Katie Taylor
Is Ireland still a place ‘open to everything except for God’?
Public professions of faith induce a kind of culture cringe in post-Catholic Ireland. But when someone like Katie Taylor tells us what they believe, the least we can do is listen
‘What am I for?’ Katie Taylor faces the same retirement question we all do, just sooner
Many retired people find themselves having to start all over again
Róisín Ingle: Good job my mother is going to live to 100. Here’s to many more moments together
It’s her big sister Joyce’s birthday the day my mother comes for dinner. Joyce is turning 98
Katie Taylor’s farewell fight had ‘extraordinary impact’ on local economy, says AIB report
Close to half a million euro spent in pubs and restaurants in Dublin’s north inner city on night of Croke Park bout, AIB says
GAA’s commitment to integration under scrutiny
Ironic that row over misogyny erupted in the week Croke Park hosted largest women’s sporting event in GAA’s history
‘I dreamt of playing with Bernard Brogan’: musician Danny O’Reilly on life as a Dubs star
Coronas lead singer is a GAA player and helped Dublin Masters reach Saturday’s All-Ireland final
Oliver Callan shows his acerbic side with short sharp shot at GAA ‘gobshitery’
The RTÉ Radio 1 host’s acerbic rant lifts a sagging show, while Matt Cooper gets to the heart of the story on The Last Word
TV audience for Katie Taylor’s final fight nearly double that of All-Ireland hurling final
Peak RTÉ audience of 1.6 million tuned in to watch the Bray boxer’s Croke Park showdown with Flora Pili
Croke Park for Katie Taylor’s fight made Madison Square Garden look like the boxing gym in Bray
TV View: RTÉ had us in floods with montages, while great Irish figures paid tribute to Taylor
Katie Taylor’s farewell fight at Croke Park in pictures
Boxer crowned career in stylish Croke Park triumph against Flora Pili
‘We’ll never get a woman like Katie Taylor again’: Fans reflect on boxer’s lasting legacy
Bray fighter (40) competes in her final bout on a stage few ever do – in front of 82,000 people at Croke Park
Paddy Donovan shines, but Thomas Carty suffers bizarre fall on Croke Park undercard
Fight against England’s Dave Allen ends in an unprecedented no-contest after heavyweight from Phibsboro fell headfirst through the ropes
Katie Taylor: ‘I’m ending my career on top ... I’m ending as the undisputed champion’
The occasion rises to Katie Taylor as she nails final act on a night like no other at Croke Park
Eternal Katie Taylor does it her own way to the last as she defeats Pili in Croke Park farewell
Fans from all across Ireland came to see the boxer finish her career as the greatest to ever do it. She didn’t disappoint
Katie Taylor brings curtain down on boxing career with historic Croke Park win over Flora Pili
Taylor retires with a wide unanimous decision win in front of more than 80,000 people at Croke Park
Adam Olaniyan: Jobstown heavyweight dreams of undisputed success and becoming a cowboy
The 20-year-old will fight on the undercard at Katie Taylor’s Croke Park homecoming
Everything about Katie Taylor’s career was impossible. Until she did it
Bowing out at a packed Croke Park is a fitting end to an incomparable sporting journey
Fans at Katie Taylor’s Trinity College weigh-in left in no doubt the champ is ready to rumble
‘It is going to be a tough challenge, but this is what I was born for; this is what I was made for’
A sports fan’s dilemma: For some, glorifying Katie Taylor means glorifying boxing
It speaks to our fondness for Taylor that even those who felt uneasy about boxing could hate the game and not the player
How Katie Taylor revolutionised women’s sport
In the News podcast: Croke Park bout will be her last fight as a professional boxer
Before Katie Taylor’s farewell, the undercard fighters get their night at Croke Park
Saturday’s line-up includes a heavyweight nearing retirement, a former Irish Olympian, and a Liverpudlian who is related to Taylor
Photo portrait of Katie Taylor aged 10: ‘You can see the steel in her eyes even then’
Photographer Marc O’Sullivan shares some of his shots and memories of the then future Olympic and world boxing champion
Katie Taylor’s career in pictures: The highs and lows of a life between the ropes
From breaking new ground at the National Stadium to selling out Croke Park, Taylor has made history throughout a storied career
Westlife to perform at Katie Taylor’s Croke Park farewell fight
Irish pop stars will perform before Bray boxer Taylor takes on undefeated Flora Pili on Saturday
Katie Taylor: An emotional last night for a quietly defiant pioneer
If she wins, as she surely must, she will retire as the undisputed champion – not just of her chosen division but of women’s boxing
Who was Bartley Madden, Croke Park’s last Irish boxing headliner?
