Irish rugby managed to turn things around, but can the FAI do the same for soccer?A dwindling number of Irish players making a mark overseas leaves Heimir Hallgrímsson with a difficult jobMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Wesley Joyce: ‘To come out of it with no voice, I think I came out of it lucky’ Limerick-born jockey suffered an horrendous fall from Red Heel at the Galway Festival in 2022 but his brave comeback came full circle when he led the same horse to victory at Down RoyalSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Golf’s handicap system will never be resolved but being up-in-arms at least makes it funNothing brings golfers together like a good old moan about bandits and high handicappers scooping prizesMon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
More than just sportswashing, Saudi’s global game is central to the kingdom’s futureproofingGolf, snooker, boxing soccer ... Saudi Arabia’s rampant colonisation of sport continues apaceSat Sept 28 2024 - 06:00
Hurling Development Committee must aim for small, meaningful wins to end sport’s inertiaA 2015 report stated the GAA has been “doing the game of hurling an injustice for a long time”Mon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
‘Exceptionally cut-throat’: Why it’s harder than ever for Irish players to reach golf’s top flight - and survive thereCountries such as Denmark have found a formula for nurturing young talent. Golf Ireland aims to do likewise but, even for gifted players such as Seán Keeling, this is an increasingly rough tradeSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:00
Six championship matches, free to air on TG4, would be a gift from the GAA to itselfDenis Walsh: Pitching for the package rights to six GAA championship games will be a stretch for TG4 but if they come looking for that package, they should get itMon Sept 02 2024 - 06:00
Shameless Trump a dreadful embarrassment to the grand old game of golfDonald Trump doesn’t just play golf courses; he builds them, buys them, operates them, sues over them, lies about them, bullies with them and brags about themSat Aug 31 2024 - 06:00
LIV defectors Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton should be cut adrift from the Ryder CupEuropean golfers aligned themselves with a repulsive regime. Could you root for them?Mon Aug 26 2024 - 06:00
Ronan Grimes fully committed to one last spin on competitive carouselAfter just missing out on a medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, cyclist Ronan Grimes has given his all in preparation for Paris swansongSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Strength in science: how Lukasz Kirszenstein helped Clare reach the promised landThe Pole headed the Banner’s strength & conditioning this season, following past All-Ireland successes with Tipperary and GalwaySat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Joe Schmidt faces biggest challenge of his career in turning around Australia ahead of Lions tourNew Zealander has turned around the fortunes of many rugby teams but his task with the Wallabies look monumentalMon Aug 19 2024 - 06:00
In 100 years of Ireland at the Olympics, this has been the greatest weekModern Irish athletes are now comfortable competing on the elite world stage and the days of tolerance for deferential mediocrity are overSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
Paul O’Donovan: Ireland’s greatest ever Olympian still has more worlds to conquerIn his parallel life on the riverbank O’Donovan trained first as a physiotherapist and then turned his attention to medicineSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
‘An honour and a privilege’: Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan’s perfect execution lands second Olympic goldIrish duo were impeccable in the execution of their race and were utterly dominantFri Aug 02 2024 - 19:00
Herculean effort earns Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle Olympic bronze in ParisA demolition derby of a race took its toll as Ireland claim historic first Olympic medal in the heavyweight divisionThu Aug 01 2024 - 14:42
Why are Ireland winning more Olympic medals? Post-Sydney reforms are helping Denis Walsh: The medals won by swimmers Mona McSharry and Daniel Wiffen this week are the most vivid expression of the transformation in Irish sport over the last 20 yearsThu Aug 01 2024 - 06:00
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy lead record four Irish boats into Olympic finalsTokyo gold medallists hit peak form at the right time as they look to defend title on Friday morningWed Jul 31 2024 - 16:21
Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle through to Sculls final with impressive displayIrish duo have been in medal-winning form in their first two races at this regattaTue Jul 30 2024 - 14:27
How Finbarr Kirwan became the most powerful Irish person in the world of sport Finbarr Kirwan cut his teeth as the first high performance manager of what is now Sport Ireland and since moving to the USA has now become Chief of Olympic SportTue Jul 30 2024 - 06:00
Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 3Mona McSharry claims Ireland’s first medal at Paris 2024, while Kellie Harrington and Daniel Wiffen advance emphaticallyMon Jul 29 2024 - 22:19
Paris will be the first city since Sydney in 2000 to host the Olympics for less than $10 billionThe French have adopted a prudent approach and of the 40 venues at these Olympic Games only three are new; the rest are existing or temporary.Mon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
Paris Olympics: Mixed results for Ireland but likely medallists still on course for successRowing team making waves; boxers bobbing and weaving despite reversals; women’s sevens power on; Mona McSharry posts top pool performanceSun Jul 28 2024 - 21:53
Olympics 2024: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy among Irish rowers into semi-finals in ParisAifric Keogh, Fiona Murtagh, Ross Corrigan and Nathan Timoney also book places in Wednesday’s semisSun Jul 28 2024 - 15:48
