Dublin show their ability to win ugly if requiredChampions produce a huge effort to keep a fiercely determined Mayo outfit at baySun Feb 07 2016 - 22:10
Dublin pass Mayo’s tough winter test at McHale ParkMayo force Dublin to show their quality in bruising test on wet, dark night in the westSat Feb 06 2016 - 21:44
Six Nations: Ireland entering new era and it might not be so sunnyPaul O’Connell’s retirement breaks final link to days when nation fell in love with gameSat Feb 06 2016 - 10:00
Mayo know their Achilles’ heel and expect Dubs to aim for itConceding goals has hurt westerners and things may get worse before they get betterSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:07
Monaghan show grit to hit Roscommon late in KiltoomMalachy O’Rourke: ‘We’d a number of experienced players out there, we didn’t panic’Sun Jan 31 2016 - 17:34
Keith Duggan: Allianz League a merciful release for cooped-up fansIt may not be the championship but it has a distinctive charm all of its ownSat Jan 30 2016 - 10:00
Cillian O’Connor keeps his eye firmly on the prizeMayo’s managerial purge was painful but never personal for the star forwardSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Galway move past Roscommon with the real business awaitingKevin Walsh’s side seal Connacht league title in an entertaining clash in TuamSun Jan 24 2016 - 18:45
Super Games initiative could stem GAA's mass desertionThe GAA revealed that 58% of all players are ‘lost’ to the games between 12 and 21Sat Jan 23 2016 - 10:00
Player power: GAA has become no country for old menPlayers are finding it harder to stay playing as injury, burn-out and life get in the waySat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Fiona Doyle aims to put Irish swimming on the mapDoyle’s thousands of hours in the pool have been dedicated to the 60-something seconds she will race in RioWed Jan 20 2016 - 23:26
Does Sebastian Coe care or is he merely in love with own loftiness?IAAF chief might have got job he wanted but he’s lost all prestige and popularitySat Jan 16 2016 - 08:30
Roscommon GAA circling the wagons in the face of perceived ‘land grab’ threatHuge public anxiety over a potential proposal which would affect clubs such as St Brigid’s and Clann na nGaelSat Jan 16 2016 - 01:19
Zinedine Zidane returns to high table as world stands and waitsReal Madrid hoping he can superimpose his brilliance on bunch of misfiring superstarsSat Jan 09 2016 - 08:00
Pete McGrath ready for reunion with his native DownFermanagh coach hoping to boost team’s confidence as they confront old enemySat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
The year in review: Who will be remembered in 100 years?2015 saw many brave bids for immortality, but just as many in danger of being forgottenTue Dec 29 2015 - 12:31
Robbie Henshaw is a tug-of-love Connacht need to winIreland centre would be big attraction at Leinster but he is an icon in westSat Dec 12 2015 - 13:58
Tiger Woods: Golf's game changer now clinging on by fingernailsRory McIlroy’s tribute an acknowledgement that Woods will always be a greatSat Dec 05 2015 - 10:00
Cora Staunton still determined to break down barriersMayo great is adamant women’s game deserves more from GAASat Dec 05 2015 - 07:00
Kobe Bryant: dazzling, brash, egomaniacal, ugly, beautiful and jaw-droppingThe Lakers star announces his intention to retire owing basketball nothingMon Nov 30 2015 - 18:45
Cuala on brink of writing name into history in Leinster club finalDublin hurling club built from ground up by passion of a small minority in communitySat Nov 28 2015 - 10:00
Sideline Cut: World is happy to leave Gaelic games to the IrishGAA obsession with showcasing its games to international audience is long-standing oneSat Nov 28 2015 - 09:00
Sideline Cut: Chastened Russians will bide their time and still line up in RioDamning Wada report on systemic doping regime unlikey to have the desired effectSat Nov 21 2015 - 10:00
Martin O’Neill has built a new side out of the rubble left by Trapattoni eraIreland team has changed dramatically since Italian led side to Euro 2012 in PolandWed Nov 18 2015 - 01:01
Ireland 2 Bosnia 0: Joy unconfined as France beckonsQualification for Euro 2016 a fitting reward for Martin O’Neill and his spirited squadTue Nov 17 2015 - 00:21
