Blackpool fans get spectacularly bad deal and Roy Keane turns his analytical skill to golfPlus news of an approach that Micheál Martin would do well not to copySun Jan 04 2026 - 19:00
‘Sissy football is bad for America!’: The A to Z of Donald Trump’s sporting year2025 was another year filled with perplexing, not-so-sporting remarks from the US presidentFri Jan 02 2026 - 13:00
‘He said F**k off, not F**k you’: Top soccer quotes of 2025Each Neymar appearance for Al Hilal cost €57 millionSun Dec 28 2025 - 18:40
‘My mother probably has the rosary beads swallowed’: Top sports quotes of 2025From Troy Parrott to Ellen Walshe, here are the year’s memorable sporting quotes of the yearSun Dec 28 2025 - 06:00
Liverpool’s universal conquest and one Everton fan’s flair for mischiefHarry Redknapp dispenses with diplomacyMon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Ally Pally is abuzz as World Darts Championship delivers on the quirkyWasps, drug tests and saucy signs all part of the spectacle in LondonMon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Year full of smash hits leaves judges for Sportswoman awards with a tough taskThe top 25 moments from the year in women’s sport; Brian O’Connor on how to revive the Epsom DerbyFri Dec 19 2025 - 10:21
Sportswoman of the Year selected after a 2025 to remember for Irish athletesJudges had to choose from an illustrious list of 15 across several sportsFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
From Tokyo to Istanbul and Croke Park: the top 25 moments of the year in women’s sportWorld and European champions, record-setters and mould-breakers, Irish sportswomen had another stellar yearThu Dec 18 2025 - 13:00
Katie Taylor still holds the belt as Ireland’s most admired athleteGAA try to bring spending under control; rugby looking to bring down tackle heightThu Dec 18 2025 - 11:05
Charlie Smyth living the dream as Ulster look primed to put it up to LeinsterPatrick McBrearty bows out after glorious Donegal run; James Ryan on tackle school; was Rory McIlroy hard done by? Wed Dec 17 2025 - 09:56
World Cross-Country the next target for Irish team Champions Cup format is nonsensical; Patrick McBrearty announces intercounty retirementTue Dec 16 2025 - 10:14
Irish athletes can’t keep themselves off the podium in truly gluttonous year Four medals at the European Cross-Country Championships made it a record year for Irish athleticsMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:00
Mo Salah begins working his way out of the bad booksNo such thing as cheap seats at next year’s World Cup final; Paul Pogba’s got the humpMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:00
First phase of Ireland’s Pro-League campaign ends in two 2-1 defeatsBelgium and England earn wins at AbbotstownSun Dec 14 2025 - 17:24
Caitríona Jennings named Sportswoman of the Month for NovemberUltra Runner of the Year achieved a world record in the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile in IllinoisSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Lights out for Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne in Conference LeagueWinning night for Evan Ferguson and Robbie Keane; lofty World Cup ticket prices; and not so sporting subterfugeFri Dec 12 2025 - 09:59
Ireland take bonus point after Pro League draw with EnglandResult gave Ireland first points in elite competition after fine performance at AbbotstownThu Dec 11 2025 - 18:05
JJ Hanrahan hell-bent on getting Munster back on track Rugby’s new centres of attention; New football rules far from perfectThu Dec 11 2025 - 10:09
Ireland suffer defeat against Belgium in Pro League debutA goal in each half from Ambre Ballenghien helped the visitors to victory in AbbotstownWed Dec 10 2025 - 18:41
Daniel Wiffen outlines his moral opposition to Enhanced GamesLeinster could look to France; GAA presidency looks like two-horse race; Lauren Walsh secures cardWed Dec 10 2025 - 09:51
World Cup Pride Match was supposed to be a celebration. Now it’s a problemSeattle fixture pits two nations with a history of hostility toward same-sex relationsTue Dec 09 2025 - 17:48
Rugby driving fans to ‘heartfelt frustration and annoyance’Gerry Thornley and Owen Doyle on the need to look at the rule book; Rory McIlroy collects another prizeTue Dec 09 2025 - 11:02
Ellen Walsh caps off brilliant week for Irish swimmers as provinces return mixed bag in Europe St Martin’s and Dingle secure provincial crowns in hurling and football; Gianni Infantino lets Europe know where it standsMon Dec 08 2025 - 10:25
Donald Trump and humanity’s official happiness provider team up to turn World Cup weirdGianni Infantino can be Johnny, but Rio Ferdinand is no PeleSun Dec 07 2025 - 21:00
Begrudging a canny fan and his near-perfect World Cup plan Thoughts on Pep Guardiola’s character, Alexander Isak’s attitude and another strange night in Istanbul Sun Dec 07 2025 - 19:00
Ireland’s potential World Cup kickoff times are a nightmare for fansIt is not much better for supporters planning to go as getting to games is a convoluted and expensive challengeSun Dec 07 2025 - 14:50
Irish swimmers land whale of a haul at European ChampionshipsPool-by-pool guide to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup; Johnny Watterson on Eben Etzebeth’s suspensionFri Dec 05 2025 - 10:15
Rugby World Cup draw leaves us doing the time warp againIreland now know who they will be playing in October 2027; Ciarán Murphy on Charlie Smyth being ‘one of the stories of the Irish sporting year’Thu Dec 04 2025 - 10:24
Provinces back in the saddle for European adventuresThe Champions Cup returns while Ireland learn their opponents for the 2027 World CupWed Dec 03 2025 - 10:20
Smyth and Bourke work on mastering a whole new ball gameGerry Thornley previews the World Cup draw; Jacques Nienaber insists he will see out his Leinster contractTue Dec 02 2025 - 11:00
Troy Parrott has a rare off day for AZ AlkmaarBallygunner confirm their place as one of the greatest club teams of all timeMon Dec 01 2025 - 09:52
Irish fans left (sic) as Parrotts by celebratory tattoosEngland look pure mule, Mancini gets to know Haaland, Wicklow at the World Cup (kind of)Mon Nov 24 2025 - 06:00
Too many bums on seats in Irish sinbin leaves commentators in counting chaosDonal Lenihan found himself in need of an abacus for much of Saturday’s game at the AvivaSun Nov 23 2025 - 14:30
Fortune favours Ireland as World Cup draw throws up Czechs in crisisThe Czech Republic have had some problems of late; Andy Farrell defends decision to select Sam PrendergastFri Nov 21 2025 - 11:13
‘Ireland is a very unpleasant and tenacious opponent’: Czech Republic react to World Cup playoff drawThe morale of Czech football is low after a defeat to the Faroe Islands last monthThu Nov 20 2025 - 15:30
End of an era as Zaur Antia wraps upIreland gear up for playoff opponents; Irish rugby team to be namedThu Nov 20 2025 - 10:19
Irish football back down to earth with humbling Andorra defeatIreland’s playoff opponents have narrowed; South Africa’s team of ‘carnage’Wed Nov 19 2025 - 09:58
Kelly Brady called up to Irish squad for friendly against Hungary Tara O’Hanlon returns after absence of more than two years Tue Nov 18 2025 - 14:05
Watching the late late Troy show on a loopMalachy Clerkin on being ‘innocently happy’; Kevin Kilbane on what made the tears stream down his faceTue Nov 18 2025 - 10:29
Ireland and Parrott’s heroics in Budapest were un-summable-up-ableThere were hat-trick heroes in both soccer and rugby on a fine weekend for Irish sportMon Nov 17 2025 - 10:42
Pandemonium in the commentary box while Doyle does a lap of RTÉ studio after Budapest miracleTurned out the hope didn’t kill us after all, as Troy Parrott hat-trick against Hungary lifted us all up to cloud nine Mon Nov 17 2025 - 08:47
Troy Parrott: Ireland’s almost-forgotten man finally earns his spursWritten off by Tottenham, he reinvented himself in the Netherlands and has now brought the magic to the Ireland squadSun Nov 16 2025 - 21:20
Troy Parrott profile: From Belvo boy to teenage Premier League debut and Dutch renaissanceThe Irish striker’s decision to try his hand in Dutch football has paid off handsomely Fri Nov 14 2025 - 15:57
Ireland stop making sense as Parrott delivers a once-in-a-lifetime nightShowtime for Andy Farrell and Joe Schmidt; Red-letter day for Baltinglass GAAFri Nov 14 2025 - 10:42
Cristiano Ronaldo left feeling sick as a Parrott as Ireland’s World Cup campaign finally ignitesIreland hit Portugal with the mother and father of all bangs on a magical night in DublinThu Nov 13 2025 - 22:01
Nervy night ahead as Portugal come to townMack could be back for Ireland; All Star consensus not a good thingThu Nov 13 2025 - 09:38
‘I hope they don’t boo me too much’: Cristiano Ronaldo planning to end Ireland’s World Cup dreamPortugal star on the verge of securing his place in a record sixth World CupWed Nov 12 2025 - 21:14
Ireland hoping to move mountains against PortugalUnder-17s advance in World Cup; Tadhg Beirne reflects on a year of highs and lowsWed Nov 12 2025 - 10:19
Ireland have two games to save World Cup dream Beware the wounded Wallabies; Aidan Walsh bows out of boxingTue Nov 11 2025 - 10:37
