Sport - Top Picks - Irish Examiner

Sport Top Pics

A specially curated collection from our sportsdesk highlighting the content they think you should not miss - as fellow Irish Examiner sport superfans.

LATEST TOP PICKS

<p>NEW ERA: Ireland's assistant coach John O'Shea and head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne</p>

soccer

Halgrimsson’s Ireland need results fast in absence of more heavenly promises

The Boys in Green started life under the Icelander with defeat to England on Saturday.

<p>MEMORABLE MOMENT: Katie-George Dunlevy of Ireland, second from left. with pilot Linda Kelly and parents John and Alana after winning silver in the women's B road race on day nine of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at Clichy-sous-bois in Paris, France. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile</p>

other

Postcard from Paris: Paralympians' stories tied to what they've overcome

SRonan O'Gara: Measuring the time it takes to haul yourself out of the doldrums

SPaul Rouse: The Dirty Football Player and a history of the helmet

SJack Anderson: Tighter gambling regulation a safe bet but the house always wins

Team Ireland Grows to 24 as Twelve More Athletes Announced

S other

'Archery is a leveler' - Kerrie Leonard aiming to make an impression in Paris

MORE TOP PICKS

Mental and physical workload adding up for tired McIlroy

Mental and physical workload adding up for tired McIlroy

Truth is, he’s a little exhausted playing in the dog days of American summer in sweltering places like Memphis and Atlanta.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Rhasidat Adeleke 27/8/2024

More lifelong consequences can deter athletes from doping, insists Adeleke

Among the runners to make the Paris podium Adeleke missed out on, Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser — who had served a two-year ban after missing three doping tests inside a 12-month period

Tue, 27 Aug, 2024

ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-POL-WOMEN-400M

S Cathal Dennehy: They will come and run...once we build it

Ireland's Olympic successes threw a spotlight once again on the thorny topic of tracks and fields - and often the lack thereof.

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

Dublin v Tyrone - Allianz GAA NFL Division 1 Round 1

S Kieran Shannon: Away from Croker lights, another Brogan v O'Neill show awaits

They’ve still got game. And so they still play it. All these years on.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2024

De La Salle v Ballygunner - Waterford County Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

The life of GAA managers and coaches on the long road

The attraction at the end of the road can be broad. The one certainty is that someone will always make the trip. As the managerial merry-go-round keeps spinning, the road beckons for many more.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2024

Arsenal FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Premier League

S Larry Ryan: Too early in the day for Arsenal to be on high alert

It might just be the last piece in the impressive jigsaw Arteta has assembled, injecting a little bit of chill.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 5 - Boxing

S Tommy Martin: Obvious how little political capital Irish football really has

Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne's remarks will act as a reality check for soccer people hoping they might see the game put on a healthy footing in this country

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Amelia Earhart to cider and fairy forts: 40 things you never knew about Ireland's golf courses

S Amelia Earhart to cider and fairy forts: 40 things you never knew about Ireland's golf courses

Kevin Markham reveals 40 little-known facts and stories about some of our favourite tracks around the country.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

The Cork team 21/8/1983

S Kieran Shannon: Cork icon Kevin Kehily led a sporting life less ordinary

The two-time All Star passed away over the weekend.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

Manchester City v Arsenal FC - Premier League

S Enda McEvoy: Supercomputer says no but expect a bumpy year for Pep and the rest

The top division in England may become more and more predictable but this season could see the soap opera take a dramatic twist.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Aston Villa v Sheffield United - Premier League

S Paul Rouse: There is nothing quite like the Premier League

The league's presence extends far beyond mere sport; it's an exercise in entertainment.

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

FBL-FRIENDLY-ARSENAL-PRESSER

S The Arsenal project nears end-game for the Kroenke collection

Each of the other Kroenke Sports and Entertainment’s franchises have followed a careful plan to success. Is it now Arsenal's time?

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

FBL-EUR-UEFA-SUPER-ARSENAL

S Tommy Martin: After a summer feast, Premier League is a frozen pizza bunged in the oven

But the Premier League is really not that bad for you... in moderation.

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

Manchester City V Manchester United - FA Community Shield - Wembley Stadium

S Tommy Martin: Premier League's centre of gravity has shifted upstairs

The main area of responsibility left with Premier League managers is being the scapegoat when things go wrong.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Fogarty Forum: Why image rights issue could raise its head again in GAA

A thorny topic may be back on the agenda in the Croke Park boardroom.

