Right, cards on the table, and feel free to boo at the screen if you are so minded: This writer is backing England on Sunday. Not quite to the extent of wearing an England shirt (in the part of Monaghan were I grew up, that would invite a bullet, and to the kneecap only if […]
If you happen to have been reading, oh, literally any other Irish media outlet, except perhaps the Sunday Times, over the last week, you will have encountered one perspective, and one only, on the question of footballers “taking the knee” before the kick-off of their European Championship matches. It is, you have been endlessly told, […]
Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers told Virgin Media that requiring vaccinations would mean “excluding children” from stadiums and therefore won’t be pursued as a policy.
If you don’t agree with the protestors in Dublin city centre on Saturday, that’s fine. I am not sure I do myself. Or I haven’t really engaged with what they are protesting about to understand what aspects of ‘lockdown’ are being protested. However, I understand why many felt the need to protest and the right […]
This might help out those in Government who don’t want to move to stage five. It will also, paradoxically, strengthen NPHET by showing that Holohan still has considerable influence, even without a stage five lockdown: Breaking – the GAA is set to announce the immediate suspension of club games at all levels across the island […]
As I write this, two big pieces of news are filtering through from the world of sport: First, the Spanish equivalent of the Premiership, La Liga, has been suspended after Real Madrid players were quarantined. The news comes after a Juventus player in Italy, Daniele Ruggani, tested positive for the illness last night: LaLiga has […]
In ancient Rome, a victorious General returning to the city in triumph always had a slave walking behind him through the cheering crowds, whispering, again and again, into his ears the words “memento mori” – remember, you are a mortal. It might be a good idea to revive the practice for men in general, and […]
A gold medalist sprinter has described the inclusion of athletes born male in women’s sports, as unfair, adding that we’re “living in ridiculous times.” Top British sprinter James Ellington made his comment s on Twitter , after transgender cyclist, Rachel McKinnon, who was born male, won gold for a second time at the Masters Track […]
Is this the best goal seen at Croke Park?