Shaun Murphy

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s ‘gladiator spirit’ sees him through at the Crucible

World number one hunting record-equalling seventh World Snooker Championship

Mon Apr 18 2022 - 09:12

Mark Selby stands by Shaun Murphy in row over amateurs

World champion: ‘Because he said it after he lost, people probably think it is sour grapes’

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 12:34

World Snooker rejects Shaun Murphy’s amateur complaints

Murphy said amateur should not be allowed in tournaments after losing to Si Jiahui

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 12:43

Clare v Wexford meeting brings back memories of epic 2014 qualifier tussles

Former Wexford manager Liam Dunne on how his young side dethroned the All-Ireland champions

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 06:00

Shaun Murphy: ‘I always felt I would call Ireland my home’

World championship runner-up was stopped everyday by Guards on his way to practice

Sat May 08 2021 - 11:45

Mark Selby takes control in second session of final against Shaun Murphy

Selby turns 5-3 deficit into a three-frame overnight advantage at the Crucible

Sun May 02 2021 - 23:50

Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby set up thrilling Crucible decider

Murphy powers past Kyren Wilson as Selby grinds down Stuart Bingham’s challenge

Sat May 01 2021 - 23:01

Mark Selby hammers Mark Williams with session to spare to make semi-finals

Kyren Wilson also through to the last four at the Crucible

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 20:56

Anthony McGill moves to within four frames of second successive semi-final

Neil Robertson’s quarter-final clash with Kyren Wilson is tantalisingly poised at 8-8

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 07:13

Neil Robertson taking nothing for granted after beating Liang Wenbo

‘At some point you have to cope with becoming the favourite in an event’

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 08:55

Ardagh confirms plan to list $8.5bn drink cans unit

Deal aims to tap into higher valuation markets are placing on pure drink cans businesses

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 11:53

Jackie Tyrrell: Every corner-back is an island now

Odds stacked heavily against corner-backs like Conor Delaney in the modern game

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 06:00

Galway expose Wexford’s lack of Plan B to reach Leinster final

Wexford were unrecognisable from last year. Even Davy Fitzgerald was quiet

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 20:36

Ronnie O’Sullivan takes early lead over Mark Selby

Anthony McGill leads Kyren Wilson in second semi-final at the Crucible

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 09:09

‘Worst two days of my snooker years’ - Shaun Murphy exits the Crucible

He crashes out of World Championship in shock defeat to Noppon Saengkham

Tue Aug 04 2020 - 13:23

Jack O’Connor snatches the points for Wexford

Late, late show secures Wexford’s pace in quarters as they pip Dublin at Croke Park

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 19:42

Philip Hammond appointed to board of Irish glass maker

Former British chancellor to serve as non-executive director on Ardagh board

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 17:02

Redemption day for Tipperary as Wexford fall just short in thriller

Liam Sheedy’s men had to overcome three disallowed goals and loss of John McGrath to red card

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 20:44

Coulson lines up former KPMG Ireland head as possible Ardagh successor

‘I plan to stay with the business but . . . no one goes on forever,’ says chief executive

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 17:19

Jackie Tyrrell: Battle lines drawn ahead of hurling’s D-Day

Kilkenny under no illusions about scale of the challenge facing them at Wexford Park

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 06:00

Galway set to make full use of their size and speed against Wexford

Davy Fitzgerald’s side face tough trip to Salthill to face Leinster champions

Sat May 25 2019 - 06:00

Judd Trump wins first World Championship in style

It is the most one-sided victory in a world final since Higgins won the title in 2009

Tue May 07 2019 - 06:39

Amateur James Cahill on verge of Sheffield shock against Ronnie O’Sullivan

O’Sullivan looked out of sorts and must improve when play resumes on Tuesday

Mon Apr 22 2019 - 20:18

KPMG revenues reach record €414m level

Professional services firm seeking new office space to accommodate growing workforce

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 11:19

Wexford bury Kilkenny with wind at their backs

It means they have turned over big leads now against both Kilkenny and Tipperary

Sun Mar 10 2019 - 18:35

KPMG seeking up to 350,000sq ft of office space in Dublin

Accountancy firm plans to bring 2,500-plus Dublin staff together under one roof

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 05:08

‘The Irish Times’ launches second annual business awards

Business Person of the Year and other category winners to be announced at gala event in May

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 11:23

KPMG elects new managing partner to take up role in May

Seamus Hand will replace Shaun Murphy who has been in the role for six years

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 16:36

From gender inequality to fraud: Solving old challenges with new thinking

CSR programmes supported by KPMG harness creativity, commitment and energy

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 05:00

Ronnie O’Sullivan lets his snooker do the talking again in Belfast

He’d earlier said World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn was running a ‘dictatorship’

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 08:12

Female business leaders of the world united in optimism

Irish businesswomen are confident about the future and see disruption as an opportunity

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 01:51

‘We’re at a crunch point now for the Irish economy’

Ireland recently fell out of the top 10 in the IMD competitiveness rankings. Is it time to ring the alarm bells?

Wed Jul 18 2018 - 00:00

Irish businesses excited about the future

Irish CEOs predict further growth, according to a survey by KPMG