Malachy Clerkin: Let’s not overstate importance of club championshipsA county final is a day in the life of a place by itself, but it only matters to who it matters toWed Nov 06 2019 - 08:23
Tipping point: Young Irish women should know the truth - sport is hellSport is sitting in the pissings of rain with your hands too cold to get purchase on the zipMon Nov 04 2019 - 06:00
Borris-Ileigh end 33-year wait for Tipperary county titleThis victory was made all the more special after a year of tragedy off the field in 2019Sun Nov 03 2019 - 18:55
‘The little village’ team Thomas Davis back in the big timeManager Paul Kelly sees his Tallaght team head to Parnell Park as massive underdogsSat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00
Tipperary backbone 2019 Hurling All Stars with seven awardsBrian Hogan, Diarmuid O’Keeffe and Lee Chin win their first awardsThu Oct 31 2019 - 07:00
Sun finally shines on Ferbane and Johnson is a leading lightCian Johnson is aiming to inspire his side to a first county title in 25 years on SundaySat Oct 26 2019 - 07:00
Richie Sadlier: Recovering – Far more than just another sports bookBook review: Former footballer’s deeply personal tale is storytelling of highest calibreMon Oct 21 2019 - 06:00
Switzerland 2 Ireland 0: How the Irish players ratedNot a night to remember in Geneva as Malachy Clerkin hands out the marksTue Oct 15 2019 - 21:57
My first thought when Gordon D’Arcy asked me to do a kid's book: how do I get out of this?The children’s book by D’Arcy and Howard is a boy’s own story, a kind of abridged version of the rugby player’s careerSat Oct 12 2019 - 06:03
Drawn-out process for picking new Clare manager provokes anger on all sidesWhoever finally emerges, it promises to be a rocky start to life for the incoming bossSat Oct 12 2019 - 06:00
Rugby World Cup: Think of the storm if it was Ireland and not Scotland getting turfed outIt would have made the Thierry Henry carry-on seem like a typhoon in a teacupThu Oct 10 2019 - 18:00
Proposal for second-tier championship still a hard sell within the GAAHoran’s plan will need to amount to more than a rehashed Tommy Murphy CupSat Oct 05 2019 - 01:00
Rugby World Cup TV View: Tommy Bowe every bit as ruthless as the All Blacks‘Kiwi commentary is the best commentary. The sense of superiority is constant and absolute’Wed Oct 02 2019 - 18:31
Enjoyed Ireland’s loss to Japan? Time to decommission your sportupmanshipTipping Point: When it gets distilled down it comes back to people not liking peopleMon Sept 30 2019 - 07:00
Rugby World Cup TV View: Eir has the perfect soundtrack for midweek massacresOne-sided games can prove a challenge but not to Tommy Bowe and the teamThu Sept 26 2019 - 15:38
No matter how Rugby World Cup turns out, Joe Schmidt’s legacy is secureTipping Point: We have up to six weeks left with best coach Irish rugby – arguably Irish sport – has hadMon Sept 23 2019 - 06:16
Gary Lineker: the unlikely voice of reason in modern BritainFormer player turned broadcaster talks candidly about social media vitriol and BrexitSat Sept 21 2019 - 07:05
Gaelic football must expand to keep up with Dublin and KerryOn Saturday both teams played football from another planet. The game is forever changedMon Sept 16 2019 - 07:00
Jonny Cooper’s redemption song sounds the sweetest after facing his demons‘Sometimes when you get an opportunity . . . you have to push yourself to the top of the water’Mon Sept 16 2019 - 06:00
Jim Gavin keeps cards close to his chest but this feels differentDublin boss expands on Cluxton’s dedication and Murchan’s training ground goalSat Sept 14 2019 - 22:23
All-Ireland Final: Five-star Dublin beat Kerry to reach promised landDrive for five comes to fruition as Dublin win replay to claim fifth All-Ireland in successionSat Sept 14 2019 - 19:43
All-Ireland final replay: Kerry trio appreciate second act more than mostTommy Walsh, Jack Sherwood and Jonathan Lyne thought their intercounty careers overSat Sept 14 2019 - 06:00
Croke Park strike wrong note with Westmeath signature victory songJoe Dolan’s finest of The Westmeath Bachelor probably wasn’t the best choiceMon Sept 09 2019 - 06:17
Galway are triumphant but camogie is also a winner‘We beat Cork, we beat Kilkenny, so I think we deserved this one,’ said Ailish O’ReillyMon Sept 09 2019 - 06:00
