Cheltenham week should raise uncomfortable talk about gambling addictionMalachy Clerkin: Hidden problem is not discussed enough in public discourseMon Mar 15 2021 - 06:00
Unassuming number one Townend comfortable in his own skinChampion jockey clear favourite to be the leading rider at Cheltenham again next weekSat Mar 13 2021 - 01:00
White Men Can’t Jump is about so much more than basketballIn Ron Shelton’s hands, sport is the universal story-teller, the great revealer of characterWed Mar 10 2021 - 06:30
Benefits of sport far outweigh the Covid risks so why are kids still not playing?Lack of clear guidance means a generation of children is drifting away from sportMon Mar 08 2021 - 06:00
The story behind the amazing growth of women’s Gaelic footballThe average number of clubs per county has gone from 20 to 43 in two decadesSat Mar 06 2021 - 10:12
I, Tonya reveals a deeper truth than Harding’s level of guiltThe compelling film of the Harding-Kerrigan scandal gets to the heart of human frailtyThu Mar 04 2021 - 06:00
The sports fan would like to wake up now, thanks very muchThe whole point of being a sports fan has always been that sport was just there . . .Mon Mar 01 2021 - 06:00
Above Water: a crisply told story of surviving abuseTrish Kearney’s account of her abuse at the hands of George Gibney is powerfully toldSun Feb 28 2021 - 06:00
Push-and-pull between Tiger Woods and the machine kept us all raptNobody else could have become the most famous athlete on earth while playing golfWed Feb 24 2021 - 06:20
Just no room for Will O’Donoghue in All Stars teamVirtually no hard-luck stories this year, because who could you leave out?Mon Feb 22 2021 - 06:00
Minor failings and a football breakthrough: the making of Gearóid HegartyLimerick’s 2020 Hurler of the Year reflects on a game of inches with his dad GerMon Feb 22 2021 - 06:00
A text from Jack O’Shea caps off another stellar year for Brian FentonDublin midfielder was named Footballer of the Year again on Saturday nightMon Feb 22 2021 - 06:00
Reality revisited: A year on from when the GAA world shut downKevin McKernan and Conor McDonald were two of the players featured in our seriesSat Feb 20 2021 - 06:30
Frustration grows among organisers about return for youth sportAidan O’Rourke among 80 signatories to letter sent to Stormont ExecutiveTue Feb 16 2021 - 07:00
Conor McCann and Antrim get set to hit the hurling highway – once it opensJoe McDonagh player of the year looking forward to getting back on the pitchTue Feb 16 2021 - 06:00
All Played Out continues to play out three decades on from Italia 90Iconic sports books revisited: Pete Davies’s account still as visceral and rewarding as everMon Feb 08 2021 - 07:00
After a devastating acid attack, Tega Agberhiere has sights set on the topTeenager from Waterford is on a scholarship in the US and is focused only on the futureSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
The Dubs and money Q&A: Pat Teehan v John ConnellanThe Leinster Council Chairman and former Westmeath footballer debate GAA fundingSat Jan 30 2021 - 07:00
Glory days: How Eamon Dunphy brought Matt Busby to bookIt’s the book he’s most proud of, published just before Manchester United went megaSat Jan 30 2021 - 07:00
Tipping Point: Racing people need to stand up for their sportViking Hoard case is equivalent of someone tinkering with brakes of a racecarMon Jan 25 2021 - 07:00
Keith Higgins becomes the latest Mayo stalwart to hang up his football bootsDual star was the glue in Mayo’s miserly defence - his hurling career could yet continueSun Jan 24 2021 - 12:54
Richie Power: ‘To me, Kilkenny’s problem is at the roots’Former star forward believes the Cats have been left behind at underage levelSat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00
Eamonn Ryan’s legacy teaches us that things do change and get betterFormer Cork women’s manager turned the team into a relentless winning machineMon Jan 18 2021 - 05:00
Dublin’s James McCarthy goes back to basics with the same golden resultMidfielder reacquainted with Sam for an eighth time and won with Ballymun in 2020Sat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00
Tipping Point: Cork play soldiers in the sand as the Covid war rages onRonan McCarthy’s side looked removed from reality as they trained on the beach in YoughalMon Jan 11 2021 - 06:00
