Van Esbeck spent more than 30 years covering rugby for The Irish Times

A select few Irish players have played in La Liga down the years

The golf business is set for a significant boost with the Ryder Cup coming to Adare Manor in 2027

Irish swimmers finish with five medals in Paris

Now 41 years old, Ronaldo is 24 goals short of scoring 1,000 goals, a milestone he has targeted

Mona McSharry adds bronze medal to her silver earlier this week

Banner day for Irish athletics as English becomes first Irish man to win gold medal in European championships

Rhasidat Adeleke is into the 200m final after a brilliant semi-final run

Two second-half goals make the difference for Cork as they win by a point to win O’Duffy Cup

Clare golfer dropped four shots in final three holes to fall from tied fifth to tied 10th at Centurion Club

Teenager Anna Huang leads by three from Charley Hull at Centurion Club

The NFL outfit have recruited Tanner Brown to compete with placekicker Smyth ahead of new NFL season

The 18-year-old will get the chance to impress Tottenham when playing for Lincoln in the Championship this season

Ryder Cup stars Sepp Straka and Francesco Molinari among those to join Jon Rahm and the Irish contingent for September’s event

Everything you need to know about the upcoming friendlies in Ireland, including the game at Croke Park