Johnny Watterson: IRFU's standing tarnished as players take the nuclear optionIt is more important than money - the grievances are about respect and attitudeTue Dec 14 2021 - 06:00
Katie Taylor ends 2021 with 20th pro win as eyes turn to Amanda Serrano35-year-old lacks sparkle against Sharipova but champion’s victory never in doubtMon Dec 13 2021 - 06:00
Connacht can beat a blinged-up French side – they’ve done it beforeStade Français rocking into Galway for the Champions Cup will bring out the intensitySun Dec 12 2021 - 06:00
Katie Taylor retains lightweight titles in unanimous verdictFiruza Sharipova tries to draw Bray fighter into a scrappy affair but Taylor prevails comfortablySat Dec 11 2021 - 22:46
Katie Taylor says she’s ready for challenge from Furiza SharipovaIrish champion will be defending her four belts from younger boxer from KazakhstanSat Dec 11 2021 - 01:13
Johnny Watterson: Are green and orange equal in NI soccer or is one of them just not worth it?O’Neill rightly pointed out that God Save The Queen doesn’t represent team’s diversityFri Dec 10 2021 - 06:00
Connacht's Oisín Dowling welcoming the opportunity to make his presence feltFormer Leinster Academy secondrow has found his feet and is feeling at home in ConnachtThu Dec 09 2021 - 06:53
Former Tennis Ireland chief executive Des Allen diesPopular administrator was a regular at Wimbledon and Roland GarrosSat Dec 04 2021 - 15:00
Patient Timoney now making the most of his considerable abilityUlster and Ireland backrow has worked hard on his game over the years and is now reaping the rewardsSat Dec 04 2021 - 10:00
Robbie Henshaw and Dorothy Wall win Players’ Player of the Year awardsWall secures double with Young Player of the Year while Gavin Coombes wins men’s prizeFri Dec 03 2021 - 14:30
Johnny Watterson: WTA’s stance on China and Peng Shuai is a rare moral victoryAssociation stands by its founding principles - something unheard of in modern sportFri Dec 03 2021 - 06:32
Fallible, flawed, ethereal, genius: Remembering George Best - 16 years onFrom Old Trafford to Windsor Park to Carnaby Street, the boy from Cregagh lit them all upSat Nov 27 2021 - 06:00
Golf means Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau’s rivalry will always lack punchJibes thrown ahead of Las Vegas showdown are not exactly those heard before a title fightFri Nov 26 2021 - 06:00
Ryan Baird: ‘We are not afraid to say we want to win the World Cup’‘Playing rugby like we are doing, how could you not enjoy it? It’s just great to be part of.’Mon Nov 22 2021 - 05:00
Robert Baloucoune waits patiently as Ireland flex their musclesUlster flyer did nothing wrong but found chances to stretch his legs at a premiumSun Nov 21 2021 - 17:24
Robbie Henshaw ready to meet Ireland’s high standards on returnLeinster centre has been largely absent since the Lions series during the summerSat Nov 20 2021 - 06:15
Jason Quigley looking for the fight of his life ahead of world title boutDonegal man spares the trash talk as he looks to return middleweight belt to IrelandFri Nov 19 2021 - 06:13
Davy Tweed: Secondrow. Four caps. Paedophile. Wife beater. Bigot.Johnny Watterson: Politicians’ nauseating ‘tributes’ only add insult to family’s injuriesFri Nov 19 2021 - 06:00
James Ryan rejuvenated and relishing his return to formIreland secondrow hails the impact of Paul O’Connell as he prepares to captain the sideThu Nov 18 2021 - 06:38
Ireland hockey’s World Cup participation in doubt as clubs challenge new fees structure20 Ulster clubs question paying membership fees per individual rather than per clubTue Nov 16 2021 - 11:11
Fearless Ireland’s fizzing energy sparks an afternoon to rememberFrom the Haka to the whistle Farrell’s side played with a stirring intensity in DublinMon Nov 15 2021 - 06:00
Jack Conan: ‘You can’t let winning make you soft’Backrower focused on improvements to prevent victory from papering over cracksMon Nov 15 2021 - 06:00
Ian Foster: ‘I thought Akira’s was a great try but the TMO didn’t’All Blacks boss questions the officials while admitting his side were outplayed by IrelandSat Nov 13 2021 - 19:25
Ireland 29 New Zealand 20: All Blacks player ratingsJohnny Watterson runs the rule over the New Zealand that succumbed at the AvivaSat Nov 13 2021 - 17:46
Johnny Watterson: Time for the many naysayers to give Irish rugby its dueInverse snobbery may be difficult to shake off but All Blacks game is one of the sports events of the yearFri Nov 12 2021 - 07:00
