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LATEST TOP PICKS

S columnists
Christy O'Connor: Why has the most competive province stopped producing All-Ireland winners?
Why do Munster teams struggle so much in the All-Ireland club championship?

S rugby
Ronan O'Gara: This will take a mammoth effort from Munster to beat Castres

S gaa
Dalo's Hurling Show: All-Ireland semis, Revenue and charging U16s
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S gaa
The Gaelic Football Show: End-of-year questions, Munster and Ulster deciders
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SPeter Jackson: Munster's Alex Nankivell escaped full force of the law that crashed down on Azagoh

SColin Sheridan: what sport media's jock culture shows us about society

MORE TOP PICKS

S Dion Fanning: For once Manchester City are compelling as Pep wrestles with a riddle
Man City have not usually engaged emotions which tend to be more pronounced when there is an element of jeopardy.
Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Top 8: Our annual Christmas mince pie survey — a fruitful endeavour
"We must ensure that bakers, new and well-established, will be here ‘ag an am seo arís’ by supporting them. With escalating costs and staffing problems, they need us more than ever."
Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Munster backroom deals, Joe's Wallabies in town
Simon Lewis and Brendan O'Brien convene after a busy day to discuss staff developments at Thomond Park, Joe Schmidt's return to Dublin and the news from the Ireland camp.
Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024
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S We looked at every GAA crest in the world — here’s what we found
Camels are more likely to grace GAA crests than cows. Adam Moynihan discovers why, and looks at the stories behind the designs of some distinctive badges
Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Farrell rings the changes, Sam's the man, Fiji challenge
Simon Lewis and Brendan O'Brien discuss Andy Farrell's team selection for the third November test against Fiji.
Listen | Thu, 21 Nov, 2024
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Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: focus turns to Fiji
Simon Lewis and Brendan O’Brien tun through the new faces we can expect to see ahead of a “dangerous” week and game against Fiji in Dublin this Saturday
Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024
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S Colin Sheridan: Pathetic Tyson-Paul show should mark end of this era of pro boxing - but won't
There's too much money to be made from a sport that's sold its soul.
Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

S Dion Fanning: How Ireland can exploit England’s true cultural heritage
The Boys in Green will hope to roll back the years at Wembley on Sunday evening.
Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Paul Rouse: How the game of 'hurley' rose and fell in the capital
Hurley never exploded onto the Dublin sporting scene rather its story is one of steady progress. It became an important part in the life of various schools
Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

S Donal Lenihan: Ireland's issues are serious. And the clock is ticking for some
If Sam Prendergast impresses off the bench, he could well start against Fiji next time out. Change is on the way. That’s why it’s imperative for a number of seasoned campaigners to show their true worth
Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

S Discussing schools football: Sem suppression of Cork, starlets surfacing, west Cork derby and red faces
Nine Talking Points as the Munster U19 Schools SFC (Corn Uí Mhuirí) starts shaping up for the knockouts.
Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

S Donal Lenihan: Ireland's failure to cope with All Blacks pressure will irk Andy Farrell most
Ireland's inability to deal with the All Blacks pressure manifested itself in some very poor handling errors and a lack of discipline that continued throughout the game.
Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Rugby podcast: Bouncing back from All Blacks defeat and the Argentina challenge
Simon Lewis and Brendan O'Brien discuss what needs to change for Ireland this week as focus shifts from the All Blacks defeat to the visit of the Pumas.
Listen | Tue, 12 Nov, 2024
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S The Gaelic Football Show: Murphy returns, McCarthy exits, All-Star decisions
James Horan and Paul Rouse are joined by Maurice Brosnan from Washington DC to discuss Michael Murphy's return to intercounty football, James McCarthy's retirement, the All-Stars and what Maurice has witnessed in the US.
Listen | Mon, 11 Nov, 2024
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S Cathal Dennehy: No appetite to uncover truth of drugs in soccer
On the Stick to Football podcast earlier this year, two of the sport’s most respected voices, Gary Neville and Roy Keane, said they believed they played against doped teams during their career.
Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

