Ireland on the brink of history as World Cup opportunity knocksVera Pauw’s side cannier than any Ireland team that has gone before and they’re ready to fulfil their destinySat Oct 08 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: The fix was in when it came to Irish dancing? Say it ain’t so!Pour one out for the Irish dancers, Mac. It’s been a long weekSat Oct 08 2022 - 06:00
‘I don’t go around in fear of my addiction’ - After many battles, Eric Donovan has finally found his happinessBoxing clever: After a life marked by drink and drugs, the Athy native is now a European title holder at the venerable age of 37Sat Oct 01 2022 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Recent concussion incidents show some sports making bigger strides than othersIncidents in three different sports made for a depressing week for player safetySat Oct 01 2022 - 06:00
Stephen Kenny as confused as everybody else by Ireland performance‘I’m very pleased with how we played but we absolutely shot ourselves in the foot for a five-minute period’Wed Sept 28 2022 - 07:52
Ireland player ratings: Michael Obafemi outstanding again Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Ireland after their dramatic 3-2 win over ArmeniaTue Sept 27 2022 - 22:14
Limerick obsession runs deep in GAA book of the year so farArthur James O’Dea has written the intriguing story of Limerick hurling through the lives of nine of its most important figuresSat Sept 24 2022 - 06:00
The likes of Scotland are a perfect yardstick for Stephen Kenny’s boysKenny’s win record is only 23%, easily the lowest of any of the post-Charlton regimes after 26 gamesSat Sept 24 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: There will never be another Eddie Butler because all commentators sound the same nowThe death of the BBC’s voice of rugby means the last of the true originals is goneFri Sept 16 2022 - 18:00
Tadhg Leader came close. Now, he’s convinced there are teenagers in Ireland that could make it in American footballFormer Connacht player kicked the game-winner on a Saturday and reality intruded on the MondayWed Sept 14 2022 - 06:00
Austin Gleeson: ‘It’s hard not to react sometimes. In the end, I’m the one that looks stupid’Eight years after his first county final, the Mount Sion and Waterford star knows a huge task lies aheadSat Sept 10 2022 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Watch the Hallion Hordes descend on Croke Park for Garth BrooksThe big house has found out plenty of spoofers and shapers before who thought this stage was made for themFri Sept 09 2022 - 16:58
Why there will never be another season like Manchester United’s Treble in 1999Matt Dickinson’s book relives Alex Ferguson, Roy Keane and a story of supreme, unfeasible illogicSun Sept 04 2022 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Rory McIlroy is the most underrated figure in Irish sportDespite his stunning success and his global reach, Irish people remain lukewarm about our best-ever golfer Rory McIlroySat Sept 03 2022 - 10:00
Nobody has done more to funnel Irish players to the AFLW than Mike Currane‘There are bound to be negative views but that’s okay,’ says Irish Aussie Rules coach who prepares players for life Down UnderSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
World Cup Qualifier FT: Ireland 1 Finland 0 - Vera Pauw’s side book playoff spot Follow the action live from Tallaght as Vera Pauw’s side bid to secure a World Cup play-off berthThu Sept 01 2022 - 20:56
Vera Pauw: ‘I want to say to all the women, if you have the guts, deal with it’ Ireland manager finally feels free after revealing she was raped and sexually assaulted as a player over 30 years agoSat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
Shrinking pool of candidates willing to take on the task of intercounty managementInsane hours, limited prospects of success, endless player turnover - who would want to manage a county team?Sat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
The idea that almost a quarter of GAA referees have suffered physical abuse is a true scandalMalachy Clerkin: Imagine the uproar if nearly a quarter of any other profession experienced physical abuseSat Aug 27 2022 - 05:00
Vera Pauw: ‘We need to be ready as always and then we need to see if it’s enough’ Hayley Nolan earns Ireland recall as squad named for World Cup qualifiers against Finland and SlovakiaFri Aug 26 2022 - 12:30
Malachy Clerkin: Saudi human rights violations less and less of an issue for pro golf as civil war hots upMoney far outweighs morals in the ongoing fight between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour for the future of the gameSat Aug 20 2022 - 06:00
‘In my heart and soul I am a Gaelic footballer playing Aussie Rules’ - Sarah Rowe headlines 21 Irish players plying trade down underIrish players meet up in Melbourne ahead of upcoming AFLW seasonSat Aug 20 2022 - 05:00
AFLW: The 21 Irish players preparing for the sixth season of action in AustraliaThe five players to watch this year and a breakdown of each club’s best membersSat Aug 20 2022 - 05:00
Malachy Clerkin: For the Manchester United fan, the season was over after 14 secondsBad times, misery, despair - there’s a long 10 months in store for Manchester United supportersSat Aug 13 2022 - 06:00
