Listening this week to the former rugby international Luke Fitzgerald talking about his retirement from the game was a reminder that there is only one certainty in every sporting career: it will end, writes Paul Rouse.

The weekly fun and games that flows from RTÉ’s Ireland’s Greatest Sporting Moment programme is a timely reminder of the importance of athletics in Irish sporting history. 

The assault on the importance of language and facts continues apace. Propagandists are not new to our world, but their capacity to spread their message is now much greater than before. 

In considering these men, it is impossible to ignore the political climate of 1917, writes Paul Rouse.

This weekend brings the anniversary the first playing of soccer in Ireland — or so the story goes, writes Paul Rouse.

There are things that a book can do for you that defy adequate explanation. It is a something deeply personal, a connection made with the words that lingers long after the book is closed and laid down. 

Women’s Gaelic football has made huge strides but even more must be made before there is equality, writes Paul Rouse.