S Colin Sheridan: Rugby is an OK game propped up by commerce - nothing more nothing less
Compared to practically every other team sport played by kids around this country, it is a game that is propped up - not by community - but by commerce
Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

S Ronan O'Gara: This isn’t about spite. It's about whose rugby is better, Ireland’s or New Zealand’s
Dublin might, only might, be the most significant challenge for New Zealand on this tour. But Scott Robertson knows the next autumn series that really matters to him is in 2027 in Australia.
Listen | Fri, 08 Nov, 2024
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Podcast: Team selections, revenge and New Zealand in transition? Previewing Ireland's All Blacks reunion
Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis convene for a special rugby podcast to look ahead to Friday night's big game.
Listen | Wed, 06 Nov, 2024
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S Colin Sheridan: An open letter from a lapsed Man Utd fan to Erik ten Hag
The now former Old Trafford boss wrote a departing message to supporters last week.
Mon, 04 Nov, 2024

S Talking Points: O’Keeffe's small net gains the difference again for Gunners
Elsewhere, Errigal find their way and Barcelona show they're going places.
Sun, 03 Nov, 2024

S Anthony Daly: Gillane omission makes no sense and Kilkenny will use snub as fuel
Friday night's All-Star awards will be grist to the mill for Derek Lyng and the Cats as they aim to reclaim Liam next season.
Sat, 02 Nov, 2024

S How John Maher went from sitting in the stand after nightmare debut to an All-Star
The Galway man is one of three nominees for the footballer of the year award.
Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

S Jack Anderson: Doon. County champions. I'm too caught in the throat to say anything else
So many times, we left the Gaelic Grounds and headed silently and sullenly home on the Ballysimon road. Are we ever going to do it? And then, we just did.
Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

S Donal Lenihan: Rowntree decision a surprise but Munster had passed point of no return
The province must take their time in selecting the next man - one of several steps needed to return the province to rugby's top tier.
Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

S John Fallon: Red October for Ireland's heroes of 1974 Soviet sinking
Still a road to travel for City and Noonan to finalise deal and amateurs Euro qualification tilt an afterthought in corridors of power.
Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

S Podcast special: An extraordinary GAA family — Niall Cahalane on Castlehaven, culture and his cancer battle
Tony Leen speaks in depth to the Cork legend about his children, Rebels glory days, his health and this weekend's county final.
Listen | Thu, 24 Oct, 2024
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S Donal Lenihan: Front-loaded Sharks will waste no time in preying on Munster set-piece
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to identify where Sharks head coach John Plumtree's first point of attack is going to be.
Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

S Corn Uí Mhuirí: team-by-team guide, including the ones to watch, for Munster Schools SFC
Everything you need to know before the U19 provincial SFC throws in Wednesday afternoon.
Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

S The Gaelic Football Show: what to make of the proposed rules now
Maurice Brosnan, Paul Rouse and part of the Gavin group, James Horan, discuss what we saw at Croke Park and where the FRC enhancements stand now.
Listen | Mon, 21 Oct, 2024
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Conor Meany on basketball: Maree collapse as Ballincollig win 96-61
Maree remain one of the top contenders but if the off-court issues seep onto the court, that could change in a heartbeat.
Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

S Kieran Shannon interview: Opportunity knocks again for last man standing Eibhear Quilligan
The Banner No 1 is hoping to help Feakle bridge the gap to the famous boys of '88.
Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

S Christy O'Connor: Con O’Callaghan chasing a unique double
The one caveat in O’Callaghan’s glittering career has been with the Cuala footballers.
Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

S Seánie McGrath: Sars must show steel to keep Cork crown
An impressive Imokilly side will aim to derail the champions' back-to-back bid on Leeside this weekend.
Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

