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Anthony Daly: Legacy is secure but this is a crossroads for Limerick and Kiely
This Limerick team is one of the greatest in the history of the game. There may be many more great days ahead but this was certainly a crossroads moment in the journey of this outfit.

SColin Sheridan: The Lions as a modern concept is utterly idiotic

SEnda McEvoy: Limerick now a normal team but definitely not an ordinary team

Anthony Daly: Tipp can trust themselves — Galway need badness to survive quarter-final clash

SÉamonn Fitzmaurice: behind closed doors in the Kingdom - how Kerry respond to a looming crisis

STommy Martin: Drogheda cockup a sore part of LOI's growing pains

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S Eight Gaelic football championship observations: Who are the leading All-Star contenders right now?
From Kerry's kickout collapse to Caulfield the creator, Maurice Brosnan goes through what he noticed from the latest round in the football championship.
Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

S John Fallon: Drogheda United not the sole culprits for €525k blunder
Double Pass in action on academy auditing and extra WSL teams means extra top-level gametime for Irish.
Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: From Michael Murphy to Meath nightmares, it's go-time for Sam hopefuls
In football's new world, it is a lot harder to play the type of slow controlled football that would suit a team on the go for a third week in a row, emphasising the importance of that top spot.
Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Golf's silent treatment issue is now coming to a head
Talk about everything? No, that’s not the way. But it’s surely not too much to talk about something.
Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Eoghan Cormican: 'I never felt entirely comfortable when dressing room craic went into a machismo direction'
Staff writer Eoghan Cormican had plenty to fill his notebook at the GPA's Pride event - but he wasn't there as a journalist. He attended as a gay man. This was not a day of chasing stories untold, this was a day of celebrating stories no longer untold.
Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

S Paul Rouse: NFL at Croke Park is welcome but military should not be part of spectacle
Will there be a fly-over of American military aircraft? And will the other trappings of imperial military power also be on display?
Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

S Tommy Martin: Blubbering fortysomethings - Why I almost wept for the great egomaniacal teddy bear himself
Crying over a missed penalty at 39? Pull yourself together man. Blubbing over winning a tournament at 40? Ah come here you lovely big lummox.
Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

US Open: Can McIlroy or DeChambeau show the necessary patience to stop Scheffler?
Meanwhile, to give our broken record another spin, Shane Lowry must find his putting mojo.
Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

S Eight hurling championship observations: Did Cork and Limerick play better against the wind?
With the wind, Cork tend to go long and carry less. That won’t be as influential a factor in an All-Ireland final.
Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork come through an epic, Kilkenny add another one
Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers review a memorable Munster decider, the Cats' win over Galway and all the weekend championship action.
Listen | Mon, 09 Jun, 2025
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S Dalo's Hurling Show: on the road for the big provincial finals preview
Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers get together in Adare to preview intriguing provincial deciders in Munster and Leinster this weekend.
Listen | Fri, 06 Jun, 2025
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S Christy O'Connor: Kerry native Fionán Mackessy aiming to make history with Kilkenny
Elsewhere, can Brian Hayes rediscover his mojo? And Kildare’s long road to try and get back into Leinster.
Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

Epsom Derby 2025: the pin-stickers' guide
The runners and riders ahead of the in the premier Classic.
Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

S Derek McGrath: Tactics, match-ups and how the Munster final will be won or lost
The evolution of defensive systems, Cork's tactical pivot and Limerick’s unrelenting edge set the tone for a defining final
Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

S Paul Rouse: From being lifted over a turnstile to watching games on dodgy boxes
The illegal streaming of matches, as well as the use of doctored firesticks has exploded in scale.
Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

S Gamesmanship is part of rugby, let's climb down from moral high ground
I don’t recall being as irate watching sport for a long time. I was on my feet in my living room, roaring expletives, taking in the end of Munster's game in Durban.
Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: Armagh march on, Mayo fight back
Who'll win the All-Ireland from here? James Horan, Maurice Brosnan and Paul Rouse reflect on a dramatic weekend of championship action.
Listen | Mon, 02 Jun, 2025
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S Colin Sheridan: Time to move on from civil war in Mayo
It may be too late for accountability, but it’s never too late for a fresh start. Too many people have been hurt, and all in the name of a stupid game of football. It’s finally time to grow up.
Mon, 02 Jun, 2025

S Anthony Daly: Another Nowlan Park loss to Tipp would be apocalyptic for Kilkenny
The Cats will be ravenous and desperate to make sure the county doesn't lose a second All-Ireland final to their arch rivals in Nowlan Park within the space of 12 months.
Sat, 31 May, 2025

S Derek McGrath: Waterford must go again because they have to
Cork notched two goals against Waterford but there were at least three other occasions when with a little bit of patience, more could have been scored.
Wed, 28 May, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: why Tyrone beat Donegal, Royal setback for Cork
James Horan, Maurice Brosnan and Paul Rouse reflect on the weekend's championship action with Shane McEntee.
Listen | Mon, 26 May, 2025
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S Anthony Daly: Brutal honesty the only way Cork can rehabilitate
The Rebels have had just a week to get over a beatdown but All-Ireland hopes remain realistic.
Sun, 25 May, 2025

