Euro 2016: Italy won’t make things easier for IrelandItaly manager Antonio Conte stresses his team are determined to record a third victoryTue Jun 21 2016 - 22:28
Wes Hoolahan remains Ireland’s best hope for salvationDropping midfielder from a side lacking creativity would be controversial moveTue Jun 21 2016 - 01:08
Ireland must airbrush their shortcomings with Italy on horizonFirst victory in European Championships since 1988 has never been more urgentSun Jun 19 2016 - 23:02
Keith Duggan: Nothing vintage about this Bordeaux for IrelandBelgium finally find their strut on chastening day for Ireland players and supportersSat Jun 18 2016 - 18:54
France is too self-assured to get its knickers in a twist over footballVersailles life doesn’t reach full throttle until 5pm – and by nine they are winding downSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:01
Martin O’Neill under no illusions about the scale of the taskIreland manager says it wouldn’t surprise him if Belgium won the tournamentFri Jun 17 2016 - 23:00
Keith Duggan: French hoping team can lift air of weary forbearanceFootball festival ongoing against a backdrop of terrorism concerns, flooding and strikesFri Jun 17 2016 - 07:00
Out of sorts Germany will raise Northern Ireland hopesStade de France stalemate with Poland shows that Joachim Löw’s side are still to clickFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:50
Resilient Ciaran Clark turns his focus to Belgian challengeAston Villa defender consigns his unlucky own goal against Sweden to historyFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:00
Euro 2016: Events in Marseille still lingering in gas-filled Lille airShows of strength by Russian and English fans an ongoing occurrence in FranceThu Jun 16 2016 - 06:35
Euro 2016: Ireland show there’s nothing to fear and all to play forMen in green discover once more that nothing comes easy in ParisTue Jun 14 2016 - 10:17
Hamrén: ‘Full credit to Ireland . . . they kept us under pressure’Sweden manager says his side disappointed by ‘a bad result’Tue Jun 14 2016 - 06:00
Martin O’Neill issues rallying cry as Ireland join battleRepublic of Ireland manager calls on players to show no fear against Zlatan and coMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: ‘I feel mentally very strong’... gulpThe Swedish captain is typically confident in advance of his team’s opener against IrelandSun Jun 12 2016 - 21:39
Euro 2016: Time has come to resurrect Republic romanceMission of atonement begins in Paris after tournament to forget four years agoSat Jun 11 2016 - 13:19
Shane Duffy ready for Zlatan if called upon against SwedenStephen Quinn aware of the importance of set-pieces in Stade de France showdownSat Jun 11 2016 - 13:11
Euro 2016: It came in a vision . . . we lose to Germans in semi-finalsVersaille youngsters greet players as if they were an all-time World XI in their primeSat Jun 11 2016 - 07:01
Dimitri Payet lights the blue touch paper as France unitesEuro 2016 starts with an emotional bang as Didier Deschamps’ men clear first hurdleFri Jun 10 2016 - 22:15
Shay Given still up for the ultimate challengeVeteran Stoke goalkeeper says he is not in France to ‘make up the numbers’Fri Jun 10 2016 - 01:00
Muhammad Ali: the man who became king of the worldIn modern culture, few figures have been as popular and for as long as the late boxerSun Jun 05 2016 - 20:29
Dublin’s provincial roadshow invigorates Leinster championshipThere was All-Ireland-like atmosphere final when city boys went to Longford 10 years agoSat Jun 04 2016 - 16:32
Adrian Doherty flashed briefly across sky but his memory shines onManchester United starlet was bound stardom for before injury derailed his careerSat Jun 04 2016 - 09:00
Davy Fitzgerald breathes easier after graduating from school of hard knocksClare manager admits he didn’t enjoy 2013 victory enough – but has learned his lessonSat Jun 04 2016 - 05:00
Davy Fitzgerald expecting a huge challenge from WaterfordClare boss says space will once again be at a premium when Munster rivals lock hornsWed Jun 01 2016 - 10:58
Keith Duggan: Outsiders of Irish rugby crash through front doorConnacht have become beating heart of west – and an inspiration to their GAA brethrenSun May 29 2016 - 18:01
