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Full coverage: Sports

A whole new ball game: How the Premier League transformed global sport – and why it is its turn to change

Thirty years ago, the Premier League began, developed from the frustrations of the big clubs. It has been an astonishing success story, which has brought its own problems for the sport.

Dion Fanning
6th Aug, 2022 - 7 min read

Paul Flynn: No other sporting organisation would have done what the GAA did this summer. That may be a strength or a weakness

All around the world, sporting organisations are sending players out to play more and more matches except in one place, where they have cut the money-spinning season back to six months. Nobody else would surrender so much of the season. 

Paul Flynn
6th Aug, 2022 - 5 min read

Neymar, the IRFU and the Irish Open: How legal action by Listowel racecourse saved the sporting tax exemption

For the past decade, the Revenue Commissioners have pursued the Co Kerry horseracing organisation for corporation tax, arguing that betting and other ancillary activities were not sport. The case has now made its way through the High Court.

Thomas Hubert
4th May, 2022 - 6 min read

FIFA’s human rights monitoring won’t survive the inevitable World Cup giddiness

The World Cup is unlikely to change anything for the better in Qatar, except to provide a magical illusion of progress for the duration of the tournament.

Dion Fanning
2nd Apr, 2022 - 5 min read

“This is going to be big”: Greg Murphy brings eSkootr racing to Ireland

The motor racing entrepreneur is setting up an Irish eSkootr team and has bagged the franchise to bring the new sport to Ireland next year. "There is a huge interest in electric scooters among kids, a real movement. They don’t want to drive cars anymore," he tells The Currency.

Tom Lyons
1st Apr, 2022 - 3 min read

“What we started was kind of a social cause, a movement – but it can’t operate for no money”

In 2018, recent graduate Niamh Tallon started a website to write about women’s sports. Little did she know that her hobby would turn into one of Ireland’s fastest-growing sports media brands. She talks about monetising her platform and where Her Sport is headed.

Devin Seán Martin
7th Jan, 2022 - 8 min read

England are driven by emotion as they try to avoid the clichés of redemption

Gareth Southgate's England are on the verge of another major Euro semi-final but they still look like a team in need of a plan.

Dion Fanning
3rd Jul, 2021 - 5 min read

Who will cry for the YMCA cricket club? A landlord, a tenant and a standoff with no easy answers

The sale of the YMCA cricket grounds in Sandymount raises difficult questions that offer few easy answers. The club says it will hurt the fabric of the community, while the landlord, YMCA Ireland, argue the proceeds will be used to aid disadvantaged areas.

Dion Fanning
15th May, 2021 - 7 min read

“The greatest hurdle”: Revenue’s battle with racecourse over tax exemption

A company organising high-profile horse racing meetings was found to be liable to pay corporate tax, with betting revenue featuring prominently in the Revenue’s case on appeal.

Thomas Hubert
11th Feb, 2021 - 5 min read

Andy Farrell: a perfectionist confronting his limitations

The 2021 Six Nations will be a defining tournament for Ireland and their head coach Andy Farrell. His rugby career has been characterised by an unending quest for knowledge but now Farrell must solve Ireland's selection dilemmas if he is to succeed.

Chris Jones
6th Feb, 2021 - 8 min read
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