Malachy Clerkin: Big guns start preseason quest to topple champions TyroneChanges to the calendar and feelings of injustice have seen stars let loose in JanuaryMon Jan 24 2022 - 07:24
Ultimate Warrior Donaghy still bringing it all together for the love of team and townA vision to bring top-flight basketball back to Tralee has seen the sport captivate locals againSat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00
GAA weekend previews: Throw-in times, TV details and team newsPre-season finals and the All-Ireland club hurling semi-finals top the billFri Jan 21 2022 - 18:31
Tipping Point: What does Netflix actually think happens in golf?New documentary without the sport’s biggest names seems unlikely to captivate audienceMon Jan 17 2022 - 05:44
Chastening outing for experimental Galway as Burke leads Dublin routShefflin unperturbed as Tribesmen suffer a 19-pt trimming in early-season tieSun Jan 16 2022 - 18:35
Conor Laverty turning scarcely imaginable into the inevitable for Kilcoo‘Humanity, decency, human connection’ - Laverty wants to be trusted by his playersSat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00
More highlights than lowlights: A year in review with four voices of Irish women’s sportMalachy Clerkin sits down with Annalise Murphy, Vikki Wall, Marie Crowe and Sarah KeaneFri Jan 07 2022 - 15:00
Among the Winter Olympics dreamers, Brendan Doyle’s story hits homeFormer Garda was on the verge of taking his own life in 2013 but now has Beijing in sightMon Dec 27 2021 - 05:00
Bryan Cooper back in business and determined to grasp his second chanceMature jockey has experienced highs and lows of racing and now has fresh perspectiveFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
No shortage of winning motivation for BallyhaleWith a Leinster title and 50 years of history to celebrate, another All-Ireland win beckonsTue Dec 21 2021 - 06:00
Ballyhale Shamrocks send out statement with scoring blitz at Croke ParkKilkenny kingpins secure a third provincial title on the spin against Clough-BallacollaMon Dec 20 2021 - 06:00
Supreme Ballyhale stroll to another Leinster crownKilkenny champions made it 11 provincial titles by seeing off Clough-BallacollaSun Dec 19 2021 - 17:05
Two Reids and a Fennelly: How Ballyhale’s rich scoring seam has backboned successThree of the Kilkenny side are looking to claim a seventh Leinster medal on SundaySun Dec 19 2021 - 06:00
Mickey Moran and Malachy O’Rourke: The ultimate meeting of Ulster mindsKilcoo take on Watty Graham’s Glen in an Ulster semi-final brimming with subplotsSat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00
Weekend Gaelic games previews, throw-in times and TV detailsThere’s football and hurling action in three provinces and the All-Ireland camogie finalSat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00
The year ahead: What does 2022 hold for Irish women in sport?From hockey to horseracing, boxing to golf, female athletes had a stellar 2021Thu Dec 16 2021 - 20:00
The top 25 moments in women’s sport in 2021Mary Hannigan and Malachy Clerkin look back on the year’s most memorable eventsThu Dec 16 2021 - 12:00
The biggest stories of 2021 belonged to sportswomenAvalanche of firsts and emergence of stars a sign of shifting landscape in Irish sportThu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00
Kilmallock make light work of meek Midleton to reach Munster SHC finalExpected close contest never materialises as Limerick champions make a big statementSun Dec 12 2021 - 16:58
Maher and Clough-Ballacolla enjoying a year of the richest pickingsHaving won two Laois titles in the space of three months they now have their sights on LeinsterSat Dec 11 2021 - 11:29
Dublin AGM: John Costello questions media reaction to Covid training breachCounty chief discusses four-point goals and structural changes to football championshipMon Dec 06 2021 - 16:47
Sports Books of the Year: Hard-hitting and honest rugby reads lead the wayChronicle of Barcelona’s implosion and fascinating look at gambling business also stand outSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00
Michael Ryan: Multitasking manager keeps the ball rolling in BallymacarbryManaging three senior teams is a labour of love for the former Waterford hurling coachSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Kellie, Katie and tackling our unconscious biasThere are so many barriers to women getting into sport which may not occur to most menMon Nov 29 2021 - 06:00
All-Ireland SFC 2022 fixtures: Tyrone face preliminary clash with FermanaghIn Munster, Kerry take on Cork while Mayo meet Galway in ConnachtSat Nov 27 2021 - 16:24