Rowers Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle impress with Olympic heat victory in ParisZoe Hyde and Alison Bergin also qualify for the semi-finals with a third-place finish in their heatSat Jul 27 2024 - 11:46
The pursuit of excellence: pain and pleasure for Ireland’s Olympic rowersIreland’s 16-person rowing squad go to Paris 2024 with big medal chances forged by hard work and friendshipSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Paris Olympics opens with a spectacular display of creative brass neckSignature sights of the French capital were paraded with creative, sporting joy in context of geopolitical crisesFri Jul 26 2024 - 21:47
Meet Team Ireland - RowersOlympics: Formidable and proven rowing team ready to pull their weight again for Ireland in ParisWed Jul 24 2024 - 21:42
Crowning final glory proves the sweetest reward for Clare’s dogged years of persistenceAfter several Munster final and All-Ireland semi-final defeats, Banner veterans like Tony Kelly, John Conlon and David McInerney grasped the opportunity to add to their 2013 medalsMon Jul 22 2024 - 15:39
Croke Park on All-Ireland Sundays still has a timeless power to enthral The GAA headquarters is now open for all sorts of business but for the All-Ireland hurling and football finals the ground is a player tooMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Clare’s refusal to quit carries them to glory as Cork fail to find their flowAll-Ireland hurling final review: Tony Kelly helps propel the Banner to victory after extra-timeMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Cork v Clare: How the players and management rated in the All-Ireland hurling finalThe Banner kept some of Cork’s marquee forwards quiet, while being driven forward by John Conlan and Tony KellySun Jul 21 2024 - 19:36
Jimmy Barry-Murphy: ‘The one I really do regret is 2013. I wake up every morning and think about that’GAA icon Jimmy Barry-Murphy experienced incredible highs as a player and later a manager but Cork's final defeat to Clare left permanent scarsSat Jul 20 2024 - 14:19
Paul Conroy was the hinge for Galway, and not one of his passes failed to find its man The Galway player’s longevity and resilience have been extraordinary, and it is 17 years since he captained the Galway minors to win the All-IrelandSun Jul 14 2024 - 21:45
‘It nearly haunted me’: Annalise Murphy, Eoin Rheinisch and Seán Drea on Olympics fourthsIn the Olympics, a stopwatch or a points tally will measure the distance between third and fourth, but that is a convenient lie: the distance between them is infiniteSun Jul 14 2024 - 06:00
Bring back the old-school number nine - and diving headers tooEuro 2024 has showcased the evolution of goal scorersMon Jul 08 2024 - 21:32
Brian Hayes is the point of difference Cork needed to halt Limerick’s marchThis year, everything came together for Hayes: the finishing, the ball-winning, the finesse, the confidence, the powerSun Jul 07 2024 - 21:09
Rebel project paused and shaped by Limerick’s hurling lessonsChastening days in Croke Park at Limerick’s hands have shaped Cork’s recent developmentSun Jul 07 2024 - 06:00
Clare dig deep to reel Kilkenny in and book All-Ireland final slotBrian Lohan’s side outscored Kilkenny 0-12 to 0-4 after trailing by six in the middle of the third quarterSat Jul 06 2024 - 17:56
The most pimped concept in sport is heroism but Arthur Ashe was a heroThe first black man to win a Grand Slam singles title, his horizons were much broader than tennis as he led a life of social and political activismMon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
Shadow boxing time over for Kerry as they knuckle down to real businessNobody can say for sure if their ghost season of low-risk, defanged matches will leave Kerry short for Croke Park assignmentSun Jun 30 2024 - 06:00
Kerry get the test they were waiting for in the form of Mickey’s Harte’s DerryEvery team is fighting for momentum as the championship heads into the home straightMon Jun 24 2024 - 14:27
Olympic race walking occupies an unlit corner of that vast sporting stageBrendan Boyce is a veteran of several Games, but his quiet determination and enthusiasm remain undimmedMon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
Cork have two weeks to mend the slow puncture suffered during win over DublinRebels did enough in the second and third quarters of the the game to see it out despite an uninspiring displaySun Jun 23 2024 - 13:17
‘He has this kind of aura’: How Lee Chin became the man who keeps inspiring Wexford His hurling wasn’t smooth at first but his commitment to self-improvement has always been total and his county have long since come to rely on him. This weekend Clare will have their work cut out trying to contain himSat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Denis Walsh: Two tiers are not enough for the football championship, it needs threeDenis Walsh: The GAA's preferred option for change to the football championship is better than the current flawed system but a more radical rejig is requiredMon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
Tyrone take full advantage of Cork’s black card to secure home preliminary quarter-finalCork will be on the road in the next weekend after finishing third in Group ThreeSun Jun 16 2024 - 12:15
How Jack Crowley is becoming everything Munster need him to be So far this season 24-year-old has shown such consistency and durability that Munster fans have stopped pining for Ronan O’Gara. Confidence is high that the outhalf can continue to direct play in Saturday’s URC semi-final against GlasgowSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
One glorious shot: Pádraig Harrington’s defining moment on the road to golf’s Hall of FameWith disaster staring him in the face at Carnoustie in 2007, Pádraig Harrington showed the mental resilience which secured a Major breakthroughMon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00
No room for argument this time as Limerick make it six of the best No doubting Limerick's superiority as they set a new provincial recordMon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00