S Tommy Martin: A dark day for England? Or for the rest of us?
A brainy, single-minded foreigner allied to the best of British - worrying times.
Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

S Kieran Shannon: Paul Flanagan will remain a hidden presence and influence even in retirement
Because they know when he talks about attitude, he walked it too.
Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

S The Gaelic Football Show: 'There's nothing like seeing it' ahead of big weekend for the game
Maurice Brosnan, Paul Rouse and Football Review Committee member James Horan look ahead to the interprovincial games at Croke Park which will showcase and test a raft of new proposed rules and innovations.
Listen | Tue, 15 Oct, 2024
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S Dalo's Hurling Show: down to the business end around the country
Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan, Mark Landers and Liam Sheedy discuss big weekend games from Tipperary to Dublin and look ahead to the deciders in Cork, Clare and elsewhere.
Listen | Tue, 15 Oct, 2024
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S Donal Lenihan: Major talking points heading into Croke Park derby day
The setting in GAA headquarters on Jones Road, where so many players on both sides would have dreamed of performing as kids before rugby became a priority, adds a different dimension.
Sat, 12 Oct, 2024

Interview: Croke Park and the road not taken for Jack Crowley
In another life, the Cork man could have become a lot more familiar with Saturday's surroundings for Munster's big URC clash with rivals Leinster.
Sat, 12 Oct, 2024

S Donal Lenihan: Reset button hit, rugby crouches and prepares to re-engage
A full Croke Park on Saturday will see the season crank up another gear.
Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

S The business end: Every GAA county championship detailed, from the winners to the finals to the best storylines
The next few weeks will see county football and hurling champions across the grades crowned all over the country - some are already in the books in fact.
Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

S Kieran Shannon: Sport loses moral authority with silence and inaction on Palestine
While the likes of FIFA procrastinate, the body count rises in Gaza.
Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Jordan Blount hoping to bring the X-factor after swapping Neptune for Killorglin
His time with Neptune, Blount says, had simply run its course.
Sat, 05 Oct, 2024

S Jack Anderson: Melbourne Cup no longer the race that stops a nation
Horse racing has its window from September to November (the Spring Carnival) culminating in the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November.
Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

S Team-by-team guides to Irish basketball's Men's and Women's Superleagues
Conor Meany introduces the runners and riders ahead of the season's big tip-off.
Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

S Cathal Dennehy: Everyone wrote us off - the most annoying phrases in sport
At the end of the day... these are the verbal crutches we could live without.
Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

S Colin Sheridan: Sad changes at ESPN show fools and their money are easily parted
The shock depeartures of Zach Lowe and Adrian Wojnarowski illustrate how far the 'world wide leader' has fallen.
Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

'I am worried a lot' - new Belfast Star coach on fears for family in Lebanon and Irish support
Rafi Olmassakian is glad to concentrate on preparing for a new Super League season.
Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

S The Gaelic Football Show: club knockout drama and the art of man-marking
Roscommon footballer Enda Smith joins Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan.
Listen | Tue, 24 Sep, 2024
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S Kieran Shannon: Firm pitches and happier marriages... the split-season's pay-off
Though there are things we lose too, Clare has been a microcosm of the new calendar's benefits.
Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

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LATEST TOP PICKS

Christy O'Connor: Why has the most competive province stopped producing All-Ireland winners?

Ronan O'Gara: This will take a mammoth effort from Munster to beat Castres

Dalo's Hurling Show: All-Ireland semis, Revenue and charging U16s

The Gaelic Football Show: End-of-year questions, Munster and Ulster deciders

SPeter Jackson: Munster's Alex Nankivell escaped full force of the law that crashed down on Azagoh

SColin Sheridan: what sport media's jock culture shows us about society

MORE TOP PICKS

S Dion Fanning: For once Manchester City are compelling as Pep wrestles with a riddle

Top 8: Our annual Christmas mince pie survey — a fruitful endeavour

Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Munster backroom deals, Joe's Wallabies in town

