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Coaching's quiet theft: every time we name the threat, we pickpocket tomorrow's intuition
When it comes to coaching young players, spontaneity vanishes under a system that prizes error-free performance

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Anthony Daly: Tipp won't take a backward step but Cork's intent is greater

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Seven things we learned from the Dublin Racing Festival with Cheltenham in mind

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Tipp talent stream keeps lifting trophies and standards

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Talking Points: Offaly's numbers game, Derry on track, Wexford's net gain

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'Breach' storm: McGeeney labels decisive decision 'absolutely shocking'
They were winning the midfield battle and building momentum when they were caught for a four-up breach.
Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

S The Basketballisation of Gaelic football: learning that comfort is expensive when it leaves value on the table
Imagine rehearsed sequences for every permutation: down one with eight seconds, level with four, ahead by one with possession and six on the clock. Decoy runners. Blocking patterns. Pick-and-roll concepts adapted to GAA dimensions.
Sun, 01 Feb, 2026

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Football's finest minds are now exploring smart tactical possibilities
A full season of club football in the meantime has given the top minds in intercounty football the time and space they needed to really start thinking about the possibilities
Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

S Tommy Martin: Summer football to duck the rain? It may not be that simple
The rain has cooped up kids in the house of a Saturday morning rather than being out playing sport. But how can we fix it?
Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Northern delights: 'Two lads played their seven rounds over 24 hours straight'
The many challenges of working inside the Arctic Circle haven’t hindered Ballybunion native Jeremy Mulvihill’s mission to help deliver a world renowned golf course.
Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

S The Gaelic Football Show: Dingle win a game for the ages, looking ahead to the league
Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan, James Horan ask if that was the greatest club final we've seen, discuss their experience in the company of Geelong players over the weekend, and preview the league.
Listen | Tue, 20 Jan, 2026
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S Donal Lenihan: Munster's latest defeat carries disastrous consequences
Frankly, Clayton McMillan’s men were guilty of playing too much rugby.
Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Larry Ryan: Finding the Phyx to stretch out a five-a-side career
While not too many know about fitness and recovery specialist John Dillon, everybody seems to find him. The crocked use him to recover, the elite to fine tune or prevent injury. But can he get one of our own back on the astro?
Sat, 27 Dec, 2025

S Seán Powter interview: 'For most of my career, I have felt like a solo athlete rather than a team player'
A serious talent dragged down by injuries and the fear of them. Cork's Seanie Powter is heading to Australia next year - a sabbatical not a goodbye from inter-county football. A good time to reflect then
Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Every hurling and football club championship winner around the country
After another busy and dramatic weekend of championship action, this is how it all shook out from Kerry to Donegal.
Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

S TJ Ryan: A privilege to watch a young boy develop into the man, player and leader Declan Hannon became
I first heard of Declan when he was a standout player with Ardscoil Rís Dean Ryan and Harty Cup teams in the late 2000s
Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

The Irish rugby coach standing shoulder to shoulder with a proud Palestinian team
Watching the disturbing images coming from the region, Kevin McCleery asked himself what he could do to help in some way. The answer, for him, was on the pitch.
Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

S Dr Harty Cup 2025-26: team-by-team guide, including the ones to watch, for Munster schools SHC
Everything you need to know before the famous competition throws in on Wednesday afternoon.
Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

S Colin Sheridan: VAR didn’t make football better, it sucked the juice out
Saturday night in Lisbon offered a grim reminder of what we’ve lost.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

S Paul Rouse: Shane Lowry's New York minute was all about 'Offalyness'
From deep roots in the county, the Clara man has grown into one of global golf's best performers.
Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

S Bullets over Broadway: Five Ryder Cup takeaways from New York
After a long week on Long Island, Joe Callaghan reflects on what he witnessed inside — and outside — the ropes.
Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: balancing life and football, attacking the scoreboard and importance of 'game state'
A rested Maurice Brosnan joins Paul Rouse and James Horan to review the week's talking points.
Listen | Tue, 23 Sep, 2025
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S Cork hurling talking points: down to the final four, Erin's Own and Newtown live to fight another day
After another hectic weekend of action throughout the county, the defending senior champions saw their reign end.
Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

