The monkey chants, the bananas and Cyrille Regis’s unending courageSideline Cut: The late footballer’s importance far transcends mere goals and capsSat Jan 20 2018 - 09:00
Keith Duggan: Stoke affair leaves everyone feeling insulted and cheapenedCurrent limbo concerning the manager of the national team wholly untenableSat Jan 13 2018 - 07:00
Time for a run? Ah, maybe not just yetYour heart is pure and you’re fired with good intentions: this is going to be the yearSat Jan 06 2018 - 08:00
Sports review 2017: Margaret and Benjamin – a day in the life and death of sportKeith Duggan looks back at the year through the lens of a day in JulySat Dec 30 2017 - 08:00
Watching Dubs meet challenges of 2018 will be fascinatingRivals Mayo, Tyrone and Kerry must hunker down again and plan to stem the blue tideSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:30
Aly Raisman’s harrowing testimony a plea for ongoing vigilanceEx-US Olympic gymnast suffered gravely at the hands of ‘decorated’ team doctor Larry NassarSat Dec 09 2017 - 09:00
Golf world holds its breath at first signs of a Tiger stirringIs the multiple-Major winner really about to produce the unlikeliest of second comings?Sat Dec 02 2017 - 09:00
Mona McSharry: ‘I just didn’t believe it. It felt like a dream’All those early mornings in the pool are paying off for Sligo’s world junior championSat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
Corofin juggernaut gathering real momentumHard-earned win over Castlebar will steel Connacht champions for All-Ireland seriesTue Nov 28 2017 - 06:00
Drama doesn’t stop as Nemo ransack Crokes on busy daySun shines on Cork football as Killarney side carved open in impressive Nemo dispayMon Nov 27 2017 - 06:00
History makers Corofin beat Castlebar in extra-time dogfightDespite being outplayed for long periods, the Mayo champions gave everything to force ETSun Nov 26 2017 - 18:31
Christmas general election would be more than the nation can bearPoliticians will be lucky to escape with their scalps if they darken people’s doorstepsSat Nov 25 2017 - 09:00
‘Blues Sisters’ another landmark for burgeoning women’s gameInspirational story of Dublin’s quest for All-Ireland glory this year a tale well toldSat Nov 25 2017 - 05:30
‘Best fans in the world’ left when they were needed mostO’Neill’s side fell apart – and that is why it was vital supporters remained part of the crowdSat Nov 18 2017 - 09:00
Martin O’Neill ponders what comes next as long hiatus loomsIreland manager hopes players will ‘come back and fight’ but says some likely to retireThu Nov 16 2017 - 06:00
Christian Eriksen lays waste to Ireland’s World Cup dreamMartin O’Neill to consider future after 5-1 drubbing saw Ireland crash out at playoff stageWed Nov 15 2017 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: Ireland must be brave enough to get on the ballQualification trumps all for Martin O’Neill but on Tuesday a draw might not be enoughTue Nov 14 2017 - 06:00
No yellow cards means the green team’s all there on TuesdayJames McClean and Harry Arter luckily avoid bookings, but talk will turn to Wes HoolahanMon Nov 13 2017 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: Ireland persevere with the pain gameMartin O’Neill’s team frustrate Danes in first leg and trust in Dublin deliveranceSun Nov 12 2017 - 16:09
Martin O’Neill left drained after ‘sticky old night’ at the ParkenIreland boss: ‘It was tough going. We’ve just got to win the game on Tuesday now’Sat Nov 11 2017 - 22:51
Randolph’s fingers the only things warmed up in CopenhagenFireworks before the kick-off were not matched at the Parken stadiumSat Nov 11 2017 - 22:27
Christian Eriksen’s huge influence on Denmark worrying for IrelandChristian Eriksen’s emergence is all about a singular talent brilliantly guidedSat Nov 11 2017 - 09:30
Rebel without a pause: the relentless James McCleanSideline Cut: The Derry footballer brings the tang of his home city to CopenhagenSat Nov 11 2017 - 09:00
Denmark manager not afraid of Ireland’s combative approachScoreless draw would be a good result for Ireland, says Christian EriksenSat Nov 11 2017 - 06:00
World Cup playoff: Ireland will give Denmark pause for thoughtIreland expects: “We are ready. We have done our homework and are prepared”Sat Nov 11 2017 - 06:00
