Mary Hannigan: Calling names, taking names and making namesJohnny Watterson on Gary Lineker irking the Tories; Gordon Manning on naming rights; Gerry Thornley on the rise of Tom AhernFri Jan 19 2024 - 10:25
TV View: Gary Neville becomes a Dragon for a day - but did he get burned? The former football star turned pundit and entrepreneur was the first-ever guest investor on Dragons’ Den as it began a new seriesFri Jan 19 2024 - 10:00
Ireland’s women lose to Spain on penalties in Olympics qualifierAgony for Ireland as they rue missed chances with penalty corners as they have one more chance to qualifyThu Jan 18 2024 - 17:00
Mary Hannigan: Ireland’s rugby squad a model of steadiness compared to chaotic Páirc Uí ChaoimhUlster Rugby ends deal with Kingspan; James Lowe stoked to be playing again; big day for Irish hockeyThu Jan 18 2024 - 10:19
Ireland men one win away from Olympic qualification after seeing off JapanIreland men’s and women’s teams face Spain on Thursday and Friday with the winners booking their ticket to Paris 2024Wed Jan 17 2024 - 21:04
Mary Hannigan: Cork’s Páirc strife continues as Dean Rock bows out of intercounty gameGordon D’Arcy looks at the contenders as Andy Farrell prepares to name Six Nations squad; Conor Glass looking to go one better with GlenWed Jan 17 2024 - 12:31
Ireland keep Olympic hockey dreams alive after 3-1 win over KoreaIreland will play the hosts Spain on Thursday afternoon with the winner guaranteeing a slot in Paris 2024Tue Jan 16 2024 - 20:57
Mary Hannigan: O’Mahony, Zebo and things that make you go ‘Hmmm’ Andy Farrell’s squad selection; Peter O’Mahony’s contract issue; and 24 years of Laochra Gael, all in today’s Irish Times SportTue Jan 16 2024 - 10:13
Ireland’s men’s and women’s teams still in the hunt for Olympics spotsIf both sides draw their final pool games, they will reach the semi-finals of their qualifiersMon Jan 15 2024 - 20:25
Ireland brush Ukraine aside to stay on course for Paris qualification Seven Irish players on the scoresheet in emphatic 8-0 Olympic qualifier winMon Jan 15 2024 - 13:46
Mary Hannigan: Mixed results see Irish provinces still in the hunt for Champions Cup knockoutsMalachy Clerkin on a first All-Ireland win for a club from Cavan; Denis Walsh on climate change’s sobering effect on sportMon Jan 15 2024 - 09:55
Arnaut Danjuma incorrectly labelled as football’s worst emission-spewerKylian Mbappé called a ‘small child’, Osimhen rages; Kevin De Bruyne’s brillianceMon Jan 15 2024 - 08:00
TV View: Parrott calls for the police after angle-defying shot in snookerRonnie O’Sullivan’s verdict on an iconic British sporting venue: ‘I find it disgusting. Everywhere is dirty. It’s cold. It’s freezing, Honestly, it just makes me feel ill’Mon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s hockey teams make a steady start in Olympic qualifying tournamentIreland's men's hockey team defeat Ukraine 5-1 in Olympic qualifying tournament while the women's team hold Belgium to a 0-0 drawSun Jan 14 2024 - 21:46
Women’s FA Cup round-up: Lack of Irish starters a concern in fourth-round tiesJust six Irish players start as Ruesha Littlejohn and Hayley Nolan grab goals to help their sides throughSun Jan 14 2024 - 17:46
Ayeisha McFerran helps secure brilliant point for Ireland against BelgiumGoalkeeper in brilliant form to keep out world number four side in opening Olympic Games qualifierSat Jan 13 2024 - 20:09
Amber Barrett: ‘I say nothing when I don’t know the full truth ... The social media people should have done the same’The Republic of Ireland forward reflects on a year of ups and downs - including a World Cup appearance and a public backlash - and tells of her relaunch in BelgiumSat Jan 13 2024 - 06:00
