Peter Branigan

RTÉ Sport journalist

First-round exit for Brown at Northern Ireland Open

Jordan Brown has been beaten by Robert Milkins in the first round of the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.

Snooker • 21 Oct 24

Mark Selby has never reached the final of an event in Ireland

Selby aiming to correct poor Irish record in Belfast

Mark Selby makes the trip to Belfast this weekend for the Northern Ireland Open looking to tick one bizarre anomaly off his career bucket list by winning a final at a WST event in Ireland for the first time.

Snooker • 18 Oct 24

Euro U21 qualifier: Italy 1-1 Republic of Ireland recap

Ireland were in Trieste with automatic qualification for the European Championships still in their hands, but a massive challenge ahead against favourites Italy.

Soccer • 15 Oct 24

Nations League: Finland 1-2 Republic of Ireland recap

Republic of Ireland go in search of a long-awaited away victory in the UEFA Nations League against Finland. Follow updates here.

Soccer • 10 Oct 24

Airtricity League recap: Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Shelbourne

Shamrock Rovers beat leaders Shelbourne to keep their SSE Airtricity League Men's Premier Division title hopes very much alive. Relive the action here.

Soccer • 06 Oct 24

Nations League recap: Republic of Ireland 0-2 Greece

Republic of Ireland slipped to a 2-0 to Greece tonight at the Aviva Stadium, as Heimir Hallgrimsson suffered his second loss of his reign

Soccer • 10 Sep 24

Stephen Kenny: 'If you're serious and ambitious, that's what you do'

Kenny vents frustration over league fixture scheduling

Stephen Kenny reiterated his belief that the FAI needs to do more to help Irish clubs qualify for the group stages of European competition following last night's hard-earned draw with Istanbul Basaksehir.

Soccer • 23 Aug 24

Kian Leavy impressed for St Patrick's Athletic after his introduction

Battling Saints draw to keep group stage hopes alive

St Patrick's Athletic battled to a creditable scoreless draw with Istanbul Basaksehir to leave their Conference League play-off tie finely balanced before the return leg on Wednesday.

Soccer • 22 Aug 24

Stephen Kenny says his side matched their much fancied opponents

Kenny: We're still very much in the tie

Stephen Kenny says his side will be underdogs going into Wednesday's second leg of their play-off tie with Istanbul Basaksehir, but the St Patrick's Athletic manager is adamant his side's impressive draw with the Turks will give his players belief.

Soccer • 23 Aug 24

St Patrick's Athletic are one step away from group stage European football

Preview: Pat's hoping for one of the great Euro shocks

St Patrick's Athletic begin a tie this evening that they hope will be historic for the club, but can they cause a shock against Istanbul Basaksehir?

Soccer • 23 Aug 24