All challenges are different for GAA clubs - in Na Fianna, we crave spaceSympathy towards Dublin super-clubs might be in short supply, but first-world problems don’t go away just because you call them thatThu Jan 19 2023 - 05:00
A rotten elbow the worst of six red cards as David Clifford gets Fossa over the line to cap incredible yearRathmore have too much in hand in the Intermediate final as Kerry clubs to the double over TyroneSun Jan 15 2023 - 19:00
Owen Farrell case is blatant sharp practice and bad news for safety in rugbyThe idea that sending the England captain to tackle school is anything other than a way to take a match off his suspension is laughableSat Jan 14 2023 - 06:00
Chasing David Clifford: The magical mystery tour of Fossa’s run to the All-Ireland finalIn small venues around Kerry and beyond, the best player in the game has drawn huge crowds to junior football matchesSat Jan 14 2023 - 06:00
Lee Keegan never bought into Mayo mythology and was all the better for itThe 2016 Footballer of the Year was unique in being a shut-down man-marker and a devastating attacking threatMon Jan 09 2023 - 20:14
2022 in Numbers: Adding up the sporting achievements of the past year From Josh van der Flier, Ciara Mageean, Amy Broadhurst, Rhys McClenaghan to Lionel Messi, Roger Federer and Iga SwiatekSat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
At Christmas, they pile on sport to feed the beast. But the beast is us Find your audience, feed your audience, capture the floating fan along the way. Rinse, repeat, growSat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
The year in review: from Rory to Rachael, from Hampden to Wellington, 2022 gave us moments for the agesThis was the year we got back to being a part of sport’s greatest moments - and it was gloriousMon Dec 26 2022 - 00:00
Three unwise men: ‘Twas the night before Christmas...The tale of a grumpy man in a beard who’s not Keane on being back in the Sky Sports commentary box so soon after QatarSat Dec 24 2022 - 00:00
Infantino is further proof that celebrity sporting administrators are never a good thingThe Fifa president’s white runners are a sign that he wants to be known as more than just a dull functionarySat Dec 17 2022 - 06:00
Experience to tell as Sarsfields take on first-timers Loughgiel in camogie finalGalway champions Sarsfields carry favourites' tag against first-time finalists Loughgiel in All-Ireland camogie club finalSat Dec 17 2022 - 06:00
From Katie Taylor to Amber Barrett: The top 25 moments of the year in women’s sportFrom Glasgow to Munich, from Croke Park to Madison Square Garden, Irish women kept reaching for unprecedented heightsFri Dec 16 2022 - 11:00
Irish sportswomen have changed the landscape - messing it up would be an unforgivable wasteWe look back on another outstanding year for Irish women in sport with our 2022 review seriesThu Dec 15 2022 - 11:00
Christmas gift ideas for the sport lovers in your lifeFrom sorting them out with classic kit to sending them to see stars in the flesh, there are many ways to bring a cheer from sports fans this festive seasonSat Dec 10 2022 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Pitting club hurling’s best game against the World Cup final is stupidBallygunner v Ballyhale should have been a gift to the GAA but they’re hiding it away for no good reasonSat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00
There’s only two Neymars - and one of them’s a waiterDesert Outtakes: Mason Mount v Neymar, stolen jerseys and the secret to winning a penalty shoot-outWed Dec 07 2022 - 08:05
World Cup TV View: Kev’s in a fez, Kenny’s Skittled and Ronaldo looks chicken chop sueyedSpain pay the penalty as Morocco dig in for 120 minutes, while Portugal find themselves a new superstar in RamosTue Dec 06 2022 - 21:46
Ballyhale and Kilmacud show their experience in Leinster club finalsThe reigning champions prevailed once again in torrid conditions at Croke ParkSun Dec 04 2022 - 19:26
Ballyhale dig deep to withstand Kilmacud Crokes’ spirited comebackShamrocks are Leinster champions for the fourth year in a row after surviving a brave second-half comeback from Kilmacud CrokesSun Dec 04 2022 - 18:31
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
