Are the new sin-bin rules just letting players off the hook?Players and managers welcome change, but it’s time to question the sharpness of its teethTue Jan 29 2019 - 06:00
Hugh McIlvanney’s mode of sports journalism is all but extinct nowTipping Point: McIlvanney's writing will live on - because nobody did it betterMon Jan 28 2019 - 07:15
Malachy Clerkin: Dublin’s loss to Monaghan no more than a pipe-openerNot the first opening league game defeat for Dubs but still no cracks visible yetMon Jan 28 2019 - 06:00
Top marks all round as Monaghan turn the tables on Dublin againIntroduction of Stephen O’Hanlon and Conor McManus changes game in ClonesSun Jan 27 2019 - 18:19
National Football League opening weekend previewsMalachy Clerkin and Seán Moran take a look at the match-ups across the four divisionsSat Jan 26 2019 - 11:08
National Football League: Division One county-by-county guideDublin will take some serious beating once again but others have room for improvementSat Jan 26 2019 - 09:30
National Football League: Division Two county-by-county guide2019 Allianz leagues previewSat Jan 26 2019 - 08:00
Time to shake off winter blues and greet another GAA seasonStill comes as a splash of water to the face when ball is thrown in and leagues beginSat Jan 26 2019 - 08:00
Four footballers to watch in this year's Allianz LeaguesMcDaid, Gavin, Hyland and O’Donnell will be looking for opportunities to press their caseSat Jan 26 2019 - 07:00
Four hurlers to watch in this year's Allianz LeaguesKeoghan, Dalton, McGrath and Gannon have lots of potentialSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
With Mullinalaghta and Cavan, Mickey Graham has every plate spinningDivision One football beckons after a fairytale year with the Longford championsSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Allianz Football League: Division Three previewDown and Laois are favourites while Louth will be wary of the slippery slopeFri Jan 25 2019 - 06:00
Allianz Football League: Division Four previewMalachy Clerkin: Who will be this season’s Carlow? Wexford look the best placedThu Jan 24 2019 - 06:00
Hurling flying nicely under the radar, away from football chaosTipping Point: With no relegation from 1A to 1B, managers can ease into the seasonMon Jan 21 2019 - 07:00
Kieran Donaghy waiting for retirement feeling to kick inFormer Kerry forward suggests a simplified version of proposed handpass ruleWed Jan 16 2019 - 06:00
McGrath talks the talk having walked the walk with WaterfordFormer Déise manager enthralls GAA conference with compelling address on player wellbeingMon Jan 14 2019 - 06:00
GAA rules committee is due a bit more respectEvidence-based guiding principles are behind the proposed rule changesMon Jan 14 2019 - 06:00
Usada nail a 90-year-old cyclist but aren't there bigger fish to fry?Enterprising anti-doping agent stealing a march in the age 90-94 track cycling sceneMon Jan 07 2019 - 07:00
Jason Sherlock now at ease after confronting complicated pastNew documentary provides poignant insight into life of former favourite of Hill 16Sat Dec 29 2018 - 07:00
Sports Review 2018: Mullinalaghta march to their own beat to light up GAA landscapeStory of tiny Longford club’s Leinster title win is one for the ages as they beat Dublin superclubFri Dec 28 2018 - 11:00
Sportswoman of the Year nominees: September to NovemberThere are five nominees in this group due to joint winners in September and OctoberThu Dec 20 2018 - 20:00
Sportswoman of the Year nominees: March to MayKatie Walsh, Leona Maguire and Natalya Coyle are the three up for nominationThu Dec 20 2018 - 16:00
Sportswoman of the Year nominees: December to FebruaryAthletics, Gaelic football and Australian Rules are all included in our first threeThu Dec 20 2018 - 14:00
Meath finish strongly to beat the Dubs in Sean Cox fund-raiserChallenge match in Navan is in aid of soccer attack victim raises €80,000Sun Dec 16 2018 - 16:37
Ruby Walsh will not be riding off into the sunset yetInterview: Legendary jockey’s appetite to compete on the biggest days is as keen as everSat Dec 15 2018 - 01:00
Early-morning greyhound racing gets underway but it’s always bet o’clock somewhereBreakfast time in Kilkenny is prime time in Melbourne, just past midnight in Las VegasWed Dec 12 2018 - 14:06
