"Tightrope walking forces you to hone in on one thing and focus. If you lose focus, you fall off,” Natasha Burke said. “The tightrope is such a simple metaphor for trying to stay upright in life.”

The empire strikes back with its failed plan to outsource its refugees 

 Just like in Game 1, the Golden State Warriors took command with a big third quarter. Unlike Game 1, they finished the job. The NBA Finals are now tied, after the Warriors turned a close game into a rout with a third-quarter masterpiece.

Northern Ireland must hope it is 13th time lucky in the Nations League as their latest outing ended in a drab goalless draw against Cyprus

It's unusual for Brian Cody to take so much satisfaction out of an honour he has now won 18 times as manager.

Kilkenny just force you to do things you don’t want to but the more the game progressed, the more Galway reverted to type and old habits of playing as individuals

A 15-point defeat for New York but their players remained the hottest ticket in town as teams and supporters mingled on the thick green grass long after the final whistle sounded

Monaghan boss Seamus McEnaney was upset with the referee but Mayo take their place in today's qualifier draw

Seamus McEnaney was furious with the display of Barry Cassidy in Monaghan's Qualifier defeat to Mayo in Castlebar this afternoon

What an unbelievably good Munster final that was yesterday and what a huge honour it would have been for John Keenan to be a part of such a classic

The weekend's GAA talking points

Kilkenny re-enter Croke Park, with Brian Cody seeking an 18th Leinster title on his watch. I would love to offer a much different gloss but can only report the mood in the county is far from good. To be honest, the mood hoves as low as I can recall it.

Few could complain about the nation ranked 92nd in the world taking the riches, for they had a goal ruled out just before the breakthrough and were spared a late stampede as Ireland wilted in the heat.

In the clearest sign possible of what was to come, Louth had every one of their 14 outfield players positioned behind the 45-metre line less than 30 seconds after referee Fergal Kelly got proceedings underway.

Some people, certainly if social media channels are to believed, will point the finger of blame for Munster’s abject performance against Ulster which ended in a 36-17 United Rugby Championship quarter-final defeat and the end of the road for 2021-22, solely at van Graan.

As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities and the utility crews sent to repair the smashed transmission lines and pipes are finding themselves in the middle of ...

The squad were unable to secure affordable accommodation in Dublin and as a result were being forced to travel down by road after the full-time whistle

If the death throes of the provincial championships in football were apparent last weekend, the end of the provincial system in hurling can’t be far behind

The ideas in ‘The Case Against the Sexual Revolution’ have a strong whiff of a new puritanism, writes Sarah Harte

The inside story of an historic week for Ronan O’Gara and Stade Rochelais