Irish Abroad
'I'm an Irish-Australian, more than an Australian who's Irish'
Ex-Leinster and Ulster prop Ruaidhrí Murphy has had an intriguing journey in rugby.
Monday
14 Jul 2025
Main men
'We all have our roles' - Donegal's long-serving point-scoring machines remain pivotal
Michael Murphy and Patrick McBrearty kicked nine points between them against Meath yesterday.
lessons of victory
Shane Lowry learning to embrace the struggle that paved the way to his first Open triumph
Shane Lowry’s travails before his first win at Portrush have been forgotten – he hopes the turbulence of 2025 will be similarly lost to history.
Cycling
Brilliant Ben Healy takes fabled yellow jersey as overall leader at the Tour de France
Healy becomes the first Irish cyclist to wear the yellow jersey since Stephen Roche won the Tour in 1987.
far from the madding crowds
'It's nice to be able to accept adulation, even though I struggle with it at times'
Underdogs
Are the Wallabies good enough to take down the Lions?
Joe Schmidt has some classy players but the Aussie public aren’t overly optimistic.
Gary Keegan
'He's got a great affinity to these players': Keegan double-jobbing with Lions rugby and Cork hurlers
Sunday
13 Jul 2025
Narrow Margin
McIlroy narrowly falls short to finish in tie for second at Scottish Open
Chris Gotterup held off McIlroy to triumph at The Renaissance Club.
Dominant
Donegal cruise into All-Ireland final with 20-point victory over Meath
The Ulster champions excelled on semi-final day in Croke Park.
