Person: Joe Callaghan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

sport

Is Conor McGregor's return a rebirth… or death of a salesman?

Plenty has changed even since the Dubliner was most recently in the desert, a chastening night 15 months back when he was sent scurrying across the sands by Khabib Nurmagomedov, writes Joe Callaghan.

sport

The UFC call him Russian but, like his hated rival, Khabib is much more complicated

soccer

France overcome chaos to rule the world

soccer

The last World Cup as we know it - and one of the best

soccer

Brilliance is book-ended by bullshit: Neymar mixes sublime with the ridiculous

soccer

Aspas the fall guy as Luzhniki Stadium rocks for Russia

Martin O'Neill hoping captain's role will help James McClean to mature

Martin O'Neill has insisted tonight’s Stateside friendly with Mexico can be a springboard for some of Ireland's up and comers.

Thu, 01 Jun, 2017

Sligo survive Bronx scare with burst of scores in final 15 minutes against New York

Sligo survived a brief but real scare in the Bronx tonight before their experience and class told late on to see off a spirited New York.

Sun, 07 May, 2017

The McGregor conundrum

The Dubliner divides opinion, but in a time when we’ve been forced to rethink much of what we thought we knew about the world, the face of the UFC fits in better than maybe any other athlete on the planet, writes Joe Callaghan

Mon, 26 Dec, 2016

Conor McGregor brings 31st Street to life

The Mecca has been in the market for a new prophet for a while now.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

Conor McGregor on the Nate Diaz press conference: It was handbags

Primetime news broadcasts busily squawked about the smoke clearing over Las Vegas as Wednesday turned to Thursday, writes Joe Callaghan.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016

Roscommon squeeze through by a single point at the last against impressive New York

The wait for a fairytale goes on. But oh how close New York came to making history in the Bronx last night.

Mon, 02 May, 2016

MMA Ireland: Tragic death of Joao Carvalho was the worst kind of wake-up call

The shocking death of 28-year-old Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho last Monday following a bout in Dublin has thrown Ireland’s lack of regulation of mixed martial arts firmly into the spotlight, writes Joe Callaghan

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Eager Walsh getting to grips with Sainthood

As the AFL season gets underway this weekend, former Young Footballer of the Year Tommy Walsh edges closer and closer to his St Kilda League debut. Joe Callaghan met him in Melbourne.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2011