S Paul Rouse: GAA must do more to stand against cowards who claim the tricolour for exclusion
The Association's capacity to bind communities together is vital in a changing Ireland.
Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

S Tommy Martin: Who needs time when you go back to basics like Thomas Frank?
Frank's early progress at Tottenham is a blow for the school of thought that managers need time.
Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: reffing special with man in the middle Brendan Cawley
The All-Ireland final ref joins James Horan and Paul Rouse to discuss his journey to the top of the game, what makes a good umpire, the art of communication and much more.
Listen | Mon, 15 Sep, 2025
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S Paul Rouse: Croke Park rodeos and hurling on Boston Common — our deep sporting links with America
A new exhibition at Croke Park will sketch out the countries' intertwined story
Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

S Dion Fanning: Ireland longing for a golden era while also trying to escape the past
As Ireland face Hungary in Dublin, Heimir Hallgrimsson’s discipline collides with fans’ eternal hope for a new football era
Sat, 06 Sep, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: reckoning with our predictions and the managerial merry-go-round
Paul Rouse, James Horan and Maurice Brosnan reconvene to review how our early-season predictions worked out, discuss managerial turnover, Jim Gavin's next move and more.
Listen | Tue, 02 Sep, 2025
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S Tommy Martin: What would electing Jim Gavin as president say about us?
The presidency is the ultimate honour for any Irish citizen, but maybe Jim Gavin is overqualified.
Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

S Kieran Shannon: Pat Ryan exits with grace as Cork '04 and '05 class loom large
Jimmy Barry-Murphy has been mentioned as a possible successor to Ryan but it's time for someone new to take reins. The necessary calibre of manager and selector is there in Cork.
Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

S John Fogarty: Pat Ryan, hurling’s nicest guy, remains a winner
Ryan can, of course, be considered a nice guy. Scratch that, one of the best guys.
Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

S Tommy Martin: Delirium or doom, the return of Sunderland can keep us awake
The return of the Black Cats brings the kind of passionate intensity the Premier League needs
Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

S Paul Rouse: Visionary Danny Blanchflower was a man ahead of his time in football
The Northern Ireland and Spurs legend deserves to be remembered.
Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

S Colin Sheridan: Don Connellan - the best of men, who quietly won in life - on and off the pitch
Don Connellan excelled with Roscommon and, first, with a special group in university in Galway.
Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Enda McEvoy: Like the granny rule, Pogues' 'Rum' redefined what it meant to be Irish
It's the 40th anniversary of the Pogues' album Rum Sodomy and the Lash. Almost despite themselves they precipitated a discussion about Irishness.
Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

S Tommy Martin: Jim McGuinness has been getting a gleeful shoeing but lots of it is small-minded nonsense
Jim McGuinness has been portrayed as chancer-in-chief of modern GAA coaching, a snake-oil salesman.
Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

S Ciarán O'Sullivan: The grammar of place - Coaching beyond the curriculum
The kick of a ball on a rain-drenched street, the thump against a rough wall, shooting hoops under streetlights until breath gives out — these aren’t obstacles to overcome but foundations to build upon. Places write the first chapter.
Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

S Donal Lenihan: Lions must kill series here and now
The tourists have the opportunity to get the job done in Melbourne on Saturday.
Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

S All-Ireland Football Final Special: Éamonn Fitzmaurice breaks down the tactical battle
The All-Ireland winning manager goes through the Xs and Os with Maurice Brosnan ahead of Kerry v Donegal.
Listen | Fri, 25 Jul, 2025
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S Maurice Brosnan's hurling observations: The sweeper won’t become fashionable. But it will rear its head again
Bryan O’Mara slotted into the number seven role, knowing Cork often favour that wing. Their matchups were on point across every line. Even still, the favourites played straight into their hands.
Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

S Donal Lenihan: Schmidt and Wallabies have enough to cling onto to ensure Melbourne storm
Perhaps, secretly, the former Irish coach would have settled for that heading into a series they’ve appeared destined to lose from a long way out.
Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

