The Irish Times

TV View: Analyses styled on ‘meh’, ‘ehhh’, Gump and Einstein

The gods look down with cruelty on all of the weekend's action

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 01:00

Ken Doherty hoping to scratch his seven-year Crucible itch

1997 world champion would love one more appearance before he retires

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 20:00

Ronnie O’Sullivan claims sixth world snooker title at the Crucible

Only Stephen Hendry has now won more after 18-8 victory against Kyren Wilson

Sun Aug 16 2020 - 21:36

My sporting disappointment: Jimmy White and the elusive World Championship

The Whirlwind was alluring and made it all feel possible but never tasted Crucible glory

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 06:00

The best jazz concerts to go to in Ireland this week

Music with pizza in the Liberties, a festival in the Donegal Gaeltacht

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 05:00

Kevin McStay: Mayo may be washed away by blue wave

Fully firing Dublin at Croke Park looks too tough an assignment for Horan’s side

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 06:00

TV View: Liverpool and Big Ben man both foiled by millimetres

Sunday almost saw a marathon record set for fastest man dressed as a landmark building

Sun Apr 28 2019 - 21:25

Man City finally start to creak but still edge closer to the title

Champions’ 1-0 win over Spurs was fraught but is another tricky obstacle negotiated

Sun Apr 21 2019 - 13:15

O’Sullivan vows to keep making history after lifting seventh UK title

Mark Allen beaten 10-6 in York as the Rocket eclipses Steve Davis’s championship record

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 07:29

How Hurricane Higgins won snooker’s most turbulent final

Higgins pulled off greatest escape act in 1983. It was the beginning of the end

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 04:05

‘Embarrassment, anger, sadness’: the decline of the great Stephen Hendry

Snooker’s seven-time world champion on White, Ronnie and falling from his pedestal

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 13:17

Archaeological revelations in Meath offer a historic opportunity

Brú na Bóinne finds have captured public’s imagination, and raise questions for the State

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00

5,500-year-old passage tomb at Dowth is ‘find of a lifetime’

Archaeologists uncover burial chambers on historic Brú na Bóinne heritage site

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 20:44

Risteárd Cooper: Harking back to when I was snooker loopy

Painted table tennis balls and paper cups on the dining room table created my Crucible

Thu May 03 2018 - 16:30

What do you mean you won’t be watching the snooker?

Donald Clarke: The greatest sporting event of the calendar is about to begin

Fri Apr 20 2018 - 05:00

Ronnie O’Sullivan secures sixth UK Championship

Rocket beats Shaun Murphy 10-5 to move level with Hendry on 18 triple-crown titles

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 07:27

Mark Selby joins snooker greats after astonishing title defence

Wins third world title after fighting back from six frames down against John Higgins

Tue May 02 2017 - 07:27

Mark Selby turns the tables on John Higgins in Crucible final

World number one dominates on Monday afternoon to move into a two frame lead

Mon May 01 2017 - 17:55

Barry Hearn: Anthony Joshua in line to be first billionaire boxer

Promoter believes British heavyweight can have same effect on boxing Tiger Woods had on golf

Mon May 01 2017 - 16:22

Mark Selby rallies after early John Higgins domination

World number one heads into Monday’s play trailing by three frames at the Crucible

Sun Apr 30 2017 - 23:04

Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘really not that bothered’ about a sixth Crucible win

The Rocket joined in World Championship last eight by John Higgins and Ding Junhui

Sun Apr 23 2017 - 12:09

TV View: New ball game as Chinese rock cosy Crucible consensus

Rise of the world’s newest superpower increasingly apparent in snooker

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42

GAA gives us all a chance to measure ourselves against our heroes

Junior and intermediate finals are as good a day as you can have following Gaelic games

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 22:00

How does Super Bowl comeback compare to the five greatest?

Patriots turned around a 25 point deficit, here’s five other great sporting comebacks

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 12:53

Mark Selby sets standard Ronnie can’t match to win UK Championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan powered back to trail just 8-7 but world number one fends late charge

Mon Dec 05 2016 - 09:10

Chelsea navigate tricky Saints assignment with ominous ease

Eden Hazard and Diego Costa both score for Antonio Conte’s side at Southampton

Sun Oct 30 2016 - 18:14

Castlepalooza day two: Jurassic 5 leave a warm fuzzy glow

Reviews from the second night at Castlepalooza, featuring Overhead, the Albatross, Little Scream, Hare Squead, Sea Pinks and Jurassic 5 and one Steve Davis

Sun Jul 03 2016 - 18:04

‘Whitey’ Bulger auction to benefit victims’ families

Colm Dunphy bid $23,000 bid for notorious gangster’s claddagh ring

Sun Jun 26 2016 - 14:14

Steve Davis announces his retirement from snooker at the Crucible

Six-time world champion beaten by Fergal O’Brien in first round Crucible qualifier

Sun Apr 17 2016 - 15:15

Crucible curse strikes again as Stuart Bingham loses in first round

Ali Carter claims 10-9 victory in classic opening day encounter

Sun Apr 17 2016 - 00:44

Mary Hannigan’s TV View

Jockey Jack Kennedy a man for the future – unless Ted Walsh is Moby Dick

Sun Jan 17 2016 - 22:30

Scott Flanigan - Point of Departure: a mix of intelligent originals and deftly re-arranged standards

Fri Dec 04 2015 - 00:00

Stuart Bingham takes 14-11 lead over Shaun Murphy at Crucible

Stunning run of frames almost included a maximum as fortunes shift in World Championship final

Mon May 04 2015 - 18:28

Ding Junhui makes quarter-finals with victory over John Higgins

Chinese player shows form at Crucible with 13-9 win over four-time champion

Sat Apr 25 2015 - 14:06