The healing continues for Cork after victory over Tipperary
Ireland make it six points out of six from their World Cup qualifying double-header against Poland
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Another Irish golfing stalwart takes on Augusta
Munster face questions over Randle appointment, Ireland gear up for return fixture against Poland
Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and the blown billion dollar fortune
Dublin players in the dark about Brennan; Crowley on the current state of affairs in Munster
Mission accomplished for Ireland in World Cup qualifier in Poland
Darragh Ó Sé on the Dubs; Gordon D’Arcy compares Leinster to Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy will look to keep hitting that major chord
Shane Lowry must bounce back from Masters disappointment; Ireland take on Poland in key World Cup qualifier
Rory McIlroy finds that the Masters green jacket is a perfect fit
Ireland can take some encouragement from their Six Nations loss to England; Leinster set up European semi-final with Toulon
Lowry and McIlroy get off to a flyer in Augusta
But Rory’s Masters meal would have been improved by some Rancheros; Gerry Thornley talks to Tadhg Furlong ahead of big European weekend
Rory McIlroy the headline act as prepares for Masters defence
Ioane’s best display in a blue shirt; Leinster championship’s badly needed shake-up
Irish golfers outline Masters masterplans ahead of opening round on Thursday
Sports Briefing: Gordon D’Arcy on sobering times for Munster; preliminary round peril for Armagh and Tyrone; Daniel Wiffen in action
Ireland’s golden bunch already looking to LA
Heimir Hallgrímsson sets out his plan, Leinster making it look hard, Aidan O’Shea still going strong
Welcome to the match no one really wants to play in
Munster problems run deep; Exit strategies a conundrum in football
‘For Ireland, football is suffering’, but that one really hurt
Boys in green gave it their all, but once again it wasn’t Ireland’s night
Can Ireland lift the nation?
All eyes on Prague ahead of Czech Republic playoff; Ronnie Delany only ran to win
Prague memories: The picture that summed up Ireland’s last trip to the Czech capital
Our writers chose their Irish starting side, Finn Azaz goes head-to-head with Pavel Sulc
Czechs wary of Ireland’s ‘killer in the box’ Troy Parrott
Michael Lyster remembered; how the Irish provinces are shaping up
Brilliant bronze for Kate O’Connor at World Indoor Championships
Republic of Ireland players get through club weekend unscathed ahead of Thursday’s trip to Prague
Ireland in good nick ahead of the Nations Championship
New contracts for four Ireland players; Football league not perfect, but it’s certainly competitive
Gerry Thornley selects his Six Nations team of the tournament
Baloucoune one of four Irish players in the XV; Matt Fitzpatrick’s ‘touch of class’
Summing up an unsummable-uppable Six Nations Championship
Why Stuart McCloskey has become indispensable; how Ireland’s set-piece detail roared back with a vengeance
Sonia O’Sullivan remembers the late Ronnie Delany
Scotland cannot be underestimated; Declan Queally shakes hands with Nico De Boinville
JP McManus celebrates his birthday in style
Queally hoping for a day to remember; Ireland v Scotland a ‘genuine benchmarking process’
All eyes on Cheltenham as National Hunt’s finest get ready for day one of the Festival
Sports Briefing: Gerry Thornley on ‘extraordinary rollercoaster’ of the Six Nations; the repercussions of Galway’s huge win over Kilkenny
Six Nations gives us a weekend you would hardly believe
Wins for Ireland, Scotland and Italy wouldn’t have been the overwhelming prediction for round five
We should expect the unexpected from Ireland v Wales
Conor Murray on the need for caution ahead of Six Nations game; Sonia O’Sullivan on the growing number of women taking up running
Andy Farrell gets rejiggy with it ahead of Ireland v Wales
Jacob Stockdale hoping to make up for lost time; Pat Spillane irked by the AFL ‘robbing our crown jewels’
McCabe and O’Sullivan injuries compound France defeat
Ireland forging a new identity; Timoney in line to make first Six Nations start
