Shamrock Rovers move five points clear after thumping win over St Patrick’s Athletic
Graham Burke supplied a brace for Rovers in their 4-0 win at Tallaght Stadium
Ireland to open 2026 Six Nations campaign against France on a Thursday night
Swim Ireland investigation found no welfare issues linked to national performance director Jon Rudd
Southern hemisphere-born players proudly adding to the Lions’ international outlook
Aoife Wafer named Six Nations player of the championship for 2025
Ponderous Mayo find out how dangerous it is to overthink their gameplan in the new-rules era
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GAELIC GAMES
Limerick’s monumental display a stark reminder of their enduring power
Crushing of Cork shows John Kiely’s side are as big and bad and forbidding as ever they were
Limerick show they haven’t gone away by dismantling Cork
The league holders had no answers to an awesome display from the Shannonsiders at the Gaelic Grounds
Tailteann Cup round-up: Kildare and Sligo continue winning form in Group One
Offaly, Westmeath and Limerick also made it two wins from two
RUGBY
Ireland to open 2026 Six Nations campaign against France on a Thursday night
Decision taken to avoid clashing with Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Leo Cullen wary of Scarlets’ potential as Leinster focus on quarter-final test
Munster braced for a difficult URC last eight assignment against Sharks in Durban
Lacklustre Leinster see off Glasgow but know they will need to step things up in playoffs
Leo Cullen’s side will host Scarlets in their URC quarter-final in a fortnight
SOCCER
Duffer lurking in the long grass while Bohemians hit the right note
Jack Grealish puts his thinking hat on; Heimir Hallgrímsson studies Corkonians; Stephen Kenny channels Yeats
Irish player tracker: Silver lining beckons for Jason Knight
Promotion playoff defeat could prove midfielder’s final appearance in a Bristol City shirt with Premier League clubs linked to his signature
Eagles soar as Eberechi Eze secures FA Cup glory for Crystal Palace against Man City
Eze put Palace ahead with their first attack of the match before an inspired Dean Henderson saved Omar Marmoush’s penalty
Shamrock Rovers looking inevitable and Bohs could be contenders – what we learned from Friday night’s League of Ireland action
Damien Duff watches on as Shelbourne fall to derby defeat to Bohs
Mohamed Salah hits out at ‘harsh’ Anfield reception for Trent Alexander-Arnold
Celtic’s coronation shows Scotland needs end to 40 years of title tedium
GOLF
US PGA: Scottie Scheffler eases to victory to claim third Major title
World number one puts shaky start behind him to win by five shots at Quail Hollow
PGA Championship Round as it happened: Scottie Scheffler is the US PGA champion at Quail Hollow
Rory McIlroy and Tom McKibbin both on two over
Rory McIlroy went to Quail Hollow expecting to win but instead was met with a harsh reality check
The US PGA Championship proved a tournament to forget for McIlroy at a course he loved so well
RACING
Busy Ryan Moore set for five Ballydoyle rides on Ascot Trials programme in Naas
Heart Of Honor is European raider taking on top US dirt horses in Preakness Stakes at Pimlico
Hewick aiming to make it third time lucky in French Champion Hurdle
Popular Irish hope aiming to get revenge on last year’s Auteuil conqueror Losange Bleu
Rachael Blackmore’s retirement marks the exit of one of our finest sportspeople
Not only a great woman jockey – but a splendid jockey whose unwillingness to have her career framed in gender terms is admirable
MORE SPORT
Awesome Limerick leave rivals fearing the worst
Talk of Dublin’s demise ‘greatly exaggerated’; Scottie Scheffler eases to Major victory
TV View: Limerick serve up ‘exhibition stuff’ as they hunted in packs and scored for the laugh
‘Have we ever seen a better team?’ asked Dónal Óg
Giro d’Italia: Wout van Aert wins stage nine as Isaac del Toro takes leader’s jersey
Van Aert credits his experience in the Strade Bianche as he comes home first in Siena
