Barry McEneaney

RTÉ Sport journalist

It's the penultimate day of action at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham Festival: Day 3 selections

St Patrick's Thursday's card gets under way at 1.20pm on the penultimate day of action in the Cotswolds.

A seven-race card gets under way at 1.20pm

Cheltenham Festival: Day 2 selections

The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is upon us and Barry McEneaney has selections for three of the races on the card.

Racing • 12 Mar

Cheltenham Festival: Day 1 selections

The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival is upon and us and Barry McEneaney has selections for two of the Grade One races on the card.

Racing • 12 Mar

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley celebrates the win

Bradley reveals belief in Rovers nascent star Noonan

The exuberance of youth – and one youth in particular – appeared to have rubbed off on ebullient Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley when he reflected on his side's fantastic 1-0 win over Molde in Norway in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League knockout tie.

Soccer • 14 Feb

Edel Thornton returns to captain Ireland against France on Thursday evening

Thornton raring to go over injury-enforced absence

Edel Thornton is glad to have put a torrid 12 months on the injury front behind her as she prepares to captain Ireland in a double-header against France and Latvia to wrap up her side's FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualification campaign.

Basketball • 04 Feb

James Weldon believes a first victory of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualifying campaign is achievable against Latvia

Ireland target an upset against Latvia in double-header

Ireland head coach James Weldon is hopeful that his side can pull off an upset win over Latvia when their FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualification campaign draws to a close at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin on Sunday evening.

Basketball • 05 Feb

The four-day Leopardstown Christmas Festival gets under way in the capital this afternoon

Festive fancies for St Stephen's Day

A hectic period in the racing calendar explodes into life later today. We've recommendations for Leopardstown, Kempton, Down Royal and Aintree.

Racing • 26 Dec 24

Willie Mullins poses with his RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year trophy

Race that stops a nation resonates deeply with Mullins

As the pre-eminent National Hunt trainer of his time, and having landed almost everything worth winning over timber and birch, it perhaps shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that the prize Willie Mullins covets most for his trophy cabinet at Closutton is the Melbourne Cup.

Racing • 16 Dec 24

Auguste Rodin edges out Luxembourg (near side) in last year's renewal

Irish Champion Stakes preview: Luxembourg no minnow

Read our horse-by-horse guide to Saturday's Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, with a 14-1 selection for the feature race at the Irish Champions Festival.

Racing • 14 Sep 24

Jude Bellingham scores the only goal of the game

Euro 2024: Serbia 0-1 England recap

All the action, as it happened, in Gelsenkirchen. England began their Euro 2024 challenge with a win against Serbia, but it was a victory which posed more questions than it answered.

Soccer • 16 Jun 24