GLEN 1-14, KILMACUD CROKES 2-10 Shane Walsh came agonising close to completing a stunning comeback for Kilmacud Crokes, but was left ruing a late wide as Glen held the day. The Galway sharpshooter scored a long-range goal for Crokes, the Dublin and Leinster champions, but was wide with a free kick, in the dying embers, […]

2 years ago

It has been 32 years since a nation won back-to-back Grand Slam titles. Andy Farrell is the heavy favourite to be named British & Irish Lions head coach, this coming Thursday. Once all that pomp and ceremony is done, he will get back to announcing his next Ireland squad and plotting a defence of their […]

2 years ago

“It was game over.” Roy Keane was paired with former Newcastle and Spurs winger Chris Waddle, this weekend, to do some punditry with ITV for the FA Cup third round. The former Premier League rivals joined Mark Pougatch at the Stadium of Light for what ended up being a routine 3-0 win for Newcastle over […]

2 years ago

“I was thrilled… this is genius!” The Tommy Tiernan Show returned to RTÉ on Saturday night [January 6] and featured the usual mix of familiar faces, musical acts and folks with fascinating stories. Comfortably ensconced in his hosting role, with the show now into its sixth season on the national broadcaster, Tiernan pulled some great […]

2 years ago

“It’s up to you to decide what you want to do.” In 2022/23, we were fortunate enough to follow the journey of Ronan O’Gara and his La Rochelle team as they went on a quest to retain the Champions Cup and claim their first ever Top 14 title. Our ‘A Season With’ series featured great […]

2 years ago

“It is very new to me… “ 16-year-old darts sensation Luke Littler is tearing it up at the PDC world championships, but having to deal with his first significant piece of social media blow-back. The teenager has reached the Last 16 of the championships after an impressive run at the oche. He next faces former […]

2 years ago

Quite the footballing achievement. SportsJOE was at a recent pub quiz [we won!] and was thrown a question so tricky that we felt it deserved a mini football quiz of its’ own. There have been seven footballers to win the Premier League, Champions League and World Cup. We want you to name all seven, and […]

2 years ago

“He’s Googling it!’ Roy Keane and Ian Wright teamed up to take on Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher in an end-of-season football quiz, which got pretty competitive. On a special episode of the Stick to Football show, Neville and Carragher took on Keane and Wright in a quiz hosted by comedian Paddy McGuinness. Before we get […]

2 years ago

Bundee Aki makes the Top 5. Three Ireland stars have made it into the Top 20 list for the best players in world rugby for 2023. Bundee Aki ranks highest, and there are two Leinster stars included. Wrapping up their coverage for the year, Planet Rugby compiled their five-part series of ‘The 50 best rugby players […]

2 years ago

The former Munster and Ireland star took a cut off the IRFU for allowing such a move to take place. RTÉ aired a fantastic five-minute discussion about RG Snyman and his impending move from Munster to Leinster, ahead of Tuesday night’s United Rugby Championship clash between the sides. Donncha O’Callaghan spoke with the most passion […]

2 years ago

“Nobody stops him from two yards out.” Following Connacht’s 20-19 defeat to Ulster, seeing two players from the rival team managed to pick up the spirits of Bundee Aki. The Connacht centre put in a fine effort, like many of his teammates, but they left themselves with too much to do, going into the second […]

2 years ago

Brendan Dolan, Daryl Gurney and Steve Lennon are still going but we waved goodbye to a steely, Irish competitor. William O’Connor and Chris Dobey threw several kitchen sinks at each other, during a thrilling Last 64 clash at the PDC World Championships, but it was the local favourite that was left standing. O’Connor and Dobey […]

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The movie has been described as a movie powerful enough to ‘stay with you forever’. All Of Us Strangers has been on a critical surge ever since it was released, earlier this year. Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal have both gleaned Golden Globes nominations for their roles in the film, and Oscars buzz is growing. […]

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“It’s like Christmas and families falling out. Everything was great an hour ago. Now, look at this!” Roy Keane was left in stitches, not long after his Home Alone rant, by a cracking Jill Scott Recent polls, in Ireland and the UK, revealed Home Alone is the No.1 Christmas favourite in this part of the […]

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“I thought I could punish him more.” Michael van Gerwen powered into the last 32 of the PDC World Championship, but not before a mini scare from a County Meath flinger. Keane Barry was putting it up to MVG in their eliminator but the Irish star’s inability to close out legs by hitting doubles (he […]

2 years ago

“Those guys were definitely leaders in our squad, even before they were added to that group.” During the 2023 Six Nations, Caelan Doris and Hugo Keenan found themselves added to a leadership group, within the senior squad. The pair joined the likes of Johnny Sexton, Peter O’Mahony, Tadhg Furlong, Garry Ringrose, James Ryan and Iain Henderson, […]

