Can Galopin Des Champs make it two-in-a-row? The Prestbury Cup Perhaps as a consequence of Willie Mullins’ continued success, Ireland’s dominance over England continues at the Olympics of horse racing. In fact, over the last eight years, England have only won the Prestbury Cup at Cheltenham once. They enjoyed a very successful Wednesday, however, with […]

2 years ago

Will the Irish dominance continue? Keep up to date with all the action from Cheltenham Thursday here in our live-blog. (It may take one minute to load.) One-man-show Willie Mullins’ stranglehold over the National Hunt game has perhaps never been as pronounced. The Carlow-based trainer headed to Prestbury Park this week with a breath-taking 70-strong team of […]

2 years ago

It was a terrific Tuesday for the Irish raiders at Cheltenham. Don’t bet against a wonderful Wednesday at Cheltenham. Keep up with all the action in our live blog above. (It may take one-minute to load) Cross-country chase abandoned Some heavy rain left Cheltenham’s Cross Country course in a ‘bog,’ with the race now abandoned […]

2 years ago

It’s almost time for the famous Cheltenham roar. Keep up with all the drama of The 2024 Cheltenham Festival Day One right here in our live blog above. (It might take one minute to load.) Cheltenham one-man-show. Willie Mullins’ stranglehold over the National Hunt game has perhaps never been as pronounced. The Carlow-based trainer will […]

2 years ago

Sharlene Mawdsley ran a brilliant anchor leg to see Ireland through to the 4 x 400m relay final at the World Indoor Championships. Just days after being disqualified from the individual 400m in controversial circumstances, this was something of a redemption for the Tipperary athlete. She showed no hangover from that heartbreak in running the […]

2 years ago

Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has been suspended by the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland for leaving work early ‘without seeking permission’ on Saturday afternoon. The former All-Ireland winner with Armagh is an MLA (member of the legislative assembly) for Newry, but ‘missed out on parliamentary business’ on Saturday having made […]

2 years ago

The long-mooted sponsorship deal between SuperValu and Páirc Uí Chaoimh has become a reality. Cork GAA was met with plenty of resistance as soon the prospect of the partnership became public knowledge in the last fortnight, mainly due to the fact that its iconic stadium was about to be re-named. Among the critics of the […]

2 years ago

Jurgen Klopp appeared visibly emotional as the Liverpool supporters serenaded him before the game. Anfield was rocking on Sunday afternoon, as the Liverpool supporters showcased their love for Jurgen Klopp in his first match since announcing on Friday that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season. A powerful rendition of Gerry and […]

2 years ago

Who’d be a hurling referee? Certainly not someone who’s looking for a quiet, laid-back life. Sunday’s All-Ireland club hurling final was about as far away from quiet and laid-back as you could possibly imagine. Eanna Burke scored the winning point but, in the aftermath, some people have mentioned that he was lucky to have been […]

2 years ago

St Thomas 0-18 O’Loughlin Gaels 0-17 The ball is lamped into O’Loughlin Gaels territory. From a St Thomas’ perspective, with the scores level, with time almost up, it’s the safest place it could possibly be. It takes a long time for it to come down but when it finally does, there’s an All-Ireland title on […]

2 years ago

Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy says the GAA should perhaps redress the number of teams in certain county championships. This comes on the back of a motion by the Rathkenny club in Meath, put forward for GAA congress next month, which seeks to remedy Kerry’s domination of the All-Ireland junior and intermediate club championships. […]

2 years ago

Given St Thomas’ continued success at club-level, Fintan Burke has become something of a stranger to Galway’s pre-season slog. He says it’s grand and all to miss it, especially when you’re chasing an All-Ireland title with your club, but also has the sense that the Galway management team wouldn’t mind having him in. “It’s probably […]

2 years ago

With Jordan Henderson on the way out, Al-Ettifaq are once again in the market for a midfielder. And undeterred by what now looks like something of a flop, with Jordan Henderson reportedly set to be on his way to Ajax just six months after joining, the Saudi club may be set to take a chance […]

2 years ago

“You don’t play at that level, with the injuries he’s had, unless you’re a fighter.” Roy Keane has been speaking about Seamus Coleman, who broke a long-standing record on Sunday. Coleman took ownership of Tim Howard’s record of having played the most Premier League games for the Toffees with his start for Everton against Aston […]

2 years ago

The game is being played on Christmas Eve despite major backlash For the first time since 1995, football will be played on Christmas Eve as Wolves take on Chelsea at Molineux. Leeds beat Manchester United on that day 28 years ago and today’s occasion will be the second time a fixture has taken place on […]

2 years ago

It’s the most wonderful time…of the year. While the rest of us prepare to put the feet up for the festive period, the best dart-throwers in the world are in their busy season. For them, it’s the most important time of the year. Keep up to date with every bit of it right here! Michael […]

