Sporting Advent Calendar #24: A game for the gods as Kilkenny and Tipp can’t be splitMalachy Clerkin on the All-Ireland hurling final that had everything but a winnerWed Dec 24 2014 - 08:35
Women in Sport: Slowly but surely barriers are being brokenAs part of The Irish Times/Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year awards we look at the current state of Irish women’s sportThu Dec 18 2014 - 11:12
The inside story of the Cork ladies’ football team’s remarkable decade at the topHow a county who had never won a senior trophy turned into the best team in Irish sportWed Dec 17 2014 - 12:38
Death of Dublin GAA County Board chairman Andy KettleTireless worker for Dublin oversaw a period of great success for the countyTue Dec 16 2014 - 21:57
Sporting Advent Calendar #15: Donegal deliver Dublin a knockout blowMalachy Clerkin on a raid for the ages, Jim McGuinness’s best ever trickMon Dec 15 2014 - 10:28
Sporting Books of the Year: Deeds, drama and trying to put the record straightGAA, soccer and rugby followers have lots of choice this Christmas with stories that range from the personal to the universalSat Dec 13 2014 - 10:00
Sporting Advent Calendar #10: Diarmuid Connolly’s club final masterclassThe distance between the best of the best and the great unwashed rest can be an oceanWed Dec 10 2014 - 10:32
‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick eager to help Ballyhale to another Leinster titleBallyhale star has no regrets about decision to end his intercounty career with Kilkenny at just 26Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Ballyhale Shamrocks to come out on top despite Offaly champions’ experienceKilcormac/Killoughey won’t be cowed by Ballyhale’s stars but it won’t be enoughSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Sporting Advent Calendar #3: Rebel yell, Cork women come back to deny Dublin‘The most striking thing about it was the complete absence of panic in the Cork side’Wed Dec 03 2014 - 07:48
Kieran Donaghy savouring each moment of memorable seasonAustin Stacks star now has Munster club success to add to All-Ireland medal in 2014Tue Dec 02 2014 - 01:00
Average talents still abound in far from premier leagueDespite the massive money in the game now, maybe there are aren’t enough good players to go aroundMon Dec 01 2014 - 09:15
How Mark Rohan’s journey to heart of Africa became journey of self-discoveryParalympic champion gained fresh perspective on life and career on Zambia charity tripMon Dec 01 2014 - 01:00
Austin Stacks come through battle of attrition as The Nire miss glorious chanceFast start had Waterford side six points ahead after eight minutes at Páirc Uí ChaoimhSun Nov 30 2014 - 19:14
John Delaney acting in a manner unbefitting for the position he holdsConstant drip-drip of headlines reflects poorly on the football associationWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
It’s Joe Schmidt’s world now, so let’s not mess it up for himBeating Australia and South Africa may not be enough when perfection is all that will doMon Nov 24 2014 - 06:00
Gutsy Garrycastle put it up to champions St Vincent’sLate Tomás Quinn penalty finally ends Westmeath champions’ comebackSun Nov 23 2014 - 20:30
Philly McMahon’s scientific approach to nutrition led to FitFoodPlayer saw gap in market to create an ‘affordable’ healthy food delivery serviceSun Nov 23 2014 - 18:24
Ireland ride their luck as late goals add glossO’Neill points to positives in second half and Robbie Brady’s attacking performanceWed Nov 19 2014 - 09:00
Jurgen Klinsmann a man on missionHead coach wants to take his USA side onwards and upwardsTue Nov 18 2014 - 08:33
Jessica Ennis-Hill’s stance exposes gutless nature of Ched Evans debateTo be dispassionate about issue it is to pretend that rape is just like any other crimeMon Nov 17 2014 - 16:01
Ennis-Hill’s stance exposes gutless nature of Ched Evans debateReluctance to wash their hands of Evans feeds into something far more insidious. The notion is allowed to endure that maybe he was innocentMon Nov 17 2014 - 13:30
Dave Kilcoyne fulfils role of making life easy for mates in convincing Ireland winProp fights physical Georgians on front line before try opens floodgates for home sideMon Nov 17 2014 - 08:10
Hectic schedule for Clontibret’s Conor McManusMonaghan’s All Star forward could play three games on three continents in 14 daysSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Morning after the night before, Roy Keane back to businessIreland’s assistant manager refuses to be drawn on hotel incident at Ireland training sessionThu Nov 13 2014 - 12:33
