Declan Whooley

RTÉ Sport Online Journalist

Harnessing group power to tackle the marathon

Olympian and performance psychologist Jessie Barr on how the marathon has evolved from a solitary sport into a powerful community-driven experience.

Athletics • 25 Aug

27 July 2025; Kerry captain Gavin White lifts the Sam Maguire cup after his side's victory in the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

All-Ireland SFC recap: Kerry 1-26 Donegal 0-19

Kerry claim a 39th All-Ireland football title with a 10-point victory over Donegal at Croke Park.

Football • 27 Jul

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness and Michael Murphy

Unbroken bonds - McGuinness and Murphy back in tandem

Few manager/player relationships in the GAA can compare to the strength of bond between Jim McGuiness and Michael Murphy. The Donegal legends are reunited and on the cusp of more All-Ireland glory.

Football • 27 Jul

Rafferty takes to road for All-Ireland glory in 2025

Armagh goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty's hopes of back-to-back Sam Maguire titles fell short at the quarter-final stage, but last Sunday he realised alternative All-Ireland ambitions when he took the senior road bowling title in west Cork.

Football • 17 Jul

Tailteann Cup final recap: Kildare 1-24 Limerick 2-19

A Darragh Kirwan-inspired Kildare get the better of a plucky Limerick side to claim Tailteann Cup glory. Here is how the final unfolded.

Football • 12 Jul

Kilkenny's Eoin Larkin is challenged by Tipperary's Brendan Maher in the 2014 All-Ireland hurling final

Dormant Tipp and Kilkenny rivalry ready to reignite

A rivalry that that dominated the hurling landscape for a decade has been dormant for six years. Could today's All-Ireland hurling semi-final reignite the local fuse?

Hurling • 06 Jul

1 June 2025; Fiona Murtagh of Ireland celebrates with a silver medal after the Women’s Single Sculls A Final at the 2025 European Rowing Championships at Plovdiv Canoe and Rowing Centre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Photo by Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Single scull a silver lining for crewless Murtagh

Fiona Murtagh has experienced the high and lows of Olympic competition. Now the Galway woman is back on the water as a single-sculler and loving the new lease of life.

Rowing • 27 Jun

Meath's ambitions fuelled by tyros raising the bar

Meath captain Eoghan Frayne says the ambition for the county has to be to win All-Irelands.

Football • 24 Jun

Amy O'Connor gets a pass away in last year's All-Ireland camogie final

Sideline spell has Cork's O'Connor eager for action

The off-season was particularly hard for Cork forward Amy O'Connor, but with a league medal in the back pocket and an All-Ireland semi-final spot secured, things are looking good for the St Vincent's player.

Camogie • 27 Jun

US Open Day 1 recap: McIlroy and Scheffler toil

An opening round 66 sees JJ Spaun with the clubhouse lead after the opening day of the US Open where Oakmont has caused difficulties for many in the field.

Golf • 13 Jun