Kieran Cunningham

Once dismissed as a fringe crusade, the GPA’s rise has reshaped intercounty life, chipped away at amateurism and forced the Association to confront issues from image rights to under-the-table payments.

A new book on the green-and-white side of Glasgow focuses on the 1980s, but there are striking parallels with what's happening today as the long-running fight for the soul of the club continues.

The world's best directors and actors have long been drawn to pugilistic characters – and now a new film starring Sydney Sweeney tells the story of women's boxing's answer to the 'Thrilla in Manila', a fight that featured Drogheda-born world champion Deirdre Gogarty.

Kieran Cunningham stepped down as chief sports writer of the Irish Daily Star last week after nearly three decades. Access to the big names was far easier in the old days, he writes – but that didn't always make for better coverage