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Neil Ewing: Go back to school for a better alternative to GAA 'development squads'
S Neil Ewing: Go back to school for a better alternative to GAA 'development squads'
By focusing on schools, we can develop many more players. We can offer the expertise development squads offer to many more players

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

SCHUMACHER
S Nostalgia is a dangerous thing but, 25 years ago, Schumacher drove our imagination
There is a glorious allure to revisiting the past — even the red burst of the Ferrari uniform seems brighter in memory

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Illustration of a coach with children exercising outdoors
S Ciarán O'Sullivan on coaching: Sport thrives in turbulence, where problems solve themselves through movement
The experienced coach moves like water through sessions, reading what each moment demands,  when to strip away defenders to amplify technique, when to add pressure to forge character.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Shane Long celebrates scoring their first goal 8/10/2015
S John Fallon: Government funding allows Ireland to dream of regular finals qualification
It will take years for that status to materialise but at long last, the Government are devoting funds to producing home-grown talent.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Kieran Shannon: Jim Gavin a great football man not cut out for the senior hurling of politics
S Kieran Shannon: Jim Gavin a great football man not cut out for the senior hurling of politics
The scale of Jim Gavin’s fall and fallout means the private and public rehabilitation will take a long time.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

The Gaelic Football Show: Jim Gavin's campaign exit, new rules, Casement Park
S The Gaelic Football Show: Jim Gavin's campaign exit, new rules, Casement Park
Antrim footballer Patrick McBride joins Paul Rouse, James Horan and Maurice Brosnan.

 Listen | Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

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A view of the Camera crew as the game is live streamed 25/7/2020
S Fogarty Forum: GAA struggling to find right balance when it comes to streaming games
At Saturday's Special Congress, GAA president Jarlath Burns said some counties, at least one of them being from Munster, have admitted buyers’ remorse about some of the commercial deals they have struck.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Fergus Finlay: I have no sympathy for Jim Gavin — the whole thing was grubby
S Fergus Finlay: I have no sympathy for Jim Gavin — the whole thing was grubby
This tawdry mess is throwing a cloud over the office of the presidency, and now our choices are unacceptably narrow 

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Sars boxing clever, undercooked winners, grief, perspective and bouncebackability
S Sars boxing clever, undercooked winners, grief, perspective and bouncebackability
Cork Hurling chat: A festival of drama on Leeside over the weekend as the five championship grades reached their penultimate stage

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Dalo's Hurling Show: Epics in Cork, Ennis emotion, and all aboard Dalo's defending workshop caravan
S Dalo's Hurling Show: Epics in Cork, Ennis emotion, and all aboard Dalo's defending workshop caravan
Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers review the hurling weekend.

 Listen | Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

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Shane O'Donnell lifts the Canon Hamilton Cup 5/10/2025
S Christy O'Connor: Backdoor ajar as Dr Crokes happy their motion didn't pass
After an unusually early SFC exit, the Munster club champs may yet find a way back into provincial action.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Conor Lehane: 'The lads were roaring at me to take it, it was panic stations'
S Conor Lehane: 'The lads were roaring at me to take it, it was panic stations'
The Cork great beat cramp and the conditions to land the winner for Midleton

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Cork Premier SHC: Sars' unflinching faith delivers another October escape
S Cork Premier SHC: Sars' unflinching faith delivers another October escape
For the third October in succession, Sars shaded the county semi-final by a single point. From frequently blinking to an inability to flinch.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

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S Colin Sheridan: Ange Postecoglou walking a fine line of maintaining status to continue run of second-year triumphs
When Shane Lowry holed the winning putt at the Ryder Cup, it felt like a man remembering who he is.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Terry Prone: Sorry state of some sculptures a reminder in how not to memorialise people
S Terry Prone: Sorry state of some sculptures a reminder in how not to memorialise people
Sometimes an obelisk is the safest way to remember people and events

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger
S Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger
Donald Trump wants Tony Blair to help rebuild Gaza — but can the former prime minister ever escape the shadow of Iraq?

