Sports

Parrott joins Real Betis, renewing old Irish links

Troy Parrott, the Republic of Ireland’s hat-trick hero in Budapest, is bound for the Champions League this season following his signing a five-year...

August 21, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff

Premier League kicks off today

The 2026 World Cup finals earlier this summer means a slightly later than usual start to the EPL, which gets under way at the Emirates on this afte...

August 21, 2026 by Sean Creedon

Padraig Horan, 76

The death occurred last week of former Offaly hurler Padraig Horan at the age of 76.. He captained Offaly to their first All-Ireland hurling succes...

August 20, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff

Mayo vs. Kerry again in November

Mayo and Kerry are planning an All-Ireland football final re-run in London in late November. The challenge game, which may have a fundraising or ch...

August 20, 2026 by Sean Creedon

Premier League Preview: Arsenal have slight edge

Now might be the time to get good odds on Manchester City winning the Premier League. The champions of six of the past nine seasons went down 3-0 t...

August 19, 2026 by Peter McDermott

Irish stars win medals in European track, swim championships

Ireland are celebrating unprecedented medal success and strong performances overall on the track and in the swimming pool in European Championships...

August 18, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff

800 meters gold, 200 meters silver for Irish in Europeans

Donegal medical doctor Mark English took gold in the 800 meters on Thursday evening in the European Championships being held in Birmingham. Twenty ...

August 14, 2026 by Irish Echo Staff

Coyne focuses on GAA abroad

From reporting on “The Sunday Game” in Ireland to covering Gaelic Games across Europe and New York, Kildare sports journalist Oisín Coyne has seen ...

August 13, 2026 by Luan Rogers

St. Kilda to give Kobe time

Aussie Rules club St Kilda have vowed to be patient with Kobe McDonald after the Mayo-born forward met up with his new teammates in Melbourne for t...

August 13, 2026 by Sean Creedon

USA win Nations' Cup of Ireland

On Friday last the United States team lifted the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS for the ninth time in their history as Ireland...

August 12, 2026 by Sean Creedon

Rovers take 2-goal lead to Albania

Shamrock Rovers take a two-goal lead to Albania tomorrow, having beaten Albanian club KF Egnetia 3-1 in the first leg of their Europa League qualif...

August 12, 2026 by Sean Creedon

Pomplas's latest is bold step

First off congratulations to everyone who went over to Belfast to compete in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann! At the time of writing the Fleadh had n...

August 11, 2026 by Daniel Neely

McKenna, Ward, Walsh all win at Dublin's 3Arena

World-ranked Cork middleweight “King” Callum Walsh got the action-packed encounter he had expected en route to a 10-round unanimous points decision...

August 11, 2026 by Jay Mwamba

Cork win All Ireland Camogie title

Cork are All Ireland Senior Camogie champions for the third time in four years. Their 2-14 to 0-19 victory avenged Galway’s spoiling their three-in...

August 10, 2026 by Charlie Murphy

Croke Park fight is 'stuff of dreams': Katie

Katie Taylor has revealed she would have quit boxing if she not had the opportunity for a Croke Park swansong .The 39-year-old Bray-born boxer will...

August 07, 2026 by Sean Creedon

Cork have edge in senior Camogie final vs. Galway

It has been a great year for Gaelic games, Limerick hurlers showing us just how skillful and resilient they are and Mayo easing 75 years of pain by...

August 06, 2026 by Sean Creedon