Sports

Shefflin to manage Kilkenny's U-20s squad

Following his loss as senior manager of Ballyhale Shamrocks to Wexford’s St Martins in the Leinster SH club final, Henry Shefflin has left that rol...

January 07, 2026 by P.J. Cunningham

Ulster overpower 2nd-string Munster in URC

Ulster 28; Munster 3 Ulster had something of a home run when they put a largely shadow Munster side to the sword in Belfast on Friday night. Richie...

January 06, 2026 by P.J. Cunningham

Geaney, O'Sullivan lead amazing Dingle comeback

Dingle 1-26; Ballyboden St Enda’s 1-24 The All Ireland club championship has started the new year as it ended 2025 - by giving us gripping, almost ...

January 05, 2026 by P.J. Cunningham

St. Brigid's industry proves too much for jaded Scotstown

St Brigid’s (Roscommon) 1-16; Scotstown (Monaghan) 1-12 St Brigid’s were hardly mentioned as worthy semi-finalists in the lead up to the two penult...

January 05, 2026 by P.J. Cunningham

Blow for Wexford as O'Connor takes time out to travel

Wexford hurling got a massive boost thanks to the exploits of St Martin’s in winning this year’s Leinster senior club hurling championship. However...

December 29, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Leinster make it 6 wins in row thanks to heroic defense

Leinster 13; Munster 8 Scorers Leinster: Tries: Josh van der Flier Cons: Harry Byrne Pens: Harry Byrne (2) Munster: Tries: Dan Kelly Pens: Jack Cro...

December 29, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

SPORTS REVIEW OF 2025: Unlikely wins spark WC hope

Gaelic football and hurling are great games, but the players have no international outlet to really test themselves. Rugby is international and we ...

December 24, 2025 by Sean Creedon

McMillan happy with Munster resolve but not performance level

Munster 26; Ospreys 10 This is a strange sort of Munster outfit we are observing these days but ultimately they have learned how to win against the...

December 23, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Loughrea's victory dented by late dismissal of young star

Loughrea (Galway) 2-22; Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-15 Loughrea may have fallen at this stage to eventual All Ireland champs Na Fianna of Dublin in last ...

December 22, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Ballygunner's 2nd-half showing blows away St. Martin's in semi

Ballygunner (Waterford) 0-19; St Martin’s (Wexford) 0-10 More so than ever at this time of the year, it is often a case of the old dog for the hard...

December 22, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Women footballers head for Australia

The exodus of top women footballers to Aussie Rules continues with another quartet signing for Australian clubs last week. Geelong Cats have signed...

December 18, 2025 by Sean Creedon

Lansdowne Yonkers lifted by goal-scoring ace from Ireland

In a Manning Cup semi-final match against archrivals New York Greek Americans at Fleming Park earlier this month, Lansdowne Yonkers were level 1-1 ...

December 16, 2025 by Jay Mwamba

Byrne's boot proves decisive

Leinster 23; Leicester 15 It was far from perfect from a Leinster point of view but as Head Coach Leo Cullen said after the game, it was a step in ...

December 15, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Scotstown edge Kilcoo in thriller

Scotstown (Monaghan) 0-19; Kilcoo (Down) 0-16 (aet) It may be the cusp of Christmas but this had all the high drama and athleticism of high summer ...

December 15, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

O'Bradaigh tests idea at Pier 46

Holt McCallany, the actor who has starred as FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on TV’s “Mindhunter” and whose big screen credits include hits such as “F...

December 15, 2025 by Jay Mwamba

Heimir keeps focus on next opponents

Irish manager Heimir Hallgrimsson said he was happy with the group draw for next year’s World Cup if we qualify, but Irish fans are certainly not h...

December 12, 2025 by Sean Creedon