Format forces football championship into mid-season doldrums until serious business begins
Wind the clock back a few years and we would be just getting into the provincial championships.
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Left of field - Mayo looking for Aidan O'Shea to shine
Aidan O'Shea has been a dominant midfielder, a roving 11, a target man inside, playmaker, he's even done a job at full-back, but Mayo's greatest need now is for a left-footed scorer.
Leinster win shows how rugby is a game of instinct
For all of the painstaking detail that goes into curating a gameplan, sometimes you just can't beat good instincts.
Keith Rossiter credited Wexford's knockout mentality after landmark win over Galway
Wexford manager Keith Rossiter said his side brought a knockout championship mentality in their landmark eight-point victory over Galway in yesterday's Leinster Hurling Championship encounter in Chadwick's Wexford Park.
Magical night for Ireland with two teams Olympics-bound as records fall in Bahamas
The Irish mixed and women's 4x400m relay teams sealed their spots at the 2024 Olympic Games in scintillating fashion on the opening day of the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, the Bahamas.
Canelo Alvarez hands Jamie Munguia first professional defeat
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez successfully retained his undisputed super middleweight championship in Las Vegas on Saturday, defeating fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision.
'We're still alive' - Liam Cahill celebrates draw like win after Tipperary fightback against Waterford
Tipperary manager Liam Cahill extolled the fight in his players after they snatched a late draw in Walsh Park to keep their Munster Hurling Championship hopes alive.
Jack Kennedy claims first Irish jump jockeys' title
Jack Kennedy survived having to sit out the final day of the season through suspension to claim his first Irish jump jockeys' championship.