2 years ago

JP McManus and the McManus family made an unprecedented and completely unexpected donation to the GAA on Thursday afternoon of €32 million, to be divided equally among the nation’s 32 counties. In a letter he issued to the various county boards, Limerick’s honorary president and chief sponsor and supporter expressed his intention for the money […]

2 years ago

The 2023 PwC All-Star hurling team has been named. Seven Limerick men make up the All Star team that also includes five from Kilkenny, two from Clare as well as one from Galway. In a season that was markedly similar to 2022, with repeat semi-final pairings, seven of last year’s award winners retain their place […]

2 years ago

Johnny Sexton has officially retired from professional rugby. After an 18-year professional career that saw him win almost everything there is to win in the game, the legendary out-half has finally decided to step away. Sexton, 38, had been linked with a mega-money-move to Japan in recent days, to close out his rugby career, but […]

2 years ago

Josh van der Flier says that hardest part of Ireland’s loss to New Zealand is seeing his captain finish up on those terms. This tournament had long been ear-marked as Johnny Sexton’s last dance as a rugby player and it ended in a 28-24 quarter final defeat to New Zealand. Ireland got off to a […]

2 years ago

Garry Ringrose scored one try and had a hand in a number of others as Ireland defeated Scotland 36-14 to qualify for the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup. James Lowe opened the scoring after 62 seconds with the quickest try Ireland have ever scored in a World Cup game and from there, Ireland […]

2 years ago

There was still a glint in Shane Lowry’s eye as he sat down for the team press conference after Europe’s Ryder Cup win. He said that winning it was something he always wanted to do and he insisted that this was the best week of his life. The Offaly man took part in three matches, […]

2 years ago

Shane Lowry has called his week in Rome the best of his life. For the Offaly man, it started with a powerful foursomes victory alongside Sepp Straka and at this stage, it’s hard to know where it’s going to end. “I’ve never seen Shane Lowry run away from a drink,” said Andrew Coltart on Sky […]

2 years ago

“Shane Lowry, with that bit of GAA blood in him, he tried to unravel the situation.” – Paul McGinley, from one Irishman to another. Paul McGinley has explained why Rory McIlroy was so angry as more footage has emerged of his confrontation after the Ryder Cup on Saturday. Looking for long stages like a dead […]

2 years ago

“It’s not like that’s South Africa done with.” Jerry Flannery was on edge as he watched Ireland’s bruising 13-8 win over South Africa in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup. Ireland did it the hard way, defending resolutely for the majority of the second half before narrowly hanging onto win. Despite constant, unrelenting pressure […]

2 years ago

Ferguson is on the radar of every top club in Europe. Manchester United reportedly made a £50million bid for Evan Ferguson during the transfer window. The Republic of Ireland teenager has quickly become one of the most coveted young talents in football, having already scored four goals in the Premier League this season. Ferguson started […]

2 years ago

Go on and kick us while we’re down! Just as the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 hopes begin to fade, on the back of a disappointing qualification campaign, it now looks like our Euro 2028 dreams won’t be as straightforward as once hoped. Though not yet confirmed, it does appear that, along with England, Scotland, […]

2 years ago

“I’ve no idea! Ask him.” Johnny Sexton became Ireland’s record points scorer with his 16-point haul in the team’s 59-16 win over Tonga. The legendary out-half only played the first half in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday night, but that was all he needed. Having come into this tournament under the cloud of a […]

2 years ago

Vera Pauw’s reign as Ireland women’s manager is over. The Dutch woman helped Ireland qualify for last month’s Women’s World Cup, becoming the first manager ever to do so, but that wasn’t enough. Tension and off-field issues stalked the Irish team into Australia and beyond and ultimately, the association have opted against offering Pauw a […]

2 years ago

‘Soooo what do you want to know, and I’ll tell you the God’s honest truth’ ‘Well what did you hear last night, would I ever lie to youuu?’ It’s not unusual for a team to have their own quirks and routines and the Limerick hurlers have many of them. The ice-cream on championship week is […]

2 years ago

The IRFU has confirmed that it has held talks with the English Union over the situation at London Irish, though there is to be a long way to go before an investment is made. The Exiles filed for administration earlier in the week due to a failure to meet their bills. Their financial collapse stems […]

2 years ago

Moran’s incredible story will be re-told in the new documentary – Codebreaker – on RTÉ tonight. Kevin Moran had a sporting career the likes of which will never be seen again. To win two All-Irelands with the Dubs, to also win two FA Cups with Manchester United. Where would you get it? To play in […]

