Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times.

Has anyone Gianni Infantino’s phone number? An urgent matter has arisen

‘After 27 consecutive days of games ... they’re taking it all away from us for a whole 24 hours’

Messi continues to mesmerise as World Cup pauses for breath

Dublin can rise to the occasion against Kerry; Ireland’s attack needs to grow

The July air turned frosty on RTÉ after Cork’s latest second-half from hell

Joe Canning really should have done unto Dónal Óg roughly what Paraguay did unto France

‘Where were you while we were getting high?’– Liam Gallagher gets wrong end of the stick

Unlovable Infantino; Messi sees two sides of Cape Verde; tournament musings from Ibrahimovic; and much more

Mauricio Pochettino ensures his USA herd keep their hooves on the ground

Thomas Tuchel says the Azteca owes England one, Germany’s Round of 32 exit leaves a sting

Senegal left sleepless in Seattle over 11th-hour penalty

World Cup 2026: TV malfunction brings confusion and delayed delight in Paraguay

‘It’s borderline unbearable’: Guy Mowbray goes Shakespearean as England toil to victory over DR Congo

‘Why has every game we’ve done together been enjoyable – then we get England, and it’s borderline unbearable’

A Super Saturday (and Sunday) for Sportaphiles

Sportaphobes will struggle to avoid the gluttonous offering of sport on terrestrial channels this weekend

Tomás Ó Sé tried so hard to look worried when Kerry were drawn against Dublin

Louth had captured the hearts of the RTÉ panel with their Cape Verde act against Monaghan

US reporter on the naughty step after ‘poor effort’ to have fun at Bosnia’s expense

‘I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia and I don’t want to know,’ said Abigail Velez

Swedish second guessing as third-place qualification confusion spreads to the pitch

Classic Scottish optimism, a Messi statue and why the stats say Netherlands will lift the trophy

Flying saucer prediction not even wackiest thing at this World Cup

Football divided into comfort-breaks, curious ticket resales and Qatar’s loyal followers

Paraguayan commentator loses World Cup credentials after foul-mouthed rant

Peter Shilton finally ready to move on from Hand of God

World Cup 2026, Day 12: Messi shows he is mortal, before breaking tournament goals record

Argentina’s captain scored both goals in his team’s Group J win over Austria in Dallas

All in the Game: Problems surface for Barrow AFC over use of submarine on flag

Fifa tells Cumbrian club if they cover up submarine the flag will be allowed into games

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