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12 Day Of Christmas - Day 8: Win a €250 Harvey Norman voucher
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We're celebrating the festive season with our 12 Days of Christmas Competitions. From December 2 - 13, we’re giving away 12 fantastic prizes - one each day - with over €5,000 in prizes to be won.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Rian O'Neill and manager Kieran McGeeney celebrate 28/7/2024
S Colin Sheridan: Expect Ulster to crack Gaelic football's new puzzle before the rest
What we have seen over the last two decades in the GAA is overdone redevelopment of county grounds, often with increased capacities that are unnecessary and rarely justified. Could Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney be another example?

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Alex Nankivell with Baptiste Pesenti 7/12/2024
S Peter Jackson: Munster's Alex Nankivell escaped full force of the law that crashed down on Azagoh
Brennan brothers complete winning family double and Ulster almost bring Champions’ Cup into disrepute.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Liam Treacy is challenged by Tom Doyle and Charlie Keating 8/12/2024
S Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy
The manner of how Kilcoo coughed up the winning score to Errigal Ciaran in the Ulster final will haunt the Down club for years. 

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

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We're celebrating the festive season with our 12 Days of Christmas Competitions. From December 2 - 13, we’re giving away 12 fantastic prizes - one each day - with over €5,000 in prizes to be won.

Sun, 08 Dec, 2024

Fionnuala McCormack after finishing fourth 10/12/2023
S Returning after pregnancy, Irish athletes showing what's possible 
Fionnuala McCormack made a return to top-level athletics just six months after giving birth.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

12 Day Of Christmas - Day 6: Win a €1,000 Center Parcs voucher
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We're celebrating the festive season with our 12 Days of Christmas Competitions. From December 2 - 13, we’re giving away 12 fantastic prizes - one each day - with over €5,000 in prizes to be won.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Johnny Buckley 27/11/2016
S Christy O'Connor: Dr Crokes' Munster win-rate trumps everyone else
When Dr Crokes win Kerry, winning Munster has just been the logical next step.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Everton FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Premier League
S From the Roker roar to the Baseball Ground, from The Dell to Maine Road: English football's lost stadiums
As Goodison Park prepares to host its final Premier League Merseyside derby, what happened to England’s grand old stadiums?

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Ruby Walsh: Ultimate iron man Kennedy possesses power to rebound like no other
S Ruby Walsh: Ultimate iron man Kennedy possesses power to rebound like no other
He will be back, and the sport will be all the better for it, but the only solace Jack would get right now would be something or anything that would force racing to shut down.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

2024/2025 Investec Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup Launch 15/10/2024
S Ronan O'Gara: Park Vannes. We are going to sink or swim in Bath
Right now, where we are idling, I’d bite anyone’s hand off for a big performance on Friday night against Bath at The Rec.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

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We're celebrating the festive season with our 12 Days of Christmas Competitions. From December 2 - 13, we’re giving away 12 fantastic prizes - one each day - with over €5,000 in prizes to be won.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Imelda May performs 29/11/2024
S Paul Rouse: 150 years later, the story of Irish rugby's beginning
The game here has been marking a milestone anniversary.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Harty Cup talking points: how best to paint a picture of the Gaelcholáiste Mhuire hurling revival?
S Harty Cup talking points: how best to paint a picture of the Gaelcholáiste Mhuire hurling revival?
A winter's tailwind for Cork hurling, Tony Kelly's nous and a boost for Waterford as De La Salle oust Harty holders

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

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We're celebrating the festive season with our 12 Days of Christmas Competitions. From December 2 - 13, we’re giving away 12 fantastic prizes - one each day - with over €5,000 in prizes to be won.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Does using VQ as a catch-all term affect MacCurtain Street’s identity?
S Michael Moynihan: Does using VQ as a catch-all term affect MacCurtain Street’s identity?
As a controversy, linking the street named after former lord mayor Tomás MacCurtain to Queen Victoria shrinks in comparison with the ongoing failure to rename Anglesea Street after another hero, Terence MacSwiney

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Republic of Ireland v Wales - UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Play-Off Round Two Second Leg
S Tommy Martin: Ireland had enough on their plate without inspiring generations
Many were afraid that if Ireland didn't make the Euros, the girls will stop playing football and put on frilly pink dresses and moon over Timothée Chalamet. Is it a bit much?