Tue, 13 Aug, 2024

Good Morning Olympics: assessing Team Ireland's performance after a memorable Paris Games

Good Morning Olympics: assessing Team Ireland's performance after a memorable Paris Games

Once more with feeling, Brendan O'Brien, Cathal Dennehy and Maurice Brosnan wrap up Team Ireland's performance in Paris.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

How was it for you? Our writers on their Olympic highs and lows

S How was it for you? Our writers on their Olympic highs and lows

Our Paris Olympic bureau sat down and tried to get their heads around what was a sensational 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Just how good was it? Who stood out in green, and globally? And can a record Irish medal haul be beaten in four years' time.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Rory McIlroy on the 3rd gren 4/8/2024

S Rory McIlroy, the nationalism at the Paris Olympics and what can come of it

Every single element that makes sport a viable source of excitement for an astonishing portion of the global population has been concentrated into a wonderous two weeks in Paris.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Daniel Wiffen with his gold and bronze medal 5/8/2024

S Colin Sheridan: Better prioritise our funding for human talent?

The Paris Games have shown we need to prioritse our athletes.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley after the race 10/8/2024

S Cathal Dennehy: No, Olympians rarely get out what they put into Games

There's no such thing as deserving a medal, our top athletes know.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Good Morning Olympics: Day 16, Sunday — another agonising near miss for Ireland

Good Morning Olympics: Day 16, Sunday — another agonising near miss for Ireland

Cathal Dennehy, Maurice Brosnan and Brendan O'Brien reflect on a superb performance but ultimate heartbreak at the Stade de France.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2024

Rhasidat Adeleke on her way to finishing fourth 9/8/2024

S Enda McEvoy: Why did it take us so long to get good at Games?

But here’s a question there’s no harm in posing amid the loud cheers and tobacco spits. How did it take us this long to get good at the Olympics? And here’s another. Why did it take us this long?

Sat, 10 Aug, 2024

Tánaiste Micheál Martin with Peter Sherrard 31/7/2024

S The Pitch: How Team Ireland pulled off brilliant transformation in Olympic fortunes

Inside Team Ireland’s world class ‘Athletes First’ Programme.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 9 - Cycling

S Jack Anderson: Olympics has raised lots of legal issues that will linger

A great Games for Ireland but plenty of intrigue away from the arenas.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Carrie Dolan 27/7/2024

S Eimear Ryan: There is much the GAA can learn from its female codes

We tend to think of the process of integration as a one-way street.

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 3 - Swimming

Mona McSharry and family revel in her journey as much as the destination

The scenes inside and outside the Paris La Defense Arena on Monday will live forever in Mona McSharry’s mind and those of her many family and friends who had travelled over from Sligo and from as far distant as Australia to support her.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Good Morning Olympics podcast: Day 4

Good Morning Olympics podcast: Day 4

Maurice Brosnan and Cathal Dennehy reflect Mona McSharry clinching Ireland's first medal of the Games and look ahead to another busy day in Paris.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony

S Brendan O'Brien: Opening disaster, brown pants and still finding joy in the Games

Yes, it’s bloated and yes it’s enervating and its confusing, but it’s absorbing with it. And enriching and unique. Even if sports isn’t normally your thing.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Colin Sheridan: Despite lack of moral courage, the Olympics is already a triumph

S Colin Sheridan: Despite lack of moral courage, the Olympics is already a triumph

The Olympic Games may not be perfect, but it’s all we’ve got.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Hats off to the poster boys of persistence

It's all about McGeeney but Kieran Donaghy also has an unquantifiable X-Factor which has manifested itself throughout his career. He may consider his missionary work complete now and come home to add his star factor to Kerry.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Donegal v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice's final verdict: Damien Comer is due one of those unmarkable days

The odds on a Croke Park draw are seductive but hopefully there will be something innovative that becomes something memorable on All-Ireland SFC final Sunday

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Good Morning Olympics - the Irish Examiner's podcast from Paris: Day 2

Good Morning Olympics - the Irish Examiner's podcast from Paris: Day 1

After the pagentry of the opening ceremony, Brendan O'Brien and Cathal Dennehy look ahead to a busy day of action across the French capital.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Clare v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Enda McEvoy: A sporting event that left us all, Brits included, entranced

What might have ensued deserves acknowledgement too because it is in the nature of things that the stories of the losers go untold, the generosity of Cork's contribution now wormwood and gall in their mouths.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

