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Robbie Keane finishes in style for fairytale farewell

Ireland 4 Oman 0: The perfect finish for the perfect finisher.

Thu, 01 Sep, 2016

Remembering a happy day for this stray Cat

We buried the ewe and hit the road, speed limits a moveable feast. Where? Warrington’s Irish Club. When? August 18, 2002. Why? Kilkenny and Tipperary in an All-Ireland semi-final. 

Thu, 01 Sep, 2016

Dublin won because they were the better team, not because of the referee

There are only a few certainties in this life; night always follows day, taxes have to be paid, and it’s always the referee’s fault when you lose a tight game.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2016

Les Kiss well aware Ulster must step it up

Ulster’s coaching team are only too well aware that they will need to improve their overall game if they are to get their Champions Cup venture off to a winning start at Bordeaux-Begles on Sunday.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2016

Whistleblower ‘problem lies with individuals,not system’, warns Clare Daly

Mooted Government and Garda plans to create an independent whistleblower complaints recipient could be a waste of time because the problem is with individuals, not the system, opposition TD Clare Daly has warned.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2016

Garda crisis: Meeting meaning depends on lead actors’ viewpoints

It was, as outspoken TD Mick Wallace joked darkly, “one for the mantelpiece”.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

New book offers a social commentary on the Irish tendency to self-aggrandise

Colm O’Regan had run out of things to say about Irish mammies, hence his new book, a social commentary with a wry chuckle that describes the Irish tendency to self-aggrandise, reports Ed Power

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Dundalk take giant title leap with win against Cork City

Dundalk 2 Cork City 1: Irish football’s ‘New Firm’ served up some blockbuster entertainment at a throbbing Oriel Park last night but, at the end of a breathless and occasionally breathtaking game, it was reigning champions Dundalk who were doing all the celebrating, their first win this season over arch-rivals Cork City coming at the perfect time to open up a four-point gap at the top of the table with just five games left in the title race.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2016

Mike Quirke: ‘Blitz’ finish to championships an injustice to club players

As the curtain comes down on yet another inter-county season, the next few weeks and months will be filled with talk of club football and, of course, what’s to be done about the scourge of the black card.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2016

Martin Fogarty: Brian Cody replay magic counts for nothing

Former Kilkenny selector Martin Fogarty warns the county’s exceptional replay record under Brian Cody will count for nothing against Waterford in Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final rematch.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016

Hard work will stand to goal-shy Waterford against Kilkenny, says Noel Connors

Work-rate more than goals will keep Waterford on the straight and narrow in Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final replay against Kilkenny, according to Noel Connors.

Wed, 10 Aug, 2016

Why are Munster referees ignored for All-Ireland football semi-finals?

Twenty one All-Ireland SFC semi-finals have passed since a Munster referee was last appointed to take charge of a last four game.

Wed, 10 Aug, 2016

Four things we learned from the weekend's football

Tipperary, Kerry, Cork and Mayo showed us some key lessons...

Mon, 01 Aug, 2016

Book review: Exposure

A renowned poet, children’s author, and short story writer, Helen Dunmore is at her finest in the novel form. Her 14th, ‘Exposure’, about a London spy ring in the 1960s, is superbly rendered, writes Billy O’Callaghan.

Sat, 30 Jul, 2016

Memories of Seamus Darby’s winner, my greatest day of all time

The ball’s arc is about to turn under the crossbar down at the Railway End goals. The raindrops will soon be shaking from the net. Charlie Nelligan will be on the ground in a heap and the umpire will reach for the green flag.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Wembley woe for Tottenham

Tottenham 1 Monaco 2: Tottenham’s Champions League debut at Wembley turned into a damp squib as they lost to Monaco in their opening game in Group E but it was not the stadium but their own inefficiencies which cost them dear and cast doubt over their ambitions in the tournament.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2016

Cormac MacConnell: Fleadh’s old stagers have seen it all

The night started off as lively as usual, in the musical corner of Brogan’s popular old pub in the centre of Ennis, with Eoin O’Neill and his friends at the heart of the session, as always.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2016

The Russian ‘thug’ is a dream villain for the US

The American military and industrial complex needs a new enemy to justify its massive budget and Vladimir Putin is the right person at the right time, argues Peter Van Buren.