Return of the Roar: The Tale of Tiger’s Remarkable Renaissance
If 2018 taught us anything, it is that Tiger Woods moves the needle like no other in golf, period. Yet amid the corybantic afterglow of his electrifying comeback year, it…
Irish Football In A Much Better Place Ahead of Euro 2020 Qualifiers
2018 can be described as nothing short of a disastrous year for Irish football. Irish supporters were subjected to twelve months of torture, as the Martin O’Neill era plummeted from…
Does The IRFU View The Grand Slam As More Important Than The World Cup?
As it stands there is a huge deal of optimism among Irish fans for World Cup 2019. However, the horrors of World Cups past must dwell somewhere in the back…
Sports Spotlight: UCD Hurling Club
In my three years in UCD, the Hurling club has experienced constant growth and improvement. It seems each semester that goes by, another cohort of undergraduates or master’s students are…
What To Expect From The 2019 Six Nations
The ‘Six Nations Championship’ is a sporting event steeped in rich history and tradition. Moulded from the original ‘Home Nations Championship’ dating back to 1883, the ‘Six Nations’ has developed…
Why Padraig Harrington Should be the Next Ryder Cup Captain
A wise-old mantra holds that, within elite sport, if one is not improving, they are going backwards. Standing still and rigidly holding on to what has brought past glory is…
Centurion Kirk Shimmins set to shine at Hockey World Cup
It would be difficult to argue with the supposition that hockey in Ireland has never had it so good. After the ladies’ phenomenal achievement in reaching the World Cup final…
Road to Tokyo 2020: Ireland’s Prospects
Since Ireland started competing in the Olympic Games in 1924, we have been heavily reliant on boxing as our source of podium placings. The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) have…
Sports Spotlight: Tennis Club
The season has started smoothly for UCD Tennis with the new committee finding their feet amidst the baptism of fire that is balancing college and a club or society. Despite…
Sports Spotlight: Windsurfing Club
They say college is full of challenges: the workload; the social life; the 9ams. These are a mere pittance compared to what is thrown at innocent freshers as they baby-step…
Mixed Martial Arts Has An Image Problem
Mixed Martial Arts cannot seem to get over its image problem. The sport whose popularity has exploded in recent years still cannot seem to get past the simple fact that…
The Rise Of Soccer In The USA
It is well-known that football and the American people haven’t always been compatible with one another. From the popularity of traditional US sports, their calling the beautiful game “soccer” and…