The Irish Times

O’Sullivan fights back to level with Higgins in world semi-final

Judd Trump dominates Mark Williams in opening session in other semi

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 07:33

Veterans Higgins, O’Sullivan and Williams make Crucible semis

Thirty years on, snooker’s ‘Class of 92’ continue to compete at the top of the sport

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 08:05

World Snooker Championship: Saengkham shocks 11th seed Brecel

World number 38 turned 6-3 overnight advantage into 10-5 victory over Belgian

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 20:08

Four-times champion John Higgins through to round two of World Championship

Veteran Scot sees off challenge from Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 14:50

Mark Williams holds his nerve to edge John Higgins in Masters thriller

Wekshman will play Neil Robertson in semis after he wins final frame decider with a 91

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 09:28

Mother’s heroism praised as case over girl’s birth injuries settles for interim €8m

Counsel for Caitlin Twomey (9) argued ‘red flags’ missed during labour which led to brain damage

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 13:33

Ronnie O’Sullivan tells fans to ‘sit down’ during defeat to Yan Bingtao in Belfast

O’Sullivan’s frustration got the better of him during the third frame before losing 4-3

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 20:40

Man whose wife and baby died urges HSE to admit review into inquest evidence

Marie Downey and newborn Darragh died in Cork maternity hospital in 2019

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 21:29

HSE and Cork University Maternity Hospital apologise over death of woman and baby

Marie Downey and three-day-old Darragh died after she suffered apparent epileptic fit

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 18:37

Neil Robertson taking nothing for granted after beating Liang Wenbo

‘At some point you have to cope with becoming the favourite in an event’

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 08:55

Segregated education in North can no longer be justified, says President

Teaching children separately based on religion is ‘abandoning them to parcels of hate’

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 23:31

Ronnie O’Sullivan: ‘Winning the World Championship has always seemed an anticlimax to me’

Defending champion not overly excited about return to the Crucible

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 18:14

Yan Bingtao becomes youngest Masters champion in 26 years

He’s a year older than Ronnie O’Sullivan was when the ‘Rocket’ beat John Higgins in 1995

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 07:01

Ronnie O’Sullivan takes early lead over Mark Selby

Anthony McGill leads Kyren Wilson in second semi-final at the Crucible

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 09:09

John Higgins makes his maiden Crucible 147 but crashes out

Four-time world champion makes the 11th maximum break in tournament history

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 09:16

Judd Trump wins first World Championship in style

It is the most one-sided victory in a world final since Higgins won the title in 2009

Tue May 07 2019 - 06:39

Amateur James Cahill on verge of Sheffield shock against Ronnie O’Sullivan

O’Sullivan looked out of sorts and must improve when play resumes on Tuesday

Mon Apr 22 2019 - 20:18

Ronnie O’Sullivan compiles 1,000 career century breaks

He becomes first player to reach landmark on way to winning Players Championship

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 08:44

Irish aircraft lessor Avolon sees 30% increase in profit

Company may refinance up to $3bn of its secured debt this year as it seeks investment-grade rating

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 19:39

Judd Trump: Ronnie O’Sullivan is ‘living on a different planet’

O’Sullivan has said he is ready to start a breakaway Champions League-style tour

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 16:13

‘Embarrassment, anger, sadness’: the decline of the great Stephen Hendry

Snooker’s seven-time world champion on White, Ronnie and falling from his pedestal

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 13:17

New initiative is aimed at improving our health services

Health Innovation Hub Ireland matches inventors and entrepreneurs with clinicians in ‘Dragons’ Den’-style process

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 08:01

Mark Williams fulfills promise of naked press conference

Welsh Potting Machine had made the promise to strip earlier in the tournament

Tue May 08 2018 - 06:24

Mark Williams denies resurgent John Higgins in Crucible classic

Welshman secures stunning third World Championship title - 15 years after his last

Mon May 07 2018 - 22:41

Risteárd Cooper: Harking back to when I was snooker loopy

Painted table tennis balls and paper cups on the dining room table created my Crucible

Thu May 03 2018 - 16:30

Hawkins and Wilson book semi-final spots at World Championship

Mark Allen’s Crucible run ends in heavy quarter-final defeat

Wed May 02 2018 - 16:26

Robert Milkins adds Neil Robertson to defeated former champions

Five former world champions have now exited in the first round

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 18:07

Ronnie O’Sullivan knocked out of China Open despite 147

42-year-old is beaten by Elliot Slessor in first round but will collect €48,000 cheque

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 16:31

Rising rates could be threat to Irish aviation leasing business

Avolon CEO Domhnal Slattery tells forum less well-funded lessors may be at risk

Thu Mar 29 2018 - 21:21

Shock defeat of Ronnie O’Sullivan at Northern Ireland Open

Loss to world number 82 Elliot Slessor ends O’Sullivan’s bid for first £1m jackpot

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 20:22

Why won’t the HSE invest €2.4m to save six extra lives every year?

Waterford cath-lab decision shows Government hiding behind flawed report

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 00:57

Mark Selby joins snooker greats after astonishing title defence

Wins third world title after fighting back from six frames down against John Higgins

Tue May 02 2017 - 07:27

Mark Selby turns the tables on John Higgins in Crucible final

World number one dominates on Monday afternoon to move into a two frame lead

Mon May 01 2017 - 17:55

Barry Hearn: Anthony Joshua in line to be first billionaire boxer

Promoter believes British heavyweight can have same effect on boxing Tiger Woods had on golf

Mon May 01 2017 - 16:22