There will be no hysteria in Galway city this week, and that only adds to the sense of desolation Mayo people living there can feel on weeks such as this. There will be little or no talk of it in the butchers and bakers. Any maroon and white flags will likely be the product of some contrived social initiative, complete with pithy hashtag, rather than the impromptu act of a football- mad house.

If you think you’d have just a passing interest in Croatia-Morocco imagine being stuck on the Golan Heights, in between a gruelling patrol schedule, in criminal heat, away from your children on Fathers' Day

Profit is not even a motivation in the creation of the LIV tour. Buying legitimacy is. In aiding and abetting that motive, these players have morally bankrupted themselves

Her retirement last week came as no surprise. Marriage, motherhood and injuries have brought fresh focus to her life, which will undoubtedly be richer for her latest choice.

Jürgen Norbert Klopp. Those who follow the football club he manages, revere him.

Tadhg Coakley charts his journey to and from Sunday's Munster SHC clash of Cork and Clare

When Katie Taylor was a kid there were no women boxers headlining anything. Whatever she saw for herself, it could never have been this bloody glorious

“Hell is other people”  - Jean Paul Satre, No Exit  There’s an NPR podcast series - one arguably responsible for birthing all others - called This American Life. It is what I would call “luxury listening”.

Dear Marcus Rashford MBE,  Last summer, as you, Marcus, prepared for the biggest game of your professional life against Italy in the European Championship final, a nation held its breath.

There is a scene in Godfather: Part II, where senator Pat Geary visits Michael Corleone, and outlines to him the mechanics of how he will allow the Corleones to operate their family business in Las Vegas.