Category: Sport

Defending Champions Dublin take on Mayo in this the 129th All Ireland Senior Football Final at GAA HQ today. The last time both counties met in an All Ireland Final…

Dundalk are celebrating another famous night in the history of the club after a one-all draw away to AZ Alkmaar in the group stages of the Europa League. An 88th…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says it’s up to him to restore his players’ confidence after their second successive defeat. They were beaten 1-nil by Feyenoord in their opening Europa…

Manchester United get their Europa League campaign underway this evening. They’re in Holland to take on Feyenoord in their first group game. Southampton begin with a home tie against Sparta…

It’s Day 8 of the Paralympics with a number of potential medal contenders in action. After last nights bronze medal in the final of the 100 metre breaststroke, Ellen Keane…

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick to ensure Manchester City’s perfect start to the season last night. The Premier League leaders comfortably saw-off Borussia Monchengladbach 4-nil in their opening Champions League…

The English title winners are in Belgium to face Club Brugge. Tottenham host Monaco at Wembley – while Manchester City face Borussia Monchengladbach – in a game that was postponed…

Celtic have been comprehensively beaten by Barcelona in their opening Champions League group game. They were hammered 7-nil in the Nou Camp. Manager Brendan Rodgers says there were times in…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side have got to make a better start to the Champions League group stage than they did last season. They’re away to Paris Saint-Germain…

The group stages in the Champions League get underway tonight, with Group C staging perhaps the pick of the action. Celtic have made the trip to Barcelona, while Manchester City…

Day six in Rio is a quiet one from an Irish perspective. In the pool this afternoon, Nicole Turner goes in the heats of the 400-metre freestyle, after placing seventh…

Welsh driver Steve Wood and his Limerick co-driver Keith Moriarty claimed victory in the Wexford Volkswagen Stages Rally over the weekend, finally winning by 46 seconds from Enda O’Brien and John Butler…

Wexford Youths continue their cup run with a first ever quarter final appearance, playing host to Kenny Shiels’ Derry City. The Youths are fresh from a Leinster Senior Cup final…

Jason Smyth can secure a third Paralympic 100-metre medal this afternoon. The Derry sprinter goes in his final at 3.10pm this afternoon, Irish time. Smyth won his heat last night…

Andy Murray says frustration got the better of him as he was knocked out of the US Open tennis. The Olympic champion lost in five sets against Japan’s Kei Nishikori…

The first day of action at the Paralympics is also one of the busiest, from an Irish perspective. First into action is swimmer Ailbhe Kelly, who competes in the heats…

The process of selecting a new Roscommon senior football team manager is to be done by “open competition”. The move follows the resignation of joint manager Fergal O’Donnell, Selector Stephen…

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has agreed to continue as Kerry manager. The 2014 All Ireland winning manager was re-appointed to the job for a further two years at last night’s meeting of…

In League of Ireland football – Dundalk are 7 points clear at the top of the table after a 1-0 win over Sligo Rovers last night. The SSE Airtricity Premier…

Nine years after making his senior international debut – Daryl Murphy got his first goal to earn the Republic of Ireland a point in their opening World Cup qualifier in…

SPORT: ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONS RETURN HOME Semple Stadium was packed last night, to greet the victorious Tipperary hurlers. The All Ireland Champions got a rapturous welcome as they brought the…

SPORT: The County Football Semi Final draws were made at Innovate Wexford Park last night. The draws will see 10 mouth water clashes across five grades of football. In the…

Liam McCarthy will return to Thurles today for the first time in six years today. It follows Tipperary’s stunning 2-29 to 2-20 win over Kilkenny which sealed a 27th All…

SPORT: IRELAND PREPARING FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIER The Ireland squad return to training today as they focus on Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia. Ahead of the trip to Belgrade,…

SPORT: THE EUROPEAN MASTERS CONTINUES Michael Hoey leads the Irish challenge ahead of the second round at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. Hoey will resume from one over par,…

A team from Wexford is competing in the Tuborg National Darts Competition on Saturday. Representing Browne’s Pub in Bishopswater, the team is heading to Ennis in County Clare for the…

Munster Rugby have confirmed that Johnny Holland will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. The out-half initially sustained a hamstring injury in November 2014, but has been advised to…

As well as giving Robbie Keane a send off Ireland manager Martin O’Neill may assess some options tonight against Oman at the Aviva. Ireland start their World cup qualification campaign…