A History of the GAA in 100 Objects: the nation’s dominant cultural force in a sweet nutshell From a fateful letter written in 1884 and a gold key for Casement Park to a unique wooden hurling trophy and Brian Cody’s cap, each item is a magic door to a wider worldSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
We have to keep talking about suicide. Lives depend on itRed Óg Murphy’s family started the conversation, let’s keep it goingSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
Looking for some Christmas reading? Here are the best sports books of 2022From Roddy to Kellie to Limerick hurling and beyond, it has been a bumper year for sports booksFri Dec 02 2022 - 12:00
Desert Outtakes - Eden Hazard subjected to fat shaming and selfies BBC picks up on its own fortunate mistake; Saga of the Ronaldo ghost goalWed Nov 30 2022 - 07:30
World Cup TV View: Kevin Doyle gets some awkward screen time on the day they took the early games awaySenegal survive, Wales wave goodbye and Christian Pulisic takes one in the unmentionablesTue Nov 29 2022 - 21:30
The Irish Times books of the year: Best sports books of 2022Malachy Clerkin selects this year's trophy-winning titlesSat Nov 26 2022 - 06:00
The life and death of Red Óg Murphy: ‘We had no reason to believe anything was wrong’The family of the young Sligo footballer who died by suicide in April implores young people to talk about their problemsSat Nov 26 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Seán McCague was our school principal and our footballing godHe rose through the GAA in the same way he managed our school - a fundamentally practical doer of things that needed to be doneSat Nov 26 2022 - 06:00
New name to reign supreme in the Connacht club championshipConnacht club football championship to produce new winners this yearSun Nov 20 2022 - 06:00
Kilmacud Crokes are all business as they keep Portarlington at a safe distance to secure final slotCraig Dias and Ben Shovlin dominate midfield as Dublin champions run out easy winners at Croke ParkSat Nov 19 2022 - 20:45
Michael Murphy’s best position was wherever he damn well chose to beDonegal’s loss is our loss too as the footballing warrior hero bows out of intercounty gameSat Nov 19 2022 - 08:00
France ready to either win the World Cup or go down in flamesDefending champions France can survive without several big-name absentees but can they rouse themselves from boredom to reclaim the World Cup?Fri Nov 18 2022 - 16:00
Hosts of the Euros do Uefa a favour, not the other way aroundUefa need the UK and Ireland bid to fill their coffers after suffering extensive losses during the pandemicTue Nov 15 2022 - 14:24
Derry City fizzing with potential after comfortable FAI Cup final victoryDamien Duff’s Shelbourne side caught in the headlights as Derry stroll to 4-0 winSun Nov 13 2022 - 23:00
FAI Cup final player ratings: Cameron McJannet has dream day outPatrick McEleney ran the show as Damien Duff’s Shelbourne side endured a miserable afternoonSun Nov 13 2022 - 17:23
Lee Keegan loving the journey with Westport but facing a familiar crossroadsFamily life tugs at the Mayo great as his club win their first-ever county title and face Galway champions MoycullenSat Nov 12 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: You’re fooling nobody - you will watch the World CupEverything about the tournament has been a disaster but you’ll only make it worse by turning your back on itSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
It’s impossible to keep a dry eye as Kellie Harrington and Roddy Doyle team upThe best of this book comes at the start and at the end, building towards the emotional destiny of her Olympic gold medalMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
Tom McKibbin heads to Mallorca on the cusp of something specialThe latest sensation from Hollywood golf club can secure his tour card for 2023 in the Challenge Tour Grand FinalSat Oct 29 2022 - 06:00
Life Begins in Leitrim by Zak Moradi For Kurdish refugee Zak Moradi, the GAA became the touchstone he has been looking for to help him feel connected to a new life in IrelandSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Malachy Clerkin: Finding a way back is the essence of DonegalIn Naomh Micheál’s first game back, the communities of Creeslough and Dunfanaghy started to find a bit of normalitySat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Manchester City and LIV Golf can’t cry xenophobia every time somebody disagrees with themNothing wrong with pointing out Gulf States have changed the game in a way nobody else canSat Oct 22 2022 - 06:00
Enda Smith ready to lead Boyle in their first Roscommon final in 95 yearsSmith brothers to the fore as Boyle bids to claim a first Roscommon SFC title since 1927Sat Oct 22 2022 - 06:00
The Rodfather: few have lived a life this full and rich and are able to tell the taleIt's hard to imagine there’ll be a more entertaining sports book for quite a while than The RodfatherSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Ballyhale, St Finbarr’s and Kilmacud Crokes rule on a day of club gloryBallyhale, St Finbarr’s and Kilmacud Crokes among the winners on a busy day of club actionSun Oct 16 2022 - 19:39
