Clare’s intricate passing game proves too much for KilkennyKevin Kelly punished a succession of untidy defensive fouls to keep his team in the contestSun Feb 03 2019 - 19:04
Sideline Cut: Tom Brady’s self-belief has kept his star shining‘Afterthought’ in the 2000 NFL draft has gone on to dominate and become an iconSat Feb 02 2019 - 09:00
Mark's potential to change football there for all to see‘It is going to be the one rule that takes away the possession mentality’ says Louth boss Wayne KieransSat Feb 02 2019 - 08:30
Developing a tighter defence remains a top priority for CorkSome of the failings that proved costly in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final still evidentSat Feb 02 2019 - 07:00
Horan hails Mayo’s composure as they storm back against RoscommonEye gouging incident mars competitive clash played out in atrocious conditionsMon Jan 28 2019 - 06:00
Mayo dial up some early drama in the MacHale galeJames Horan’s side secure one-point win over Roscommon in foul conditionsSat Jan 26 2019 - 21:16
Hide Jim Gavin’s folder – and 14 other ways to beat the DubsGet rid of the blow-ins and make Jack McCaffrey run to Tyrone and MayoSat Jan 26 2019 - 09:00
Fault lines appear for Kerry in a kingdom under pressureProspects of a Dublin five-in-a-row loom large over Kerry where winning is everythingSat Jan 26 2019 - 08:00
Keith Duggan: Kilkenny and the case for the defenceWill Cody release Pádraig Walsh and hold fresh auditions for pivotal No 3 jersey?Sat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
GAA complacent to the point of contempt in its treatment of media coverageKeith Duggan: Gagging of players will ensure other sports inevitably fill the resulting voidSat Jan 19 2019 - 08:00
Summer of ’69: When the city boys from Belfast brought All-Ireland glory to AntrimA half-century on, Keith Duggan talks to the men who won the All-Ireland U-21 football title as the Troubles took holdSat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00
Is this final game, set and match for wholehearted Andy Murray?Sideline Cut: Injury-enforced retirement imminent for Scot who gave all he had to tennisSat Jan 12 2019 - 10:37
McDermott bids farewell to the cut and thrust of life with RoscommonReliable corner back ready to focus on new priorities after 14 years of consistent serviceSat Jan 12 2019 - 07:00
2018 in review: The joys – pure and impure – of Christmas and sportFeelgood stories of smalltown success went shoulder to shoulder with the darker side of sportThu Dec 27 2018 - 09:00
Sports Review 2018: Messi business and Argentina’s national humiliationThe shock of a 3-0 defeat to Croatia in Nizhny led to World Cup miseryWed Dec 26 2018 - 15:01
The Man Who Was Never Knocked Down review: a deep dive into the life of boxer Seán MannionRónán Mac Con Iomaire’s eye-witness account of the last years of Irish-Dorchester from one of its most celebrated sonsSat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00
Katie Taylor has helped give women’s boxing its voiceSideline Cut: Bray fighter is a fitting successor to trailblazers like Jackie TonawandaSat Dec 15 2018 - 07:30
Connacht find form in the storm to triumph over PerpignanProvince make it four wins in a row following hard-fought victory in torrential conditionsMon Dec 10 2018 - 07:00
Connacht master the conditions on a wild old day out westAndy Friend’s side see off Perpignan and the weather to notch up fourth-straight victorySat Dec 08 2018 - 17:57
New generations need the fields to pursue their Dublin dreamCounty chair right to identify the importance of green spaces in a city under huge strainSat Dec 08 2018 - 14:42
Mullinalaghta's half parish ready for Goliath of Kilmacud CrokesTiny Longford club will face a huge task in their clash with Kilmacud Crokes on SundaySat Dec 08 2018 - 10:00
Jim McGuinness named head coach of Charlotte IndependenceFormer Donegal GAA manager signs three-year deal with second-tier North Carolina teamFri Dec 07 2018 - 08:01
Ghaoth Dobhair triumph built on lessons learned from past mistakesUlster final winners put decade of underperformance behind themTue Dec 04 2018 - 12:36
Gaoth Dobhair edge titanic struggle to claim Ulster club titleSubstitute Shane Ferry’s late point in extra-time helps Donegal club pip ScotstownSun Dec 02 2018 - 18:52
Gweedore finally reclaim their crown as Donegal’s football royaltyGaeltacht club’s revival could culminate in a first Ulster title for any Donegal clubSat Dec 01 2018 - 09:45
