After rejection by 13 publishers ‘The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee’ is a winnerPaul Gibson’s book on the Belfast boxer has been named Eir Irish Sports Book of the YearMon Dec 10 2018 - 18:04
Mourneabbey’s dreams finally come true in the rain and windAfter losing three All-Ireland finals in four years, the Cork club made sure this timeMon Dec 10 2018 - 06:46
All-Ireland women’s SFC: Mourneabbey lift final hoodooSharp-shooting in the Parnell Park wind sees Cork champions blitz Foxrock-CabinteelySat Dec 08 2018 - 19:12
Sports books of 2018: The best, the rest and all in betweenMalachy Clerkin looks at some of the volumes taking up the sports sections this yearSat Dec 08 2018 - 08:00
Painful reality many GAA players face revealed in TG4 documentary‘An Taobhlíne’ tracks players’ recoveries from injuries that have become so commonWed Dec 05 2018 - 06:00
Henry Shefflin hails his young guns as Ballyhale rout BallybodenKilkenny champions ease to Leinster club final victory to set up clash with BallygunnerSun Dec 02 2018 - 17:34
Pa O’Dwyer is Ireland’s strongest man – the six steaks a day wayLimerick man became the first Irish competitor to win UK’s Ultimate StrongmanSat Dec 01 2018 - 07:15
Malachy Clerkin: Brace for the early speedbumps in new football rulesEarly use of the rules in O’Byrne Cup is likely to be stilted and confused before they bed inMon Nov 26 2018 - 07:24
Mick McCarthy arrives with little fanfare but a big job on his handsNew manager knows he has to do a bit of panel beating to knock dinged-up squad into shapeMon Nov 26 2018 - 06:00
Homeless World Cup helping players ‘find their way back’World Cup and street leagues offer hope and sense of inclusion to those who need it mostSat Nov 24 2018 - 06:00
Another job bites the dust: Where does Roy Keane go now?At one stage the odds-on favourite to succeed O’Neill, Cork man’s stock has now taken a hitWed Nov 21 2018 - 18:30
Why are sportspeople always the cream that rises to the top of ‘Masterchef’?Athletes’ competitive edge and ability to deal with pressure key to their successMon Nov 19 2018 - 06:00
Watch us lose the run of ourselves after beating All BlacksBeating the All Blacks is a notions bonanza and thus laden with danger for Irish rugbySun Nov 18 2018 - 17:35
Running the rule over the GAA’s new football rules‘Feedback from players would have been mostly negative and frustrated’Sat Nov 17 2018 - 07:00
Bryan Cooper and Paul Nolan moving up the comeback trailPair are grinding away at what they do best in the hope that planets align againMon Nov 12 2018 - 07:00
Leinster SFC: Portlaoise take Moorefield in a mini winter classicLaois side roar ahead in first half before holding off Kildare champions in the secondSun Nov 11 2018 - 18:37
View from the summit so sweet again for St Finbarr’sAfter ending a 33-year famine, famous Cork club face Dr Crokes in Munster semi-finalSat Nov 10 2018 - 08:00
Media can take a stand by boycotting European Tour event in Saudi ArabiaTour itself didn’t mention it in season schedule as criticism gets louder every dayMon Nov 05 2018 - 06:30
Leinster SHC: Naomh Éanna keep their winter fire burningStunning start for Wexford side lays groundwork for win over Camross in quarter-finalsSun Nov 04 2018 - 17:20
Stephen Kenny: Success is possible by playing the right wayDundalk boss says he finds it 'offensive' when people say long ball is in Irish DNASat Nov 03 2018 - 11:00
Roles with the punches: Andy Lee uncoveredFormer Irish Olympian boxer and world champion on life in retirement, taking up acting classes and growing up in a trailer in EnglandSat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
View from the summit so sweet for resilient CastlerahanFirst-time Cavan champions finally got over the line after losing the three previous finalsSat Nov 03 2018 - 01:00
Beggan is the All Star but Cluxton will endure like The BeatlesDubs goalkeeper can feel hard done by but he’s the one who defined modern goalkeepingThu Nov 01 2018 - 06:45
Jude’s fail to lay a glove on Mannion as Crokes regain Dublin crownDublin star scores 1-6 from play as Stillorgan side win first title since 2010Mon Oct 29 2018 - 19:56
