Beware of the wounded Welsh with a new manager bounceCalvin Nash playing his part for Ireland; Shamrock Rovers visit Molde; Rory McIlroy in PGA Tour actionThu Feb 13 2025 - 12:24
Ireland’s form puts Simon Easterby on Wales' radar to replace Warren Gatland Gordon D’Arcy hails ‘resolute’ Ireland; Finlay Bealham back on top of his game; Mayo need a win; Carla Ward looks to unearth new talentWed Feb 12 2025 - 12:28
Scottish boo boys grist to Peter O’Mahony’s mill Ireland remain on course for Grand Slam; Wexford struggling to cope in Division 1A Tue Feb 11 2025 - 10:53
Ireland have road to travel but dream of ‘three-peat’ is still aliveSam Prendergast and Andrew Porter impress; Ken Early on the curious relationship between Donald Trump and Gianni InfantinoMon Feb 10 2025 - 10:34
Cristiano Ronaldo leaves no doubt as to who he thinks is the GOATNotttingham pub come up with unfortunate drinks promo; a Dublin player gets sent off for unusual reasonMon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Six Nations: Wacky Races, unknown clowns and an ‘absolute pain in the backside’From error-laden chaos at Twickenham to the start of a bad joke at MurrayfieldMon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Carla Ward faces testing first squad selection as Ireland manager as injuries pile upAston Villa’s Anna Patten hobbled off in the FA Cup to add to the growing listSun Feb 09 2025 - 20:10
Simon Easterby surprises with Ireland team selectionBundee Aki looks for Ireland to be ‘much more clinical’; prospect of Katie Taylor at Croke Park fadesFri Feb 07 2025 - 10:20
‘Just another day in the life of a s***e footballer’: Ruesha Littlejohn criticises London City Lionesses after contract terminationIreland midfielder on the lookout for a new team after messy departure from old clubThu Feb 06 2025 - 17:13
Could Dan Sheehan be Ireland’s next boxing star? For rugby’s sake, let’s hope notHow Ireland can halt Humble Huw; Hurling ups the stakes; Fintan McCarthy has an eye on the scalesThu Feb 06 2025 - 10:20
Mikayla Power and Emily Kealy named in Irish squad for Nations Cup in Chile Sarah Hawkshaw succeeds Katie Mullan as captain as new head coach Gareth Grundie names first squad Wed Feb 05 2025 - 16:34
Gordon D’Arcy on Ireland’s perfect start and a Murrayfield history lesson Maybe it’s time for hurling to start experimenting; goalkeepers refuel for new rules; Million euro Melia breaks record Wed Feb 05 2025 - 12:54
Credit where it’s due for Ireland’s performance and new Gaelic football rulesLineout improvement reaps dividends; Ben O’Keeffe’s game of two halves; Ferguson’s Hammers move a boost for Ireland Tue Feb 04 2025 - 10:15
All in the Game: Kent and his croc looking for a new homeFormer Liverpool and Rangers player may be bound for Iran where he can keep his pet crocodile at homeMon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
Eddie Jones is disappointingly well behaved on pundit duty alongside Brian O’DriscollITV call up Willie John McBride to run his eye over some of the standout Ireland v England momentsSun Feb 02 2025 - 06:00
Simon Easterby sets the tone with Ireland team selection Josh van der Flier finds calming effects; indiscipline and inaccuracy cost Ireland under-20s; aces wild for Lowry and McIlroyFri Jan 31 2025 - 10:57
Rugby has come a long way since Ireland was still being called ‘plucky’Seán Moran on how new 50m GAA rule should zip some lips; Gordon Manning on TG4’s bid to broadcast Cork Vs Limerick; David Gorman on Storm Éowyn battering golf coursesWed Jan 29 2025 - 11:33
New football rules arrive ‘about as well as anyone could have hoped’Maurice Deegan on possible trouble ahead; Gerry Thornley on the big challenge for Ireland; Brian O’Connor on the Dublin Racing FestivalTue Jan 28 2025 - 10:46
José Mourinho takes his humility and expertise in a bold, full-bodied directionJosé turns to the bottle; RC Strasbourg pay homage to Connemara; Jamie Carragher’s son is a chip off the old blockMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
WSL: Katie McCabe sent off for Arsenal against ChelseaRepublic of Ireland skipper shown two yellows for reaction to penalty callSun Jan 26 2025 - 16:22
Marty Morrissey gets an A+ in new football rules, even if some pundits aren’t yet soldThe second half of Galway and Armagh saw outstanding displays from the officials tasked with spotting when each side didn’t keep three men in their own halvesSun Jan 26 2025 - 15:06
Vera Pauw appointed head coach of United Arab Emirates national teamUAE will be the former Republic of Ireland manager’s seventh national sideFri Jan 24 2025 - 12:42
Winds of change blow new Gaelic football rules towards biggest test yetNational Football League to get the FRC treatment; how Division One may pan out; and the not-so sporting side of social mediaFri Jan 24 2025 - 12:12
The Dublin superclubs that aren’t super popularCiarán Murphy on the challenges for clubs in the capital; Mayo v Dublin lace them up again; England play the role of underdogsThu Jan 23 2025 - 10:31
Ireland’s focus solely on England as Leinster learn to embrace the chaos National Leagues spring into view as new rule changes in football come under spotlight againWed Jan 22 2025 - 11:12