S Ruby Walsh: Shoemark left counting the cost of tarnished Field Of Gold ride
The harsh reality right now is somebody will be doing his job today.
Sat, 24 May, 2025

S Cathal Dennehy: Weighing up the fine line between healthy training and unhealthy habits
Is it OK to tell a sportsperson they must lose weight to achieve their potential?
Sat, 24 May, 2025

S Paul Rouse: Durcan's work on sport pure poetry in motion
The best poems about sport are not usually about success, rather they approach sport from alternative perspectives.
Fri, 23 May, 2025

S Donal Lenihan: How one Munster win got everyone breathing normally again
The victory over Benetton on Leeside last weekend could not have been better timed.
Wed, 21 May, 2025

S Fogarty Forum: There’s a chance camogie will oppose shorts again
This Thursday, 150 or so Special Congress delegates convene in Croke Park to vote on allowing players wear shorts or skorts.
Tue, 20 May, 2025

S Tommy Martin: Bright future for Gaelic football after its long walk to freedom
Most games now seem to swing this way and that, there is a bit more room for quality to show, enough of the tactical stuff if you are into that, but plenty chaos and unpredictability as well.
Thu, 15 May, 2025

S Ruby Walsh: there will only ever be one Rachael Blackmore
The history she made didn't come easily - a proper winner, Rachael earned it all.
Tue, 13 May, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: how Louth made history, a classic in Clones
Shane McEntee joins Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan to reflect on a thrilling weekend of championship action.
Listen | Mon, 12 May, 2025
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S Talking Points: Louth nous, Clare on the edge, the greatest Ulster decider?
The Wee County denied rivals Meath in a memorable Leinster decider on Sunday.
Mon, 12 May, 2025

S Paul Rouse: How a Cork legend's replica Liam MacCarthy Cup can inspire the next generation
Dr Jim Young won it all with the Rebel County and Glen Rovers -- and made his mark in other codes too.
Fri, 09 May, 2025

S Donal Lenihan: Farrell may lean on familiar faces but will pick best Lions squad to win series
The tourists' boss will reveal his hand on Thursday in London.
Wed, 07 May, 2025

Tweaks to system and some patience: how Cork football can bounce back
'If you are constantly fighting Muhammed Ali, it is hard to be taken seriously sometimes,' Rebel County minor boss Keith Ricken says.
Tue, 06 May, 2025

S Duncan Casey: Leinster 'victims of their own success'? Give me a break
There are plenty of reasons for the province's shock exit - the tournament being too weak is not one of them.
Tue, 06 May, 2025

S Colin Sheridan: Demise of a Leinster empire that never conquered much
There is little glory in the province's victories and much less in the way they lose.
Mon, 05 May, 2025

S Kieran Shannon: Strap in, this Cork and Clare rivalry is a rollercoaster
Pat Ryan will learn a lot from Sunday's trip to Ennis - not least.
Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

S Anthony Daly: What could match that for entertainment and quality?
It’s easy to see why Leinster has been so inferior to Munster in recent years. Munster is just a different animal.
Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Plenty for Cork to work on as Kerry survive proper stress test
John Cleary was understandably disappointed on Saturday night but the Rebels can build on the performance against the Kingdom.
Sun, 20 Apr, 2025

Paul Rouse: A decent and intelligent local garda who helped make our town what it was
A Kerryman exiled to Offaly through his work, PJ Stack became embedded in the social life of the town, someone that everyone recognised.
Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

S Derek McGrath: Rebels to counter Clare umbrage and Limerick to tweak the formula
The sense of mission, of embracing the journey and its people is something that the Cork players have engaged directly with.
Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

S Ronan O'Gara: Time to channel Rory's monster mentality for that bloody breakthrough
Ronan O’Gara reflects on pressure, perspective, and why La Rochelle’s fight starts and ends with Saturday’s clash
Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

S Brian Gavin: This will be a difficult championship for our best hurling referees
The stakes are now so high, a TV review official is probably never more needed.
Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

S Cork-Waterford rivalry, Dublin's chaos years: The biggest crowd-pleasers in Gaelic games, part two
As the full-house signs go up all over Munster, Kieran Shannon in a two-part series delved the history books and crunched the numbers to see who previously has had claim to be the biggest draw and hottest ticket in the game.
Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

S John Fogarty: Has the Munster championship hit its peak?
Munster GAA are where The Jockey Club were three years ago.
Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

S Donal Lenihan: Munster rue mistakes, imperious Leinster setting new standard
Peter O'Mahony will now end his career without the European medal his career has deserved; but he owes the province nothing.
Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: Armagh pass Corrigan Park test, Leinster lift
Maurice Brosnan, James Horan and Paul Rouse reflect on a busy weekend of championship action.
Listen | Sun, 13 Apr, 2025
Listen |

