Shane Mcgrath

1 week ago | extra.ie | Shane Mcgrath

For the second week in a row, Irish opposition exposed the deep flaws in Bordeaux’s defensive game and once again, those visitors weren’t good enough to take advantage. But in following Ulster in giving Bordeaux a real fright, Munster ultimately did a favour for Leinster in exposing the alarming flaws in the rearguard that contrasts unfavourably with the ruthless defence powering the challenge from Dublin.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Shane Mcgrath

What a spectacle last Sunday was at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It had it all in terms of atmosphere, crowd and even the weather played it's part. Being down pitch side before the senior game it was hard to believe it was a league final rather than championship fare. It was also difficult to comprehend the physical conditioning of the players from all four counties. I’d be afraid to get a phone call from Cork forward Brian Hayes let alone a shoulder.

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Shane Mcgrath

Final heartache is relative, as the Mayo football community knows better than any other Irish sporting tribe. They have endured exquisite pain in Croke Park in service of a dream, and for a decade their pursuit of Sam Maguire, inspired by the James Horan revival in the early 2010s, enraptured much of the nation.

3 weeks ago | extra.ie | Shane Mcgrath

A sense of Daniel Wiffen’s fame came with his unwitting involvement in a show by a controversial Irish rap group that featured a balaclava and a fake Olympic medal. It was at a concert by Kneecap in Bristol last November that someone walked on stage with a medal around their neck, a tricolour balaclava covering their face and shouting, ‘Tiocfaidh ár lá’. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Concertgoers immediately posted footage of the appearance and claimed it was Wiffen.

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Shane Mcgrath

May 1960 – Elvis Presley would have the hit of the year with "It's Now or Never"; an architect named Michael Scott was hired to design a new television studio in Donnybrook, and in May of that year Tipperary played Cork in the old Cork Athletic grounds. A lot has happened in the world over the past 65 years, a lot has changed for good or bad but one thing has remained the same - Tipp and Cork are still rivals on the hurling pitch.