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Kieran Shannon

Kieran Shannon is an award-winning sportswriter renowned for big interviews, insightful columns and an unrelenting focus on high‑performance sport.

Kieran Shannon: Kerry football has found formula for best of all worlds

Kieran Shannon: Kerry football has found formula for best of all worlds

Other sports should take note...

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Katie Taylor makes her entrance 5/9/2026

S Kieran Shannon: Katie Taylor's been to Ireland what Joe Louis was to black America

Ireland said goodbye to an icon on Saturday night.

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Kieran Shannon: Rush to reward goals is putting the humble point at risk

There was a collective groan last week when news broke of some potential new rule changes for Gaelic football. Leave the game alone and let it breathe. Why fix what has finally been already fixed?

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Aidan O'Shea, Cillian O'Connor and Kobe McDonald 26/7/2026

S Kieran Shannon: Why Aidan O'Shea and Cillian O'Connor deserve their All-Ireland medals

Roy Keane felt he didn't deserve his 1999 Champions League winner's medal but Aidan O'Shea and Cillian O'Connor showed contribution can't just be measured by minutes on the pitch

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Kieran Shannon: Andy Moran showed Mayo how to win an All-Ireland – and the GAA how to be itself again

S Kieran Shannon: Andy Moran showed Mayo how to win an All-Ireland – and the GAA how to be itself again

The Mayo boss has been happy to discuss how he masterminded an historic All-Ireland victory.

Tue, 18 Aug, 2026

Waterford v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1

S The Mayo effect: Why another great sporting breakthrough could follow

History has shown that breakthrough wins in Gaelic games can inspire others. Could the Galway footballers or the hurlers of Cork or Waterford be next?

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Kieran Shannon: Andy Moran and Mayo have earned the right to take the baton

Moran understands that without the near misses of the past, there would have been no All-Ireland glory for Mayo in 2026

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Kerry's conveyor belt: 30 years of classy, killer Kingdom forwards

S Kerry's conveyor belt: 30 years of classy, killer Kingdom forwards

From Dara Ó Cinnéide in ’96 to Dylan Geaney now in 2026, the Kerry forward production line has yet to cease operation. Is there any end to them?

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Jordan Flynn and Stephen Coen celebrate 11/7/2026

Kieran Shannon: Looks a lot like last year but this Mayo is different

Some neutrals and the more fatalistic of Mayo supporters are wary of getting too excited about this All-Ireland SFC final, which has hallmarks of a movie they’ve seen before and have no desire to watch again. Yet, this could be different

Tue, 14 Jul, 2026

Dublin v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Kieran Shannon: Should Dublin have gone after it a bit bolder?

Although Dublin got it down to three points late on, there was never a sense Kerry were in danger the way they were against Tyrone a fortnight ago

Mon, 13 Jul, 2026