2 years ago

“I want to stay on in Ireland if possible.” RG Snyman will switch provinces, from Munster to Leinster, starting in the 2024/25 season. The double World Cup-winning Springbok forward has been with Munster since 2020 but two knee injuries and a shoulder issue have restricted him to just 10 matches [268 minutes] since then. He […]

2 years ago

“I don’t think ROG would like that, kind of second-hand, but it might be a way to get back in with Ireland.” Ronan O’Gara and Johnny Sexton dicing for another prime position in Irish rugby? We’ve been here before. Back in 2017, Ronan O’Gara was invited to join Joe Schmidt during an end-of-season tour to […]

2 years ago

Time and again, it happened. Andre Onana will need several more solid outings, clean sheets and a lot less dramas to convince supporters that Manchester United have found their long-term No.1. The Cameroon international made eight saves and was generally top, or close to it, in most of the United player ratings after the 0-0 […]

2 years ago

Things just got interesting… IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora has confirmed that a player from each of the provinces can be selected for Sevens duty, next year, with an eye on the 2024 Olympics. The summer games will take in Paris, next year, and Sevens rugby is on the roster of events. Ireland have qualified […]

2 years ago

Smart piece of business from the IRFU. Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension with the IRFU and will remain on as Ireland head coach until the conclusion of the 2027 World Cup. The union made the announcement this afternoon (December 14) while Performance Director, David Nucifora has confirmed that attack coach Mike Catt will […]

2 years ago

“It totally works… a good movie with some amazing action.” Although it ended up with more hours viewed, in its’ first 91 days, than its’ predecessor, Extraction 2 had a slightly longer running time. With three breath-taking action sequences to accommodate, ticking past the two-hour mark is eminently forgivable. The Chris Hemsworth action movie is […]

2 years ago

Looking for a new adventure. Leading inter-county football goalkeepers Rory Beggan and Mark Jackson are reportedly set to head for try-outs in front of NFL scouts, early in the new year. Earlier this year, Daniel Whelan became the first Irish-born player in the NFL for almost 40 years after he lined out for the Green […]

2 years ago

Leaning into the naysayer role so well! Roy Keane famously took a cut off Ian Wright and everyone else on the England bandwagon, back at the 2018 World Cup, when a few were getting ahead of themselves. Many English supporters were looking beyond Croatia, back then, only to lose to Luka Modric & Co. The […]

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“Garry is going to work with me now.” With those eight words, English referee Matthew Carley ended Leinster’s first ever experiment with co-captains in a European game. Garry Ringrose was the emissary while James Ryan was told to turn and walk away. Carley was already unhappy with an 11th minute set-to that saw Joe McCarthy […]

2 years ago

The quest for European glory gets underway again. Irish provinces have won the European Cup on seven occasions since the competition got underway in the 1995/96 season. La Rochelle are reigning Champions Cup honchos, having seen off Leinster in the last two finals. Our live rugby hub has you covered for all the team news, […]

2 years ago

“Keep swingin’ – maybe you’ll give them a cold!” The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz has arrived and there is a hape of tricky questions and mind-melters to keep you honest. Today is your big day! We have 20 questions across four categories – Movies & TV, Geography, Records and General Knowledge – that will test […]

2 years ago

“F***ing unforgivable.” Gary Neville is livid about the recent leaks, regarding Erik ten Hag, his training methods, tactics and signings, to the media. The Manchester United boss relieved some of that near-constant pressure on both him and the club, on Wednesday, with a home win over Chelsea. United are only three points off the Champions […]

2 years ago

The Lions are coming to Dublin in 2025. The British & Irish Lions have announced details for an historic Test match at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, ahead of the 2025 tour to Australia. Murrayfield (Edinburgh), Hong Kong and the Principality Stadium (Cardiff) have had the honour of hosting Lions warm-up matches ahead of recent tours but […]

2 years ago

“Last ditch! No, last straw. I think they need better.” The day after Pep Guardiola had a pop at football pundits for calling Manchester City being “complacent” and Manchester United banned four reporters from a press conference, Gary Neville, Roy Keane & Co. took part in a game that will ruffle more feathers. On the […]

2 years ago

Some big games playing out. The Premier League is heating up, near the top, and getting dicey, near the bottom. The rest are scrapping to stay in touch, relevant or stay out of trouble. Our live football hub [below] has you covered for all the team news, big moments, best scores, quotes and pundit reactions. […]

2 years ago

“Look who I’ve got here!” Ronnie O’Sullivan remarked, during his triumphant UK Championships run, that he would be just as happy celebrating a potential victory with ‘a bag of crisps and a Diet Coke on the motorway, on the way home’. On Sunday, O’Sullivan won the UK title for an eighth time and set a […]

2 years ago

“Sharing this news with my children was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.” Former Dragons and Wales forward Andrew Coombs has revealed a “heartbreaking” dementia diagnosis that leaves him and his family with an uncertain, and worrying, future. The 39-year-old took to social media with the news, on Sunday. He played 10 Tests […]

