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Keith Duggan: For so many, Jack Charlton’s voice was the soundtrack to Ireland

Keith Duggan: For so many, Jack Charlton’s voice was the soundtrack to Ireland

Second Captains clip of interview with Jimmy Armfield brought it all back home

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 18:00
Keith Duggan: Bubba Wallace tweet shows just how troubled Donald Trump’s mind is

Keith Duggan: Bubba Wallace tweet shows just how troubled Donald Trump’s mind is

While a pandemic rages, the commander-in-chief falls back on what he knows best

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 07:00
Andy Moran on moving on from a Mayo career that glowed golden to the end

Andy Moran on moving on from a Mayo career that glowed golden to the end

‘There was no regret. But still, you do have a massive void in your life’

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 06:00
Game Changers: Futuristic views set Herbert Chapman apart

Game Changers: Futuristic views set Herbert Chapman apart

Legendary Arsenal manager was ahead of his time on and off the pitch in every way

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 06:00
The Best Of Times: Taylor’s triumph a beautiful, unforgettable moment of perfection

The Best Of Times: Taylor’s triumph a beautiful, unforgettable moment of perfection

August 10th, 2012: Keith Duggan reports from the ExCeL Arena in London

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 06:00
30 years of frustration melt away as Liverpool finally reclaim their perch

30 years of frustration melt away as Liverpool finally reclaim their perch

For the supporters of certain generations, and the overseas army, this is the sweetest of triumphs

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 08:00
Harsh reality of being a pro footballer in Ireland laid bare in documentary

Harsh reality of being a pro footballer in Ireland laid bare in documentary

Craig Speer had unique access to out-of-contract players as they battled to stay in the game

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now

Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now

30 years ago it seemed like the whole of Ireland burst out on to the streets at the same time

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 06:00
FG will try to form a government, ‘but not at any price’

FG will try to form a government, ‘but not at any price’

This is the start of a realignment in Irish politics; it is time for FG to get radical

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00
Keith Duggan: West mourns two men at the beating heart of GAA

Keith Duggan: West mourns two men at the beating heart of GAA

Deaths of Brendan Coffey and Garda Colm Horkan remind us what’s really important

Sat Jun 20 2020 - 06:00
Hoteliers see light at end of the tunnel after ‘avalanche of setbacks’

Hoteliers see light at end of the tunnel after ‘avalanche of setbacks’

West coast businesses make changes in hope public will return after bewildering few months

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 01:27
Greens wary over lack of detail in ‘vague’ programme for government

Greens wary over lack of detail in ‘vague’ programme for government

Members believe it will take a lot of persuasion to get two-thirds to endorse document

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 01:00
GAA needs to ask if it could be doing more in the case of diversity

GAA needs to ask if it could be doing more in the case of diversity

Flags are not the only things that need to disappear in Ireland’s reckoning

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 08:00
‘I think people are worried if they can pick up a book off the shelf’

‘I think people are worried if they can pick up a book off the shelf’

Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway reopens but business is not as straightforward anymore

Mon Jun 08 2020 - 17:11
Sideline Cut: Marcus Rashford proves himself a leading man off the pitch also

Sideline Cut: Marcus Rashford proves himself a leading man off the pitch also

Manchester United’s young striker has been a shining light during a grim time in Britain

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 12:00
Without the tourists, the Galway Market is a very different place to shop

Without the tourists, the Galway Market is a very different place to shop

‘I am hopeful that people will start coming to see the market as a real local market’

Sun May 31 2020 - 16:57
Ger Loughnane and the spark that lit Clare’s hurling revolution

Ger Loughnane and the spark that lit Clare’s hurling revolution

The Game Changers: The first in a new series on those who changed teams and sports

Sun May 31 2020 - 09:00
Connell losing touch with club championship is real tragedy of Normal People

Connell losing touch with club championship is real tragedy of Normal People

Only hope now is he comes home, apologises to the lads and makes the ‘savage’ contribution

Sat May 30 2020 - 11:11
‘God couldn’t have come up with a better pathogen to attack theatre’

‘God couldn’t have come up with a better pathogen to attack theatre’

Druid was on the up before coronavirus. Now it must reimagine how the show can go on

Sat May 30 2020 - 03:00
Sideline Cut: Vignette shows why Bird is the true shark in The Last Dance

Sideline Cut: Vignette shows why Bird is the true shark in The Last Dance

That Jordan never got the pleasure of seeing Bird defeated is an itch he can never scratch

Sat May 23 2020 - 06:00
Coming fourth in the Olympics didn’t change this fearless quartet, time did

Coming fourth in the Olympics didn’t change this fearless quartet, time did

Neville Maxwell, Tony O’Connor, Derek Holland and Sam Lynch recall Atlanta 1996

Sat May 23 2020 - 06:00
Galway could go out again but it was only the weather that was back to normal

Galway could go out again but it was only the weather that was back to normal

If someone dropped a coin at the top of Quay Street you might have heard it hit the cobbles down around Sally Longs

Mon May 18 2020 - 19:50
Sporting Controversies: Early whistle sounds before chaos descends on Croke Park

Sporting Controversies: Early whistle sounds before chaos descends on Croke Park

Keith Duggan looks back on the 1998 All-Ireland hurling semi-final replay between Offaly and Clare

Sun May 17 2020 - 10:00
Daniel Kinahan’s role as boxing’s new kingmaker is no cause for Irish celebration

Daniel Kinahan’s role as boxing’s new kingmaker is no cause for Irish celebration

The disparity between his domestic and international reputation could not be greater

Sat May 16 2020 - 08:00
Covid-19: Aran islanders face uncertain future amid fallout from pandemic

