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Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan is an associate editor and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a best-selling author and documentary maker.

Seriously, there’s no need for you to go to San Sebastian

I’M AFRAID there’s a bit of a problem with Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Biarritz, which is now slated for Sunday, May 2, in San Sebastian, in northern Spain.

Mon, 12 Apr, 2010

Being seen to act is important to some

WHEN you’re in a hole the best thing to do is ... stop digging.

Mon, 29 Mar, 2010

Croker take note: plenty still at stake in Limerick

ERICH SEGAL died recently, classics professor and author of ‘Love Story’.

Thu, 25 Mar, 2010

Alternative history: if Croke Park hadn’t been opened...

IRISH rugby supporters’ long wait for the Grand Slam goes on, following the late defeat by Scotland last weekend in Cardiff.

Mon, 22 Mar, 2010

When the rugby stars come out to dance

GIVEN that it was Brian O’Driscoll’s 100th cap last Saturday, and all of a sudden everybody has a Brian O’Driscoll story, we thought we’d share ours.

Mon, 15 Mar, 2010

Opportunity knocks as sport stars open doors

THERE are a lot of dressing-room doors looming large in our mind this weather.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2010

Revealed: The words behind that pungent picture

THE image isn’t well-known to hurling followers.

Mon, 01 Mar, 2010

That ‘controversy’ didn’t get its spikes out of the starting blocks

GOD, you’d have thought we were past all that at this stage.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2010

Lost for words as Lee looks destined for GAA

IF YOU’RE looking for a single word to sum up something that requires lengthy description in English, chances are you’ll find it in another tongue.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2010

Poise, Posts and the Power Position

TUESDAY, and the Killiney Castle Hotel for the announcement of the Irish rugby team to play Italy in Croke Park tomorrow.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2010