Ciarán Kirk

Ciarán Kirk

Contributor

Ciarán Kirk is a contributor to The Irish Times

Don’t expect a classic if Donegal and Kerry lean on trusted tactics in heavyweight reunion

Hand-passing and slow play were critical to recent clashes of football’s elite pairing

Armagh win Ulster final; Westmeath win second ever Leinster title - as it happened

Limerick come on strong to knock Waterford out of Munster hurling

Roscommon beat Galway in Connacht final; Kerry ease past Cork in Munster – as it happened

Kilkenny and Offaly draw in Leinster SHC; Tailteann Cup opening round continues

GAA: Armagh hammer Down in Ulster SFC; Westmeath beat Kildare in extra-time – as it happened

Limerick hammer Clare in Munster SHC clash

GAA Sunday: Waterford and Tipp draw in Munster SHC; Down shock Donegal in Ulster – as it happened

Waterford welcome Tipperary as both counties look to rally after opening round defeats

GAA championship: Cork beat Tipp in Munster opener; Westmeath shock Meath in Leinster – as it happened

Five provincial football quarter-finals take place in Leinster and Ulster

National Hurling League finals: Limerick overcome Cork to claim Division 1A title – as it happened

Clare beat Dublin in Division 1B final to continue perfect 2026

Premier League darts a big hit for fancy dress merrymakers in Dublin

There’s something of a pantomime feeling to the action, with the crowd booing, cheering and singing along in all the right places

Josh Rock relaxed ahead of Dublin date despite poor start to Premier League darts season

World Cup winner says ‘I’m not superstitious about anything’, after failing to win a game in tournament to date

GAA: Donegal beat Armagh to stay top of Division 1 – as it happened

Kobe McDonald scores 1-4 on debut for victorious Mayo, while Kilkenny pip Waterford in hurling

Live National Football League updates: Donegal ease past Mayo in Division One; Roscommon upset Armagh

Cork and Tyrone both win well in Division Two

National Hurling League: Limerick beat Kilkenny after Aaron Gillane stunner – as it happened

Waterford beat Offaly by six points, Clare thrash Down

Cork 0-29 Tipperary 0-22: Cork win by seven in replay of All-Ireland final

Both sides had a man sent off just before half-time in Páirc Uí Chaoimh

‘This is where you give back to the next generation of boxers’: Kellie Harrington returns for 12th national elite title

Two-time Olympic champion defeated Kellie McLoughlin in the women’s 60kg final on Saturday

Irish boxers claim three golds and a silver at European Under-17 Championships

Ireland’s medal haul of 10 was the third most at the tournament in Germany

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