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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.

The interview hunt: Waiting and wondering in the media game

Ah, springtime.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

How complicit are you in sport's great sins?

Here’s a question for you on a Monday morning. How complicit are you in your sport’s failings?

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Why true great Sonia O'Sullivan deserves to get her dues

You probably heard about the Chinese women last week — the runners who beat Sonia O’Sullivan out of gold medals in the World Championships held back in 1993, the ones who supposedly subsisted on turtle blood to set astonishing records in distance running.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Candidates play delicate game mixing sport and politics

And they’re off: even the terminology has a sporting tinge to it.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Points scored in Munster training base debate

It’s always reassuring when the reaction you expect comes along right on cue, isn’t it?

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Munster Rugby drop ball on Limerick ‘base’

Oh dear. As if the defeats and general gloom surrounding Munster Rugby in recent weeks wasn’t bad enough, I see the dreaded call for ‘root and branch’ reform and review has now been issued, to general nodding of heads.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Sport and art no simple mix and match as TV rights deals skyrocket

I had occasion to rock up to the Irish Book Awards before Christmas, a good evening in what used to be known as the Burlington, even if it ended long before the usual evening finish, or even morning finish, you’d traditionally associate with the old Burlington.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016