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Kieran Shannon

Leinster v Munster - Allianz GAA Football Interprovincial Championship Shield Final

S Kieran Shannon: With a new nut to crack, Cluxton emulates perfectionist Ring

Gaelic football's new rule present Stephen Cluxton with a fresh challenge.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Kieran Shannon: Cork can get into winning habit by targeting the league

S Kieran Shannon: Cork can get into winning habit by targeting the league

Winning silverware would stand to Pat Ryan's Rebels.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool FC - Premier League

S Kieran Shannon: Why I still believe in miracles after decades of following Nottingham Forest

Just when I thought I was out...

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Kieran Shannon: Why has nobody from Ulster been able to retain the All-Ireland?

Has the Disease of Me infected previous champions from the province?

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024

Dublin dominance replaced by democracy: the best football XV of the half decade

S Dublin dominance replaced by democracy: the best football XV of the half decade

A striking feature about picking this mid-decade football team compared to the one of 10 years ago was how fewer individuals stood out, but there’s still star power to this team, writes Kieran Shannon

Mon, 23 Dec, 2024

Manchester United v Everton - Premier League - Old Trafford

S Kieran Shannon: Amorim action in dropping Rashford speaks louder than words

The Old Trafford boss -- and sport's best coaches -- know you'll be defined by your choices.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

GAA Special Congress 2024

Kieran Shannon: Which teams will benefit most from the FRC's new rule changes? - either way it's exciting times for the GAA

How football is played and won matters, more so than who wins. At least in 2025

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Tempers flare between Brian Fenton and Cillian O’Connor 2/7/2023

S Kieran Shannon: If Age of Dublin is over, what now of Mayo's resistance?

Cillian O'Connor's equaliser for Mayo in the 2016 All-Ireland SFC final will remembered as one of the greatest clutch plays Croke Park has known.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Kieran Shannon: Do we appreciate how high in the pantheon Rory McIlroy ranks?

S Kieran Shannon: Do we appreciate how high in the pantheon Rory McIlroy ranks?

There are facts and figures outside of golf that are testament to just how big a talent and name he is.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Phoenix Suns v Los Angeles Clippers

S Kieran Shannon: The stars hardly get a break, so they are breaking down

When stars across all sports are asked to play too often, there invariably comes a stage when we’ve to go too long without them.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024