Ireland’s potential World Cup kickoff times are a nightmare for fansIt is not much better for supporters planning to go as getting to games is a convoluted and expensive challengeSun Dec 07 2025 - 14:50
Irish swimmers land whale of a haul at European ChampionshipsPool-by-pool guide to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup; Johnny Watterson on Eben Etzebeth’s suspensionFri Dec 05 2025 - 10:15
Rugby World Cup draw leaves us doing the time warp againIreland now know who they will be playing in October 2027; Ciarán Murphy on Charlie Smyth being ‘one of the stories of the Irish sporting year’Thu Dec 04 2025 - 10:24
Provinces back in the saddle for European adventuresThe Champions Cup returns while Ireland learn their opponents for the 2027 World CupWed Dec 03 2025 - 10:20
Smyth and Bourke work on mastering a whole new ball gameGerry Thornley previews the World Cup draw; Jacques Nienaber insists he will see out his Leinster contractTue Dec 02 2025 - 11:00
Troy Parrott has a rare off day for AZ AlkmaarBallygunner confirm their place as one of the greatest club teams of all timeMon Dec 01 2025 - 09:52
Irish fans left (sic) as Parrotts by celebratory tattoosEngland look pure mule, Mancini gets to know Haaland, Wicklow at the World Cup (kind of)Mon Nov 24 2025 - 06:00
Too many bums on seats in Irish sinbin leaves commentators in counting chaosDonal Lenihan found himself in need of an abacus for much of Saturday’s game at the AvivaSun Nov 23 2025 - 14:30
Fortune favours Ireland as World Cup draw throws up Czechs in crisisThe Czech Republic have had some problems of late; Andy Farrell defends decision to select Sam PrendergastFri Nov 21 2025 - 11:13
‘Ireland is a very unpleasant and tenacious opponent’: Czech Republic react to World Cup playoff drawThe morale of Czech football is low after a defeat to the Faroe Islands last monthThu Nov 20 2025 - 15:30
End of an era as Zaur Antia wraps upIreland gear up for playoff opponents; Irish rugby team to be namedThu Nov 20 2025 - 10:19
Irish football back down to earth with humbling Andorra defeatIreland’s playoff opponents have narrowed; South Africa’s team of ‘carnage’Wed Nov 19 2025 - 09:58
Kelly Brady called up to Irish squad for friendly against Hungary Tara O’Hanlon returns after absence of more than two years Tue Nov 18 2025 - 14:05
Watching the late late Troy show on a loopMalachy Clerkin on being ‘innocently happy’; Kevin Kilbane on what made the tears stream down his faceTue Nov 18 2025 - 10:29
Ireland and Parrott’s heroics in Budapest were un-summable-up-ableThere were hat-trick heroes in both soccer and rugby on a fine weekend for Irish sportMon Nov 17 2025 - 10:42
Pandemonium in the commentary box while Doyle does a lap of RTÉ studio after Budapest miracleTurned out the hope didn’t kill us after all, as Troy Parrott hat-trick against Hungary lifted us all up to cloud nine Mon Nov 17 2025 - 08:47
Troy Parrott: Ireland’s almost-forgotten man finally earns his spursWritten off by Tottenham, he reinvented himself in the Netherlands and has now brought the magic to the Ireland squadSun Nov 16 2025 - 21:20
Troy Parrott profile: From Belvo boy to teenage Premier League debut and Dutch renaissanceThe Irish striker’s decision to try his hand in Dutch football has paid off handsomely Fri Nov 14 2025 - 15:57
Ireland stop making sense as Parrott delivers a once-in-a-lifetime nightShowtime for Andy Farrell and Joe Schmidt; Red-letter day for Baltinglass GAAFri Nov 14 2025 - 10:42
Cristiano Ronaldo left feeling sick as a Parrott as Ireland’s World Cup campaign finally ignitesIreland hit Portugal with the mother and father of all bangs on a magical night in DublinThu Nov 13 2025 - 22:01
Nervy night ahead as Portugal come to townMack could be back for Ireland; All Star consensus not a good thingThu Nov 13 2025 - 09:38
‘I hope they don’t boo me too much’: Cristiano Ronaldo planning to end Ireland’s World Cup dreamPortugal star on the verge of securing his place in a record sixth World CupWed Nov 12 2025 - 21:14
Ireland hoping to move mountains against PortugalUnder-17s advance in World Cup; Tadhg Beirne reflects on a year of highs and lowsWed Nov 12 2025 - 10:19
Ireland have two games to save World Cup dream Beware the wounded Wallabies; Aidan Walsh bows out of boxingTue Nov 11 2025 - 10:37
Cristiano Ronaldo has not lost his self-regard in latest interviewJoe Cole on remaining forever young; Pep Guardiola’s incredible recordMon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
