Be Good Or Be Gone: the McSorley’s wayMcSorley’s on Seventh Street, recognised as New York’s oldest pub, has stubbornly resisted change – which is part of its enduring appealSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Forever young: vigorous older generation lead by exampleA quick scan of Yuichiro Miura’s eight decades reveals him to be one of those soulsSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Colum McCann’s latest high-wire act links home and AmericaColum McCann’s ‘Irish book’ is an emigrant’s take on Frederick Douglass and George Mitchell in IrelandMon May 20 2013 - 02:00
Becks takes a hint and follows Mugsy and O’Hara off centre stageThree extravagant talents will be missedSat May 18 2013 - 13:00
Code read: when Dan Brown met DanteDan Brown’s new novel sets his indestructible hero against the problem of overpopulation – which is funny, given that most of the world seems to have read his booksSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Ferguson was the fire of England’s winters‘If you were United, you adored and trusted him. If not, you pretended to loathe him but were always fascinated and envious’Sat May 11 2013 - 15:00
Gatsby’s city still livesSince F Scott FitzGerald immortalised Roaring Twenties New York in ‘The Great Gatsby’, the city has changed many times without losing the atmosphere that captivates millionsSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Mulligan’s three goals help Leitrim to victory over outclassed New YorkGulf between the sides obvious as Connacht side power to convincing victorySun May 05 2013 - 23:20
Collins launches a new era in traditional male world of the NBAJason Collins has gone from being an obscure journeyman NBA player to an historic role model who has drawn comparison with Jackie RobinsonSat May 04 2013 - 14:00
The All-Ireland Football Championship begins in the BronxNew York aiming to shock Leitrim into submission at Gaelic ParkSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Boston Celtics being booed heralds a return to normalityThe pent-up emotion from the Boston bombings needed release and, as ever, sport acted as a pressure valveSat Apr 27 2013 - 15:00
Ben Marcus – a bright spark in the world of lettersThe path of the novelist can be a treacherous one, as novelist Ben Marcus has learned – and taughtWed Apr 24 2013 - 07:00
Fury gets off Madison Square Garden floor to gain a knockout victory over CunninghamMancunian boxer takes his record to 21-0 and is now nearing a shot at a world title fightMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Race is still the most slippery and volatile subject in AmericaJackie Robinson’s arrival prompted floods of African-Americans to Ebbets Field while paving the way for players from other ethnic groups to sign major league contractsSat Apr 20 2013 - 12:00
The fight and the furyIf he wins at Madison Square Garden tonight the boxer Tyson Fury will be one step closer to a world heavyweight title, with his Irish Traveller culture at the heart of everything he doesSat Apr 20 2013 - 07:00
Tyson Fury’s verbal onslaught does not impress opponent Steve CunninghamPress conference in New York sets scene for a lively encounter at Madison Square GardenThu Apr 18 2013 - 07:00
Woods finds he’s still king of the hill, top of the heapThey may not be mad about golf in New York but they sure like TigerSat Apr 13 2013 - 15:00
The case of the confessional and the United IrishmanIn 1800s New York, Derry lawyer William Sampson defended the sacrament of confession. The case would change American law in unforeseen waysSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Jean Butler: ‘When I look back at Riverdance, it is at a whole different person’Jean Butler is content that she can’t move the way she did when she became synonymous with Irish culture, but dance remains the bedrock of her lifeSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Jay Z’s remarkable rise and inspirational story for native New YorkersIt is easy to see why any young sports superstar would want to include themselves in the Jay Z stableSat Apr 06 2013 - 14:01
March Madness shows college basketball’s intense grip on the American psycheDapper coaches and amateur players dominate US life for a monthThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:00
‘Crazy honey with a gun’ shows the extreme realms of fandomStory that inspired ‘The Natural’ foreshadowed today’s sports stalkersSat Mar 30 2013 - 14:00
Rough justice: New York’s teen ‘rapists’When a young white woman was raped and left for dead in the heart of Manhattan in 1989, five Harlem teenagers were sent to jail. But all were innocent – a fact not all New Yorkers are aware of a decade after their eventual acquittal, according to the makers of a harrowing new film about the Central Park jogger caseSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
GAA’s unequivocal response must stamp out racial abuse on the pitchOpportunity for Congress to send out a clear message on the issueSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:07
Between jigs and reels, the last great show of Irish influence in New YorkThe Fifth Avenue parade is a compelling and curiously elegiac phenomenon. No floats, no Mardi Gras playfulness: just a five-hour statement of identityTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Feeding Fifth AvenueAs New York prepares for today’s St Patrick’s Day pageant, volunteers from the city’s Irish enclave of Woodlawn have been working tirelessly to help Manhattan’s hungry and homelessSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Minor miracle required to revive football in KilkennyJust one player turns up for county minor football trialsSat Mar 16 2013 - 05:03
