Kerry colossus: Denis McClean remembers Con Houlihan, a giant of Irish journalism
Waiting for Houlihan to reach his destination was part of the pleasure of reading the Castle Island native
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Dublin pubs: The Royal Oak, The Yacht, Barney Kiernan’s - a celebration of the city’s finest bars
The approaching centenary of Con Houlihan helped spur my decision to write a new book about pubs in the city and beyond
Ian O’Riordan: Con Houlihan would have been 100 this year – what would he make of this year’s All-Ireland final?
A century after his birth in Castle Island, many words of the legendary Kerry sportswriter are still fondly recalled
Fintan O’Toole on his career: ‘You had to learn to live with the fact that some people despised you’
The Irish Times columnist has made a new documentary about his life for RTÉ. Here he looks back on a career that he began as the Michelangelo of Tipp-Ex
Sportswriter Con Houlihan’s former Portobello home for sale for €525,000
The house on Martin Street, Dublin 8, where the Kerryman lived for 25 years has undergone a smart architect’s redesign
O’Callaghan’s Olympian feats can inspire a new generation of throwers
New throwing cage at Templemore to nurture talent in Olympic champion’s county
Athletic spirit is what keeps All Blacks ahead of the pack
If anyone can ‘fill the unforgiving minute’ with distance run, it’s the New Zealand squad
Ian O’Riordan: A good turf accountant these days is hard to find
Needing a few sods for the wintertime ritual, a two-time Irish Olympian comes up with the goods
Tokyo 2020: Masterpiece of an Olympics day had me thinking of Con Houlihan
Olympic Letter from Japan: Running, Con said, would always be the purest of sports
Ian O’Riordan: Running is the music and everything else is noise
I discovered an irresistible urge to get back to the Aran Islands and retrace my old footsteps along An Trá Mór
Scullion believes the best is yet to come as he prepares for Tokyo test
National marathon champion among the more frank and frankly more interesting of Irish athletes
‘We poured our hearts and souls into it’: Last orders as landmark pubs and restaurants sell up
Covid-19 has sounded the death knell for hostelries all around the country creating a buyer’s market for those prepared to invest
Gavin Cummiskey: Time for Irish players to support their Pacific Island peers
Rugby’s cosy cartel continues to deny Samoa, Tonga and Fiji their full due
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