Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time

Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1989

‘It will stay with me the rest of my life’: Rory McIlroy says Irish Open was a high point of year

Masters champion says relationship with Ireland has been ‘a little complicated at times’

Republic of Ireland’s November heroics catapult them to become nation’s most popular team

Katie Taylor is the most popular sportsperson in the Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Index for 2025

What was the greatest Irish sporting moment of 2025?

In the News podcast: Incredible year for Irish athletes, amateur and professional

Rory McIlroy and coach Michael Bannon honoured at annual IGWA awards

Pádraig and Paddy Harrington team up again for PNC Championship

Shane Lowry: ‘I’ve always been conscious about my weight, I get obsessed with it at times’

The Ryder Cup hero is back on his home turf in Co Offaly and is still thinking about the putt to retain the cup

RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year: Rory McIlroy, Kate O’Connor and Troy Parrott among 12 nominees

Nominees chosen from across variety of disciplines in outstanding year for Irish sport

Rory McIlroy nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Luke Littler, Chloe Kelly and Lando Norris among the nominees

Rory McIlroy crowned after career Grand Slam season — wins sixth AGW Golf Writers’ Trophy

Northern Irishman’s landmark Masters win, Irish Open success and Ryder Cup heroics seal a historic 2025

Rory McIlroy calls for Australian Open rescheduling for stronger field

Danish golfer Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen wins title at Royal Melbourne

Rory McIlroy mania hits Melbourne as fans skip school and work on ‘special day’

Queues formed at the crack of dawn to catch a glimpse of the star at the Australian Open

Troy Parrott’s tears were a natural release from the helter-skelter of sporting endeavour

‘In sport, crying has a different status. It excites a different line of questioning. Everyone assumes there must be something behind it’

Rory McIlroy doubts rift in golf will be fixed due to ‘irrational’ LIV spending

More than two-and-a-half years from the proposed merger with the PGA Tour, the two parties are no closer to resolution

Rory McIlroy to end fairytale year at Australian Open in Melbourne

Northern Irishman already looking to 2026, hoping to match Colin Montgomerei record

‘She told me how proud he would have been’ – Rory McIlroy reveals emotional meeting with Seve Ballesteros’s widow

McIlroy went past the Spanish legend after winning a seventh order of merit title in Dubai

Rory McIlroy wins seventh Race to Dubai title despite losing in Dubai playoff

World number two made eagle on 72nd hole to tie the winner Matt Fitzpatrick

Rory McIlroy moves into share of the lead in Dubai with year-long title in sight

Masters champion shoots 68 in third round, with Shane Lowry three shots behind

Shane Lowry joins Rory McIlroy in hot pursuit of Nicolai Hojgaard in Dubai

Lowry’s 67 moved him to nine under alongside McIlroy, who scrambled his way to a 69 in the second round

Rory McIlroy makes it look easy as he swings into contention in Dubai

Ulster man in joint-third behind leader Michael Kim with Shane Lowry also in touch after opening round of 68

Odds stacked against Marco Penge as he looks to deny Rory McIlroy in Dubai

McIlroy is looking to win a fourth-straight Order of Merit title to cap a remarkable year

Rory McIlroy: ‘I don’t feel like chasing as much any more’

‘I’m certainly not less driven but maybe just more driven in focused areas’

Rory McIlroy has destiny in his own hands as he chases seventh Race to Dubai title

The Irish golfer has a 767 points lead over his nearest challenger, Penge

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry team up for pre-Christmas skills challenge on US TV

Mark Power the only Irish player to survive cut at DP World Tour Q-School

Rory McIlroy’s superb final round 62 strengthens position atop Race to Dubai standings

Irish golfer finishes tied third as Aaron Rai beats Tommy Fleetwood in playoff in Abu Dhabi

Shane Lowry still in contention in Abu Dhabi despite mixed round

Rory McIlroy shot a second round 68, six back of Tommy Fleetwood and Aaron Rai

Shane Lowry gets off to a flier to share lead in Abu Dhabi

Rory McIlroy sits four shots off the pace while Tom McKibbin has a day to forget

‘I’m not getting any younger’: Rory McIlroy planning to reduce his schedule in the future

World number two is favourite for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Rory McIlroy returns to action and sets sights on seventh Race to Dubai title

Shane Lowry is also playing in Abu Dhabi in the penultimate event of the DP World Tour season

Tom McKibbin wins Hong Kong Open to earn exemptions into next year’s Masters and Open

Second professional career win adds to 2023 European Open triumph on DP World Tour

Tommy Fleetwood gets to deliver his son Frankie’s wish as he triumphs in India

English golfer’s son has told him recently he hadn’t got to celebrate a win on the 18th green with this father

Shane Lowry three shots off leader Keita Nakajima at DP World India Championship

Tommy Fleetwood in second position in Delhi but Rory McIlroy seven back ahead of final round

Shane Lowry trails Tommy Fleetwood by one stroke as old pals’ act pays off in Delhi

Rory McIlroy six shots off the pace as driver remains out of the bag at DP World India Championship

Shane Lowry leads India Championship after back-nine birdie blitz

Rory McIlroy five shots back as he leaves the driver out of the bag

Ryder Cup triumph being remembered for the wrong reasons, says Rory McIlroy

Focus on unruly fans ‘is obscuring Europe’s performance’

Rory McIlroy all set for India after pointer from Roger Federer

Conor Purcell's last chance to retain DP World Tour card

Actions, not words, matter when it comes to company culture

When company culture and strategic execution clash, it’s your long-term image that suffers

Savour this Golden Age of Irish golf as the future does not look as rosy

Outside of McIlroy, Lowry and McKibbin, the last Irish player to win an event on the DP World Tour was in 2021

Golf thuggery is a thing now. Why are we so surprised?

How long before we see football-style ultras detonating smoke bombs along the 18th fairway, Portmarnock casuals beating rival hooligans with nine irons in the carpark of the K Club?

Shane Lowry the latest in a long line of Irish golfers to deliver when it matters at the Ryder Cup

Irish players have an impressive singles record in modern Ryder Cups, often coming through with a vital win or half when the pressure is on

Lowry steps out of McIlroy’s shadow to play leading man on biggest stage

Irish golfer represents everything that makes Europe so successful as a team and could well be a future captain

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