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Cynicism continues to reap rich dividends

Cynicism continues to reap rich dividends

So, suddenly all is right with the game. Is that it, asks Brendan O’Brien

Fri, 14 Apr, 2017

Dave Kearney fighting back after injury misery with Leinster

Dave Kearney fighting back after injury misery with Leinster

There are good times to be injured, bad times to be injured and then there is Dave Kearney’s appalling luck this season.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2017

Are we willing to sacrifice medals for a greater good?

Are we willing to sacrifice medals for a greater good?

Sport is the very definition of a results business but success can be measured in more ways than first, second or third, writes Brendan O’Brien. 

Fri, 07 Apr, 2017

Cash won’t always be king in European rugby

Cash won’t always be king in European rugby

A few rapid-fire questions to start off… who played in last year’s Champions Cup final? What was the score? Where was it played?

Fri, 31 Mar, 2017

Night to savour for debutants

Night to savour for debutants

The FAI like to play up the time spent by some of its senior players in the domestic league but the rite of passage for most Republic of Ireland internationals still involves a one-way ticket across the Irish Sea before they possess the right to vote or drink.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2017

Willie Mullins is a serial winner who knows how to lose

Willie Mullins is a serial winner who knows how to lose

Willie Mullins has been second in the Cheltenham Gold Cup six times, writes Brendan O’Brien

Fri, 24 Mar, 2017

Rugby's Friday night lights divide opinion

Rugby's Friday night lights divide opinion

Friday night games are the sort of thing that happens when sport seeks out the corporate dollar, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Fri, 10 Mar, 2017

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be for Jurgen Klopp

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be for Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool fans yearn for the success enjoyed by the club in the 1980s, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2017

Ireland v Canada - Autumn International

Form shouldn’t be sole selection criteria

Tiernan O’Halloran has been touted for selection as Ireland full-back, on the basis of his good form, but elite sides are delicate eco-systems, and changes can have knock-on effects, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

‘Vets’ trying to grow old gracefully

‘Vets’ trying to grow old gracefully

Charlie Conerley had a heck of a life.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017