Part of Jim McGuinness’ success is in the aura he projects  but on Sunday he faces the county least susceptible to that kind of stuff.

With doubts over Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy availability due to injuries Lions head coach Andy Farrell has some selection challenges ahead of their second Test.

It was also the most entertaining contest of the tour, including that series opener with the Wallabies in Brisbane three days earlier when the Lions won 27-19 to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test set.

Everything a team does to reach All-Ireland glory will be scrutinised by the others counties aiming to replicate their success.

The anger and vitriol levelled against the Cork hurling team after last Sunday's All-Ireland final speaks to a deeper kind of social discontent. Namely — if something goes wrong in sport, or in life — somebody must be blamed

Tipperary claimed the county's 29th All-Ireland hurling title with an incredible victory over Cork. 

Code red, the worst kind of chaos. Try to keep the ghosts of prior failed voyages and another long winter out of mind. Wait! Are you absolutely certain you didn’t leave the oven on before you left? This is how fast Cork descended.

At half-time, linesman Thomas Walsh attempted to control the players from entering the Hogan Stand tunnel at the same tunnel but Declan Dalton pushed his way past him. It wasn’t a great look

An All-Ireland final barely believable in many respects - glory for the McGraths, devastation for Patrick Horgan and Cork, and Rhys Shelly's history-making point

Lowry said that The Open being played at Portmarnock in the future, 30 minutes from his house, "would be amazing".

It was all a world away from the comfortable outing that Kerry enjoyed in the 2024 quarter-finals, where they brushed Meath aside by double scores in Tralee.

The British and Irish Lions dispatched Australia 27-19 in Brisbane on Saturday, where the scoreline failed to reflect their dominance.

Updates from Irish Examiner rugby correspondent Simon Lewis, who is in Brisbane, along with insights from Duncan Casey and Mick Cleary.

Given the list of injuries the Wallabies have had to cope with, the former Ireland head coach may have to settle for a competitive performance in the hope that the cavalry return next week in time to keep the series alive. Here are three key areas ahead of today's first test in Brisbane

An extraordinary second half which saw Tipperary outscore Cork 3-14 to 0-2 wins them a first All-Ireland SHC title since 2019. 

The big questions answered ahead of the championship showpiece.

Eoin Fitzgibbon hurled for the east Cork side for 20 years and has now helped contribute the soundtrack to the intercounty season.

Senator Michael McDowell claims criminal cases and disciplinary measures are being used to punish whistleblowers within An Garda Síochána

This year’s rally is shaping up to be one of the biggest yet, packed with displays, demonstrations and attractions to suit all ages

George Gibney promised Olympic glory to young swimmers — but decades later, his victims may finally get their day in court