Sports

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

Hurling club semis for Sunday before Christmas

A week before Christmas is hardly the perfect time to be playing All-Ireland hurling semi-finals, but the GAA split season means games have to play...

December 12, 2025 by Sean Creedon

Not all happy with 'step forward'

There were a lot of disappointed runners in Ireland last week when a lottery was held to allocate places for next year’s Dublin Marathon on Oct. 25...

December 11, 2025 by Sean Creedon

St. Martin's late victory sparks exhilaration in Wexford

St Martin’s (Wexford) 0-24; Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 2-17 It’s not too often that Wexford teams get the better of their Kilkenny counterparts in a tigh...

December 10, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

NYGAA feels loss of dad, daughter

This was a very sad Thanksgiving for the Hanglow, Plunkett and Hogan families. Fran passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 26, while her father Richie Ha...

December 09, 2025 by Frank Brady

Leinster still off-key despite 17-point win in cup opener

Leinster 45; Harlequins 28 Leinster may be four-time champions but they look nothing like a side capable of repeating their exploits despite openin...

December 08, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Geaney 2-pointer breaks Rebel hearts in Munster football final

Daingean 1-18; St Finbarrs 0-20 Never write off a Kerry team. You would have been tempted to do so at half-time at Semple Stadium in Thurles on Sun...

December 08, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham