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Snap Shots: Charting a tumultuous year through the eyes of a football club

Snap Shots: Charting a tumultuous year through the eyes of a football club

Historian David Kynaston’s year-long diary chronicles the fate of Aldershot Town FC

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 06:00
Bernard Brogan’s story shaped by a savage internal refusal to quit

Bernard Brogan’s story shaped by a savage internal refusal to quit

So long the star, Brogan had to graft his way back from injury and fight for every minute

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 06:00
Wiggins lobbing identity grenades? Keep calm and carry on . . .

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
Keith Duggan: Great lockout tearing the soul out of sport

Keith Duggan: Great lockout tearing the soul out of sport

There is something empty and hollow about games being played in front of empty seats

Sat Sept 05 2020 - 06:00
‘People were shocked and amazed . . . they could not believe the tranquility of it all’

‘People were shocked and amazed . . . they could not believe the tranquility of it all’

This was the summer the Irish came to Aran, in the strangest tourist season in recent memory

Sat Sept 05 2020 - 02:33
Sporting upsets: ‘Boring’ Arsenal snatch the league from under Liverpool’s noses in 1989

Sporting upsets: ‘Boring’ Arsenal snatch the league from under Liverpool’s noses in 1989

The title was destined for a city haunted by tragedy - Michael Thomas didn’t read the script

Mon Aug 31 2020 - 06:00
Sideline Cut: Emboldened NBA stars take protest to a new level in seismic week

Sideline Cut: Emboldened NBA stars take protest to a new level in seismic week

Players’ burning sense of anger boils over and this time around the show did not go on

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 07:00
Why We Swim: A love letter to swimming, crammed with facts and personal stories

Why We Swim: A love letter to swimming, crammed with facts and personal stories

Book review: Bonnie Tsui looks at swimming culture and skill with a memoir-like quality

Sun Aug 23 2020 - 06:00
Irish sport prospers in spite of a political system that doesn’t give a damn

Irish sport prospers in spite of a political system that doesn’t give a damn

All sports organisations in this country are doing their level best

Sat Aug 22 2020 - 08:00
It’s taken a global pandemic to show that the GAA is local to its very core

It’s taken a global pandemic to show that the GAA is local to its very core

There has never been a bigger appetite for club games among a national audience

Sat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
My sporting disappointment: Jimmy White and the elusive World Championship

My sporting disappointment: Jimmy White and the elusive World Championship

The Whirlwind was alluring and made it all feel possible but never tasted Crucible glory

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 06:00
Shots in the Dark: A portrait of Britain as a struggling team

Shots in the Dark: A portrait of Britain as a struggling team

Book review: David Kynaston takes the UK’s temperature as old certainties crumble

Tue Aug 04 2020 - 06:00
Sporting Cathedrals: How the Olympiastadion overcame history

Sporting Cathedrals: How the Olympiastadion overcame history

The stadium still stands as one of the most intact physical symbols of the Nazi regime

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 08:00
On and off court, LeBron James remains a voice of justice in the US

On and off court, LeBron James remains a voice of justice in the US

Keith Duggan: In strange season, Lakers star is insistent on justice for Breonna Taylor

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 08:00
Connemara’s tourism industry rides seasonal tide but fears uncertain future

Connemara’s tourism industry rides seasonal tide but fears uncertain future

Covid-19 has changed Connemara’s season, removing the people that are its lifeblood

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 01:00
The former NBA coach who is teaching Connacht ‘the why’

The former NBA coach who is teaching Connacht ‘the why’

David Howarth is enjoying the less ‘shiny’ world of rugby after life in the NBA

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: Mike Tyson’s aura of wildness still defining his second act

Keith Duggan: Mike Tyson’s aura of wildness still defining his second act

Former champion is making a return to the ring for what will be a huge pay day

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: An empty Madison Square Garden locker room, Patrick Ewing and me

Keith Duggan: An empty Madison Square Garden locker room, Patrick Ewing and me

Houses of Sport: First visit to New York’s most famous arena was quite an experience

Mon Jul 20 2020 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: For so many, Jack Charlton’s voice was the soundtrack to Ireland

Keith Duggan: For so many, Jack Charlton’s voice was the soundtrack to Ireland

Second Captains clip of interview with Jimmy Armfield brought it all back home

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 18:00
Keith Duggan: Bubba Wallace tweet shows just how troubled Donald Trump’s mind is

Keith Duggan: Bubba Wallace tweet shows just how troubled Donald Trump’s mind is

While a pandemic rages, the commander-in-chief falls back on what he knows best

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 07:00
Andy Moran on moving on from a Mayo career that glowed golden to the end

Andy Moran on moving on from a Mayo career that glowed golden to the end

‘There was no regret. But still, you do have a massive void in your life’

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 06:00
Game Changers: Futuristic views set Herbert Chapman apart

Game Changers: Futuristic views set Herbert Chapman apart

Legendary Arsenal manager was ahead of his time on and off the pitch in every way

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 06:00
The Best Of Times: Taylor’s triumph a beautiful, unforgettable moment of perfection

The Best Of Times: Taylor’s triumph a beautiful, unforgettable moment of perfection

August 10th, 2012: Keith Duggan reports from the ExCeL Arena in London

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 06:00
30 years of frustration melt away as Liverpool finally reclaim their perch

30 years of frustration melt away as Liverpool finally reclaim their perch

For the supporters of certain generations, and the overseas army, this is the sweetest of triumphs

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 08:00
Harsh reality of being a pro footballer in Ireland laid bare in documentary

Harsh reality of being a pro footballer in Ireland laid bare in documentary

Craig Speer had unique access to out-of-contract players as they battled to stay in the game