After rejection by 13 publishers ‘The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee’ is a winnerPaul Gibson’s book on the Belfast boxer has been named Eir Irish Sports Book of the YearMon Dec 10 2018 - 18:04
Mourneabbey’s dreams finally come true in the rain and windAfter losing three All-Ireland finals in four years, the Cork club made sure this timeMon Dec 10 2018 - 06:46
All-Ireland women’s SFC: Mourneabbey lift final hoodooSharp-shooting in the Parnell Park wind sees Cork champions blitz Foxrock-CabinteelySat Dec 08 2018 - 19:12
Sports books of 2018: The best, the rest and all in betweenMalachy Clerkin looks at some of the volumes taking up the sports sections this yearSat Dec 08 2018 - 08:00
Painful reality many GAA players face revealed in TG4 documentary‘An Taobhlíne’ tracks players’ recoveries from injuries that have become so commonWed Dec 05 2018 - 06:00
Henry Shefflin hails his young guns as Ballyhale rout BallybodenKilkenny champions ease to Leinster club final victory to set up clash with BallygunnerSun Dec 02 2018 - 17:34
Pa O’Dwyer is Ireland’s strongest man – the six steaks a day wayLimerick man became the first Irish competitor to win UK’s Ultimate StrongmanSat Dec 01 2018 - 07:15
Malachy Clerkin: Brace for the early speedbumps in new football rulesEarly use of the rules in O’Byrne Cup is likely to be stilted and confused before they bed inMon Nov 26 2018 - 07:24
Mick McCarthy arrives with little fanfare but a big job on his handsNew manager knows he has to do a bit of panel beating to knock dinged-up squad into shapeMon Nov 26 2018 - 06:00
Homeless World Cup helping players ‘find their way back’World Cup and street leagues offer hope and sense of inclusion to those who need it mostSat Nov 24 2018 - 06:00
Another job bites the dust: Where does Roy Keane go now?At one stage the odds-on favourite to succeed O’Neill, Cork man’s stock has now taken a hitWed Nov 21 2018 - 18:30
Why are sportspeople always the cream that rises to the top of ‘Masterchef’?Athletes’ competitive edge and ability to deal with pressure key to their successMon Nov 19 2018 - 06:00
Watch us lose the run of ourselves after beating All BlacksBeating the All Blacks is a notions bonanza and thus laden with danger for Irish rugbySun Nov 18 2018 - 17:35
Running the rule over the GAA’s new football rules‘Feedback from players would have been mostly negative and frustrated’Sat Nov 17 2018 - 07:00
Bryan Cooper and Paul Nolan moving up the comeback trailPair are grinding away at what they do best in the hope that planets align againMon Nov 12 2018 - 07:00
Leinster SFC: Portlaoise take Moorefield in a mini winter classicLaois side roar ahead in first half before holding off Kildare champions in the secondSun Nov 11 2018 - 18:37
View from the summit so sweet again for St Finbarr’sAfter ending a 33-year famine, famous Cork club face Dr Crokes in Munster semi-finalSat Nov 10 2018 - 08:00
Media can take a stand by boycotting European Tour event in Saudi ArabiaTour itself didn’t mention it in season schedule as criticism gets louder every dayMon Nov 05 2018 - 06:30
Leinster SHC: Naomh Éanna keep their winter fire burningStunning start for Wexford side lays groundwork for win over Camross in quarter-finalsSun Nov 04 2018 - 17:20
Stephen Kenny: Success is possible by playing the right wayDundalk boss says he finds it 'offensive' when people say long ball is in Irish DNASat Nov 03 2018 - 11:00
Roles with the punches: Andy Lee uncoveredFormer Irish Olympian boxer and world champion on life in retirement, taking up acting classes and growing up in a trailer in EnglandSat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
View from the summit so sweet for resilient CastlerahanFirst-time Cavan champions finally got over the line after losing the three previous finalsSat Nov 03 2018 - 01:00
Beggan is the All Star but Cluxton will endure like The BeatlesDubs goalkeeper can feel hard done by but he’s the one who defined modern goalkeepingThu Nov 01 2018 - 06:45
Jude’s fail to lay a glove on Mannion as Crokes regain Dublin crownDublin star scores 1-6 from play as Stillorgan side win first title since 2010Mon Oct 29 2018 - 19:56