Morning sports briefing: Farrell regulates, Zebo speculates, and McIlroy accumulatesAndy Farrell is not getting carried away with Lions job; Simon Zebo still has Ireland hopes; Rory McIlroy starts well in DubaiFri Jan 12 2024 - 10:29
Fionnuala McCormack named Sportswoman of the Month for DecemberMcCormack is the first Irish woman to qualify for the Olympic Games for a fifth successive timeFri Jan 12 2024 - 06:00
Mary Hannigan: Bundee Aki promises there’s more to come after picking up rugby writers’ awardNichola Fryday has no regrets about retirement; Andrew Porter ready for his close-up; and Beckenbauer’s time with New York CosmosThu Jan 11 2024 - 10:43
Morning sports briefing: Provinces face up to problems ahead of difficult French examsGordon D’Arcy is worried about the ‘rugby IQ’ of players coming through, and we look back on the lives of two sporting revolutionariesWed Jan 10 2024 - 10:32
Morning brief: Two true sporting greats leave the pitchGermany’s Franz Beckenbauer and Wales’ JPR Williams passed away, while the provinces have been hit with a horrendous spate of injuriesTue Jan 09 2024 - 11:12
Mary Hannigan: Kilmacud get caught in the fog, while Havertz is caught in a fugGlen see their way through to an All-Ireland final; the Gunners misfire; and Denis Walsh states the case for Chris Hughton as next Ireland bossMon Jan 08 2024 - 10:15
Irish teenager Rory Finneran breaks 143-year-old Blackburn Rovers record Egg on the face of Mo Salah doubters; Ange Postegolou learns new wordMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:00
TV View: From GAA Beo to GAA Ceo as Tyers shows off his superpowerBy all accounts, the end of the Glen v Kilmacud game was good fun, but who can be sure?Mon Jan 08 2024 - 06:00
Chloe Watkins back in the bubble as Ireland look to book their ticket to Paris next summerMonkstown player’s return brings a wealth of experience back in to the squad as they prepare for crucial Olympic qualifier in ValenciaSun Jan 07 2024 - 06:00
What our experts got right and wrong in sporting predictions for 2023Based on past experience, we IT sportswriters should probably offer advance apologies to all those we have predicted to have a mighty 2024Tue Jan 02 2024 - 06:00
Sports Review 2023: Special day in Aviva Stadium showed how far women’s game has comeWorld Cup exposure has transformed the Republic of Ireland women’s team’s profile and it was heartening to see so many young girls in the the crowd of 35,944 for the Northern Ireland gameSat Dec 30 2023 - 06:00
Sports Review 2023: Mary Hannigan picks the best quotes from the sporting yearMary Hannigan picks her best sporting quotes of 2023Wed Dec 27 2023 - 06:00
‘Without spark, no fire’: Katie McCabe lit up 2023 for Ireland and ArsenalA World Cup goal, Champions League team of the year and a Ballon d’Or nomination - it was a year to remember for the DublinerFri Dec 22 2023 - 15:35
Morning Sports Brief: Modern sportswomen would put the heart crossways in Baron Pierre de CoubertinJohnny Watterson looks back to a harder time for sportswomen; Karen Duggan runs her eye over the appointment of Eileen Gleeson; Andrew Goodman joins the Ireland campFri Dec 22 2023 - 11:48
Sportswoman of the Year preview: A look back on a year in sportAnother exceptional year for Katie-George Dunlevy, Mona McSharry and Lucy Mulhall saw the three of them on that list yet againFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
Mary Hannigan: ‘That’s business’ - Leo Cullen and Graham Rowntree on RG Snyman’s move Remembering Johnny Flaherty; Shane Lowry on John Rahm’s LIV switch; Dave Hannigan on Conor McGregor’s political ambitionsThu Dec 21 2023 - 10:09