Down with World Rugby, it would have been great craicIt would have required real imagination for World Rugby to see things the Irish waySat Nov 04 2017 - 09:00
Decision to jettison Zebo an unsustainable policy based on fearOther top players opting to stay with their provinces to keep their Irish careers aliveSat Oct 28 2017 - 09:00
St Martin’s making the most of their considerable talentsWexford’s new hurling champions aiming to complete rare double in county football finalSat Oct 28 2017 - 06:00
Keys to the Kingdom open to all all comersDivisional structure ensures players from Kerry's smallest clubs can prosper at elite levelSat Oct 21 2017 - 09:00
No surprise to see AIB trying to piggyback on GAA’s good nameDiscredited financial institutions no longer share the ethos or values of the associationSat Oct 21 2017 - 09:00
Dublin hurling is set to follow the trajectory of its footballersOver the past decade things began to go terribly right for Dublin GAA’s county boardSat Oct 14 2017 - 07:00
The black boxing pioneer who made home in 19th-century IrelandTom Molineaux’s strange life story is every bit as fascinating as his career as a pugilistSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
Darren Randolph's pragmatism and commitment captures the Irish wayMiddlesbrough goalkeeper believes Ireland will not fear any playoff opponentsWed Oct 11 2017 - 06:00
Welsh dragon put to the sword in tense clash of Celtic nationsVictory deepens O’Neill’s reputation for producing huge results against tough sidesTue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
Ireland still standing after concocting another feat of magicMartin O’Neill’s side deliver another performance of limitless bravery and passionMon Oct 09 2017 - 23:30
Defiant last stand needed from Ireland in Cardiff cauldronWelsh fans see game as a kind of coronation for a golden generation of footballersMon Oct 09 2017 - 06:30
Wales haven’t looked back since Chris Coleman trusted his instinctsFormer Fulham manager has overseen a dramatic improvement in Welsh fortunesMon Oct 09 2017 - 06:00
Roy Keane a calming presence as vital endgame beckonsLong campaign comes down to Monday night’s smash-and-grab mission in WalesSat Oct 07 2017 - 09:00
Complex Colm Cooper relieved to finally pass on the Kerry mantleAutobiography reveals skilful Kingdom hero was also a contrary, raging competitorSat Oct 07 2017 - 07:00
Cardiff crucible beckons Ireland after Moldova winMartin O’Neill must now go for broke against Wales in Cardiff on Monday nightFri Oct 06 2017 - 23:17
Gesture protests disguise the courage of Colin KaepernickNFL reaction to Donald Trump’s criticism can’t disguise poor treatment of quarterbackSat Sept 30 2017 - 09:00
New-look Dublin have wiped the smile off the country’s faceBut splitting the county should no more be an option in Dublin than it is for KerrySat Sept 23 2017 - 09:00
Thirteen reasons why Mayo failed to end the famineBut of all the ‘outsider’ counties, Rochford’s men remain best-placed to win in 2018Sat Sept 23 2017 - 06:00
Dublin move out of Mayo’s grasp to cement place among footballing greatsChampions win 27th All-Ireland – and have Kerry’s record in their sightsMon Sept 18 2017 - 06:00
Dublin triumph in unforgettable football contestJim Gavin’s men first Dublin team to win three All-Ireland titles in a row since 1923Mon Sept 18 2017 - 01:00
Keith Duggan: Jim Gavin and the joy of studied nothingnessThe Dublin manager keeps his emotions in check as his team make 50,000 people go berserkSat Sept 16 2017 - 09:00
Liam O’Neill - the revivalist who lit the Mayo flame1985 manager Liam O’Neill’s forward thinking stirred something in his adopted countySat Sept 16 2017 - 07:00
Understated Diarmuid O’Connor a vital cog in Mayo machineBallintubber man says Mayo still striving to ‘nail’ a complete team performanceFri Sept 15 2017 - 07:00
Stephen Coen ready to do what is required if called uponMayo player sometimes starts, but can be held in reserve to put out whatever fires startThu Sept 14 2017 - 06:00
Rochford and Mayo still standing after year of living dangerouslyBut Mayo revealed their true potential the day they obliterated Roscommon in the replayWed Sept 13 2017 - 12:21
