The GAA needs to acknowledge that, along with its much-heralded community and amateur status, there is a pervasive cynicism that is ‘unique to our games’, writes Kieran Shannon

While most soccer-loving fans around the globe will be glued to their televisions next year during the World Cup, restaurants and cinemas around Italy might find themselves extra busy during the summer.

If not always the football, then the results continue to flow in the World Cup qualifiers. writes Liam Mackey

Did Britain’s political establishment and the media deliberately frame the Hillsborough tragedy as hooligan-inspired and exploit this falsehood to transform football. Brendan Daly examines the evidence.

The Republic of Ireland travels to France this week with a squad of 23 players who will be looking to make history and take Ireland out of the group stage for the first time in the Euros.

In the lead up to the Republic of Ireland’s tilt at Euro 2016 in the summer, some brilliant footage of yesteryear has emerged on YouTube that should bring back fond memories for Irish people.

Still exhibiting the nonchalance which typified his stellar playing career, it says much for the FAI’s €5m hush deal with Fifa that it makes Ruud Gullit fume.

Will his stint as assistant to Martin O’Neill be Roy Keane’s last job in management? Doubtful. Do I see myself going back into management? Yeah. And I think there will be a job out there for me.

The funeral of Lorcán Miller has heard he was an extrovert who loved life and was a natural leader, Liberty Insurance is to let go a large number of their Irish based staff, and it’s been 25 years since the ’nation held its breath’ Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Last year, when I met Bill O’Herlihy for the first and only time just days before his last broadcast anchoring the RTÉ football panel, he made one of those characteristic self-depreciating comments as we were finishing up.

Former England manager Graham Taylor has insisted he would never have blocked black footballers’ path into the national team and denied that two Football Association members tried to cap numbers.

It was hard to know which prompted the greater sense of outrage last Saturday night: the way Dublin and especially Derry went about the joyless business of trying to get a result in Croker or Jarlath Burns declaring via Twitter that the game signalled ‘The death of Gaelic football’, writes Kieran Shannon.

They say footballers are remembered for the trophies they’ve won.

It’s been seen live by over 25 million people across the planet and smashed box office records over two decades — now the banks of the Lee are set to pulse to the rhythm of global dance phenomenon Riverdance for the first time.

We've compiled a list of the best non-Irish born Irish internationals not in the current squad.

Opera legend José Carreras has promised a magical midsummer night when he performs his first concert in Cork next year.

Troubled former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has said he can overcome the demons which saw him admitted to hospital in a drink-fuelled stupor.

For fans over a certain age following a World Cup, you’re never really watching just that World Cup.

The BBC has brought in a team of experts to study all 212 penalties taken at the World Cup to help England take the perfect spot kick.

No one who went to a football match in England on Saturday, April 15, 1989 is likely to forget what happened that day.

Everton academy coach and former Ireland favourite Kevin Sheedy has put the boot into Manchester United manager David Moyes.

Photographer Billy Stickland rewinds through 25 years of Ireland ’s award-winning Inpho Sports Agency and tells the stories behind some of his own most memorable shots. Liam Mackey reports.

Record-breaking jockey AP McCoy was named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for 2013 on Saturday night.

The RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for 2013 is jockey Tony McCoy.

Noel King has revealed his pride at being asked to take over as interim Republic of Ireland boss.

Colm Murray was honoured by a People of the Year award in September 2012 in recognition of his efforts to further medical research into motor neurone disease, writes Dan Buckley

Brazilians have decided poverty is too high a price to pay for football

Former Ireland soccer star David O’Leary has won a £3.4m (€4m) compensation claim against Dubai-based club Al Ahli.

The Football Association and England Footballers’ Foundation have donated £40,000 (€47,000) to help Paul Gascoigne in his battle against alcoholism.

Paul Gascoigne remains in hospital in the United States but there are no fears for his life, according to his long-time therapist.

The transfer of Ireland out-half Johnny Sexton to Racing Metro has acquainted Irish fans of the oval ball with a fact of life: A new breed of owner now holds sway in French rugby and they will allow little to get in their way.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson was impressed by David de Gea’s midweek performance but will continue rotating his goalkeepers for the immediate future.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson was impressed by David de Gea’s midweek performance but will continue rotating his goalkeepers for the immediate future.

Former Everton and Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Sheedy has been given the all-clear by doctors after undergoing surgery following his recent diagnosis with bowel cancer.

’Why always me?’ When Mario Balotelli lifted his jersey to reveal that famous T-shirt during Manchester City’s 6-1 win at Old Trafford, he all but wrote his own epitaph.

Never before have we seen such hysteria at the beginning of a sporting competition as we did recently at the Euros.

New Order are to team with Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah for a re-working of 'World in Motion'.

Back in my Hot Press days, there was a football-mad colleague of mine whose first words upon arriving in the office of a morning were not “hello” or “good day” or even “there were leaves on the track at Donabate”.

Rio Ferdinand took a farewell swipe at Fabio Capello today as he joined Wayne Rooney in endorsing Harry Redknapp as his choice to become England’s new manager.

Former England manager Graham Taylor today joined Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney in endorsing Harry Redknapp as his choice to become England’s new manager.

WE ALL knew Giovanni Trapattoni wouldn’t want to look at any new players before Euro 2012, but it was still a little disappointing to hear him confirm it on Friday.

ACCORDING to FIFA and the Ballon d’Or voters, the coach of last year was Pep Guardiola.

Deadlock: Dublin v Meath 1991

Yes, says Larry Ryan. No, says Liam Mackey