I have a relation who spent much of his 20s in an Offaly jersey whose colours were green, Guinness and gold. Despite the taunts from those less fortunate than himself, he carried himself with great dignity.

When the foot and mouth outbreak spread to Ireland in 2001, with news that a case had been detected in Co Armagh, there was grave concern for Irish farming

The Taoiseach refrained from naming firm dates for reopening Ireland amid fears of getting our hopes up, only for them to be dashed — but right now, people badly need some hope

The America’s Cup is about much more than just sailing. From its inception, it has been a platform for rich men to demonstrate the power of their wealth

The words of the head of the Tokyo Organising Committee for this year’s Olympic Games, Yoshiro Mori, left no doubt of how he views women

The immediate question has to be: What impact will this have on the ordinary people interested in the game?

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the deletion of the 'Ban on Foreign Games' from the GAA's rule book.

The lived reality of life in the GAA mean that overt Catholicism could be witnessed at every level of the Association

Taking more money from State hard to justify within the ambit of a “community-based amateur organisation”

The song doesn’t necessarily have to be a great one – or even a good one – but if it connects a sporting success with people and place, it invariably moves at least some people to tears