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

BASKETBALL: UCC Demons v Neptune at Mardyke Arena UCC, Cork
S Conor Meany on basketball: Mind the gap on Leeside as Demons up and running with derby win
A young Neptune side came up short in the season opener. 

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

William Fry creates a new corporate M&A team
S William Fry creates a new corporate M&A team
Law firm William Fry recruits a new 12-member Corporate/M&A team from Eversheds Sutherland Ireland after their merger move falters 

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's rush for a border poll will do nothing for peace on this island
S Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's rush for a border poll will do nothing for peace on this island
Sinn Féin's stampede towards a border poll will do nothing to build a new and peaceful Ireland for all citizens, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Cork SAHC: David Morrison hat-trick fires Castlelyons past Blarney into final
S Cork SAHC: David Morrison hat-trick fires Castlelyons past Blarney into final
Castlelyons will face Bride Rovers in the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship final. 

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Cork boss should be viewing Brian Roche as more than a midfield option
S Cork boss should be viewing Brian Roche as more than a midfield option
Eoghan Cormican gives us three takeaways from Bride Rovers' Cork Senior A Hurling Championship semi-final victory over Carrigtwohill.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Cork IAHC: Luke Casey’s extra-time goal seals classic semi-final win for Aghabullogue
S Cork IAHC: Luke Casey’s extra-time goal seals classic semi-final win for Aghabullogue
The game was preceded by a minute's silence for the Kerry Corcoran, the recently departed wife of Aghabullogue footballer Dhani Merrick. 

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Seánie McGrath: Can surprise docket Barrs keep riding crest of wave to the final?
S Seánie McGrath: Can surprise docket Barrs keep riding crest of wave to the final?
The Barrs are always in the conversation at the beginning of every championship. But it couldn’t be overlooked how poor they were last year.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

GAA Special Congress 2024
S Maurice Brosnan: The inside story of the Football Review Committee
If Gaelic football requires another FRC to usher in grand change, it has failed. Saturday is a stepping stone, not the destination.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

ATHLETICS-OLY-PARIS-2024
S Cathal Dennehy: Why has athletics run away from the Israel question? 
At the recent World Athletics Championships, I thought this would be a hot topic. I thought wrong.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Ryder Cup 2025 - Singles Matches
S The Battle of Bethpage Black: how US crowds strengthened Europe’s cohesion
Reframing crowd hostility and channelling the energy in their favour can be an effective psychological strategy

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Ballyea v Clooney Quin - Clare County Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final
S Christy O'Connor: Young talent on show in county final a reflection of Clare’s exciting future 
Over the last six years, no manager has given league and championship game time to more players than Clare boss Brian Lohan. 

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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S Can Killester threepeat, is there another run in Killarney, can Glanmire bounce back?
Conor Meany on the ins and outs, the promoted sides and the big contenders for the Women's Superleague campaign

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

2025 Ryder Cup – Singles Matches
S Paul Rouse: Shane Lowry's New York minute was all about 'Offalyness'
From deep roots in the county, the Clara man has grown into one of global golf's best performers.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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S Jack Anderson: In sport, we don't learn from history, we repeat it
I have spent a lifetime in universities. At their worst, academics tell students what to think and what to write; at their best, how to think and how to write. The latter, how to write, is an endangered skill.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland
S Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland
New appointees with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Royal London, dunnhumby Ireland, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Interpath and Ding

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

The Steelers take to the field 28/9/2025
S Tommy Martin: You can be troubled by the NFL in Croke Park, but you can’t ignore it 
Last Sunday was a cultural takeover and it was loud.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Vital for employers to embrace AI, says Ibec
S Vital for employers to embrace AI, says Ibec
Ibec's Telecommunications Industry Ireland group names Nicola Cooke as director, with Elaine Carey, chief executive of Three Ireland, as its new chair

