Sideline Cut: Clones cauldron beckons as Donegal and Tyrone get ready to rumbleNo matter what the result, things will have changed between these rivals by the end of the daySat Jul 16 2016 - 08:30
Kevin McStay: ‘Fifteen minutes to go if they got up to three, four we were in trouble. So that’s great fight’Galway coach Kevin Walsh acknowledged Galway set up exceptionally defensively at times; McStay eager for replay to be at MacHale ParkMon Jul 11 2016 - 01:07
Gridlock leads to deadlock as Roscommon catch GalwayBoth sides caught up - between wanting to win and their fear of losing Connacht finalSun Jul 10 2016 - 20:37
Euro 2016 reflection: The goal, the sheer joy of it, cut through all the tensionDimitri Payet’s stunning strike sparked the tournament into life after a tentative startSun Jul 10 2016 - 15:00
Galway come out from the shadows to face RoscommonHaving ended Mayo’s recent dominance in the province, the Tribesmen still have something to proveSun Jul 10 2016 - 02:17
Serena Williams: game, set, match and a place in historyShe has fought her way through prejudice to win 21 Grand Slam titles, and countingSat Jul 09 2016 - 13:32
Keith Duggan: English football’s limitations cruelly exposed againThe day is gone when Ireland can expect a rich harvest from the English academiesSat Jul 02 2016 - 07:45
Shock turns to awe for Deschamps and France‘This team brings emotion to the crowd and makes people fall in love with them’Sun Jun 26 2016 - 19:30
Richard Keogh well briefed on threat of France star Dimitri PayetIreland goalkeeper Darren Randolph has been informing team-mates of West Ham team-mate’s abilitySat Jun 25 2016 - 16:39
Hugo Lloris: French defence well able to deal with IrelandThe French goalkeeper has full confidence in his back-line despite recent criticismSat Jun 25 2016 - 14:36
Keith Duggan: Magical night in Lille will live long in the memoryCurrent generation have left us a high akin to Stuttgart, Genoa and the Giants StadiumSat Jun 25 2016 - 09:00
Roy Keane urges Ireland to ‘put France under pressure’Assistant manager galvanises side to take care of unfinished business against hostsSat Jun 25 2016 - 06:59
Séamus Coleman becomes the leader of the Ireland packProud Donegal man took extra responsibilty of captaincy in his strideSat Jun 25 2016 - 01:00
O’Neill takes time to cherish latest great night in Irish soccerIreland manager grins as he recalls moments of magic from Wednesday’s defeat of ItalyFri Jun 24 2016 - 05:00
Keith Duggan: Night to remember on green field of FrancePsychic link made to USA 94 as Italy are pushed aside to put Ireland in dreamlandThu Jun 23 2016 - 09:14
Stephen Ward says beating Italy would top anything in careerIreland defender says team still believe that they can qualify from groupWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:01
Euro 2016: Italy won’t make things easier for IrelandItaly manager Antonio Conte stresses his team are determined to record a third victoryTue Jun 21 2016 - 22:28
Wes Hoolahan remains Ireland’s best hope for salvationDropping midfielder from a side lacking creativity would be controversial moveTue Jun 21 2016 - 01:08
Ireland must airbrush their shortcomings with Italy on horizonFirst victory in European Championships since 1988 has never been more urgentSun Jun 19 2016 - 23:02
Keith Duggan: Nothing vintage about this Bordeaux for IrelandBelgium finally find their strut on chastening day for Ireland players and supportersSat Jun 18 2016 - 18:54
France is too self-assured to get its knickers in a twist over footballVersailles life doesn’t reach full throttle until 5pm – and by nine they are winding downSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:01
Martin O’Neill under no illusions about the scale of the taskIreland manager says it wouldn’t surprise him if Belgium won the tournamentFri Jun 17 2016 - 23:00
Keith Duggan: French hoping team can lift air of weary forbearanceFootball festival ongoing against a backdrop of terrorism concerns, flooding and strikesFri Jun 17 2016 - 07:00
Out of sorts Germany will raise Northern Ireland hopesStade de France stalemate with Poland shows that Joachim Löw’s side are still to clickFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:50