S Cathal Dennehy: Athletics should know better than lauding Justin Gatlin as a legend
There was something deeply unsettling about seeing Gatlin trackside in the VIP area at athletics' newest event.
Sat, 12 Apr, 2025

S The Gaelic Football Show: the championship throws in
James Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan reflect on Donegal's win over Derry and all the action on the opening weekend.
Listen | Mon, 07 Apr, 2025
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S Ring, Doyle and film cameras: Cork and Tipp to reel in the years in league final reunion
The old rivals face off in the league decider on Sunday, for the first time since 1960.
Sat, 05 Apr, 2025

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LATEST TOP PICKS

Anthony Daly: Legacy is secure but this is a crossroads for Limerick and Kiely

SColin Sheridan: The Lions as a modern concept is utterly idiotic

SEnda McEvoy: Limerick now a normal team but definitely not an ordinary team

Anthony Daly: Tipp can trust themselves — Galway need badness to survive quarter-final clash

SÉamonn Fitzmaurice: behind closed doors in the Kingdom - how Kerry respond to a looming crisis

STommy Martin: Drogheda cockup a sore part of LOI's growing pains

MORE TOP PICKS

S Eight Gaelic football championship observations: Who are the leading All-Star contenders right now?

S John Fallon: Drogheda United not the sole culprits for €525k blunder

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: From Michael Murphy to Meath nightmares, it's go-time for Sam hopefuls

Golf's silent treatment issue is now coming to a head

Eoghan Cormican: 'I never felt entirely comfortable when dressing room craic went into a machismo direction'

S Paul Rouse: NFL at Croke Park is welcome but military should not be part of spectacle

S Tommy Martin: Blubbering fortysomethings - Why I almost wept for the great egomaniacal teddy bear himself

US Open: Can McIlroy or DeChambeau show the necessary patience to stop Scheffler?

S Eight hurling championship observations: Did Cork and Limerick play better against the wind?

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork come through an epic, Kilkenny add another one

S Dalo's Hurling Show: on the road for the big provincial finals preview

S Christy O'Connor: Kerry native Fionán Mackessy aiming to make history with Kilkenny

Epsom Derby 2025: the pin-stickers' guide

S Derek McGrath: Tactics, match-ups and how the Munster final will be won or lost

S Paul Rouse: From being lifted over a turnstile to watching games on dodgy boxes

S Gamesmanship is part of rugby, let's climb down from moral high ground

S The Gaelic Football Show: Armagh march on, Mayo fight back

S Colin Sheridan: Time to move on from civil war in Mayo

S Anthony Daly: Another Nowlan Park loss to Tipp would be apocalyptic for Kilkenny

S Derek McGrath: Waterford must go again because they have to

S The Gaelic Football Show: why Tyrone beat Donegal, Royal setback for Cork

S Anthony Daly: Brutal honesty the only way Cork can rehabilitate

S Ruby Walsh: Shoemark left counting the cost of tarnished Field Of Gold ride

S Cathal Dennehy: Weighing up the fine line between healthy training and unhealthy habits

S Paul Rouse: Durcan's work on sport pure poetry in motion

S Donal Lenihan: How one Munster win got everyone breathing normally again

S Fogarty Forum: There’s a chance camogie will oppose shorts again

S Tommy Martin: Bright future for Gaelic football after its long walk to freedom

S Ruby Walsh: there will only ever be one Rachael Blackmore

S The Gaelic Football Show: how Louth made history, a classic in Clones

S Talking Points: Louth nous, Clare on the edge, the greatest Ulster decider?

S Paul Rouse: How a Cork legend's replica Liam MacCarthy Cup can inspire the next generation

S Donal Lenihan: Farrell may lean on familiar faces but will pick best Lions squad to win series

Tweaks to system and some patience: how Cork football can bounce back

S Duncan Casey: Leinster 'victims of their own success'? Give me a break

S Colin Sheridan: Demise of a Leinster empire that never conquered much

S Kieran Shannon: Strap in, this Cork and Clare rivalry is a rollercoaster

S Anthony Daly: What could match that for entertainment and quality?

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Plenty for Cork to work on as Kerry survive proper stress test

Paul Rouse: A decent and intelligent local garda who helped make our town what it was

S Derek McGrath: Rebels to counter Clare umbrage and Limerick to tweak the formula

S Ronan O'Gara: Time to channel Rory's monster mentality for that bloody breakthrough

S Brian Gavin: This will be a difficult championship for our best hurling referees

S Cork-Waterford rivalry, Dublin's chaos years: The biggest crowd-pleasers in Gaelic games, part two

S John Fogarty: Has the Munster championship hit its peak?

S Donal Lenihan: Munster rue mistakes, imperious Leinster setting new standard

S The Gaelic Football Show: Armagh pass Corrigan Park test, Leinster lift

S Cathal Dennehy: Athletics should know better than lauding Justin Gatlin as a legend

S The Gaelic Football Show: the championship throws in

S Ring, Doyle and film cameras: Cork and Tipp to reel in the years in league final reunion

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