Derryâs annus horribilis: Failure to beat Galway would give Oak Leaf county a thoroughly unwanted distinctionInjury, poor decisions and bad luck mean Derry are facing the possibility of a full year without a winSat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Crunch time for Mayo and Galway on bumper weekend of GAA actionPreviews to the weekendâs games from the All-Ireland Series, Tailteann Cup and hurling finalsFri May 30 2025 - 12:00
Tyrone beat Donegal at the death; Wins for Armagh, Monaghan and Meath â As it happenedGoals flying in at all the venues as Ger Brennan blames Leinster final hangover for Louth defeat to MonaghanSat May 24 2025 - 22:13
Louth have ended their Leinster title famine â can they avoid the fate that usually follows?Ger Brennan must overcome the terrible record of counties who have ended decades-long waits for provincial success Sat May 24 2025 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: At Manchester United, this awful season is everybodyâs and nobodyâs faultThere is no accountability at the most venal, most disorganised, most hubris-laden sporting organisation on the planetFri May 23 2025 - 18:00
Ponderous Mayo find out how dangerous it is to overthink their gameplan in the new-rules eraGAA weekend that was: Mayo lose to Cavan for the first time since 1948Mon May 19 2025 - 12:00
Limerickâs monumental display a stark reminder of their enduring powerCrushing of Cork shows John Kielyâs side are as big and bad and forbidding as ever they wereSun May 18 2025 - 20:15
Tipperary overcome nightmare start to overwhelm Waterford and qualify from Munster Andrew Ormond and Jake Morris in top form for Liam Cahillâs side as they win their first championship game in Thurles since 2019Sun May 18 2025 - 17:59
How Cork v Limerick became the biggest game in Irish sportFour years ago it wasnât much of a contest, but an injection of pure uncut Cork has helped make this a rivalry for the ages Sun May 18 2025 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: In Rachael Blackmore, horse racing had maybe its greatest ever assetThe Tipperary jockey was polite, careful, wary and, despite her efforts to the contrary, completely fascinatingSat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Rhasidat Adeleke on life in the spotlight: âHow do people like BeyoncĂ© handle this? This is crazy!âRhasidat Adeleke interview: Tallaght sprinter on navigating fame at 22, building her brand and the changes she has made ahead of Septemberâs World Championships Sat May 17 2025 - 06:00
The Last Ditch by Eamonn Sweeney: Brave admissions about mental health struggles hit hard in follow-upThe Last Ditch by Eamonn Sweeney: Brave admissions about mental health struggles hit hard in follow-upMon May 12 2025 - 05:00
âWhy not us?â: Louthâs Sam Mulroy says belief was at heart of countyâs march from lowest ebb to Leinster titleMeath manager Robbie Brennan magnanimous in defeat but questions award of crucial late freeSun May 11 2025 - 21:21
Sam Mulroyâs storybook second half sees Louth win Leinster for the first time since 1957Louth captain claimed 1-7 in win over Meath at Croke ParkSun May 11 2025 - 20:01
Shaun Patton and Ethan Rafferty make mockery of goalkeeper obituary writers, with both men key to Ulster final hopesWhen all is said and done between Armagh and Donegal, Anglo-Celt Cup could be won on kick-outsSat May 10 2025 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Tailteann Cup has retained goodwill, but it might also be confirming need for a third-tier competitionSomething is not right when so many teams have no hope of making waves in footballâs two championshipsSat May 10 2025 - 06:00
Patrick OâDonovanâs overstatements damage credibility of the International Sports Diplomacy FrameworkDocument is filled with ideas and goals that are impossible to disagree with but hard to measureWed May 07 2025 - 16:41
Dublin camogie breaks ranks and allows games go ahead even if players refuse to wear skorts Several teams lined out in shorts during Tuesday nightâs round of senior league gamesWed May 07 2025 - 12:13
GAA live updates: Galway beat Mayo in classic Connacht final as Kerry ease to Munster title Four goals in the first half leave Kerry a simple task in putting away Clare for their 86th provincial titleSun May 04 2025 - 18:01
Malachy Clerkin: Lamine Yamal is incredible and it would be great if we could just leave him aloneThis Barcelona prodigy has already played an abnormal number of games for his age, so it would be unsurprising if he burns outSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Mayoâs Aidan OâShea still divides opinion like nobody else in the GAAAidan OâShea is going for his ninth Connacht medal this weekendSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
After 5,418 days Dublin have finally lost in Leinster and Jim Gavinâs new rules made it possibleHundreds of careers of quality intercounty players in the province came and went without the hope of a day like thisMon Apr 28 2025 - 14:56
Efficient Donegal deservedly take the spoils over willing Monaghan Home side missed seven two-pointers in Clones, which was more to blame than late hooter chaosSun Apr 20 2025 - 18:07
Derryâs Anton Tohill on mental health and sport: âThe biggest wake up call for me was Red ĂgâDerry midfielder was close to Red Ăg Murphy in Australia and now gives GPA mental health workshops to GAA clubsSun Apr 20 2025 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: The Ulster Championship is awkward, parochial and still deeply essentialGetting rid of the provincial championships makes sense, except everybody in the north is clawing and scratching to win the Anglo-Celt CupSat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Rory McIlroyâs Masters win isnât about golf, really at all. It is about lifeRory McIlroy's career Grand Slam ends the weirdest glitch in golfMon Apr 14 2025 - 10:19
