
Dublin’s James McCarthy goes back to basics with the same golden result
- Gaelic Football
- January 16, 2021, 06:00
Midfielder reacquainted with Sam for an eighth time and won with Ballymun in 2020

Tipping Point: Cork play soldiers in the sand as the Covid war rages on
- Gaelic Games
- January 11, 2021, 06:00
Ronan McCarthy’s side looked removed from reality as they trained on the beach in Youghal

Tom Parsons thankful for the journey as he bids goodbye to the big stage
- Gaelic Football
- January 9, 2021, 06:00
‘My whole sporting career has taught me so much’ says long-serving Mayo stalwart

Con O’Callaghan finds his place and excels in historic Dublin team
- Gaelic Football
- December 21, 2020, 06:30
A ding-dong battle with Oisín Mullin saw both men come out with credit in the bank

James Horan takes positives but Mayo’s old sins came back to haunt them
- Gaelic Football
- December 20, 2020, 14:22
In four of their last six All-Ireland finals the opposition’s first score has been a goal

Dublin tie a bow around it as they complete the six-in-a-row
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 19:24
Dogged Mayo finally fell away in the last 10 minutes at Croke Park

Bernard Brogan: ‘Finances didn’t win five All-Irelands in a row’
- Gaelic Games
- December 19, 2020, 06:00
Capital Gains: The former Dublin star on why the money debate needs to find some middle ground

Déise wilt under the sustained power play of Limerick’s twin towers
- Hurling
- December 13, 2020, 21:10
Between them, Gearóid Hegarty and Tom Morrissey plundered 12 points from play

Limerick’s rolling wave leaves Waterford drowning in its wake
- Hurling
- December 13, 2020, 17:42
John Kiely’s side show that the gap back to the rest is growing

Crystal clear why Tadgh de Búrca is the centre of Waterford’s universe
- Hurling
- December 12, 2020, 09:30
Limerick found a way to avoid him in the Munster final and they’ll need to do it again

Tipping Point: It’s zero degrees as Waterford come in from the cold
- Hurling
- December 7, 2020, 06:00
Liam Cahill preparing team for All-Ireland final is an outcome few could have predicted

Dublin happy to outwait and then outwit Cavan
- Gaelic Football
- December 7, 2020, 05:00
Mickey Graham says it’s up to other counties to get up the level of the champions

Dublin pick Cavan off with precision and turn it into a procession by the end
- Gaelic Football
- December 5, 2020, 19:41
Brian Fenton, Ciarán Kilkenny and Con O’Callaghan run the show at Croke Park

Malachy Clerkin’s sports books of the year for 2020
- Sport
- December 5, 2020, 06:00
Live sport may have gone missing during the pandemic but there was always plenty to read

Pride, passion and a bit of madness - football runs through Cavan’s soul
- Gaelic Football
- December 4, 2020, 19:00
To understand Cavan people, football is the only starting place that makes sense

It’s shocking how men have driven women away from exercising in public
- Other Sports
- November 30, 2020, 06:00
For women, going out for a run brings on a spectrum of feelings, from discomfort to fear

Limerick edge out Galway to book place in final
- Hurling
- November 29, 2020, 21:43
Highest scoring game without a goal in championship history makes for sterile tie

John Kiely grateful for impact of ‘the boys coming off the bench’
- Hurling
- November 29, 2020, 20:45
Galway manager Shane O’Neill reflects on slow start after both water breaks

Big four ready to rumble on hurling’s special weekend
- Hurling
- November 28, 2020, 09:30
Despite the absent fans, headquarters set to witness two fascinating clashes

It’s good to have Richie Hogan back, he was missed
- Hurling
- November 28, 2020, 06:00
He was building a legacy - one of the Kilkenny greats - before four cruel years of injury

Every kind of wind imaginable was against Tipperary football - and they came through
- Gaelic Games
- November 23, 2020, 06:00
Tipping point: Beams of light were provided to footballing communities of Tipperary and Cavan

Tipperary and Cavan deliver two earthquakes in one day
- Gaelic Games
- November 23, 2020, 06:00
Cavan lift first Ulster title in 23 years as Tipp end 85-year wait for Munster crown

After 23 years tigerish Cavan tear up the script to claim the Ulster title
- Gaelic Football
- November 22, 2020, 20:23
Donegal came in hot favourites and for most of the time played like they were already through

Lockdown rekindles Killian Clarke’s love for football and he’s glad to be back
- Gaelic Football
- November 22, 2020, 07:00
Cavan are without some key players this year but Clarke’s return has been a major boost

Weekend GAA previews: TV details, throw-in times and verdicts
- Gaelic Games
- November 21, 2020, 06:00
There are three provincial football finals and two All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals

Malachy Clerkin: Being up close to the live sporting action is more of a privilege than ever
- Gaelic Games
- November 16, 2020, 01:00
The footballers and hurlers are doing their best to enliven one of our darkest periods

Dublin beat Laois in the usual Leinster semi-final cakewalk
- Gaelic Football
- November 15, 2020, 19:05
Laois hang in their for the first quarter before the champions cruise to 22 point win

Richie Hogan brings the magic as Kilkenny steal the year’s first epic
- Hurling
- November 14, 2020, 20:31
Galway left shellshocked as Brian Cody’s Cats secure the Leinster title at Croke Park

Weekend football previews: TV details, throw-in times and verdicts
- Gaelic Football
- November 14, 2020, 09:00
Malachy Clerkin looks ahead to four provincial semi-finals and the Connacht decider

Whelan and Concannon keeping the burden off Joe Canning’s shoulders
- Hurling
- November 14, 2020, 06:30
Former Galway selector Francis Forde explains how forwards’ work rate is crucial

Cork relish breakthrough after dramatic win over Kerry
- Gaelic Football
- November 9, 2020, 06:04
Ronan McCarthy says he is ‘delighted’ and praises players after last-gasp victory

With Trump gone, can we have our golf back from elitist, entitled idiots, please?
- Golf
- November 9, 2020, 06:00
Golf doesn’t deserve the bad name it gets from the likes of Trump and ‘golfgate’

After Fungie, Kerry’s year gets even worse as Cork strike at the death
- Gaelic Football
- November 8, 2020, 20:28
Kingdom left stunned by late drama at Páirc Uí Chaoimh as Rebels book spot in final

Kerry are meaner, tighter and less leaky since football came back
- Gaelic Football
- November 8, 2020, 08:00
Former player Sean O’Sullivan explains how Kerry are now set up for winter football

All-Ireland SFC 2020: TV details, throw-in times, team news
- Gaelic Football
- November 6, 2020, 20:08
Malachy Clerkin and Seán Moran look ahead to a weekend of quarter-finals and semi-finals

Malachy Clerkin: Sport feels like the only true thing in a world of spoof
- Gaelic Games
- November 2, 2020, 06:00
Tipping Point: Pain of championship exit felt as keenly as ever during a pandemic

Davy Fitzgerald pulls no punches after Galway hammer Wexford
- Hurling
- November 2, 2020, 05:00
‘I’m not involved in f*****g hurling to go out there and put up the white flag’

Galway expose Wexford’s lack of Plan B to reach Leinster final
- Hurling
- October 31, 2020, 20:36
Wexford were unrecognisable from last year. Even Davy Fitzgerald was quiet

All-Ireland SFC 2020: Throw-in times, TV details, team news
- Gaelic Football
- October 30, 2020, 21:00
Malachy Clerkin and Sean Moran look at the opening weekend of football championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: a county-by-county guide
- Gaelic Football
- October 30, 2020, 18:00
Malachy Clerkin previews every side as the provincial action finally gets underway

Football 2020: It’s a knockout revisited – ‘You played, you lost, you went home’
- Gaelic Football
- October 29, 2020, 16:10
Darragh Ó Sé and Kevin McStay recall days when teams got no second chance

League title just a stepping stone for formidable Kerry
- Gaelic Football
- October 26, 2020, 06:00
Convincing win over understrength Donegal shows Kingdom in rude health for championship

Kerry cruise to Division 1 title – now for the bigger business
- Gaelic Football
- October 24, 2020, 16:37
Clear that Donegal were focused on Tyrone as Kingdom took care of business early

Limerick well primed for a hectic tilt at three titles
- Hurling
- October 24, 2020, 06:00
Five games in seven weeks could bring a clean sweep of league, Munster and All-Ireland crowns

Weekend GAA: Throw-in times, team news, TV details
- Gaelic Games
- October 24, 2020, 06:00
The hurling championship gets underway as the football league comes to a conclusion

Fifty days to rediscover the 2020 Championship – with apologies to Paul Simon
- Gaelic Games
- October 24, 2020, 05:00
It’s a small bridge over troubled water, but at least it’s preferable to the sound of silence

Masks, loads of parking and no people: Covering GAA in a pandemic
- Gaelic Games
- October 19, 2020, 17:24
Our GAA writers reflect on a different working environment over the weekend

Clifford shines, Kerry win and some normality is felt in Monaghan
- Gaelic Football
- October 17, 2020, 17:02
Home side were pedestrian with Conor McManus adding some spark off the bench

Monaghan’s Conor McManus: ‘We’re lucky to be allowed to go out and do this’
- Gaelic Football
- October 17, 2020, 06:00
With the county moving up to Level 4, the footballer is not taking anything for granted

