Brian Barry-Murphy: From ‘that’s Jimmy’s son’ to coaching chats with Ronan O’Gara
Cardiff coach faces his role model Enzo Maresca in Carabao Cup quarter-final against Chelsea
Soccer
Even for great players like Mo Salah, the end can come suddenly and without warning
The Liverpool player’s precipitous drop in form and output is not an unusual phenomenon in sport
Irish player tracker: Killian Phillips and Roland Idowu lift Scottish League Cup for St Mirren
The result meant disappointment for Celtic’s Irish contingent, with Liam Scales and Johnny Kenny on the losing side
Joey Barton receives suspended sentence over offensive social media posts
Former soccer player sent offensive messages about broadcaster Jeremy Vine and football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko
Report details widespread police failings over 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster
Former police officers would have faced gross misconduct over crush that killed 97 Liverpool supporters, investigation concludes
A neuropsychologist’s view: Arne Slot seeded a ‘loser effect’ in Liverpool. Here’s how to fix it
Liverpool’s manager has seeded a ‘loser effect’ in his side. Here’s how to fix it
World Cup playoffs: Cost of flights to Prague for Ireland match soar as some sell out
Ryanair adds 3,000 seats to cater for demands as ticket prices sky-rocket but there are alternatives
Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: Troy Parrott’s words show a remarkable quality of Irish culture
Parrott’s lack of ego, his grit and the way he says ‘we’ rather than ‘I’ were forged in adversity and disappointment
‘My son (9) loves football, but I am horrified at what goes on at matches’
Tell Me About It: I am tempted to pull him out of this sport as it normalises such awful behaviour
How one football club is taking climate action into its own hands
‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore this’
A Feast of Festy: A new lease of life for a colourful Irish name
Festus, from the Latin for ‘joyful’, is a popular boy’s name in Nigeria
‘Silent sidelines’ at children’s matches: How utterly depressing that this is where we are
Jen Hogan: Adults’ behaviour is having a detrimental effect on children playing a game. Just let that sink in
Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television
Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Oct 13th – 19th)
Evan Ferguson on the World Cup qualifiers: ‘No one comes here to want to lose games’
Roma striker’s goals could salvage Ireland’s faltering World Cup campaign
Jamie Mullins relishing return to green for Euro Under-21s qualifier against Slovakia
The 21-year-old joined Wycombe Wanderers during the summer after two-and-a-half years at Brighton
World Cup qualifiers: Fixture details, team news and where to watch
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side go to Lisbon before hosting Armenia at Aviva Stadium
‘There’s more to achieve’: Michael O’Neill’s ambition undimmed as he nears 100th game
Manager relying on youth as well as experience as team faces tough World Cup qualifiers
Shelbourne told to ‘take care of business’ against Swedish top-flight side Häcken
O’Brien’s warning as Shels face tough opposition in quest to keep Conference dream alive
What the League of Ireland wants in Budget 2026
League of Ireland director Mark Scanlon speaks to Ciarán Hancock
Mourinho says he will ‘always be a blue’ ahead of Benfica’s game at Chelsea
Former Chelsea manager calls himself ‘the biggest one’ as he returns to Stamford Bridge
Ken Early: Jack Charlton would not have been surprised by what Heimir is asking of Ireland team
Republic of Ireland team are now more in line with modern game ahead of World Cup qualifier
‘I chose my Confirmation name after my favourite footballer. In retrospect, it’s pretty funny’
Content creator David McCready, known as DavidMC, on his favourite place in Ireland and his strongest childhood memory
Beers and cheers as Wrexham’s latest Hollywood sequel kicks off
In a Britain plagued by bad news, this modest Welsh town’s luck seems to be holding out
Football Families review: Affecting behind-the-scenes tale of what it takes to get to the top
Television: Insight into Dublin club’s underage academies doubles as a picture of its imperial phase under erstwhile manager Damien Duff
English FA to ban transgender women from playing women’s football
Decision follows ruling by UK supreme court that the term ‘woman’ in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman
Shamrock Rovers footballer Dylan Watts: ‘My time in England was tough’
Watts, who was named the PFAI Player of the Year for 2024, on his love for Dublin, strongest childhood memory and time in England
Rice College Westport win FAI Senior Cup final, defeating Blackrock College on penalties
Mayo school claim title after sudden death
Alan Mahon brings home 10 years of coaching experience to the Ireland team
The twice-capped former Tranmere Rovers midfielder makes a lot of sense as Ireland’s assistant head coach
Season by George Harrison & Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison: A brace of novels that hit the back of the net
One book concerns itself with long-suffering fans, while other focuses on love affair between players
I’ve seen all sorts of kids’ coaches – the good, the bad and the downright he’s-lost-the-plot
Jen Hogan: I convinced myself, for no good reason, that the request for help in a WhatsApp group was really only meant for the dads
Sporting obituaries 2024: From Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh to Franz Beckenbauer and Tony O’Reilly
2024 Sporting Obituaries: Eugene ‘Pooch’ Davis (70) was one of the great characters of the League of Ireland, noted for his predatory poaching instincts
The best new books to leave under the tree this Christmas
Ten books published in 2024 that will make perfect presents for the readers in your life
‘I hope my words haunt you forever’: soccer coach jailed for sexual activity with teen player
Richard Farrell given six-year sentence for four counts of defilement of a 16-year-old girl
Harry Kane meets Harry Kane, or is it Nicolas Cage?
Fans had a lot to say about a statue of the England capatin
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