Conor McKeon: The plot thickens as Donegal enter league of their own with Kerry rout

The Kingdom can no longer be considered certainties for Sam Maguire after yesterday’s result Kerry players including David Clifford (centre) and Seán O’Shea (right) following the Division 1 final defeat at Croke Park. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile Come back. Come back everyone. We’re going to have a football championship after all. Phew. For a while there, … Read more

Conor McKeon: From glitzy events to a virtual meeting, what gives with downplayed Allianz leagues’ launch in 2026?

At the launch of the Allianz Leagues are Meath’s Eoghan Frayne (left), GAA president Jarlath Burns, Geoff Sparling of Allianz plc and Laois’ Aidan Corry. Photo: Sportsfile ​Uneasy week in GAA-land. On Thursday, amid the rumble of reports about the nature of a protest from at least one inter-county squad, Allianz staged its launch for … Read more

From Roy Keane’s personal jibe to Gary Neville’s control: When ex-players become a problem at Manchester United

Manchester United’s interim manager Michael Carrick. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Granted, the competition isn’t hectic. But whichever Manchester United official declined the request from Sky Sports for Michael Carrick to conduct his pre-derby interview directly with their matchday studio, as reported by the Daily Mail, must now be short odds for employee of the month. Imagine … Read more

Conor McKeon: To Trump or not to Trump? There is a moment of reckoning coming for Irish golf fans

US president Donald Trump greets spectators by the first hole tee box at 2025 Ryder Cup last September. Photo: Getty The most combustible event in Irish sport this year won’t be one of Ireland’s Six Nations games. It won’t be the habitually cantankerous Ulster football final or any of the molten Munster hurling championship fixtures … Read more

Ireland’s richest amateur footballer Conor McGregor short of puff and out of his league

‘Notorious’ entrance for the AUL Challenge Cup final was a lot more impressive than his early exit Conor McGregor and his Blackforge team lost to Roc Celtic. Photo: Tom Beary / Sportsfile A man in a bright pink t-shirt standing on a grassy knoll roars at the Roc Celtic player bearing down on one of … Read more

Kevin McStay: Mayo can salvage summer despite shock loss to Cavan

Mayo manager Kevin McStay looks on during the All-Ireland SFC match against Cavan. Photo: Sportsfile Kevin McStay was adamant that Mayo can still salvage their summer, despite a shock loss to Cavan in Castlebar this afternoon. Having lost League and Connacht finals already in 2025, Mayo’s All-Ireland campaign is now under serious threat of going … Read more

Conor McKeon: Scottie Scheffler has all the shots of Tiger at Augusta – but very little of the charisma

The question is not whether or not the world No 1 lacks the sort of charisma we naturally associate with dominant sports people – it’s whether this is a problem for golf Defending champion Scottie Scheffler plays out from the bunker on the seventh hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta. Photo: … Read more

Pádraic Joyce: Peter Cooke Returns to Galway GAA | New York Trip Report

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Pádraic Joyce reveals return of Peter Cooke as Galway boss hails New York journey as ‘a great trip away’

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce takes a selfie with a supporter after their side’s victory in the Connacht SFC quarter-final win over New York at Gaelic Park in New York, USA. Photo: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile First, the housekeeping. Pádraic Joyce feared something cruel when John Maher went down hard and with a wail on the astroturf in … Read more