The Irish Times

Friends from home used to call to see if I’d pop down for a drink – 600km away

I moved to the Basque Country when I was 22. I’ve just turned 60. Is that too old to rock’n’roll?

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 01:00

Twelve solicitors granted ‘patents of precedence’ lifting them to senior counsel status

Ex-Law Society president Stuart Gilhooly and child protection expert Geoffrey Shannon recognised

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 21:21

GAA Statistics: Mayo’s midfield gamble paying off – so far

Eamon Donoghue: Conor Loftus adds a lot at midfield just not under kickouts

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 06:00

Mayo look a team reborn as they thrash old enemies Galway

Aidan O’Shea wreaks havoc in Tuam after battered hosts lose Damien Comer early on

Sun Oct 18 2020 - 17:53

Galway leave Mayo in a spot of bother for a second year running

Galway goalkeeper Conor Gleeson makes two crucial penalty saves after match ends level

Sun Jan 12 2020 - 18:57

Galway step forward again as much changed cast lines up in Salthill

Connacht champions are playing a record fourth final in a row against Roscommon

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 06:00

Roscommon win third FBD League title in five years

Anthony Cunningham’s team kicked only two wides in win over his native Galway

Sun Jan 20 2019 - 17:43

Ciarán Murphy: Galway should be plotting to face Dublin - not Monaghan

Tribesmen’s priority is to be at their strongest when definitive test comes

Wed Jul 25 2018 - 20:30

GAA Statistics: Fintan Cregg is Roscommon's risk at six

Kevin McStay's defensive match-ups were crucial to Roscommon's success last year

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 06:30

Galway bring fine form to clash of big Connacht rivals

Mayo are traditional slow starters, and will be without talisman Lee Keegan

Fri May 11 2018 - 23:14

GAA Statistics: Enda Smith, like Aidan O’Shea, the fall guy/hero

Smith has thrived on added responsibility and Roscommon now seeing his full talents

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 23:00

Hurling previews: Cork express moving too fast for quickening Clare

Young Waterford side may struggle to wear down Kilkenny’s sturdy defence

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 21:00

Galway survive the tempest to leave Mayo becalmed

Connacht champions reinforce superiority over the neighbours as Higgins sees red

Sun Jun 11 2017 - 20:03

Ciarán Murphy: Cork’s defeat of Tipperary alters all the permutations

Route to glory for the likes of Waterford and Galway now significantly altered

Wed May 24 2017 - 21:00

Analysis: Mayo could have won war if they hadn’t lost battle of kick-outs

Rob Hennelly struggled as Dublin attacked his restarts right from the get-go

Mon Oct 03 2016 - 08:42

Seán Moran: Galway and Tyrone’s rise adds spice to championship

Counties bucked trend by winning provincial honours after a spring spent in Division Two

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 08:00

Galway should have the slightest of edges over Roscommon

Kevin Walsh’s side have more room for improvement and cut to their attack

Fri Jul 15 2016 - 16:07

Galway football showing vital signs but the patient is still stricken

County’s success at underage level not being built on with Mayo dominating in Connacht

Sat Jun 18 2016 - 06:32

Galway lay down marker with another Ulster scalp

Brian McIvor hits out at standard of refereeing before quitting Derry post

Mon Jul 20 2015 - 00:36

Brian McIver walks as Galway master the conditions

Kevin Walsh’s Tribesmen get past Derry in a miserable Salthill

Sat Jul 18 2015 - 18:58

A bishop, a priest, and the air that they breathed

‘No one steps in the same river even once’

Tue Jun 09 2015 - 04:30

Galway defender Colin Forde latest to be struck by ‘cruciate curse’

Cruciate ligament tear for former All-Ireland winning Under-21 captain and minor winner

Wed Mar 11 2015 - 16:57

Meath dominant against Longford in Navan

O’Byrne Cup wins for Kildare, DIT, Maynooth University, Westmeath, UCD and Wexford

Wed Jan 07 2015 - 22:28

James O’Donoghue provides the cutting edge as Kerry march on

Inexperienced Galway left to rue a costly string of first-half wides

Mon Aug 04 2014 - 11:31

Kerry weather Galway revival to claim semi-final spot

Concession of two goals will be an issue for Eamonn Fitzmaurice to deal with

Sun Aug 03 2014 - 16:50

Kingdom’s class and craft still evident

Despite the absence of several big names from last year’s team, Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s men should prove too strong for Galway

Sat Aug 02 2014 - 01:00

It’s a definite maybe for Galway hurlers

In two codes Galway offered some great things, and also exposed some of the same old problems

Tue Jun 24 2014 - 11:50

McGuinnes bringing Donegal back in through the out door

Faced with a Derry team that hold onto the ball for longer than a Led Zeppelin back-catalogue, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness cut his cloth accordingly

Tue May 27 2014 - 12:00

London fairytale turns to nightmare as Galway cut loose

Alan Mulholland’s side run out 19-point winners in Ruislip

Sun May 25 2014 - 17:49

London looking to build on last year’s success

Odds-on favourites Galway face a team no longer content with punchbag role

Sat May 24 2014 - 03:00

Gritty Galway just that bit slicker than Kildare to reach under-21 football final

Lilywhites hit 19 wides as Tribesmen prove more efficient in front of the posts

Sun Apr 21 2013 - 19:35

Galway and Cork to meet in under-21 final

Rebels follow Tribesmen into championship decider as Cavan and Kildare are toppled in Tullamore

Sat Apr 20 2013 - 16:06