How challenges, failure and setbacks can be good for athletes Research suggests that challenges experienced in the sporting context are important for later development Sport • 23 Nov
Does sacking the manager actually improve a soccer team? The attrition rate for top level gaffers is very high, but clubs who stand by their men sometimes do even better Soccer • 15 Nov
How Emma Raducanu shows being good at maths is great for sport Sport and maths are very different, but the mindset required to be successful in either can help you achieve success in the other Sport • 18 Oct
What's it like to be colour blind? Colour clashes in sport highlight the difficulty of accurately describing the experience of how we see colours Health • 13 Oct
How Brexit will hit young Irish soccer players joining UK clubs The Republic Of Ireland topped the league for the transfer abroad of young players for 10 years, but Brexit is set to change this. Brexit • 20 Sep
Why are some sportspeople saying no to Covid-19 vaccines? 'Young athletes who are wary of everything that they put into their bodies are suspicious of the vaccine, for whatever reason' Sport • 06 Oct
The science of winning an All-Ireland final 100 years ago Are there lessons for Mayo and Tyrone in how Limerick trainer Jim D'Alton prepared his All Ireland winners in 1919? Sport • 30 Aug
How women and camogie took on the GAA When the GAA was founded, there was no suggestion that women should play the games, so how and when did this change? The Game • 30 Aug
What does it take to produce a successful GAA intercounty player? It's a mix of skill, endurance, speed, strength and power - plus chicken pasta, fruit salad, caffeine and beetroot supplements GAA • 30 Aug
3 lessons about fitness and community from Ireland's oldest gym Dublin's Hercules gym has been in existence since 1935 and provides a different pathway in the Irish gym landscape History • 23 Aug
What's the ideal body composition for a successful GAA player? Research shows some players accumulate up to 5kg of abdominal fat in the off-season and return to training with a weight handicap GAA • 20 Aug
How to tackle online hate, abuse and racism in football The social media companies who host and profit from such hate have only played lip service to this issue to date Social Media • 13 Aug
Why do girls stop playing sport? Let's ask them Changing priorities, peer influence and a lack of confidence are some of the reasons why so many quit sport Sport • 12 Aug
The stories behind four famous GAA one-liners We all know the lines, but what were the circumstances and occasions which provoked these reactions? GAA • 23 Aug
How to help athletes with the comedown from the Olympic Games Preparing elite athletes for the lows that come after the highs is critical to their long-term well-being Olympics • 11 Aug
Is it time to bring Gaelic games back to the Olympics? Rope climbing, underwater swimming, painting and sculpture have also disappeared from the Games Olympic Games • 30 Jul
Tears, rants & joy: why we can't get enough of Olympic interviews The post-event interview captures the essence of the Olympic Games in all its triumph and despair Olympics • 09 Aug
From toys to streakers, how fans can disrupt sporting events We've seen many games and matches disrupted by spectators seeking to play a prank or make a protest Sport • 26 Jul
Is Chariots of Fire still the best Olympics' film ever? 40 years after its release and with the Tokyo Olympics in full swing, it's time to reassess the film with the iconic theme tune Film • 23 Jul
5 moments which changed Irish Olympic history From long jumper Peter O'Connor to boxer Katie Taylor, Irish Olympic athletes have made waves that go beyond sport Olympics • 22 Jul
How Irish women gymnasts ended up on tour in Sweden in 1949 A lack of cash and media coverage didn't stop the League of Health women going to compete at the Lingiad games in Stockholm History • 21 Jul
How we coached Thomas Barr for the Olympics during a pandemic Covid-19 has taught us much more than we expected about coaching athletes for the Olympic Games Athletics • 13 Jul
10 things we learned from watching 45 years of penalty shootouts Geir Jordet spent 5 years studying the psychology of the end-of-match shootout and here's what he discovered Soccer • 12 Jul
How the trainers we wear every day became cultural icons From sportswear and street style to catwalk fashion, trainers have made their mark as cultural commodities. Fashion • 15 Jun
6 ways to help Ireland qualify for major soccer finals again Ireland's absence from major international tournaments is keenly felt by fans so what needs to be done to change this? Soccer • 13 Jul
