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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Lee Costello |Rob O'Halloran |Eoin Harrington |Conor McEvoy
Mo Salah has finally put pen to paper and will remain at Liverpool until 2027 at the least, putting to bed much speculation about his future. The Premier League's current top scorer seemed destined to leave the club, and at one point said in an interview that he was "more out than in."However, it never affected his form, and to celebrate his new extension he picked up the Man of the Match award in their win against West Ham last weekend.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Eoin Harrington |Lee Costello |Rob O'Halloran |Conor McEvoy
Marcus Rashford's best showing yet in an Aston Villa shirt was not enough to rescue the Villans from a Champions League exit on Tuesday night. Villa came into the second leg chasing a 3-1 deficit from Paris, and the tie appeared over when PSG took a 2-0 lead on the night. However, Youri Tielemans' goal late in the first half (in which Rashford played a vital role) at least gave the home fans hope, before they nearly pulled off an all-time great European comeback.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Conor McEvoy |Eoin Harrington |Joshua Bell Curran |Rob O'Halloran
As the 2024/25 season enters its final stretch, Irish players abroad are stepping up under pressure – whether chasing silverware, eyeing playoff berths, or scrapping to beat the drop. This week’s standout performers made their mark when it mattered most, earning their place in our latest Irish Abroad Team of the Week.
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1 week ago | 
irishtimes.com | Conor McEvoy
As the 2024/2025 season enters its final stretch, the pressure is mounting on the Irishmen playing abroad – whether they are chasing titles, pushing for playoff spots, or fighting to avoid relegation. The weekend kicked off with an action-packed Friday night. In England, title-chasing Burnley took on Norwich City. Josh Cullen as per usual controlled the midfield and picked up an assist to go with an excellent performance as The Clarets ran out 2-1 winners.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishtimes.com | Conor McEvoy
It was the first week back in Premier League action for the Irish players after a weekend off following a positive international break. Unfortunately, several of them struggled to replicate their international form at club level as the first relegation of the 2024/25 season was confirmed this weekend. Starting on a negative note, Southampton’s loss to Tottenham on Sunday afternoon confirmed their drop down back to the Championship after one season back in the top flight.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishtimes.com | Conor McEvoy
Irish players returned to club football this past weekend with renewed confidence after a successful international break, during which they picked up two wins against Bulgaria, helping Ireland secure their Nations League Group B status. It was a weekend of mixed fortunes, with many players still awaiting their return to action as the Premier League remained on hold until Tuesday, while the last Irish involvement in this season’s FA Cup concluded on Sunday afternoon.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Lee Costello |Eoin Harrington |Joshua Bell Curran |Conor McEvoy
Liverpool are preparing to face PSG at Anfield in the second tie of their Champions League Last 16 game tonight. The Reds hold a 1-0 lead on aggregate after defeating the French champions last week in France, but the scoreline did not tell the whole story. PSG were much the better side, and it took a heroic performance from goalkeeper Alisson Becker to stop the Frenchmen from winning the game, as they were on top for the majority of it.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Niall McIntyre |Rob O'Halloran |Darragh O'Flynn |Conor McEvoy
The threat of relegation looms large for the Clare senior hurlers after a 15 point loss to Cork, with their Allianz NHL Division 1A campaign beginning to peter out. The reigning All-Ireland champions had a shocking start to the league, losing three games on the bounce against Kilkenny, Galway and Wexford respectively. They beat Limerick last weekend, rising their game for the local derby in the Gaelic Grounds, giving Clare supporters something to cling to as their big guns returned to the fray.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn |Rob O'Halloran |Conor McEvoy
Promotion-chasing Waterford sent 14-man Westmeath down to Division 2A with a 31-point hammering, scoring 7-34 in the process, the Déise's record total in a National Hurling League game. Charlie Treen, a late replacement for Jamie Barron, scored 2-3 from play while substitute Sean Walsh netted two goals in a minute. Kevin Mahony was the star man for Peter Queally’s men, scoring 1-6, while Dessie Hutchinson (1-4), Patrick Curran (1-2), and Stephen Bennett (0-10) also impressed.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn |Rob O'Halloran |Conor McEvoy |Lee Costello
It was a bad day at the office for Brian Lohan and Clare. They failed to back up their league win against Limerick losing 6-20 to 0-23 to Cork in Cusack Park Ennis. The results effectively mean the Banner men will play Division 1B Hurling in 2026. On a Sunday of sport that saw seven red cards dished out in the top flight of hurling, including two for Lohan's Clare and one for Cork, the Banner boss was unsurprisingly less than pleased.
