A week in a castle for €99,000: The eye-watering cost of Ryder Cup accommodation
Meanwhile, Gavin Cooney on Manchester City and we look ahead to the Champions Cup return
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Irish provinces gear up for Champions Cup return
Meanwhile, Gordon Manning looks at the latest stopover in Mickey Harte’s managerial journey
Poland stand between Ireland and a place at the World Cup
Meanwhile, Malachy Clerkin looks at the state of play in club football championships around the country
Emotional scenes among victims as George Gibney receives his sentence
‘It has shown that even after 50-plus years, justice can be got’, said survivor Orla Poole
Hostile Anfield welcome does little to deter ruthless City
Meanwhile, Dara O’Shea rounded off an eventful spell in his life and there was a first-time victor in the Clare senior hurling championship
Ireland ready for midday meeting with Kazakhstan
Carla Ward’s team face into first leg of World Cup playoff in Astana
Avan Lee returns to Ireland with a vision for Munster
Meanwhile, Dan Sheehan is a big fan of the new RDS while the build-up continues to Ireland’s playoff against Kazakhstan
James McClean’s unhappy alliance with Derry City
Meanwhile, the Ireland under-21s pulled of a brilliant victory over England to secure a Euro 2027 playoff spot
Hallgrímsson relieved difficult international window is over
Two Dublin greats set up a county final shootout
Troy Parrott at it again for Ireland
Dubliner’s brace not enough to best Austria; provinces look to rectify disappointing opening weekend
Ireland on edge for Austria clash after fraught week
FAI get another Oireachtas grilling, provinces have to make do without Crowley and Doris
Jack Moylan catches the eye in eventful few weeks for Ireland
In rugby, John O’Sullivan profiles Luan Giliomee, the brilliant 20-year-old South African who Leinster will face on Saturday
Groundhog Day for Ireland as uncertainty remains over second Israel clash
It wasn’t a great weekend either for Irish rugby, as Gerry Thornley writes
Luck of the Irish only lasted 83 minutes against Kosovo
Ireland off their game in Pristina, Lisa O’Rourke seals gold in Sofia
Ireland trying hard to get their heads in the game ahead of 10 tumultuous days
Dave Hannigan on the USA wunderkind Cavan Sullivan; Gordon Manning looks ahead to Saturday’s AFL Grand Final
Ireland prepare for Kosovo, hurling All-Stars and Jack Kennedy’s Kerry National bid
Hallgrímsson’s side begin their Nations League campaign as Limerick dominate the All-Star nominations
Mark English and Rhasidat Adeleke medal in night for the ages
Kate O’Connor has high hopes in Birmingham; elimination all round for Irish sides in Europe
Tears flow as thousands welcome Sam to Mayo
Sports Briefing: Shamrock Rovers face crunch European tie while Kate O’Connor chases gold in Glasgow
Mayo reach top step of the Hogan Stand after 75-year climb
Tears of joy flood Croke Park as Mayo bid goodbye to the curse
Kerry and Mayo contemplate clear heads and curses
Gavin Cooney on the long shadow of the GAA; Matt Williams on Irish rugby being in denial
Tuchel sacrifices English football’s DNA to save his tactics book
How Galway can beat Limerick at Croke Park, while Ireland face a ‘monumental challenge’ at Eden Park
England coming home but football won’t be with them
John Kiely’s remarkable record in finals; Ireland make nine changes for New Zealand
Spain storm the French fortress
Pico Lopes back as Rovers turn tide; John Kiely leaves no stone unturned
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
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
Messi continues to mesmerise as World Cup pauses for breath
Dublin can rise to the occasion against Kerry; Ireland’s attack needs to grow
World Cup 2026: US flop after Trump’s intervention as Belgium show how to drop big names
All the hosts are out of the tournament, and so is Cristiano Ronaldo, who drifted through the whole Spain-Portugal snoozefest
World Cup 2026: England haters will have to switch sombreros for Viking helmets
Bellingham stars in cracker at the Azteca while Neymar’s tragic World Cup script continues
World Cup 2026: Pico Lopes gives Ireland a World Cup by proxy as Cape Verde capture hearts
Cape Verde pushed Argentina to the brink, while Pico Lopes’s remarkable journey kept supporters awake through the night in Dublin
World Cup 2026: Ronaldo actually plays well, but Ramos is Portugal’s hero
Portugal and Spain’s wins set up a cracking round of 16 match, while Switzerland also advance
Senegal left sleepless in Seattle over 11th-hour penalty
World Cup 2026: TV malfunction brings confusion and delayed delight in Paraguay
World Cup 2026: France dazzle before Mexico storm forward on day of warnings
World Cup 2026: Norway victory adds to worrying augurs for World Cup’s challengers
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