutes ago
Cluxton makes a brilliant save from Oisin Conaty
He still has it, getting down low to deny the Armagh forward. Cluxton roars at the Dublin defence afterwards in a wake-up call.
17 minutes ago
Jarly Óg Burns levels the game with a fisted point as the misses mount for Dublin. They've missed four point chances in a row.
18 minutes ago
Two-pointer for Rory Grugan
Good kick from Grugan off the left, bringing the gap back to one.
23 minutes ago
Cormac Costello kicks his third from play, catching a brilliant kick pass inside before turning and swinging over instinctively. They lead 0-6 0-3 after 11 minutes.
25 minutes ago
Bright start for Dublin in Croke Park
A brace from Cormac Costello and a Paddy Small point have Dublin 0-4 0-3 up on ten minutes.
34 minutes ago
Game on in Croke Park, with Sean Bugler kicking an early score for the Dubs.
34 minutes ago
Tailteann Cup wrap:
Table-toppers Kildare, Wicklow Fermanagh and Limerick are taking the direct route through to the quarter finals of the Tailteann Cup after the last round of group stage games.
Four goals from Brian Flanagan's Lilywhites helped them to a four point win over Sligo though Tony McEntee's side also progress as second place finishers.
Westmeath, Offaly and Wexford are the other second place finishers who will have a home tie in their preliminary quarter final clashes which take place next weekend.
Despite an eight point win over Tipperary today, Leitrim are the only third place finisher who don't progress to the knock-out stages, with New York receiving a bye into the knock-outs.
Antrim are also heading for the preliminary quarter finals after knocking London out in their do-or-die clash in Newry with Laois and Carlow advancing as third place finishers, despite the latter's disappointing 1-20 to 1-15 loss to Longford today.
43 minutes ago
Michael Verney in Celtic Park:
There was drama everywhere you looked in Celtic Park this afternoon as Galway rose from the dead and nearly pulled a win from the jaws of defeat with Matthew Tierney's 69th minute goal.
It looked like that was the last serving from a first-class dish but Derry went down the other end in the next, and final, play with Conor Doherty deservedly grabbing a draw for the home side.
Anything less would have been a travesty for Paddy Tally's side having twice led by eight points midway through the second half and looking like securing their first win of the year.
Tierney gave Galway a lifeline with eight minutes to play having slammed to the net after a lovely pass by Rob Finnerty while Damien Comer also had a big say off the bench in the closing stanza.
Brendan Rogers had Derry three ahead with time almost up and they were seemingly heading for a huge win in the group of death before Comer fired back two minutes later.
A scrambled goal by Tierney had a rain-soaked Tribe support on their feet as they were set for an unlikely victory before Doherty came up trumps with a score that leaves both sides alive with the final round to come.
44 minutes ago
Watch the first of Matthew Tierney's two goals from Celtic Park.
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🚨GOAL🚨Matthew Tierney SMASHES it in for @Galway_GAA and makes it a three-point game! 🔥Football Clips brought to you by @AIB_GAA #TheToughest pic.twitter.com/m0v51DUpP0— GAA+ (@GAAPlusOfficial) June 1, 2025
53 minutes ago
How that draw will impact on things in the Group of Death.
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Draw in Derry now means an Armagh win v Dublin would put them through as group winners with nothing to play for in final game. Which suits Galway.— Colm Keys (@KeysColm) June 1, 2025
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55 minutes ago
Conor Doherty hits a last gasp leveller for Derry to seal a draw
Matthew Tierney scored two second half goals to drag Padraic Joyce's men back into the game.
Derry thundered into it in front of their home crowd and led by eight with fifteen minutes left. But with Shane Walsh, Cillian McDaid and Paul Conroy all subbed off, Galway fought back to keep their championship alive.
Intense game. Sportsfile.
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