A victory heard all over the world! Most neutrals were cheering on Mayo in today’s All-Ireland. Not as a slight on Kerry, but for what it meant for the Green and Red, after 75 years of heartache. Joe Biden famously visited Ireland back in 2023, and made a speech in his ancestral home of Mayo, […]

2 months ago

Simply sensational! One of the great joys in sport is finding local commentary done by proper fans of the team involved, and the Mayo men on Midwest radio did not disappoint. X user @SeamusjKearney posted the commentary from the final few minutes of today’s All-Ireland final, with the two men involved barely able to contain […]

2 months ago

Beautiful. Mayo boss Andy Moran spoke brilliantly following his side’s All-Ireland final win against Kerry earlier today. Despite losses to Roscommon in the Connacht SFC and then to Tyrone in the All-Ireland series, Moran stuck to his guns, and it paid off big time in the final, with their shackles-off style winning out. After the […]

2 months ago

It was a huge score! Everyone and their dog had Kerry to take home their 40th All-Ireland title against Mayo this afternoon. And they looked to be heading for an easy win, when they went 1-05 to 0-01 in front after just 16 minutes. But from then on, it was the Green and Red who […]

2 months ago

Well played! Mayo’s in-form forward line showed up once again in the All-Ireland final, with 11 points scored between Darragh Beirne, Ryan O’Donoghue and Kobe McDonald. The latter didn’t have his best game of the championship, scoring 0-3, but was calm and collected on the ball when it mattered most. Taking home the Sam Maguire […]

2 months ago

Disgraced former hurler DJ Carey has been transferred from Mountjoy prison to the Mater Hospital, where he will stay for a number of nights. The 54-year-old Kilkenny man is currently serving a five-and-a-half year sentence for defrauding people through a fake cancer scam. The amount totals to nearly €400,000 and $13,000, while just under €45,000 […]

2 months ago

Madness… A Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship game between Glenealy and St Patrick’s descended into chaos at the full-time whistle on Friday. Both sides finished on 2-11, with the Glenealy keeper sent off after the final whistle for the dissent. A fight between the two sides ensued, but when it all seemed to be dying down […]

2 months ago

How big a fan are you? In honour of the All-Ireland SFC final, we’ve made another GAA quiz for you all. Since 2000, there have been some legendary teams and epic finals, but how well do you remember those sunny days, or do they all mesh into one? Test out just how big a football […]

2 months ago

For GAA fanatics! With the hurling inter-county season over for another year, what better way to celebrate than a quiz. We’ll give you one of the answers – which you should already know – with Gearóid Hegarty being named Hurler of the Year, after a string of awesome performances for the Treaty. Seeing as the […]

2 months ago

This is tricky! We have yet another quiz for you World Cup aficionados. This time we are looking at the best players from each edition since 1998. There are only eight to get, so the real nerds should be getting top mark.

2 months ago

That time of the week again! No gap week this time, it’s regular service for the unbeatable SportsJOE Pub Quiz. As per usual, it is action packed with all of your favourite sports. However, this edition is particularly special, considering the week of sport we have had, which saw Ireland take on the All Blacks, […]

2 months ago

An immense quiz! We will keep the World Cup fire lit no matter what, despite the fact that it’s sadly over after five glorious weeks. The quizzes will keep coming, and we we’re bringing one of our most vast ones to date. With 88 countries in total to get, we don’t expect you to get […]

2 months ago

Well that clears it up… There has been plenty of speculation in recent days over the future of Pádraic Joyce as manager of the Galway footballers. The Tribe great has been in charge since 2019 and has led his county to two All-Ireland finals, in 2022 and 2024, where they suffered losses to Kerry and […]

2 months ago

He’s putting it all on the line…. Most fans and pundits have Kerry to beat Mayo this Sunday in the All-Ireland SFC final. And the bookies agree, with the Kingdom at 4/9 and the Green and Red at 5/2. However, none are more confident than Kerry great Darragh Ó Sé, who sees only one outcome […]

2 months ago

Poor winners… It was widely agreed that Ireland put in a sub-par performance in their loss to the All Blacks last weekend, in a showing that was littered with unforced errors. It was also acknowledged by most level-headed watchers that a couple of big decisions were called wrong by the TMO/referee, despite video replay and […]

2 months ago

It’s time! The World Cup may be over, but SportsJOE will keep on going, giving you all the best quizzes in sport. You’ve already tackled plenty of our World Cup quizzes, such as our legends quiz and 2000s players quiz, but now are bringing to you our bumper 2026 World Cup challenge. We’ve been through […]

