Paul Gibson’s book on the Belfast boxer has been named Eir Irish Sports Book of the Year

After losing three All-Ireland finals in four years, the Cork club made sure this time

Sharp-shooting in the Parnell Park wind sees Cork champions blitz Foxrock-Cabinteely

Malachy Clerkin looks at some of the volumes taking up the sports sections this year

‘An Taobhlíne’ tracks players’ recoveries from injuries that have become so common

Kilkenny champions ease to Leinster club final victory to set up clash with Ballygunner

Limerick man became the first Irish competitor to win UK’s Ultimate Strongman

Early use of the rules in O’Byrne Cup is likely to be stilted and confused before they bed in

New manager knows he has to do a bit of panel beating to knock dinged-up squad into shape

World Cup and street leagues offer hope and sense of inclusion to those who need it most

At one stage the odds-on favourite to succeed O’Neill, Cork man’s stock has now taken a hit

Athletes’ competitive edge and ability to deal with pressure key to their success

Beating the All Blacks is a notions bonanza and thus laden with danger for Irish rugby

‘Feedback from players would have been mostly negative and frustrated’

Pair are grinding away at what they do best in the hope that planets align again

Laois side roar ahead in first half before holding off Kildare champions in the second

After ending a 33-year famine, famous Cork club face Dr Crokes in Munster semi-final

Tour itself didn’t mention it in season schedule as criticism gets louder every day

Stunning start for Wexford side lays groundwork for win over Camross in quarter-finals

Dundalk boss says he finds it 'offensive' when people say long ball is in Irish DNA

Former Irish Olympian boxer and world champion on life in retirement, taking up acting classes and growing up in a trailer in Engl(...)

First-time Cavan champions finally got over the line after losing the three previous finals

Dubs goalkeeper can feel hard done by but he’s the one who defined modern goalkeeping

Dublin star scores 1-6 from play as Stillorgan side win first title since 2010

Club’s revival culminates in a return to the Kilkenny senior final for the first time since 1974

Notre Dame’s clash with Navy the first of five games worth €250m to the local economy

Templeogue club have never won Dublin SFC but have taken major scalps en route to final

Modest Tipperary woman has proved her mettle during her rise to the top of Irish racing

Kelly has Cratloe in his sights again in Clare hurling final

Danish midfielder was pick-pocketed by Jeff Hendrick as he tried to put ball out of play

Cardiff City midfielder maintains decision to pull out of Wales clash was the right one

Denmark looked the ordinary team they are shorn of Tottenham's Christian Eriksen

Rob Carroll sat through 322 matches and pored over around 100,000 handpasses

With five wins from five and not one down the 18th the Italian made his mark in Paris

European captain’s picks outscored US rivals by more than the winning margin

European team made it feel like Ryder Cups of old while US looked on with grim faces

Europe dominate Saturday’s fourballs to take 8-4 lead over USA in Paris

Persistence proves the key for Thomas Bjorn's side in historic foursomes whitewash

Europe’s Mr Dependable steadies the ship as Americans blown off course

Creeping hand of PR wrapped its bony fingers around the Friday morning institution

Opening ceremony was full of glitz, glamour and quietly-spoken Tidy Towns treasurers

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each pairing and who will win the points?

The Englishman is playing in his first Ryder Cup for a decade this week in Paris

Ryder Cup Wednesday was just moseying along until the American breezed in

‘He’s one of 12. We’re not looking at any individuals, just trying to beat the US team’

Tour Championship winner was a museum piece a year ago - it is a remarkable turnaround

Every September since forever has been about the All-Ireland finals in hurling and football

Birkdale in 1969 was probably the closest a match came to actual violence on the course

Leahy may not be a great manager but words like ‘unsafe’ should not be thrown around

It doesn’t matter whether Europe or the USA wins, it only matters that it’s a close battle

Long-serving defender walked away in 2014 but is back for another All-Ireland final

Unseemly end to Rochford’s reign while bitter Carnacon row doesn’t augur well

Manager Bohan explains the background to last year’s eye-opening film on women’s team

Much like Stephen Ward’s leaked message you were left wondering what it all boiled down to

No goals, points from placed balls and two teams who know each other too well

There are times when Williams comes across as petty and self-involved

Dublin do everything better and quicker than their opponents and it’s hard to see that changing

Any way you spin it, no sport is helped at all by the outright domination of one team

Three bad kick-outs and a stupid free, and Tyrone went from four up to five down in 10 minutes

Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Jim Gavin’s side after All-Ireland final victory

Football the poor relation at the end of summer where complaining is true national sport

Four stories from the weekend when Limerick managed to end 45 years of hurt

Towards the end, it seemed as if Limerick would falter, but all ghosts are laid to rest

The question was what had Galway left once Glynn’s aerial threat was coolly neutralised

John Kiely’s heroes do just enough to see off Tribesmen and seal a historic, deserved win

The county has got carried away in the past and is paranoid about doing it again

The buzz in the county last week was in the hope of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Manager is going the right way about building his team into a permanent empire

Monaghan manager Malachy O’Rourke frustrated at referee Anthony Nolan’s decisions

Galway pay penalty for missed first half chances as champions return to the final

Jim Gavin’s team is patient, methodical and has no fear of facing packed defences

‘You don’t need any extra motivation, just try and get the body right and go again’

Canning again in princely form as he turns in another Man of the Match performance

‘Normally our efficiency is much, much higher than that,’ insists Clare’s co-manager

Aron Shanagher had chance late on to steal a win for Clare at Semple Stadium

Clare and Galway go again, Donegal, Tyrone and Monaghan enter last-chance saloon

Goalkeeper’s kick-outs and accuracy from placed balls now a huge asset for Ulster side

Galway, prior to 2017, knew too much what it was like to be close yet a million miles away 

Two epic semi-finals see Cork crash out as Galway and Clare prepare for a replay

‘It was great that the occasion wasn’t wasted on us’, says Clare's Shane O’Donnell

All-Ireland champions roar out of the blocks before they are slowly but surely reeled in

Can Clare reproduce the heady mix of 2013 as they bid to dethrone formidable champions?

A promise made after a hiding from Tipperary in 2009 is coming to fruition

Punters being asked to stump up more and more as the coverage of sport fragments

Monaghan fail to make it count when on top in Clones as David Clifford saves Kerry's summer

David Clifford takes the rug out from under Monaghan’s feet with late goal in Clones

Liam Miller episode the latest in a series of PR disasters for the association

There is an undeniable sense of a dam about to burst if Kerry don’t beat Monaghan

David Moran, Paul Geaney and Paul Murphy need to stand up and be counted in Clones

Enjoy the qualifiers for what they are instead of wishing they were something else

Micheál Donoghue’s side much too strong for old rivals in Leinster final replay at Thurles

Cody delighted by the way Kilkenny fought back to get within shouting distance of Galway

The Joe McDonagh Cup has been a success so format changes are proving unpopular

This isn’t the end of Mayo’s quest for Sam but it is an end of sorts for a gallant group

Impressive comeback leaves Cork in last four while Galway and Kilkenny must meet again

The Leesiders trailed by eight points at one stage but came back to emerge victorious

‘He’s the best in the game now and when he’s finished, he’ll be one of the best ever’

Only eight teams have gone longer unbeaten in the province than John Meyler’s side

Eamonn Fitzmaurice's side stroll through to the Super-8s and play Galway next

‘Whatever my role, it will be to help Kerry get over the line, that’s what I will do’