All-Ireland SHC 2022 fixtures: Limerick to begin defence against CorkHenry Shefflin’s Galway will take on Brian Cody’s Kilkenny in round three of LeinsterSat Nov 27 2021 - 15:49
Ronan Hayes and Kilmacud Crokes relentless in pursuit of gloryLate comeback to beat Na Fianna in Dublin final can spur southside club onSat Nov 27 2021 - 08:00
Ireland 1 Slovakia 1: How the Irish players ratedMalachy Clerkin hands out the marks on a disappointing night at Tallaght StadiumThu Nov 25 2021 - 21:09
Manchester United opt for more of the same mess by turning to CarrickSolskjaer always just a symptom of United’s neglect which stems from the very topSun Nov 21 2021 - 14:33
One tackle and he’s one of us – James Lowe must think we are very oddLowe was up against it because at heart, we all know the residency rule is a bit of a codMon Nov 15 2021 - 06:40
Na Fianna’s hurlers one step from Dublin summit and history after memorable riseFamous for their football the club from Mobhi Road are becoming a hurling powerhouseSat Nov 13 2021 - 08:00
Republic of Ireland 0 Portugal 0: How the Irish players ratedMalachy Clerkin runs the rule over Stephen Kenny’s side after the draw against PortugalThu Nov 11 2021 - 22:03
Malachy Clerkin: Uncomfortable silence as Ronaldo and Reece come to townThis is an area that sports fans everywhere have found no good way to deal withWed Nov 10 2021 - 06:15
Why did Aaron Rodgers have to dive headfirst into the Covid culture war?Malachy Clerkin: Quarterback entitled to own choice but comments leave sour tasteMon Nov 08 2021 - 06:00
Josh Cullen’s road less travelled finds him at the heart of Ireland’s midfieldFormer West Ham prodigy thriving at Anderlecht and on the international stageSat Nov 06 2021 - 10:00
Manchester United’s stars ensure that the Solskjaer comedy rumbles onNostalgia is a powerful force in sport and it means Norwegian will keep getting his chanceMon Nov 01 2021 - 06:00
How Knockmore ended Carnacon’s two decades of Mayo dominanceFiona McHale, Cora Staunton and co were finally dispatched by Cormac Reape’s sideSun Oct 24 2021 - 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Format changes fall short of addressing football’s real structural issueDisparity in finances will continue to be the main issue regardless of Saturday’s voteSat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
Republic of Ireland 0 Sweden 1: How the Irish team ratedMalachy Clerkin runs the rule over Vera Pauw’s side after a spirited performanceThu Oct 21 2021 - 21:36
How Paddy Power always have the inside track on puntersNew book shows that behind the guerilla marketing and laddish adverts lies a tech giantSat Oct 16 2021 - 06:00
Life as an intercounty manager – a job where the outer boundaries aren’t stakedDavy Burke and Ryan McMenamin keen to return despite all-consuming nature of it allSat Oct 16 2021 - 06:00
Ireland 4 Qatar 0: How the Irish players rated at the Aviva StadiumMalachy Clerkin hands out the marks after a comprehensive win in Dublin.Tue Oct 12 2021 - 22:13
Dressingroom restrictions looking more and more ridiculous but there’s not long to goAll across the island last weekend players were forced to change wherever they couldSun Oct 10 2021 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Callum Robinson pile-on has all been a bit purer than pureWhy should any of us care why a young footballer will not take a Covid-19 vaccine?Wed Oct 06 2021 - 17:51
Jack O’Connor’s appointment as Kerry manager strongly defended by county boardKerry chair says reports that decision had been made early are ‘totally erroneous’Mon Oct 04 2021 - 21:51
‘It was nice to hear an Irish accent’: Punters form unlikely college football unionGAA and rugby skills allow men from Kerry and Dublin to step into the unkownSat Oct 02 2021 - 10:30
Another dance with Jack O’Connor an offer Kerry could hardly refuseThe county has appointed O’Connor manager for the third time – will it be a charm?Mon Sept 27 2021 - 06:00
Dublin’s synchronised swim team: ‘We’ve done lots of swimming but this is so different’A mix of complete beginners and experts have spent six weeks training for charity showSat Sept 25 2021 - 06:00
Third time’s a charm as Kerry go with safe pair of hands in Jack O’ConnorThree-time All-Ireland winning manager’s elevation comes after a week of entertaining intrigueFri Sept 24 2021 - 19:14
Malachy Clerkin: The Ryder Cup shouldn’t work but we wouldn’t miss it for the worldContrary to logic it remains an unignorable, thoroughly irresistible weekend of sportMon Sept 20 2021 - 06:00