All-Ireland Football Champions Armagh Homecoming

S Paul Rouse: Armagh's road to Croke Park has been long and hard

The county's brilliant supporters will flood Jones Road in colour once again this weekend.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Sunday July 21st

Paris 2024: Everything you need to know ahead of the start of the Olympics

The Opening Ceremony will officially bring the curtain up in Paris this evening.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final Replay

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: The five different perspectives I've had on All-Ireland final day

All-Ireland final day is a unique GAA occasion I have savoured through a variety of lens - from the terraces, to the pitch, sideline and press box. Each one is breath-taking in its own way.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Team Ireland Paris 2024 Team Announcement - Opening Ceremony Team Uniform

Sharlene Mawdsley's far-from-linear road to the pinnacle of the sporting world

From the lows of stress and PTSD to the highs of Rome's European Championships, it's been a rollercoaster countdown to the Olympics. Now though she's ready to dream big again. Cathal Dennehy spoke to the Tipperary woman.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Previews

S Jack Anderson: Tracing the shape of a golden medal and handstand into a land of blind belief

One athlete that I will be looking out for is Belfast’s Rhys McClenaghan, Commonwealth, European, and World champion and going for a grand slam gymnastic gold in Paris.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Kieran McGeeney 22/7/2024

S Tommy Martin: Has there ever been a more emblematic name than McGeeney in the game?

The rest of us might need to see him raise Sam Maguire again, but for them, that name has always been something to believe in.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

ATHLETICS-WORLD-2023

S You go girl: Rhasidat Adeleke ready for Paris Olympics where 'anything can happen'

In Santry last month, Irish medal prospect Rhasidat Adeleke got a real-life look at the impact she’s had. Thousands of youngsters waiting at the finish, calling her name, wanting, needing, a picture or an autograph.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy 24/7/2024

S Tommy Martin: Becoming temporary experts once every four years

Sure, the competitors have dedicated their lives to fulfilling their dreams but you and me learning the rules of 32 different sports in the space of a fortnight is the real gold medal achievement.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Tony Kelly and Rory Hayes celebrate 21/7/2024

S Maurice Brosnan: Eight observations from the hurling championship

The danger of man-on-man defence, Kelly's wand, Cork stalwarts show up and more...

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

GAA All-|ireland Champions Clare visit Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street.

S Kieran Shannon: Sunday showed hurling's local heroes up there with best in the world

The Banner lads seemed to get the balance right in the build-up to the game's showpiece.

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

Aidan McCarthy scores a goal 21/7/2024

S Enda McEvoy: Divine madness, but why aren't we salivating already over a replay?

A drawn game, with another big day to come in a fortnight’s time, preceded by a week of fanfare and prognostication and excitement? A truly apocalyptic scenario alright.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Dalo's Hurling Show: how Clare claimed All-Ireland glory in final epic with Cork

S Dalo's Hurling Show: how Clare claimed All-Ireland glory in final epic with Cork

Mark Landers, TJ Ryan and Anthony Daly reflect on a memorable championship finale.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Clare v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Colin Sheridan: Eight things I hate about Gaelic football and how to fix them

Here's some quick wins for the decision makers in Croke Park.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Dalo's Hurling Show: a special, live All-Ireland final preview

S Dalo's Hurling Show: a special, live All-Ireland final preview

We're live from Murty Browne's in Co Clare with special guests Seanie McGrath and Tony Considine.

Sun, 21 Jul, 2024

Limerick v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S How Cork's leading man Patrick Horgan discovered less is more

His obsessiveness with the game had been a problem.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024

Mark Landers interview: Taking on Dalo, bringing home Liam and talking into a microphone

S Mark Landers interview: Taking on Dalo, bringing home Liam and talking into a microphone

In 1999, Mark Landers was the Cork captain who welcomed Liam MacCarthy back to Leeside. Back then, Anthony Daly was a sworn enemy. On Sunday, Landers will wave with the jubilee team, then relish watching a Cork team he believes have stopped imitating their opponents. On Monday he, Dalo and TJ Ryan will go all around the houses to analyse it.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024

Cork v Limerick - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Eoin Cadogan: Brutal or brilliant - this is what All-Ireland final weekend is like

To whoever loses, in advance, you have sympathies. And for all who get on that team bus, my respect, whether you’re a thirty-something with the head down or a mad young buck jumping off sea rocks that morning.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024