Ever heard of Rick Reilly? No, well he’s an 11-time American National Sportswriter of the Year, whose current deal with US...
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Ned’s ups and downs
Ned’s ups and downs
Dónal Óg Cusack might have won the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year Award for ‘Come What May’, his autobiography...
Shortsighted law will harm hurling
Shortsighted law will harm hurling
Eoin Kelly is only calling it as he sees it when he says hurlers are being ‘treated like kids’ in being forced to wear helmets...
What might have beens
What might have beens
So now that we’re all behind England’s bid for World Cup glory, what with their universal condemnation of ‘Thierry the thief’ on...
Time and Money
Time and Money
The news that the Munster Council have apparently fixed the provincial senior hurling championship semi-final between Waterford...
Carrick crossroads
Carrick crossroads
Depending on which way you look at it, Liam Clancy and Sean Kelly couldn’t have been more alike or had less in common. Both were...
Hottest show in town
Hottest show in town
RTÉ pundit Brent Pope declared us ‘the best rugby team in the world’ after Saturday’s slender but thoroughly-merited victory...
Bad Driver
Bad Driver
What to make of Tiger’s early-morning brush with mortality – or more accurately mortification? They don’t call her Mrs Woods for...
Not game for a laugh
Not game for a laugh
Typical that Ireland ends up being at the butt end when the joke should be on FIFA and France. Sepp Blatter’s self-serving and...
Cruel hand of fate
Cruel hand of fate
RTÉ’s coverage had ended, and the post-mortem had started on ‘You’re On Sky Sports’. Enough, I thought, and flicked through the...
Back to basics: It’s about being effective not pretty in Paris
Back to basics: It’s about being effective not pretty in Paris
It’s unlikely that Brian Cowen will have been called upon by Giovanni Trapattoni to help motivate the Irish football team ahead...
Justin’s justification jars
Justin’s justification jars
It would be unfair to simplify the upheaval in Limerick hurling as evidence of Justin McCarthy’s ability to make enemies and...
