John Daly
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Do Trump-endorsing sports stars realise they’ve backed the wrong horse?
- Sport
- January 8, 2021, 06:00
From television reports the US president, watching it unfold from the safety of the White House, seemed as self-satisfied as Richard “Bigo” Barnett fr(...)

Augusta like a ghost town ahead of a Masters like no other
- Golf
- November 10, 2020, 05:30
Tom Jastrom’s demeanour says it all. “We’ve got no idea,” he says with arms outstretched. “We are ready for whatever happens but we really have no ide(...)

America at Large: Golfers guilty of legitimising Trump’s toxic regime
- Golf
- October 29, 2020, 06:00
On Monday, October 12th, the number of American deaths from Coronavirus surpassed 212,000, unemployment closed in on eight per cent and food banks rep(...)

Erin Go Bragh: A short history of Irish Olympic protest
- Sport
- August 1, 2020, 06:00
Peaceful protest or reckless sabotage, overtly politically motivated or religious in the extreme, several Irish competitors and at least one spectator(...)

Novak ‘Djoker’ Djokovic falls right off the role model rack
- Other Sports
- May 8, 2020, 06:00
The curse, at least, has been consistent. Almost every sportsperson I’ve ever been drawn to has, role model wise, been a stinker. The Hurricane. Best.(...)

The towns of Banbridge, Dundalk and Wexford are the birthplaces of three of the legendary figures in the history of Arctic exploration – Francis Crozi(...)

Winning Triple Crowns: ‘Seeing Jack Kyle was a spiritual experience’
- International
- February 15, 2020, 06:00
Grand Slams went beyond the consciousness of children in the 1980s – unseen heroics by Karl Mullen and Jack Kyle – but Triple Crowns were known artefa(...)

Laois-Offaly results: SF’s Brian Stanley elected on first count
- Politics
- February 9, 2020, 14:55
Sinn Féin’s vote surge continued in the Laois-Offaly constituency when its candidate Brian Stanley was elected on the first count with a surplus of 5,(...)

Election 2020: Laois-Offaly constituency profile
- Politics
- January 21, 2020, 11:29
Laois-Offaly (five seats) In 2016, candidates were elected for the two separate constituencies of Laois and Offaly, each with three seats. It has now(...)

Rick O’Shea: ‘I was never passionate about the idea of being on the radio’
- Books
- December 3, 2019, 05:00
With hindsight, Rick O’Shea admits he was out of his depth. Back in 2015, when he was offered the job of hosting The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1, (...)