Being Paulie: The rugby evolution of Paul O’ConnellKeith Duggan talks to the former Ireland and Munster lock as he opens up about his careerSat Oct 08 2016 - 08:30
Sideline Cut: Nobody outside the county should feel sorry for MayoTheir chances of winning Sam Maguire in 2017 are better than almost all other countiesSat Oct 08 2016 - 07:10
Dublin show true grit to claim place among all-time greatsMayo heartbroken again as champion’s iron resolve gets them over the lineMon Oct 03 2016 - 07:00
Keith Duggan: Dublin’s Invincibles leave Mayo faraway, so closeSingle kick divides two extraordinarily deep teams at Croke ParkSat Oct 01 2016 - 21:14
Logic screams Dublin but impulse to pick Mayo goes beyond thatJim Gavin’s men will be feeling all the pressure ahead of replayed All-Ireland finalSat Oct 01 2016 - 06:00
Cillian O’Connor still under radar despite high-flying seasonForward’s consistency and coolness under pressure epitomised by equalising pointFri Sept 30 2016 - 20:35
Keith Higgins glad Mayo have another shot at DublinVeteran back hopes his side can create and then take opportunity this time aroundFri Sept 30 2016 - 01:00
Mayo ready to take their game to the Dubs in replayDublin may be desperate to atone for draw, but Stephen Rochford is relishing rematchTue Sept 27 2016 - 01:00
Jose Mourinho struggles in the shadow of Ferguson, and his past selfThe original version of Jose would never have made a plea for way things used to beSat Sept 24 2016 - 10:00
Aidan O’Shea would benefit from being himself and not jack of all tradesMayo talisman defended well from the front and acted as decoy. But it led to scoreless gameSat Sept 24 2016 - 07:30
Stephen Rochford dismisses claims of deliberate tunnel incident‘I’ve huge regard for what Jim McGuinness did in Donegal, but I’ve never spoken to him’Tue Sept 20 2016 - 23:00
Keith Duggan: A weird science takes over at CrokerNothing in the play book prepared us for this mad, thrilling, error-ridden All-Ireland finalMon Sept 19 2016 - 06:00
Stephen Rochford: ‘We keep being written off but we’ll keep coming back’The Mayo manager believes there’s more to come from his side in two weeksMon Sept 19 2016 - 04:00
All-Ireland final replay will bring more bedlam and brillianceDublin seemed on the verge and Mayo on the brink for most of Sunday’s matchMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
Mayo might find Dublin vulnerability if they scratch beneath surfaceConnacht men need to turn Jim Gavin’s fabulous machine into a mere 15 individualsSun Sept 18 2016 - 15:11
Mayo arrive in that strange land where finals no longer hold fearWesterners already know worst that can happen and so feel pressure is offSat Sept 17 2016 - 09:00
Stephen Coen is among ‘a new breed of Mayo footballer’He’s 70 minutes away from adding to minor and Under-21 titles – before he reaches 21Fri Sept 16 2016 - 11:27
The Rochford files: it’s about self-belief and trust in trainingMayo’s manager sees what his team have to do not as a mythic quest but a sporting featFri Sept 16 2016 - 06:00
Stephen Rochford more than getting by with help from old friend CareyMayo manager and selector met while playing for the county's minors in 1995Wed Sept 14 2016 - 01:02
Donal Vaughan knows Mayo need to turn up heat on DublinSurprise loss to Galway may have been a blessing in disguise, admits midfielderTue Sept 13 2016 - 05:00
Mayo players determined to leave the past behindAll-Ireland football final: Dublin may seem unbeatable but Mayo are in no mood to loseSat Sept 10 2016 - 06:00
No looking back in amber for Tipperary after six years of hurtThe All-Ireland win that the Premier County have craved for so long finally came aboutMon Sept 05 2016 - 06:00
Michael Ryan’s men have learned from hardships handed out by KilkennyIn work rate and scores from turnovers, Tipperary mirrored the best of KilkennyMon Sept 05 2016 - 03:00
All-Ireland final: Tipping point reached as Kilkenny succumbTipperary finally better great rivals thanks to performance fuelled by fire of intentMon Sept 05 2016 - 00:00
Kilkenny: where the irreplaceable are replaced with little fussWhen people say ‘this Kilkenny team’ they are talking about the force Cody sends outSun Sept 04 2016 - 11:21