Ireland defender Ciaran Clark tells tale of pride and privilegeIreland’s back four epitomise fighting spirit with which the team playsSun Nov 15 2015 - 22:40
Ronda Rousey’s moral strength as compelling as dominance in octagonUFC champion has become global megastar with one exception – she speaks her mindSat Nov 14 2015 - 10:00
Down kingpins Kilcoo aiming to Cross a big hurdleBrian McIver’s side face Armagh stalwarts in an intriguing Ulster club semi-finalSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Richard Keogh unfazed by threat of Bosnian dangerman DzekoDetermined Republic of Ireland central defender fully focused on playoff challengeFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
Edin Dzeko believes playing in Zenica is a lift for home sideBosnia and Herzegovina coach Mehmed Bazdarevic says his side are not afraid of IrelandThu Nov 12 2015 - 21:38
Keith Duggan: Rugby Union stands accused of not having Sam Burgess's backPlayer’s decision to leave union and England for league and Australia is understandableSat Nov 07 2015 - 13:25
Galway hurling’s pain softened by dynamic club sceneDispute over Anthony Cunningham’s position casts shadow over novel county finalSat Nov 07 2015 - 09:00
Tyrone’s Mattie McGleenan has Scotstown on an upward curveDedicated Tyrone man gives Monaghan champions their winning ambitionThu Oct 29 2015 - 04:00
Keith Duggan: Tangled tale of Billy Walsh’s departure a sorry mess for Irish boxingWhoever is to blame, the bottom line is that America’s gain is Ireland’s sad lossSat Oct 24 2015 - 10:00
Sideline Cut: So much to celebrate about Paul O’ConnellIreland legend’s sustained excellence earned him deep respect in both hemispheresSat Oct 17 2015 - 22:11
Donegal rivalry has new twist as Naomh Conaill take on St Eunan’sRegan looks to make amends as Glenties rekindle contest with reigning championsSat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00
Martin O’Neill reminds Ireland players war is still to be wonIreland manager’s belief team has improved will be fully vindicated by play-off victoryTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:03
Euro 2016: Ireland’s fate left to play-offsJohn O’Shea and Jonathan Walters to miss first game of play-offs after Poland clashMon Oct 12 2015 - 00:35
Long knows Warsaw victory secures legacy of Germany winWith Thursday’s goal still echoing, Shane Long and Ireland turn to Sunday’s showdownSun Oct 11 2015 - 11:57
Expectations of greatness as Lewandowski eyes IrelandPoland’s coach predicts striker will prove he is world’s best number nine on SundaySat Oct 10 2015 - 19:11
Clough would be proud as O’Neill era finally takes flightIn a single campaign Hoolahan has gone from luxury player to beating heart of sideSat Oct 10 2015 - 10:00
Joachim Löw at a loss as to why Germany squandered initiativeGerman coach rues missed chances as Martin O’Neill’s side pounce on meagre pickingsFri Oct 09 2015 - 00:17
Sideline Cut: Mayo players now need to be ruthless next summerAfter the resignation of Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly who is out there that can make the tiny difference that will change the galaxy for Mayo football people?Sat Oct 03 2015 - 10:01
Living on the edge – John Leonard’s extraordinary double actThe former understudy to Dublin’s Stephen Cluxton was an insatiable pills-and-thrills chaserSat Oct 03 2015 - 08:30
Nerve-wracking few weeks reach a fitting climax for O’SullivanKey defender overcame a hamstring strain to play a crucial role in Dublin’s All-Ireland winSat Sept 26 2015 - 11:21
Philly McMahon for player of year? He might very well deserve itDublin defender is brilliant player whose talents have been overshadowed by controversySat Sept 26 2015 - 10:12
All-Ireland football final: ‘Our lads had the hard work done, and it paid off. Proud of the lads’Michael Darragh MacAuley said Dublin worked hard to avoid repeat of last year’s defeatMon Sept 21 2015 - 08:15
Dublin show coolness and courage as they come of ageJim Gavin’s side prove greatness as they beat Kerry to win third All-Ireland in five yearsMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:38
Jim Gavin had no concerns over Cian O’Sullivan’s fitnessDublin manager explained: ‘He was honest to say he’s good to go and we trusted him’Sun Sept 20 2015 - 23:00
