Column: I thought I was just trying to beat depression in a one-off fight
Cavan GAA player Alan O’Mara shares his personal experience of living with depression.
Column: Should there be alcohol advertising in sport?
As a recovering alcoholic I should say that alcohol advertising and sponsorship has no place in sport, but I can’t: I know there are few options for sports clubs and I need my GAA club to stay open, writes an anonymous contributor.
Column: The 8 steps that helped me to turn my life around — and they can work for you too in 2013
Former All-Star hurler Tony Griffin was inspired to act by the story of a cancer-stricken Jim Stynes.
Column: Why I joined Dublin’s first Irish-speaking GAA club
There were no social situations where Irish speakers could use the language. Na Gaeil Óga – an all-Irish GAA club – could change that, writes Ciarán Mac Fhearghusa.
Column: Irish fans sing because it brings unity, and what else do we have?
The history of public singing in Ireland suggests it emerges as a response to troubled times, writes Denis Buckley.
Column: Why I still believe in Lance Armstrong
Having come to know the controversial cycling superstar, former Clare hurler Tony Griffin says he does not feel let down by the ‘human, flawed’ Armtrong.
Column: Why I went to the hurling final (after boycotting for years)
Former GAA president Dr Mick Loftus explains why he ended his self-imposed ban.
Column: The full story of the Hillsborough disaster is still to come
A report published last week shed light on an establishment cover-up but the full story of the 1989 stadium disaster is still to come, writes the Hillsborough Justice Campaign’s Sheila Coleman.
Column: Lingerie football? Our real sporting heroines deserve limelight first
Women’s sport is dismissed as a ‘niche interest’ – and it’ll stay that way until we give it more of the spotlight, writes Niamh O’Mahony.
Column: I’m not just from Cloyne, not just from Cork, not just a hurler. Not just a gay man.
One of Ireland’s few openly gay sports stars, Dónal Óg Cusack delivered this speech to launch the Foyle Pride Festival 2012 this week.
Column: Female Olympians are national heroes, not national sweethearts
The desire to see female athletes looking feminine at all times is a bit of a relic, says Lisa McInerney, but it doesn’t stop some people bodysnarking at female Olympians.
Column: ‘Blisters and lost toenails’ – how I ran 35 marathons in 35 days
Waterford man Alan Corcoran ran around the coast of Ireland to raise money for stroke awareness. Here he describes his experience.
Column: After years on the RTÉ football panel, why does Eamon Dunphy endure?
Dunphy biographer, Jared Browne, argues that there’s more to the pundit than scathing one-liners.
Column: Planning to be an armchair supporter this summer? Here’s some advice.
If you’re going to watch the European Championships and the Olympics this summer then you need to prepare. Start by buying a giant couch, writes David Slattery.
Column: ‘People are dying without ever having had justice’ – Hillsborough 23 years on
Today marks 23 years since 96 Liverpool supporters died at Hillsborough. Sheila Coleman writes on the ongoing battle for justice for the families and survivors of that fateful day.
Jim Stynes inspired thousands to reach for the sky… including me
Former All Star hurler Tony Griffin travelled to Melbourne recently to learn about Jim Stynes’ charity work. This is what he learned from the Dublin-born AFL icon who passed away yesterday at 45.
Column: I lost my leg but now I aim to make Irish amputee football history
Simon Baker was a plasterer until a workplace accident ultimately saw his leg amputated. Here he explains how he found new hope in amputee football – and is aiming to make Ireland a real contender in the sport.
Column: The Ireland women’s rugby team is being ignored. They deserve better.
The squad is treated as an afterthought with a media blackout and chronic underfunding. This would never happen to the men’s team, writes Joan O’Connell.
Column: Why are Ireland’s top athletes struggling to make ends meet?
Olympic hopeful Ciarán Ó Lionáird is one of many Irish athletes under financial pressure. It’s not easy, but nothing can stop him from reaching his goal in London this summer, he writes.
Column: We need to put the humanity back into sport performance
Our sports stars may seem like superheroes, but they’re just as fragile as you and I, writes sports psychologist Tadhg MacIntyre.
Column: Gary Speed, like others in his position, was scared
After the Welsh football manager’s suicide shocked the world, Francis Bowden describes the twisted logic of depression – and his own suicide attempt.
Column: Ireland is ready for Euro 2012 – but are Poland and Ukraine?
Six new stadiums, a €22 billion bill, and frantic English lessons for its citizens – Liam Nolan looks at how Ukraine and Poland are preparing to host next year’s European Championships (and why Ireland are lucky they’ll be playing in Poland…).
Column: have you heard about Ireland’s other European Championships bid this week?
A group of young students set up the country’s FootballTennis association after a late-night email to the world governing body. Now they’re off to the Euros.
Column: Football fans are taking back control of their clubs – and it’s working
This year’s League of Ireland has shown that supporter-run clubs can be successful. But it’s about much more than results on the pitch, writes Kevin Rye of Supporters Direct.
Column: If the cards fall my way, I’ll win €6million in Vegas this week
Dubliner Eoghan O’Dea leaves for Vegas today for the final of the World Series of Poker Main Event. He’s ready to sit down at the big table, he writes.
Column: This is how I dealt with racism from the terraces last week
Show racism it won’t faze you, I do, writes Shamrock Rovers star Rohan Ricketts.
Column: I’ve learned lessons of last Rugby World Cup
Next up for Ireland? Eddie O’Sullivan’s USA side in New Zealand next month. It will be ‘a little strange’, the former Irish head coach writes.
Column: ‘We train indoors, unless it clashes with a kids’ birthday party’
As Ireland’s young people emigrate, GAA clubs are springing up in unlikely locations – and becoming centres for a unique community, writes Philip O’Connor from Sweden.
Ansbro try settles tight encounter between Scotland and Ireland at Murrayfield
A last gasp try by Scotland’s Joe Ansbro gave Andy Robinson’s men a 10-6 win over Ireland on Saturday.
Column: Galway United chiefs are risking economic stability for short-lived success
Former CEO of Galway United writes about how other League of Ireland clubs have heeded advice to rein in spending on their playing squad – but how he feels Galway Utd are risking it all to do the opposite.
Column: Football is failing its gay and lesbian fans – as well as players
Football associations have put the boot into racism. Now it’s time to tackle the rampant homophobia as well, writes TeaAndToast.ie’s Mick Reynolds.
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