Lee Keegan: ‘We might have to concentrate on getting a championship in 2021’Mayo footballer believes it will not be easy to return to playing this summerFri Apr 24 2020 - 06:00
Massed gatherings are who we are – losing them feels surrealThe touchstones of an Irish summer – sports events, gigs and festivals – have been zappedTue Apr 21 2020 - 21:02
Gambling industry walking a fine line during sporting lockdown‘You don’t solve a gambling problem by taking away sport’Sat Apr 18 2020 - 11:50
Malachy Clerkin: Missing five-a-side brings about some harsh truthsIt is a shock when you realise how much of your life you spend looking aheadFri Apr 17 2020 - 06:00
GPA adapting to help players through the crisis in every wayBeing disconnected is the main issue but there are ways to help members throughThu Apr 16 2020 - 06:00
David Brady offering a friendly voice on the other end of the lineFormer Mayo star has been talking football with strangers to help them through isolationTue Apr 14 2020 - 06:00
Masters magic: The perfect Sunday round at Augusta NationalMalachy Clerkin compiles an aggregate of the best final rounds of the last 25 yearsSat Apr 11 2020 - 08:00
Whole new ball game: Hats, scarves, facemasks - An Ulster final like no otherOn a cold February morning, the tailback was slow approaching the Border Covid checkpointFri Apr 10 2020 - 06:00
Reality Bites – tales from the new normal: Joey BolandDublin hurler stretches and pulls business model apart to get ahead of the packWed Apr 08 2020 - 06:00
Conor McDonald: ‘People in fitness industry need to be careful what they put online’Reality Bites: Wexford forward and personal trainer wary of potential mental stressTue Apr 07 2020 - 06:00
Understated Stephen Kenny offers Ireland a ray of lightThe verve and brio his teams play with can often seem at odds with his public personaSat Apr 04 2020 - 18:36
Sport will be last duck in the row in return to normality after coronavirusWhole new ball game: It feels difficult to imagine that we are within months of a returnFri Apr 03 2020 - 07:07
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Shane O’DonnellClare hurler’s PhD means he’s occupied but missing rough and tumble of trainingThu Apr 02 2020 - 06:30
My favourite sporting moment: Phil Mickelson’s miracle shot at the 2010 MastersOn his way to a three-shot victory, Lefty played one of the most amazing shots in Major historyTue Mar 31 2020 - 06:00
Competitive instinct will ensure sport returns as it always wasSport won’t come back in a more benign form. It can’t. It wouldn’t be sport if it didMon Mar 30 2020 - 06:30
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Caitríona CormicanGalway camogie star and GP in the frontline of a life and death battleSat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: Another trip to Croke Park – but this time it’s not a gameI’ve been to Croker a million times, but going there for a Covid-19 test, I got totally lostFri Mar 27 2020 - 01:00
Oval and out: Colin O’Riordan fears for the future as AFL pulls the plug on season‘It’s absolute chaos and uncertainty, which is no different to the rest of the world I suppose’Thu Mar 26 2020 - 20:25
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Kevin McKernanThe Down footballer on his changing role as a primary school teacher in NewryWed Mar 25 2020 - 06:00
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Sinéad GoldrickDublin footballer forced to cut short season in Melbourne and make quick departureTue Mar 24 2020 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: We have to keep going, putting one foot in front of the otherWe are all slow marathon runners now and we have miles and miles still ahead of usMon Mar 23 2020 - 07:00
Reality Bites – Tales from the new normal: Paul Geaney'I would imagine the knock-on effect will run to this time next year and longer'Mon Mar 23 2020 - 01:00
Tipping Point: Sporting lockdown will only highlight its importance to our livesThe whole thing has to be surreal for those who play sport to any reasonable levelMon Mar 16 2020 - 07:00
In these feral times Cheltenham has never been more necessaryTipping point: Ten stories around the festival that will warm us for the weekMon Mar 09 2020 - 06:00
Bonnar and Carlow happy to roll with the punches in the top flight'I know people would look at us and wonder is there any point in teams like us being there'Sat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