‘A smile for me, and for you too’: The tragic death of Dillon Quirke leaves his people frozen in timeAt the age of 24, he was a million things you’d want to be – a hurler, a captain, the future of his club and countySat Aug 13 2022 - 06:00
Ah, Brian Cody - why did you have to leave just when it was getting interesting?Brian Cody never had the best relationship with the media but we’ll miss him all the sameMon Jul 25 2022 - 06:00
David Clifford: ‘This isn’t the end of us by any means. We are just getting started’When the go-ahead free needed to be kicked, Kerry wanted nobody else only the player they’ve been waiting on since his Junior CertSun Jul 24 2022 - 20:34
Galway ratings: Shane Walsh puts in one of the great losing displays in a finalGalway bench failed to provide enough, which proved the difference in the endSun Jul 24 2022 - 18:54
David Clifford carries the torch for Kerry just as Maurice Fitzgerald did before himVery few players have to carry the mantle of being the face of Kerry football like David Clifford when they’re not winning All-IrelandsSat Jul 23 2022 - 09:00
By the numbers: How many All-Ireland football final meetings have there been between Kerry and Galway?Eleven years since Jack O’Connor’s last All-Ireland final as a manager and other triviaFri Jul 22 2022 - 14:05
Tipping Point: Limerick’s resilience has changed the way they think of themselvesJohn Kiely has put together a team that means the county won’t fret about their place in the world for generationsMon Jul 18 2022 - 06:00
Unstoppable Gearóid Hegarty is Robocop crossed with Harry Potter Limerick’s man of the match has been top scorer from play in three All-Ireland finals in a rowSun Jul 17 2022 - 21:11
Kilkenny player ratings: TJ Reid once again the stand-out after exceptional performanceMalachy Clerkin assesses the performance of Brian Cody’s panel as they came up short at Croke ParkSun Jul 17 2022 - 19:11
From water-boy to corner-boy, the rise of Mikey ButlerKilkenny’s tigerish man-marker spent his teenage years with a backstage pass, helping out legendary kitman Rackard CoadySat Jul 16 2022 - 05:00
Malachy Clerkin: Dublin’s biggest weakness an inability to see out close matchesFor second year in a row, Dessie Farrell’s side botch their game management down the stretchMon Jul 11 2022 - 06:00
‘Two prize bulls going toe to toe’: Jack O’Connor thrilled as Kerry get the better of DublinFarrell says Dublin’s fighting spirit ‘was evident in spades’Sun Jul 10 2022 - 20:13
Seán O’Shea has the final say as Kerry earn their deliverance the hard way Kerry captain’s superb long-range free wins it deep into injury-time as defiant Dublin’s fightback falls just shortSun Jul 10 2022 - 20:03
Kerry have to change power dynamic - no current player has beaten Dublin in championshipNo current Kerry player has beaten the Dubs in championship, just as no current Dublin player has lost to KerrySat Jul 09 2022 - 06:00
AIB shows you don’t need to go to Saudi Arabia to see sportswashing in actionDespite a record fine for its role in the tracker mortgage scandal, AIB is still a cherished sponsor of the GAAMon Jul 04 2022 - 06:00
Kilkenny still looking to veteran Reid to deliver when it counts Clare have been well warned that the phenomenal TJ Reid remains the focal point of the Kilkenny attackSat Jul 02 2022 - 10:00
Jack O’Connor blames four-week lay-off for rusty Kerry performanceJames Horan identifies shooting accuracy as the main difference between the teams and the reason for Mayo defeatMon Jun 27 2022 - 07:05
Mayo’s shooting deserts them once again as Kerry march on to meet DublinJack O’Connor’s Munster champions shake off the rust to proceed to the All-Ireland semi-finalSun Jun 26 2022 - 20:40
Con O’Callaghan and James McCarthy in race against time for semi-finalsDessie Farrell wouldn’t confirm the nature of their injuries but indicated that two weeks might not be enoughSun Jun 26 2022 - 13:08
Uninspiring Dublin do enough to swat Cork aside and book semi-final dateNot All-Ireland winning form but it doesn’t have to be yetSat Jun 25 2022 - 20:36
Clare return to the All-Ireland quarter-final stage a different proposition to 2016Six years after their only appearance in the last eight, they are an established Division Two team still on the riseSat Jun 25 2022 - 08:00
Cork can do Dublin a favour and give them a game but winning is beyond themDessie Farrell’s side are in better shape than after the 2021 Leinster campaign - we just don’t know how much betterSat Jun 25 2022 - 00:00
David Clifford named to start for Kerry as bumper crowds return to Croke ParkUpwards of 130,000 expected for two days of All-Ireland quarter-finalsFri Jun 24 2022 - 20:45
Once it was the time of their lives but the Mayo journey has now curdled for their loyal supportersLosing to Tyrone in last year’s All-Ireland final turned a lot of a once-loyal fanbase against the current managementFri Jun 24 2022 - 14:16
Tailteann Cup: Rampant Westmeath flex their muscles and make final push Offaly manager John Maughan non-committal on his future after his side were ‘comprehensively outplayed’ in Tailteann Cup semi-finalSun Jun 19 2022 - 20:07
Conor McDonald on how Darragh Egan’s approach has revitalised Wexford hurling‘It wasn’t a case of throwing everything in the bin or telling us we had been failing. It was probably the complete opposite really’Sat Jun 18 2022 - 06:00
