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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.

Galway v Roscommon - Connacht FBD League Final

Colin Sheridan: Still trying to decode the great enigma that is Galway football

Galway and Pádraic Joyce are on the edge of something. Whether it’s great or grim, is up to them.

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

Colin Sheridan: Why Antonio Brown doesn't deserve sympathy or support

Colin Sheridan: Why Antonio Brown doesn't deserve sympathy or support

Brown’s football-related indiscretions will, in the end, prove far more prohibitive to his prospects than the litany of wrongdoings in his private life

Mon, 10 Jan, 2022

Manchester United v Burnley - Premier League - Old Trafford

Colin Sheridan: Given time and expenses, the write around remains a sports writing gift

Wright Thompson's long-read piece for ESPN on Manchester United proved the point that New Journalism may be old, but still has a place and an audience

Mon, 03 Jan, 2022

Colin Sheridan: Another terrible beauty is born in the GAA world

Colin Sheridan: Another terrible beauty is born in the GAA world

Last week, rumours bounced around that Jimmy McGuinness was joining, or had joined, the Waterford hurlers as something. Nobody was or was quite sure as what

Mon, 27 Dec, 2021

Jacksonville Jaguars v Seattle Seahawks

Colin Sheridan: The myth of Urban Meyer got him to the NFL. Then his troubles really began

When it comes to sports in the US, the cult of the coach is everything.

Mon, 20 Dec, 2021

A view of Elvery's MacHale Park before the game 21/7/2021

Colin Sheridan: Tim O’Leary is back and Mayo boardrooms are Hollywood again

The upcoming convention was always likely to garner attention, regardless of O’Leary’s Bobby Ewing return, but his strategically timed needle drop will likely cause a few headaches

Mon, 29 Nov, 2021

Rassie Erasmus takes a kick at goal during the warm-up 13/11/2021

Colin Sheridan: Rassie heads off on his own little Erasmus

In his almost 50 years on the planet, Johan ‘Rassie’ Erasmus has achieved a lot. You would think guiding his beloved South Africa to victory over England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup would be the pinnacle, but it’s not even close.

Mon, 22 Nov, 2021

Eddie O’Sullivan joins fans for a selfie at the end of the game 13/11/2021

Colin Sheridan: Remembering sacrifice of the few for the many

Here’s one for you; if the All Blacks and the Dublin senior football team had a dressing-room sweeping competition, who would win?

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021

Colin Sheridan: In our grievances with the GAA, we sometimes forget why we love it: The club

Colin Sheridan: In our grievances with the GAA, we sometimes forget why we love it: The club

On days like these, the only thing that matters is the parish and more Iliads being made from local rows, the pitchforks being put aside in lieu of hurleys and footballs

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021

Andy Moran celebrates scoring his sides second goal 20/8/2017

Colin Sheridan: This is not Halloween. I am Andy Moran's ghost

For those of you who have ever encountered Andy Moran, either publicly or privately, he is that rare phenomena of what you see is exactly what you get. There is no duplicity. There is only Andy

Sun, 31 Oct, 2021