Andrew Porter: ‘I was lost, angry and missed my mum more than I thought was possible’
In his new book the Leinster and Ireland prop traces his once punishing self-criticism to his struggle with loss and grief as a boy
Denis Walsh: Graham Lee’s hope and strength clear to see in impressive new documentary
Nearly two years after a life-changing accident, the former jockey is drawing on some of the qualities that made him such a successful sportsman
The rise of GAA super clubs has taken the romance out of the club championship
Various county championships are dominated by a few clubs, who have almost professional set-ups
Savour this Golden Age of Irish golf as the future does not look as rosy
Outside of McIlroy, Lowry and McKibbin, the last Irish player to win an event on the DP World Tour was in 2021
Oisín Murphy: ‘Most of my destruction was done at home, getting drunk on my own’
One of Europe’s top jockeys, in his new book Murphy admits to being a ‘deeply flawed young man’ in ceaseless conflict with himself
Team Europe thought they held the moral high ground. In pro golf, there is no such thing
In his captain’s speech at the Ryder Cup, Luke Donald almost seemed to suggest money was a dirty word
NFL brings riot of colour and noise to Croke Park as Steelers hold off late Vikings scoring raid
Other sports fancy themselves as theatre but American football is pure sporting vaudeville
Coming to Croke Park: Aaron Rodgers, US sporting great and castigated ‘critical thinker’
The Pittsburgh Steelers player is among the best quarterbacks of all time but has attracted attention in recent years for leftfield pronouncements on a variety of subjects
Denis Walsh: Patrick Horgan leaves a gaping hole that Cork will struggle to fill
Longevity and durability set Horgan apart during his glittering intercounty career
Lovely hurling a uniquely Irish game despite globalisation of sports
‘Hurling lives here, a source of wonder to visitors, just like the Book of Kells or Newgrange. That doesn’t make the wonder any smaller’
Pitch battle: In Dublin, the GAA is rapidly outgrowing its capacity to provide basic facilities
With land at such a premium, GAA pitches are increasingly regarded by local authorities as an inefficient use of space
Golf once refused to sell its soul to Trump. Now it has handed it to him for free
The US president has always craved the approval of golf’s establishment – both for business reasons and for his vanity
From pony to horse and boy to man, Dylan Browne McMonagle is living the dream
Donegal rider stood out as a 12-year-old. A decade on, he’s closing in on champion jockey title
Denis Walsh: GAA must take a leap on paying managers and deal with the consequences
Piety about amateurism belongs to a bygone era
‘There was some pretty awful stuff going on’: Golf’s growing problem with fans heckling players
Bob MacIntyre among players the experience coarsening of discourse in golf