Organisation: Sunday Press

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Liam Mackey: "Why I was never bitten by the equine bug is a small mystery, since the old man was quite the devotee of the turf, regularly to be found at the table with his head stuck in the form book.

columnists

Liam Mackey: Horse racing and me - A doomed affair from the get-go

The news RTÉ is to significantly expand its coverage of horse racing did not exactly spark scenes of wild celebration in this household.

comment-analysis

Cardinal Tomas O’Fiaich: 'The only unity worth having is a unity of hearts'

Jack Charlton, to Liam Mackey: “it’s not going to be easy for us, but it’s not going to be easy for them either”

columnists

Liam Mackey: Throwing the book at Italia ’90

news

State Archives: Department concerned about Bernie Murphy libel case

gaa

Eugene McGee 'was without doubt one of the greats'

Roy to Man United: I gave a bad ball and shout was ‘how much?’

A journey down the river of sport

“Ah, this is sure stirring up some ghosts for me…”

Sat, 12 Aug, 2017

Caird — a bishop and a leader

Donald Caird

Sat, 22 Nov, 2014

We celebrate two decades of Riverdance

Last weekend 17,000 people turned out in Limerick for the launch of the 20th anniversary tour of Riverdance. So where were you when Michael Flatley and Jean Butler took to the Eurovision stage that night in 1994?

Sun, 26 Jan, 2014

Final laptop of honour

Changing of the guard.

Sat, 14 Sep, 2013

Tales of the unexpected at Rose of Tralee

The beauty pageant is a national institution. But that doesn’t mean we can’t poke fun of its more bizarre moments.

Wed, 14 Aug, 2013

The club that Alex built

The Premier League without Alex Ferguson: it will be like looking out your window one day to savour a familiar view and discovering a whole mountain has disappeared.

Thu, 09 May, 2013

Walsh wins race for the truth

David Walsh’s last face-to-face meeting with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong tells you all you need to know about the Irishman’s uncompromising style.

Sat, 13 Oct, 2012

‘It was an uproariously entertaining education to have known Con’

CON HOULIHAN, the Castleisland colossus, cast such a gigantic shadow that it once temporarily obscured one of the most revered figures in English football history.

Mon, 06 Aug, 2012

Always look on the bright side

Ahead of our departure for Poznan, we caught Poland’s dramatic 1-1 draw with Greece on television in Sopot last night.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2012

Snapper meets man 50 years on

MORE than 50 years after his prize-winning smile was framed in a photographer’s lens, Mossie Knightly finds himself once again under exposure.

Fri, 30 Oct, 2009

Fitt cried libel to distort the truth and shake down those who told it

WHEN Gerry Fitt died last week, he was celebrated as a democrat who eschewed the gun in politics.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2005

Fear and loathing on the football trail

DESPITE the recent bombing in Tel Aviv, plans are proceeding for Ireland’s World Cup game in Israel to go ahead as scheduled.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2005

Kennedy appointment makes history

GERALDINE KENNEDY has been appointed editor of The Irish Times, becoming the first female editor of a national daily newspaper.

Sat, 12 Oct, 2002