With diamonds made under pressure, 2025 saw Ireland’s sporting treasure chest overflow
From golf to athletics, this year saw Irish sports stars show their mettle on the biggest stages
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
BBC and RTÉ double for Masters champion in career-defining year
Malachy Clerkin: Rory McIlroy is special because of his vulnerabilities as much as his victories
Nothing in sport in 2025 compared to the rollercoaster night watching the final round of the Masters at Augusta
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1989
‘It will stay with me the rest of my life’: Rory McIlroy says Irish Open was a high point of year
Masters champion says relationship with Ireland has been ‘a little complicated at times’
Republic of Ireland’s November heroics catapult them to become nation’s most popular team
Katie Taylor is the most popular sportsperson in the Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index for 2025
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Rory McIlroy and coach Michael Bannon honoured at annual IGWA awards
Pádraig and Paddy Harrington team up again for PNC Championship
Shane Lowry: ‘I’ve always been conscious about my weight, I get obsessed with it at times’
The Ryder Cup hero is back on his home turf in Co Offaly and is still thinking about the putt to retain the cup
RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year: Rory McIlroy, Kate O’Connor and Troy Parrott among 12 nominees
Nominees chosen from across variety of disciplines in outstanding year for Irish sport
Rory McIlroy nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Luke Littler, Chloe Kelly and Lando Norris among the nominees
Rory McIlroy crowned after career Grand Slam season — wins sixth AGW Golf Writers’ Trophy
Northern Irishman’s landmark Masters win, Irish Open success and Ryder Cup heroics seal a historic 2025
Rory McIlroy calls for Australian Open rescheduling for stronger field
Danish golfer Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen wins title at Royal Melbourne
Rory McIlroy mania hits Melbourne as fans skip school and work on ‘special day’
Queues formed at the crack of dawn to catch a glimpse of the star at the Australian Open
Troy Parrott’s tears were a natural release from the helter-skelter of sporting endeavour
‘In sport, crying has a different status. It excites a different line of questioning. Everyone assumes there must be something behind it’
Rory McIlroy doubts rift in golf will be fixed due to ‘irrational’ LIV spending
More than two-and-a-half years from the proposed merger with the PGA Tour, the two parties are no closer to resolution
Rory McIlroy to end fairytale year at Australian Open in Melbourne
Northern Irishman already looking to 2026, hoping to match Colin Montgomerei record
‘She told me how proud he would have been’ – Rory McIlroy reveals emotional meeting with Seve Ballesteros’s widow
McIlroy went past the Spanish legend after winning a seventh order of merit title in Dubai
Rory McIlroy wins seventh Race to Dubai title despite losing in Dubai playoff
World number two made eagle on 72nd hole to tie the winner Matt Fitzpatrick
Rory McIlroy moves into share of the lead in Dubai with year-long title in sight
Masters champion shoots 68 in third round, with Shane Lowry three shots behind
Shane Lowry joins Rory McIlroy in hot pursuit of Nicolai Hojgaard in Dubai
Lowry’s 67 moved him to nine under alongside McIlroy, who scrambled his way to a 69 in the second round
Rory McIlroy makes it look easy as he swings into contention in Dubai
Ulster man in joint-third behind leader Michael Kim with Shane Lowry also in touch after opening round of 68
Odds stacked against Marco Penge as he looks to deny Rory McIlroy in Dubai
McIlroy is looking to win a fourth-straight Order of Merit title to cap a remarkable year
Rory McIlroy: ‘I don’t feel like chasing as much any more’
‘I’m certainly not less driven but maybe just more driven in focused areas’
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry team up for pre-Christmas skills challenge on US TV
Mark Power the only Irish player to survive cut at DP World Tour Q-School
Rory McIlroy has destiny in his own hands as he chases seventh Race to Dubai title
The Irish golfer has a 767 points lead over his nearest challenger, Penge
Rory McIlroy’s superb final round 62 strengthens position atop Race to Dubai standings
Irish golfer finishes tied third as Aaron Rai beats Tommy Fleetwood in playoff in Abu Dhabi
Shane Lowry still in contention in Abu Dhabi despite mixed round
Rory McIlroy shot a second round 68, six back of Tommy Fleetwood and Aaron Rai
Shane Lowry gets off to a flier to share lead in Abu Dhabi
Rory McIlroy sits four shots off the pace while Tom McKibbin has a day to forget
‘I’m not getting any younger’: Rory McIlroy planning to reduce his schedule in the future
World number two is favourite for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Rory McIlroy returns to action and sets sights on seventh Race to Dubai title
Shane Lowry is also playing in Abu Dhabi in the penultimate event of the DP World Tour season
Tom McKibbin wins Hong Kong Open to earn exemptions into next year’s Masters and Open
Second professional career win adds to 2023 European Open triumph on DP World Tour
Tommy Fleetwood gets to deliver his son Frankie’s wish as he triumphs in India
English golfer’s son has told him recently he hadn’t got to celebrate a win on the 18th green with this father
Shane Lowry three shots off leader Keita Nakajima at DP World India Championship
Tommy Fleetwood in second position in Delhi but Rory McIlroy seven back ahead of final round
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