Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times.

Women’s sport received 18% of media coverage in 2025

Women’s sport fared best in the print media, while its lowest representation came online

Ireland’s men top pool at World Cup qualifier after comfortable win over Poland

Ireland had already qualified for Friday’s semi-finals at tournament in Chile

McCabe and O’Sullivan injuries compound France defeat

Ireland forging a new identity; Timoney in line to make first Six Nations start

A Debbie Downer of a night after the most hopeful of starts

Tremendous linky-uppie things fire Ireland ahead only for France to hit back, twice

Ireland’s men and women through to World Cup qualifying semi-finals

Men beat Korea 6-1 while women edge Japan 2-1 at qualifying tournament in Chile

World Cup journey starts with stern French test for Ireland

Sports Briefing: A Triple Crown is not be sniffed at; Hurling’s rule book now an interested observer; Shane Lowry’s head-wrecker in Florida

Five-star Ireland get World Cup qualifying campaign off to flying start

Ireland put five goals past Malaysia in their opening game in Chile

Banned by Fifa after a spying scandal, Jasmine Mander returns to football with Ireland

Head coach Carla Ward said she was ‘big on second chances’ after hiring the Canadian as a performance analyst

Nothing in Fifa guidebook for when World Cup host attacks participant

International affairs came to Croke Park on Saturday in the form of a protest by demonstrators

Tottenham’s existential strife, and a couple of heartwarming stories from the soccer world

Plus: The cost of watching PSG; and the extraordinary behaviour of Jamie Vardy

TV View: Martin O’Neill and Pádraig Harrington – a breed apart who never stop believing

Not for them an easy life of sipping cocktails in the sun while reliving their glory days

Murray hails Gibson-Park as one of the greats

Speculation about Andy Farrell’s future; Evan Ferguson out of World Cup playoffs

Courtney Brosnan taking cool and calm club form into Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers

Carla Ward’s side face France in Tallaght on Tuesday before trip to face the Netherlands

FAI boss explains decision to play Israel game in Dublin; Andy Farrell builds Ireland depth with World Cup in mind

Sports Briefing: GAA presidential debate ahead of Friday’s election; enjoy Kobe McDonald while we can; Katie McCabe’s farewell

Katie Taylor’s impact on her sport wasn’t just enormous, it was defining

We owe her plenty for the memories, while her sport owes her everything

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