Galway almost win, almost lose and finally draw with DubsStrong wind makes for game of two halves in heated top of table affair at Pearse StadiumSun Mar 18 2018 - 18:31
Weekend football previews: Kerry seek new dawn while Mayo prepare for fresh startGAA football previews: Kerry need reassurance after Dublin defeat; Cork eye promotionSat Mar 17 2018 - 10:00
What could be more – or less – natural than Ireland winning at Twickenham?Keith Duggan: Ireland’s push for the Six Nations grand slam is a touch unsettlingSat Mar 17 2018 - 08:00
Corofin look to repeat recent history at Croke ParkNorth Galway side come full circle as they face Nemo Rangers in All-Ireland club finalSat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
Lynch and Limerick delighted by impressive return to the top flightMidfielder says county will relish new challenges after vital win seals promotionTue Mar 13 2018 - 01:00
Limerick finally emerge from Division 1B and into the lightGalway boss Micheál Donoghue says Shannonsiders ‘had more desire than our boys’Sun Mar 11 2018 - 18:03
Rugby has made huge strides but GAA is still the people’s gameRugby – or specifically the Irish rugby team – has become a national pastimeSat Mar 10 2018 - 09:00
Heady days for Tipperary as footballers edge towards the summitPremier County could be competing in the top flight in both football and hurling next seasonSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
Allianz League Hurling PreviewsKilkenny eager to stem the tide of a resurgent WexfordFri Mar 09 2018 - 18:43
Arsene Wenger not the only one struggling in City’s slipstreamSideline Cut: Consecutive defeats to runaway league leaders a wrong reason for his exitSat Mar 03 2018 - 11:30
Kevin Walsh leading a quiet revolution in GalwayGalway’s league form is making Walsh’s side very hard to ignore in the football leagueSat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Football reality TV shows don’t match the drama of the real thing‘First Team’ – a Netflix series on Juventus – little more than a glossy ad for the clubSat Feb 24 2018 - 09:00
Mayo counting on defying expectations against DublinThey have a knack of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat – and vice versaSat Feb 24 2018 - 07:00
The Boy On The Shed by Paul Ferris review – smart enough to navigate his own pathFerris is a trusted confidante in the years when Newcastle and English football began the transformation from the rigorously parochial to the global entertainment it has becomeSat Feb 24 2018 - 06:00
GAA weekend that was: Galway are happy to lurk in the shadowsMeanwhile, Waterford will be slow to get going; Monaghan hold Indian sign over KerryMon Feb 19 2018 - 13:30
Clare continue unbeaten run with Cork winRampant first-half performance enough to see off Rebels in EnnisSun Feb 18 2018 - 17:00
Cabinet’s visit to Sligo only showed the foreign world they live inStruggle to field GAA teams west of the Shannon an example of slow death of ‘rural Ireland’Sat Feb 17 2018 - 09:00
Brogan’s real value to Dublin will only be evident in his absenceFor all their strength in depth, champions may miss a finisher of his proven classSat Feb 17 2018 - 01:00
Appetite for work keeps Galway captain Damien Comer on trackFull-forward leads Galway to substantial league win over Mayo on SundayTue Feb 13 2018 - 06:45
Galway extend perfect record as Mayo overpoweredBoth O’Connor brothers see red for Mayo as Paul Conroy is sent off for Galway at SalthillSun Feb 11 2018 - 17:53
Politics casting an inevitable shadow over Winter OlympicsSports and stories a kind of front for diplomatic shadow dance in the backgroundSat Feb 10 2018 - 09:00
Mayo and Galway still standing in one another’s wayFormer manager John O’Mahony calls it ‘A fierce rivalry but with great respect’Sat Feb 10 2018 - 08:10
Early Kerry wins a bonus for Fitzmaurice’s spring campaignIntroducing new talent and strengthening squad is Kerry manager’s priorityTue Feb 06 2018 - 05:40
Fitzmaurice praises Kerry youngsters’ know-how after win against MayoManager says side ‘showed good discipline in last 10 minutes in particular to see it out’Mon Feb 05 2018 - 06:00
Kerry get their teenage kicks in CastlebarPositive, impudent and fearless - Kingdom’s young guns shoot down venerable MayoSat Feb 03 2018 - 21:02
