The first time I interviewed Imogen Cotter, we had to stop halfway through. We were chatting over coffee at Dublin Airport before she headed off to Spain for training and when we got to discussing her horrific crash near Girona in early…
There was always one recurring wish for Linda Djougang each time she wrote down her aims at the start of every year: to finally make the journey to Cameroon to see her mother again. Djougang was nine when she parted from her mum and left…
Marco Botti paid tribute to his Italian compatriot Stefano Cherchi after the young jockey died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall in Australia last month.
Roscommon hang on the precipice of the relegation trap door and Division 2 football next year after losing to Kerry in a gutsy performance at Hyde Park, but all is not lost for them just yet.
For Liam Cahill, Limerick will always be the benchmark. Too often in his managerial career, with Waterford and now Tipperary, they have been his nemesis too.
Fight, flight or freeze. All too often, Sarah Healy just froze. In the key part of the race, on the biggest stage, in those packed stadiums, something would glitch in the matrix of her mind.
Eileen Gleeson hailed her Irish team after a credible draw in Italy that may have ended her 100% winning record but bookmarked a performance that bodes positively for this year’s daunting Nations League A campaign.
Luton captain Tom Lockyer has shown the scar of his implantable cardioverter defibrillator and called it his "new little superpower" following his cardiac arrest.
They say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but Galway GAA fan Tomás McLoughlin might consider Tyrone goalie Niall Morgan a friend now after receiving a special gift from him at the weekend.
It is almost 15 years since Mary Coughlan and photographer Steve Humphreys crossed paths. “Long time no see,” she says to him, “could you not have used a picture of me from 20 years ago? I’m sure you have plenty, and I would be looking…
DUBLIN manager Dessie Farrell paid an emotional tribute to Shane O’Hanlon, the team’s Head of Logistics and long-time selector, who died suddenly last weekend.
Basketball Ireland’s Instagram account has been “permanently disabled” by the social media platform, in a move the sporting body has linked to the national women’s team’s controversial clash with Israel on February 8.
Irish racing is in mourning with the sad news that Maureen Mullins, the matriarch of one of Irish sport's greatest dynasties, has passed away this morning at the age of 94 following a short illness.
Few will remember the name of the defunct social media platform Friendster. It launched in 2002 and is considered the original social media network. Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook two years later, with essentially the same functions…
The Cahalanes from Cork have been honoured with the 'Dermot Earley Family Award', the centrepiece of Gradaim an Uachtaráin 2024 (GAA President Larry McCarthy's awards) which recognise outstanding commitment and long service across the club…
Taylor Swift got to hear the contrasting views American football fans have on her influence in the NFL as she continues to attend games to watch her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
Luton captain Tom Lockyer had an emotional reunion with his team-mates on Monday and admitted to feeling "disconnected" with the football world following his cardiac arrest last month.
?It’s January and Cillian O’Connor is fit, injury-free and moves with the benefit of a man with two months of pre-season in his muscles and joints. This might seem a base requirement for the inter-county footballers, but it’s not to be…
The breakout star of the new Netflix show Six Nations: Full Contact didn’t play a minute in last year’s tournament and is someone that most viewers, even those with a strong interest in the game, wouldn’t have been too aware of before they…