The Irish Times

Lightning strikes in Brisbane – but alas not in Energia Park

Orla O’Dwyer helps Brisbane storm to victory; Ireland’s rugby women felled by France

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 06:06

TV View: Sunday Bloody Sunday . . . Not Bono’s fault but Boy, that was Bad

Inner left cheeks take a hammering as pundits try to get their heads around defeat

Sun Feb 23 2020 - 19:59

TV View: Ellis Genge labels rugby pundits ‘sausages’ in exchange of the day

‘The Ballinasloe Bomber’ whips up her own storm in victory over Wales

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 20:29

Rugby, even if you know your onions, is anything but simple

TV View: Instead of ‘absolute brutality’ what they got was an absolutely brutal England

Sun Feb 02 2020 - 20:46

Rugby World Cup TV View: Job done, time for Jamie to pack the white boots

Even Eddie O’Sullivan could see the positives in the seven-try win over Samoa

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 17:00

Rugby World Cup TV View: Meaty thrusts fail to satisfy Eddie

‘It was just a terrible performance lads, let’s call it what it is,’ former Ireland coach says

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 16:30

TV View: Hold back on the open-top buses after Japan loss

Mary Hannigan: It’s never easy for our pundits at a time of national crisis like this

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 22:01

Rugby World Cup armchair fans facing a gruelling schedule

Not just players in Japan facing a stamina-sapping test as viewers prepare for long sit-in

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 10:00

Rugby, the people’s game? Not according to the people

Solidarity forged fighting the Beast quickly melts following RTÉ’s ‘Against the Head’

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 15:40

TV View: All hail Schmidt’s All Dark Greys/Navys/Deep Charcoals

Michael Lyster’s square balls a sight for sore eyes early on Sunday morning

Mon Nov 13 2017 - 07:00

TV View: Ireland keep hearts in the oven and heads in the fridge

Parisian farce sees kick off in Dublin delayed but win more than worth the wait

Sun Mar 19 2017 - 13:41

The women breaking down barriers in Irish sports media

These three broadcasters prove sports journalism is no longer the preserve of men

Thu Mar 24 2016 - 06:00

TV View: James Nesbitt gets lost in all the white noise

Actor entertains ringside as Eddie Jones circus continues at Twickenham

Sun Feb 28 2016 - 14:30

Mary Hannigan’s TV View: Age of RTÉ panel drops by centuries

First Six Nations without McGurk, Hook and Pope – and it works just fine

Mon Feb 08 2016 - 02:11

RTÉ confirms live coverage of Ireland women’s Six Nations match against Scotland

Niamh Briggs’s team playing for both championship and Triple crown honours

Wed Mar 18 2015 - 15:33

Reds get Blues in golf but bounce back in Croker

Gobsmacking comebacks meet hyperbolic pundits as Europe, Cork and others celebrate

Mon Sept 29 2014 - 06:00

Hook goes off script as the Drico fairytale finally loses the plot

A happy, if not quite Hollywood, ending at the RDS for our brave heroes

Mon Jun 02 2014 - 06:00