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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.

Striking up the band to the sound of silence

IF you’d like to know what it feels like to start the most controversial minute’s music in Irish sporting history, there’s someone you can ask in the Phoenix Park.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2011

A new kid in town sparks a feeding frenzy

SOME of you may have noticed a pretty distinctive-looking character on the Dublin football team in recent weeks.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2011

A back seat but Shanahan still on watch

THE crowd was still pretty sparse, the lights in Semple Stadium hadn’t been switched on, and your columnist was nestled about five rows from the back of the stand, wondering whether he should have stayed in the car himself and listened to the new Elbow CD.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2011

Home and away: The adventures of Liam and Sam

QUESTION: when do you put away the All-Ireland trophy?

Mon, 28 Feb, 2011

Pining for Scots’ leaders of old

THESE are not golden days for the Scots.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2011

Con’s legends don’t all take to the field

NOT A great week for clubs in rugby, if you look at the headlines.

Mon, 21 Feb, 2011

Aviva receives first emotional down payment

ONLY yesterday morning one of the great cliches was set free once again and allowed to snort its way across breakfast tables everywhere.

Mon, 14 Feb, 2011

The only thing that stays the same is change

PULSELESS and saurian have been my adjectives of choice for the last few days, having come across them somewhere or other the weekend before last.

Mon, 07 Feb, 2011

Every sport needs a little bit of magic

YOU CAN get cynical in this game pretty easily. You meet idols with feet of clay, the clay ending somewhere in the mid-thigh region.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2011

Ireland unites in grief to support Hartes

AT SOME point this morning a middle-aged man in Northern Ireland will look in his wardrobe for a particular item of clothing, one that’s kept for specific occasions.

Mon, 17 Jan, 2011