Jacques Nienaber knows where Leinster went wrong; Darragh Ó Sé knows where the GAA went wrong; John O’Shea thinks Duffer has it wrong
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Will Leinster suffer some mental scarring? Will Henry Shefflin be around for the Galway rebuild? Where is the ceiling on this Donegal team?
Leinster the Buffalo Bills of rugby; Limerick’s statement win over Waterford; and the French Open gets into gear
Tricky selection decisions for Cullen; busy weekend of hurling; sold-out clash in League of Ireland
Ken Early on the Europa League’s deserving winners; Johnny Watterson on Leinster’s ‘growing force’; Ciaran Murphy on the joy of permutations
Great entertainer Simon Zebo bows out; Darragh Ó Sé on recovering from a bad defeat; Football championship enters ‘sorting phase’
Leinster are victims of their own success; Galway footballers are finding their groove; and Shane Lowry can be proud of his season so far
Clare make ‘cryptic crossword out of simplex’; Xander Schauffele’s first major success
Stephen Kenny returns to management; Rachael Darragh ready for Paris Olympics
Dave Hannigan on hyping American stars too young; Do we need more games on GAAGo?
Gordon D’Arcy on why Richie Murphy has his work cut out for him; Darragh Ó Sé on Armagh’s need for a ruthless edge; Seán Moran on the rising red tide
Michael Murphy on the art of the penalty; Gordon Manning wants to go for gold; while the form of Toulouse is ominous says Gerry Thornley
Denis Walsh on Galway’s hurlers having ‘no identity or momentum’; Ken Early on ‘the worst United in more than 30 years’
One of Michelle Smith de Bruin’s long-standing records fell, while Galway and Louth face challenging weekends in the GAA Championship
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