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"Frank Broome played for Shels from February to April 1955 and earned £5 per week, though a newspaper reported that it cost an additional £10 a week to fly him from Birmingham to Dublin and back home again". Photo: Aston Villa FC

The story of the Shelbourne player and Hitler's Nazis

History • 12 Jan

The Arsenal wall does its job to stop a free kick taken by Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson. Photo: Jon Super/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

How the wall makes it harder to save free kicks in soccer

Soccer • 04 Jan

The field of dreams: "imagine finally getting the chance to realise your childhood dream, but it must be played out in front of an empty stadium"

How will Mayo and Dublin players deal with no fans at Croke Park?

Sport • 17 Dec 20

Christy Ring established himself as the greatest hurler of the modern age during a career that stretched over an astonishing 25 years

How Christy Ring became hurling's reluctant superstar

Christy Ring • 14 Dec 20

"One of the most iconic images of activism in sport": Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics

A short history of protests and activism in sport

Sport • 11 Dec 20

Will Dublin's Dessie Farrell be in the management game as long as Sean Boylan, Mickey Harte or Brian Cody?

How GAA managers have changed the landscape of the game

"Swimmers think they have nothing to say but as they speak a rich voice emerges from the water, echoing the depth of their own place connection"

The joys of outdoor swimming

Swimming • 04 Dec 20

Paddy Small of Dublin surrounded by Cavan players during the All Ireland semi-final at Croke Park ealier this month

What's the ideal body composition for a successful GAA player?

GAA • 14 Dec 20

Could Epsom or Glauber salts be the way for James Horan and Mayo to finally bury the curse at the weekend?

The science of winning an All-Ireland final 100 years ago

Sport • 14 Dec 20

"Boxing coaches should be aware that boxers may find this test more difficult than a bout of sparring and so, training should be planned with this in mind". Photo: Getty Images

Can you achieve boxer-level fitness without any of the blows?

Boxing • 30 Nov 20

Ireland's Katie McCabe in action against Ukraine in October. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/ Sportsfile

Why reaching Euro finals would be a win for Irish women's soccer

UEFA Women's Euro 2022 • 27 Nov 20

"Where Ronaldo and Messi may attain all the superlatives the game has to offer, they do not yet command Maradona's iconic status or the literal religious devotion of grown men and women"

Diego Maradona: what makes a football icon?

Football • 25 Nov 20

"The motion was unanimously approved and the Hogan Stand was named, with a plaque unveiled in 1926". Photo: Capuchin Annual 1965

Why was the GAA uncomfortable remembering Bloody Sunday victims?

Bloody Sunday 1920 • 30 Nov 20

A replica of the jersey worn by the Tipperary team who played Dublin in Croke Park in 1920

The story of Bloody Sunday and Tipperary football's rise and fall

Bloody Sunday 1920 • 19 Nov 20

Epic and often violent hurling tussles of the pre-famine era have been lost to popular memory

Violence, protest and melees: hurling in pre-famine Ireland

History • 23 Oct 20

The Gooch at large: Colm Cooper in his Kerry heyday

The stories behind 12 great GAA nicknames

Nicknames • 22 Oct 20

Rain and wind add to the atmosphere at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork at the Munster hurling semi-final between Tipperary and Limerick. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images

Hurling, football and savage winter weather

Gaelic Games • 02 Nov 20

The ultimate goal for all that skill, endurance, speed, strength and power

What does it take to produce a successful GAA intercounty player?

GAA • 14 Dec 20

Irish hockey players celebrate a win in the 2018 Hockey World Cup quarter-final. Photo: Craig Mercer/Sportsfile

More women, less coverage: a question of sports and the media

Sport • 19 Oct 20

"When Covid-19 brought a halt to the sporting world for athletes, it was not dissimilar to sustaining an injury" Photo: Getty Images

How Covid-19 was the injury athletes never saw coming

Sport • 14 Oct 20

Galway's Joe Canning leaves the pitch on a stretcher with concussion during the All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final at Croke Park in November 2020. Photo: Brendan Moran/ Sportsfile via Getty Images

9 things to know about concussion in sport

Sport • 30 Nov 20

3,483km done: Sam Bennett wins the final stage of the Tour de France 2020 ahead of Mads Pedersen and Peter Sagan

How does cycling 3,483km in 21 days affect your body?

Cycling • 23 Sep 20

The Galway team take the pitch for The Big Game in Castlebar in 1987. Photo: Macnas Archives

A game of two halves: when Irish sport meets theatre

Culture • 21 Aug 20

Kathryn Dane is tackled by Paige Randall during the Ireland vs Wales match in Dublin in November 2019

How do rugby injuries compare between male and female players?

Rugby • 14 Aug 20

The most famous goal in Gaelic football history: Seamus Darby takes off for a jig after his goal against Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland final

Why are GAA goal celebrations so low-key?

GAA • 10 Aug 20

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