This weekend it is Katie Taylor’s turn but 100 years ago a New York-based Irish heavyweight was the big draw at GAA headquarters
Katie Taylor’s final open workout shows a glimpse of her remarkable legacy
Having paved the way throughout her career, Taylor now laces up the next generation
Katie Taylor: ‘I was walking to some boxing gyms as a young girl being sniggered at and laughed at’
In the last press conference of her boxing career, Taylor is in relaxed mood, finally allowing herself to think about her legacy in the sport
‘Pump the jab’: A bluffer’s guide to talking about boxing before Katie Taylor’s final fight
This phrasebook will help you look like an expert in the sweet science ahead of Saturday’s fight night on RTÉ
Katie Taylor v Flora Pili: Fight time and how to watch, all you need to know about Croke Park clash
Everything you need to know about Irish fighter’s final bout in Croke Park
RTÉ to broadcast Katie Taylor’s farewell fight in Croke Park
State broadcaster has secured free-to-air rights for Bray boxer's last time in the ring
Irish amateur great Joe Ward says Irish boxing is on a high ahead of return to the ring
Three-time European amateur champion has not fought in 22 months, but returns on Saturday’s 3Arena bill
‘It was a lifestyle, not a job’: Confessions of a sports writer who mostly saw it all
Making a career of mishaps and misadventures from Rio to the island of Jeju but still getting the story somehow
One unlikely win taught Katie Taylor to believe anything is possible
Chasing seemingly unattainable goals and achieving them has become one of the enduring themes of her boxing life
Katie Taylor at Croke Park – what fitting family entertainment
Fans could even hit the colosseum afterwards
Six ways Katie Taylor’s camp can avoid the problems that befell Muhammad Ali’s Croke Park fight
The meeting of Ali and Al “Blue” Lewis on a hot July night in 1972 proved a financial and logistical disaster
‘Disgraceful’: Katie Taylor’s Croke Park half-time show triggers online criticism
Limerick captain Cian Lynch’s speech adds some extra spice to hurling’s hottest rivalry; Fermanagh hotshot McGurn on target again
Croke Park stadium director expects sell-out Katie Taylor fight
Peter McKenna says ‘expertise’ behind marketing campaign will help fill 82,300 capacity
Katie Taylor sees her dream to fight in Croke Park come back to life: ‘I have goosebumps’
After four years trying to will a Croker homecoming into existence, Taylor will fight Flora Pili in the venue on September 5th
‘It will be her moment’: Katie Taylor’s glittering career comes home to Croker
Bray boxer believes ‘bucket list’ Dublin fight on September 5th could be her best
Katie Taylor’s Croke Park dream is proof women’s sport deserves a stage
Next generation of female athletes in Ireland will grow up knowing that Croke Park was filled by Taylor
Katie Taylor to fight Flora Pili at Croke Park in September for farewell bout
Presale for tickets open at 9am next Wednesday, June 10th
Katie Taylor set to fight in Croke Park for farewell bout in September
French boxer Flora Pili is a front-runner to be opponent for final fight of storied career
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Sinead Kavanagh (40) accused of engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour
Mary Lou McDonald channels Father Ted with new naughty word in Dáil
Mary-Lou McDonald brings a new naughty word into the chamber, possibly inspired by Father Ted
Katie Taylor makes first venture into business as co-creator of Fizzique
After edging her third fight against Amanda Serrano last July, Taylor began to think about the next steps in her life
‘It’s nothing but Croke Park for me’ – Katie Taylor rules out final fight moving to Aviva Stadium
Irish boxer remains ‘very positive’ that her farewell fight can take place at GAA headquarters
Gloves off as Dáil deputies square up for a slot on Katie Taylor’s Croke Park barney
Richard O’Donoghue challenges Taoiseach to a bout of street debate, while Roderic O’Gorman stings like a bee
Eddie Hearn says Katie Taylor won’t fight on Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua undercard at Croke Park
Promotor in Dublin on Friday for talks at Croke Park
Katie Taylor could fight in Croke Park this year on same card as Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua
‘We would be able to facilitate a Katie Taylor fight,’ said Croke Park stadium director Peter McKenna
We Need to Talk about Roy by Dave Hannigan: Game effort, but Roy Keane is no Katie Taylor
Interesting observations on the Corkman’s influence on Irish rugby and tabloids
Women’s sport received 18% of media coverage in 2025
Women’s sport fared best in the print media, while its lowest representation came online
Katie Taylor’s impact on her sport wasn’t just enormous, it was defining
We owe her plenty for the memories, while her sport owes her everything
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