2 months ago

Brought to you by Currys – the home of big screen entertainment this summer. The help you get over your World Cup hangover blues, we’re bringing you another bumper quiz. You have already tackled the group and knockout stage teasers, but how well do you remember the final and the tournament as a whole? Give […]

2 months ago

A more friendly reaction… Bryson DeChambeau stole the headlines at the Open this week, with his behaviour fuelling a scathing take down from Rory McIlroy. The American was issued a two-stroke penalty on Friday for improving his line, and he threatened to quit the tournament, holding up the release of the third-round tee times, while […]

2 months ago

Well deserved. It was somewhat of an anti-climatic final yesterday, but the purists would have been satisfied after being treated to a hurling masterclass from Limerick. They took a while to get into their stride this season, but showed why they are considered by some to be the greatest team of all-time, with their 1-29 […]

2 months ago

This does not make for pretty reading…. It was a bridge too far this afternoon for a young Galway side as they were heavily beaten by all-time performance from an all-time Limerick side. They were still in the game at half-time, put an early second-half blitz meant the game was effectively over with more than […]

2 months ago

This was class! It was total domination from Limerick today, as they swatted aside Galway in the All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park by 1-29 to 1-18. Central to this was their talismanic captain Cian Lynch who dominated the midfield, and chipped in with two stunning points. He gave the traditional winners’ speech up the […]

2 months ago

From bad to worse. The All-Ireland final has gone from bad to worse for Galway, with Ronan Glennon getting sent off for a head-high tackle on Limerick’s Mike Casey. It was has been one-way traffic for the majority of the game, with the Treaty putting in a masterclass of hurling at Croke Park. A comeback […]

2 months ago

This is amazing! As the Galway and Limerick sides walked out ahead of today’s All-Ireland final, Tribe legend Joe Canning pointed out an amazing detail about one of his county’s stars. Joshua Ryan actually lined up alongside Canning at Croke Park, before the last time they won the All-Ireland back in 2017. The Clarinbridge man […]

2 months ago

He raises a good point! All eyes and focus are on today’s All-Ireland SFC final clash between Limerick and Galway, but there are still wider issues that will be debated over in the off season. One of them is the topic of the length of the inter-county GAA season, and whether finals should go back […]

2 months ago

They got under his skin. England got some ounce of revenge for their football World Cup semi-final defeat, taking down Argentina in the rugby, 24-31. Los Pumas set the tone for a feisty game, by wearing a jersey styled on the 1986 FIFA World Cup shirt, when they famously beat England in the ‘Hand of […]

2 months ago

They were not particularly impressed…. The main takeaway from the Irish media – other than some questionable refereeing decisions – was that there is now a clear gap between South Africa/New Zealand/France and Ireland. The All Blacks were lethal at times today, working their way up the pitch in minimal phases with their pace and […]

2 months ago

Not a good look…. Kerry and their fans will be feeling fairly confident heading into this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo, and rightly so. They have the finest team in the country on paper, and are beginning to play like it, as well as championship-winning pedigree, which the Green and Red simply do not. […]

2 months ago

This was brilliant from POM! Ireland never looked like winning this morning’s Test match against New Zealand at Eden Park, but it could have been a lot closer had calls gone their way. A dangerous clearout from Luke Jacobson on Josh van der Flier was not upgraded to a red card, with the TMO giving […]

2 months ago

A lot of positives but more negatives… Ireland showed a lot of good stuff in a 40-21 loss, but were incredibly wasteful throughout against a clinical New Zealand side. Tom O’Toole – 6 Solid scrum, giving Ireland a good platform which they didn’t take advantage of. His best game of the tour so far. Dan […]

2 months ago

WE ARE BACK! After a week off, we are back with the SportsJOE Pub Quiz! There was a lot of sport to digest this week, between Ireland defeat of Japan, the All-Ireland semis, World Cup, and the start of the Open Championship.

2 months ago

He is not taking this lightly! Dublin’s loss to Kerry has put the topic of introducing video assistance to GAA front and centre in the sport’s discourse. And for good reason. The three huge and contentious calls – which went in Kerry’s favour and which we have written about – ultimately decided the game. When […]

2 months ago

Man this is tough! To celebrate Mancher United’s signing of Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for £35m, we have brought you a special Belgian-themed quiz. Just like our Manchester United Argentina quiz and Brazil quiz, you will have to have some very niche knowledge of a specific country. This is a tough one, but be […]

2 months ago

It’s very close! The fallout from Kerry and Dublin’s All-Ireland semi-final has been seismic, with three massive goal calls deciding the game; bringing up plenty of debate on the rules and infrastructure of championship football. While they lost on the pitch, Dublin were certainly winning the debates online and in the press, as most fans […]