Sideline Cut: Kerry will not take All-Ireland defeat lying downKingdom are living through the Dublin golden years as they’ve never had to beforeSat Sept 03 2016 - 09:00
Rio breathes sigh of relief as Olympics packs up its troublesFor good and for bad these Games will remain a vivid chapter in Irish sportMon Aug 22 2016 - 07:13
Rings a bell - Our writers’ memories of RioFrom Thomas Barr’s heroics, to the lows of Michael Conlon and Katie Taylor’s exitsMon Aug 22 2016 - 07:00
USA basketballers stick to usual dazzlingly brilliant scriptDomestic upheaval left at home as Kevin Durant and co light up world stage and see off SerbiaSun Aug 21 2016 - 22:27
Badass water polo hombres make for kick-ass final in RioSerbia get the better of Croatia in cracking Olympic decider between Balkan rivalsSun Aug 21 2016 - 17:05
Ryan Lochte’s frat boy stroke hits the jugular vein of Rio’s discontentWhat gave these preppy, sauntering Americans the belief they could behave like this?Sat Aug 20 2016 - 05:00
Olympic boxing: France wins title in Katie Taylor’s divisionEstelle Mossely takes light middleweight gold as Billy Walsh boxer fires up for finalFri Aug 19 2016 - 23:35
Pat Hickey: Godfather of Olympic Council of Ireland falls from graceUltimate insider Pat Hickey could face up to seven years in jail on ticket touting chargesFri Aug 19 2016 - 22:20
Pat Hickey taken into police custody over Olympic tickets rowShane Ross says senior counsel or judge to be appointed to inquiry into saga todayFri Aug 19 2016 - 09:13
Tom Daley: Boy who became man in front of worldBritish diver ready to steal show again as he seeks gold in the 10m platformFri Aug 19 2016 - 09:02
OCI ticket touting inquiry could cover 2012 Olympics - RossMinister for Sport says terms of reference to be decided at meeting with Attorney GeneralFri Aug 19 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey released from hospital in Brazil for police questioningShane Ross says he will appoint either a lawyer or judge to investigate tickets controversyThu Aug 18 2016 - 20:13
IOC distances itself from Hickey’s arrest in Brazil hotelExecutive says matter is for Olympic Council of Ireland but will co-operate with probeThu Aug 18 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey profile: From nearing ‘sainthood’ to a surreal Rio arrestJudo loving OCI president astutely plotted his progress through the Olympic ranksWed Aug 17 2016 - 19:49
Oliver Dingley impresses with brave display off the boardsThe Ireland diver finished eight in the 3m springboard final, surpassing expectationsWed Aug 17 2016 - 00:27
Oliver Dingley finishes in eighth to round-off stunning 24 hoursFor three rounds in he cast a spell and then it broke - like seeing magic dust disappearingTue Aug 16 2016 - 23:54
Annalise Murphy banishes London agony with silver finishDún Laoghaire sailor euphoric but boxer Michael Conlan suffers contentious defeatTue Aug 16 2016 - 23:38
Annalise Murphy: ‘It hasn’t sunk in. I’m so happy’The Irish sailor is just the fourth Irish woman to ever claim an Olympic medalTue Aug 16 2016 - 21:15
Oliver Dingley delivers some cheer at last amidst the wind and noiseDingley survives the elements to reach semi-final with a confident displayTue Aug 16 2016 - 01:14
Katie Taylor: ‘I’m not finished yet ... It’s just very hard to take’Loss of Olympic boxing gold medal status follows loss of her world championship titleTue Aug 16 2016 - 01:00
Katie Taylor departs Olympic Games amid shock and disbeliefKeith Duggan reports from Rio - defending champion and coaches felt she had done enoughMon Aug 15 2016 - 19:54
Olympic golf comes up smelling like a RoseCritics may change their minds as a new champion is crowned after 112 years in RioSun Aug 14 2016 - 23:14
Andy Murray chases history after making Olympic tennis finalWorld number two looking to become first man to defend singles titleSat Aug 13 2016 - 21:23
O’Donovan brothers pull through pain to Olympic glorySkibbereen’s pride end decades of heartache for Irish rowing and put smiles on facesSat Aug 13 2016 - 09:55
Letter from Rio: Games a fractured dream wonderful and awful to beholdChief sports writer Keith Duggan reflects on the first week at the 2016 Rio Olympic GamesSat Aug 13 2016 - 08:00
