Conor Murray

DCU

Conor Murray is a Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholar at the School of History and Geography at DCU

What the number and spread of players and clubs tells us about the geography of hurling

Could regional franchises and budget caps overcome GAA conservatism to create a level playing pitch for all 32 counties?

The DUP exploited pre-existing regulatory divergence from Britain many times in the past to create a 'different' Northern Ireland

This isn't the first time hurling, football and soccer have had to deal with returning to competitive action after a global pandemic

The issue of choosing an international team for footballers born in Northern Ireland continues to be a bitter one

Cross-border sports in Ireland like Gaelic games could face many challenges in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Gaelic games arguably keep alive the last remnants of a British sporting tradition, namely amateurism, while also being open to innovation

Brexit is just the latest political issue to affect the fortunes of Derry City FC

Was community background the key driver of sporting allegiances after independence and partition in Ireland?

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