In an emotional interview, the Everton midfielder fought back tears as he laid bare his difficult upbringing

Liverpool captain could double £200,000 weekly wages.

Derry GAA has always existed side by side with a strong tradition of soccer

Why are we so down on the Tailteann Cup when there's an epic All-Ireland final to relish?

If Ireland's women show the same backbone they displayed in a fight for support, they could make a big impact at this World Cup.

Connacht are set to get the tournament underway by hosting Union Bordeaux-Begles at The Sportsground.

The 27-year-old hopes this qualification can inspire future teams, whatever their gender.

"We can’t wait to get back out onto the field in this new Canterbury jersey, with thousands of Irish fans behind us,” said Mack Hansen.

Some 320 ploughing competitors from all over the country will vie for national titles and other honours on a 200-acre site which hosted the World Contest last year.

Donnelly is well travelled throughout Ulster as a former underage coach with Derry and Tyrone county teams, as well as various club sides, but hasn't come across a figure quite like Kilcoo man Laverty.

The Sportsfile photographer has been covering the Irish women's team since 2008 but has been working more closely with the team since the Euros decider in Ukraine in October 2020. Here he selects nine photos that best capture the journey to Australia

England forward on her World Cup hopes, the motivation of missing Euro 2022 and her brother’s words of wisdom

Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema, England’s Leah Williamson and Beth Mead, Canada’s Janine Beckie and rising U.S. star Catarina Macario are among those sidelined.

The history-making Ireland women’s national team are the focus of a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ross Whitaker that will be aired on RTÉ One next week

RTÉ is unique, when compared to our most watched sporting markets in the UK and the US, where the value of specific deals is generally available.

The 24-year-old Pulisic, who has one year left on his contract at Chelsea, is expected to sign a four-year deal with the Rossoneri

The Ireland captain had a misconduct complaint lodged against him following his behaviour towards match officials in the wake of Leinster's Heineken Champions Cup final defeat

These build-ups can be interminable and boring, marathons of sweat that can bring grizzled pros close to tears, but Henderson feels 'lucky' to be in a system and a squad that has been integral to the plan put in place by the staff after discussions that started a good six months ago.

Pauw's side, ranked 22nd in the world, will need to finish second in a group that includes two top-10 teams in seventh-ranked Olympic champions Canada and the number-10 Australia

Some of the biggest names in the game won’t be playing in the Women’s World Cup because of what feels like an epidemic of ACL injuries — and players are asking why