2 years ago

“You think we play the same stuff you do?” The PGA Tour, USGA and R&A are expected to be at the forefront of an announcement that will alter professional golf and, to a lesser extent, the amateur game. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are in favour of the upcoming changes. Golf officials, players and fans […]

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“They were beaten. They were done.” Jacques Nienaber got his first taste of what makes this set of Leinster lads so damned hard to beat [unless you play for La Rochelle] after a gripping finish in Galway, on Saturday. Leinster went from a 19-8 position of strength to trailing 22-19 with 10 minutes to go, […]

2 years ago

We wish we were making this one up. Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan is going to make a 12,000 kilometre round-trip, next week, from Dubai to Ireland, all for a confidence vote in the Dáil. Eamon Ryan was due to be in attendance at a number of events at the COP28 Climate Summit, in […]

2 years ago

“We’re not savages in this country.” Siobhan Kearney was taking a break from attending an enquiry into a fire that killed her 18-year-old brother and 47 others. On November 22nd, her actions would have made her late brother proud. Kearney had been attending the long-running inquests into the Stardust nightclub fire that, in 1981, took […]

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“I think we need to step on the gas and say, ‘Yeah, let’s consider all things’.” The most recent World Cup saw an awful lot of box-kicking, rolling mauls, big moments hinging on scrum calls and the never-fun caterpillar rucks. World Rugby is constantly looking at ways to improve the game, though, and there could […]

2 years ago

“He waited until the last 10 seconds of the game.” Roy Keane talking folks through the 12 red cards of his professional football career was always going to get some reaction. Jason McAteer has perhaps reacted longest and loudest and has labelled his former Ireland teammate ‘a clown’. Earlier this week, on Stick To Football, […]

2 years ago

Sometimes in rugby, the things that make sense are the things that never happen. On this occasion, it feels positively different. The British & Irish Lions have a new-look logo and are set to go from Warren Gatland to Andy Farrell for their head coach role. Now, they are lining up with two huge leagues […]

2 years ago

“I don’t know. That’s literally what we were having a bit of a back and forward [about] today.” Conor McGregor will be nearing his 36th birthday by the time he makes his Ultimate Fighting Championship return, if all goes to plan. John Kavanagh has provided an update on that return. The former UFC featherweight and […]

2 years ago

“It was like being with my five-year-old daughter!” Keith Earls made his first big media appearance, on Friday, after he hung up his boots and retired as a Munster and Ireland player. The Limerick native, who had his rugby swan song at the World Cup, was one of the main guests on The Late Late […]

2 years ago

Netflix has overcome a 2022 wobble and is looking stronger than ever. Back in July, such is the power of the Netflix bump, millions of us were back watching a show that actually premiered on a television network back in 2011. Suits ended in 2019 but, such has been the streaming response to the show, […]

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Even before Warren Gatland went to pass the baton, a decision had already been reached. Andy Farrell is lined up to coach the British & Irish Lions on their 2025 tour to Australia. It is just a matter of when the official announcement will be made. The Ireland head coach was earmarked for the job […]

2 years ago

The pair played seven seasons together at Manchester United. Andy Cole and Roy Keane were two key figures in a United team that won the Treble together, in 1999, as well as a stack of other trophies before and after. Keane arrived at United in 1993, with Cole signed from Newcastle United in January 1995. […]

2 years ago

The 21-year-old stood apart from his teammates during a moment of silence. Ireland U21 star Killian Phillips is the latest footballer to experience what James McClean and Nemanja Matic, and others, are sadly well used to. Phillips took the personal decision, on Saturday, to stand aside as his teammates linked arms for a Remembrance Day […]

2 years ago

The teenager just had his first taste of league glory with Shamrock Rovers, but could soon be on the move. Shamrock Rovers and Ireland U17 midfielder Naj Razi is being tracked by LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, according to reports. The teenager, who turned 17 over the weekend, has made five appearances for […]

2 years ago

“I thought I wasn’t on camera.” The main cast of Friends are said to be “reeling” at the tragic passing of their co-star Matthew Perry, on Saturday, October 28. Matt LeBlanc and his cast-mates always referred to Perry as ‘Matty’ and described him as ‘their brother’. The 54-year-old died at the weekend after being found […]

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Just the sole, World Cup-winning Springbok. There are five Irish inclusions in the World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year, with Andy Farrell picking up Coach of the Year. Bundee Aki missed out on the ‘Best Player’ accolade, though. The announcements were made at a glitzy ceremony in Paris, one day on from […]

2 years ago

“They’re so far off, it’s hard to watch.” Erling Haaland helped Manchester City scorch their rivals, in locality terms, at Old Trafford. Roy Keane has torn into Manchester United on plenty of occasions, particularly since Alex Ferguson moved on the club and standards quickly dropped. On the past few times he has covered a United […]

2 years ago