Person: Matthew Syed

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Kieran Shannon: From Christy Ring to Dean Rock, geniuses are not born great. It’s work-rate that makes them special

A giant in sport fell just there, though you probably didn’t hear any tremor. But you’ve seen the ripples from his work, from Augusta to Croke Park.

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Opinion: Maybe it’s time to ask: What if someone is wrongly accused?

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Gary Brennan Interview: Still earning rave reviews off Broadway

Comfort not an option when it comes to winning edge

The weekend interview: McGrath’s numbers game

Winning isn’t just about hard work: It’s in the genes

‘I’m still outranked by my dad’

Jamie Heaslip relishes chance to lead Ireland inspired by the example of his father — a retired Irish Army colonel, writes Julian Bennetts

Wed, 23 Jan, 2013

Lowry’s ‘less is more’ philosophy paying off

It may have been a year of Olympic and Paralympic medals, of another Irish golf Major and a breakthrough All-Ireland but it was Jonathan Wilson’s book on Brian Clough that got me thinking about Shane Lowry.

Wed, 02 Jan, 2013

Woods forgets what Christy knew too well

YOU might have missed it but Tiger Woods made an interesting confession last week.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2011