Getting closer. There’s just six days to go until Conor McGregor steps back into the Octagon to face Nate Diaz. And while the build-up has been very low key by McGregor’s standards that will all change over the next few days as Operation Hype cranks into the gear. There’s tickets to shift, pay per views […]

10 years ago

Whatever way you look at it this is a shambles. Michael O’Reilly remains committed to clearing his name after the positive drugs test which ended his Olympic dream, but the fallout from the Portlaoise fighter’s failed test rumbles on and on. On Sunday, Michael Conlan’s father and coach John pulled no punches as he assessed the […]

10 years ago

Look how much it means to her. Katie Taylor’s Olympic Games are over and it is another major disappointment for an Irish boxing of whom so much was expected. Only Michael Conlan remains in the competition after Katie Taylor was surprisingly – and controversially – dumped out of the women’s 60kg division by 35-year-old Mira Potkonen. Disaster […]

10 years ago

Awkward…

10 years ago

Ireland’s success on the water at the Olympics looks set to continue. Friday saw Paul and Gary O’Donovan win silver in the men’s lightweight double sculls final, and on Saturday Annalise Murphy put herself in a strong position to claim a medal. Murphy finished sixth in her Laser Radial race on Saturday afternoon, leaving herself in […]

10 years ago

Cheer up, Stefan

10 years ago

Keep it simple, stupid

10 years ago

It’s happening again…

10 years ago

Can’t resist an assist…

10 years ago

No games this weekend but a massive show all the same. We have an exclusive interview with GAA Director General Paraic Duffy to discuss his proposed restructuring of the Championship with a ‘Champions League’ format coming in in place of the quarter-final stage. Duffy’s proposal has been met with mixed reaction after he […]

10 years ago

Small ball code, big weekend. Last Sunday’s pulsating draw between Kilkenny and Waterford has landed us with a bumper two days of hurling. First off we have the replay in Thurles on Saturday before Galway and Tipperary clash Sunday in a rematch of last year’s tremendous semi-final. What better way to prepare than with the […]

10 years ago

Ace

10 years ago

How do they manage it?

10 years ago

The anthem issue has been a bit of a bum note for the Irish hockey team out in Rio. Making history as the first Irish hockey team to qualify for an Olympics since independence, the team have lost their opening two matches, to India and the Netherlands, but are putting up a fight against Germany […]

10 years ago

“Pornographic, sadistic and voyeuristic to its core”

10 years ago

We couldn’t imagine Stevie G turning out like this…

10 years ago

Alex Caceres is a headliner nowadays

10 years ago

Bizarre

10 years ago

Start as you mean to go on

10 years ago

The future is now

10 years ago

Hilarious

10 years ago

Goosebumps

10 years ago

Maximum Media are delighted to announce the signing of Tony Barrett as Chief Football Writer. Barrett will join the company in September and will work across SportsJOE.ie and JOE.co.uk. He joins from The Times, where he was North-West Football Correspondent, winning North-West Football Writer of the Year in 2015. A familiar voice to football fans in Ireland and […]

10 years ago

As Abraham Lincoln said, don’t believe everything you read on the internet. And if something sounds too good or too sensational to be true, then more than likely it actually isn’t true. However, that didn’t stop some people falling for this fabricated extract attributed to Jamie Vardy’s recently released autobiography. Twitter user George Weah’s Cousin, […]

10 years ago

Eight games guaranteed, at the worst

10 years ago

Who will be the Deportivo La Coruna to Dundalk’s Shelbourne? Dundalk’s stunning 3-0 win over BATE Borisov meant they have become the first Irish side since Shelbourne in 2004 to reach the final qualifying round before the Champions League. Stephen Kenny’s side are guaranteed a substantial cash windfall for reaching the Champions League play-off but […]

10 years ago

Shooting is something that is close to Paul Galvin’s heart. Paul Galvin is rooted in the great traditions of Kerry – from Gaelic games to his love of storytelling. His new fashion collection and accompanying video are inspired by both. The former Kerry football star hurled for his local club Lixnaw for many years so it’s […]

10 years ago

No. Just no. Please no. Poor David Moyes. Only three years ago, he was one of the most respected managers in the whole footballing world. He had done his time, over a decade of it, and he had done his work. Good work. He deserved a big move and he deserved to be considered as […]

10 years ago

Big weekend. Big line-up. Wooly and Conan Doherty are joined in studio by Paul Galvin to discuss all the weekends action. Tipperary’s historic victory over Galway, Kerry’s stroll past Clare, Mayo’s win and one of the best games of the season in Donegal and Cork are all up for discussion. We go live to the Tipp […]

10 years ago

And still or and new?