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Leinster Rugby Squad Training
S Donal Lenihan: Andy Farrell will be less than a phone call away from Ireland
Farrell offered game time to 33 players, which wasn’t easy given the calibre of the opposition. However, it’s fair to say he would have preferred to depart on his Lions sabbatical  on the back of a more convincing set of performances

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

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We're celebrating the festive season with our 12 Days of Christmas Competitions. From December 2 - 13, we’re giving away 12 fantastic prizes - one each day - with over €5,000 in prizes to be won.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Dalo's Hurling Show: The red wave is brewing up a storm
S Dalo's Hurling Show: The red wave is brewing up a storm
Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers review the weekend's hurling.

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12 Day Of Christmas - Day 2: Win a €250 Smyths Toys voucher
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We're celebrating the festive season with our 12 Days of Christmas Competitions. From December 2 - 13, we’re giving away 12 fantastic prizes - one each day - with over €5,000 in prizes to be won.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

The Gaelic Football Show: a vote for change, what happens next...
S The Gaelic Football Show: a vote for change, what happens next...
Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan discuss Saturday's Special Congress vote on the FRC's proposals and the effect they'll now have on the game.

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Ireland v Australia - IRFU 150 Test Match
S Duncan Casey: As Wallabies found to their cost, Ireland aren't that predictable
Ireland didn’t light up the rugby world in this series but found innovative ways to exploit their opponents.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Launch of the Second Report of the Football Review Committee
S Fogarty Forum: Debt of gratitude owed to Eugene McGee
It was appropriate that former GAA president Liam O’Neill who appointed McGee 12 years ago endorsed the new FRC’s work on Saturday. McGee, who passed away five years ago, would have been proud too.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

General Election
S Fergus Finlay: Three words for Labour on government formation — Don’t. Don’t. Don’t
It was social democracy that founded the welfare state, led the fight for equal pay and rights for women, and insisted on the right of workers to join trade unions

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Colin Sheridan: President's pardoning of middle-aged son hardly surprising, and quite unimportant
S Colin Sheridan: President's pardoning of middle-aged son hardly surprising, and quite unimportant
All it does is confirm what we already knew; that these people in positions of extreme power are only ever in it for themselves

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Ballygunner v Sarsfields - AIB Munster GAA Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
S Anthony Daly: Superb Sars show something special brewing in Cork hurling
But is this a major fork in the road for the three-in-a-row Munster champions?

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Mark McDaniel celebrates after the match 1/12/2024
S Christy O'Connor: Sligo ecomony, Gunners fall short, Con and Burke the difference
Nobody saw Coolera-Strandhill's maiden provincial title coming

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

12 Day Of Christmas - Day 1: Win a €1,000 holiday voucher
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Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Arsenal FC v FC Porto: Round of 16 Second Leg - UEFA Champions League 2023/24
S Colin Sheridan: what sport media's jock culture shows us about society
This past week showed we may be going backwards.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Ballygunner v Sarsfields - AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship Quarter-Final
S Anthony Daly: Gunners may have peaked but Sars will need something special 
This Ballygunner team is past their prime but what they have achieved is incredible

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Ireland v New Zealand - 2023 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final
S Donal Lenihan: Having Joe Schmidt pick holes in Ireland's game could be of long-term benefit
Australia's back line can be sublime from broken play with real quality counter attackers while the unexpected inclusion of Joseph Sua’ali’i offers us a first glimpse of the new Aussie wonder kid.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Manchester City v Feyenoord - UEFA Champions League - League Stage - Etihad Stadium
S Dion Fanning: For once Manchester City are compelling as Pep wrestles with a riddle
Man City have not usually engaged emotions which tend to be more pronounced when there is an element of jeopardy. 