World Cup journey starts with stern French test for Ireland
Sports Briefing: A Triple Crown is not be sniffed at; Hurling’s rule book now an interested observer; Shane Lowry’s head-wrecker in Florida
Nothing in Fifa guidebook for when World Cup host attacks participant
International affairs came to Croke Park on Saturday in the form of a protest by demonstrators
Murray hails Gibson-Park as one of the greats
Speculation about Andy Farrell’s future; Evan Ferguson out of World Cup playoffs
FAI boss explains decision to play Israel game in Dublin; Andy Farrell builds Ireland depth with World Cup in mind
Sports Briefing: GAA presidential debate ahead of Friday’s election; enjoy Kobe McDonald while we can; Katie McCabe’s farewell
Another controversy for the FAI to consider
In other news, how Ireland’s win at Twickenham might have flagged the way forward
Ireland 2.0 under Andy Farrell starting to take shape
James Ryan’s harder edge; McIlroy heads to Augusta to ‘work on some things’
Ireland win at Twickenham has us partying like it’s 2023
Donegal continue league march; Troy Parrott keeps the goals
Andy Farrell goes with the ‘grizzled and gnarled’ for trip to Twickenham
Conor Murray on the trials of Jack Crowley; John O’Sullivan on why it is Josh van der Flier’s time to fly
Andy Farrell names his side to face England at Twickenham
Can Ireland emulate Scotland? Is Mikaela Shiffrin the GOAT? Will it ever stop raining?
Which version of Ireland will turn up at Twickenham?
Outhalves advised to stay off social media; GAA’s annual congress this weekend
Reading form lines for Ireland v England is like reading tea leaves
Are Steve Borthwick’s team wounded or forewarned?; Hollie Davidson veers from very good to perplexing
Ireland’s ‘bench-fuelled rally’ pleases Farrell
Ken Early on Ireland v Israel; Donegal make it three from three
Ireland draw Israel but Heimir Hallgrímsson is concentrating on ‘football matters’
Conor Murray thinks the obituaries for Irish rugby are premature; John O’Sullivan on how Italy might attack Ireland in Six Nations
‘Somebody needs to start sticking up for Evan Ferguson’
Farrell expected to ring the changes against Italy; Mullins preparing another ‘outstanding festival team’ for Cheltenham
Ireland’s ‘desperately poor’ kicking game hardly helped the cause
James McCarthy on Dublin’s shaky start to league campaign; High hopes for Brighterdaysahead
Is this a lull or something deeper for Irish rugby?
Farrell needs to lift his players for Italy; Patrick Reed the hottest player on the planet
Irish rugby licks its wounds after bruising 72 hours
The band needs to stay on the wagon as Ireland experience some turbulence
Ireland go back to the bad old days after night to forget in Paris
Sports Briefing: Andy Farrell concerned by his side’s lack of intent as France shed Irish game plan from the get-go
Beating France will be a hell of an achievement
Countdown to Ireland’s Six Nations opener in Paris; TJ Reid all set for another season with Kilkenny
Apocalypse, why now? Gordon D’Arcy on the negativity surrounding Ireland’s Six Nations hopes
Sports Briefing: All the latest Six Nations build-up; Are Derry City the team to stop Shamrock Rovers from winning a sixth title in seven years?
Andy Farrell names his Ireland side to face France
Farrell’s most challenging campaign yet; Justin Rose targets career Grand Slam
Donegal and Mayo make early running in the league
Sports Briefing: Prendergast likely to play outhalf against France; Galopin Des Champs looks for Gold Cup quadruple
‘Zero tolerance’ for Bundee Aki and referee abuse
Sports briefing: Edwin Edogbo finds himself in dreamland
When it rains, it pours for Andy Farrell
Sports Briefing: Discipline a central theme for Doris; Waterford need to kickstart their campaign
‘I played with gratitude, not obligation, with perspective, not fear’
Sports Briefing: GAA waiting for news on pitches around the country; final round of games in “protracted” Champions League
Andy Farrell sets his sights on a perfect Six Nations
Gerry Thornley on Connacht’s remarkable renaissance; ‘Moranball’ gets the engines running for Mayo fans
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