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Conor Malley and Matt Healy 1/10/2025
S John Fallon: A look ahead to the busiest month of the Irish football calendar
On top of the routine run-ins and finals, there’s the increasingly regular annual league phase involvement in the Conference League.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Are Cork people the victims of an enormous prank designed to baffle the city?
S Michael Moynihan: Are Cork people the victims of an enormous prank designed to baffle the city?
Talks have been held about boosting visitor numbers to Cork. Just don't expect anything to materialise quickly

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

My Wedding Day with Louise Cantillon: 'We had a real Limerick wedding in every sense'
S My Wedding Day with Louise Cantillon: 'We had a real Limerick wedding in every sense'
Danny O’Reilly, from the Coronas, who was at the wedding anyway, sang our first dance song with my friend Maria. They did a beautiful cover of the Cranberries’ song Linger

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

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S The ins, outs, big guns and dark horses for basketball's new Men's Superleague season
Team-by-team guide ahead of the new campaign that starts Friday

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Communications firm Drury adds three senior hires
S Communications firm Drury adds three senior hires
Drury's new recruits have advised Government departments and held prior roles with RPS, Hanover Communications and Vulcan Consulting

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

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S Limerick’s Chris O’Loughlin offers USP to Champions League new boys USG
At the centre of the Union Saint-Gilloise operation is a sporting director born in Limerick.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Dalo's Hurling Show: down to the business end from Cork to Clare
S Dalo's Hurling Show: down to the business end from Cork to Clare
Anthony Daly, Mark Landers and TJ Ryan look ahead to another weekend of high-stakes club action. 

 Listen | Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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Kieran Shannon: Exceptional Ó Sé dynasty a story worth retelling
S Kieran Shannon: Exceptional Ó Sé dynasty a story worth retelling
It is still a remarkable achievement and story that one family from Ard an Bhóthair should produce four serial All-Ireland and All-Star winners.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

The Gaelic Football Show: Ryder Cup reflections, switching from professional soccer, 'fun' new rules
S The Gaelic Football Show: Ryder Cup reflections, switching from professional soccer, 'fun' new rules
Kildare skipper Kevin Feely joins Paul Rouse, James Horan and Maurice Brosnan.

 Listen | Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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2025 Ryder Cup – Afternoon Fourball Matches
S Focus turns to Adare Manor and the richest Ryder Cup in history
Eventual Bethpage drama and Shane Lowry's key role will only heighten anticipation for the Limerick Ryder Cup.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Matthew Ruane goes on a solo run 6/4/2025
S Fogarty Forum: Football's revamp has delivered, but which rules have been best value?
The €300,000 spent on changing up Gaelic football has proved a good investment

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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S Duncan Casey: Rugby's global picture shows it has plenty to learn from growth of women's game
The men’s game can learn plenty from the success of this World Cup and the growth the women’s game has enjoyed in recent years

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

2025 Ryder Cup – Singles Matches
S Bullets over Broadway: Five Ryder Cup takeaways from New York
After a long week on Long Island, Joe Callaghan reflects on what he witnessed inside — and outside — the ropes. 

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Cork championship chat: Eastern promise, Maguire's shooting boots and who's presuming it's a Barrs-Nemo final?
S Cork championship chat: Eastern promise, Maguire's shooting boots and who's presuming it's a Barrs-Nemo final?
We are down to the last four in Cork's football championships and there are familiar names in the top grade - though not all. 

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

NRG Awareness opens new offices and training centre in Co Cork
S NRG Awareness opens new offices and training centre in Co Cork
European Commissioner Michael McGrath officially opened the new facility at Brooklodge Business Park

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Telecommunications Industry Ireland announces two key appointments
S Telecommunications Industry Ireland announces two key appointments
Nicola Cooke is new director and Three Ireland chief Elaine Carey is TII Council chair

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Steelers fans on Hill 16 28/9/2025
S Christy O'Connor: NFL show the 46th big non-GAA sporting event at Croke Park
Sunday may have been all razzmatazz but three sellout crowds in the fourth largest stadium in Europe - the largest not used primarily for football – in just the last 17 months proves that there has been a lot more non-GAA events staged in Croke Park than people think.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

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