Sport in the Neoliberal Zeitgeist
Despite all the controversies in the run-up, and as with the last World Cup in…
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All Black Inception
The 2010 film ‘Inception’ has scorched the innermost parts of my brain. This big screen…
Burren Bliss
During a visit to the Burren in County Clare, Oliver Cromwell’s lieutenant-general Edmund Ludlow wrote…
Rugby: the Four Irish Provinces take to the Field
I yearn for Six Nations matches at this time of year. Despite my worthier self,…
Not in Our Name – the Fall and Fall of Conor McGregor
Greater in combat Than a person who conquers A thousand times a thousand people Is…
‘Don’t let me stop you from going for a swim’
Picture this scene. Next to a Martello tower, a grimy concrete shelter below which a…
The Limits of Artificial Intelligence
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an unqualified success. While the number of goals scored…
World Cup Fans Conquer Russia
How to fathom the phenomenon of ‘fandom’? Certainly it is one of the most familiar,…
A Hurler’s Silver Branch Perception
One evening, while walking on Derada Hill, a hare sprung from under my feet. I…
The Man Who Lit a French Fire Under English Football
Arsène Wenger is special. He enabled the Invincibles, only the second team not to lose…
A Tiger’s Resurrection
One beauty of the game of golf is the possibility to play it right up…
In the Eye of the Storm
Breathe. Focus. It’s the biggest rapid I’ve ever run.
What future for Sport?
Don’t hit your head on the way out. Sport is breaking as much as making.…