Why Leinster fans should count their blessings, but not their chickensSheehan and Lowe on the comeback trail; Owen Doyle on the best referee in the world; Michael Fitzsimons’ phenomenal careerTue Jan 21 2025 - 10:45
Dublin GAA’s alive, alive-o as Na Fianna and Cuala take All-Ireland glory Irish provinces learn their fate in Last 16 of European competitions as Six Nations build-up intensifiesMon Jan 20 2025 - 11:18
Cuala’s first-half masterclass and mighty stuff from Errigal Ciarán would have lifted Pat’s heart Praise and tributes aplenty after the passing of the Law manMon Jan 20 2025 - 06:00
All in the Game: James McClean proudly signs his name in Shrewsbury’s bad booksBrad Pitt gives Toulouse FC a miss; Roy Keane holds a grudge; Crawley Town wish they never askedSun Jan 19 2025 - 17:00
Ellen Walshe named Sportswoman of the Month for DecemberOlympic finalist broke eight Irish records across four events at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in BudapestSat Jan 18 2025 - 06:00
FAI manage to snatch defeat from jaws of victory yet againAppointment of Carla Ward is overshadowed by controversy around exit of Colin Healy; Con O’Callaghan’s medal haul; Errigal Ciaran’s brotherly loveFri Jan 17 2025 - 10:35
Colin Healy statement marks another embarrassing day for the FAIWhat should have been a positive occasion, the unveiling of new Republic manager Carla Ward, has instead been overshadowed by news of the shoddy treatment of the former Ireland assistant coachFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00
Carla Ward: New Ireland women’s head coach may be perfect fit for bruised soccer team FAI deserves praise for impressive appointments of former Aston Villa manager and Dubliner Alan Mahon as her assistantThu Jan 16 2025 - 10:25
‘Regeneration and evolution’ the touchstone for treble-chasing IrelandGerry Thornley looks at the Six Nations squad; Carla Ward to take over WNT; Rory’s McIlroy’s disappointment over McKibbin moveThu Jan 16 2025 - 10:21
Expectations running high for Ireland ahead of Six NationsOne-dimensional Leinster causing concern; referees speak of experiences; a pair of novel club finalsWed Jan 15 2025 - 11:29
Injuries start to clear ahead of Six Nations squad announcementRonan O’Gara heaps praise on Sam Prendergast; James Ryan on Jacques Nienaber’s defence; Sean Moran talks to Davy FitzgeraldTue Jan 14 2025 - 10:29
Leinster win ugly but O’Gara hopeful of getting ‘another crack’Munster and Leinster impress in Europe; the Canavan brothers set up a clash with King Con; Ken Early on Arteta’s handbrakeMon Jan 13 2025 - 10:50
Shane Lowry was the perfect man to kick off TGL’s weird world of volcanoes, U2 and Americans explaining ‘craic’A beautiful day for golf as reimagined by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy? ESPN’s hearts were certainly a-bloom. But as for the rest of us ...Mon Jan 13 2025 - 06:00
Mauricio Pochettino picks combustible player for questionable US experiment Deserted Saudi stadium; Mikel Arteta talking balls; and Alex Ferguson’s son on players being picked to play against their dadsMon Jan 13 2025 - 06:00
Ruesha Littlejohn’s future at London City Lionesses in doubt as she is left out of squadEllen Molloy leaves Sheffield United to return home to Wexford for ‘personal reasons’Sun Jan 12 2025 - 19:44
Mack Hansen and Connacht left to count the cost of commentsTom Ahern has international ambitions; Gallagher/Burns story takes a twist; Malachy Clerkin gets things lined upFri Jan 10 2025 - 10:50
Messi’s medal, Will’s woes and Ringrose’s rude healthLeinster gear up for crunch game against La Rochelle; Ciarán Murphy reckons the Sigerson Cup organisers missed a trickThu Jan 09 2025 - 11:24
It’s shop-window time for Jack Crowley, Sam Prendergast and Ciarán FrawleyMike Prendergast talks to Gerry Thornley; Jarlath Burns’s intervention gets Malachy Clerkin thinking; and some Republic of Ireland players need a moveWed Jan 08 2025 - 10:49
Complaints of anti-Connacht bias are not new – it’s been going on ‘pretty much since the foundation of Irish rugby’Rugby’s focus still on Mack Hansen’s comments ahead of Champions Cup; word is that Jarlath Burns made contact with Naas over Rory GallagherTue Jan 07 2025 - 11:08
‘Real Madrid? He’ll end up at Tranmere’: Roy Keane delivers withering assesment of Alexander-Arnold’s performanceUnited stand up and fight at Anfield; Golf needs all the fun it can musterMon Jan 06 2025 - 10:28
All in the Game: Ban on Bernabeu concerts a financial blow for Real MadridUnacceptable decibel levels at Taylor Swift concerts spurs local residents into taking legal action against clubMon Jan 06 2025 - 06:00
TV View: Manchester United’s draw at Anfield felt like a win, and doesn’t that say a lotHave United hit rock bottom? Roy Keane doesn’t think soSun Jan 05 2025 - 20:54
The year in sports quotes: 'I wish it was my wife leaving me and not Jurgen'The winning quotes of the year in sportSat Dec 28 2024 - 06:00
How tinkering has damaged appeal of Champions CupGerry Thornley on the problems that remain; Owen Doyle on refereeing issues; Leona Maguire on a mixed yearTue Dec 17 2024 - 10:15
Christmas comes early for Manchester UnitedA 2-1 win over Manchester City at the Etihad even had Roy Keane in a festive moodMon Dec 16 2024 - 10:50
