We are a rich country masquerading as a poor one, run by people terrified of annoying people even richer

The NBA’s scandal, then, isn’t a world away. It’s a warning shot. If players earning more in a week than a county board spends in a year can’t stay clean, then the idea that Irish amateurs will be immune is wishful thinking.

Saturday night in Lisbon offered a grim reminder of what we’ve lost.

Ivan Yates’ 'smear' comments weren’t a joke — they exposed how suspicion, fear, and cynicism now drive Irish politics

When Shane Lowry holed the winning putt at the Ryder Cup, it felt like a man remembering who he is.

Shakur’s death should remind us that the struggles of the 1970s are not relics. They are living, breathing, unfinished

Fans had cleared their diaries, cancelled plans, and faked their own deaths in HR systems to carve out three days of uninterrupted spectacle. They were promised duels, late-night tension, the crackle of hostility across the fairways. What they got was a European victory parade delivered two days early.

As the NFL arrives in Dublin, Croke Park faces a deeper question: is Ireland selling identity for spectacle and profit?

Anecdotally, some RTÉ employees feel quietly coerced not to post pro-Palestine content on their own social media. It is, in effect, self-censorship by osmosis, writes Colin Sheridan

The province has a new coach, a new stadium, and a new set of excuses ready to be workshopped if things go south.