Sportswriter Con Houlihan’s former Portobello home for sale for €525,000
The house on Martin Street, Dublin 8, where the Kerryman lived for 25 years has undergone a smart architect’s redesign
Con Houlihan
O’Callaghan’s Olympian feats can inspire a new generation of throwers
New throwing cage at Templemore to nurture talent in Olympic champion’s county
Athletic spirit is what keeps All Blacks ahead of the pack
If anyone can ‘fill the unforgiving minute’ with distance run, it’s the New Zealand squad
Ian O’Riordan: A good turf accountant these days is hard to find
Needing a few sods for the wintertime ritual, a two-time Irish Olympian comes up with the goods
Tokyo 2020: Masterpiece of an Olympics day had me thinking of Con Houlihan
Olympic Letter from Japan: Running, Con said, would always be the purest of sports
Ian O’Riordan: Running is the music and everything else is noise
I discovered an irresistible urge to get back to the Aran Islands and retrace my old footsteps along An Trá Mór
Scullion believes the best is yet to come as he prepares for Tokyo test
National marathon champion among the more frank and frankly more interesting of Irish athletes
‘We poured our hearts and souls into it’: Last orders as landmark pubs and restaurants sell up
Covid-19 has sounded the death knell for hostelries all around the country creating a buyer’s market for those prepared to invest
Gavin Cummiskey: Time for Irish players to support their Pacific Island peers
Rugby’s cosy cartel continues to deny Samoa, Tonga and Fiji their full due
It’s not what is left, it is what is lost that is important
After the lockdown, we need to mourn our losses – deaths, jobs and society, as we know it
Ian O’Riordan: getting inside the secret of the Dublin Track Club
First rule is that this is not a club. Second rule is that they do not have a track
Keith Duggan: This is not an All-Ireland final tonight – it’s a cult
Dublin and Kerry have us convinced this is a rivalry, but it’s more of a Masonic lodge
Dublin v Kerry: Final countdown to potentially historic clash
‘No defeat as a manager ever hit me like 1955’ – Kevin Heffernan
Punches, kicks and mass brawls: The 1977 colours match had it all
From The Back Pages: Trinity came out on top but 1977 is remembered for much more
Brown trout and cross-country and other soft spots for Roscommon
County’s footballers looking forward to throwing down the gauntlet to Galway again
Chris Dooley: ‘There was no time to celebrate, no time to eat’
When Ray Houghton scored, decorum was discarded as we Euro 88 reporters celebrated wildly
As Schmidt has taught Ireland’s rugby team, so he can teach the rest of us
Diarmaid Ferriter: Grand-slam coach ended ‘glorious’ failures with proper organisation
The unique career of George Hamilton and how it all began
Belfast man on becoming a legendary soccer commentator and classical music DJ
Death and syntaxes – An Irishman’s Diary about grammar
A man who will misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything, as Con Houlihan knew
GAA weekend that was: Mayo’s gruelling summer marathon
Rochford’s side will have played a mammoth nine games if they reach the All-Ireland final
Kerry Association in Dublin seeks nominations for awards
Former winners of Kerry Person of the Year include John B Keane and Dick Spring
Ian O’Riordan: Sporting autobiographies not telling the full story
It’s not easy to get a proper perspective on one’s career what career is still ongoing
Almost 20,000 tackle Dublin marathon and avoid a motorbike
Ethiopian Dereje Debele Tulu and Namibian Helalia Johannes take first positions
2016 Dublin Marathon - Five ways to break through the wall
Ian O’Riordan has plenty of experience of running marathons. Here’s his advice...
Transition from Olympic bubble not as straightforward as going home
Many athletes find normal life extremely difficult after the high of competing on greatest stage
Ian O’Riordan: Let’s not give up on the Olympic dream
Dark shadows are being cast over Rio, but there’s still something magical about the Olympic Games
Slouching Towards Bethlehem Farm – An Irishman’s Diary about Adolf Hitler and the Ireland Peace Park
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