“Pretty amazing.” Tom McKibbin was ear-marked as one to watch from the age of 10, up at Holywood Golf Club. At the age of 20, last Sunday, he repaid a large chunk of that belief by winning his first major professional golf tournament. The Belfast native shot a closing round of 70 to win the […]

3 years ago

Ireland could have finished the day as world number one, had they not conceded a late try in Dunedin. The latest round of Test matches, this weekend, has seen a big shift in the top 10 of the rugby world rankings, and a new No.1. After a weekend that saw the northern hemisphere nations bounce […]

4 years ago

“When I hit my tee shot on 18, that was it. I was home and hosed then.” Shane Lowry went through the longest stretch of post-tournament media obligations in his career, on Sunday evening, and he was beaming throughout. The Clara native, 2019’s ‘Champion Golfer’, spoke superbly about what his first ever Major win meant […]

7 years ago

Shane Lowry, Champion Golfer of the Year. Has a nice ring to it, that. Sunday, July 21 at Royal Portrush in County Antrim saw Shane Lowry produce a gutsy closing round to win his first ever Major championship. The 32-year-old finished on -15, six clear of nearest challenger Tommy Fleetwood to claim the Claret Jug […]

7 years ago

Ireland look set to drop to third in the world when the latest world rugby rankings are updated on Monday. Joe Schmidt’s side climbed to second in the world last year after winning the Six Nations and a summer tour of Australia but have now fallen back to third after recent losses to England and […]

7 years ago

So much for Ireland’s hopes of overtaking the All Blacks. Going into the 2019 Guinness Six Nations, Ireland were seeking to be the first country since France, over 20 years ago, to record back-to-back Grand Slams. It would be far from easy but doing it would also put them in line to overtake New Zealand […]

7 years ago