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McCrory to meet fellow contender on March 16

In his first fight after his bid for the WBA super featherweight championship last June, “Fearless” Feargal McCrory takes on fellow world-title con...

March 05, 2025 by Jay Mwamba

McGuinness, Murphy prove difference in rivalry vs. Derry

Donegal 1-22; Derry 1-19 Donegal and Derry have this strange fascination going on with the pendulum swinging first one way and then the other in te...

March 03, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Returned stars help Cork beat Kilkenny at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Cork 1-22; Kilkenny 2-16 The tragic and sudden loss of the brother of Cork manager Pat Ryan put this game in perspective. Nevertheless it was a boo...

March 03, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Rhasidat owes it all to Mom

It is hard to believe Rhasidat Adeleke is still just 22 years old. In her eight years of running track and field she has already established hersel...

February 28, 2025 by Geoffrey Cobb

Burns wants rules 'blueprint'

GAA president Jarlath Burns says that the new experimental rules for Gaelic football devised by Jim Gavin and the Football Review Committee are edg...

February 25, 2025 by Sean Creedon

Ireland stumble to uneasy 'Crown

Ireland 27; Wales 18 Underwhelming! For large tracts of this game you would think it was Wales who were trying to complete the Triple Crown – that ...

February 24, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

New-look Dublin blitz Derry

Dublin 3-20; Derry 2-12 Were Dublin that good or were Derry that bad? Scoring 3-20 in football suggests Dublin must have been on fire at Croke Park...

February 24, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Ireland wary of Welsh reaction

Almost without notice, Ireland play Wales tomorrow knowing a win will bring home a Triple Crown - once a coveted target in Irish rugby but no longe...

February 21, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Murphy, Donegal defeat champs

Donegal 0-21; Armagh 1-10 Donegal folk will tell you that they would have won the All Ireland last year if Michael Murphy had been available to pla...

February 18, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Rematch talk after majority draw

World-ranked Connor “The Kid” Coyle battled to a majority draw with Vito Mielnicki, Jr. at Madison Square Garden last Friday night after a back-and...

February 18, 2025 by Jay Mwamba

LOI to build on progress

In 2024 attendances at men’s and women’s League of Ireland and European games broke the million mark for the first time ever with a total attendanc...

February 14, 2025 by Sean Creedon

St. Patrick's Athletic look good for title challenge in 2025

It has been a fantastic journey networking with football friends, both loyal and enthusiastic, about their League of Ireland. The voices of the fai...

February 12, 2025 by Joe Behan and Eltin Colman

New-look Limerick pose threat

Limerick 0-30; Tipperary 1-23 Reports of Limerick’s demise seems to be wildly exaggerated on the evidence of how they reeled in and beat high-flyin...

February 11, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Somber backdrop to Coyle's fight at the Garden on Friday

A pensive Connor Coyle goes into his Madison Square Garden middleweight scrap with Vito “White Magic” Mielnicki Jr. this Friday confident of victor...

February 11, 2025 by Jay Mwamba

After 2nd win, Grand Slam is there for the taking

Ireland 32; Scotland 18 Who said Scotland have the best backs and will dominate the Lions selections? Well, Scotland, for a start, couldn't wait to...

February 10, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham

Death of Paddy Cullen recalls two All Ireland final moments

The wider GAA community was in mourning last week at the news of the death of legendary Dublin goalkeeper and manager Paddy Cullen after a long ill...

February 10, 2025 by P.J. Cunningham