Delaney’s shrewd stroke still leaves questions for the FAIPerennial struggles of domestic game a major blot on chief executive’s recordSat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
GAA faced a no-win task in implementing rule changes“Referees must have a degree in applied mathematics,” according to Eamon McGeeMon Nov 26 2018 - 06:00
Ireland football is where Ireland rugby was 20 years ago: in the doldrumsSideline Cut: On a night in November 1997, two Ireland teams set off on wildly different pathsSat Nov 24 2018 - 10:00
Malachy McNulty: 'If it was all about me, I’d be still playing'Portlaoise manager on taking the reins at club and the importance of a balanced teamSat Nov 24 2018 - 07:30
More than a manager, Irish football needs a clear and persuasive visionEven the appointment of a respected coach won’t cure game’s deep-rooted problemsThu Nov 22 2018 - 06:30
All Blacks scalp ensures stunning year ends on a perfect noteThe crowd got louder and fiercer as a thunderous encounter unfolded at the Aviva StadiumMon Nov 19 2018 - 06:30
Sense of destiny was there from the minute Irish crowd challenged the hakaFirst 35 minutes was key as Ireland came out and tore into the All Blacks from the offSat Nov 17 2018 - 21:29
Bundee Aki’s decision to choose Ireland makes him a target for All BlacksFocused world champions will have Auckland-born Connacht star firmly in their sightsSat Nov 17 2018 - 06:00
In 1989 Ireland faced the Haka and paid the priceIreland and the All Blacks through the years: Anderson’s famous stance well rememberedFri Nov 16 2018 - 18:00
In 1997 a terrifying All Blacks were playing a different gameIreland and the All Blacks through the years: Heavy defeat in 1997 heralded dark periodFri Nov 16 2018 - 06:00
As Dublin was bombed Ireland were a kick away from beating the All BlacksIreland and the All Blacks through the years: Barry McCann’s kick put into perspective in 1973Wed Nov 14 2018 - 20:00
In 1905 the first All Blacks had achieved ‘perfection’Ireland and the All Blacks through the years: Little known force changed the face of rugbyTue Nov 13 2018 - 20:00
On a cold December day Ireland’s ‘15 victims’ almost slayed the All BlacksIreland and the All Blacks through the years: Low scoring affair in 1963 almost brought a winTue Nov 13 2018 - 06:55
Rugby is playing roulette with welfare of brightest and bestChris Henry’s retirement causes brief pause for reflection ahead of glamorous autumn TestsSat Nov 10 2018 - 09:00
Aidan Harris Igiehon - the Dubliner on the cusp of making it to the NBAAidan Harris Igiehon is on the cusp of joining basketball’s NBA eliteSat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
Remarkable Crossmaglen back doing what they do bestThe mid-Ulster marvels are part of the autumnal furniture of Gaelic gamesSat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00
Tuam: ‘It’s important Traveller groups don’t get carried away’Peter Casey gained traction in Galway East – were his Traveller remarks a big factor?Mon Oct 29 2018 - 03:00
There is no place for cowardly violence in GAA club sceneClub games offer very best of GAA culture, but occasionally rivalry becomes poisonedSat Oct 27 2018 - 07:30
Fifty years on from Black Power salute: Has anything changed?Tommie Smith and John Carlos saw their lives altered by the gestures but what is the legacy?Sat Oct 20 2018 - 08:58
Unseemly feud a sad finale to Cora Staunton's glorious Mayo career‘Game Changer’ is a story of sporting excellence set against family bereavementSat Oct 20 2018 - 07:00
O’Neill ‘delighted with the endeavour’ despite another Ireland defeatHarry Wilson’s strike seemed symbolic of diverging paths for Ireland and WalesTue Oct 16 2018 - 23:02
Mayo's latest designs on Sam Maguire off to a storming startNew football manager James Horan to lead senior team’s hot pursuit of All-Ireland in 2019Sat Oct 13 2018 - 09:00
The mood threatens to turn funereal around Martin O’Neill’s IrelandThe old togetherness and giant-killing triumphs already seem a very long time agoSat Oct 13 2018 - 08:00
If proven Mourinho can’t manage the United job, then who can?Special One looks likely to join the list of men unable to revive the club’s fortunesSat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
GAA to discuss five big changes to football rulesStanding committee will discuss the five proposals with one limiting handpassingTue Oct 02 2018 - 16:22
