Acute disillusionment the only response to growing FAI debacleDivision and discord over key governance issue revives memories of OCI implosionFri Aug 14 2020 - 06:00
Corkery stays the distance with a Bull’s notionSea swimmer completes first ever swim around Bull IslandThu Aug 13 2020 - 06:00
Heroic insanity: When Michael Dunlop raced home in memory of his fatherAfter Robert Dunlop was killed in practice, his two sons defied organisers to raceTue Aug 11 2020 - 05:00
Róisín Upton: Ireland women adding flair to their steel with Tokyo callingThe 2018 World Cup run was built on defence but Sean Dancer’s side are looking to adaptFri Aug 07 2020 - 06:00
The game they loved so well: How cricket united Hume, McGuinness and McCannAlthough they disagreed on many things, the most English of games was common groundFri Aug 07 2020 - 06:00
Nhat Nguyen rallies round his family as dreams put on hold for nowIrish badminton targets place in world’s top-50 when competition starts up againWed Aug 05 2020 - 06:00
Hockey Ireland hope to have new men’s coach in place by end of yearMark Tumility had filled the role for Tokyo Olympic qualifying seriesTue Aug 04 2020 - 14:19
The Offload: Schools rugby talk in the Seanad appears tone deafVincent Martin believes Newbridge College and Clongowes Wood should be allowed playMon Aug 03 2020 - 09:00
An unforgettable pilgrimage to Caesars Palace to see Barry McGuiganSporting Cathedrals: In the stifling heat of the Nevada desert the Clones Cyclone sufferedFri Jul 31 2020 - 06:00
Comeback sporting trail littered with broken dreamsFrom chain-blue lightening fighters to centre court maestros, time waits for no manFri Jul 31 2020 - 05:00
Round Ireland yacht race cancelled for first time since it began in 1980Entry numbers for the rescheduled race set for August held around the 50-boat markTue Jul 28 2020 - 12:52
Hard to see a place for sporting exceptionalism during a pandemicWe can only hope that the rush to return to international competition doesn’t backfireFri Jul 24 2020 - 08:00
Sporting Cathedrals: Wimbledon is the very heartbeat of an English summerNot afraid to modernise, the All England club always keeps one eye on its long historyThu Jul 23 2020 - 06:00
Chloe Watkins: ‘It’s hugely important that this Irish team gets to go to an Olympics’The Ireland women’s team should have been moving into the athletes’ village in Tokyo this weekWed Jul 22 2020 - 06:00
Hockey Ireland enter dispute resolution over Ireland’s European representativesGoverning body take case after Lisnagarvey appeal upheld to play in EuroHockey LeagueTue Jul 21 2020 - 15:18
Johnny Watterson: Jack Charlton was forged from rough, tough raw materialHe was a chip off the same granite block as Matt Busby, Bill Shankly and Brian CloughFri Jul 17 2020 - 06:00
Game Changers: Living beyond fear puts Alex Honnold above all othersAmerican climber’s free solo ascent is arguably the greatest athletic feat ever accomplishedWed Jul 15 2020 - 06:00
Teenager Justin Anene sets sights firmly on top rung of wrestling worldCompeting professionally since the age of 14 the Dubliner has ambitions to go all the wayWed Jul 15 2020 - 06:00
Game Changers: Gary O’Toole took a stand when others turned their headsAt expense of 1992 Olympics chances, swimmer sought justice for George Gibney’s victimsTue Jul 14 2020 - 06:00
Contrasting sanctions for James Cronin and Robert Powell difficult to reconcileWada policy aims of justice, equity and integrity undermined by recent Irish casesFri Jul 10 2020 - 06:00
The unsolved mystery of Goran Ivanisevic’s stunning Wimbledon winThe tall Croat battled his demons on an epic journey to Centre Court glory in 2001Tue Jul 07 2020 - 06:00
The Best of Times: Ireland women’s hockey team’s World Cup fairytaleUnderdogs enjoyed a magical journey, only to be beaten by Netherlands in the finalSat Jul 04 2020 - 07:00
Whole New Ball Game: Rugby players could test public support over pay cutsGood luck to any player earning €500k or €200k refusing a 20% pay cut in present climateFri Jul 03 2020 - 06:00
The Best of Times: When Ranelagh’s Ken Doherty upset the odds to conquer the worldA world title can change people but Doherty retained the charm of a not so ordinary JoeWed Jul 01 2020 - 06:00
The Best Of Times: How Katie Taylor carried a nation with her to goldNothing left to chance as Bray lightweight fulfilled Olympic destiny in LondonMon Jun 29 2020 - 06:00
