Con Houlihan

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

It’s not what is left, it is what is lost that is important

After the lockdown, we need to mourn our losses – deaths, jobs and society, as we know it

Ian O’Riordan: getting inside the secret of the Dublin Track Club

First rule is that this is not a club. Second rule is that they do not have a track

Keith Duggan: This is not an All-Ireland final tonight – it’s a cult

Dublin and Kerry have us convinced this is a rivalry, but it’s more of a Masonic lodge

Dublin v Kerry: Final countdown to potentially historic clash

‘No defeat as a manager ever hit me like 1955’ – Kevin Heffernan

Punches, kicks and mass brawls: The 1977 colours match had it all

From The Back Pages: Trinity came out on top but 1977 is remembered for much more

Brown trout and cross-country and other soft spots for Roscommon

County’s footballers looking forward to throwing down the gauntlet to Galway again

Chris Dooley: ‘There was no time to celebrate, no time to eat’

When Ray Houghton scored, decorum was discarded as we Euro 88 reporters celebrated wildly

As Schmidt has taught Ireland’s rugby team, so he can teach the rest of us

Diarmaid Ferriter: Grand-slam coach ended ‘glorious’ failures with proper organisation

The unique career of George Hamilton and how it all began

Belfast man on becoming a legendary soccer commentator and classical music DJ

Death and syntaxes – An Irishman’s Diary about grammar

A man who will misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything, as Con Houlihan knew

GAA weekend that was: Mayo’s gruelling summer marathon

Rochford’s side will have played a mammoth nine games if they reach the All-Ireland final

Kerry Association in Dublin seeks nominations for awards

Former winners of Kerry Person of the Year include John B Keane and Dick Spring

Ian O’Riordan: Sporting autobiographies not telling the full story

It’s not easy to get a proper perspective on one’s career what career is still ongoing

Almost 20,000 tackle Dublin marathon and avoid a motorbike

Ethiopian Dereje Debele Tulu and Namibian Helalia Johannes take first positions

2016 Dublin Marathon - Five ways to break through the wall

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