The top 25 highlights of the year in Irish women’s sportFrom Aussie Rules to athletics, sailing to soccer and everything in between, 2023 has been a spectacular year for Ireland’s sportswomenThu Dec 21 2023 - 06:00
Mary Hannigan: Gleeson is the present, while Canham looks to the futureGavin Cummiskey talks to Katie McCabe; Gerry Thornley chats with Caelan Doris; Gordon D’Arcy remembers the ghosts of Christmas dinners pastWed Dec 20 2023 - 10:32
Mary Hannigan: Eileen Gleeson rules herself in as FAI fill one of their two major vacancies Munster head coach Graham Rowntree wants his side to stop giving away presents while Gerry Thornley sees a real problem with province’s lack of depthTue Dec 19 2023 - 10:01
Is keeping Eileen Gleeson a safe and unambitious appointment or an obvious, sensible one?What changed the FAI’s mind, having initially been emphatic that Gleeson wasn’t being considered for the senior job?Mon Dec 18 2023 - 18:46
Morning sports brief: ‘Glorious insanity’ takes over as O’Loughlins and St Thomas’ advance The All-Ireland club semi-finals provided some winter thrills; the provinces mixed the good with the bad; Liverpool and Manchester United settled on just the badMon Dec 18 2023 - 11:54
The Coughlans: The free-scoring Irish brothers that are making records Welsh team threatened with big penalty; Xavi under pressure; Pochettino tries to rebuild ChelseaMon Dec 18 2023 - 08:00
It got a bit tetchy after United ‘win’ scoreless draw at Anfield Roy is put out by Virgil van Dijk’s post-match interview and reminds Liverpool they have won only one title in 30 odd yearsMon Dec 18 2023 - 06:00
Leanne Kiernan the only Irish WSL player to finish up on winning side at the weekendIn the Championship Lily Agg marked her 30th birthday with Birmingham’s opener in 3-0 win against SunderlandSun Dec 17 2023 - 19:00
Mary Hannigan: Santa Claus comes early for GAA clubsReaction varies from ‘PR stunt’ to celebration; RG Snyman to sign for Leinster; new contract for FarrellFri Dec 15 2023 - 11:29
Mary Hannigan: The books being banned and the games we can’t quitDave Hannigan on the latest culture wars in the USA; Ciaran Murphy on all that you can’t leave behind; Gordon Manning on Ballymac’s All-Ireland dreamThu Dec 14 2023 - 11:45
Mary Hannigan: Irish provinces hit by injury trouble ahead of Champions Cup matchesRory Beggan heading to NFL; Steven Kitshoff hoping Ulster change fortunes; trainers to be limited in handicap racesWed Dec 13 2023 - 09:51
Mary Hannigan: Leinster have a pep in their step ahead of pre-Christmas SaleMunster must find hunger to bounce back; Cork’s Cahalanes recreate an old picture; and Daniel Wiffen goes from the Red Wedding to a gold partyTue Dec 12 2023 - 10:26
Mary Hannigan: Wiffen and Griggs lead the way for a glorious Irish medal haulArmagh swimmer sets a new world record; Leo Cullen plays it cool; Castlehaven find a way through the gloomMon Dec 11 2023 - 10:42
Erik ten Hag’s tinmen are no match for Ireland’s cross-country folkTV View: A week after running a marathon, Fionnuala McCormack showed Manchester United how to muck things up gloriouslyMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:00
All in the Game: How to be a dad and keep scoring, the Rangers wayAnge Postecoglu on his greatest managerial achievement; Jamie Carragher on the titles he could have won; and another ban on the cards for José MourinhoMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:00
Irish women footballers hit the heights overseas in weekend’s actionAmber Barrett, Abbie Larkin and Caitlin Hayes helped themselves to goals, while Niamh Reid-Burke really peakedSun Dec 10 2023 - 19:00
Champions Cup clash to be like ‘Rumble in the Jungle’Pool by pool guide; the ‘incomparable’ Rosemary Smith; an unforgettable year for women’s footballFri Dec 08 2023 - 09:44
