Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times.

Planets align to give us World Cup semi-final pairings for the ages

GAA must do something about ‘obvious and consequential mistakes’; Malachy Clerkin on ‘the conductor’ Ciaran Kilkenny

Steel yourself for no end of chat about curses as Mayo make final

At the World Cup, old buddies England and Argentina advanced to a semi-final meeting on Wednesday

Pundits scream VAR after Dublin find themselves on wrong end of a decision or three

If the World Cup is anything to go by, video-assisted refereeing is unlikely to be the GAA’s silver bullet

World Cup semi-final just another game for laid-back Argentina

‘Divis­ive soloist’ Jude Bellingham gets his revenge, Norway row their boat home

Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla keeps digging in Mbappé racism row

Romário blames Carlo Ancelotti and Endrick for Brazil’s World Cup exit

French World Cup march doesn’t miss a beat despite toughest challenge yet

Balogun’s un-suspension ‘utterly corrosive’; Shamrock Rovers winning hearts of US fans

The World Cup is back!

FAI delegates endorse Israel decision; Andy Farrell names changed-up side to face Japan

Has anyone Gianni Infantino’s phone number? An urgent matter has arisen

‘After 27 consecutive days of games ... they’re taking it all away from us for a whole 24 hours’

Messi continues to mesmerise as World Cup pauses for breath

Dublin can rise to the occasion against Kerry; Ireland’s attack needs to grow

The July air turned frosty on RTÉ after Cork’s latest second-half from hell

Joe Canning really should have done unto Dónal Óg roughly what Paraguay did unto France

‘Where were you while we were getting high?’– Liam Gallagher gets wrong end of the stick

Unlovable Infantino; Messi sees two sides of Cape Verde; tournament musings from Ibrahimovic; and much more

Mauricio Pochettino ensures his USA herd keep their hooves on the ground

Thomas Tuchel says the Azteca owes England one, Germany’s Round of 32 exit leaves a sting

Senegal left sleepless in Seattle over 11th-hour penalty

World Cup 2026: TV malfunction brings confusion and delayed delight in Paraguay

‘It’s borderline unbearable’: Guy Mowbray goes Shakespearean as England toil to victory over DR Congo

‘Why has every game we’ve done together been enjoyable – then we get England, and it’s borderline unbearable’

A Super Saturday (and Sunday) for Sportaphiles

Sportaphobes will struggle to avoid the gluttonous offering of sport on terrestrial channels this weekend

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