Covid-19: Aran islanders face uncertain future amid fallout from pandemic

The islanders have kept coronavirus out, but eventually they will have to let visitors back in

Sat May 09 2020 - 01:00
Schooldays over: Ireland’s Class of 2020 cheated out of a proper ending

Schooldays over: Ireland’s Class of 2020 cheated out of a proper ending

The Covid crisis was like a bomb that blew their social and academic world to smithereens

Fri May 08 2020 - 17:00
Lockdown easing: ‘To be able to get out again is great’

Lockdown easing: ‘To be able to get out again is great’

Cocooning in Ballinrobe has been hard for a generation best at face-to-face contact

Wed May 06 2020 - 02:41
Garda checkpoints in Galway: ‘If we stop, the traffic and footfall will grow’

Garda checkpoints in Galway: ‘If we stop, the traffic and footfall will grow’

Most are complying with bank holiday restrictions, say gardaí, but visibility is crucial

Sun May 03 2020 - 17:29
‘A life-saver’: The daily online exercise class for older people

‘A life-saver’: The daily online exercise class for older people

Siel Bleu has been keeping older people active in their homes during lockdown

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
There’s too much at stake for the Premier League not to finish

There’s too much at stake for the Premier League not to finish

Keith Duggan: It's not only matters at the top that make voiding the league impossible

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Enda McNulty on standing guard at the door of your own mind

Enda McNulty on standing guard at the door of your own mind

Former Armagh player talks to Keith Duggan about advice, learnings and life

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Joe Burrow’s speed-of-light ascent is every bit of the American dream

Joe Burrow’s speed-of-light ascent is every bit of the American dream

From back-up quarterback to Heisman Trophy winner to No 1 pick in the NFL draft

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 08:00
Hair cuts to square cuts: How cricket became part of life in Ballaghaderreen

Hair cuts to square cuts: How cricket became part of life in Ballaghaderreen

Club has survived through thick and thin in the famous football border town

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 06:00
Michael Jordan set to have centre stage all to himself once again

Michael Jordan set to have centre stage all to himself once again

10-part documentary on basketball star’s final season with Chicago Bulls starts on Sunday

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 08:00
Is it even fair to ask GAA players to perform in empty stadiums?

Is it even fair to ask GAA players to perform in empty stadiums?

It’s one of the many questions that the GAA must ask ahead of any Championship action

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 08:00
Two Irish sporting evangelists wait out the storm in the city that doesn’t sleep

Two Irish sporting evangelists wait out the storm in the city that doesn’t sleep

John Riordan and Simon Gillespie on life in New York during the coronavirus pandemic

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00
FAI may have stumbled on right choice again in Stephen Kenny

FAI may have stumbled on right choice again in Stephen Kenny

Dubliner confident that Ireland can develop a more expressive football style

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00
My favourite sporting moment: Donegal and Kildare’s high summer street opera

My favourite sporting moment: Donegal and Kildare’s high summer street opera

An unexpected epic of an All-Ireland quarter-final provides magic escapism in July 2011

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 06:00
Sideline Cut: The fascinating final chapter in Tiger’s tale left in limbo for now

Sideline Cut: The fascinating final chapter in Tiger’s tale left in limbo for now

Next week we should have all been transfixed with sport’s version of the Truman Show

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 11:06
Pat Critchley: ‘You teach or coach the person first and the subject or the game second’

Pat Critchley: ‘You teach or coach the person first and the subject or the game second’

A lifetime in the classroom and on the sidelines has brought rich dividends for Laois man

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00
A beautiful, happy accident - Moneyball is the best sports movie ever

A beautiful, happy accident - Moneyball is the best sports movie ever

A gorgeous study of human frailty and the ways in which people are under-valued

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 10:00
Coronavirus: Galwegians adjust to a new traffic-free reality

Coronavirus: Galwegians adjust to a new traffic-free reality

On a sunny Thursday in Salthill’s near-empty promenade, the mood is quiet and terse

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Nicholas Quinn: ‘Swimming became how I dealt with grief’

Nicholas Quinn: ‘Swimming became how I dealt with grief’

Olympic swimmer on the tragic death of his father and his dilemma over postponement of Games

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Sideline Cut: He had to ask himself the hardest question: Could I be missing Pat Spillane?

Sideline Cut: He had to ask himself the hardest question: Could I be missing Pat Spillane?

Absence starkly illuminates the real point and genius behind the GAA

Sat Mar 21 2020 - 07:00
St Jarlath’s legacy continues to course through veins of Galway football

St Jarlath’s legacy continues to course through veins of Galway football

Mayo’s history also richly endowed by the Tuam school’s glorious contribution to the game

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
Cheltenham's horsey set unmoved by some poxy little global pandemic

Cheltenham's horsey set unmoved by some poxy little global pandemic

Outside world can only look on aghast as festival continues amid coronavirus crisis

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 17:20
Morality of holding the Olympic Games now seriously open to question

Morality of holding the Olympic Games now seriously open to question

Worldwide battle to contain coronavirus means organisers have a huge call to make

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 09:00
The Boys in Green: ‘It felt as if we had been in recession my entire life when Italia ’90 happened’

The Boys in Green: ‘It felt as if we had been in recession my entire life when Italia ’90 happened’

A new two-part documentary looks back on Ireland and the Jack Charlton era

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
Galway far from perfect but do enough to stay in the mix

Galway far from perfect but do enough to stay in the mix

Cork exit the league quietly after one campaign despite putting it up to their hosts

Sun Mar 01 2020 - 17:09
Sun Yang both casualty and culprit but China will move on

Sun Yang both casualty and culprit but China will move on

What chance did swimmer have in country with such warped attitude to doping?

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 09:00
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