2 months ago

The supercomputer has spoken, one last time… It may feel as though the first games only kicked off a few days ago, but the 2026 World Cup is now just four matches from completion, as all but four lucky sides have been eliminated. We started with a record breaking 48, but now only France, Spain, […]

2 months ago

Nice moments! When you’re one of the greats, it is inevitable that there will be naysayers around every corner, and this was the case with David Clifford after Kerry’s win over Dublin on the weekend. Their talisman had a relatively weak game by his standards, but nonetheless finished with 1-5. The criticism he received mainly […]

2 months ago

Brought to you by Budweiser This is a must for footy fans! The FIFA World Cup 26™ marks 40 years of Budweiser being the official beer sponsor of the greatest tournament in the world. To honour the occasion, they have set about at creating the ultimate digital FIFA World Cup 26™ collectible experience – in […]

2 months ago

He was not happy. Today’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final feels like it could be a turning point for GAA, given the amount of controversial calls in what was such a big occasion. We wrote about the three big calls here, two of which gave Kerry a goal, with the other denying Dublin one. After the game, […]

2 months ago

Some massive moments! Kerry are still in the hunt for their second Sam Maguire in a row after a 2-18 to 0-20 win over Dublin in their All-Ireland semi-final. However, the Kingdom will be counting their blessings after three huge goal decisions went in their favour. The first saw Kerry awarded a penalty after what […]

2 months ago

The ref was having none of it! It was all Dublin in their All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry at Croke Park this afternoon. The Sky Blues came racing out of the blocks in the second half and took the lead and the momentum. However, it all changed when Seán O’Brien slapped in a long ball […]

2 months ago

Huge moment! The game was only minutes in but Dublin vs Kerry already delivered, with the Kingdom awarded a controversial penalty just 120 seconds into the match. With Dublin 0-2 up after a two-point free, Joe O’Connor won a penalty after what was deemed to be a foul by Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne. However, on […]

2 months ago

He’s not getting ahead of himself! Mayo are back in the All-Ireland final for the first time in five years, after an emphatic win over Louth in Croke Park this afternoon. Man of the match Ryan O’Donoghue led the scoring with a sensational 1-11, while Darragh Beirne was next with 1-2, and Kobe McDonald chipped […]

2 months ago

What a showing! Mayo produced a complete performance to comfortably put away a spirited Louth side, 3-23 to 0-15, and book their place in the All-Ireland final against either Dublin or Kerry. The forward line were on fire, with Ryan O’Donoghue winning a deserved man of the match, while Kobe McDonald rose to the occasion […]

2 months ago

He couldn’t resist! The next stop for Ronan O’Gara and the question of Leo Cullen’s successor at Leinster are two of the most intriguing topics in Irish rugby right now. It was announced last month that Cullen would be leaving his job as head coach of the province after 12 years at the helm. In […]

2 months ago

Not the most entertaining of games… Ireland have beaten Japan in Australia by 36-20. There were very few positive performances, as long-standing issues continued to lift their head. Worrying times ahead of New Zealand next week. Tom O’Toole – 5.5 The scrum continues to be a huge cause of concern for Ireland, which is particularly […]

2 months ago

What a time to be alive! This Quiz is sponsored by Lynx, Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst They were heady days, and we really did not know how good we had it. Roy Keane had left, but Ireland had been invigorated by his absence. In their opening group game, they drew 1-1 […]

3 months ago

Another bumper quiz! We’ve given you our legends, 1990s stars, 2000s icons, and 2010s players quizzes. Now we have our 2020s teaser, and once agains it is a bumper one with over 30 players to name. You think you have what it takes? Well then give it a lash!

3 months ago

WE ARE BACK! After a week off, we are back with the SportsJOE Pub Quiz! As usual, there’s something for everyone, with Ireland rugby, All-Ireland SHC, World Cup, and golf all covered. Good luck and let us know how you get on!

3 months ago

Brought to you by Currys – the home of big screen entertainment this summer. The group stages are done with and we are now well into the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup. The last 32 offered up some cracking contests and we were spoiled with likes of Messi, Mbappé, Haaland and Kane showing […]

3 months ago

This needs to happen! The major talking point after Clare’s loss to Limerick in their All-Ireland SHC semi-final, was the decision not to give goalkeeper Nicky Quaid a black card for taking out Peter Duggan. The Clare man was through on goal and scooped the ball over Quaid, before being tripped. However, the referee argued […]

3 months ago

This was massive! Limerick scraped past Clare at Croke Park this evening, 1-21 to 1-19, after a late goal from Aidan O’Connor brought them back from two points down. However, the Banner men will feel aggrieved over a decision in the 56th minute, which saw Clare awarded a penalty after Peter Duggan was taken out […]

3 months ago