Tom Parsons thankful for the journey as he bids goodbye to the big stage‘My whole sporting career has taught me so much’ says long-serving Mayo stalwartSat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00
Con O’Callaghan finds his place and excels in historic Dublin teamA ding-dong battle with Oisín Mullin saw both men come out with credit in the bankMon Dec 21 2020 - 06:30
James Horan takes positives but Mayo’s old sins came back to haunt themIn four of their last six All-Ireland finals the opposition’s first score has been a goalSun Dec 20 2020 - 14:22
Dublin tie a bow around it as they complete the six-in-a-rowDogged Mayo finally fell away in the last 10 minutes at Croke ParkSat Dec 19 2020 - 19:24
Bernard Brogan: ‘Finances didn’t win five All-Irelands in a row’Capital Gains: The former Dublin star on why the money debate needs to find some middle groundSat Dec 19 2020 - 06:00
Déise wilt under the sustained power play of Limerick’s twin towersBetween them, Gearóid Hegarty and Tom Morrissey plundered 12 points from playSun Dec 13 2020 - 21:10
Limerick’s rolling wave leaves Waterford drowning in its wakeJohn Kiely’s side show that the gap back to the rest is growingSun Dec 13 2020 - 17:42
Crystal clear why Tadgh de Búrca is the centre of Waterford’s universeLimerick found a way to avoid him in the Munster final and they’ll need to do it againSat Dec 12 2020 - 09:30
Tipping Point: It’s zero degrees as Waterford come in from the coldLiam Cahill preparing team for All-Ireland final is an outcome few could have predictedMon Dec 07 2020 - 06:00
Dublin happy to outwait and then outwit CavanMickey Graham says it’s up to other counties to get up the level of the championsMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:00
Dublin pick Cavan off with precision and turn it into a procession by the endBrian Fenton, Ciarán Kilkenny and Con O’Callaghan run the show at Croke ParkSat Dec 05 2020 - 19:41
Malachy Clerkin’s sports books of the year for 2020Live sport may have gone missing during the pandemic but there was always plenty to readSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
Pride, passion and a bit of madness - football runs through Cavan’s soulTo understand Cavan people, football is the only starting place that makes senseFri Dec 04 2020 - 19:00
It’s shocking how men have driven women away from exercising in publicFor women, going out for a run brings on a spectrum of feelings, from discomfort to fearMon Nov 30 2020 - 06:00
Limerick edge out Galway to book place in finalHighest scoring game without a goal in championship history makes for sterile tieSun Nov 29 2020 - 21:44
John Kiely grateful for impact of ‘the boys coming off the bench’Galway manager Shane O’Neill reflects on slow start after both water breaksSun Nov 29 2020 - 20:45
Big four ready to rumble on hurling’s special weekendDespite the absent fans, headquarters set to witness two fascinating clashesSat Nov 28 2020 - 09:30
It’s good to have Richie Hogan back, he was missedHe was building a legacy - one of the Kilkenny greats - before four cruel years of injurySat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
Every kind of wind imaginable was against Tipperary football - and they came throughTipping point: Beams of light were provided to footballing communities of Tipperary and CavanMon Nov 23 2020 - 06:00
Tipperary and Cavan deliver two earthquakes in one dayCavan lift first Ulster title in 23 years as Tipp end 85-year wait for Munster crownMon Nov 23 2020 - 06:00
After 23 years tigerish Cavan tear up the script to claim the Ulster titleDonegal came in hot favourites and for most of the time played like they were already throughSun Nov 22 2020 - 20:29
Lockdown rekindles Killian Clarke’s love for football and he’s glad to be backCavan are without some key players this year but Clarke’s return has been a major boostSun Nov 22 2020 - 07:00
Weekend GAA previews: TV details, throw-in times and verdictsThere are three provincial football finals and two All-Ireland hurling quarter-finalsSat Nov 21 2020 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Being up close to the live sporting action is more of a privilege than everThe footballers and hurlers are doing their best to enliven one of our darkest periodsMon Nov 16 2020 - 01:00
Dublin beat Laois in the usual Leinster semi-final cakewalkLaois hang in their for the first quarter before the champions cruise to 22 point winSun Nov 15 2020 - 19:05