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now

Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now

30 years ago it seemed like the whole of Ireland burst out on to the streets at the same time

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 06:00
FG will try to form a government, ‘but not at any price’

FG will try to form a government, ‘but not at any price’

This is the start of a realignment in Irish politics; it is time for FG to get radical

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00
Keith Duggan: West mourns two men at the beating heart of GAA

Keith Duggan: West mourns two men at the beating heart of GAA

Deaths of Brendan Coffey and Garda Colm Horkan remind us what’s really important

Sat Jun 20 2020 - 06:00
Hoteliers see light at end of the tunnel after ‘avalanche of setbacks’

Hoteliers see light at end of the tunnel after ‘avalanche of setbacks’

West coast businesses make changes in hope public will return after bewildering few months

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 01:27
Greens wary over lack of detail in ‘vague’ programme for government

Greens wary over lack of detail in ‘vague’ programme for government

Members believe it will take a lot of persuasion to get two-thirds to endorse document

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 01:00
GAA needs to ask if it could be doing more in the case of diversity

GAA needs to ask if it could be doing more in the case of diversity

Flags are not the only things that need to disappear in Ireland’s reckoning

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 08:00
‘I think people are worried if they can pick up a book off the shelf’

‘I think people are worried if they can pick up a book off the shelf’

Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway reopens but business is not as straightforward anymore

Mon Jun 08 2020 - 17:11
Sideline Cut: Marcus Rashford proves himself a leading man off the pitch also

Sideline Cut: Marcus Rashford proves himself a leading man off the pitch also

Manchester United’s young striker has been a shining light during a grim time in Britain

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 12:00
Without the tourists, the Galway Market is a very different place to shop

Without the tourists, the Galway Market is a very different place to shop

‘I am hopeful that people will start coming to see the market as a real local market’

Sun May 31 2020 - 16:57
Ger Loughnane and the spark that lit Clare’s hurling revolution

Ger Loughnane and the spark that lit Clare’s hurling revolution

The Game Changers: The first in a new series on those who changed teams and sports

Sun May 31 2020 - 09:00
Connell losing touch with club championship is real tragedy of Normal People

Connell losing touch with club championship is real tragedy of Normal People

Only hope now is he comes home, apologises to the lads and makes the ‘savage’ contribution

Sat May 30 2020 - 11:11
‘God couldn’t have come up with a better pathogen to attack theatre’

‘God couldn’t have come up with a better pathogen to attack theatre’

Druid was on the up before coronavirus. Now it must reimagine how the show can go on

Sat May 30 2020 - 03:00
Sideline Cut: Vignette shows why Bird is the true shark in The Last Dance

Sideline Cut: Vignette shows why Bird is the true shark in The Last Dance

That Jordan never got the pleasure of seeing Bird defeated is an itch he can never scratch

Sat May 23 2020 - 06:00
Coming fourth in the Olympics didn’t change this fearless quartet, time did

Coming fourth in the Olympics didn’t change this fearless quartet, time did

Neville Maxwell, Tony O’Connor, Derek Holland and Sam Lynch recall Atlanta 1996

Sat May 23 2020 - 06:00
Galway could go out again but it was only the weather that was back to normal

Galway could go out again but it was only the weather that was back to normal

If someone dropped a coin at the top of Quay Street you might have heard it hit the cobbles down around Sally Longs

Mon May 18 2020 - 19:50
Sporting Controversies: Early whistle sounds before chaos descends on Croke Park

Sporting Controversies: Early whistle sounds before chaos descends on Croke Park

Keith Duggan looks back on the 1998 All-Ireland hurling semi-final replay between Offaly and Clare

Sun May 17 2020 - 10:00
Daniel Kinahan’s role as boxing’s new kingmaker is no cause for Irish celebration

Daniel Kinahan’s role as boxing’s new kingmaker is no cause for Irish celebration

The disparity between his domestic and international reputation could not be greater

Sat May 16 2020 - 08:00
Covid-19: Aran islanders face uncertain future amid fallout from pandemic

Covid-19: Aran islanders face uncertain future amid fallout from pandemic

The islanders have kept coronavirus out, but eventually they will have to let visitors back in

Sat May 09 2020 - 01:00
Schooldays over: Ireland’s Class of 2020 cheated out of a proper ending

Schooldays over: Ireland’s Class of 2020 cheated out of a proper ending

The Covid crisis was like a bomb that blew their social and academic world to smithereens

Fri May 08 2020 - 17:00
Lockdown easing: ‘To be able to get out again is great’

Lockdown easing: ‘To be able to get out again is great’

Cocooning in Ballinrobe has been hard for a generation best at face-to-face contact

Wed May 06 2020 - 02:41
Garda checkpoints in Galway: ‘If we stop, the traffic and footfall will grow’

Garda checkpoints in Galway: ‘If we stop, the traffic and footfall will grow’

Most are complying with bank holiday restrictions, say gardaí, but visibility is crucial

Sun May 03 2020 - 17:29
‘A life-saver’: The daily online exercise class for older people

‘A life-saver’: The daily online exercise class for older people

Siel Bleu has been keeping older people active in their homes during lockdown

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
There’s too much at stake for the Premier League not to finish

There’s too much at stake for the Premier League not to finish

Keith Duggan: It's not only matters at the top that make voiding the league impossible

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Enda McNulty on standing guard at the door of your own mind

Enda McNulty on standing guard at the door of your own mind

Former Armagh player talks to Keith Duggan about advice, learnings and life

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
Joe Burrow’s speed-of-light ascent is every bit of the American dream

Joe Burrow’s speed-of-light ascent is every bit of the American dream

From back-up quarterback to Heisman Trophy winner to No 1 pick in the NFL draft

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 08:00
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