‘Sports journalists eat at press conferences, we eat on trains, we eat at service stations. We graze. We pick. We belch, if you’re lucky’Malachy Clerkin, sports journalistTue Nov 11 2014 - 13:04
Derval O’Rourke: ‘You see sportspeople on Twitter showing off the healthy food they’ve made’The former hurdler on why athletes who take up cooking come up with healthy and tasty recipesMon Nov 10 2014 - 10:08
Aiden McGeady and James McCarthy prepare to face the music at Celtic ParkBut Gordon Strachan is right – this is pantomime booing – lots of noise but nothing moreMon Nov 10 2014 - 01:00
New boss Ger Cunningham eager to impress with Dublin‘I think it’s a great compliment that Dublin have put the next three years into my hands’Sat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Seánie Johnston and Cavan Gaels now in bonus territoryClassy forward just glad to be involved in his club’s push for provincial glorySat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Ger Cunningham aims to lift Dublin hurling up another levelFormer Cork goalkeeper wants to get best team possible on the pitchFri Nov 07 2014 - 17:45
Impressive Thurles Sarsfields back on top in TipperaryDenis Maher and Stephen Cahill outstanding as Loughmore-Castleiney are blown awaySun Nov 02 2014 - 22:41
Sunday’s GAA previews: Kilmacud Crokes should have enough in LeinsterCushendall’s stout defence could prove to be the difference in Ulster hurling finalSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Mayo’s Conor Mortimer still haunted by two All-Ireland final defeats‘I don’t feel good about the finals. It’s a bit of a stain on the whole thing’ he reveals in his new bookSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Jar still half-full for Harrington despite ‘terrible’ seasonMajor winner still confident he retains the ability to contend for future titlesThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00
Damien Fitzhenry to take full-time role with Wexford backroom teamAll-Ireland-winning goalkeeper will replace Tomás Codd as a selector under Liam DunneTue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
Tipperary look to future with Michael Ryan decisionEamon O’Shea’s right-hand man to be groomed as successor for 2016 and beyondTue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
Persistent veteran William Kirby looking for a final flourishFormer Kingdom star, now nearly 40, hoping to win a first Kerry county medal when Austin Stacks take on Mid KerrySun Oct 26 2014 - 00:56
This weekend’s club fixturesKerry club final up for grabs as the provincial championships beginSat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
Final piece of the jigsaw tantalisingly close as Ballincollig bid for gloryOne of Cork’s oldest clubs face Carbery Rangers in first senior football finalSat Oct 18 2014 - 17:00
GAA club championship previewsMalachy Clerkin and Seán Moran look ahead to the weekend’s GAA actionSat Oct 18 2014 - 10:19
Kilkenny half-backs squeeze life out of Tipperary attack in key final battle lineCats first and last job all day was to flock bodies to that line of the pitch, win the war and govern the peace . . . and that’s what they didMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Masterson ready to lead way for Dublin against formidable Cork outfitThis final will be her last time in blue and she is determined to go out on a winning noteSat Sept 27 2014 - 06:00
Noel McGrath a model of quiet efficiency as he perfects the role of Premier link manThe 2009 Young Hurler of the Year has matured into the complete player for TipperarySat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Gavin admits Dublin need to strike better balance between attack and defenceCoach accepts attacking style sometimes leaves side vulnerableThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Jim Gavin takes responsibility for Dublin defeat to DonegalManager admits balance between attack and defence wasn’t right but vows to stay on front footWed Sept 24 2014 - 12:44
Man on a mission Donaghy makes most of golden opportunityA game that felt like it was holding its breath for the first 20 minutes of the second half turned on his goal in the 52nd minuteMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Kieran Donaghy is loved by his own, loathed by opponentsThoroughly likeable off the pitch, Kerry’s full-forward is an incessant trash-talker on itSat Sept 20 2014 - 06:00
