The Irish Times

Traumatic brain injury doctor questions football’s approach to heading the ball

Dr Willie Stewart: ‘A quarter of a billion people participate and yet we are hearing nothing from Fifa’

Wed Aug 11 2021 - 06:00

TV View: Savage throws caution to the wind as joy unconfined in the valleys

BBC pundit can’t contain himself as Wales seal impressive victory over Turkey

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 21:32

Football quickly loses perspective again after Eriksen collapse

TV View: As Danish player lay stricken, broadcasters made some very crass decisions

Sun Jun 13 2021 - 22:16

Crawley in heaven as magic of the Cup lives on through Towie star

TV View: Mark Wright from The Only Way Is Essex came on against Leeds United

Sun Jan 10 2021 - 20:30

TV View: Keown’s unusual concern over multilingual manager Arteta

Merits of plain English more to the liking of former Arsenal stalwart-turned-pundit

Sun Sept 13 2020 - 19:00

TV View: Verstappen full of beans as Red Bull wing their way to stunning success

Legendary Murray Walker joins trip down memory lane for 70th anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 06:00

TV View: The new normal seems spookily familiar for Arsenal

Saturday’s Premier League marathon gets off to a sluggish start at Vicarage Road

Sun Jun 21 2020 - 15:58

TV View: A Bayern win the only familiar part of lockdown Der Klassiker

Eyes roll at James Richardson’s clichés and hearts sink as fans check-in on a Zoom call

Wed May 27 2020 - 12:32

TV View: Not every day a Tesco delivery disrupts a Bundesliga broadcast

Slip ups from co-commentators are harder to avoid when working from home

Mon May 25 2020 - 06:30

Mary Hannigan’s All in the Game 2019 awards - part one

From Pizza Hut and Leeds United, to Kyle Walker v Twitter and some ‘Arry Redknapp

Sun Dec 22 2019 - 17:00

Freddie Ljungberg has quite a task to change Arsenal’s flaky identity

Shambolic defending, disjointed passing and overall lack of urgency all evident at Norwich

Sun Dec 01 2019 - 22:30

Humdrum game sees United and Arsenal find their level

VAR rightly comes to Arsenal’s aid for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s equaliser

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 22:17

Why Mohamed Salah should resist the pull of La Liga

Such a move would be terrible for the Liverpool striker – and for more reasons than one

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 20:30

TV View: Mourinho walks alone as players lose their way once again

Shambolic night for United on and off the pitch at Old Trafford

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 23:01

World Cup 2018: Mary Hannigan's quotes of the tournament

From Ally McCoist's history lessons through to Harry Maguire's massive head

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 06:20

TV View: Russia 2018 simply magnifique as final blends brilliant with the bonkers

Roy Keane was one of many pundits fuming about France’s penalty as Pogba boogies away

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 23:35

English media reaction: ‘We lived the dream’

‘It was torture last night, it’s shattering this morning - but Gareth... We salute you’

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 10:23

TV View: ‘Bulldog’ Dunphy hops aboard the England bandwagon

Stars align as England use their heads and reach World Cup semi-finals

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 18:41

TV View: George unimpressed with Spain’s plastic cutlery

No cutting edge, was Hamilton’s verdict. It was all a far cry from the glory of Saturday

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 22:08

TV View: Spirits high in ITV studio as England’s defeat proves popular

Combined value of the benches in or around €8.7 billion as teams eye bigger picture

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 22:28

TV View: Hush-a-bye Dunne and Keane make for compelling punditry

Killer Kilbane shows up Matthew Upson, a poor man’s Alan Hansen

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 22:28

TV View: Harry Kane takes the groundhogginess out of the day

Upbeat nature of the BBC studio at odds with the pictures coming from Volgograd

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 23:12

Two decades on: Après Match are ready for Russia

When it comes to tournament telly, there’s only one Après Match

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 07:00

Arsene Wenger: ‘I'm very, very sad to leave with that exit’

Atletico defeat means no silverware and a probable sixth place Premier League finish

Fri May 04 2018 - 07:23

Fergie v Wenger: A bitter feud that gripped the Premier League

The nine-year war between Arsenal and Manchester United defined a whole era

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 14:43

FA Cup: ‘The atmosphere was incredible. Imre Varadi was hit square in the face by a pie’

A former Everton captain reminisces on past FA Cup ties between his club and Liverpool

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 22:30

Michael Walker: Big Sam is back in town at Everton

Allardyce is viewed as old school even if Ferguson calls him ‘ahead of his time’

Sat Dec 02 2017 - 08:00

Mesut Özil: Should the great Arsenal riddle stay or go?

Should his guile be indulged with new contract or it it time to sell his ‘indulgence’?

Sat May 06 2017 - 04:39

Arsene Wenger: There’s no Arsenal/Spurs power-shift

‘I’ve answered that question about over 18 consecutive years. Nothing changes in that’

Fri Apr 28 2017 - 16:19

Arsène Wenger calls for show of pride as Arsenal face daunting task

Manager likely to recall Alexis Sánchez as Gunners chase 5-1 deficit against Bayern

Tue Mar 07 2017 - 09:10

Arsene Wenger declares himself still a leader full of fight

Frenchman puts humiliation of Munich behind him and intends to continue managing

Fri Feb 17 2017 - 23:00

‘Handball’ for Thierry is ‘armed robbery’ for Eamon

Antoine Griezmann, the glue that makes everything tick, seals it for the host nation

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 22:47

Mary Hannigan's TV View: Shackles and irons discarded, the Lions rose

Visiting Alien: Are there two Wayne Rooneys? Fair question.

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 01:33

Euro 2016: Wall to wall football on telly and punditry in spades

Mary Hannigan: Just about every retired player will be on analysis duty for this event

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 08:04