10 years ago

“That’s a red light there by the way, buddy!”

10 years ago

Pundits, personal abuse and a look ahead to the weekend

10 years ago

‘It’s like a new club.’ It’s a fascinating season ahead for Irish rugby. Two Test matches against the All Blacks in the autumn will give us an indication of whether Joe Schmidt’s side are in a position to wrestle back the Six Nations crown from Eddie Jones and England. But that’s almost eclipsed by the seismic […]

10 years ago

The new World Rugby chairman has proposed some radical changes to the rugby calendar. Bill Beaumont wants to synchronise the northern and southern hemisphere calendars, and as part of the changes, the start date of the Six Nations would move from February to April. The chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union, Gareth Davies, backed the proposals, and […]

10 years ago

A jam-packed show. Wooly is joined by Senan Connell and Conan Doherty to rake over the bones of Roscommon’s season, look at Tipp’s win and explain why Clare are not just a two-man team. There’s also that Donegal club match, the GPA deal and Jim McGuinness: The Movie to discuss. We have interviews with Gary Brennan, Colm […]

10 years ago

Can you spot the real badges from the fake ones?

10 years ago

It’s hard to believe it’s only eight months since Holly Holm stunned the MMA world by taking Ronda Rousey’s crown in Melbourne. But the 34-year-old has suffered back-to-back defeats since that night Down Under with the latest a surprise, but deserved, loss to Kyrgyzstan’s Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Chicago. Blocked. But a beautiful counter spinning […]

10 years ago

On 28 May 2016 we published a story about the threat to the sport of boxing’s participation in the Rio Olympic Games due to failure of the AIBA, the international governing body of boxing, to meet certain World Anti-Doping guidelines. We illustrated this story with a photograph of Ireland’s Olympic medallist boxer, Michael Conlan. The […]

10 years ago

The Octagon lands in Chi-Town

10 years ago

The bold and brave

10 years ago

Farmers’ tans, 99s, trips to Croker, strawberries on the side of the road and the Galway Races… somethings just scream “Irish summer”. That almost all of these are in the constant shadow of the threat of rain goes without saying – so much so that you can get odds on the risk of rain at next […]

10 years ago

A unique fixture. Some of the world’s most famous and successful clubs will take part in the International Champions Cup, a global pre-season tournament featuring 17 teams, played across four continents, seven countries and in 16 host cities. The Manchester derby will take place in the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Liverpool will take on AC Milan […]

10 years ago

A big weekend ahead… Wooly is joined by Conal Keaney, Damien Hayes and Mikey Stafford to preview this weekend’s All-Ireland Hurling Championship quarter-finals as Wexford take on Waterford and Clare face Galway. Henry Shefflin’s football analysis, Clare’s tiny midfield and Brian Cody’s brand of inspirational speeches are under discussion while Damien has the inside scoop on Podge Collins having recently sold […]

10 years ago

John Evans is responsible for Dublin’s reign of power, Roscommon are looking to freshen things up and Tipperary’s issues with Parnell Park. If you’re looking for some bombshells on a reasonably quiet football weekend, then you have come to the right place. SportsJOE GAA editor Colm Parkinson is joined in The GAA Hour studio by Barry Cahill and […]

10 years ago

Team player

10 years ago

Jeff Hendrick’s performances in the European Championships have created interest in the player from the Premier League and beyond. So far only Burnley have shown their hand. They made an initial bid of £3 million which many considered a bit low given Hendrick’s displays in France. Burnley manager Sean Dyche is a big fan of […]

10 years ago

For good luck

10 years ago

Unlikely flight buddies

10 years ago

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Beckham and Matt Le Blanc walk into a bar… While his new Manchester United teammates are jetting off to China on a pre-season tour, Ibrahimovic is enjoying the final few days of his extended break in Los Angeles. The Swedish striker has been photographed with his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate David Beckham, and […]

10 years ago

“If we sell him, I’m not supporting Arsenal anymore”

10 years ago