As the city rocks, Connacht roll on MurrayfieldBoss can’t keep Pat Lam’s army from seeking their own promised landSat May 28 2016 - 09:00
Harry Arter’s audition hits all the right notesThe battle continues to claim the last few tickets on the plane to FranceSat May 28 2016 - 01:34
Martin O’Neill hopes for spark of creativity to bolster set-piece threatRepublic of Ireland manager is adamant his team can compete against the bigger nationsSat May 28 2016 - 01:21
Cork prepare assault on strong Tipperary sideThe Rebels have played down their chances but still pose a significant threatSat May 21 2016 - 11:01
Ger Cunningham hoping to build on Dubs momentumBoth Dublin and Wexford are desperate to disprove theory of two-horse Leinster raceSat May 21 2016 - 10:56
Derry’s Tony Scullion focused on restoring county's fortunesStalwart keen for county to recapture the winning habit that marked great side of oldSat May 21 2016 - 07:00
Connacht men earn reward for emptying their souls for causePro12 semi-final against Glasgow will present the Sportsground and province at their bestSat May 21 2016 - 06:00
Championship sorting process gets under way in summer heatFermanagh press on in rare sunshine while Laois earn joust with All-Ireland championsMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Fermanagh navigate Antrim hurdle despite second half napPete McGrath’s team comfortably superior but struggled to replicate first half intensitySun May 15 2016 - 19:24
Stephen Curry is proving he can become the greatest of them allGolden State Warriors star can surpass Johnson and Jordan – but he must win titlesSat May 14 2016 - 09:00
Last winter’s coup has all eyes on Galway this summerOusting of manager Anthony Cunningham, followed by relegation from Division 1A, ensures the pressure is now very much onThu May 12 2016 - 17:00
Blue-sky thinker - Jim Gavin, the more we see the less we knowDublin continue to light up game but the glare is not for their manager as his methodical eye stays fixed on the ultimate goalThu May 12 2016 - 07:00
Belief of the Faithful in Offaly hurling being sorely testedCounty have fallen a long way since the heady glory-filled days of the 1980s and 1990sSat May 07 2016 - 00:30
Colin Ryan expecting another tough test from WaterfordClare star says Déise present a different tactical challenge compared to their rivalsTue May 03 2016 - 00:30
Shanahan urges GAA to share spoils with players“The players don’t ask for much – whatever it is at the end of the year, it’s something they deserve”Mon May 02 2016 - 23:30
Clare and Waterford put on Championship-like showSublime moments of skill on show as teams stay level right to the nerve-wracking endMon May 02 2016 - 01:00
A replay was the right outcome, says Davy FitzgeraldClare boss says it would have been unfair if either side had lost thrilling league deciderMon May 02 2016 - 00:30
Hillsborough inquest verdict Liverpool’s finest hourCity is unique in its tenacity, resilience and sense of solidarity to see campaign throughSat Apr 30 2016 - 09:00
Tony Kelly and Clare aiming to fire on all cylindersWaterford stand in the way of the Banner County’s first league title success in 38 yearsSat Apr 30 2016 - 07:00
Davy Fitzgerald expecting nothing easy from WaterfordClare boss a a big admirer of the Déise’s transformation under Derek McGrath’sThu Apr 28 2016 - 23:30
Kerry’s rising hopes ruthlessly crushed by DublinJim Gavin’s side appear to be getting better as they take Kingdom apart at Croke ParkMon Apr 25 2016 - 00:00
Eager Kerry on a mission to halt Dublin’s gallopImpressive league run suggests Kingdom want to lay down a marker for the yearSun Apr 24 2016 - 01:50
Vintage Colm Cooper back to his mercurial bestWhether creating scores or taking them, Kerry have their ace in the pack backSat Apr 23 2016 - 12:30
Conor McGregor doing a Greta Garbo would have been truly audaciousMMA’s coverage in mainstream media would disappear without magnetic Dublin fighterSat Apr 23 2016 - 09:00
Derek McGrath: ‘There are no secrets in our play’Much had been said about a supposed defensive style of play from WaterfordMon Apr 18 2016 - 00:30