Allianz Football Leagues: Previews, throw-in times and TV details
- Gaelic Football
- October 17, 2020, 05:00
Intercounty season restarts with plenty still at stake in all four divisions

Keeping Covid from piercing the Donegal team bubble
- Gaelic Football
- October 12, 2020, 06:00
Dr Kevin Moran believes the benefits of team sport far outweigh the pandemic pitfalls

Eve McCrystal interview: ‘the lockdown is the reason I won that medal’
- Other Sports
- October 12, 2020, 06:00
At 42 the Dundalk woman has become national time trial champion

Legends of the past still happy to contribute to the cause
- Gaelic Games
- October 10, 2020, 01:00
Former greats like DJ Carey, Fitzgerald and McDonald continue to play their part

Euro 2020 playoff: Republic of Ireland player ratings
- International
- October 8, 2020, 23:15
Malachy Clerkin hands out the marks for Stephen Kenny’s side

Kilcar manager McNulty appeals to GAA to let Donegal final go ahead
- Gaelic Games
- October 5, 2020, 16:31
‘I’m just so gutted for the players and for everyone in the club’

Sky Sports and RTÉ prepare for a championship like no other
- Gaelic Games
- October 3, 2020, 06:00
All has changed from schedules to practicalities of social distancing in commentary boxes

Malachy Clerkin: Nothing compares to rich tapestry of sound offered up by GAA match
- Gaelic Games
- September 28, 2020, 06:00
RTÉ and Sky best get busy if they are to echo the roars and sounds of a Champo occasion

Kevin Babington: Learning to live again after life changed forever on Long Island
- Other Sports
- September 26, 2020, 05:30
Irish showjumper and wife Dianna keep faith after he was paralysed at event in 2019

Sporting Upsets: The summer that London tore up the script of two and out
- Gaelic Football
- September 23, 2020, 06:00
The summer of 2013 was golden for a hotchpotch collection of footballers in London

Tipping point: GAA facing a second earthquake, the cost of a split season
- Gaelic Games
- September 21, 2020, 05:00
Finding a way to fund sport will be much trickier than getting it up and running was

Cuala sink stout-hearted Ballyboden in titanic championship battle
- Hurling
- September 20, 2020, 20:29
Boden take lead in the first half at Parnell Park but rue letting it slip away too easily

Dual ambitions: Loughmore-Castleiney and Ballyboden St Enda’s dreaming big
- Gaelic Games
- September 19, 2020, 06:00
From city superclub to country parish powerhouse the elusive dual remains the target

What’s in the new roadmap for sports fans?
- Sport
- September 15, 2020, 17:58
Malachy Clerkin picks through the details of the latest Government strictures

New Covid-19 plan allows up to 200 to attend sporting events
- Gaelic Games
- September 15, 2020, 12:21
The government has announced its medium-term plan Living With Covid-19

New Covid-19 plan will allow fans to attend sporting events
- Gaelic Games
- September 15, 2020, 01:00
Limit likely to be 500 with up to 5,000 possibly attending larger grounds in coming months

Ideal opportunity for the Women’s Super League to prosper
- Soccer
- September 14, 2020, 06:00
Recent influx of world-class talent shows women’s football in England is thriving

Fantasy football: A simple and deeply stupid obsession for so many
- English Soccer
- September 12, 2020, 07:00
Malachy Clerkin: Here we go again as teams are picked and inevitable hours are wasted

Irish Film Institute release treasure trove of GAA archive
- Gaelic Games
- September 9, 2020, 06:00
All-Ireland films from the 1940s onwards will be available on the IFI Player

Ulster Championship planning for crowds of 400 at games in the North
- Gaelic Games
- September 8, 2020, 06:00
Ulster Council chief Brian McAvoy believes numbers could be higher for semi-finals and final

Longford club breathe sigh of relief as ‘draconian’ ban quashed by DRA
- Gaelic Games
- September 7, 2020, 18:58
Club chairman says Killoe Emmets’ faith in the GAA’s disciplinary system fully restored

Cowardly Government hide behind Nphet as fans remain locked out
- Gaelic Games
- September 7, 2020, 06:00
Ability to be in charge of everything without being to blame for anything is almost admirable

Liam Hayes keeping on moving in a world which has seized up
- Gaelic Games
- September 5, 2020, 06:00
Hero Books - telling stories that deserve to be told to communities who want to hear them

Sporting upsets: When Donegal sent Jim Gavin and Dublin back to the drawing board
- Gaelic Football
- September 1, 2020, 06:00
McGuinness’s men were long shots to take down the champions in 2014 All-Ireland semis

Sporting teachers on Covid-19 challenge: ‘You can’t keep living in the fear’
- Gaelic Games
- August 29, 2020, 06:00
It’s impossible to know yet how or where sport is going to fit into the picture

