It’s fair to say that this column hasn’t been Rory McIlroy’s staunchest supporter since his emergence as golf’s next great white...
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Language barrier
Language barrier
Wayne Rooney has been spitting out the f-word with abandon for years. He’s not the only one, of course, but how many times has...
Up Waterford, Down Dungarvan?
Up Waterford, Down Dungarvan?
Initially thinking it was an April Fool, I was alerted to a recent polemic from ‘Phoenix’ in the Waterford News & Star which...
Hardy boyos
Hardy boyos
I heard plenty about Andy Fleming growing up. Mick Hayes was a family friend and farmed a few fields across from us in...
House for white elephants
House for white elephants
Telecommunications tycoon, media magnate and Moriarty Tribunal arch-critic, Denis O’Brien has his finger in more pies than Mr...
Not so pretty vacant
Not so pretty vacant
The FAI may be breathing a sigh of relief to be guaranteed €40m from 2014-18 under the new Uefa centralisation TV deal, but it...
Ireland Rule KO
Ireland Rule KO
reland Rule KO Saturday’s farcical defeat in Cardiff pretty much summed up Ireland’s Six Nations season so far. Everything that...
Look no further than Fraher Field?
Look no further than Fraher Field?
With hiring out Nowlan Park for Munster championship fixtures still on the Waterford GAA Board’s fundraising agenda — even if...
Slim and none
Slim and none
The phrase “more money than sense” could well have been invented for soccer in the 21st century. Manchester City’s Kolo Toure...
Old Firm familiarity breeding contempt
Old Firm familiarity breeding contempt
For all the mutual fear and loathing, the latest ugly Old Firm face-off bears all the hallmarks of two clubs taking their shared...
The bould Bull
The bould Bull
John O’Donoghue gave the game away in yet another ungracious farewell speech as he lost his seat in Kerry at the weekend. ‘The...
