Crossing the Line by Willie Anderson: a perfect distillation of player and man

Matured over 30 years since he retired as a player, this is still raw and uncompromising

Vanilla words of Ireland’s Call an unlikely antidote to bitter divide

Compromise anthem could run deeper than symbolism of All Blacks’ celebrated Haka

RWC moments: God Save the Rose of Tralee

Before Ireland’s Call, the Rose of Tralee took up the mantle of Irish rugby song

Shoulder to Shoulder: How Irish rugby survived the Troubles

Craig Doyle and Brian O’Driscoll tell the story of one Irish team crossing the cultural divide

The offload: TG4 pundits need to pitch up

Go for entertainment or cold blooded inquisition. Anything else is painful viewing

Ireland’s Call: standing tall for 20 years

Liked by some, loathed by others, Phil Coulter’s song was the answer to enduring problem

Special Olympics: special events