Trainer Paul Nolan sees out the storm on the long walk backThe Co Wexford trainer brings four horses to Cheltenham next week after a fallow few yearsSat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
Weekend GAA previews: Limerick aiming to preserve their impressive recordWestmeath and Carlow battle it out for top-flight survival in MullingarSat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
GAA Congress once again shows that no one sticks up for footballTipping Point: Backpass rule may be a welcome change but teams have little time to adaptMon Mar 02 2020 - 06:30
McEntee rails against the referee again as Galway relegate MeathPádraic Joyce's side lucky to get out of Navan with the points after poor displaySun Mar 01 2020 - 18:28
Unbeatable, unbackable: What next for Faugheen the great?Now 12-years-old and nearing the end, there are three ways this great horse could goSat Feb 29 2020 - 07:30
Allianz Football League: Previews, throw-ins and verdictsMalachy Clerkin looks at the action across all four divisionsSat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
Hurling black card unlikely to survive congressPush for card focused on one particular foul – the pull-down of a player through on goalThu Feb 27 2020 - 06:40
Shane O’Donnell leads Clare to thrilling draw with KilkennyBrian Cody's side need injury-time rescue despite leading by four in the 67th minuteSun Feb 23 2020 - 18:40
Regimented life second nature to top Cat MurphyFour-time All Star embraces the discipline involved with serving with the Army in LebanonSat Feb 22 2020 - 07:00
Allianz Football League: Previews, times and verdictsMalachy Clerkin previews the weekend football action including Saturday's top flight clashSat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00
Fitzgerald delighted as Wexford dig deep to thwart Kilkenny againModel County now unbeaten in six games against their old tormentorsMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:03
Wexford best the weather and Kilkenny on a mad day to be hurlingDavy Fitzgerald’s side took the points once again against their rivals in wild conditionsSun Feb 16 2020 - 17:36
Gaelic games previews: Limerick and Waterford meet in top of the table clashMalachy Clerkin gives his verdicts on all the weekend hurling and football actionSat Feb 15 2020 - 12:15
Clare county councillor suffering from Joe Brolly withdrawal symptomsGerry Flynn (Non-Party) is unhappy that RTÉ axed the controversial GAA punditTue Feb 11 2020 - 18:14
Political football: Clare councillor calls for RTÉ to reinstate Joe BrollyMinister should step in as constituents are ‘suffering from withdrawal symptoms’Tue Feb 11 2020 - 17:51
Dublin’s neverbetability survives Monaghan first-half scoring spreeSéamus McEnaney still happy with his side’s performance despite losing big leadMon Feb 10 2020 - 06:00
Dublin snatch a draw nine minutes into injury-timeMonaghan allow six-point lead to slip away in injury-time as Farrell's side come back from the deadSat Feb 08 2020 - 21:11
Meath realising hope doesn’t spring eternal for promoted sidesGap between teams at the top and its middle classes is ingrained by current structureSat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00
No handshake and very little drama in Wexford while Monaghan rattle TyroneFalling-out between Brian Lohan and Davy Fitzgerald just a sideshow at Wexford ParkMon Feb 03 2020 - 06:00
Conor McCarthy leads energetic Monaghan to victory over TyroneThe home side took the lead in the third minute and were never caughtSun Feb 02 2020 - 19:28
Weekend GAA previews: Allianz Football LeagueDublin travel to MacHale Park in Mayo, while Galway visit KerrySat Feb 01 2020 - 06:04
How the friendship between Davy Fitzgerald and Brian Lohan unravelledThe one-time dynamic goalkeeper-full back partnership will meet at Wexford Park on SundaySat Feb 01 2020 - 06:00
Dessie Farrell may have the best job in football but success is not a givenSaturday showed the kind of assertive, self-motivated bunch of players he has taken overMon Jan 27 2020 - 06:00
David Clifford sends everyone back to their corners unbeatenIt was a belter of a game for a January night. At times, it felt like we’d never been awaySat Jan 25 2020 - 21:55
NHL Division 1A: Malachy Clerkin’s team-by-team guideLimerick could have a point to prove after New York, Tipp likely to keep powder drySat Jan 25 2020 - 07:00
