Muireann Duffy

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Muireann Duffy

• Double header is perfect opportunity for Ireland trio of Parrott, Idah and Ferguson to hit the target• Comeback kid Robbie Brady hopes career renaissance takes him and Ireland all the way to the World CupFans heading to the Aviva this evening will be denied the privilege of seeing Senegal’s Sadio Mané live in action. The former Liverpool (turned Bayern Munich, turned Al-Nassr) star asked to sit this one out. We won’t take it personally.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Muireann Duffy

Fears of being dropped, letting their team down or being seen as weak are among the reasons women Gaelic games players opt to conceal injuries, according to new research. The study of intercounty camogie and women’s Gaelic football players found that concern over being sidelined or dropped from the panel were factors in whether players chose to disclose injuries to management, as were worries about how they might be perceived by others in the team setting.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Muireann Duffy

Caoimhín Kelleher is the gift that keeps on giving for his former club Ringmahon Rangers. Confirmation of the 26-year-old’s move from Liverpool to Brentford on Tuesday was a happy occasion for the club, seeing one of their own sign the dotted line to become a first-choice goalkeeper at the west London club. But the news was made all the more sweet by a windfall which will now be making its way to the Cork club thanks to a sell-on clause in his original deal signed with Liverpool 10 years ago.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Muireann Duffy

Ireland’s Alex Dunne has retaken the Formula 2 drivers’ championship after a solid showing at the Spanish Grand Prix by the Rodin Motorsport driver. The 19-year-old from Co Offaly came second in Saturday’s sprint race at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, earning him nine points which saw him overtake Hitech TGR’s Luke Browning in the drivers’ standings.

4 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Muireann Duffy

• ‘I’m here to play’: Republic of Ireland defender Louise Quinn aims to go out on a high in Nations League tiesAfternoon everyone. Welcome along to The Irish Times live blog for the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League game against Turkey. Carla Ward’s side are away this time around, having previously beaten Turkey 1-0 in Tallaght back in February, when Kyra Carusa provided the match-winning goal.