Clinical Freeman influential as Mayo heap more misery on KerryLate surge by the home side leaves Kingdom without a win in three gamesMon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00
Cormac McAnallen’s enduring legacy still making a real differenceThe succesful Cormac Trust ensures the Tyrone star’s death was not in vainSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Gaelic football season devalued by Colm Cooper’s absenceCooper injury leaves Kerry folk lost for wordsSat Feb 22 2014 - 12:00
A necessary safety measure or penalising excellence?The ‘Anthony Nash rule’ has been put on the backburner, but will remain a talking pointSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Determined Galway make short work of DublinSobering afternoon for Anthony Daly’s men as Tribesmen avenge Leinster final defeatSun Feb 16 2014 - 21:00
Finish line looks a distance away for the magical Steve Nash40-year-old is trying to prove to himself he can still cut it in most gruelling sports league in worldSat Feb 15 2014 - 14:00
Brian Cody refreshed and ready to goLeading Kilkenny into a 16th season is not a hardship for Brian Cody. It is a choiceSat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Donegal continue upward journey at a rate of knots against GalwayColm McFadden’s goal proves the key score for themMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Bright new dawn as spectre of black card strikes fear in defendersOn the surface, last weekend’s full-time scores suggest black-card system is working as intendedSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Kildare shade spectacular shootoutPaddy Brophy caps impressive display with winning point to leave Mayo disappointedMon Feb 03 2014 - 09:58
Kildare shade spectacular early-season shootoutPaddy Brophy caps an impressive personal display with late winning point to leave Mayo disappointedMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
Rugby season not the same without that sprinkling of French flairSight of the old enemy England in Paris should produce required response this afternoonSat Feb 01 2014 - 16:20
Behind bars with the Shannon OneMargaretta D’Arcy has been a peace activist for most of her life, and neither cancer nor prison appears to deter her. We visit her in Limerick Prison, where she is controversially serving a sentence for an anti-war protest at Shannon AirportSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Lights, cameras and action as National Football League startsDublin and Kerry at Croke Park enough to whet any appetiteSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Collective belief the final piece in enduring Mayo puzzleSearch for new forward talent likely to be a priority for James Horan during the leagueSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Rod Laver arena witnesses the dying of the blinding Nadal-Federer lightThat’s the thing about great rivalries: it takes years to nurture them but their end is always suddenSat Jan 25 2014 - 14:00
Emlyn Mulligan another buried treasure on the GAA wastelandThe county system gives the All-Ireland championship its appeal but also means some stars must dazzle in obscuritySat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
UCC Demons’ Shane Coughlan fully committed to landing major trophyNow 33 and 16 years playing senior Cork’s Shane Coughlan is still aiming highFri Jan 24 2014 - 07:01
Clare Rockall delighted to be back in her old Arena stomping groundGuard is back from Iowa State and will face UL Huskies in women’s National Cup finalFri Jan 24 2014 - 07:00
Simple twist of fate facilitated Brady’s remarkable riseNew England Patriots’ star quarterback goes head to head with Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning in what is being billed as the definitive contest between the pairSat Jan 18 2014 - 14:00
Rodney Ah You wants to do Connacht proud after cracking the Irish set-upThe ferocious prop says their’s a belief among his team-mates that Saracens can be turned overSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Peter O’Mahony wants Munster to rise to Edinburgh challengeLunchtime kick-off in Thomond Park means major change in preparationsFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
A little raging helps driven Ian Keatley find the rangeMunster outhalf hoping to make an impression after selection in Six Nations squadThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:02
Connacht victory sets up last eight tie against SaracensLam acknowledges win marks province’s best season in Heineken Cup competitionMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Trip to North Korea another twist in Rodman’s own strange storyFormer basketball star’s life has been so bizarre up to now that he probably doesn’t find it weird to be courted by a dictatorSat Jan 11 2014 - 14:00
Munster’s BJ Botha ready to embrace Kingsholm challengeExperienced prop expecting a tough time against fired-up GloucesterSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Dave Kilcoyne and Munster pack brace themselves for a Gloucester backlashEnglish side will respond to last week’s humilation at the hands of SaracensFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
Felix Jones knows Munster have the belief to get past GloucesterFullback is hoping his side don’t have to produce another great escapeThu Jan 09 2014 - 01:03
Seán O’Brien could sign for Toulon this weekendLeinster flanker and Heaslip could still be club team-mates next season – in FranceWed Jan 08 2014 - 07:37
When Madiba made Pienaar the unlikely captain of South Africa’s soulIt’s worth recalling just how leftfield was Mandela’s decision to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unite a country still riven by mutual fear and misunderstandingSat Dec 07 2013 - 12:00
Tyrone talisman left to wonder how quickly the glory days all slipped awayWith his intercounty career now at an end, Owen ‘Mugsy’ Mulligan has an entertaining story to tellSat Dec 07 2013 - 01:01
Ryan Bell believes Ballinderry success can provide platform for Derry drive for Ulster titleFull forward optimistic Derry club’s win over Donegal’s Glenswilly can lift countyTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Composed Ballinderry take all right options and Ulster football titleGlenswilly unable to capitalise on scoring goals at start of each halfMon Dec 02 2013 - 01:00
Bonner seizes his chance to make an impact on the big stageThe Glenswilly player has a chance to star in the Ulster final and rekindle his intercounty careerSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:01
Tenacious Castlebar battle back to end St Brigid’s reignMayo champions victorious after exta-time in a compelling provincial finalMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Time for Ireland to face the incredible haka again and see if they can hack itSat Nov 23 2013 - 14:00
Men on a mission begin to settle in and start planning for Ireland’s futureMartin O’Neill will be exploring the ‘granny rule’ in the next few monthsThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:01
O’Neill sees positives in Poznan‘It was not the most fantastic spectacle but we can improve,’ says Republic of Ireland managerWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Chance to lay ghosts of Poznan to restThe Republic of Ireland return to the scene of last summer’s fiascoTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Roy Keane’s second act of his football life can help a new generationHe can concentrate on translating the talent he had as a player for inspiring those around him into doing the same as a coach and assistant managerSat Nov 16 2013 - 14:00
Midleton aiming to halt Banner momentumSixmilebridge and recently-crowned Cork champions renew acquaintances for the first time in 30 yearsSat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
Castlebar Mitchels defeat Corofin to reach Connacht SFC finalMayo champions see off challenge to bridge 20-year gapMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Lit memories of All-Ireland SundaysThe real gift of this book is tucked away on a flap at the back: a CD of radio versions of the piecesSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
Three passionate football men inspired by the same dreamMartin O’Neill, Roy Keane and John Delaney have the interests of Irish football close to their heartsSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
Gary Sice still a model of consistency as Corofin turn their attention to provincial goalGalway star looking forward to the showdown with Mayo champions CastlebarSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
Pat Lam looking forward to catching up with old friendsConnacht coach settling in to life in Galway but heart remains in SamoaWed Nov 06 2013 - 14:02
Martin O’Neill’s whole life has been leading up to answering Ireland’s callWho is more representative of the sheer strangeness of the football identity of this island?Tue Nov 05 2013 - 20:50
