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Mack Hansen after the game 29/3/2025

Tommy Martin: A big day out - Irish sport has embraced the event junkie

As last weekend in MacHale Park and this weekend in Croke Park confirm, there is no longer any shame in just showing up for the big occasion.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Ryan O`Donoghue after the game 23/3/2025

S Tommy Martin: Why GAA teams are treating the Allianz Leagues as a warm-up, not a priority

The Allianz Leagues remain underappreciated as teams prioritise the championship, exposing major flaws in the GAA’s scheduling system

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

President Michael D Higgins Hosts the Republic of Ireland Team of Italia 90

S Tommy Martin: Italia '90 hangs over current crop, but remember it all started in Bulgaria

Heimir Hallgrimsson could have done without another Italia 90 reunion, but there is still something to be learned from those days

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

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S Tommy Martin: Liverpool must face the banter but glory is still theirs

Expect plenty of jibes about Liverpool’s title being handy filler picked up in a Premier League down season.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Damien Duff before the game 3/3/2025

S Tommy Martin: Damien Duff has leaned into role as League of Ireland's honest champion

Duff has repeatedly using his pulpit to champion the league and defend its causes in his own colourful way.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

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S Tommy Martin: Remarkable Jose still has stamina for outrage and grenades

From this distance you can only chuckle at the sight of Jose Mourinho still banging away after all these years.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Michael Murphy 16/2/2025

S Tommy Martin: Michael Murphy a living myth stepped off the pages of history

Essentially, to these kids, the man, Michael Murphy, generously giving selfies and signings autographs is a myth; a legend from the mists of time.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Damien Duff 7/2/2025

S Tommy Martin: The League of Ireland hasn't changed but the people coming to watch it have

The league has reached a tipping point with the rollercoaster at the apex of the ride. It's all whoosh from here.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Scotland v Ireland - RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship

Tommy Martin: Six Nations needs the Scots to tear up a boring script

Just because the Six Nations has been flourishing for 25 years, doesn’t mean that it will always do so

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Manchester United v Rangers - UEFA Europa League - League Stage - Old Trafford

S Tommy Martin: Ruben Amorim has decided to ride the Man Utd dragon and see where it takes him

It's a blessed relief for Premier League scriptwriters that Ruben Amorim has ditched the measured tones of the tight-trousered modern coach and gone pure Jose.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2025