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Jim Gavin 10/10/2024
S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. We can't miss the boat.
As an FRC member, not one person said to me this year: Leave Gaelic football alone, it's fine. Let’s give our players the canvas to play and express themselves, not repeatedly paint by numbers based on metrics

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Cathal Dennehy: Balancing quick wins with the search for future champs
S Cathal Dennehy: Balancing quick wins with the search for future champs
The traditional approach in sport is to categorise players by age, but talent development systems are fast catching on to bio-banding.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: As the world looks away, our solidarity has never been more important
S Elaine Loughlin: As the world looks away, our solidarity has never been more important
Women and children account for nearly 70% of deaths in Gaza, according to figures verified by the United Nations

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy
S Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy
We are lucky to enjoy democracy in Ireland. However, it faces major challenges if people feel abandoned by the State

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Niall O Ceallacháin with Paul O’Dea 17/11/2024
S Talking Points: Dual-management role not sustainable once club team reaches All-Ireland
Niall Ó Ceallacháin, the new Dublin hurling manager, is still on this two-road journey with Na Fianna, who are aiming for a first Leinster title on Saturday evening

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Paul Rouse: Do we misunderstand what makes a sporting genius? 
S Paul Rouse: Do we misunderstand what makes a sporting genius? 
There are few areas of the modern world where words proclaiming someone’s abilities are as misused as in sport.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
S Ronan O'Gara: Crowley can't sulk. He's now the hunter. This is a long, cold war
The plain truth is that there must be those in the Irish camp who already believe Sam Prendergast is a better option at ten for Ireland, irrespective of his relative inexperience

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

A view of a hurling helmet 18/8/2019
S Jack Anderson: Buy and wear a proper hurling helmet. You can thank me later
Try convincing an insurance company that not being able to see the ball properly was your excuse for wearing defective equipment and see how far it gets you

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Corn Uí Mhuirí Talking Points: questions of integrity, dual schools' balancing act
S Corn Uí Mhuirí Talking Points: questions of integrity, dual schools' balancing act
Our writers reflect on the final of group games in the Munster Schools SFC.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Dalo's Hurling Show: Festival of finals as the Gunners fight for four
S Dalo's Hurling Show: Festival of finals as the Gunners fight for four
Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers preview the weekend's hurling.

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A view of Forged Irish Stout branding 17/5/2023
S The Pitch: Asda deliver fatal blow to the Conor McGregor drinks empire
Asda was the single most important international retailer for the Forged Irish Stout brand. 

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

King Salman Stadium
S Tommy Martin: We are all weary as world is carved up by its worst people
World Cup in Saudi just another indicator that a great big stitch-up is going on.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Kildare v Meath - EirGrid Leinster GAA Football U20 Championship Semi-Final
S Pieces fall into place for Eamonn Armstrong as AFL clubs tweak Irish recruitment
How Irish players make their way to AFL clubs is constantly evolving.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Some advice to new TDs in Leinster House — if you’re from Cork then own it
S Michael Moynihan: Some advice to new TDs in Leinster House — if you’re from Cork then own it
The more obscure place names from Cork you mention the better

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Republic of Ireland Women Training Session
S John Fallon: As polling day looms football has emerged as an election issue
Concerns around match-fixing are usually confined to the professional game but the FAI have laid down the law by imposing an eight-month ban on a player involved in the amateur sphere.

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
S Lack of recognition for Gaelic games in election manifestos 'worrying' for GAA
GAA games development chairman Micheál Martin watched the Premier Sports election debate on Monday night and felt there was a sense the GAA could be penalised for having its house in order. 

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Jack Crowley 26/11/2024
S Donal Lenihan: Is Andy Farrell tempted to take another look at burgeoning talent  Prendergast?
The challenge for the Irish head coach is to minimise the pressure on his two key playmakers by reminding Jack Crowley he has nothing to prove to either him or his teammates.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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