Rob Wright

Sport Journalist

Conor O Tighearnaigh attempts to break clear of the French cover

Ireland U-20s strike at the death to edge out France

A try at the death from Ben Brownlee and the subsequent conversion from Charlie Tector gave Ireland a 17-16 victory over France in their Six Nations U-20s clash in Aix-en-Provence.

Rugby • 11 Feb 22

Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea - recap

Manchester City moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League and looked to end Chelsea's title hopes with a 1-0 victory at the Etihad. Here's how it happened.

Soccer • 15 Jan 22

Arsenal have their eyes on a top four finish

Premier League mid-term report

With the busy festive period about to kick into high gear, it's time to take stock and see which Premier League teams are exceeding expectations and who needs to apply themselves more with our mid-term report.

Premier League • 25 Dec 21

Katie Taylor makes her sixth undisputed title defence

Sharipova may struggle to walk the walk against Taylor

Katie Taylor steps into the ring on Saturday evening for her 20th professional fight and her sixth undisputed lightweight title defence against a Kazakh fighter who, up until a few weeks ago, wasn't on many people's radar.

Boxing • 11 Dec 21

Peamount only focusing on themselves, insists Gorman

Peamount United midfielder Dora Gorman insists that her side are only focused on themselves as the Women's National League culminates in a dramatic final-day decider.

Soccer • 12 Nov 21

Rachel Graham of Shelbourne in action against Chloe Singleton of Galway

Graham hoping for one more twist in WNL title race

Shelbourne midfielder Rachel Graham is hoping for one more twist in the Women's National League title race as her side go into their clash against Wexford with an eye on the league title.

Soccer • 11 Nov 21

It's the Ronaldo show at Old Trafford but should it be?

Manchester derby poised for 'Bullseye' moment

On Saturday morning Manchester City will play the role of the slightly down-crested and defeated Bullseye contestants as Jim Bowen wheels out the speedboat they've just missed out on.

Premier League • 05 Nov 21

For the first time in his Ireland career, Stephen Kenny is getting the rub of the green

Big wins indicate progress but greater challenges await

Stephen Kenny's luck appears to have finally turned but while the desire to see his project and ideals succeed is obvious, we can't get carried away by wins against Qatar and Azerbaijan.

Soccer • 14 Oct 21

Republic of Ireland 4-0 Qatar - recap

The Republic of Ireland followed up the weekend's morale-boosting win over Azerbaijan with perhaps the most impressive performance of the Stephen Kenny era with a 4-0 win against Qatar. See how it happened here.

Soccer • 12 Oct 21

Callum Robinson of Republic of Ireland celebrates

Azerbaijan 0-3 Ireland - recap

Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland team claimed their first victory in their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Azerbaijan in Baku. See how it all unfolded here.

Soccer • 09 Oct 21