The Irish Times

Fields of broken dreams: How the odds are stacked against youth players

Process is even more difficult for Irish players who have to deal with homesickness

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 07:12

Substantial investment needed to run professional-standard soccer academies

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 06:01

First Irish football parents’ conference seeks to highlight perils of the modern game

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 01:00

Even the high of captaining a winning Ryder Cup team was shrouded in his struggles with depression

Fri Jun 07 2019 - 15:58

While clubs like Chelsea and Man City invest in their youth, they don’t actually use them

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 12:00

Combative midfielder returns to Premier League after his ill-fated spell with Rangers

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 23:10

‘The hard part is not finding the talent. The hard part is persuading the talent to sign’

Mon Aug 08 2016 - 13:29

GAA, soccer and rugby followers certainly have lots to choose from this Christmas

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 07:30

GAA, soccer and rugby followers have lots of choice this Christmas with stories that range from the personal to the universal

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 10:00