S Anthony Daly: 'If this isn’t Cork’s time, when is it?' — Pressure rises as Tipp lie in wait
Cork must deliver this afternoon — or face the backlash. Can Tipperary upset the odds and turn up like Galway in 1993?
Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

S Enda McEvoy: It’s set up for Cork to get chinned. They won’t
The Cork of 2025 have been consistently convincing and occasionally exhilarating. The conclusion is unavoidable. It’s set up for them to get chinned on Sunday.
Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

S 'Hearing the team sing Killeagh was a beautiful moment': Kingfishr on the summer's hurling anthem
Eoin Fitzgibbon hurled for the east Cork side for 20 years and has now helped contribute the soundtrack to the intercounty season.
Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

S Liam Sheedy: 'Maybe Liam will make sure they see that Cork fella with the champions tattoo'
Performance science is not exact. On one hand, the management might be drawing on a bit of outside noise for motivation, but they'll also want a collective disconnect from the outside.
Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

S Enda McEvoy on calling the All Ireland final: 'I can't believe you didn't tip us...'
On the eve of his 30th All Ireland final preview, what follows is the good, the bad and the extremely ugly from the Enda McEvoy notebook over the past three decades. Please try not to laugh too loudly at some bits (he asks...)
Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Lions Tour Special: Farrell shows his hand for first Test
Irish Examiner rugby columnist Donal Lenihan joins Simon Lewis in Australia to discuss Andy Farrell's team selection and look ahead to the first Test with the Wallabies.
Listen | Thu, 17 Jul, 2025
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S Donal Lenihan: Potential Lions tour to France would capture the imagination
Maybe it’s because I’m not used to watching the Lions from a distance, having missed just two test series, both against New Zealand in 1993 and 2005, since my first Lions tour to the same country in 1983. However, for whatever reason, this latest expedition has failed to grip me in the manner I expected.
Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

S Maurice Brosnan asked to shadow Limerick’s Tailteann Cup prep, warts ’n all. Here’s what happened…
So we’re upstairs in the Ennis Road venue, above the home dressing rooms in the recently-developed gym. Over four days of phone calls, coffees, video analysis meetings, pitch sessions and Zooms, we’ll see what it truly takes to compete in the modern game
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Maurice Brosnan: McCole’s masterclass sets up a heavyweight showdown with Clifford
Jordan Morris joined the hitlist along with Sam Mulroy, Ryan O’Donoghue, Conor Turbitt and Darragh Canavan. In this championship, Brendan McCole has bested every one of them.
Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Lions Tour Special: a blow-out for the tourists in final warm-up
Simon Lewis in Adelaide joins Brendan O'Brien to reflect on the whitewash victory.
Listen | Sat, 12 Jul, 2025
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S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Kerry may need the energy of anger to counter dangerous mood swing
Since that win against Armagh there has been a volte-face in an entire county's mood, flipping from pessimism to elation. Dangerously so.
Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Totemic Taylor cements legacy with trilogy triumph over Serrano at the Garden
The iconic Irish champion faced another historic challenge in New York on Friday and conquered it. It doesn’t matter what comes next — Taylor has done it all.
Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

S Dummy teams and late changes: who's kidding who (if anyone...)?
To date the top 16 football counties have contested 122 fixtures. That’s 244 starting line-ups shared on social media in advance of the games. Remarkably, 82% of these line-ups were changed before throw-in.
Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

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LATEST TOP PICKS

Coaching's quiet theft: every time we name the threat, we pickpocket tomorrow's intuition

Anthony Daly: Tipp won't take a backward step but Cork's intent is greater

Seven things we learned from the Dublin Racing Festival with Cheltenham in mind

Tipp talent stream keeps lifting trophies and standards

Talking Points: Offaly's numbers game, Derry on track, Wexford's net gain

SColin Sheridan: English football, especially at top level, is brutal on forwards

MORE TOP PICKS

'Breach' storm: McGeeney labels decisive decision 'absolutely shocking'

S The Basketballisation of Gaelic football: learning that comfort is expensive when it leaves value on the table

