Paddy Prendergast remembered at funeral Mass as ‘larger than life character’
Former footballer was last man standing of 1951 All-Ireland winning Mayo football team
‘An entertainer and raconteur’: Mayo bids farewell to Paddy Prendergast
Last surviving starting player from 1951 All-Ireland winning team died at the weekend
Mayo’s All-Ireland winning full back Paddy Prendergast dies aged 95
Ballintubber native was on the team who claimed back to back wins in 1950 and 1951
Mayo ‘curse’ never had any relevance for Dermot Flanagan or his father Seán
Seán Flanagan was the last Mayo captain to lift the Sam Maguire in 1951
Kevin McStay: Mayo will win this final, and bring an end to the grand obsession
Tyrone are a good match-up but comfort in chaos can bring the 70-year wait to an end
Trinity College to move 750,000 books during restoration of Old Library
Disasters at other historic sites ‘focused minds’ on need for €90m Dublin project
O’Brien well set to land a 10th Vertem Futurity
Ballydoyle trainer has seven of the 18 entries in the race at Doncaster this weekend
Game Changers: Vincent O’Brien, a pioneer who took Irish racing to the world
He was the visionary upon whose giant shoulders today’s industry stands
What the Dickens: First edition find in Kildare country house sale
Contents sale of New Park House features many equine-themed works
Mayo All-Ireland winner Pádraig Carney has died in California
‘The Flying Doctor’ was part of the most recent Mayo team to win Sam Maguire
Madhmoon bids to provide Prendergast with fairytale Derby success
Aidan O’Brien with seven in Derby after missing out in Friday's Oaks and Coronation Cup
Jockey Chris Hayes facing minimum six-day ban in whip hearing
Jockey relieved any ban won’t stop him riding Madhmoon in Epsom Derby
Modern Wicklow estate with stables and paddocks for €2.75m
Built in 1990 on part of Clonmannon Estate, designed by architects Sheehan & Barry
All-Ireland football final: ‘You never give up, you never give in’
Chocolate, prayers, US vice-president wishes and a trip or two up Croagh Patrick for Mayo
Seán Rice: Mayo’s long quest for All-Ireland redemption
Since 1951 the county have stumbled through the shifting sands of an unforgiving desert
The people of Mayo know the All-Ireland curse is a contrived nonsense
Oral histories show the legend has grown in stature during recent All-Ireland final losses
TCD Students’ Union votes against boycott of Israel
Motion calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) comprehensively defeated
Logic screams Dublin but impulse to pick Mayo goes beyond that
Jim Gavin’s men will be feeling all the pressure ahead of replayed All-Ireland final
Dublin and Mayo fans all set for another big clash in Croke Park
Fans show their colours as they play it again for Sam
Mayo All-Ireland winner in 1950 and 1951 passes away
Fr Peter Quinn, one of last three surviving members of double-winning team, laid to rest
Provincial contests at heart of GAA’s enduring appeal
Attraction of provincial championships is based in both history and geography
Quotes of the year in education: ‘The boys that did the honours maths led us to ruination’
Warnings against ‘self-satisfaction’ at Trinity and a Blackrock College war cry were among the other memorable quotes of 2014
The ideal graduate, according to University of Limerick
It’s no longer enough to be a scholar – the ideal graduate is also entrepreneurial, collaborative, articulate, responsible, creative, proactive and knowledgeable
Pre-tax profits at C&F Tooling fall 41% despite major rise in revenues
Number employed at Galway-based firm increased by almost 300 last year
Willie Mullins gearing up for Christmas with the usual strong hand
The champion trainer has plentyof options for Leopardstown festival
Mayo madness alive and well on the Corrib banks ahead of All-Ireland
Galway “spiritually 95 per cent” Mayo this weekend
Wachman aims to bridge fifty year gap with Galileo Rock in St Leger
Leading Light leads Ballydoyle challenge
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