Peter Ryan: ‘I was 22 and had nothing terminal. There was a long way to go’‘Legally blind’; ‘former minor’; ‘alcoholic’: Tipp man shed the tags and took on cyclingSat Apr 14 2018 - 08:00
Dublin’s success deserves to be lauded in more than the Ha’penny placeThe city should look for ways to properly mark the achievements of Jim Gavin’s teamMon Apr 09 2018 - 15:50
Rugby needs to do more to develop its players as peopleBelfast trial highlighted a culture which is part of a long inglorious tradition in sportSat Mar 31 2018 - 09:00
Inspirational Comer ready to lead Tribesmen from the frontSwashbuckling forward aiming to captain Galway to their first league title since 1981Sat Mar 31 2018 - 06:00
Mayo rescue mission shows just who is ‘coming through’Aidan O’Shea says with logistics and injuries it’s always difficult in the league for MayoTue Mar 27 2018 - 05:30
Mayo chase down another lost cause as Donegal relegatedKevin McLoughlin’s 74th-minute point keeps Mayo in top flight for another yearSun Mar 25 2018 - 18:42
Keith Duggan: Heaslip likely to prove a hard act to follow on ‘Sports Chronicle’Athletes will have to ask themselves the hard questions for new forum to retain its interestSat Mar 24 2018 - 09:00
Something’s got to give as western rivals face relegation shootoutMayo will forfeit top-flight status if they lose to Donegal in their Ballybofey strongholdSat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00
Galway almost win, almost lose and finally draw with DubsStrong wind makes for game of two halves in heated top of table affair at Pearse StadiumSun Mar 18 2018 - 18:31
Weekend football previews: Kerry seek new dawn while Mayo prepare for fresh startGAA football previews: Kerry need reassurance after Dublin defeat; Cork eye promotionSat Mar 17 2018 - 10:00
What could be more – or less – natural than Ireland winning at Twickenham?Keith Duggan: Ireland’s push for the Six Nations grand slam is a touch unsettlingSat Mar 17 2018 - 08:00
Corofin look to repeat recent history at Croke ParkNorth Galway side come full circle as they face Nemo Rangers in All-Ireland club finalSat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
Lynch and Limerick delighted by impressive return to the top flightMidfielder says county will relish new challenges after vital win seals promotionTue Mar 13 2018 - 01:00
Limerick finally emerge from Division 1B and into the lightGalway boss Micheál Donoghue says Shannonsiders ‘had more desire than our boys’Sun Mar 11 2018 - 18:03
Rugby has made huge strides but GAA is still the people’s gameRugby – or specifically the Irish rugby team – has become a national pastimeSat Mar 10 2018 - 09:00
Heady days for Tipperary as footballers edge towards the summitPremier County could be competing in the top flight in both football and hurling next seasonSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
Allianz League Hurling PreviewsKilkenny eager to stem the tide of a resurgent WexfordFri Mar 09 2018 - 18:43
Arsene Wenger not the only one struggling in City’s slipstreamSideline Cut: Consecutive defeats to runaway league leaders a wrong reason for his exitSat Mar 03 2018 - 11:30
Kevin Walsh leading a quiet revolution in GalwayGalway’s league form is making Walsh’s side very hard to ignore in the football leagueSat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Football reality TV shows don’t match the drama of the real thing‘First Team’ – a Netflix series on Juventus – little more than a glossy ad for the clubSat Feb 24 2018 - 09:00
Mayo counting on defying expectations against DublinThey have a knack of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat – and vice versaSat Feb 24 2018 - 07:00
The Boy On The Shed by Paul Ferris review – smart enough to navigate his own pathFerris is a trusted confidante in the years when Newcastle and English football began the transformation from the rigorously parochial to the global entertainment it has becomeSat Feb 24 2018 - 06:00
GAA weekend that was: Galway are happy to lurk in the shadowsMeanwhile, Waterford will be slow to get going; Monaghan hold Indian sign over KerryMon Feb 19 2018 - 13:30
Clare continue unbeaten run with Cork winRampant first-half performance enough to see off Rebels in EnnisSun Feb 18 2018 - 17:00
