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This month
May 2026
tee-up
PGA Championship preview: course set-up will present major opportunities for McIlroy and Lowry this week
The second major of the golf year tees off at Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia.
brann new name
Cork City 'keeper Conor Brann a surprise inclusion in Ireland provisional squad for Qatar and Canada games
AnalysisIn focus
Late Arsenal-West Ham chaos sums up how Premier League has devolved to mass scrums
VAR back in the spotlight after yesterday’s dramatic finale.
stop the game
Several LOI captains and Irish football figures call for FAI to boycott Israel fixtures
AnalysisComment
Gyokeres finds his best form at just the right time on Arsenal's long-awaited night of euphoria
This may have been Gyokeres’ best performance in an Arsenal shirt, while it has been undoubtedly his best week at the club.
Last month
April 2026
Analysisthe undercard
A clash of honest but limited contenders - Atlético/Arsenal proves more entertaining than was feared
A 1-1 draw was a marginally better result for Arsenal in the battle to be considered the underdog against Bayern or PSG.
Family Silver
Alex Fitzpatrick accepts lucrative PGA Tour status after winning Zurich Classic with his brother
As it happened
Waterford v Tipperary, Munster SHC
Two sides coming off opening-day defeat meet in a crucial clash at Walsh Park.
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Sports shows how the true divide in Irish society is not urban v rural
Leo Varadkar caused a stir this weeks with his comments on rural Ireland. But do we see the same division in Irish sport?
Ryder Cup ticket prices latest in depressing trend in top-level sport
‘The experience economy’ has colonised sports and excluded large swathes of fans who gave games a big part of their appeal.
column
This is the golden age of Irish golf - but the long-term future looks much less bright
While Irish golf is second only to the US for majors won since 2007, there is an alarming lack of depth beyond our headline acts.
Reaction
'I don't make it easy' - McIlroy not expecting 'lull in motivation' after second Masters win
genius at work
He does it again: Walking every hole of Rory McIlroy's Masters triumph
McIroy has become the fourth man in history to defend the Green Jacket.
specialty
'I'll remember that for a while' - Lowry makes unique piece of Masters history with stunning hole-in-one
walking the fairways
McIlroy clings on while Lowry stakes his claim on epic, chaotic moving day
McIlroy lost a six-shot lead while Lowry hit another famous hole-in-one across a scorching day of drama.
amen corner
'It's crippled more people than polio' - A day at the Masters' famous, treacherous 12th hole
We spent Friday following the drama at the signature hole of Augusta National.
Reaction
'I've shot 12-under but it hasn't all been amazing' - McIlroy's ominous message after stunning Masters start
majestic
McIlroy's second Masterpiece: Rory blows away the Augusta field on astonishing Friday
McIlroy now holds the biggest halfway lead in the history of the Masters.
up and down
Lowry happy with his reaction to early 'mishap' across rollercoaster Masters round
Lowry double-bogeyed the fourth hole but reacted well to sign for a two-under round of 70.
swinging free
Rory McIlroy is unburdened and dangerous
McIlroy showed all of his experience and his new-found comfort at Augusta National for his lowest opening round score in 15 years.
liv laugh love
Rahm the most intriguing figure at the Masters amid the altered dynamics of golf's civil war
the big preview
Stories and intrigues aplenty as Rory McIlroy gets set to defend his Masters title
Only Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods have ever defended the green jacket – can Rory McIlroy join that elite group?
weight off his shoulders
Smiles and calm and gags about Irish cooking – McIlroy enjoying his hard-earned comfort at the Masters
The defending champion met the media at the Masters on Tuesday.
Augusta National
Five things I won't be able to do while reporting from The Masters this week
Gavin Cooney is at one of the world’s most famous golf courses this week as Rory McIlroy bids to defend his Masters title.
the rory story
McIlroy may be unburdened at the Masters – but does he have the hunger to go back-to-back?
McIlroy this week seeks to become only the fourth man to defend the green jacket.
