Sure, the competitors have dedicated their lives to fulfilling their dreams but you and me learning the rules of 32 different sports in the space of a fortnight is the real gold medal achievement.

Hallgrimsson has cut a charming figure, speaking with candour and ease in his various media engagements, a welcome relief from the tortured management-speak employed by his new bosses throughout the process to find him.

Donegal people speak with Ulster accents but there’s always been as much Connacht in them.

Why won't the superstar grow old gracefully?

The beloved broadcaster's death gave Irish people another chance to marvel at how one man’s voice served as a singular national soundtrack.

If his team summon some of Harte's dogged contrariness, they might just live to fight another day.

RTÉ's Greg Allen met the moment as much as the Irish athletes in Rome in front of him over the past week. 

Are England finally ready to win or will they be undone by the Maguire paradox?

It is rare that the managerless Irish soccer team is a shining light at the moment, but in offering a glimpse of an Ireland that celebrates ethnic diversity then it’s pretty elite.

The massed ranks of decision makers at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge make it hard for managers to budge.