‘You very rarely get home properly’: Two Irish managers on the realities of a precarious professionConor Hourihane and Joe Dunne detail the extraordinary pressures of patrolling the sidelines – and what makes it all worthwhileSat Aug 15 2026 - 06:00
Brilliant, embittered and pure box office: This is José Mourinho at his best If modern elite football is a camp television drama, the Real Madrid manager’s theatrics make him the main characterFri Aug 14 2026 - 06:00
The FAI picks a side and it’s official – Gianni Infantino has lost IrelandUefa is the FAI’s main source of revenue, with the co-hosting of Euro 2028 the pot of gold on the horizonThu Aug 13 2026 - 15:21
Manchester United edge Leeds at Croke Park as GAA puts price on the pricelessAttendance tops 82,000, making game best-ever attended football match in history of StateWed Aug 12 2026 - 22:56
Who is Dan O’Toole, the Irish Fifa executive at the heart of deal to sell off World Cup?Dubliner was reportedly handpicked by Gianni Infantino to work on controversial planWed Aug 12 2026 - 06:00
James McClean takes part in Derry City open training session as future at club remains uncertainClub are understood to have sought to terminate player’s contract this week, claiming he has been incapacitated by a hip injuryTue Aug 11 2026 - 15:59
Brian Barry-Murphy: How his father Jimmy, Pep Guardiola and Ireland shaped Cardiff’s managerThe Cardiff boss discusses his father Jimmy, Pep Guardiola, Ronan O’Gara and the lessons he learned from his own playing careerSat Aug 08 2026 - 06:00
FAI bins another grand plan and reminds us the football family is still dysfunctionalFootball Pathways Plan aimed to align the sport's calendar, but lack of unity proved its undoingFri Aug 07 2026 - 11:00
Gianni Infantino’s remarkable rise from Uefa bureaucrat to ‘king of soccer’If he is to survive as Fifa president, he must continue to play the rest of the world off against the continent which allowed him to rise to power.Tue Aug 04 2026 - 15:49
FAI remain silent on support for beleaguered Fifa boss Gianni InfantinoSeveral European nations have formally withdrawn support for Infantino’s re-election for a fourth term as presidentTue Aug 04 2026 - 12:20
Galway provide show-stopping finale against Kerry in All-Ireland women’s football deciderA disallowed equalising point was Kerry’s chief grievance after the gameMon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup plan was a terrible business dealFootball’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced Mon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Infantino’s World Cup plot leaves him deserted by allies and with his credibility detonatedFifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wishedFri Jul 31 2026 - 20:44
There’s another county living through an All-Ireland famineThe strength of Mayo’s faith made devotees of us all but now we risk feeling bereft Fri Jul 31 2026 - 06:00
FAI joins Uefa nations in World Cup boycottAll 55 Uefa nations have rebelled against Fifa’s plans to sell World Cup stake to private equityThu Jul 30 2026 - 21:13
FAI among associations given 53 days by Fifa to sign up to controversial World Cup plansUefa has heavily criticised the proposal, saying it ‘crosses a line’Wed Jul 29 2026 - 16:04
Gavin Cooney: Ringmahon Rangers case shows GAA casts a long shadow over Irish footballScheduling clash with World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finals left the Cork amateur side in the doghouse with the FAIFri Jul 24 2026 - 06:00
Monaghan club remove John Delaney’s name from groundsClones Town say they remain ‘genuinely grateful’ for Delaney’s supportThu Jul 23 2026 - 21:46
Bryson DeChambeau’s dramatic week at The Open revealed a fragile kind of showmanshipThe American is afflicted with a very modern kind of awkwardness, as he showed in the aftermath of his rules controversy on FridaySun Jul 19 2026 - 19:12
‘It’s for attention’: Rory McIlroy slams ‘performative’ Bryson DeChambeau antics after penalty American picked up a two-stroke penalty on Friday after improving the line of his swing by trampling a patch of rough on the fifth holeSat Jul 18 2026 - 18:27
Sun-swept Birkdale has animated some deep nostalgia within us of glorious summersEven if you don’t remember the name of this week’s Open Champion in years to come, you will always remember the sceneFri Jul 17 2026 - 20:24
Rory McIlroy flexes his muscle to keep Open challenge aliveNorthern Irishman standing firm thanks to his outlandish driving abilityFri Jul 17 2026 - 18:16
Solid Open start for Shane Lowry, who arrived at the first tee wearing Argentina coloursIrish golfer won the battle with himself to shoot an admirable one-under round of 69 in difficult conditionsThu Jul 16 2026 - 22:23
This Open at burnt out Royal Birkdale will give shorter hitters a chanceGolf is now all about driving distances, but this will be a welcome oasis from the dull, data-obsessed world of pro sportWed Jul 15 2026 - 18:30
