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Ewan McKenna: Doping denial

Ewan McKenna: Doping denial

Until athletics stops pretending it doesn’t have a problem, it’s never going to kick the habit, as international athletics referee Pierce O’Callaghan has discovered

The loneliness of rugby’s forgotten men

The loneliness of rugby’s forgotten men

Many rugby players are forced to quench their passion and abandon the sport due to financial constraints

Sport lost in Lions money machine

Sport lost in Lions money machine

In the modern game of international rugby, the anachronistic Lions tour has had its day

Empire of the Dubs

Empire of the Dubs

Is the success of Dublin GAA simply down to numbers, or is there more to it than sponsorship and population?

Sadly for Connacht, Lam’s decision was a no-brainer

Sadly for Connacht, Lam’s decision was a no-brainer

Connacht was the miracle job for the New Zealander, but Bristol is the dream job

Doping tests and ticket fiasco. Just what went wrong?

Doping tests and ticket fiasco. Just what went wrong?

Questions were already being raised over Ireland’s allocation of tickets after the last Olympics in London

For so long the standard-setters, Manchester Utd now lag behind

For so long the standard-setters, Manchester Utd now lag behind

Jose Mourinho’s appointment was the board failing to confront the real issue

Louth and so very proud

Louth and so very proud

Dundalk’s recent successes have set them on the road to financial stability - but they’re not getting carried away anytime soon

Football fails to hide the malaise at the heart of Europe

Football fails to hide the malaise at the heart of Europe

Sport makes the mistake of thinking it can actually transcend life

Euro feats are not what they used to be

Euro feats are not what they used to be

The European Championship has become a Montessori sports day where everyone gets a medal

Any Irish athlete who achieves is doing so in spite of our system, not because of it

Any Irish athlete who achieves is doing so in spite of our system, not because of it

There’s nothing wrong with the results, what's wrong is how we’re producing them

Is Joe Brolly right about Gaelic football dying before our eyes?

Is Joe Brolly right about Gaelic football dying before our eyes?

I’ve had the pleasure of Joe Brolly’s company only once. It was upstairs in the ...

Croke Park: the only stadium that the GAA can be truly proud of

Croke Park: the only stadium that the GAA can be truly proud of

Fans will continue to have grounds for discontent as long as the GAA’s enthusiastic amateurs raise and spend millions on inadequate stadiums

Ewan MacKenna Low attendance at club finals highlights the GAA’s  apathy to the club game

Ewan MacKenna Low attendance at club finals highlights the GAA’s apathy to the club game

By some industry estimates, around 140,000 adult tourists crushed their way into Dublin last Tuesday, looking to entangle themselves with anything Irish – be it as ludicrous as leprechauns or obvious as Guinness. That same day, a 20-minute walk away,

Bill O’Herlihy

Bill O’Herlihy

Bill O’Herlihy led a full and successful life, yet couldn’t believe that anyone would have the remotest interest in reading his life story