Richie Sadlier

TV View: No glossing over bleak landscape for Stephen Kenny’s Ireland

Picture looks ominous for manager as Richie Sadlier says ‘words don’t matter any more’

Sun Nov 19 2023 - 19:00

TV View: Never mind Usain Bolt, how fast was Marie Crowe?

Spooky punditry on RTÉ, and a ghastly question for Sweden’s goalkeeper

Sun Aug 06 2023 - 20:40

Richie Sadlier: ‘Stopping drinking made my life a lot simpler’

The former footballer on sport and drinking, abuse and therapy, consent and reinvention

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 06:00

TV View: Champagne football finally flows for Ireland and Kenny

Brady and Sadlier refuse to share their toys but all ends amicably after Luxembourg win

Sun Nov 14 2021 - 22:23

TV View: Ireland get a shot in the arm but pundits pour vinegar all over the chips

Callum Robinson-inspired victory in Baku fails to change the narrative

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 17:48

Former players remain unconvinced by Stephen Kenny’s footballing philosophy

Republic of Ireland boss needs to start producing results to convince the sceptics

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 06:00

TV View: Sam Allardyce can back off as Ireland show some promise against Serbia

Mary Hannigan: Feelings mixed on Stephen Kenny but late draw will help things

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 22:24

RTÉ quartet set to be crowned grumpiest punditry team of Euro 2020

The tetchiness of Didi, Duffer, Kenny and Ronnie is proving deliciously enjoyable

Sun Jun 20 2021 - 21:57

TV View: Slumbering start to Day Eight ends in a full-on Braveheart at Wembley

Roy Keane struggles to calm down Graeme Souness ahead of the big game

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 23:04

Football quickly loses perspective again after Eriksen collapse

TV View: As Danish player lay stricken, broadcasters made some very crass decisions

Sun Jun 13 2021 - 22:16

TV View: Suits, goals and pundits on loan as a delayed Euros kick-off

Liam Brady had forecast a draw with ‘not many goals’ so Italy went and won 3-0

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 23:06

TV View: Ireland thankful for small mercies as bellies edge closer to lift-off

Kenny and his players deserve a summer break following a difficult season

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 21:51

Trouble lies ahead if Stephen Kenny can’t get his message through to Ireland’s players

Wanting and saying are failing to translate into doing after 12 matches in charge

Sat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00

How to build a modern man: Helping boys to grow up happy

‘Simps’, rugby culture, tears and triumphs: the challenges of becoming a man in today’s world

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 06:00

TV View: Cursing Gerson as World Cup hopes snuffed out before they get going

Kenny Cunningham impressed with Luxembourg legs at the Aviva

Sun Mar 28 2021 - 19:26

Mary McAleese and Fontaines D.C. among beneficiaries of artists’ tax exemption

Scheme allows artists to earn up to € 50,000 a year on creative work free of tax

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 13:03

TV View: In RTÉ’s Eurovisiony studio, it was Ireland nul points

We wouldn’t have blinked if Michael Flatley suddenly tapped his way across the floor

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 23:20

Richie Sadlier: The day I discovered what had happened to my abuser

‘Old habits kicked in and I said: ‘You f*cking eejit. What’s wrong with you?’

Wed May 13 2020 - 06:00

Five soccer books to get your teeth into this month

For the legion of Leeds fans, David Pearce’s take on Clough’s short reign remains a must-read

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 06:00

Miriam Lord: Air Miles Murphy's EU efforts fall back to Earth

This week saw high-spirited dispatches from Gerry Adams and another twist in swing-gate

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00

Big Mick hits the Bullseye on Euro 2020 event

Maloney and Sadlier do their best with coverage of a draw for competition we haven't reached yet

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 09:21

Malachy Clerkin’s sports books of the year

Richie Sadlier and Donald McRae feature among others in the best of 2019

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00

The Offload: Schmidt book the more ordinary for absence of key details

Former Ireland coach’s decision not to use a ghostwriter means readers miss out

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 11:00

The book I want for Christmas: Paschal Donohoe, Alison Spittle, Joseph O’Connor and more

Seven well known readers and writers share the books they'll be giving and getting this Christmas

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 05:00

TV View: After Swiss defeat it’s time to light the candles folks

Familiar foes now stand between Ireland and a place in the Euro 2020 finals

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 22:47

‘For years I never told anyone’: Richie Sadlier reveals he was sexually abused as a child

Former Irish soccer player abused when he was 14 by man treating him for sports injury

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 12:06

Richie Sadlier memoir: ‘The abnormal, especially when it came to sex, was normal'

In an extract from his new book Richie Sadlier on ‘transactional sex’ in the world of football

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00

TV View: There are no easy games even against an ‘awful, awful team’

The wheels on Ireland’s campaign still going round and round despite the bus breaking down

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 09:06

TV View: Here’s to Shane Duffy, the Wendie Renard of Ireland

Hosts France get their World Cup of to a brilliant start before Derryman delivers the perfect finish

Fri Jun 07 2019 - 22:33

If Today FM was any more lifeless, you’d need to call 999

Dermot and Dave’s show is good-natured, aimless and generic, like Today FM itself

Sat May 18 2019 - 05:00

‘I’m asleep, and she turns up, a bit drunk. We both knew where it was going’

I’m listening to two young men doing what we think they are incapable of: having a meaningful conversation about consent

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00

TV View: 15-love to Ireland on a night of grand slam entertainment

Irksome agitators chucking tennis balls polarise opinion as Ireland play some ball

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 23:04

TV View: Winds of change in Gibraltar as John Delaney bids adieu

Mick McCarthy left to ‘pick the bones out of’ Ireland performance that never got off the ground

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 21:37

TV View: Liverpool’s bows and arrows fail to hit their target at Anfield

Little sign of a bazooka in sight all night as two sides draw a blank

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 22:16