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This month
November 2025
not great
Player ratings as Ireland fall to New Zealand in Chicago
1 Nov
7.9k
33
As it happened
Ireland v New Zealand, November Test
1 Nov
59.5k
176
Fits and starts
Don't call it a comeback: Jack Crowley’s testing year comes full circle with All Blacks rerun
The 25-year-old has refined his game and earned back some of the trust he seemed to lose last November.
Gavan Casey
1 Nov
2.9k
14
Last month
October 2025
statement
FAI submits expression of interest to host 2029 Women's Champions League final
31 Oct
649
Homework
Familiarity, friendship, contempt, and Jordie Barrett's double-edged sabbatical
Ireland and New Zealand’s midfield battle in Chicago will be of particular interest, even without Rieko Ioane.
Gavan Casey
30 Oct
2.4k
Team news
Beauden Barrett returns at out-half as New Zealand make three changes to face Ireland
30 Oct
4.9k
10
Best XI
Seven clubs represented in PFAI Team of the Year
28 Oct
1.8k
6
Tommy O'Brien
Saquon Barkley clips, Conrad Smith's influence, and 'bonus' territory in Chicago
26 Oct
1.9k
Man at Work
Hearn: Paddy Donovan facing trip Down Under to take on former world champion Paro
24 Oct
1.6k
Jack Conan
'I don't think anyone has said that Tadhg Beirne had a Lions malaise'
24 Oct
3.0k
Track Cycling
Lara Gillespie storms to glorious World Championship gold in Chile
The Wicklow woman secured a piece of Irish track cycling history in the Elimination race in Santiago.
24 Oct
1.7k
4
URC
Connacht's Josh Murphy cleared to face Munster as Bulls forward Wessels hit with 9-game ban
Murphy, who struck Wessels and alleged that the Springbok had grabbed his genitals, has had his red card rescinded.
Updated 23 Oct
6.3k
93
Swimming
Wiffen and Walshe spearhead Ireland's 13-strong European Championships team
22 Oct
864
NFL
From cast-off to leading MVP candidate, Baker Mayfield is the coolest story in American sport
Gavan Casey
20 Oct
2.0k
New Era
Five Irish boxers included in World Boxing's first ever world rankings
20 Oct
1.9k
squad update
Niall Murray and Paul Boyle available for Connacht's trip to Munster
20 Oct
1.8k
7
Team news
Ulster make 5 changes as Sharks recall more internationals for Durban clash
17 Oct
2.7k
13
Back on the Horse
'This has only fired me up even more' - Paddy Donovan set to return in world-title final eliminator
16 Oct
3.4k
squad update
Henshaw to be assessed, while Larmour may return for Leinster's meeting with Munster
13 Oct
3.8k
28
talisman
Roscommon great Ciaráin Murtagh calls time on 11-year inter-county career
10 Oct
1.3k
squad update
Edwin Edogbo and Roman Salanoa among 7 players back in full training for Munster
6 Oct
4.7k
12
where's me jersey
Sultans of Ping and Cork City supporters launch charity jersey in aid of Down Syndrome Cork
6 Oct
2.8k
5
squad update
Jamie Osborne fit and available for Leinster's first home game of the season
6 Oct
2.4k
3
EFL
Idah gets off the mark in Swansea defeat, while Robinson and Connolly star in League One thriller
4 Oct
4.3k
Rugby
Connacht's meeting with Scarlets postponed due to travel disruption for Welsh side
4 Oct
3.3k
16
conference league
'Proud' O'Brien and Shels draw upon fans' persistence in dark times to earn big European point
3 Oct
744
eyeballs
Landmark Dublin game draws huge audience on NFL Network
1 Oct
2.9k
SWAP
Niall O'Carroll departs IABA to lead Rowing Ireland's high-performance programme
1 Oct
1.1k
September
September 2025
NFL
Dolphins star Tyreek Hill out for the season with 'multiple' torn knee ligaments
Updated 30 Sep
3.8k
Ratified
Ger Manley to stay on as Cork camogie boss
30 Sep
818
squad update
Jamie Osborne to miss a few weeks for Leinster with minor hamstring injury
29 Sep
1.9k
nfl dublin
Aaron Rodgers salutes 'hilarious' Carton House staff and calls on NFL to return to Dublin
29 Sep
15.3k
7
NFL
Steelers rise to unique occasion as Vikings leave it too late to avoid another Dublin defeat
Pittsburgh took the spoils from the first ever NFL regular-season game in Ireland, running out 24-21 winners at Croke Park.
Gavan Casey
Reports from Croke Park
28 Sep
3.5k
10
Landmark
NFL at Croke Park: Irish surnames, Viking Splash Tours, and inner conflict
The Pittsburgh Steelers meet the Minnesota Vikings in the first ever regular-season game in Ireland at 2:30pm.
Gavan Casey
28 Sep
1.6k
NFL
Ireland's Jude McAtamney earns big opportunity with New York Giants
27 Sep
3.2k
squad update
Ulster without Baloucoune and longer-term absentees for Friday's URC opener with Dragons
24 Sep
2.8k
9
Preview
A fresh start — again — for Ulster, but one with a baseline expectation
23 Sep
1.7k
Preview
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22 Sep
2.7k
9
farm strength
Callum Walsh open to ring return in November after Vegas success, but first he must build fences
20 Sep
1.4k
that's boxing
Crocker, Donovan, and the tiny margins between lifelong dreams and landmine hopscotch
A split-second tangling of legs means that Lewis Crocker has hit the big leagues and Paddy Donovan faces a tricky rebuild.
Gavan Casey
20 Sep
1.3k
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