Funny old games: The sporting year in a year like no other

Mary Hannigan runs the rule over the weird and sometimes wonderful in 2020

Mayo boss Horan praises pressure game but admits things need tightening up

‘In the second half as well, the game was gone and maybe we got a little bit lackadaisical’

How Tipperary football finally won its own war of independence

The stars have aligned for Tipp as they face into an All-Ireland semi-final with Mayo

Jim McGuinness: Cavan need illogical courage and variety to down the Dubs

To beat Mayo, Tipperary will have to go to that place Cavan reached in the Ulster final

Darragh Ó Sé: Managers have steered three contenders to a better place

Power, Graham and Horan have done a fine job to get Tipp, Cavan and Mayo to last four

Power believes Tipperary equipped for big role on national stage

Premier boss says new Munster kingpins will go into Mayo clash with real confidence

Christie finds some Ballymun in Tipperary football

Former Dublin star, now aiding the Premier cause, believes Munster breakthrough can be a turning point in the county’s football story

Every kind of wind imaginable was against Tipperary football - and they came through

Tipping point: Beams of light were provided to footballing communities of Tipperary and Cavan

Tipperary and Cavan deliver two earthquakes in one day

Cavan lift first Ulster title in 23 years as Tipp end 85-year wait for Munster crown

David Burke and Aidan Harte come into Galway side for Tipperary clash

Tipp unchanged for Limerick clash; Waterford bring in Ian Kenny for Shane Fives

Supplements group Solvotrin raises €6.7m to fund China, US expansion

Latest fundraising values Cork-based healthcare group at €45m

The wily Brian Fox wins it for never-say-die Tipperary

Louth led 1-5 to 0-2 early in the second half but David Power’s team fought back

Eason to take over six franchised stores as part of wider restructuring

Acquisitions expected to add €5m to retailer’s annual turnover and boost profitability

Curragh’s €80m makeover no racing cert for success

Racecourse must mean more than something to stare at as we whizz past on the M7

Final cost of Curragh redevelopment expected to be over €80m

Budget overrun at Kildare track will not involve extra funding from the State

New era beckons for transformed Curragh Racecourse

Final cost is still unknown but Irish racing now boasts a spectacular new showpiece

Orix swoops for $2.2bn Avolon stake

Japanese financial services buys 30% stake in Dublin-based aircraft lessor

New Music Dublin manages to kick up a storm

Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances

Second Wind – Frank McNally on a weather-delayed world premiere

An Irishman's Diary on a resurfacing victim of the 'Beast from the East'

Orix deal poised to cut Avolon borrowing charges

Ratings agencies signal upgrade for Irish aircraft lessor on back of deal

Master and patron: traditional music loses two pivotal figures

Liam O’Flynn and Garech de Brún enriched and strengthened our musical tradition

Can anything be salvaged from the New Music Dublin Festival?

There’s no way that the whole programme can be saved – it’s too big and too complicated for that

Pitch Battles – An Irishman’s Diary about an ancient tune given new life, via a marriage between uilleann pipes and orchestra

David Power, co-founder of Paddy Power, to retire

The 71-year-old chairs Richard Power Bookmakers which announced it will wind down

Tradfest 2018 puts female artists centre stage

Tradfest 2018: Everything you need to know - it promises an eclectic mix, with performances from Martha Wainwright, Shirley Collins, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill and many more

Orchestra funding should be ringfenced at RTE, says Martin

New Music Dublin festival director claims rumoured cutbacks would have trickle-down effect

Kilkenny Arts Festival: a compelling chain of events and emotions

From Antarctica to Ukraine and Schubert to Brexit, a one-day exploration of the festival

The best classical performances to see this week

Irish mezzo soprano Tara Erraught comes to the National Concert Hall

Irish adaption of ‘Swan Lake’ among highlights of Clonmel Junction Festival

Music and theatre lovers well catered for with eclectic mix at popular Tipperary event

Cheltenham: favourite Neon Wolf beaten on another good day for the bookies

The well-fancied Tombstone sinks without trace and even Douvan has an off day

Séamus McEneaney is the new Wexford football manager

The Monaghan native expected to take the county out of Division Four of the league

Traditional authenticism bound by music and running with time

In ‘Edge of Light’, four top traditional artists perform along the rim of a fresh Irish day

David Power steps down as Wexford football manager

‘I feel that I can no longer devote the necessary time and energy required’

Five great football upsets

From the 2004 Fermanagh v Armagh quarter-final to 2014’s Tipp v Dublin semi-final

Brexit: top Irish businessmen suffer €450m loss on Iseq

Michael O’Leary sees value of his 3.8 per cent stake in Ryanair fall €158m to €499m

Kilkenny Arts Festival announces its 2016 programme

Stephen Rea, Loudon Wainwright III and Christian Blackshaw are among the highlights

David Power and Willie Kelly: Apples in Winter album review

Kildare hang tough to see off Wexford

Cian O’Neill’s side only manage two points in second half but do just about enough

Wexford have a fighting chance against Kildare at Croke Park

The attacking line of Ciaran Lyng, Ben Brosnan and PJ Banville fancy their chances

Wexford plan to Power on towards promotion

Footballers drive to return to Division Three begins Sunday with home tie against Leitrim

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