The rowers know more about pain than the rest of us

Tipp were drawn out as the only group winner to have to play a quarter-final fixture

Mayo manager James Horan will recognise that despite reports about Dublin’s demise the champions have been improving with every game

It was 4.30am in the morning when Lowry opened his eyes and found out that the Offaly U20 footballers had seen off Cork to claim a spot in the All-Ireland final

"I would never bite an opponent and I am annoyed and upset by this unsubstantiated accusation. I’ve always been proud of playing rugby in the spirit of the game."

Alex Bywater picks out five things we learned from a shocking game that did rugby no favours

This was not a game for people who liked free-flowing attacking rugby. The first half alone was one hour and three minutes long - the exact length of Rassie Erasmus’ infamous video, weirdly enough

Cork manager Keith Ricken said he was proud of their comeback and just lamented that they didn’t complete the job

You’d like to picture Logan's living room in Donaghmore; cushions getting a hiding, teacups scattered. Maybe an ashtray spilling over. Or perhaps he had set up a Situation Room. Either way, he had to have been going spare at the tight finish and final whistle

This Much I Know: The Sky Sports and TG4 broadcaster on miscarriage, changing careers, and the struggles of motherhood

The SA Rugby director of rugby issued the unprecedented 62-minute monologue two days out from the second Test at Cape Town Stadium with South Africa needing victory on Saturday to keep the series alive after a 22-17 loss to the Lions last Saturday.

Seán Ó Riada passed away at a tragically young age, but left an incredible legacy as one of 20th Century Ireland’s most significant cultural figures. To mark his 90th birthday, which would have been on Sunday, August 1, we look at some of the highpoints of his prolific yet fleeting career

Did South Africa crush the Lions’ spirit?

All three Lions changes announced by Warren Gatland can be traced directly to issues that surfaced last weekend

Saturday provided another example of how a referee can be riding high for so long in a game only to be brought crashing down to earth by a split-second decision.

Without the injured Graham Burke, Stephen Bradley restored Mandriou to the Rovers team

The Can't Cope, Won't Cope creator tied the knot to her fiancé last Friday in a low-key ceremony

Refurbishing and renovating derelict and vacant buildings around the country is supposed to be a key plank of the State's housing strategy yet the Government has no idea how many of these vacant buildings exist

Between the 13th minute and the sounding of Seán Stack’s interval whistle, Waterford outscored their opponents 1-11 to 0-2 to lead by 12 at the break.

You had to wonder what the atmosphere would have been like with 55,000 fans, roaring on their respective sides