2 years ago

Limerick 3-25 Cork 1-30 Outside noise? Diarmaid Byrnes says that it doesn’t make a blind bit of difference to the Limerick hurlers. There was as much defiance in that man’s man-of-the-match-winning performance as there was in the interview where he accepted his award. The Patrickswell man was pumped to the gills. Limerick had just come […]

2 years ago

Tasty stuff this weekend. We have one hell of a weekend of Gaelic football and hurling in store for us, and although the small ball is do or die, the big ball still has some tasty fixtures. Saturday kicks things off with a very interesting tie between Louth and Cork, a game that both teams […]

2 years ago

You could cut the tension with a knife in The Sunday Game studio. Joanne Cantwell and Donal Óg Cusack got stuck into it on this Munster championship Super Sunday. Anthony Daly and Joe Canning were the first to arrive on the scene. It all started when Cantwell decided to take Óg Cusack up on his […]

2 years ago

Derry manager Rory Gallagher has released a statement through his solicitors. The statement, received by Fermanagh’s Impartial Reporter newspaper, reads as follows: “I have been made aware of a social media post by my estranged wife Nicola Gallagher in which she has made a number of very serious allegations against me. “Our marriage broke down […]

2 years ago

Virgin Media have issued a statement on the back of the recent debate surrounding GAA broadcasting. Unrest has been in the GAA air these past few weeks over the coverage of our games. It all came to a head on Sunday night when, from the RTÉ studios in Donnybrook, former Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack’s […]

2 years ago

“We’ve now given over 2023 to rugby country.” In Donal Óg Cusack and Jackie Tyrrell, you will do well to find two more passionate hurling men. Put them on a panel together and what you have is magic. Donal Óg was on one on Sunday night. There is no other way of saying it. RTÉ […]

3 years ago

Rory McIlroy is pretty confident in Ireland’s chances at the Rugby World Cup. Shane Lowry, meanwhile, is cock-of-the-walk. It’s Augusta Thursday and in their pre-round press conference, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry were both asked for their thoughts on the Irish rugby team’s chances at the 2023 World Cup. Ireland are the World number one […]

3 years ago

It’s the biggest GAA weekend of the year. That might sound strange to hear but it’s the truth. With promotion and relegation up for grabs in the football, and a League final spot there dangling in front of Kilkenny and Cork in the hurling, there is so much at stake, and so much in store. […]

3 years ago

It’s hard to believe we’re only half-way through. It’s Cheltenham Thursday. Stayers Hurdle day and Ryanair Chase day. It could potentially be a big day for Davy Russell who, having come out of retirement, takes the ride on two favourites. Russell will hope to vindicate his decision to return to the saddle when he goes […]

3 years ago

One day down…three to go. We’re not even halfway there. You might have won money on Tuesday, you might have lost money too but whatever you did at all, maybe you didn’t even have a bet, a wise person once said that, on Cheltenham week, of all weeks, it’s not money in the bank until […]

3 years ago

Have you any tips? What’s the good thing this year? Which one have you picked out? Who are we following this time? The Cheltenham festival is finally here. After all the trials, the prep-runs, the talk, the prelims, the preview nights…the waiting is over and the games have begun. Best of luck for the week. […]

3 years ago

It’s all heating up now. Heating up in a big time way. The 10.00 kick-offs are done. We miss them like crazy but, looking on the bright side, all it means is that the stakes are getting higher. The games are getting more important at this World Cup. Both group C and group D will […]

3 years ago

Day 8! Here we go. Day 8! It’s hard to believe it that, already, we’ve done a full week of non-stop football at this World Cup. You’d think we’d be sick of it at this stage, what with games running off from morning to night, from Monday to Sunday, but, in all honesty, we’re only […]

3 years ago

Heavy hitters Spain, Germany, Croatia and Belgium are all in action on Wednesday, on day four of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. We will keep you updated here, on all the action, the thrills and the spills. It is Day Four of World Cup 2022 and it has been a wild ride already. Croatia and […]

3 years ago

Roy Keane, Graeme Souness and Joe Cole all said their piece, but Souness had more to say. The topic was Qatar, their hosting of the 2022 World Cup and, between them, the three lads agreed that this whole thing is not right. “They’ll be praying that the football will make it a great tournament,” began […]

3 years ago

Brought to you by Horse Racing Ireland Five days. Almost 40 races. One champion tipster. They say you should always finish with a flourish and if that’s the case, those over the Irish National Hunt racing calendar were certainly listening. A season of thrills, spills, and crowning glories, it all boils down to the last […]

5 years ago

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In Cork, Donegal and Laois, the football championships are up in the air. Club GAA activity, at all levels, has been suspended with immediate effect as a result of the rise in Covid-19 cases across Ireland. The GAA made the decision on Monday afternoon, pointing to ‘post match celebrations and a lack of social distancing […]

5 years ago