The Irish Times

TV View: Hats off to TG4’s As It Stands number cruncher

Unique individual must be the love child of Pythagoras and effervescent Carol Vorderman

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 06:00

Sporting obituaries 2021: From League of Ireland to GAA, Olympics and the World Cup

Remembering the sportspeople who passed away in 2021

Sat Jan 01 2022 - 06:00

TV View: Ireland get a shot in the arm but pundits pour vinegar all over the chips

Callum Robinson-inspired victory in Baku fails to change the narrative

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 17:48

Former players remain unconvinced by Stephen Kenny’s footballing philosophy

Republic of Ireland boss needs to start producing results to convince the sceptics

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 06:00

Cullen and Idah keep the faith but World Cup now a pipe dream for Ireland

At least the Aviva Stadium might be easier to sell out as Republic slide down Fifa rankings

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 06:00

Rachael Blackmore and Daniel O’Donnell lend support to 250km bed push fundraiser

Event named after Noah Gooch (6) who was diagnosed with leukaemia in January

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 22:02

Gareth Southgate’s extraordinary letter says a lot about England

Unprecedented ‘Dear England’ letter shows exactly where coach’s inclusive squad stand

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 08:00

Maradona and Jack Charlton among the sporting greats we lost in 2020

Pat Smullen, Kobe Bryant, Úna O’Connor, Harry Gregg, Kieran O’Connor all passed

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 06:00

FAI accepts explanation for video shown to players at Wembley

The board accepts explanations provided and considers that the matter is now closed

Sun Nov 22 2020 - 21:34

FAI ‘looking into’ reports Ireland players were upset by video shown at Wembley

Three-minute montage contained some material relating to the historical relationship

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 22:39

England v Republic of Ireland – The last six meetings

Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 21:28

Brawls to handballs: The complete guide to Ireland’s playoff history

It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 06:00

Wiggins lobbing identity grenades? Keep calm and carry on . . .

‘Bantz’? The truth is Brits can’t conceive of anyone not wanting to be British

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 05:30

Miriam Lord: Micheál refrains from getting the boot into Boris

Taoiseach’s cautious approach draws boos from opposition benches

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 21:45

Michael Walker: John Wayne should have had a Jackie Charlton calendar

A leader, and for his willingness to be blunt, to challenge orthodoxy, he was cherished

Sat Jul 18 2020 - 08:00

Game Changers: Shay Brennan the first foreign-born player to answer Ireland’s call

Manchester-born defender blazed a trail subsequently followed by over 100 players

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 08:00

Sporting Controversies: Ma’s Army, turtle blood and Sonia’s stolen gold

Medals won by Chinese women would later be said to have been ‘showered in doping’

Fri May 08 2020 - 06:00

My favourite sporting moment: Family matters as Scoil Bhríde bring it all back home

The best games I ever saw in Croke Park were two Cumann na mBunscol epics

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 06:00

My favourite sporting moment: The day Pfaff’s long fingers denied Ireland

A packed South Terrace, a gifted Ireland side and an inspired Belgium goalkeeper

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 06:00

Winning Triple Crowns: ‘Seeing Jack Kyle was a spiritual experience’

A history of Ireland’s wins throws up some mythical tales and unforgettable moments

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00

How do Klopp’s Liverpool measure up against greats of past?

Club on course for best ever league season but longevity needed to challenge Paisley’s side

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 22:00

Ireland’s do or die games: The nights we did - and the nights we died

From McAteer against the Netherlands to, yep, Henry against us (and the rules)

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00

Rugby World Cup - Thompson: ‘Everyone had written us off . . . It’s a very special moment’

Jamie Joseph: ‘We’ve been preparing for this game for a hell of a lot longer than what the Irish have’

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 14:17

Paul Howard: Love affair with Liverpool tugging at my heartstrings again

The club’s glory years in my childhood have proved frustratingly elusive ever since

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 07:00

Miriam Lord: Healy-Rae’s Delaney devotion reaches fever pitch

The Seanad is led to the guillotine as McDowell stages a judicial uprising

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 01:00

International indecision nothing new for McCarthy

As he prepares to name his first Ireland squad, McCarthy could be forgiven a sense of déjà vu

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 16:41

TV View: Liverpool’s bows and arrows fail to hit their target at Anfield

Little sign of a bazooka in sight all night as two sides draw a blank

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 22:16

Ireland in no position to raise a hue and cry over Rice’s call

For decades national team have benefitted from service of players born and bred in Britain

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 06:00

In their own words: Ireland’s rise to a world rugby powerhouse

Donald McRae talks to players past and present ahead of the start of the Six Nations

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 16:15

Ireland football is where Ireland rugby was 20 years ago: in the doldrums

Sideline Cut: On a night in November 1997, two Ireland teams set off on wildly different paths

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 10:00

The Windsor Park boys of 1993: What happened next and where are they now?

When Northern Ireland hosted the Republic in a vital World Cup qualifier

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 07:00

Ken Early: Footballers aren’t patriots, they just play matches

Most players declare for Ireland through convenience, not a deep love for the country

Mon Sept 03 2018 - 06:00

Chris Dooley: ‘There was no time to celebrate, no time to eat’

When Ray Houghton scored, decorum was discarded as we Euro 88 reporters celebrated wildly

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00

Christy Moore: ‘I’ve sung Joxer Goes to Stuttgart 3,000 times’

Euro 88: Without a nail in a tyre Joxer would never have made it to Germany