Famed Bennettsbridge aiming to be top Cats once againClub’s revival culminates in a return to the Kilkenny senior final for the first time since 1974Sat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
American college football returns to Aviva Stadium from 2020Notre Dame’s clash with Navy the first of five games worth €250m to the local economyThu Oct 25 2018 - 13:04
Far from a lost cause – McManamon revels in St Jude’s underdog roleTempleogue club have never won Dublin SFC but have taken major scalps en route to finalThu Oct 25 2018 - 06:12
Champion jockey contender Blackmore still uneasy in the limelightModest Tipperary woman has proved her mettle during her rise to the top of Irish racingMon Oct 22 2018 - 06:00
Weekend GAA PreviewsKelly has Cratloe in his sights again in Clare hurling finalSat Oct 20 2018 - 07:00
Ireland’s Harry Arter sticks to his guns after Denmark returnCardiff City midfielder maintains decision to pull out of Wales clash was the right oneMon Oct 15 2018 - 06:17
Thomas Delaney affords a laugh as international incident is avoidedDanish midfielder was pick-pocketed by Jeff Hendrick as he tried to put ball out of playMon Oct 15 2018 - 06:00
O’Neill gets a friendly helping hand on a night of low dramaDenmark looked the ordinary team they are shorn of Tottenham's Christian EriksenSat Oct 13 2018 - 22:18
The data behind the proposed rule changes in Gaelic footballRob Carroll sat through 322 matches and pored over around 100,000 handpassesSat Oct 13 2018 - 09:00
Magnifique Molinari steps into Ryder Cup annalsWith five wins from five and not one down the 18th the Italian made his mark in ParisMon Oct 01 2018 - 06:00
Thomas Bjorn’s rich pickings prove the difference in the endEuropean captain’s picks outscored US rivals by more than the winning marginSun Sept 30 2018 - 19:41
Europe’s Ryder Cup team ethic again trumps US disunityEuropean team made it feel like Ryder Cups of old while US looked on with grim facesSun Sept 30 2018 - 11:43
Ryder Cup: Team Blue turns the screw on AmericansEurope dominate Saturday’s fourballs to take 8-4 lead over USA in ParisSat Sept 29 2018 - 13:15
Europe ride blue wave to take momentum into second dayPersistence proves the key for Thomas Bjorn's side in historic foursomes whitewashFri Sept 28 2018 - 20:50
Justin Rose gives Europe something to aim at by playing perfectly boring golfEurope’s Mr Dependable steadies the ship as Americans blown off courseFri Sept 28 2018 - 19:16
Storied tension of Ryder Cup first tee noticeably absentCreeping hand of PR wrapped its bony fingers around the Friday morning institutionFri Sept 28 2018 - 10:54
David Ginola rocks Electric Polo-Neck as Ryder Cup kicks offOpening ceremony was full of glitz, glamour and quietly-spoken Tidy Towns treasurersThu Sept 27 2018 - 20:17
Ryder Cup day one fourballs: Breaking down the matchesWhat are the strengths and weaknesses of each pairing and who will win the points?Thu Sept 27 2018 - 18:16
Peculiar Paul Casey glad his Ryder Cup career is back on trackThe Englishman is playing in his first Ryder Cup for a decade this week in ParisThu Sept 27 2018 - 13:04
Waiting for golfo until Bubba and his blue glove save the dayRyder Cup Wednesday was just moseying along until the American breezed inWed Sept 26 2018 - 18:10
Rory McIlroy: We’re looking to beat the US team not Tiger‘He’s one of 12. We’re not looking at any individuals, just trying to beat the US team’Wed Sept 26 2018 - 12:15
An eighth Ryder Cup caps improbable Tiger Woods revivalTour Championship winner was a museum piece a year ago - it is a remarkable turnaroundMon Sept 24 2018 - 07:14
Tipping Point: Seriously, who knew they played rugby in September?Every September since forever has been about the All-Ireland finals in hurling and footballMon Sept 24 2018 - 06:52
The Ryder Cup: as friendly and cordial as a cruise missileBirkdale in 1969 was probably the closest a match came to actual violence on the courseSat Sept 22 2018 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Staunton’s fatal misstep at the heart of Mayo mireLeahy may not be a great manager but words like ‘unsafe’ should not be thrown aroundTue Sept 18 2018 - 18:18
Few things in sport beat a closely-fought Ryder CupIt doesn’t matter whether Europe or the USA wins, it only matters that it’s a close battleMon Sept 17 2018 - 06:30
