Golf momentarily takes backseat in Doonbeg as Trump touches down at Irish OpenThird tee provides prime viewing spot for US president’s arrival in West ClareSat Sept 12 2026 - 18:11
Shane Lowry surges ahead as Doonbeg security teams swarm for Donald Trump’s arrivalGarda presence swelling on course as Irish Open prepares for US president’s arrivalFri Sept 11 2026 - 19:55
Deceptive Doonbeg greens leave Rory McIlroy befuddledPutter lets reigning champ down in Irish Open second roundFri Sept 11 2026 - 17:42
Snail’s pace at the Irish Open as Rory McIlroy’s round takes six hours and six minutesDoonbeg’s course design, forcing a one-tee start, and windy conditions mean seven groups fail to finish their round before darknessThu Sept 10 2026 - 21:44
Doonbeg was doing just fine before State got involved in moving Irish Open to Trump’s venueHaving the event at Co Clare venue plays perfectly into US president’s sole focus – making more moneyThu Sept 10 2026 - 14:09
Shane Lowry: ‘A lot of the reason I’ll get out of bed over the next 12 months is to make the Ryder Cup team’The 2009 Irish Open winner returns to action this week at DoonbegWed Sept 09 2026 - 18:02
Pádraig Harrington set to break record held by Seve Ballesteros at Irish OpenHis enthusiasm unabated, Harrington readies for his 31st-straight Irish Open appearance at DoonbegWed Sept 09 2026 - 17:41
An Irish club’s historic kick-off: Mayo FC get ready to leap into the unknownDespite soccer’s fragmented development in the county and some ‘alarming communications’, Mayo FC will on Saturday host St Francis in the FAI’s new National LeagueSat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
Robbie Keane’s relentless ambition continues to be hindered by decision to manage in IsraelThe former Maccabi Tel Aviv boss is a new addition to Match of the Day, but this should be a brief diversion from managementFri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Troy Parrott flirts with fantasy on lively Real Betis debutIrish striker missed a chance immediately after coming off bench, but played a role in the winning goalTue Aug 25 2026 - 22:31
Watching the Premier League in Ireland is a strikingly costly businessIrish fans paying second-highest price in Europe for Premier League accessFri Aug 21 2026 - 15:03
Don’t worry about athletes, the Robot Games showcases how they might replace the rest of usAI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting categoryFri Aug 21 2026 - 06:00
Troy Parrott is off to Real Betis. Forsaking English football has been the making of himIreland hero taking another step up in a fascinating careerThu Aug 20 2026 - 20:33
Former FAI director of football Marc Canham lands new role with Saudi Arabian FAThe 43-year-old worked for the FAI for just under three years, departing in April 2025Mon Aug 17 2026 - 16:05
‘You very rarely get home properly’: Two Irish managers on the realities of a precarious professionConor Hourihane and Joe Dunne detail the extraordinary pressures of patrolling the sidelines – and what makes it all worthwhileSat Aug 15 2026 - 06:00
Brilliant, embittered and pure box office: This is José Mourinho at his best If modern elite football is a camp television drama, the Real Madrid manager’s theatrics make him the main characterFri Aug 14 2026 - 06:00
The FAI picks a side and it’s official – Gianni Infantino has lost IrelandUefa is the FAI’s main source of revenue, with the co-hosting of Euro 2028 the pot of gold on the horizonThu Aug 13 2026 - 15:21
Manchester United edge Leeds at Croke Park as GAA puts price on the pricelessAttendance tops 82,000, making game best-ever attended football match in history of StateWed Aug 12 2026 - 22:56
Who is Dan O’Toole, the Irish Fifa executive at the heart of deal to sell off World Cup?Dubliner was reportedly handpicked by Gianni Infantino to work on controversial planWed Aug 12 2026 - 06:00
James McClean takes part in Derry City open training session as future at club remains uncertainClub are understood to have sought to terminate player’s contract this week, claiming he has been incapacitated by a hip injuryTue Aug 11 2026 - 15:59
Brian Barry-Murphy: How his father Jimmy, Pep Guardiola and Ireland shaped Cardiff’s managerThe Cardiff boss discusses his father Jimmy, Pep Guardiola, Ronan O’Gara and the lessons he learned from his own playing careerSat Aug 08 2026 - 06:00
FAI bins another grand plan and reminds us the football family is still dysfunctionalFootball Pathways Plan aimed to align the sport's calendar, but lack of unity proved its undoingFri Aug 07 2026 - 11:00
Gianni Infantino’s remarkable rise from Uefa bureaucrat to ‘king of soccer’If he is to survive as Fifa president, he must continue to play the rest of the world off against the continent which allowed him to rise to power.Tue Aug 04 2026 - 15:49
FAI remain silent on support for beleaguered Fifa boss Gianni InfantinoSeveral European nations have formally withdrawn support for Infantino’s re-election for a fourth term as presidentTue Aug 04 2026 - 12:20
