Plaques unveiled in Nenagh are a fitting tribute in a hurling year that could not have ended in a more suitable way.

The Leahys of Boherlahan accumulated many All-Ireland medals. Of Cpt Johnny Leahy, they say that when he was brought into the county hospital in Thurles in his later years, they threw straw on the street outside his window so the hooves of passing horses wouldn’t disturb his rest.

Tyrone's modern success all the more admirable for the depth of the disappointment that preceded it.

It was what happened on the banks of the River Liffey which most influenced the invention of the modern game of hurling.

That spending so much money on the project is still being seriously considered is rooted in the legacy of conflict.

Will there be a fly-over of American military aircraft? And will the other trappings of imperial military power also be on display?

The illegal streaming of matches, as well as the use of doctored firesticks has exploded in scale.

The rationale behind the split-season was the incapacity for county and club to work together

The best poems about sport are not usually about success, rather they approach sport from alternative perspectives.

For Louth people all over the world, the Leinster SFC victory carries a depth and meaning which cannot be understated.