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Football's finest minds are now exploring smart tactical possibilities

S Tommy Martin: Summer football to duck the rain? It may not be that simple

Northern delights: 'Two lads played their seven rounds over 24 hours straight'

S The Gaelic Football Show: Dingle win a game for the ages, looking ahead to the league

S Donal Lenihan: Munster's latest defeat carries disastrous consequences

Larry Ryan: Finding the Phyx to stretch out a five-a-side career

S Seán Powter interview: 'For most of my career, I have felt like a solo athlete rather than a team player'

Every hurling and football club championship winner around the country

S TJ Ryan: A privilege to watch a young boy develop into the man, player and leader Declan Hannon became

The Irish rugby coach standing shoulder to shoulder with a proud Palestinian team

S Dr Harty Cup 2025-26: team-by-team guide, including the ones to watch, for Munster schools SHC

S Colin Sheridan: VAR didn’t make football better, it sucked the juice out

S Paul Rouse: Shane Lowry's New York minute was all about 'Offalyness'

S Bullets over Broadway: Five Ryder Cup takeaways from New York

S The Gaelic Football Show: balancing life and football, attacking the scoreboard and importance of 'game state'

S Cork hurling talking points: down to the final four, Erin's Own and Newtown live to fight another day

S Paul Rouse: GAA must do more to stand against cowards who claim the tricolour for exclusion

S Tommy Martin: Who needs time when you go back to basics like Thomas Frank?

S The Gaelic Football Show: reffing special with man in the middle Brendan Cawley

S Paul Rouse: Croke Park rodeos and hurling on Boston Common — our deep sporting links with America

S Dion Fanning: Ireland longing for a golden era while also trying to escape the past

S The Gaelic Football Show: reckoning with our predictions and the managerial merry-go-round

S Tommy Martin: What would electing Jim Gavin as president say about us?

S Kieran Shannon: Pat Ryan exits with grace as Cork '04 and '05 class loom large

S John Fogarty: Pat Ryan, hurling’s nicest guy, remains a winner

S Tommy Martin: Delirium or doom, the return of Sunderland can keep us awake

S Paul Rouse: Visionary Danny Blanchflower was a man ahead of his time in football

S Colin Sheridan: Don Connellan - the best of men, who quietly won in life - on and off the pitch

Enda McEvoy: Like the granny rule, Pogues' 'Rum' redefined what it meant to be Irish

S Tommy Martin: Jim McGuinness has been getting a gleeful shoeing but lots of it is small-minded nonsense

S Ciarán O'Sullivan: The grammar of place - Coaching beyond the curriculum

S Donal Lenihan: Lions must kill series here and now

S All-Ireland Football Final Special: Éamonn Fitzmaurice breaks down the tactical battle

S Maurice Brosnan's hurling observations: The sweeper won’t become fashionable. But it will rear its head again

S Donal Lenihan: Schmidt and Wallabies have enough to cling onto to ensure Melbourne storm

S Anthony Daly: 'If this isn’t Cork’s time, when is it?' — Pressure rises as Tipp lie in wait

S Enda McEvoy: It’s set up for Cork to get chinned. They won’t

S 'Hearing the team sing Killeagh was a beautiful moment': Kingfishr on the summer's hurling anthem

S Liam Sheedy: 'Maybe Liam will make sure they see that Cork fella with the champions tattoo'

S Enda McEvoy on calling the All Ireland final: 'I can't believe you didn't tip us...'

Lions Tour Special: Farrell shows his hand for first Test

S Donal Lenihan: Potential Lions tour to France would capture the imagination

S Maurice Brosnan asked to shadow Limerick’s Tailteann Cup prep, warts ’n all. Here’s what happened…

Maurice Brosnan: McCole’s masterclass sets up a heavyweight showdown with Clifford

Lions Tour Special: a blow-out for the tourists in final warm-up

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Kerry may need the energy of anger to counter dangerous mood swing

Totemic Taylor cements legacy with trilogy triumph over Serrano at the Garden

S Dummy teams and late changes: who's kidding who (if anyone...)?

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