Galway provide show-stopping finale against Kerry in All-Ireland women’s football deciderA disallowed equalising point was Kerry’s chief grievance after the gameMon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup plan was a terrible business dealFootball’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced Mon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Infantino’s World Cup plot leaves him deserted by allies and with his credibility detonatedFifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wishedFri Jul 31 2026 - 20:44
There’s another county living through an All-Ireland famineThe strength of Mayo’s faith made devotees of us all but now we risk feeling bereft Fri Jul 31 2026 - 06:00
FAI joins Uefa nations in World Cup boycottAll 55 Uefa nations have rebelled against Fifa’s plans to sell World Cup stake to private equityThu Jul 30 2026 - 21:13
FAI among associations given 53 days by Fifa to sign up to controversial World Cup plansUefa has heavily criticised the proposal, saying it ‘crosses a line’Wed Jul 29 2026 - 16:04
Gavin Cooney: Ringmahon Rangers case shows GAA casts a long shadow over Irish footballScheduling clash with World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finals left the Cork amateur side in the doghouse with the FAIFri Jul 24 2026 - 06:00
Monaghan club remove John Delaney’s name from groundsClones Town say they remain ‘genuinely grateful’ for Delaney’s supportThu Jul 23 2026 - 21:46
Bryson DeChambeau’s dramatic week at The Open revealed a fragile kind of showmanshipThe American is afflicted with a very modern kind of awkwardness, as he showed in the aftermath of his rules controversy on FridaySun Jul 19 2026 - 19:12
‘It’s for attention’: Rory McIlroy slams ‘performative’ Bryson DeChambeau antics after penalty American picked up a two-stroke penalty on Friday after improving the line of his swing by trampling a patch of rough on the fifth holeSat Jul 18 2026 - 18:27
Sun-swept Birkdale has animated some deep nostalgia within us of glorious summersEven if you don’t remember the name of this week’s Open Champion in years to come, you will always remember the sceneFri Jul 17 2026 - 20:24
Rory McIlroy flexes his muscle to keep Open challenge aliveNorthern Irishman standing firm thanks to his outlandish driving abilityFri Jul 17 2026 - 18:16
Solid Open start for Shane Lowry, who arrived at the first tee wearing Argentina coloursIrish golfer won the battle with himself to shoot an admirable one-under round of 69 in difficult conditionsThu Jul 16 2026 - 22:23
This Open at burnt out Royal Birkdale will give shorter hitters a chanceGolf is now all about driving distances, but this will be a welcome oasis from the dull, data-obsessed world of pro sportWed Jul 15 2026 - 18:30
Open Championship: Five players to watch at Royal Birkdale this weekRory McIlroy is performing in Zen mode but there are dark horses ready to spring a surprise Wed Jul 15 2026 - 14:05
The Open’s new fan behaviour charter merely addresses symptoms rather than any root causeGolf is uniquely vulnerable to being influenced by gamblers hurling abuse from the crowdTue Jul 14 2026 - 17:47
Hometown hero Tommy Fleetwood chasing his Major dream at Royal BirkdaleThe Englishman is arguably the best golfer on the planet yet to win a Major championshipMon Jul 13 2026 - 18:35
‘I ended up having a manic episode and psychosis’: Corkman David Howard’s long journey to The OpenGolfer with cystic fibrosis has to take 30 tablets daily and will have a physiotherapist on stand-by at next week’s tournamentSun Jul 12 2026 - 06:00
Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for FifaOrganisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrityFri Jul 10 2026 - 06:00
Ringmahon Rangers given five-year ban from FAI Cup for walkover against BohemiansCork side opted to concede the fixture which was scheduled to clash with the World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finalsThu Jul 09 2026 - 13:49
FAI delegates vote in favour of fulfilling Nations League fixtures against IsraelMotion at EGM passes 75 votes to 32 with three abstentionsWed Jul 08 2026 - 21:52
Will Wednesday’s FAI egm determine whether the Ireland-Israel matches go ahead? Up to 138 delegates are to vote on whether to back the FAI board’s decision to fulfil the Nations League fixturesTue Jul 07 2026 - 14:13
‘I learned an awful lot from Eamon Dunphy’: Didi Hamann on the art of punditryThe Liverpool and Germany great talks about making RTÉ home, maintaining your distance from players, picking up tips from Dunphy and dealing with online abuseSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
Gavin Cooney: This World Cup has shown the Premier League to be football’s StarbucksDemands and style of the Premier League have left England unsuited to winning the World CupFri Jul 03 2026 - 06:00
FAI members to vote next week on decision to fulfil Israel fixturesIn a letter to members, FAI say a boycott would cost Irish football at least €5.5m and could climb to €10.3mThu Jul 02 2026 - 18:04
World Cup 2026: France dazzle before Mexico storm forward on day of warnings World Cup 2026: Norway victory adds to worrying augurs for World Cup’s challengers Wed Jul 01 2026 - 07:37
