Red Lions have achieved precious little success in world football but still fight the good fight

Racist Instagram message was followed by threat to burn down Stoke City player’s house

Iconic sports books revisited: John Leonard on his story Dub Sub Confidential

Emmet Malone runs the rule over Republic's qualifying opponents in Group A

Finding Jack Charlton lays bare his remarkable connection with the Irish psyche

Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years

Film shows first-hand accounts of former Ireland manager’s struggles with dementia

Former Lions, Ireland and Ulster winger has never been one to settle for the comfort zone

It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years

The Deceived is part of TV station’s new season with Charlton and other documentaries

Laughter and tears in equal measure as former Ireland manager fondly remembered

I’m still wondering who (if anyone) nearly put the ball in the Everton net?

Reasons for connections to club may be varied but commitment cannot be questioned

Both as a player and a manager, Barnsley native has given his best for the Republic

Footballer thanked public’s help after son was missing for several days

Decision to rename luxury development taken after outcry from Bird’s Nest residents

Institution’s former residents say ‘provocative’ name should revert to The Bird’s Nest

Historic Dún Laoghaire institution to offer ‘five-star’ rentals at €1,500 per month

Some 8,000 runners take part in event won by Gary O’Hanlon in a time of 2:21:43

The atmosphere on the usually staid show turns both hotter and frostier, a bit like climate change

Developer Richard Barrett and UK private equity fund seal off-market deal for assets

Review: It’s a gentle but insightful interview with McGrath – a vulnerable, wounded figure

The Seanad is led to the guillotine as McDowell stages a judicial uprising

Country fares well in culture and sports, but not on the diplomatic and economic fronts

As he prepares to name his first Ireland squad, McCarthy could be forgiven a sense of déjà vu

Dervan will take up position ahead of Ireland’s opening European 2020 qualifier in Gibraltar

Simon Zebo just the latest to shine a spotlight on an unpleasant fact of Irish sporting life

Jimmy McIlroy's innovation captured the tradition of brains over brawn in Irish soccer

Gloucester’s mercurial outhalf is a more complex individual than litany of off-field issues show

The age of the big persona leading limited Ireland to improbable glory has passed

‘The End Game’, is Tommy Bowe’s candid attempt to come to terms with a rugby life that is over

Jack Charlton knew how good his team were, and how far they could have gone

When it comes to tournament telly, there’s only one Après Match

There is a ton of stuff going on across the country over the next few days

Paul McGrath marks his anniversary on ‘Ray D’Arcy’, while Trinny Woodall appears on the ‘Late Late’

Firms spend almost €15m on office blocks near Phoenix Park and Citywest campus

Close to the city centre, handy for the M50 and with plenty of green space, Crumlin is a target for young buyers keen to stay central

We lost our mum and friend to suicide. We wanted to do something to raise awareness

‘Memory Man may be dead but his memory will live forever,’ says Fr Brian D’Arcy