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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Eoin Harrington |Rob O'Halloran |Joshua Bell Curran |Donny Mahoney
Shamrock Rovers continued their ascent up the League of Ireland table on Monday evening, as their rescheduled clash with Cork City saw them run out comfortable winners in front of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson. Initially scheduled for the second week of the season but was postponed less than an hour before kick-off after heavy rain did damage to the Tallaght Stadium pitch.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Eoin Harrington |Joshua Bell Curran |Niall McIntyre |Donny Mahoney
It seems contradictory to suggest that one can display true human vulnerability on their way to achieving immortality. On Sunday afternoon, as Rory McIlroy finally completed the career grand slam that has been waiting for him for over a decade, that was exactly what the Holywood man managed to do. Because there is perhaps no more human modern sportsperson than Rory McIlroy. And to watch Rory McIlroy in contention at a Major is a pure human experience.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Eoin Harrington |Joshua Bell Curran |Niall McIntyre |Donny Mahoney
Bryson DeChambeau was expected to be Rory McIlroy's biggest rival on Sunday as the pair chased the Green Jacket. Ultimately, the 31-year-old faded from contention almost immediately, bar a brief spell in the lead over the first two holes. DeChambeau hit the water on two separate occasions during a final round 75 which saw him finish four shots off tied leaders McIlroy and Justin Rose.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran |Niall McIntyre |Donny Mahoney
Over a decade since his last major win, Rory McIlroy has claimed his maiden Masters Green Jacket at Augusta National to become just the sixth-ever golfer to complete a career Grand Slam. In doing so, the Down Native became the first-ever Irishman both to don the fabled Green Jacket and to complete a career Grand Slam, immediately launching himself higher into the decorated Irish sporting hall of fame.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Niall McIntyre |Joshua Bell Curran |Donny Mahoney |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Shane O'Donnell says he's between four and eight weeks away from a return and hopes to hurl for Clare this year. In news that will come as a welcome boost to the reigning All-Ireland champions, the Bórd Gais energy ambassador revealed at a media event in Dublin today that his recovery from the injury has been going well.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran |Donny Mahoney |Niall McIntyre
Few onlookers could've been as relieved as Rory McIlroy's caddie Harry Diamond when the winning putt of the 2025 Masters was sunk on Augusta National's 18th green. Diamond, who has been caddying with McIlroy since 2017, and is a childhood friend of the now Grand Slam champion has come in for his fair share of flack in recent years as McIlroy has struggled to convert his good form into major championships.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran |Donny Mahoney |Niall McIntyre
History has been written, Rory McIlroy has at long last ended his major drought and completed his career Grand Slam with a memorable playoff win at Augusta National. A decade in the making, McIlroy bottled all the emotion, highs and lows of the last ten years into one round of golf, before finally coming out the right end of a late late playoff hole against Justin Rose. As his final birdie sunk into Augusta's eighteenth hole, the lines between joy and relief were blurry at best.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Donny Mahoney
While winning his first Masters must be sweet, and completing the career Grand Slam must be especially gratifying, one of the absolute best feelings for Rory McIlroy waking up this morning must be the feeling of proving the haters and doubters wrong. A voluble microindustry within the golf commentariat had been formed around McIlroy's eleven year major drought, and the seemingly impossible quest to win one of golf's marquee tournaments.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Donny Mahoney
Rory McIlroy made history in the early hours of last night. McIlroy became the first Irishman to the Masters and only the sixth golfer to complete the career Grand Slam. For fans of McIlroy in Ireland and the UK, it was both one of the most electrifying and agonising experiences in a lifetime watching sport. Sure, the result made it worth it, but we all suffered along with McIlroy as he seemed intent on throwing away the green jacket. After the inexplicable wedge on the 13, we wretched.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Donny Mahoney
Friday was Rory McIlroy's day at The Masters. After signing for a hugely disappointing 72 on Thursday, McIlroy's chances of grabbing that elusive green jacket seemed slim, at best. By the time the second round had finished, McIlroy was only two shots off the lead after an electric round of 66. McIlroy shot the day's low score and Rory fans go into the weekend daring to dream.