Rory McIlroy winning the 2025 Masters as it happened: Irish golfer completes the career Grand Slam in playoffMcIlroy played a wonderful shot to the first playoff hole and holed his three-footer to make historyMon Apr 14 2025 - 00:26
Malachy Clerkin: Itâs the glorious mystery of sport that keeps us coming back for more Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we kid ourselves so often and so fecklessly?Fri Apr 11 2025 - 19:23
The Masters 2025 live updates: Rory McIlroyâs challenge falls away as Justin Rose leads Strong Irish challenge at Augusta as McIlroy and Lowry hold their own on a stacked leaderboardFri Apr 11 2025 - 00:03
Patrick McBrearty and DĂĄire Ă Baoill star as Donegal show Derry the doorJim McGuinnessâs side overcome cagey opening to comfortably take care of the visitors in Ulster Championship openerSun Apr 06 2025 - 18:05
âThereâs no control in games anymoreâ: Darragh Ă SĂ©, Dean Rock and Conor McManus chat about the 2025 All-IrelandDonegalâs kickers, Kerryâs midfield, the unreasonable demands of a condensed season - our football columnists run the rule over the summer aheadSun Apr 06 2025 - 06:01
For once hoping the championship will produce good football doesnât make you a prize idiotThe FRCâs rules changes have not just changed the game theyâve made it one of the most open championships in yearsFri Apr 04 2025 - 20:10
Rory McIlroy at The Masters: Brace for the next chapter in one of Irelandâs greatest sporting sagasFrom his first Masters appearance in 2009, McIlroy has always been the talk of the place, whether in contention or bombing outSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Malachy Clerkin: Paul OâConnell deserves better than the hospital pass thrown to him by the LionsIreland have been generous in waving their coaching staff off to Australia, leaving the interim boss with a critical summer assignmentFri Mar 28 2025 - 16:01
The Good, The Bad and The Two-Pointers: A county-by-county guide to who got what from the National Football LeaguePromotions, relegations, league finals made (and avoided) â there was something for everyone in the 2025 leagueMon Mar 24 2025 - 15:45
National Football League as it happened: Mayo and Kerry reach the final, Tyrone and Derry relegatedMonaghan and Roscommon secure their return to Division One, as Offaly and Kildare join Division Two Sun Mar 23 2025 - 18:46
Malachy Clerkin: Madcap Sunday finish is just another indignity heaped upon the 2025 national leaguesIt would have made sense to push the end of the hurling league back to next week and let the fooball breathe but instead itâs a blitz finishSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Conor McManus: âThe pain was so bad I knew I wouldnât be able to make it back to the houseâOne of the modern greats of Gaelic football reflects on his career with Monaghan ahead of starting a new column for The Irish Times in Championship 2025Sat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Ireland player ratings: Ryan Manning and Troy Parrott stand out in away win over Bulgaria Heimir HallgrĂmssonâs selections work out well, with Finn Azaz providing an X-factor in first-leg victoryThu Mar 20 2025 - 22:23
Efficient Dublin take the spoils as Galway endure a wasteful nightâs shootingPĂĄdraic Joyceâs side matched the home team in most areas of the pitch except the one that matters mostSun Mar 16 2025 - 09:25
Donald McRae: âBoxing makes me feel so f**king alive. I wanted that back because I didnât want to wallow in griefâThe South African sports writer explains why he wrote what he says will be his final boxing bookSun Mar 16 2025 - 07:42
Malachy Clerkin: Relax! This is not the end of an era for either Liverpool or the Ireland rugby teamOn the back of defeats to French teams last week, there was a mad dash to declare the end of two teams that are actually fineSat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Cheltenham 2025 day two: Marine Nationale wins the Champion Chase â As it happenedCheltenham 2025 day two: Follow all the updates from day two of the racing festival which has seen an emotional win for the former mount of the late Michael OâSullivanWed Mar 12 2025 - 17:33
Cheltenham Day One: Constitution Hill and State Man both fall to hand Golden Ace the Champion Hurdle Huge shock in the feature race of the day as Jeremy Scottâs 25/1 winner outlasts them allTue Mar 11 2025 - 17:46
Louis Bielle-Biarrey makes up for loss of Antoine Dupont with some sorcery of his ownThe leggy French winger conjures up two tries to make light of the absence of his injured captainSun Mar 09 2025 - 06:00
Fabien GalthiĂ©: âWe feel bad for Dupont. In terms of the action, in my opinion it was reprehensibleâ France have cited Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter for the incident that injured the French captainSat Mar 08 2025 - 18:30
Malachy Clerkin: Cheltenhamâs thrill is gone as the best stories are replaced by the betting, the betting, the betting Why would you care how many winners Willie Mullins or JP McManus add to their already huge total this week?Sat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Young guns like Darragh McCarthy give Tipperary the start they needGreen shoots as Liam Cahill hands out 10 debuts in campaign to date as Tipperary lead hurlingâs top flightSat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Jim McGuinness: âWe will not be thinking about the league final. We will be thinking about whatâs best for us'As the leagues come to the decisive weeks, teams start to consider whether itâs worth their while trying to win silverwareSun Mar 02 2025 - 19:00
Grandstand finish by Donegal saves tired display and leaves Derry in major relegation trouble Michael Murphyâs second-half performance provides spark for Jim McGuinnessâs sideSun Mar 02 2025 - 17:42
