It has been a long, tough year, but in the middle of it all, a lone hero stretches and yawns in a Colorado barn

Irish Times writers pick their most memorable moments from a year featuring outstanding performances by Katie O’Connor, Ava Crean, Louth’s footballers and more

Facing off against Ballygunner this weekend, the Martins are savouring the best days in the club’s history

Nothing in sport in 2025 compared to the rollercoaster night watching the final round of the Masters at Augusta

World and European champions, record-setters and mould-breakers, Irish sportswomen had another stellar year

Monaghan goalkeeper scores 11 points as his team falls over the line after an extra-time battle against Kilcoo

After 186 years of publication, The Northern Standard will put out its last edition next week. What a sad, grim thing

Away from the rí-rá of the skorts debate, Irish women offered a bounty of sporting firsts in 2026

GAA player from Co Down’s journey to kicking for the New Orleans Saints began with a session in Carlow hosted by Leader in 2023

After 36 years of being lied to and gaslit, victims of the disaster deserve so much better

The AFLW Grand Final was a bit of a shambles but their half-time entertainment was an idea worth stealing

It is a vintage year for biographies, memoirs and deep dives into sport’s darker sides

Rugby needs to do so much more to enlighten a baffled public as to why a retreating scrum concedes so many penalties

Transfers, form, fitness: settle in for months of obsessing over the almost 40 players with a chance of making the squad in March

Over the campaign, this Ireland side showed themselves to be all the things you’d want from a team representing the country