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Colin Sheridan

Colin Sheridan is a writer and columnist. A former officer in the Irish Defence Forces he has extensive deployment experience as a peacekeeper with the United Nations, having lived and worked in the former Yugoslavia, West Africa, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Palestine.

77th Tour of Spain 2022 - Stage 2

S Colin Sheridan: Sam Bennett must be green with envy

Watching Adam Yates pip his twin brother Simon to victory on the first stage of this year's Tour de France, one couldn’t help but spare a thought for Waterford’s Sam Bennett

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

Dublin v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Colin Sheridan: The more things change for Mayo, the more they stay the same

Dublin in Croke Park is just the tonic to release those endorphins the county has lived off for over a decade. Lose, and the weight will feel a good deal heavier

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

England v Australia - LV= Insurance Ashes Series 2023 - First Test - Day Five - Edgbaston

S Colin Sheridan: A day in the bog listening to the Ashes

Our days in the bog literally mirrored a full day at Lords. Start in the morning but only after the captains walked the crease, just as our dad walked the bog

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

Soccer - UEFA European Championship Qualifying - Group E - Slovenia v England - Stozice Stadium

S Colin Sheridan: Martin Tyler's departure marks end of an era for Premier League

As the league is at a crossroads, the familiar voice of Sky's coverage is set to change.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2023

RBC Canadian Open - Previews

S Colin Sheridan: Rory McIlroy could have taken a virtuous stand

McIlroy grew to become a Nike-clad paragon of virtue, backing up his very frequent public endorsements of tradition and history with consistently brilliant golf

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

Denzel Washington chats with Ray Allen

S Colin Sheridan: Spike Lee’s flick still has Game 25 years on

In the pantheon of great sports movies, He Got Game is largely forgotten. Raging Bull had Scorsese, De Niro and Pesci mid-pomp. Any Given Sunday had Oliver Stone, an infinite budget and that speech from Pacino

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

ARIAS 2023

S Colin Sheridan: Spending less than quality time with Jake

To the uninitiated, Humphrey is the face of BT Sports football coverage who announced last week he’s stepping down after 10 years in the role.

Mon, 29 May, 2023

Manchester City v Chelsea - Premier League - Etihad Stadium

S Colin Sheridan: The impossible dilemma of Man City's polarising perfection

City and Guardiola have done it well, too well, so well that their dominance and the conditions that led to it may end up breaking football as we know it

Mon, 22 May, 2023

Lionel Messi handout photos

S Colin Sheridan: Messi's judgement has never been more questionable

Does he really need the $25 million a year Saudi Arabia reputedly pays him?

Mon, 08 May, 2023

TCS London Marathon 2023

S Colin Sheridan: Marathon efforts so tough for Olympians and plodders

JUST put one foot in front of the other, that’s what they say, but, despite that straightforward maxim, running a marathon is anything but simple.

Mon, 01 May, 2023