Columns - Irish Examiner

Sign in

VMTV Tommy Martin 4.jpg

Tommy Martin

FC Barcelona v Girona FC - LaLiga EA Sports

S Tommy Martin: Wrexham and Girona - authentic underdog romance or something more sinister?

It is difficult to know what to think about the Wrexham and Girona stories

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

DP World Tour Championship - Day Three

S Tommy Martin: Rahm rumblings suggest roof is falling in on golf

The news that world no.3 ranked Jon Rahm is mulling over a reported $600 million offer from LIV doesn’t generate the shock that it might once have.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2023

Conor McGregor with Katie Taylor after the decision 20/5/2023

S Tommy Martin: Katie Taylor is smart enough to handle the Conor McGregor question

It was Katie Taylor’s lot to have her redemption night associated with Conor McGregor, even if only tangentially

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Roscommon v Dublin - Allianz Football League Division 1 Round 7

S Tommy Martin: Football and hurling are dealing with very different issues, but there is a common thread

This year’s winter agenda items speak to more fundamental matters, striking right to the viscera of the two main codes.

Thu, 23 Nov, 2023

Bohs fans ahead of the game 12/11/2023

S Tommy Martin: Rise of the FAI Cup Final a cultural moment to be seized

The FAI Cup final has become another cultural event whose massive popularity would have seemed inexplicable just one generation ago.

Thu, 16 Nov, 2023

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

S Tommy Martin: If it's not about winning, what's Big Ange all about?

The Spurs boss has arrived in the Premier League to speak truth to power.

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

South Africa Training Session - Rugby World Cup France 2023

S Tommy Martin: Is it so bad that Ireland are rugby’s version of Cruyff’s Holland?

The great brains of Irish rugby will mull over whether to change much at all.

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

England v Italy - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying - Group C - Wembley Stadium

S Tommy Martin: Watching Jude Bellingham a balm for a troubled soul

The Real Madrid and England midfielder is just the tonic after so much sporting heartache.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2023

Ireland v Scotland - 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B

S Tommy Martin: Where’s the beef? Oh, the All Blacks have plenty with us

The location of that last meeting between the two teams means we should call this one Beef Wellington.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Tommy Martin: Rugby’s small fry bring a flavour to the World Cup

S Tommy Martin: Rugby’s small fry bring a flavour to the World Cup

For the rugby establishment, the presence of pool stage cannon fodder is a necessary evil, padding out the field, creating the sense of a smorgasbord

Thu, 05 Oct, 2023