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Ewan Mckenna: The party’s over, and not just for Leinster.

Ewan Mckenna: The party’s over, and not just for Leinster.

Irish rugby faces into a whole set of problems because of its artificial provincial club structure

Ewan MacKenna: Rugby is following in football’s footsteps

Ewan MacKenna: Rugby is following in football’s footsteps

Soon only the richest clubs will polish the silverware

The first step for athletics to regain credibility is a break with the past and that includes Coe

The first step for athletics to regain credibility is a break with the past and that includes Coe

It’s 1953 and Josef Stalin is lying on his deathbed when he summons Nikita Khrushchev to his si...

Galway hoping for Cunningham to seal the deal

Galway hoping for Cunningham to seal the deal

Galway have changed managers when patience may have proved the better option

Tyrone's persecution complex is on show again

Tyrone's persecution complex is on show again

Across the 2000s, the resilience and inner strength of Mickey Harte's team were remarkable.

Business of sport

Business of sport

No longer seduced by the myth of purity in professional sport, I now see it differently

‘Sometimes we just can’t win’

‘Sometimes we just can’t win’

RTÉ head of sport Ryle Nugent has been criticised for rugby-centric scheduling - but he says the station has got it right when it comes to balancing public and commercial obligations

Kara Goucher’s marathon struggle against doping

Kara Goucher’s marathon struggle against doping

Blowing the whistle on her former coach has cost the long-distance runner dearly. But she refuses to give up the fight against drug cheats in sport

Pro12 becomes Pro14 as South Africans arrive

Pro12 becomes Pro14 as South Africans arrive

Rugby is about to get a shake-up with the arrival of two South African teams into the Pro12. It’s certainly a gamble, but will the Pro14 be a win for players and fans alike?

Katie Taylor’s true test starts now

Katie Taylor’s true test starts now

As Taylor awaits her first pro bout, she’s entering a world where women’s boxing is perceived to have little cachet

Ewan McKenna: The greed behind the Rio Games

Ewan McKenna: The greed behind the Rio Games

When the 2016 Olympics train rolls out of town, the suffering locals will be left to pick up the pieces of a country steeped in chaos

Ewan McKenna: Italy are rugby’s also-rans,

Ewan McKenna: Italy are rugby’s also-rans,

Italy clings to a Six Nations place while other countries can’t get a foot in the door

Failing our sports stars: The Sports Minister may have been trying to engender some Olympic spirit last week

Failing our sports stars: The Sports Minister may have been trying to engender some Olympic spirit last week

But Ireland’s high-performance system is under-performing, with sportsmen and women left to scramble

Heads in the game

Heads in the game

With O’Neill at the helm, Ireland veterans say we have a real shot at making the last 16 at the Euros