If the spirit that made playing France so terrifying has gone, what is left?Sideline Cut: Keith Duggan on the magical inventiveness of French rugby in the 1980sSat Feb 03 2018 - 09:00
Fire and fury await Dublin in TyroneAllianz League football preview: Mayo’s boys of summer set to dazzle against KerrySat Feb 03 2018 - 07:30
Tiernan McCann and Tyrone braced for Dublin’s visitChastening defeat to Galway has already already upped the ante for Mickey Harte’s menTue Jan 30 2018 - 06:00
Galway make fair start on a foul day as Tyrone tamedNewcomer's skipper Damien Comer sets the tone with goal after 22 seconds in TuamSun Jan 28 2018 - 19:31
Manchester’s Mark E Smith had music, wit and football in the soulThe Fall frontman, who died this week, was an avid Manchester City fan and contrarianSat Jan 27 2018 - 12:00
Jason Killeen nurturing hoop dreams of the next generationTempleogue player knows what it takes after brushing shoulders with basketball greatsSat Jan 27 2018 - 09:00
NHL Division 1A: All you need to know ahead of the new seasonKilkenny look for a spring to their step in the new campaign while Wexford could struggleSat Jan 27 2018 - 09:00
Mickey Harte unconcerned by criticism from likes of Joe Brolly‘The barking dog won’t bite you because he is just barking all the time’Sat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
Family, faith and football – the Mickey Harte interviewLong-serving manager talks about the good and bad times and shaping his mark III Tyrone teamSat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
NFL Division Two: All you need to know ahead of the new seasonSleeping giants Cork need to wake up as Roscommon seek a return to the topSat Jan 27 2018 - 05:00
The monkey chants, the bananas and Cyrille Regis’s unending courageSideline Cut: The late footballer’s importance far transcends mere goals and capsSat Jan 20 2018 - 09:00
Keith Duggan: Stoke affair leaves everyone feeling insulted and cheapenedCurrent limbo concerning the manager of the national team wholly untenableSat Jan 13 2018 - 07:00
Time for a run? Ah, maybe not just yetYour heart is pure and you’re fired with good intentions: this is going to be the yearSat Jan 06 2018 - 08:00
Sports review 2017: Margaret and Benjamin – a day in the life and death of sportKeith Duggan looks back at the year through the lens of a day in JulySat Dec 30 2017 - 08:00
Watching Dubs meet challenges of 2018 will be fascinatingRivals Mayo, Tyrone and Kerry must hunker down again and plan to stem the blue tideSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:30
Aly Raisman’s harrowing testimony a plea for ongoing vigilanceEx-US Olympic gymnast suffered gravely at the hands of ‘decorated’ team doctor Larry NassarSat Dec 09 2017 - 09:00
Golf world holds its breath at first signs of a Tiger stirringIs the multiple-Major winner really about to produce the unlikeliest of second comings?Sat Dec 02 2017 - 09:00
Mona McSharry: ‘I just didn’t believe it. It felt like a dream’All those early mornings in the pool are paying off for Sligo’s world junior championSat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
Corofin juggernaut gathering real momentumHard-earned win over Castlebar will steel Connacht champions for All-Ireland seriesTue Nov 28 2017 - 06:00
Drama doesn’t stop as Nemo ransack Crokes on busy daySun shines on Cork football as Killarney side carved open in impressive Nemo dispayMon Nov 27 2017 - 06:00
History makers Corofin beat Castlebar in extra-time dogfightDespite being outplayed for long periods, the Mayo champions gave everything to force ETSun Nov 26 2017 - 18:31
Christmas general election would be more than the nation can bearPoliticians will be lucky to escape with their scalps if they darken people’s doorstepsSat Nov 25 2017 - 09:00
‘Blues Sisters’ another landmark for burgeoning women’s gameInspirational story of Dublin’s quest for All-Ireland glory this year a tale well toldSat Nov 25 2017 - 05:30
‘Best fans in the world’ left when they were needed mostO’Neill’s side fell apart – and that is why it was vital supporters remained part of the crowdSat Nov 18 2017 - 09:00
Martin O’Neill ponders what comes next as long hiatus loomsIreland manager hopes players will ‘come back and fight’ but says some likely to retireThu Nov 16 2017 - 06:00