Cabinet’s visit to Sligo only showed the foreign world they live inStruggle to field GAA teams west of the Shannon an example of slow death of ‘rural Ireland’Sat Feb 17 2018 - 09:00
Brogan’s real value to Dublin will only be evident in his absenceFor all their strength in depth, champions may miss a finisher of his proven classSat Feb 17 2018 - 01:00
Appetite for work keeps Galway captain Damien Comer on trackFull-forward leads Galway to substantial league win over Mayo on SundayTue Feb 13 2018 - 06:45
Galway extend perfect record as Mayo overpoweredBoth O’Connor brothers see red for Mayo as Paul Conroy is sent off for Galway at SalthillSun Feb 11 2018 - 17:53
Politics casting an inevitable shadow over Winter OlympicsSports and stories a kind of front for diplomatic shadow dance in the backgroundSat Feb 10 2018 - 09:00
Mayo and Galway still standing in one another’s wayFormer manager John O’Mahony calls it ‘A fierce rivalry but with great respect’Sat Feb 10 2018 - 08:10
Early Kerry wins a bonus for Fitzmaurice’s spring campaignIntroducing new talent and strengthening squad is Kerry manager’s priorityTue Feb 06 2018 - 05:40
Fitzmaurice praises Kerry youngsters’ know-how after win against MayoManager says side ‘showed good discipline in last 10 minutes in particular to see it out’Mon Feb 05 2018 - 06:00
Kerry get their teenage kicks in CastlebarPositive, impudent and fearless - Kingdom’s young guns shoot down venerable MayoSat Feb 03 2018 - 21:02
If the spirit that made playing France so terrifying has gone, what is left?Sideline Cut: Keith Duggan on the magical inventiveness of French rugby in the 1980sSat Feb 03 2018 - 09:00
Fire and fury await Dublin in TyroneAllianz League football preview: Mayo’s boys of summer set to dazzle against KerrySat Feb 03 2018 - 07:30
Tiernan McCann and Tyrone braced for Dublin’s visitChastening defeat to Galway has already already upped the ante for Mickey Harte’s menTue Jan 30 2018 - 06:00
Galway make fair start on a foul day as Tyrone tamedNewcomer's skipper Damien Comer sets the tone with goal after 22 seconds in TuamSun Jan 28 2018 - 19:31
Manchester’s Mark E Smith had music, wit and football in the soulThe Fall frontman, who died this week, was an avid Manchester City fan and contrarianSat Jan 27 2018 - 12:00
Jason Killeen nurturing hoop dreams of the next generationTempleogue player knows what it takes after brushing shoulders with basketball greatsSat Jan 27 2018 - 09:00
NHL Division 1A: All you need to know ahead of the new seasonKilkenny look for a spring to their step in the new campaign while Wexford could struggleSat Jan 27 2018 - 09:00
Family, faith and football – the Mickey Harte interviewLong-serving manager talks about the good and bad times and shaping his mark III Tyrone teamSat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
Mickey Harte unconcerned by criticism from likes of Joe Brolly‘The barking dog won’t bite you because he is just barking all the time’Sat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
NFL Division Two: All you need to know ahead of the new seasonSleeping giants Cork need to wake up as Roscommon seek a return to the topSat Jan 27 2018 - 05:00
The monkey chants, the bananas and Cyrille Regis’s unending courageSideline Cut: The late footballer’s importance far transcends mere goals and capsSat Jan 20 2018 - 09:00
Keith Duggan: Stoke affair leaves everyone feeling insulted and cheapenedCurrent limbo concerning the manager of the national team wholly untenableSat Jan 13 2018 - 07:00
Time for a run? Ah, maybe not just yetYour heart is pure and you’re fired with good intentions: this is going to be the yearSat Jan 06 2018 - 08:00
Sports review 2017: Margaret and Benjamin – a day in the life and death of sportKeith Duggan looks back at the year through the lens of a day in JulySat Dec 30 2017 - 08:00
Watching Dubs meet challenges of 2018 will be fascinatingRivals Mayo, Tyrone and Kerry must hunker down again and plan to stem the blue tideSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:30
Aly Raisman’s harrowing testimony a plea for ongoing vigilanceEx-US Olympic gymnast suffered gravely at the hands of ‘decorated’ team doctor Larry NassarSat Dec 09 2017 - 09:00
Golf world holds its breath at first signs of a Tiger stirringIs the multiple-Major winner really about to produce the unlikeliest of second comings?Sat Dec 02 2017 - 09:00