Downey's mellifluous voice silenced but rich legacy of his work remainsSideline Cut: I was on a train to Dublin on Monday evening when news broke of the death of Paddy Downey through the usual instantaneous…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
We're not quite back to the bad old days of rugby just yetSIDELINE CUT: Sports people around the world are great for indulging in what they like to refer to as “a bit of soul searching…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Connacht? Galway? All the same for HayesThe stop-start nature of the league means all the hurling teams return to hibernation for a fortnight…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Goals help clinical Galway apply some welcome balm to their old woundsGalway 3-11 Kilkenny 0-17: The teams responsible for elevating the hurling summer of 2012 into a folkloric championship mixed…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
LA Clippers no longer a joke as Lakers lose their Hollywood sheenSIDELINE CUT: Los Angeles Lakers fans must have known that the end was nigh when Jack Nicholson walked out.Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
High-flying Tyrone's impressive start a source of satisfaction for O'NeillThe Tyrone players held a brief conference on the field after they were awarded their do-or-die penalty against Mayo on Sunday…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Tyrone display their typical resilienceDIVISION ONE Tyrone 1-12 Mayo 1-11: The Red Hand remains unbeaten this yearMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
It would be a duller winter if our English foe didn't turn upSIDELINE CUT: Good old England. At least you always know where you are with the EnglishSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Loughgiel continue to reap the benefits of Nelson's tried and trusted methodologyALL-IRELAND CLUB HURLING SEMI-FINAL: Legendary Antrim hurling man eagerly anticipating clash against St ThomasSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Mayo deal easily with understrength KerryMayo 0-15 Kerry 1-6: Hope abides in the Heather CountyMon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Hail to the League we love more than we can ever let onSIDELINE CUT: Hail to the GAA National Football League! To the perpetually poor cousin of The Championship, that fancy-dan summer…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
'You felt that this was just retribution in a sporting sense'Today he plays the game for enjoyment but Josh Lewsey has fond memories of facing Ireland, including that 2007 Croke Park clash…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
A hero of football and Dubliners' hearts, Heffo makes final journey through capital's streetsOn the back of the missalette for the requiem Mass was a black-and-white photograph of a dashing young footballer in the sky-…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Rural garda stations to closeAs 95 Garda stations close across Ireland this week, locals in one affected community lament the cutting of another thread in…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
McIlroy should ignore the baying mob and continue to 'just do it'SIDELINE CUT: Would Jesus Tweet? If He was to walk in today’s world, isn’t it probable that He’d see good old Twitter as the…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
The rural shutdownAs 95 Garda stations close across Ireland this week, locals in one affected community lament the cutting of another thread in…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Timely weekend to revisit an era when 'We Got Game'BASKETBALL: Documentary recalls a strange and wonderful period for Irish basketballFri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Johnson's fall from grace is not a bolt from the blueSIDELINE CUT: IT may not win any awards but it will be hard for anyone to find a more poignant and directly powerful sports …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Connacht are finally going placesYes, match nights can be misty and primal and soaked and no one at the Sportsground is claiming the place is the last word in…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Kilkenny's brave decision bound to be liberating for othersSIDELINE CUT: As a Dublin friend remarked on the phone yesterday, the return of Ciarán Kilkenny wasn’t quite as stunning as …Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Connacht keep looking forwardAs Connacht prepare for Saturday’s Heineken Cup game against Harlequins at The Stoop, chief executive Tom Sears said yesterday…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Joe, this isn't about rugby football, it's about Oliver CromwellSIDELINE CUT: Joe Schmidt has always come across as a terrific guy and it is hardly his fault that he hasn’t lived in Ireland…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Parks a steady influence on Connacht's young gunsIF any episode captures the essence of Connacht’s form this winter, it was when they gathered themselves in the dressing room…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
