Siobhán Rutledge named sportswoman of the month for May
Loss of Meath jockey’s dad at an early age made her all the more determined to put racing at the centre of her life
World Cup 2026, Day 1: I stayed up all night so you didn’t have to
Opening ceremony was actually quite enjoyable, though Gianni Infantino might not have liked the boos
Platitudes, gratitudes, filibustering: Infantino in action
Ken Early describes Mexico City from the ground; Ciarán Murphy savours the jeopardy of the football championship
Ireland unable to book direct ticket to Brazil
GAA’s complicated relationship with World Cup; James Lowe confirms he is leaving Leinster
No end of heart as brave Ireland fall short against France
Carla Ward is a woman so bullishly buoyant she could persuade you that you were a cert to win the Lotto
Ireland find themselves with ‘nothing to lose and everything to gain’
Carla Ward’s side take on France with a World Cup place at stake; Owen Doyle on the need to zip-it on the backchat
Limerick and Cork represent ‘the best of sport’
Ken Early turns his eye on Gianni Infantino’s reign as Fifa president
Infantino would revise his 2026 best sports event forecast if he was in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday
Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh was the scene of no little ecstasy for boys and girls in green the past few days
RTÉ’s familiar faces stuck on the sidelines again for World Cup’s footballing feast
RTÉ’s familiar faces stuck on the sidelines again for World Cup’s footballing feast
FAI find themselves caught in centre of Israel game debate
Ireland hoping to spring a surprise on the Netherlands in Cork; Joe Canning on why the Leinster final carries more weight than Munster this year
Katie McCabe’s move to Chelsea is a bitter pill for Arsenal’s faithful
‘It’s not an easy thing to see, a player who has spent so long at a club going to a rival,’ says Irish star
‘We have got belief’: Carla Ward knows victory over Dutch will help Ireland get to World Cup
But squad is without Denise O’Sullivan, the team’s creative force, and Emily Murphy
Super-sub label has ‘hung over’ Amber Barrett for years. She’s ready for a reinvention
Ireland forward hoping to make her mark from the start in World Cup qualifier against Netherlands
Mayo still look like a Netflix documentary waiting to happen
Draw doesn’t throw up many show-stoppers; Leo Cullen has a tougher station than many appreciate
Struggling Dublin go to Cavan to extend summer
Leinster’s Jacques Nienaber says ‘people don’t value him’; Katie McCabe joins Chelsea















