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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.

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Colin Sheridan: The Sunday night parenting crisis you won’t see on Instagram

Faced with a forgotten summer camp booking and two overly prepared children, Colin Sheridan chooses panic — and then improv

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025

The Lions team during the anthem 19/7/2025

S Colin Sheridan: Lions Tour - it’s complete and utter nonsense

A touring team comprised of four nations (who can barely agree on a toastie recipe) heading off to play a country—Australia—that gives about as much attention to rugby union as it does to the concept of humility... it shouldn’t move the needle.

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

General Election 2017

S Colin Sheridan: Institutional racism wears a necktie

Diane Abbott has become Britain’s canary in a coal mine of racial hypocrisy. Colin Sheridan asks 'How many Diane Abbotts have we ignored in Ireland?

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Wimbledon 2025 - Day Twelve - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

S Colin Sheridan: Federer was grace personified, Djokovic is triumph of discipline

Roger Federer will remain the more beloved tennis player but Novak Djokovic will be studied by every future pro as the model champion.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

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Colin Sheridan: Is a €8m handbag a sign that moral rot within society is beyond redemption?

We are in a golden age for absurdity — the global elite will throw millions at anything with a whiff of celebrity

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Aidan O’Shea at the final whistle 15/6/2025

S Colin Sheridan: Two wins in 60 years. The West’s asleep

When Padraic Joyce is asked to explain Galway coming up short again, he only has to point to history

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Donald Trump

S Colin Sheridan: Land of the Free, home of the Knave

There are two Americas, writes Colin Sheridan. One represented by Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the other by Zohran Mamdani

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Colin Sheridan: A reflection on the Irish sporting landscape in the summer of 2000

S Colin Sheridan: A reflection on the Irish sporting landscape in the summer of 2000

It was an odd summer of sport, elevated by Sonia, and little else. Sometimes you have to look back at the past to truly appreciate the present

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

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Colin Sheridan: A break away with the lads proved just the tonic

At this stage of my life, taking part in a men's trip with people from a variety of backgrounds is a refreshing and formative experience

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Players pose with an Australian mascot 22/6/2025

S Colin Sheridan: The Lions as a modern concept is utterly idiotic

Let us once again gather our collective rugbying delusions, pour them into an overpriced jersey, stick them on a Qantas flight, and pretend that this Lions tour is the very heart of rugby tradition.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025