Jim Carroll

• Sport
• January 17, 2013, 09:28

It’s time for Lance Armstrong to spit in the soup. Tonight – well, tomorrow morning in this part of the world – the Texan cyclist and doper will tell all about his real life on the bike to Opray Winfrey. …

• Irish music Sport
• September 28, 2012, 09:43

It’s the song of the week. Indeed, if you’re from Donegal, it’s probably the song of the year. You simply couldn’t escape “Jimmy’s Winning Matches” this week, with even the venerable Morning Ireland blasting it out two days in a …

• Ireland Sport
• August 13, 2012, 08:06

It was inevitable, wasn’t it? The row, the spat, the dispute, the acrimony, the fuming, the huffing, the puffing, the high moral ground, the indignation, the crossed wires, the point-scoring. When it comes to the Olympics, we don’t just produce …

• Reviews Sport
• July 30, 2012, 08:40

There will come a time when the details are lost in the mist. After all, can anyone remember what the Chinese lads and lasses produced for the opening ceremony four years ago, beyond the broad brushstrokes? The thunder and lightning …

• Sport
• April 17, 2012, 10:07

According to Séan Moran’s report in the paper at the weekend, the GAA plan to unveil a major marketing and promotional campaign in the coming months. The organisation know they face serious competition for both ticket-buyers and media coverage this …

• Sport
• May 4, 2011, 09:53

There was one man missing from the Camp Nou last night and, strangely enough, people seemed to miss José Mourinho. The Barcelona fans didn’t get to jeer him, the TV cameras didn’t get to focus on his frown and the …

• Hurling Sport
• January 6, 2011, 09:42

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a GAA player in possession of some spare cash and looking for some decent casual clobber must be in want of a pair of bootleg jeans (usually from Jack & Jones). Someone obviously …

• Sport
• July 21, 2009, 19:07

Another excellent performance by Nicolas Roche in his debut Tour de France. After two previous Top 10 finishes (including the runner-up spot at the weekend), Roche came in fourth today, six seconds behind Mikel Astarloza, after what was a tough …