Donegal Be Crazy

DONEGAL people are cracked. I say this not pejoratively, but in admiration. I do not wish this to be pinned…

Humble Hurlers

With the sporting summer we’ve so far had — Irish cricketers storming Lord’s, young Irish soccer players dazzling in Europe,…

The Candidates

Are you a Gaelic football fan who is interested in American politics, but doesn’t want to listen to a 90-minute…

Galway & the Fyre Festival

Three Sundays ago, at the midpoint of a Connacht SFC final nobody was loving too much, you could have forgiven…

A Very Mayo Thing Happened

Not so very long ago, Mayo footballers took to the stage like Beyoncé; all angel wings, backing singers and brass…

Raiders of the Lost Art

Bill Buckner died last week. A man you may never had heard of, but somebody you could definitely empathise with.…