Cats can’t cope with Kilkenny as Galway take camogie titleMidfielder was the standout performer as the Westerners took senior camogie titleSun Sept 08 2019 - 19:13
All-Ireland final replay a whole new ball gamePlayers who have played in them see Dublin’s previous experience as an advantageSat Sept 07 2019 - 06:00
History put on hold as Kerry press pause on Dublin’s drive for fiveKerry had the wherewithal, but missed too many chances against 14-man Dublin teamMon Sept 02 2019 - 06:00
The Full McCaffrey saves Dublin’s bacon as he switches roles to perfectionA year on from a brilliant defensive display the wing back was at his most lethal in loose roleSun Sept 01 2019 - 20:19
Kerry get so much right but 14-man Dublin hold firm to keep five aliveDean Rock’s late free drifts wide as sides set to meet again on Saturday weekSun Sept 01 2019 - 18:59
Dublin’s press pack can be the headline act against KerryKingdom 'keeper Shane Ryan will need to keep his cool in the face of overwhelming pressureSat Aug 31 2019 - 07:00
Malachy’s Clerkin’s top 21 moments of the Gaelic football summerChampionship 2019: From Castlebar to Croke Park, from Clones to KillarneyFri Aug 30 2019 - 19:00
Own goals, replays and that GPS: A look back at Dublin’s steps towards five in a rowJim Gavin’s side are on the brink of history but there has been plenty of drama since 2015Fri Aug 30 2019 - 16:30
Despite his best efforts, Jim Gavin still the most interesting figure in footballExacting standards he learnt in aviation industry now being applied to footballWed Aug 28 2019 - 06:00
Uneventful Dublin press nights leave only one question: what more is there to say?Press night old hat for Macauley as he looks forward to his seventh All-Ireland finalTue Aug 27 2019 - 06:00
For Eamon O’Shea winning an All-Ireland is only part of it‘I love to see players going out and having self-expression. I love seeing them find ways to create’Sat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Tipperary’s fantastic four helped team find their own path to destinyLiam Sheedy couldn’t have done it without his back-room, and had the grace to know itMon Aug 19 2019 - 07:00
No chance to breathe as Tipp avalanche buries KilkennyCats fought hard with 14 men in second half, but couldn’t halt Tipperary momentumSun Aug 18 2019 - 21:30
Tipperary punish 14-man Kilkenny with devastating second-half showingSending off of Richie Hogan proves key as Liam Sheedy’s side pile on the scoresSun Aug 18 2019 - 18:10
Pádraig Walsh: the shape-shifting key that keeps Kilkenny machine purringTullaroan man’s versatility has made him indispensable to Brian Cody since 2014Sat Aug 17 2019 - 07:00
Tipp v Kilkenny: Brian Cody, by the numbersMalachy Clerkin compiles the figures which set Kilkenny manager apart from the restFri Aug 16 2019 - 19:01
Jim Gavin: ‘I have never looked in the past for any motivation’Dublin football manager remains firmly focused when asked about the five-in-a-rowMon Aug 12 2019 - 22:23
Dublin’s depressing dominance shows there’s no fun in a one-team sportTerrible crowd for Sunday’s second semi-final is bad news for footballMon Aug 12 2019 - 07:00
Kerry ready to take unfamiliar position of underdogsPeter Keane’s side will look to stop Dublin winning five-in-a-row in three weeksSun Aug 11 2019 - 21:07
Unerring O’Callaghan keeps Dublin’s drive for five on the roadTwo goals at the start of second half gets Dublin out the gap against MayoSat Aug 10 2019 - 19:39
Battle-hardened Tyrone can make their experience countUlster side may extend young Kerry side’s wait for a Croke Park breakthroughSat Aug 10 2019 - 06:00
Kerry v Tyrone: Five great clashes down the yearsKingdom have had upper hand in recent times after several struggles against Harte’s menSat Aug 10 2019 - 06:00
Gavin and Harte in no mood to give anything away at Healy Park‘We have great trust and great faith in the squad’ says Dublin boss after Omagh winMon Aug 05 2019 - 01:01
Dublin win phoney war, now let’s never speak of it againDiarmuid Connolly returns as both teams play second string XVs in Super 8s encounterSun Aug 04 2019 - 22:19
And then there were four at the serious end of thingsMayo’s latest last-stand shines out like a beacon in the final weekend of the Super-8sSun Aug 04 2019 - 21:30
Gavin increasingly sticking with tried and trusted as history beckons for DublinFor the first time in five summers, no new player has sealed a place in Dublin’s starting XVSat Aug 03 2019 - 06:00