S We looked at every GAA crest in the world — here’s what we found

Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Farrell rings the changes, Sam's the man, Fiji challenge

Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: focus turns to Fiji

S Colin Sheridan: Pathetic Tyson-Paul show should mark end of this era of pro boxing - but won't

S Dion Fanning: How Ireland can exploit England’s true cultural heritage

Paul Rouse: How the game of 'hurley' rose and fell in the capital

S Donal Lenihan: Ireland's issues are serious. And the clock is ticking for some

S Discussing schools football: Sem suppression of Cork, starlets surfacing, west Cork derby and red faces

S Donal Lenihan: Ireland's failure to cope with All Blacks pressure will irk Andy Farrell most

Rugby podcast: Bouncing back from All Blacks defeat and the Argentina challenge

S The Gaelic Football Show: Murphy returns, McCarthy exits, All-Star decisions

S Cathal Dennehy: No appetite to uncover truth of drugs in soccer

S Colin Sheridan: Rugby is an OK game propped up by commerce - nothing more nothing less

S Ronan O'Gara: This isn’t about spite. It's about whose rugby is better, Ireland’s or New Zealand’s

Podcast: Team selections, revenge and New Zealand in transition? Previewing Ireland's All Blacks reunion

S Colin Sheridan: An open letter from a lapsed Man Utd fan to Erik ten Hag

S Talking Points: O’Keeffe's small net gains the difference again for Gunners

S Anthony Daly: Gillane omission makes no sense and Kilkenny will use snub as fuel

S How John Maher went from sitting in the stand after nightmare debut to an All-Star

S Jack Anderson: Doon. County champions. I'm too caught in the throat to say anything else

S Donal Lenihan: Rowntree decision a surprise but Munster had passed point of no return

S John Fallon: Red October for Ireland's heroes of 1974 Soviet sinking

S Podcast special: An extraordinary GAA family — Niall Cahalane on Castlehaven, culture and his cancer battle

S Donal Lenihan: Front-loaded Sharks will waste no time in preying on Munster set-piece

S Corn Uí Mhuirí: team-by-team guide, including the ones to watch, for Munster Schools SFC

S The Gaelic Football Show: what to make of the proposed rules now

Conor Meany on basketball: Maree collapse as Ballincollig win 96-61

S Kieran Shannon interview: Opportunity knocks again for last man standing Eibhear Quilligan

S Christy O'Connor: Con O’Callaghan chasing a unique double

S Seánie McGrath: Sars must show steel to keep Cork crown

S Tommy Martin: A dark day for England? Or for the rest of us?

S Kieran Shannon: Paul Flanagan will remain a hidden presence and influence even in retirement

S The Gaelic Football Show: 'There's nothing like seeing it' ahead of big weekend for the game

S Dalo's Hurling Show: down to the business end around the country

S Donal Lenihan: Major talking points heading into Croke Park derby day

Interview: Croke Park and the road not taken for Jack Crowley

S Donal Lenihan: Reset button hit, rugby crouches and prepares to re-engage

S The business end: Every GAA county championship detailed, from the winners to the finals to the best storylines

S Kieran Shannon: Sport loses moral authority with silence and inaction on Palestine

Jordan Blount hoping to bring the X-factor after swapping Neptune for Killorglin

S Jack Anderson: Melbourne Cup no longer the race that stops a nation

S Team-by-team guides to Irish basketball's Men's and Women's Superleagues

S Cathal Dennehy: Everyone wrote us off - the most annoying phrases in sport

S Colin Sheridan: Sad changes at ESPN show fools and their money are easily parted

'I am worried a lot' - new Belfast Star coach on fears for family in Lebanon and Irish support

S The Gaelic Football Show: club knockout drama and the art of man-marking

S Kieran Shannon: Firm pitches and happier marriages... the split-season's pay-off

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