Worst sporting moment: Rain-soaked racket at 2010 Ryder Cup
- Golf
- August 18, 2020, 06:00
Event is magnificent if you’re playing or working but otherwise stay on the couch

Rugby on the rebound must have impact - journalists writing at home won't help
- Rugby
- August 17, 2020, 05:00
Decision to keep written press out of the Aviva won’t help promote sport’s return

There’s a bad moon rising but East Belfast GAC shine on
- Gaelic Games
- August 10, 2020, 06:00
Members of new club have been told to check under their cars, but they still take the field

Rubber about to meet the road as counties weigh up financial hit
- Gaelic Games
- August 8, 2020, 06:00
Intercounty training return will test counties as crowd restrictions remain at 200

Sporting Cathedrals: Semple Stadium, the very centre of the hurling universe
- Gaelic Games
- August 8, 2020, 06:00
Hurlers know that if you can’t hurl in Thurles, you won’t hurl anywhere

Sporting Cathedrals: Cheltenham reveals all about the wonder of racing
- Racing
- August 4, 2020, 06:00
The landscape, crowds, the buzz, the stands, the ring - nothing prepares you for the first time

Malachy Clerkin: GAA clubs shouldn’t shut down after one positive case
- Sport
- July 29, 2020, 06:00
This is where Croke Park’s messaging needs to be stronger and louder than ever

Tipping Point: Athletes left praying the Tokyo target will finally stop moving
- Other Sports
- July 27, 2020, 06:30
Ireland’s Olympians and Paralympians left hoping big gamble will pay off in the end

Sporting Cathedrals: Fitzgerald Stadium, where the Kingdom rein and it never rains
- Gaelic Games
- July 27, 2020, 06:30
The Park’s splendid backdrop is often matched by the quality of the football on display

If Covid-shaming becomes the norm fewer players will come forward
- Gaelic Games
- July 25, 2020, 07:00
GAA needs to step up and support clubs, rather than blaming house parties

Familiar sights and sounds so welcome as championship action returns
- Gaelic Games
- July 20, 2020, 06:00
GAA club players eager to embrace revived season and a return to some semblance of normality

Kilmacud Crokes send out signal of intent with Boden win
- Hurling
- July 19, 2020, 17:39
First round of Dublin club hurling championship much more one sided than expected

Billy McCarthy on the obsession to get back playing the game he loves
- Hurling
- July 18, 2020, 10:00
Two years and two operations on from a horror knee injury the Tipp hurler is nearly there

How GPS helped Paul O’Connell win Six Nations player of the tournament at 35
- Rugby
- July 18, 2020, 06:00
Former Ireland captain on how technology changed his approach to rugby late in his career

Malachy Clerkin: Sleep well Jack, you made us all happy
- International
- July 13, 2020, 06:00
Mourning over the weekend was for Jack but also for us and for those glorious times

Game Changers: Stephen Cluxton’s indelible mark on Gaelic football
- Gaelic Football
- July 13, 2020, 06:00
Goalkeeper has played a huge role in establishing Dublin as dominant force in the game

Tipping Point: DeChambeau’s transformation raises questions, but who will ask them?
- Golf
- July 6, 2020, 07:00
Spotlight has shone on golf after its early restart and particularly on the bulked-up American star

Eamon O’Shea: We spent quite a bit of time talking about older people rather than to them
- Hurling
- July 4, 2020, 08:00
NUIG professor on why the desire to help over-70s could be clumsy during lockdown

Sport crosses its fingers yet again as ministerial merry-go-round gets another spin
- Sport
- July 4, 2020, 06:00
The fact that sport has been decoupled from transport could allow a little more light to shine in

Okay. That’s it. We can’t do this working from home – aka parenting from work – any more
- Parenting
- July 1, 2020, 06:01
The creche reopening, even for the few weeks until my daughter starts school, is life-changing

Capturing Italia 90 on camera: The joy, the heartbreak, the tears
- International
- June 26, 2020, 06:30
Billy Stickland looks back on his favourite shots from one of Ireland’s greatest moments

Italia 90: Why does it get such a bad rap?
- International
- June 20, 2020, 09:30
Q&A: There may not have been many goals but dramatic moments were in abundance

Fathers’ say: Here’s what I know about being a Dad...
- Parenting
- June 20, 2020, 06:00
Eight different kinds of dad on how their experience of fatherhood has changed them

Malachy Clerkin: Could sport without fans actually be better?
- Soccer
- June 19, 2020, 06:00
It’s a dystopian suggestion but sport seems ever so slightly purer with no supporters

Clubs preparing diligently for a safe return to fields of dreams
- Gaelic Games
- June 14, 2020, 09:00
Kilmacud-Crokes and Graigue-Ballycallan are sparing no effort to put plans in place