At the end of a tragic year, Ballyhale make it five-in-a-row in KilkennyTJ Reid inspirational as Ballyhale Shamrocks complete five-in-a-row of county titles in KilkennySun Oct 16 2022 - 19:00
Dixie Dean’s record seems impossible to beat but here comes HaalandIf the season turns into a procession for City at least the sight of Haaland chasing the 60-goal record of Dixie Deans might hold the interest.Sat Oct 15 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Generations of girls will be in the Ireland team’s debtBoundary of what is possible for young girls playing soccer here has been staked miles beyond where it was beforeSat Oct 15 2022 - 06:00
Pauw shirks nothing as she leads her side into a whole new worldIreland manager concedes her team will have to develop their playing style before next summerThu Oct 13 2022 - 06:00
Amber Barrett sends Ireland to the World Cup and dedicates her goal to CreesloughVera Pauw’s side are through to a major tournament in a landmark achievement for women’s footballTue Oct 11 2022 - 22:57
‘This night is for those 10 beautiful souls who died. This is for Creeslough. This is for Donegal’Milford woman Amber Barrett dedicates winning goal to the victims of the Creeslough disasterTue Oct 11 2022 - 22:51
Scotland 0 Ireland 1: How the Irish players rated on a memorable night in GlasgowMalachy Clerkin hands out the marks on a night when Courtney Brosnan and Denise O’Sullivan were again outstandingTue Oct 11 2022 - 22:33
Katie McCabe feeling relaxed as World Cup judgment day arrivesArsenal player focused but not fretting about the Scottish test ahead in crucial playoffTue Oct 11 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: The fix was in when it came to Irish dancing? Say it ain’t so!Pour one out for the Irish dancers, Mac. It’s been a long weekSat Oct 08 2022 - 06:00
Ireland on the brink of history as World Cup opportunity knocksVera Pauw’s side cannier than any Ireland team that has gone before and they’re ready to fulfil their destinySat Oct 08 2022 - 06:00
‘I don’t go around in fear of my addiction’ - After many battles, Eric Donovan has finally found his happinessBoxing clever: After a life marked by drink and drugs, the Athy native is now a European title holder at the venerable age of 37Sat Oct 01 2022 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Recent concussion incidents show some sports making bigger strides than othersIncidents in three different sports made for a depressing week for player safetySat Oct 01 2022 - 06:00
Stephen Kenny as confused as everybody else by Ireland performance‘I’m very pleased with how we played but we absolutely shot ourselves in the foot for a five-minute period’Wed Sept 28 2022 - 07:52
Ireland player ratings: Michael Obafemi outstanding again Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Ireland after their dramatic 3-2 win over ArmeniaTue Sept 27 2022 - 22:14
The likes of Scotland are a perfect yardstick for Stephen Kenny’s boysKenny’s win record is only 23%, easily the lowest of any of the post-Charlton regimes after 26 gamesSat Sept 24 2022 - 06:00
Limerick obsession runs deep in GAA book of the year so farArthur James O’Dea has written the intriguing story of Limerick hurling through the lives of nine of its most important figuresSat Sept 24 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: There will never be another Eddie Butler because all commentators sound the same nowThe death of the BBC’s voice of rugby means the last of the true originals is goneFri Sept 16 2022 - 18:00
Tadhg Leader came close. Now, he’s convinced there are teenagers in Ireland that could make it in American footballFormer Connacht player kicked the game-winner on a Saturday and reality intruded on the MondayWed Sept 14 2022 - 06:00
Austin Gleeson: ‘It’s hard not to react sometimes. In the end, I’m the one that looks stupid’Eight years after his first county final, the Mount Sion and Waterford star knows a huge task lies aheadSat Sept 10 2022 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Watch the Hallion Hordes descend on Croke Park for Garth BrooksThe big house has found out plenty of spoofers and shapers before who thought this stage was made for themFri Sept 09 2022 - 16:58
Why there will never be another season like Manchester United’s Treble in 1999Matt Dickinson’s book relives Alex Ferguson, Roy Keane and a story of supreme, unfeasible illogicSun Sept 04 2022 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Rory McIlroy is the most underrated figure in Irish sportDespite his stunning success and his global reach, Irish people remain lukewarm about our best-ever golfer Rory McIlroySat Sept 03 2022 - 10:00
Nobody has done more to funnel Irish players to the AFLW than Mike Currane‘There are bound to be negative views but that’s okay,’ says Irish Aussie Rules coach who prepares players for life Down UnderSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
World Cup Qualifier FT: Ireland 1 Finland 0 - Vera Pauw’s side book playoff spot Follow the action live from Tallaght as Vera Pauw’s side bid to secure a World Cup play-off berthThu Sept 01 2022 - 20:56
Shrinking pool of candidates willing to take on the task of intercounty managementInsane hours, limited prospects of success, endless player turnover - who would want to manage a county team?Sat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