Andrew Conway: Full of contagious vitality and loving the gameHat-trick hero against Japan hoping to finally pit himself against the All BlacksThu Nov 11 2021 - 06:00
Beauden Barrett and All Blacks working for ‘a tour like no other’30-year-old New Zealand outhalf praises fellow centurion Johnny Sexton ahead of TestTue Nov 09 2021 - 12:10
TJ Perenara: 2016 and 2018 defeats are an afterthought for the All BlacksNew Zealand scrumhalf could face up against former teammate Jamison Gibson-ParkTue Nov 09 2021 - 06:00
Bellator returns to Dublin but Irish disappointment is the order of the nightRaucous crowd quietened at the 3Arena as Gallagher and Queally are both beatenMon Nov 08 2021 - 05:00
Fitter, stronger, faster: James Lowe making his Ireland mark in time for the All BlacksWinger light-hearted about Andy Farrell’s take on how his preparation has improvedMon Nov 08 2021 - 05:00
Ireland 60 Japan 5: Ireland player ratingsJohnny Watterson rates the Ireland players after a landslide victory opens test windowSat Nov 06 2021 - 15:19
Johnny Watterson: Seconds out as Irish boxing’s civil war flares up once moreBoxing has a place for the marginalised but the association that runs it has learned to eat its ownFri Nov 05 2021 - 06:00
Bellator 270: All the world’s a cage for ‘Showstopper’ QueallyOpportunity knocks for Waterford man as he fights for vacant lightweight world titleThu Nov 04 2021 - 17:30
Boxing authorities reaffirm their ‘absolute confidence’ in Bernard DunnePosition of high performance director robustly defended by IABA chairmanWed Nov 03 2021 - 20:15
Versatile Cian Healy adds another string to his strong bowTadhg Furlong salutes his veteran team-mate’s ability to embrace shift to tighthead prop if requiredWed Nov 03 2021 - 06:00
Bernard Dunne makes formal complaint to IABA claiming document undermined himHigh performance director says unsigned document was unfairly critical of himWed Nov 03 2021 - 06:00
Leinster wing Adam Byrne on new journey after trilogy of injury woeThe 27-year-old winger is back after a painstaking 21-months out through injuriesMon Nov 01 2021 - 06:00
South Africa’s history made De Kock’s stand against kneeling the wrong choiceThe profound damage of the apartheid years continue to complicate the pitchFri Oct 29 2021 - 06:00
Caelan Doris glad he took 'tough decision' to seek specialist adviceBackrow trialling a new scrum cap after trip to the UK for specialist concussion adviceThu Oct 28 2021 - 06:00
All Blacks bring big hits to supporters’ pockets with €125 stand ticketsCategory A tickets for Ireland’s World Cup sold out qualifier against Portugal cost €65Wed Oct 27 2021 - 17:00
Ireland complete miserable weekend with shoot-out defeat to Austria in CardiffLoss to Wales on Saturday had ended hopes of qualifying for men’s World CupSun Oct 24 2021 - 17:05
Wales reign supreme in shoot-out to crush Irish World Cup hopesIrish men’s hockey squad comes up agonisingly short in quest to reach India 2023Sat Oct 23 2021 - 16:59
From College Park to Sabina Park, sometimes the big swing is worth the riskBack in 2007, Ireland send shockwaves through the cricket world by seizing the momentFri Oct 22 2021 - 06:00
Ben Walker double gets Ireland off to winning start in CardiffRussia lack cutting edge as Ireland move within a win of World Cup qualificationThu Oct 21 2021 - 19:04
New-look Ireland have no margin for error in World Cup qualifiersSean Dancer’s side are the top ranked side for knock-out tournament in ItalyThu Oct 21 2021 - 06:00
Ireland’s men’s hockey squad ‘raring to go’ for World Cup qualifierMark Tumilty’s side face Russia in opening knock-out encounter in Cardiff on ThursdayThu Oct 21 2021 - 06:00
Ireland’s Lizzie Holden retires from international hockeyThe Armagh Hockey Club player was part of the team that reached the World Cup finalMon Oct 18 2021 - 14:54
For a women’s Lions Tour to work it must be different to what we knowJohnny Watterson: Just mirroring men’s concept not really an option that can succeedFri Oct 15 2021 - 10:33
Jamison Gibson-Park looking forward to seeing some familiar faces in NovemberNew Zealand-born scrumhalf would love to face the All Blacks in an Ireland shirtThu Oct 14 2021 - 20:00
Ireland boosted by return of experienced quartet ahead of World Cup qualifiersMen’s hockey squad sees Conor Harte, Luke Madeley, Jamie Carr and Lee Cole returnTue Oct 12 2021 - 12:57
