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# Editor's picks

All time
Pints with David Beckham and kind words from Roy Keane - the lives of the Salford Irish
Sonny Bill Williams and Andy Lee: An unlikely partnership of world champions
Irish football has always been defined by Britain - so what has changed since Brexit?
How a one-month loan backed by Brian Clough started a remarkable League of Ireland career
‘It's been a dream in our club for many years’: Kilcoo and Ballygunner chase All-Ireland glory
The world-class Irish internationals and the Ballinasloe ties that bind
'He became very engrossed in it' - The story behind Dermot Morgan's unfinished football film
'People were pleading with me not to go back' - Irish tales of triumph after retirement u-turns
'Ulster players have to go above and beyond in their performances to be selected for Ireland'
Analysis: The tweak that has unlocked some of Ireland striker Adam Idah's Premier League potential
'I went to Barcelona and spent €2,500. That's the kind of release I was living for'
'Zoom meetings weren't for me... There were people a long time sober who relapsed'
Munster’s identity crisis: ‘You’d see more innovation at a civil servants' conference’
From training with Inter Milan on reality TV and playing at Anfield to Boreham Wood - The life and times of Connor Smith
How Irish sport is trying to tackle social media abuse
Giant ambitions: Bríd Stack, Cora Staunton and the ties that bind
'I was getting less money to take over Cork City than I was in Diageo'
'You don't think about being part of history' - inside the mind of Ireland's Olympic champion
Home and away: Paul Warwick on Munster glory, chaos in France and one day returning to Ireland
A year of two halves: the inside story of Stephen Kenny's Ireland in 2021
The A-Z of the Irish football year, 2021
Founding the club that brought Liverpool, Man United and Ajax to Monaghan - The legacy of Sean McCaffrey
'He makes it look so easy' - Limerick's brightest hurling star and his road to greatness
Elbouzedi declining Libya call-ups as he keeps Ireland 'dream' alive
The rise and rise of Kieran McGeary
The former Ireland international who’s become a leading advocate in football’s me-too movement
'It was strange. I thought I'd finish my career at Dundalk, now I was a new lad at 30'
‘I genuinely could have died… There was fluid in my lungs, fluid around my heart’
How Ciara Griffin's last game for Ireland typified her never-say-die brilliance
A former Ireland U21 international's journey from Crystal Palace to a movie role at the Bernabeu
'I'm fortunate that I had a career I can be proud of sharing with the people I care most about'
‘Pep gets monthly reports on how he’s doing’ - The breakout Irish star of 2021
Old friends are best: Irish internationals Ogbene and Noonan zoom in for an end-of-year catch-up
'You don’t ever want to go through that, wondering will or won't she live. It was traumatic'
'After they raised her hand, I asked Katie and her coaches how much her medal was worth'
The man who discovered Joe Schmidt, got a bollocking off Cheika and transformed Leinster
The trailblazing Irish athlete who's just become a world champion
Tactics Board: Was Katie McCabe used to best effect?
Git and Bucko: A Cup final with the heart and soul of Dublin
Keith Earls: 'After going on The Late, Late, I thought 'sh**, have I given too much away?’