Sports

By Darren Casserly  With the announcement of Ian Madigan’s upcoming move to Ulster following four years away from Ireland, it did not take long for media outlets to question if a return to the Irish setup is out of the question. With the injury problems that the Irish team is undergoing at the minute, as well as Madigan’s ability to play multiple positions, it is very much a … [Read more...] about Ireland need to select overseas players to achieve real success

By Darren Casserly  Like the rest of the world, the season for the NUI Galway sports clubs has come to an unceremonious end, following the closure of all colleges around Ireland. I spoke to NUI Galway’s Clubs’ Captain and Students’ Union President-elect Padraic Toomey to see exactly how the Coronavirus has affected the clubs around NUI Galway.  “Due to the coronavirus, … [Read more...] about Coronavirus puts an end to NUI Galway clubs’ seasons

By Daniel Brennan  I’ve been a life-long Formula One fan. If you ask my mum, she’ll tell you I was glued to the television every single Sunday from the age of two cheering on the scarlet red Ferrari of Michael Schumacher. The first book I ever bought was one reviewing the 2005 F1 season. I haven’t missed a race in years, and I’ve been lucky enough in the past year to … [Read more...] about Drive to Survive is proof that Formula One is about more than driving in circles

By Darren Casserly  Now that everyone is stuck inside with nothing to do and no live sports to elevate one’s mood, I thought that now would be a good time to recommend some of the best sporting documentary films and series to get your sports fill in place of the live thing. A great sports documentary also means that even if you have no interest in the sport in question, the … [Read more...] about Best sports documentaries to get you through the epidemic

By Ian Casserly  There’s a saying that I find applies to the world of sports books, specifically autobiographies and their publishers. The phrase is ‘when you throw enough s*** at the wall, eventually some of it will stick’. As seen by the plethora of grey, zoomed-in portraits of sporting figures visible in bookshop windows; clearly a lot of s*** has fallen off the … [Read more...] about Sports books to keep you sane during the lockdown