Resilient Ciaran Clark turns his focus to Belgian challengeAston Villa defender consigns his unlucky own goal against Sweden to historyFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:00
Euro 2016: Events in Marseille still lingering in gas-filled Lille airShows of strength by Russian and English fans an ongoing occurrence in FranceThu Jun 16 2016 - 06:35
Euro 2016: Ireland show there’s nothing to fear and all to play forMen in green discover once more that nothing comes easy in ParisTue Jun 14 2016 - 10:17
Hamrén: ‘Full credit to Ireland . . . they kept us under pressure’Sweden manager says his side disappointed by ‘a bad result’Tue Jun 14 2016 - 06:00
Martin O’Neill issues rallying cry as Ireland join battleRepublic of Ireland manager calls on players to show no fear against Zlatan and coMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: ‘I feel mentally very strong’... gulpThe Swedish captain is typically confident in advance of his team’s opener against IrelandSun Jun 12 2016 - 21:39
Euro 2016: Time has come to resurrect Republic romanceMission of atonement begins in Paris after tournament to forget four years agoSat Jun 11 2016 - 13:19
Shane Duffy ready for Zlatan if called upon against SwedenStephen Quinn aware of the importance of set-pieces in Stade de France showdownSat Jun 11 2016 - 13:11
Euro 2016: It came in a vision . . . we lose to Germans in semi-finalsVersaille youngsters greet players as if they were an all-time World XI in their primeSat Jun 11 2016 - 07:01
Dimitri Payet lights the blue touch paper as France unitesEuro 2016 starts with an emotional bang as Didier Deschamps’ men clear first hurdleFri Jun 10 2016 - 22:15
Shay Given still up for the ultimate challengeVeteran Stoke goalkeeper says he is not in France to ‘make up the numbers’Fri Jun 10 2016 - 01:00
Muhammad Ali: the man who became king of the worldIn modern culture, few figures have been as popular and for as long as the late boxerSun Jun 05 2016 - 20:29
Dublin’s provincial roadshow invigorates Leinster championshipThere was All-Ireland-like atmosphere final when city boys went to Longford 10 years agoSat Jun 04 2016 - 16:32
Adrian Doherty flashed briefly across sky but his memory shines onManchester United starlet was bound stardom for before injury derailed his careerSat Jun 04 2016 - 09:00
Davy Fitzgerald breathes easier after graduating from school of hard knocksClare manager admits he didn’t enjoy 2013 victory enough – but has learned his lessonSat Jun 04 2016 - 05:00
Davy Fitzgerald expecting a huge challenge from WaterfordClare boss says space will once again be at a premium when Munster rivals lock hornsWed Jun 01 2016 - 10:58
Keith Duggan: Outsiders of Irish rugby crash through front doorConnacht have become beating heart of west – and an inspiration to their GAA brethrenSun May 29 2016 - 18:01
As the city rocks, Connacht roll on MurrayfieldBoss can’t keep Pat Lam’s army from seeking their own promised landSat May 28 2016 - 09:00
Harry Arter’s audition hits all the right notesThe battle continues to claim the last few tickets on the plane to FranceSat May 28 2016 - 01:34
Martin O’Neill hopes for spark of creativity to bolster set-piece threatRepublic of Ireland manager is adamant his team can compete against the bigger nationsSat May 28 2016 - 01:21
Cork prepare assault on strong Tipperary sideThe Rebels have played down their chances but still pose a significant threatSat May 21 2016 - 11:01
Ger Cunningham hoping to build on Dubs momentumBoth Dublin and Wexford are desperate to disprove theory of two-horse Leinster raceSat May 21 2016 - 10:56
Derry’s Tony Scullion focused on restoring county's fortunesStalwart keen for county to recapture the winning habit that marked great side of oldSat May 21 2016 - 07:00
Connacht men earn reward for emptying their souls for causePro12 semi-final against Glasgow will present the Sportsground and province at their bestSat May 21 2016 - 06:00
Championship sorting process gets under way in summer heatFermanagh press on in rare sunshine while Laois earn joust with All-Ireland championsMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Fermanagh navigate Antrim hurdle despite second half napPete McGrath’s team comfortably superior but struggled to replicate first half intensitySun May 15 2016 - 19:24
