Every single offload Ireland made during the World Cup
After Ireland were once again knocked out at the quarter finals of the World Cup, there was a lot of talk about how the style of play meant that Schmidt's side were unable to create scoring opportunities because they didn't offload enough.
Off The Ball's Cian Murtagh decided to take a look back and pinpoint every single time that Ireland managed to release the ball in the tackle to attempt to keep the play alive, and assess whether or not there was a good scoring chance created by it. So, should Schmidt look to change his tactics slightly ahead of the Six Nations?
Dublin Airport is a victim of its own success
When Ryanair expresses its public support for significant new infrastructure at Dublin Airport, you can be certain that things are getting very congested there.
Vincent Wall argues that the airport is a victim of its own success., and that planning the next phase of its expansion will be a difficult balancing act.
I’ll Smile When I’m Rich: Inside Irish MMA
The rise of Irish fighters in the UFC, coupled with the success of Conor McGregor, has brought mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream here - but away from the glamour of these massive events, a small community of fighters have been competing for years.
Newstalk.com's first mini-doc explores how deep the roots of competitive martial arts run in Ireland - taking a snapshot of the sport, interviewing fighters about their mindset both in and out of the cage.
Bobby Kerr reflects on sleeping rough for Shine A Light
After spending a night sleeping on the streets as part of Focus Ireland's Shine a Light campaign, Bobby Kerr reflects on what it meant to him.
He talks about the profound sense of loneliness that he felt, despite being surrounded by a number of people who were all doing the same thing, and the anger he felt when a member of the public texted in to say that it was a mere publicity stunt. "Call it a stunt if you want", Kerr remarked, "but I haven't been able to sleep properly since".
Controversial image of JFK shooter proven to be the real deal
One of the most enduring conspiracy theories in the assassination of JFK may well, at last, have been finally put to rest, after a photograph of shooter Lee Harvey Oswald holding the type of rifle used to kill the president has been confirmed as authentic.
In the decades since President Kennedy was shot while travelling in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, multiple theories have claimed that the photo was a fake, and was used to draw attention away from the possibility of a second shooter.
All the President's man: How a scandal surrounding a student interview kept Brian Lenihan out of the Áras
To say that Brian Lenihan, then the Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister, not to mention Charlie’s right-hand man for 30 years, was the frontrunner in the race for Áras an Uachtaráin in 1990 is a bit of an understatement. When the news broke in January that the seasoned statesman was being considered as the candidate to consolidate Fianna Fáil's consecutive run of presidents, the career politician was viewed as unassailable, with the words “No one can beat Brian to the park,” uttered all over the country.
