Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times.

Joanne Cantwell does nothing to raise broken spirits on RTÉ for Ireland v North Macedonia

Kenny Cunningham and Richie Sadlier looked like they’d rather be anywhere but here

Welcome to the match no one really wants to play in

Munster problems run deep; Exit strategies a conundrum in football

Lily Agg returns to Ireland squad for World Cup qualifying double-header against Poland

Bohemians’ Aoibhe Brennan receives first senior call-up ahead of trip to Gdansk

Kerry tiptoe around Croke Park

Donegal take the spoils while Ireland get back behind the wheel

Now for North Macedonia: Why you should go to Ireland’s least enticing home friendly ever

Officially the game is sold out, but chances are there’ll be plenty of empty seats at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday

Donegal play down victory over Kerry team who may be trying to kid rivals

It was fun going around the world with Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke

Loreto seal third successive Hockey League with Queens win

Champions survive early shock against Pembroke Wanderers to win title with three games to spare

A team of good eggs but room for a bad one: What we learned from Ireland’s qualifying campaign

Age profile of Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side is on the right side of 30 . . . just don’t mention penalty practice

‘For Ireland, football is suffering’, but that one really hurt

Boys in green gave it their all, but once again it wasn’t Ireland’s night

Czech Republic v Ireland: Heartbreak for Ireland as they lose on penalties - as it happened

Finn Azaz and Alan Browne miss from the spot after 2-2 draw in Prague in World Cup playoff

Ireland hearts are crushed after World Cup playoff – truly, sport is rubbish

At least we don’t have to delete all our social media stuff to ensure entrance to the USA

Can Ireland lift the nation?

All eyes on Prague ahead of Czech Republic playoff; Ronnie Delany only ran to win

Thirty years of highs and lows: The most memorable moments from Ireland’s playoff history

Thirty years of highs and lows, including a farewell at Anfield, a melee in Turkey, joy in Iran and scandal in Paris

Prague memories: The picture that summed up Ireland’s last trip to the Czech capital

Our writers chose their Irish starting side, Finn Azaz goes head-to-head with Pavel Sulc

Bon Jovi first brought Bill Belichick to Dublin, college football is bringing the former Patriots coach back

Belichick’s charges, the University of North Carolina’s Tar Heels, will face Texas Christian University in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in August

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