Postponed Olympics could allow Grainne Walsh a shot at gloryIrish boxer’s path to the top bears striking resemblance to that of Katie TaylorThu Jun 18 2020 - 06:30
Boxing world couldn’t care less about Kinahan’s backgroundWho writes the cheques has never been a concern for boxersThu Jun 11 2020 - 19:12
Fury thanks Daniel Kinahan as deal struck for Joshua fightsSaudi Arabia expected to host first meeting between British heavyweights in 2021Wed Jun 10 2020 - 16:50
Lions coach Warren Gatland includes James Ryan in list of top locksFormer Wales coach also outlines Maro Itoje’s captaincy credentialsTue Jun 09 2020 - 15:51
Ireland’s top swimmers back in the water: ‘It was like first day at school’Olympic hopeful Brendan Hyland returns to training with a year of possibility aheadTue Jun 09 2020 - 06:00
IRFU defer final payments for 10-year international ticket schemeUnion waiting for clarity on when spectators will be allowed to return to the Aviva StadiumFri Jun 05 2020 - 15:27
Here’s hoping Irish hockey’s greatest team don’t miss out on Olympic dreamHaving found a way into our sporting hearts they deserve their chance to shine once moreFri Jun 05 2020 - 07:00
No-nonsense Kellie Harrington busy playing the waiting gameExperience on frontline helps world lightweight champion keep boxing goals in perspectiveThu Jun 04 2020 - 06:00
Anfield and Cheltenham show sports again lacking in looking after their ownIn time the events will stand alongside Heysel, Ibrox and Hillsborough as avoidable catastropheFri May 29 2020 - 07:00
Safe return to play in New Zealand shows sport’s true valueWe watch with hope – and a little envy – as NZ gets sporting life up and running againThu May 28 2020 - 06:00
Aviva 10-year ticket holders seek clarity over paymentIRFU to meet later this week to discuss approach to 10-year Aviva Stadium ticketsTue May 26 2020 - 06:00
Rory McIlroy now realising the power his words carry as world’s number oneIn distancing himself from Donald Trump, McIlroy makes himself an outlier on the PGA TourFri May 22 2020 - 06:30
The early morning knock on the door that brought Pat Hickey’s world crashing downSporting Controversies: On August 17th, 2016, an Irish Olympic dynasty began to unravelThu May 21 2020 - 06:00
Barriers go up but sport can never really be kept at bayPeople have rediscovered simple joys of running, walking, cycling and swimmingFri May 15 2020 - 08:28
Meet the Irishman in charge at one of sport’s most exclusive clubsRoss Niland is chief executive of the world-famous Queens club in LondonWed May 13 2020 - 07:00
Tennis courts to remain off limits for over-70s after May 18th for health reasonsTennis Ireland's Richard Fahey says restrictions in place for health and wellbeing reasonsMon May 11 2020 - 18:05
Tennis Ireland inform clubs of return to play protocolsAdvanced booking is essential while players must use only their own tennis ballsFri May 08 2020 - 06:30
Novak ‘Djoker’ Djokovic falls right off the role model rackWhole New Ball Game: He believes in science when it helps him win, but forget vaccinesFri May 08 2020 - 06:00
Sporting Controversies: Irish mist descends upon Michelle Smith’s fairytaleFrom unbelievable glory at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics to catastrophe two years laterThu May 07 2020 - 05:01
James Cronin case puts Munster in uncomfortable positionThe prop is the latest Munster player to become embroiled in a doping scandalFri May 01 2020 - 06:30
Death of former Irish showjumper Col Billy RingroseFormer CO of the Army Equitation School competed in two Olympic GamesThu Apr 30 2020 - 21:24
Sports figures sign up to aid Variety’s ‘HeadsUp’ challengeDoherty and Ward helping to fund raise for one of Ireland’s oldest charitiesThu Apr 30 2020 - 21:13
Tipping Point: It’s all about knowing when you can no longer leap off the garage roofKnowing when to bow out is a skill that few master in the world of sportMon Apr 20 2020 - 06:30
My favourite sporting moment: I see Georgie walking, walking, walking and then goneWe picked our way through rubble of sectarian battles to share in a common loveSat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00
Sport Ireland resetting plans with new Olympic schedule in mindAlmost 50% increase in visits to Sport Ireland’s Institute during 2019Wed Apr 08 2020 - 06:00