The Shamrock Rovers runaway train leaves Stephen Bradley beamingOn Sky, Arne Slot was the Messiah last season, now he’s the new Ruben AmorimSun Nov 09 2025 - 19:55
Kelly Brady named Sportswoman of the Month for OctoberAthlone's FAI Cup final hat-trick hero has enjoyed a silverware-laden first season in IrelandSat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
Tom Farrell leaves it late to achieve his dreamHallgrímsson hopes Evan Ferguson will be fit for World Cup qualifiersFri Nov 07 2025 - 09:55
Tipperary dominate hurling All-Stars and get unexpected windfallJohn Magnier gifts site for centre of excellence; Ireland look to get their mojo back ahead of Japan gameThu Nov 06 2025 - 11:41
Inquest into New Zealand defeat continuesRovers going for the double; Dublin and Meath double headersWed Nov 05 2025 - 11:10
Carla Ward says World Cup qualifying opponents are ‘beatable’ as Ireland avoid group of deathManager happy to avoid playing England and Spain as they look to qualify for the 2027 tournamentTue Nov 04 2025 - 16:17
DJ Carey’s ‘life in tatters, reputation demolished’New Zealand suspect that they encountered an Ireland team on the waneTue Nov 04 2025 - 10:02
When is the draw for the Women’s World Cup and who are Ireland likely to face?Worst case scenario could be Carla Ward’s team drawn with world and European champions, Spain and EnglandMon Nov 03 2025 - 18:46
Ireland must Soldier on after Chicago hidingNew Zealand pack a punch; GAA club championships roll on; Willie Mullins wins bigMon Nov 03 2025 - 09:58
All in the Game: Chelsea prize takes you far away from the action, not the other way aroundJet lag anticipated as lucky winner set for 34-hour round trip to watch match on tellyMon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00
TV lads’ verdict on Ireland’s performance against the All Blacks? Not very well done Andrew Trimble’s optimism led him to make a high-stakes commitmentSun Nov 02 2025 - 19:00
TV view: Did Ireland win? Because it was hard to actually follow the matchBetween the coloured boots and the superimposed ads on the pitch, it was hard to actually follow the match Sat Nov 01 2025 - 22:20
Farrell and Crowley ready for All Black buffeting in Windy CityWhy Ireland’s back three have to gel, and why the counterattack is so vital in this World Cup cycleFri Oct 31 2025 - 10:52
Shamrock Rovers finally get over the line Carla Ward’s job more secure; Will Jordan keeps on scoring triesThu Oct 30 2025 - 10:25
Carla Ward salutes Ireland squad after Nations League promotionLate Abbie Larkin goal in Leuven was enough to see Ireland up to the A division for next seasonWed Oct 29 2025 - 14:47
Abbie Larkin gets Ireland to Nations League top table Rovers can finally wrap up title; Andy Farrell’s squad hale and heartyWed Oct 29 2025 - 10:07
Ireland player ratings: Denise O’Sullivan and Katie McCabe lead once more as Ireland gain Nations League promotionGoalscorer Abbie Larkin among impactful Ireland substitutionsTue Oct 28 2025 - 22:07
Carla Ward expecting tougher test from Belgium Martin O’Neill takes temporary charge of Celtic; Are Ireland too old and too Leinster?Tue Oct 28 2025 - 10:56
Nations League playoff: Ireland prepare to face the other side of Belgium Katie McCabe aiming to mark her 100th cap by clinching promotionMon Oct 27 2025 - 19:00
Epic GAA club contests would thaw the most frozen of heartsTJ Reid gets compared to Pele and Michael Jordan by Tommy WalshMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Football’s fondness for Ferraris shows no sign of abatingMick McCarthy disappointed he was not played on film by Denzel WashingtonMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Ireland player ratings v Belgium: Katie McCabe has outstanding game Denise O’Sullivan showed no rustiness as she was back to her bestFri Oct 24 2025 - 21:51
Ward and Ireland hoping to finally take flight against BelgiumKaren Duggan on Ireland’s inconsistent form; Jack O’Connor on a memorable year for KerryFri Oct 24 2025 - 10:39
Ireland manager Carla Ward looking to strike the right balance against BelgiumWard has several selection decisions to make for first leg of Nations League playoffFri Oct 24 2025 - 06:00
Ireland captain Katie McCabe urges Ireland fans to get behind team for playoff with BelgiumTicket sales for Friday night’s first leg at the Aviva Stadium have been slow Thu Oct 23 2025 - 13:32