Open Championship: Five players to watch at Royal Birkdale this weekRory McIlroy is performing in Zen mode but there are dark horses ready to spring a surprise Wed Jul 15 2026 - 14:05
The Open’s new fan behaviour charter merely addresses symptoms rather than any root causeGolf is uniquely vulnerable to being influenced by gamblers hurling abuse from the crowdTue Jul 14 2026 - 17:47
Hometown hero Tommy Fleetwood chasing his Major dream at Royal BirkdaleThe Englishman is arguably the best golfer on the planet yet to win a Major championshipMon Jul 13 2026 - 18:35
‘I ended up having a manic episode and psychosis’: Corkman David Howard’s long journey to The OpenGolfer with cystic fibrosis has to take 30 tablets daily and will have a physiotherapist on stand-by at next week’s tournamentSun Jul 12 2026 - 06:00
Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for FifaOrganisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrityFri Jul 10 2026 - 06:00
Ringmahon Rangers given five-year ban from FAI Cup for walkover against BohemiansCork side opted to concede the fixture which was scheduled to clash with the World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finalsThu Jul 09 2026 - 13:49
FAI delegates vote in favour of fulfilling Nations League fixtures against IsraelMotion at EGM passes 75 votes to 32 with three abstentionsWed Jul 08 2026 - 21:52
Will Wednesday’s FAI egm determine whether the Ireland-Israel matches go ahead? Up to 138 delegates are to vote on whether to back the FAI board’s decision to fulfil the Nations League fixturesTue Jul 07 2026 - 14:13
‘I learned an awful lot from Eamon Dunphy’: Didi Hamann on the art of punditryThe Liverpool and Germany great talks about making RTÉ home, maintaining your distance from players, picking up tips from Dunphy and dealing with online abuseSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
Gavin Cooney: This World Cup has shown the Premier League to be football’s StarbucksDemands and style of the Premier League have left England unsuited to winning the World CupFri Jul 03 2026 - 06:00
FAI members to vote next week on decision to fulfil Israel fixturesIn a letter to members, FAI say a boycott would cost Irish football at least €5.5m and could climb to €10.3mThu Jul 02 2026 - 18:04
World Cup 2026: France dazzle before Mexico storm forward on day of warnings World Cup 2026: Norway victory adds to worrying augurs for World Cup’s challengers Wed Jul 01 2026 - 07:37
Clones Town football club to vote on renaming John Delaney Park grounds Delaney exited FAI following damaging media revelations about the association’s governance and financesTue Jun 30 2026 - 06:00
Irish MEPs join calls for investigation into Gianni Infantino over Fifa’s Trump peace prizeFifty representatives sign letter describing US president’s award as ‘the most troubling development’ of 2026 World CupMon Jun 29 2026 - 20:05
Ireland will play Israel in Serbia as neutral venue for Nations League matchThe FAI said the decision follows decision to move fixture due to ‘operational challenges’ of playing on home soilMon Jun 29 2026 - 15:18
When the World Cup seems beyond redemption, the football kicks off and rescues everythingThere is a beauty and an ugliness in how the politics becomes background noise to action on the pitchThu Jun 25 2026 - 06:00
‘I relax when I see a player go flat out’: Fifa signs Dundalk grass expert for World CupGreg Whately has used his horticultural expertise to make sure pitch in Boston is optimal for footballWed Jun 24 2026 - 06:00
Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley calls out ‘worrying’ standard of officiating after Derry draw Bradley believes his side should have been awarded a penalty for James McClean’s challenge on Dylan Watts in the first halfTue Jun 23 2026 - 12:15
Aaron Greene’s late strike earns Shamrock Rovers a point and denies Derry a much-needed victoryLiam Boyce had given the visitors hope of a shock win in Tallaght with first-half goal Mon Jun 22 2026 - 22:17
US Open: McIlroy’s challenge fades as Wyndham Clark takes control on day three – as it happenedFollow all the action from Shinnecock Hills in New YorkSun Jun 21 2026 - 01:22
World Cup 2026, Day 7: England may overcome their hang-ups but Portugal can’t quit RonaldoEvery team has now played its first game at the 2026 World Cup Thu Jun 18 2026 - 07:23
Shamrock Rovers handed Champions League qualifier date with Maltese champions FlorianaDerry City given difficult Europe League test against CSKA Sofia, while Bohemians will fancy their chances against St Joseph’sTue Jun 16 2026 - 18:38
Pico Lopes ‘overwhelmed’ by support from Ireland following World Cup debutCape Verde defender has been inundated with well-wishers since draw with Spain, but focus now switches to Uruguay clashTue Jun 16 2026 - 17:06
