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Paul Rouse
Paul Rouse
Paul Rouse is an historian, author, broadcaster… and former Offaly football boss. He specialises in sport and Irish culture.
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S Paul Rouse: What would it take for a boycott of the Trump World Cup?
The lessons from history tell us that the only way that the World Cup will not happen is if there is a world war.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Day Thirteen
S Paul Rouse: Is it all downhill for Winter Games in our changing climate? 
What could be more illustrative of the impact of global warming on sport than the fact that the Olympic movement currently has a working group examining the prospect of opening the Winter Olympics to non-snow and non-ice-based sports.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Chelsea FC v Manchester United FC - Premier League
S Paul Rouse: Jim Ratcliffe is wealthy beyond reason, but money no insulation from ignorance
Jim Ratcliffe's interview with Sky News revealed himself in all manner of ways.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

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Paul Rouse: Old arguments now lost as Colombia bans cockfighting 
It does not necessarily mean that this world will disappear. Indeed, it almost certainly won’t.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Paul Rouse: the men who tuned Irish radio into the importance of sport from its beginning
S Paul Rouse: the men who tuned Irish radio into the importance of sport from its beginning
The first voice heard on Irish radio 100 years ago was that of Séamus Hughes. 

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Paul Rouse: The unique colour and noise of a night at the Africa Cup of Nations
S Paul Rouse: The unique colour and noise of a night at the Africa Cup of Nations
An evening in Marrakech watching Côte d'Ivoire play Burkina Faso in a knockout game offers a unique experience.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

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S Paul Rouse: Sport has always been a friend to the Irish emigrant
Irish sport reveals the hollowness of anti-immigrant rhetoric and reminds us how unity, not fear, has always sustained this country

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

A young man playing pool.
S Paul Rouse: You think it's easy to smuggle pool tables into college?
In UCD, there was a dedicated pool hall in the basement of the Arts Building; it was known to students as ‘The Trap’. Rarely can a room have been better named.

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025

Cavan v Derry - Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 2
S Paul Rouse: Arrival of radio turned Irish sport on its head
Next month – January 1926 – marks the centenary of the establishment of the Irish national radio station 2RN, the forerunner of RTÉ Radio.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

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S Paul Rouse: Much has changed in 10 years of this column but sport's importance is a constant
Ten years ago this week the sports editor of the Irish Examiner, Tony Leen, rang me. He said he had a space for a column in the paper.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

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